
| Picture No | 10823642 |
| Date | 1918 |
| Description | The Kilt in Italy by WW1 |
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A Highland officer wearing his kilt attracts much attention as he walks down the main street of a little town in Italy during the First World War. Women stand and cast admiring glances while curious children run in front of him. The kilted Highland regiments were a novelty in Europe and attracted admiration in France, Belgium and Italy.
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| Source | Illustration by Eduardo Matania in The Sphere, 2 March 1918 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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