Historical Records Of The 79th Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders

Nothing like the military for order and record keeping.
I was interested in one particular person, a family namesake. Father of a famous natural scientist.
There he was.

However, when you begin reading through the roll calls, you see the battles and toil, the suffering and loss.

Given that they were allowed to raise the 100 men for Highlanders 50 years after the rebellion, the ban of tartan, the pipes and weapons, shows the risk of allowing a division to be raised. That they showed their metal and a further 1000 men were authorised says more.

All in all, an unexpectedly enjoyable read.