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The Royal Scots Benevolent Society
Chairman: Major D J C Meehan
Secretary: Captain W G Sutherland
The Royal Scots Benevolent Society (Charity Number SC 011397) was inaugurated in 1919 immediately after the Great
War. By means of donations and legacies a Fund was gathered.
Since its inception the Society has assisted over 17,000 families, for various reasons, from Boer War Veterans to
serving soldiers (which includes former Royal Scots who now serve with The Royal Regiment of Scotland). In case of
need, any former Royal Scot, his widow or other dependants may apply for assistance and all cases will be
investigated and considered. Applications for assistance should be made to:
Secretary, The Royal Scots Benevolent Society, c/o Home Headquarters
The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment), The Castl,e EDINBURGH EH1 2YT
Extracts from the Balance Sheet will be published in the November issue of the Thistle.
Constitution – Changes which have occurred as a result of the formation of The Royal Regiment of Scotland on
28 March 2006.
A number of changes to the Constitution had to be made as a result of the formation of The Royal Regiment of
Scotland on 28 March 2006. These Changes were approved by both the Trustees and Members at Extraordinary
General Meetings held in Edinburgh on Friday 31 March 2006 and have now been published.
There have been some changes to the Objects of the Society and the detail as contained in the Revised Constitution
is as follows:
“Objects”
The objects of the society shall be as follows:
a. to help to conserve, promote and celebrate the position, prestige, history, traditions and privileges of The Royal
Scots (The Royal Regiment) (hereinafter referred to as “the Regiment”) as the First Regiment of Foot and the
Senior Regiment of the Line in the British Army.
b. to provide financial assistance to persons serving or who have served in the Regiment in any rank (hereinafter
referred to as “soldiers”), whose full-time service is about to end, to soldiers who are in part-time service and to
former soldiers, to help them to obtain employment;
c. to provide financial assistance or gifts in kind to former soldiers, their widows, children and other dependents,
(being soldiers widows, children and dependants who are in distressed or needy circumstances).
d. to provide financial assistance or gifts in kind to the fiancée and natural children of soldiers who have died while
a serving member of the Regiment, and who are in distressed or needy circumstances;;
e. to grant small pensions to former soldiers and their widows, being former soldiers or widows who are aged or
infirm;
f. to contribute to organisations of which former soldiers who are in distressed or needy circumstances have been
or are likely to be beneficiaries;
g. to contribute to any Trust established for purposes that are exclusively charitable provided such Trusts have
objects that include the promotion of the improvement, efficiency or welfare of Regiments of the Armed Forces
of the Crown or units thereof.
The Royal Regiment of Scotland
For those former Royal Scot Officers and Soldiers now serving in The Royal Regiment of Scotland please be assured
that, as you have previously subscribed via the Day’s Pay Scheme to The Royal Scots Benevolent Society, should you
or your dependants be in distressed or needy circumstances, you will still be eligible to apply for help.
Your Day’s Pay Scheme to The Royal Scots should have ceased with effect 28 March 2006, the formation date of The
Royal Regiment of Scotland and, by now you should have been asked to complete the relevant forms agreeing to
give One Day’s Pay to the newly formed Welfare Fund of The Royal Regiment of Scotland.
In all cases, if an applicant served in 2 or more Regiments during his service, any grant given is divided on a prorata
basis.
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