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Chris, It will be interesting to see what suggestions come up. There is also Colonel Zachary Stanly Bayly CMG 1841-1916. He was Commandant-General...

Excellent advice, Ron. Thank you. I will try the Victorian Wars forum. I’m very grateful for your advice. I didn’t realise that Col. Bayly...

Chris, I completly understand your point of view but apart from the name I dont see any connection with the Black Watch. Bayly of the BW retired in...

With respect, Ron, I don’t see how this is remotely relevant. 1. Walking canes with round heads were completely the fashion in 1889 and if you...

Col Bayley, 2nd West India Rgt spent most of his career in West Africa. Sierra Leone 1889-92. Gambia Expedition 1892. Jamaica 1894. Ashanti...

The fact that it is made from lignin vitae is of no importance. The wood was very widely exported throughout the Empire and around the world. It...

The shape is not particularly important as this was the style at the time, according to Google. The spelling of the name Bayly is totally...

Hi Ron, I got a phone call this morning from the curator of the BW Museum. I explained about the stick and she seemed to think that there would...

Chalky. I know the surname is spelt different however the fact it is made from lignum vitae and is also in the shape of a West African throwing...

Hi Chris and Ron, Day 4 of trying to get the Black Watch Museum Curator to get in touch. I have been promised a call tomorrow at 9am. Ron,...

Lignum vitae wood is found in the West Indies and South America. I wonder if this stick was presented to Lt-Colonel Arden Lownds Bayley The West...

Now confirmed by death certificate John Mitchell was born on the 28th December 1885 in Swansea Wales and died on the 24th February 1976 at Camborne...

Chris, thanks for that great pics. The stick is made from lignum vitae wood. Ron.

It is very hard to photograph a long thin stick, and a reflective silver band, but I’ll do my best! The stick is turned from a single...

13th (RHC) Bn CEF shoulder numeral badge.

Chris, I have been in touch with the Black Watch Museum, however, the person that deals with procurements is on a day off. A message has been...

Chris, if the museum is not interested then PM me. It would be nice if you could post a photo of the cane. I have posted a picture of Col Bayly in...

Thank you for assisting. I can’t tell you how surprised I was to find this in my father’s stuff - he was a Navigator in the RAF and to be honest had...

Hi Chris and welcome to the Black Watch Forum, Colonel Bayly's timeline. Bayly, Richard Kerr, CB, Order of Medijieh, 3rd class, Order of...

I am only a few days away from receiving more info on John Mitchell I know that he was still alive in 1974 so its just confirmation on his place of...

Pte Samuel Brown S/43586 8th RH, formally 202058 1/6 ASH & 1/8 ASH. Cpl G Thomson 8th RH. Pte Duncan Hood S/41708 8thRH, formally S/19775 ASH....

Hi Laura and welcome to the Forums. The 9th Battalion was not around for long during WW2. They were formed in 1939 as a Home Service Battalion....

Hi Tina, The History of the Black Watch Vol 1 to 3 are online. You can find them by clicking Here