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The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.. Prior to 28 March 2006, the Highlanders was an infantry regiment in its own right; The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons), part of the Scottish Division.
The regiment was re-formed in 1999 by the amalgamation of all three battalions (viz 7/8 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 3 The Highlanders, and 3 Black Watch) into a single battalion, the 51st Highland Regiment (51 HIGHLAND), in consequence of the reforms of the Territorial Army in the Strategic Defence Review.
Absorbed 9th (Highlanders) Battalion, to form 7th/9th Battalion in 1921 [17] 8th Amalgamated with 6th Battalion, and transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery, forming part of 57th (Lowland) Medium Brigade in 1921 9th (Highlanders) Amalgamated with 7th Battalion, to form 7th/9th Battalion in 1921 10th (Cyclist)
When the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot amalgamated with the 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot, to become the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) in 1881 under the Cardwell-Childers reforms of the British Armed Forces, seven pre-existent militia and volunteer battalions of Fife, Forfarshire, and Perthshire were integrated into the structure of the regiment.
Black Watch Battalion, Army Cadet Force, at Queen's Barracks, Perth [13] Angus and Dundee Battalion, Army Cadet Force, in Carnoustie [14] 1st Battalion, The Highlanders Army Cadet Force, in Dingwall [15] 2nd Battalion, The Highlanders Army Cadet Force, in Boddam [16] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Battalion, Army Cadet Force, in Dumbarton [17]
The 174th (Cameron Highlanders of Canada) Battalion, CEF, was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during the First World War.One of a number of Highlander battalions in the CEF, it was based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, [1] and began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in Manitoba, northern Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
A Company, 10th/27th Battalion, Royal South Australia Regiment (Mackenzie Seaforth Highlanders) B Company, 16th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment (Cameron Highlanders) B Company, 41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment (Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders) [ 10 ]
On September 14, 1916, the battalion, consisting of 27 officers and 928 other ranks, was inspected by Maj.-Gen. F.L. Lessard and pronounced fit for overseas duty. [10] On October 5, the battalion was restyled as the 154th Overseas Battalion, Highlanders in honour of the Scottish history of SD&G, and was finally ready to proceed overseas.