National 5 History lesson on Scottish soldiers' training and uniform in WWI: 1) Soldiers received 3 months of training at camps to improve fitness and discipline through activities like early morning reveille, marching, shooting, and trench digging. Discipline was harsh to prepare for battle. 2) The uniform included khaki trousers and jacket, boots, helmet, gas mask, weapons like a rifle, and other equipment like a knife and shovel. Many Scottish soldiers wore kilts instead of trousers.

1. National 5 History:
Era of the Great War
Training & Uniform

2. Today we are developing our knowledge and understanding of Scottish
Soldiers training and uniform in WW1.
By the end of today’s lesson I should be able to:
1) Describe the training given to soldiers before the war.
2) Describe the uniform given to soldiers.
Today’s lesson involves:
1) Note taking
2) Labelling a figure

3. Training in World War One
• At the start of World War One Britain urgently needed new soldiers,
however these new soldiers also needed trained for the army.
• Before conscription was introduced in 1916, young men were
recruited at their local recruitment office.
• When they joined the army they needed different types of training,
training for a new army recruit often lasted around 3 months before
they were sent to fight.
• They were sent to training camps such as Stobs Military Camp in
Hawick, in the Scottish Borders.

4. Training in World War One
• These training camps were aimed to improving men’s fitness and
ensured that they were disciplined enough to follow orders.
• Reveille (Bugle) at 5:30am helped achieve this discipline.
• Training also prepared soldiers for the battlefield as they learned
basic skills such as marching, shooting, digging trenches and night
manoeuvres.
• Many soldiers were also expected to learn a specific skill too. This
included military actions such as the work involved in operating a
machine gun or how to be a sniper.
• Other soldiers learned how to be cooks.

5. Discipline in Training
• Discipline was harsh in training in order to prepare soldiers for the
front line.
• Men who did not follow orders could have privileges withdraw, given
extra duties or even be locked up.

6. Task 1
Take a new page in your jotter and stick your cut-out of a man into your
jotter.
Put the title ‘Uniform of a WW1 soldier’.
We are going to go through some information about a WW1 soldier,
when we do so you must label the soldier.
When finished you can colour your soldier in.

7. Uniform of a Soldier
A Soldier’s uniform involved many different parts:
1) Walking boots which often had to be softened with urine.
2) Helmet
3) Ground sheet cape
4) Knee length bandages
5) Khaki (Camouflage) trousers and jacket.
6) Soldiers also received a gas mask to protect them from
attack.
7) Soldiers had a variety of weapons include a rifle, bullets
& grenades.
8) Many Scottish soldiers often wore a kilt instead of
trousers. Many thought this was more comfortable but
they often became infested with lice.
9) Other equipment given to a soldier include a knife, fork,
shaving kit and shovel.

8. Extension
Finish off the 9 mark question you finished last period.

9. Exam Question
How important was patriotism as a reason that influenced Scots to
fight in the Great War – 9 Marks.
I –
There were many reasons why men signed up during WW1. Patriotism
was a key factor. This essay will discuss this and other factors such as
adventure and the introduction of pal’s battalions.
F- Patriotism as a reason why men signed up.
A – Other reasons why men signed up
C –
E -