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P6358

ID Number: P6358
Item Name: Image
Title: Scottish Borderers Soldiers on the Train / Soldats du Borderers écossais dans le train
Title (Fre): Soldats du Borderers écossais dans le train
Date: ca 1916
Description: Black and white photograph of men of the Scottish Borderers, 241st Battalion, aboard a train in Windsor, Ontario; the photograph is a close-up of a two train windows; there is a man in uniform leaning on the ledge of each window; there are two women partially visible on the right in the foreground.
History: The 241st Battalion, Canadian Scottish Borderers was a unit raised in Windsor during the summer of 1916 as a scheme to increase recruitment. The company adopted the McGregor tartan, after Commanding Officer Lieut. Col. Walter L. McGregor. The unit was fragmented when it reached England. Men from both Essex County and American men joined the regiment, drawn to the distinct Highland garb of the unit. Many of the volunteers for the 241st came from the ranks of the 21st Essex Fusiliers, known today as the Essex & Kent Scottish Regiment.
Place made: Canada - Ontario - Windsor
Collection Name: Museum Windsor