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The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) (1881) 10 December 1897: Maj-Gen. Sir Edward Andrew Stuart, 3rd Baronet [94] 20 August 1903: Lt-Gen. George Hay Moncrieff; 16 October 1918: Lt-Gen. Sir Edward Altham Altham; The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) (1921) 26 March 1935: Maj-Gen. Granville George Loch; 22 July 1940: Col. John Hugh Mackenzie
The Royal Scots expansion during the Second World War was modest compared to 1914–1918. National Defence Companies were combined to create a new " Home Defence " battalion. In addition 17 battalions of the Home Guard were affiliated to the regiment, wearing its cap badge, and also by 1944 two batteries of [Anti-Aircraft] rocket batteries ( Z ...
The museum is located in a former drill hall built for the Royal Scots in 1900. [1] The building was re-opened following refurbishment, as the Royal Scots Museum, by the Princess Royal on 27 June 1991. [2] The Royal Regiment of Scotland has been building its own collection since it was formed in 2006. [3]
9th Royal Scots, nicknamed The Dandy Ninth, were the only Volunteer battalion to retain their number upon the transition to the Territorial Force in April 1908. [7] In 1912 the battalion moved to Hepburn House (named after John Hepburn, founder of the Royal Scots), purpose-built headquarters at 89 East Claremont Street, Edinburgh. Half of the ...
These generally pre-date the more widely known Highland regiments (see below). The senior Lowland regiment was the Royal Scots (the Royal Regiment) which dates from 1633. The Royal Scots Fusiliers and the King's Own Scottish Borderers were subsequently raised in 1678 and 1689 respectively. Throughout the 17th, 18th and most of the 19th ...
14th (West Lothian Royal Scots) Light AA Regiment, RA – converted August 1938 from part of the 4th/5th Battalion Royal Scots at Linlithgow [24] [25] 18th LAA Regiment, RA – formed December 1938 at Glasgow [26] [27] 19th LAA Regiment, RA – formed January 1939 at Edinburgh [16] [28] 31st LAA Regiment, RA – formed August 1939 at Perth [29 ...
Regimental flag of the SCOTS. The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS) is the senior and only current Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry.It consists of three regular (formerly five) and two reserve battalions, plus an incremental company, each formerly an individual regiment (with the exception of the former first battalion (now disbanded and reformed into the 1st Bn ...
The Scots Guards gained the battle honours "Tel-el-Kebir" and "Egypt 1882" for taking part in the Egyptian Expedition, and it was the last time the regiment carried the Colours into war. In 1885, the 2nd Battalion took part in the Suakin Expedition to the Sudan, including the Battle of Hasheen , and gained the battle honour Suakin 1885 for ...
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