Calcutta Scottish The Calcutta Scottish was a regiment of volunteers of Scottish descent raised in 1914 as an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army . The regiment formed part of the army reserves in Auxiliary Force , India ( AFI ) . The regimental dress uniform was Hunting Stewart tartan . The regiment was disbanded following India ' s independence in 1947 . History . Formation . An attempt was made to raise two kilted companies of “ Calcutta Scottish ” within the Calcutta Rifles , but apparently without success . This may account for the date for the raising of the Regiment being given as 1 Aug 1911 in Major Donovan Jackson ’ s work “ India ’ s Army ” . On 1 August 1914 , The Calcutta Scottish Volunteers were formed as part of the Indian Volunteer Force . Kings and Regimental Colours awarded . First World War . The regiment probably deployed only as individual reinforcements . Some officers are known to have gone to East Africa , but there is no other record of deployment as a unit . There is reference to Calcutta Volunteer Machine Guns armed with Maxim guns which may have included officers and men from the Calcutta Scottish . On 1 April 1917 , the regiment was redesignated the 44th Calcutta Scottish . In 1919 , the 44th was called out for over 2 months to deal with “ communal riots ” . Postwar . On 1 October 1920 , the regiment was redesignated The Calcutta Scottish ( Army Auxiliary Force , India ) and in 1921 included a Light Motor Patrol armed with Maxim guns ( later Vickers , then Lewis , then Brens ) but mounted in private cars . In 1921 the Prince of Wales visited the East in and on a visit to the city on 24 December inspected the Calcutta Scottish . In 1926 the unit was called out for over 2 months , ( reason not known , possibly riots ? ) and was again inspected by the Prince of Wales in 1928 . In 1930 the Calcutta Scottish was called out as Aid to the Civil Power for over 2 month period , during which small detachments were deployed on 18 occasions . Second World War . The regiment provided a detachment for Operation CREEK , a special operation against Axis shipping in Goa in 1942 . The lead unit was the Calcutta Light Horse , although some members of the Calcutta Scottish also took part . ( See the book " Boarding Party " by James Leasor ) . In 1946 the regiment was reorganised to consist of an HQ , 2 companies and 4 Motor platoons , and disbanded in 1947 upon India ' s independence . Uniform . Badge : The Cross of St Andrew with the coat of arms of Calcutta superimposed , in the upper angle of the cross : a crown . Motto : Per Adua Stabilis Esto . Jacket : 1920 : Scarlet jacket with white facings . By 1946 : Scarlet jacket with yellow facings . Kilt : Hunting Stewart tartan . Rarely worn during World War II . Glengarry : 1914 - 20 : Diced Green and white . By 1946 : Royal blue with same colour ribbons ( Argyle ? ) . Also red and black check / diced . Sun helmets were also worn a lot of the time . Hose Tops : 1914 - 20 : Green and white . By 1946 : Tartan with red flashes . Also red and black check / diced . Accoutrements . King ’ s and Regimental Colours : Passed originally to the London Scottish and in 1953 by them to the United Services Museum in Edinburgh Castle . ( Now the National War Museum of Scotland . ) Regimental Silver : Passed originally to the London Scottish Regiment and displayed in Edinburgh Castle in 1951 . ( Where is it now ? ) Regimental Journal : " Calcutta Scottish Regimental Chronicle " . Operations . Operation CREEK was described in the 1978 book " Boarding Party " by James Leasor . A “ factional ” account in which , for ostensibly deniable purposes , the Calcutta Light Horse , reinforced by some members of the Calcutta Scottish , raided the neutral port of Marmagoa on 9 March 1943 . In the port , a German ship the " Ehrenfels " had been providing information to 3 German U - boats , on the movement of Allied shipping with the result that some 250 , 000 tons of British shipping had been sunk over a period of 45 days . After a journey from Calcutta , via Bombay , in the Hopper Barge " Phoebe " , the " Ehrenfels " was boarded and destroyed along with two other German ships , in addition to one Italian ship . The film " The Sea Wolves " , released in June 1981 , was based on the book and starred Gregory Peck , Roger Moore , David Niven and Trevor Howard . It was filmed on location in Goa .