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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.
9th (Service) Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (transferred from 28th Brigade 6 May 1916, transferred to the 14th (Light) Division in February 1918) [6] 27th Machine Gun Company (formed 23 December 1915, left to move into 9th Battalion M.G. C. 1 March 1918) 27th Trench Mortar Battery (joined July 1916) 28th Brigade
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 .
The 28th Brigade was part of 9th (Scottish) Division during the early stages of the First World War, from civilians volunteering for Lord Kitchener's New Armies.It was initially composed of the 6th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, 9th (Service) Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), and the 10th and 11th (Service) battalions of the Highland Light Infantry.
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) 2nd VB, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
5th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (56th Searchlight Regiment) 5th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 5th Reserve Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 5th/6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 5th/8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 8th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (57th Searchlight Regiment) 8th ...
6th Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (disbanded February 1918) 10th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry (disbanded February 1918) 9th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (joined February 1918, left April) 7th Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps (joined February 1918) 43rd Machine Gun Company (joined February 1916 ...
9th Battalion, The Scottish Rifles (Cameronians), Hamilton; 10th (Lanarkshire) Battalion, The Scottish Rifles (Cameronians), Glasgow; 46th Infantry Brigade. Headquarters, 157th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Glasgow; 10th Battalion, The City of Glasgow Regiment (Highland Light Infantry), Glasgow