The King’s Own Scottish Borderers

 Regimental Insignia

Regimental Badge

(In white metal). The Cross of St. Andrew upon a circlet inscribed King’s Own Scottish Borderers. Within the circlet Edinburgh Castle with 3 turrets, each with flag flying to the left. Above and below the circlet, within scrolls, the mottoes In Veritate Religionis Confido and Nisi Dominus Frustra. Surrounding the circlet, a wreath of thistles. The Royal Crest with St. Edward’s Crown surmounts the whole. The crest is popularly referred to as the ‘Dog and Bonnet’.

 

 

Regimental Mottoes In Veritate Religionis Confido, ‘I put my trust in the truth of religion’, and Nisi Dominus Frustra, ‘Without the Lord, everything is in vain’ – the motto of the City of Edinburgh.

Regimental Tartans In 1898, the Regiment was authorised to wear trews of Leslie tartan, the family tartan of the Earl of Leven. Pipers wore kilts of Royal Stuart tartan.

Regimental Traditions Minden Day, August 1st is still observed by The Royal Scots Borderers and the KOSB Association. Prior to the Battle of Minden on this day in 1759, soldiers of the 25th Regiment of Foot plucked roses to place in their hats as a means of identification. From this came the tradition of wearing a rose in the headdress on Minden Day.

Regimental Music Regimental Marches: ‘Blue Bonnets O’er the Border', originally the march of the Scottish Borderers Militia; ‘The Garb of Auld Gaul' (Band); and ‘The Borderers’ (Pipes and Drums). ‘The Standard on the Braes of Mar’ is the Regimental Charge.

Company Marches:  ‘Buglehorn’ (A Coy.); ‘Bonnie Dundee’ (B Coy.); ‘The Mucking o’ Geordie’s Byre’ (C Coy.); ‘Hot Punch’ (D Coy.); ‘Liberton Polka’ (Support Coy.); ‘Cock o’ the North’ (HQ Coy.); ‘Caber Feidh’ (Admin. Coy.); and ‘The Barren Rocks of Aden’ (Command Coy.).

Freedoms The Regiment was granted the Freedoms of Annandale and Eskdale, Berwickshire, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Coldstream, Dumfries, Duns, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Hawick, Jedburgh, Kelso, Kirkcudbright, Melrose, Newton Stewart, Roxburgh, Sanquhar, Selkirk, Stranraer and Wigtown.