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  The regiment was raised to protect the city of Edinburgh at the crisis of the Glorious Revolution, as William of…
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MUSEUM ENQUIRERS AND RESEARCH

Regimental Secretary·8 November 2019·0 comments

Borderers due to long term illness of the museum archivist, the research facility is suspended until further notice

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