REGIMENT HAS TWO COLOURS

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28822, 17 February 1959, Page 11

REGIMENT HAS TWO COLOURS

Queen’s Cameron Highlanders ■fte Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders has another colour in its safekeeping, which is unique says “Merebimur” in a letter to <h ?..5 11t0 5 of "The Press." on l W <- as eomm enting o p f h »^ e » g S , e P e a nX e ns bef ° re h “ “This regiment has another eolour m its safekeeping which is unique. In 1884-5 it was serving together with the 9th Soudanese defence of Kosha frSn cam P ai 8n- a close friendship grew up between the two regiments and as a conse<’““7 PJ t £ is ' the Camerons presented the 9th Soudanese with a colour, which they carried during wl “ 1 « of their existence. g On disbandment in June 1920 they returned it to the Camerons’ to hviu *“”* ‘‘ no less tha ° M battle honours. The pipers of the a . m ° ng the ,ew wh ° are permitted to wear the Royal Stuart tartan,” says “Merebimur” regiment "“M the x- hiSt ° ry ° f ‘*> e "f™ Merebimur” says: ivoa k lB < ?^ eg l’P ent was raised in 1793 by Sir Alan Cameron who as a young man, had to quit Scotland for having killed a kinsman in a duel caused by their mutual interest in a 'fair widow’. He went to Canada, joined the Royal Highland Emigrant Corps, and fought m the American War of Indepen“en.ct - A fe , w Tears later he married Miss Anne Philips, a Pembrokeshire heiress, who eloped with him to Gretna Green where they were married.

“It is said that when Sir Alan Cameron, as first colonel of 79th of Foot acknowledged the salute of his men. he did so in Gaelic Ma tha?’ (How are you?) His son later became colonel of regiment, and during the Napoleonic campaign was killed in a Street battle with the French at Fuentes d’ Onor. This so enraged the Camerons that they attacked, and swept all before them.”