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The Royal Scots |
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Note:
This
is a battalion history of the part-time reserves, which are normally
liable for full-time active service only in an emergency. See the
main regimental page(s) as linked below for more information.
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| How to find information about individuals who served in this corps |
| Titles and Lineage |
Scottish County Index Alphabetic Index of Titles |
| 1900.07.24 | The Highland Battalion, The
Queen's City of Edinburgh Rifle Volunteer Brigade HQ and coys formed at Edinburgh by reorganisation of the highland coys of 1st Bn and 3rd Bn that brigade |
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| 1902 | 9th Volunteer Battalion (Highlanders), The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) | |
| 1908.04.01 | 9th Battalion, The
Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) transferred to the T.F. with HQ and coys at Claremont Street, Edinburgh |
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| 1909.03 | 9th (Highlanders) Battalion, The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) | |
| 1915.03 | 1/9th (Highlanders) Battalion, The
Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) renumbered on formation of 2/9th Battalion |
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| 1920.02.07 | 9th (Highlanders) Battalion, The
Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) reconstituted in the T.A. with HQ at Claremont Street, Edinburgh |
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| 1921. | amalgamated with 7th Battalion, to form 7th/9th Battalion | |
| History (Links) & War Service | Introduction to Volunteers |
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Royal Scots Association Pipe Band, formed 2000 at Edinburgh | |
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| Battle Honours |
Index
of Battle Honours Index of Wars |
| Colours, Standards and Guidons | Introduction to Colours |
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| Honorary Colonels | Index of Royal Colonels |
| 1901.08.21 | Gen. Sir Ian Standish Montieth Hamilton, GCB, GCMG, DSO, TD [continued 1921 in 7th/9th Bn; also Col. Gordon Hldrs, QO Cameron Hldrs; Hon. Col. 3rd Bn Manchester Rgt; QMG 1903-04, AG 1909-10; GOC MEF 1915] | |
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| Nicknames: | The Dandy Ninth | |
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| Bibliography | How To Find Books |
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Ferguson, James. Record of the 9th (Volunteer) Battalion (Highlanders), The Royal Scots; or, the raising of a volunteer regiment and its conversion into a full-strength battalion of the Territorial Force, 1900-1909. Edinburgh : W. & A.K. Johnston, 1909. | |
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9th Battalion (Highlanders) The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment). [s.l. : s.n.], 1925. | |
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Young, W.P. 9th Royal Scots (T.F.), B Company on active service : from a private's diary, February-May 1915. 2nd ed. Edinburgh : Turnbull & Spears, 1916. | |
