Ghillie suit when viewed using these methods. The ghillie suit was developed by Scottish gamekeepers as a portable hunting blind. Lovat Scouts, a Scottish Highland regiment formed by the British Army during the Second Boer War, is the first known military unit to use ghillie suits. In 1916, Lovat Scouts went on to become the British Army's first sniper unit. The term "ghillie" is derived from "gille" (), the Scottish Gaelic for "servant" or a "lad". In English, this term was especially used to refer to those assisting in deer hunting, deer stalking or fly fishing expeditions in the Scottish Highlands. The
Annis Gillie was elected as fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Gillie received the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1961, and was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1968. The same year she was awarded an honorary MD degree by the Edinburgh University. In 1930, Gillie married Peter Chandler Smith, an architect. He lost his practice during the war and was unfit for military service. Later he became chronically ill with multiple sclerosis and depended much on Gillie, who also provided most incomes for the family. Dr. Gillie died on 10 April