History
They were originally formed as the 105th Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, also known as the Glasgow Highland Regiment, which was formed in 1868 by a group of Highland migrants to Glasgow as part of the civilian Volunteer Force and initially wore the uniform and based its cap badge upon that of The Black Watch. It consisted of 12 companies. The various battalions of the Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers eventually became volunteer battalions of either the Highland Light Infantry or the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) after Childers Reforms in 1881, with the 105th becoming part of the former, and renumbered as the 10th Lanarkshire Volunteer Rifles, which was changed to the 5th (Glasgow Highland) Volunteer Battalion in 1887. They were based at Greendyke Street drill hall near Glasgow Green and were distinctive because they continued to wear their kilts in contrast to the rest of the HLI, who wore trews.
Detachments were sent to South Africa during the Second Boer War and earned the battalion its first battle honour, for service on the Modder River.
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