1st – 18th May 2025
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Glasgow’s Part Time Soldiers 1859 to 1915
May 14 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum, 518 Sauchiehall Street
Lt Col Allan Downie takes audience members on an in-depth exploration into the City of Glasgow’s Volunteer Corps, how they were formed, how they evolved into the Territorial Force, and their involvement in the Gallipoli Campaign, 110 years ago. Audience members will get the unique chance to look at some of the uniforms the Corps adopted and the drill halls where they were located.
Lunch time talk 12.30 – 1.30pm in the Colonel of the Regiments Room, third floor.
On the same day from 11am -3pm, see on the exhibition floors the military life and history of today’s Regiment, combining Glasgow’s famous Highland Light Infantry and the Royal Scots Fusiliers of Ayrshire and Glasgow, first starting as volunteer corps. From 1678 to the present day in all parts of the globe. Follow them soldiering around the world, including the great wars of WWI and WWII, and campaigns of today.
Among many themes on display, witness the 71st and 74th of Foot in the Peninsula Campaign and Waterloo 1807-1815 . A chance to view a rare collection of Military General Service and Waterloo medals, letters, pictures and other memorabilia from the Peninsula War.
The RHF Museum ground floor is at street level, upper floors access by stairs.
Free entry, donations welcome.
