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The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) was a rifle regiment of the British Army, the only regiment of rifles amongst the Scottish regiments of infantry. It was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 26th Cameronian Regiment and the 90th Perthshire Light Infantry .
When the 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot, and 90th Perthshire Light Infantry amalgamated to form The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in 1881 under the Cardwell-Childers reforms of the British Armed Forces, seven pre-existent militia and volunteer battalions of Lanarkshire and Dumfries and Galloway were integrated into the structure of the regiment.
The two were formally amalgamated in 1882, to form the Scotch Rifles Cameronians. This somewhat ungainly name was quickly altered to the Cameronians (Scotch Rifles), and then to the more modern form of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). The Cameronians, as the more senior regiment, formed the 1st Battalion; the 90th, as the junior, formed the 2nd.
5th Bn, The King's Own Scottish Borderers (part) Lanarkshire 2nd VB, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 6th Bn, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 9th Lanarkshire VRC, The Highland Light Infantry 8th (Lanark) Bn, The Highland Light Infantry Lancashire 1st VB, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 4th Bn, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
5th Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (56th Searchlight Regiment) 417–420 Searchlight Batteries; 8th Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (57th Searchlight Regiment) 421–424 Searchlight Batteries; Thus the 8th Bn (57th S/L Rgt) once more had its own identity and history. In the event, only three batteries were formed in 5th Bn (56th S/L Rgt) at ...
57th (8th Battalion, Cameronian Scottish Rifles) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) 125th (Cameronians) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
When the TF was reconstituted on 7 February 1920 the 8th Cameronians reformed at Glasgow but on 26 August 1921 the battalion merged with the 5th Cameronians, becoming 5th/8th Battalion The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in the reorganised Territorial Army (TA). Once again the battalion formed part of 156th (Scottish Rifles) Bde of 52nd (Lowland ...
Royal Regiment of Scotland: 26: 26th Regiment of Foot 1751–1786 [55] 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot 1809–1881 [55] 1689 Raised 14 May 1689 as The Earl of Angus's Regiment of Foot. [55] 1881: 1st Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (disbanded 1968) [55] 27: 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot 1751–1881 [56] 1689