ID:QZP40_CARD_5944DESCRIPTION:John A. Matheson of the Lovat Scouts, posing atop his horse. The Lovat Scouts were at a training camp in Strathcarron, about a mile west of Ardgay
The Lovat Scouts were formed during the Second Boer War, as a Scottish Highland yeomanry regiment of the Territorial Army. In 1916, they became the British Army's first formal sniper unit, then known as sharpshooters. Their motto is: Je suis prest (I am ready).PLACENAME:ArdgayDATE OF IMAGE:23 June 1923SOURCE:Highland LibrariesCOLLECTION:Highland Libraries' Postcard CollectionAsset ID:37582KEYWORDS:
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