Women and children were included in both Montgomery's Highlanders and the Royal Highland Regiment as camp followers. The British Army allowed a few soldiers' wives to accompany their husbands overseas by means of a lottery. Often, other women attached themselves to the regiment when it stopped in one place for any length of time. These women, however, were not on the official Army role so they would not receive anything from the Army as a means of support. Army women primarily took care of their own families but often took in money by sewing/mending, laundry services, cooking for officers or service in hospital. In exchange, the women received 1/2 rations while the children received 1/4. Most often, the women were place in the rear with the baggage when in transit or left behind in a garrison/fort.
