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Kangaroos carrying men of the 7th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders in Moergestel, Netherlands, 26 October 1944. The 6th Battalion was a 2nd Line TA unit that was transferred to the 17th Infantry Brigade, part of the 5th Infantry Division. It served with the division throughout the war in Sicily, Italy, and finally in Northwest Europe. [30]
Educated at Haileybury, Kennedy was commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1898. [1] [2]He served with the Egyptian Army until the First World War, when he fought on the Western Front; he became commanding officer of the 7th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders in 1916 and succeeded Archibald Ritchie, was promoted to temporary brigadier general, and was assigned to command the ...
51st (H) Division's casualties during the Battle of the Lys were so great that on 12 April it was reduced to a composite brigade under the Commander, Royal Engineers, ('Fleming's Force') and each brigade was reduced to battalion strength. 152nd Brigade Composite Battalion (100 men) was commanded by Major A.A. Duff under Lieutenant-Colonel J.M ...
1/4th (Ross Highland) Bn, Seaforth Highlanders – joined 7 January 1916 from 15th (Scottish) Division 1/4th Bn, Gordon Highlanders – joined 23 February 1916 from 3rd Division 1/7th Bn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders – rejoined 1 March 1916 from 4th Division
9th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (until November 1943) 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (from 15 November 1943) 4th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment (from 15 November 1943) 7th Battalion, Border Regiment (from 15 November 1943) 6th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment (from 30 July 1944) 7th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (from 3 August ...
11th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment (from October 1943) 11th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment (from November 1943) 9th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (from November 1943) 7th Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles (from November 1943) 209th Infantry Brigade [36] 9th Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) (until October 1943)
2nd Battalion, Glasgow Highlanders; 7th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (from 15 November 1941) 7th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (from 18 November 1941 until 23 March 1942, later became 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion) 4th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (from 24 March 1942 until 16 November 1942)
The home defence battalion of the Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) was in turn absorbed into the 51st Highland Volunteers in 1969, with a rifle platoon of C (Queen's Own Highlanders) Company, 2nd Battalion, 51st Highland Volunteers still based at the Ferry Road drill hall. [6]