{"product_id":"pre-ww1-highland-light-infantry-hli-majors-scarlet-mess-dress-jacket","title":"Pre WW1 Highland Light Infantry HLI Major's Scarlet Mess Dress Jacket","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLovely Original Pre WW1 Highland Light Infantry HLI Major's Scarlet Mess Dress Jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOn the shoulders it has very large Scottish Thistle bullion wire and golded rope shoulder boards and with bullion wire rank crowns for a Major.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBrass HLI buttons throughout - all present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJacket has cream collar and cuffs facings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJacket is designed to fasten and all HLI buttons present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNicely lined but with some degrading to the lining, specifically with rips around the collar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eChest Size is small  approx 35  inches. Armpit to armpit measurement is 17.5 inches.  Armpit to cuff is 19 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJacket has a makers label for Sandilands \u0026amp; Son of Conduit St London and named  to Cap W M Hamilton HLI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJacket condition is very good, other than the lining. One slight moth trail on the front and a patch of small dark stains on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMajor William Malcolm Fleming-Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHe was born in 1869, was schooled at Eton and fought in both the Boer War and WW1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHe was a Justice of the Peace (JP) and Deputy Lieutenant (DL), and he was from Craichlaw, Wigtownshire, Scotland. He died in 1931\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe London Gazette records his commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the HLI as “Gentleman Cadet William Malcolm Fleming Hamilton … to be Second Lieutenant” — dated 14th August 1889\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHe appears as Captain W. M. F. Hamilton in Boer War shipping records (troopship Galician, Sept 1902), and was made a temporary Major on 5th August at the outbreak of WWI. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIn March 1922 he retired and is listed among the Highland Light Infantry officers shown as Major (retired pay) who ceased to belong to the Reserve of Officers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peaks Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53027288514899,"sku":null,"price":210.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/3755\/7075\/files\/D833EE7E-E940-42EA-9E07-ABF9F36E9584.jpg?v=1771156129","url":"https:\/\/peaksmilitaria.com\/products\/pre-ww1-highland-light-infantry-hli-majors-scarlet-mess-dress-jacket","provider":"Peaks Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}