Height overall: 35.5cm (14in)
Provenance: Lt. Col. Niall Baird, the first commanding officer of the amalgamated Queens Own Highlanders.
Patinated bronze. Standing figure of an Archer, in tunic and bonnet with eagle feather, holding a bow. Raised on a stepped ebonised base. Height of bronze: 26.7cm (10.5in).
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Lieutenant-Colonel Niall Caldecott Baird (1918-1995) came from a family steeped in military tradition. His father was General Sir Douglas Baird and his uncle Major P.T.C. Baird was killed in action with the 2nd Camerons in 1915. Niall himself was gazetted to a commission in the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders in August 1937 and had a distinguished career, serving in India, Malaysia, Libya and Korea as well as staff appointments in Inverness and Camberley. He retired from the Army in 1962, having successfully managed the amalgamation of QOCH and The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany’s) to form The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons). He commanded their first overseas posting to the Far East.