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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 .
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.
5th Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (56th Searchlight Regiment) 417–420 Searchlight Batteries; 8th Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (57th Searchlight Regiment) 421–424 Searchlight Batteries (In the event, only seven batteries were formed, so 57th S/L Rgt in South Glasgow had HQ, 420, 421, 422 and 423 Btys.)
The barracks became the depot for the 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot and the 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot. [3] Under the Childers Reforms, the 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot amalgamated with the 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) to form the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) with its depot in the barracks in 1881. [3]
5th Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (56th Searchlight Regiment) 417–420 Searchlight Batteries; 8th Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (57th Searchlight Regiment) 421–424 Searchlight Batteries; Thus the 8th Bn (57th S/L Rgt) once more had its own identity and history. In the event, only three batteries were formed in 5th Bn (56th S/L Rgt) at ...
26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot, a regiment of the British Army raised from among the Cameronians, in existence from 1689 to 1881; Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), a regiment of the British Army formed from the 26th Foot in 1881, and disbanded in 1968
5th/6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 5th/8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 8th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (57th Searchlight Regiment) 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 10th (Scottish) Provisional Battalion (Territorial Force) 11th (Scottish) Provisional Battalion (Territorial Force) 15th Battalion ...
three plaques on the main west front bear the inscriptions, from the top: "to the glorious memory of all ranks / the cameronians (scottish rifles) who, / to uphold liberty and justice in the world, / laid down their lives in the two world wars 1914 – 1918 and 1939 – 1945", then: "the 6/7th battalion, cameronians (scottish rifles) / was ...