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  2. King's Own Scottish Borderers - Wikipedia

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    The King's Own Scottish Borderers (KOSBs) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division.On 28 March 2006 the regiment was amalgamated with the Royal Scots, the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment), the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons), the Argyll and Sutherland ...

  3. 1st Airlanding Brigade (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    Arnhem area showing the designated drop and landing zones King George VI inspects men of the 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1st Airborne Division, in the North Midlands, 1944. After service in the Mediterranean the brigade returned to Woodhall Spa in Lincolnshire , where it was reinforced by the arrival of the 7th Battalion, King ...

  4. 51st Highland Volunteers - Wikipedia

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    The 51st Highland Volunteers (51 HIGHLAND) is a battalion in the British Army's Army Reserve or reserve force in the Scottish Highlands, forming the 7th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, also known as 7 SCOTS.

  5. Royal Scots - Wikipedia

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    The two Territorial Army units, the 7th/9th, which was the 7th and 9th battalions merged, and 8th Battalions, mobilised in Scotland in September; the 7th/9th was briefly deployed to France with the 155th Infantry Brigade, alongside the 4th and 5th King's Own Scottish Borderers, of the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division before the collapse of the ...

  6. Scottish Division - Wikipedia

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    1st Battalion, The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment)] – (1959–2006) 1st Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers – (1689–2006) 1st Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) – (1881–2006) 1st Battalion, The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) – (1961–1994)

  7. List of nicknames of British Army regiments - Wikipedia

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    The Daily Advertisers – 5th Lancers [3] The Dandies – 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards; The Dandy Ninth – 9th (Highlanders) Battalion Royal Scots [26]; The Death or Glory Boys – 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) later 17th/21st Lancers, then Queen's Royal Lancers [1] [3] (from the regimental badge, which was a death's head (skull), with a scroll bearing the motto "or Glory")

  8. 157th (Highland Light Infantry) Brigade - Wikipedia

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    5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers (from 12 February 1945) 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) ( from 14 March 1945 ) On 12 August 1944 the brigade was organised as a Brigade Group to be the sea echelon for 52nd (L) Division's projected airlanding operations. 157 Brigade Group moved to NW Europe independently with the ...

  9. 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division - Wikipedia

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    5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers (from 12 February 1945) 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (from 14 March 1945) Divisional troops 52nd Divisional artillery, Royal Artillery. 78th (Lowland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (left 3 June 1942) 79th (Lowland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (until 8 June, rejoined 1 July 1940)