"In a Highland Regiment every individual feels that his conduct is the subject of observation and that, independently of his duty, as one member of a systematic whole he has a separate and individual reputation to sustain, which will be reflected on his family and district or glen."
The Black Watch Regimental Archive and Research
The Archive, which has been gathered over many years, contains both official and personal material, reflecting the life and activities of the Regiment and its members in many parts of the world for a great part of its history.
Accessing the Archive
Please note that individual Service Records are not held by the Regiment. These can be accessed from the following bodies:
For the period up to and including the First World War (open access):
The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU
Online at The National Archives and at ancestry.co.uk
Post First World War (access restricted to near relatives):
Army Personnel Centre, MS Support - Disclosures 4, MP 555, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, Glasgow, G2 8EX
Online at army.mod.uk
Certain Records have been preserved within the Regiment. Assistance and advice may be given as circumstances permit.
Access to the Archive is by appointment only and donations are gratefully received to help us continue our work.
We are also able to conduct research into our archives on behalf of patrons and a research fee will be charged for this service.
To process an enquiry the Museum requires some basic information:
Subject of enquiry
Place of origin of subject
Regimental/Army number of subject
Rank of subject
Battalion of subject
Approximate dates of service
Campaigns served
Any other relevant information
Please include your full details, including a daytime contact telephone number and email address.
Please put your enquiry in writing and submit by email or post:
Archives
The Museum of The Black Watch
Balhousie Castle
Perth
PH1 5HR
E: archives@theblackwatch.co.uk
The Archive contains:
Documentary
Order Books, Letter Books, Rolls of Enlistment, Personal Diaries and Letters, Memoirs, Scrap and Press Cutting Albums.
Photography and film
The Archive contains material from the 1850s to the present day and includes Regimental, Battalion and personal Photographic Albums. There is also a small collection of films, which have been transferred to video. Additional material for the Archive is always welcome.
Audio
The Regimental Oral History Project is on-going. Records, tapes and CDs by the Regiment’s Pipes & Drums and Military Bands are also held in the Archive.
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