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The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) is a light infantry company (designated as Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland) and was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until amalgamation into the Royal Regiment of Scotland on 28 March 2006.
E (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Company at Cumbernauld and Assault Pioneer platoon at Stirling. As part of the Delivering Security in a Changing World review of the British Army, on 28 March 2006, the 51st Highland Regiment became the 7th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (also known as (7 SCOTS)).
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, was amalgamated with the Royal Scots, King's Own Scottish Borderers, Royal Highland Fusiliers, Black Watch, and the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons), to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2006, under Delivering Security in a Changing World. The 1st battalion became the 5th Battalion, Royal ...
2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; Division Troops. 26th (Service) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, pioneers (joined August 1916) 27th Divisional Train A.S.C. 95th, 96th, 97th and 98th Companies A.S.C. (left November 1915 for 55th Division) 483rd, 484th, 485th and 486th Companies (joined 16 January 1916) 16th Mobile Veterinary ...
Pipe Major John Cameron, 2nd Queens Own Cameron Highlanders [1] - - 1886 Pipe Major Robert Meldrum, 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] - - 1887 Pipe Major John MacKay, 4th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] - - 1888 Kenneth MacDonald [1] - - 1889 John MacPherson [1] - - 1890 Norman MacPherson [1] - - 1891 David C. Mather, Lochcarron ...
1st Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) – (1881–2006) Royal Scots Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland – (2006) King's Own Scottish Borderers Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland – (2006) The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland – (2006–2014)
The operation began on 3 July 1967 with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders commanded by Lt-Col Colin Mitchell ("Mad Mitch") performing a night invasion of Crater, which he termed Operation Stirling Castle, after the Argylls’ regimental headquarters. The enemy was taken totally by surprise, and effective resistance ceased.
Liddell, not wishing himself "to be a slacker", joined the Officers' Special Reserve of the 3rd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) of the British Army in 1912. He obtained his pilot's certificate in May 1914 and, following the outbreak of the First World War , the now- Captain Liddell embarked with his battalion on ...