In recognition of his distinguished career as a soldier and his pre-eminent services as Commander-in-Chief of the British Armies in France and Flanders - whose magnificent achievements in the Great World War, crowned with the triumph of the Allies, will be forever enshrined in the hearts of their fellow countrymen - and in testimony of the honour and esteem in which he is held by the whole community, of their profound admiration for the high qualities which he has displayed in a struggle of unparalleled magnitude and difficulty, and of their gratitude for his arduous labours and brilliant accomplishments in the field, which have shed lustre upon the city of his birth and his native country.
"Here in this capital city of Scotland we honour all Scottish regiments, from whatsoever part of Scotland they come, and we do not forget those other regiments, with Scottish traditions, which are recruited from other portions of the Empire. We are glad that the strong national feeling and independent individuality for which Scotland has always been famous, still exist to inspire our men in battle, so that the Scottish regiments bear a name and reputation as high as any of the regiments that make up the mighty armies of our Empire."