General Sir John Douglas of Glenfinart was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland.
Sir John Douglas of Glenfinart
Memorial to General Sir John Douglas, Dalry Cemetery
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders or 79th Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. It amalgamated with the Seaforth Highlanders to form the Queen's Own High
John Douglas (British Army officer)
…officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland. Born the son of Lieutenant General Sir Neil Douglas, Douglas was commissioned in 1833. He commanded the 79th Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Alma in September 1854, at the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854 and at the Siege of Sebastopol in Winter 1854 during the Crimean…
Alan Cameron of Erracht, founder of the regiment
Memorial in Inverness to the Cameron Highlanders who fell during the Anglo-Egyptian War
The Queen's Own in pith helmets and kilts in 1898 during the Mahdist War in Sudan
Officers of the 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, pose in Cairo, Egypt, before embarkation for South Africa, 1900. The central figure, seated and wearing boots and breeches, is Lieutenant Colonel Watson-Kennedy.