Khaki drill protective apron for kilt : Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

Khaki drill protective apron. The apron has a front pocket with brass button enclosure. It secures at the waist with cotton ties.

Khaki drill protective apron for a kilt, as worn by members of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

By 1915, Scottish Highland regiments replaced the sporran, which was not worn in the field, with a khaki cloth apron where the sporran would sit. The apron served to cover the bright colourful pattern of a kilt.

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) was an infantry regiment of the British Army until amalgamation into The Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2006. At the outbreak of the First World War the regiment had two Regular Battalions, two Militia battalions and five Territorial Battalions. Seven more Service Battalions were raised for Kitchener's Army. Ten of the battalions served in France and Flanders and gained 65 battle honours. Four served in the Mediterranean area and gained a further 13 battle honours. 431 officers and 6475 other ranks lost their lives and six Victoria Crosses were awarded to the regiment during the war.