Royal Scots regimental cap badge found by John Baillie at the crash site. © National Museums Scotland
Glengarry badge of the Royal Scots picked up at the scene of the disaster by Private Baillie's brother, John, when he travelled from Edinburgh to try to identify his brother's body. Although there was little chance that this badge belonged to Andrew, it was a link to the brother he lost.
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CONTRIBUTOR
Jo Sohn-Rethel
DATE
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LANGUAGE
eng
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INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
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