The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Gordon sett tartan kilt of wool twill in colours dark blue, dark green and green with red overstripe. Kilt pleats are machine stitched. Waist edge is bound with black wool sateen machine stitched to upper edge of tartan. Upper waist is lined with brown wool and cotton mixture in satin weave. The three kilt straps are of the same Gordon tartan and lined with black wool and brown cotton mixture; one strap at the underskirt waist and two at the upper skirt edge. Corresponding buckles are of black coated brass, each with two prongs and with 'PARIS' stamped at one edge. Buckles are stitched to short tartan tabs. Waist edge has four black coated brass buttons at the front and two at the back, all stamped 'NE PLUS ULTRA'. Lower edge of kilt is a selvedge.
Gordon sett tartan kilt with red overstripe believed to have been worn by Private Charles John Stewart. The Victorian Scottish Regiment (VSR)was formed in August, 1898 and was originally comprised only of Australians of Scottish origin or descent. Members of the regiment had to provide their own uniforms so they paraded in their own clothes until the end of 1899 when 100 uniforms became available for purchase. The first doublets worn with the kilt were khaki, with red doublets introduced in 1901in time for the review held to mark the opening of the first Commonwealth parliament in Melbourne. 1694 Private Stewart served with the 5th Mounted Rifles contingent which left for South Africa in February 1901. He was invalided and returned to Australia on 29 January 1902. Stewart may have continued to serve with the VSR after his return to Australia. In 1912 the VSR were re-designated the 52nd Hobson's Bay Infantry. Four of the volunteer companies, A,B,C and D, were located in South Melbourne and continued to wear Scottish dress.
Black Watch or 'Government sett' tartan kilt of wool twill in colours black, green and blue. Kilt pleats are hand stitched. Waist edge is bound with bottle green wool twill tape, machine stitched to u
Gordon regimental pattern 214 tartan kilt of wool twill although no blue or black is present in the design. Colours of wool are dark green, green, pale green and yellow. Kilt pleats are handstitched.
Scarlet wool doublet with yellow stand collar and cuffs and Inverness skirts. Lower edge of collar, left front of doublet, cuffs and Inverness skirts all edged with white piping. Cuffs and skirts are
Black Watch or Gordon variant tartan kilt of wool twill in dark green, blue and green with narrow yellow stripes. Much, if not all, of the kilt is handstitched. Pleats at the back are aligned so that
Wool twill kilt in Black Watch tartan, also known as Universal or Government tartan, in the three colour check with black separating green and blue. The pleats are hand-stitched and the waist is lined
Cameron of Erracht pattern tartan kilt of wool twill in colours of black, green, yellow and scarlet. Kilt pleats are handstitched. Waist edge is bound with lime green wool tape machine stitiched to up
