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
George W. Gillie George W. Gillie George W. Gillie (August 15, 1880 – July 3, 1963) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. Born in Berwickshire, Scotland, Gillie moved to the United States with his parents, who settled in Kankakee, Illinois, in 1882 and in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1884. He attended the public schools, International Business College, Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1898, and Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana from 1899 to 1901. He was graduated from Ohio State University at Columbus in 1907 as doctor of veterinary surgery. Meat and dairy inspector of Allen County, Indiana from 1908 to 1914. Began the practice of