The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh is a private members' club located in the New Town, Edinburgh at 29-31 Abercromby Street,

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. The current

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of the club is Her

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History

Formed in 1919 by Lord Henry Scott after

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for all ranks of the Royal Scots (absorbed into The Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2006) the club commemorates the 11,162 Royal Scots killed in the war. The first

of the club was

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. Originally an all-ranks

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club it is now open to wider membership, with preferential membership rates for military and ex-military personnel.

Organisation

The club currently has over 2000 members. The current

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s is

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George Lowder MBE and the

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is chaired by Mr Norman Soutar. The Club

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is chaired by Mr Guy Richardson. Chairman of the Membership Committee is Mr Guy Richardson and Regimental Secretary, Secretary to the Trustees, Board of Directors and Membership Committee is Lieutenant Colonel David Jack.

Notable events

In 2019 the club honoured the Irish

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and Royal Scot Joseph Prosser VC a hero of the

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. The club is used as a venue for plays during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Publications

*Duncan Macdougall (1999) ''A History of the Royal Scots Club (War Memorial): On the Occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the Club'' J. R. Reid, Glasgow *Robert H. Paterson (2001) ''Pontius Pilate's Bodyguard'' Royal Scots History Committee, Edinburgh *Roddy Martine (2019) ''Not For Glory Nor Riches: One Hundred Years of the Royal Scots Club'' Birlinn, Edinburgh

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