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The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders or 79th (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. It amalgamated with the Seaforth Highlanders (the Duke of Albany's) to form the Queen's Own Highlanders in 1961.
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada served with distinction in World War I, providing 5 battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (the 16th, 27th, 43rd, 174th and 179th). The Regiment also participated in the 1942 Dieppe Raid and throughout northwest Europe in World War II.
Pollock was 25 years old, and a corporal in the 5th Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders during the First World War when the following deed took place at the Battle of Loos, for which he was awarded the VC.:
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (1793–1961), former infantry regiment of the British Army; The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) (1961–1994), former infantry regiment in the Scottish Division of the British Army
The Nova Scotia Highlanders 1871; The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada 1910; The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada late 1940s; The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada 1910; The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders 1804; The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own) 1920
The availability of the number "79" was fortuitous and enabled the new Canadian regiment to adopt the regimental number of a famous regiment in Scotland, the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders who had been raised in 1793 as the 79th (Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot.
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders soldiers (1 C, 40 P) Pages in category "Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
In 1873 a system of recruiting areas based on counties had been instituted under the Cardwell Reforms and the barracks were intended to become the depot for the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot and the 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot. [2] Following the Childers Reforms, the barracks became depot of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in ...