A History of the 9th (Highlanders) Royal Scots, The Dandy Ninth
The 9th Royal Scots, the Dandy Ninth (1900-1921), was the highland (kilted) battalion of the Royal Scots.
Please look at the drop-down menu above for various pieces of information on the battalion. On these pages you can find:
- An index of personnel, with over half-a-million words (see the pdf versions for images)
- A description of my book with corrections and additional information. Some book reviews are here Neill Gilhooley
- The Diary of James Lawson Cairns, transcribed by Margaret Donaldson
- B Company on Active Service, published 1916, transcribed by Pauline Gilhooley
- The Diary of William Dea, transcribed by Malcolm Fergusson
- The Diary of James Beatson, transcribed by Shaun Springer
- Journal of an Edinburgh Mountaineer by RHF Moncrieff (or Moncreiff) WIP
- A list of pre-war Summer Camps
- Serial Numbers of the battalion
- Location of the battalion from the War Diaries, complied by Pauline Gilhooley
- A podcast by the Western Front Association
- A short section on the 7th/9th Royal Scots, formed in 1922 and served in the Second World War
Further material and information gratefully received. Please contact me at neillgilhooley@gmail.com
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