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5th (Renfrewshire) Battalion,
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
1859-1967
 
United Kingdom 
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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.
How to find information about individuals who served in this corps
 
  Titles and Lineage Scottish County Index
Alphabetic Index of Titles
 
  1860.08.01 1st Administrative Battalion, Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers
formed with HQ at Greenock to administer existing corps:
   
  • 1st Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteer Corps at Greenock, raised 10 Sep. 1859; absorbed Feb. 1860 2nd RVC, 13th RVC and 18th RVC
  • 2nd Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteer Corps at Greenock, raised 10 Sep. 1859; absorbed Feb. 1860 by 1st RVC
  • 5th Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteer Corps at Port Glasgow, raised 15 Nov. 1859
  • 10th Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteer Corps at Greenock, raised 3 Feb. 1860; absorbed 29 June 1863 11th RVC as its No. 2 Coy and redesignated as 10th Renfrewshire (The Greenock Highlanders) RVC
  • 11th Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteer Corps at Greenock, raised 3 Feb. 1860 (including two Highland coys); absorbed 29 June 1863 by 10th RVC
  • 12th Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteer Corps at Greenock, raised 3 Feb. 1860; disbanded by Aug. 1860
  • 13th Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteer Corps at Greenock, raised 24 Jan. 1860; absorbed Feb. 1860 by 1st RVC
  • 18th Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteer Corps at Greenock, raised 6 Feb. 1860; absorbed Feb. 1860 by 1st RVC
  • 22nd Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteer Corps at Gourock, raised 6 Apr. 1860
  • 1st Buteshire Rifle Volunteer Corps at Rothesay, raised 19 Jan. 1860; regimented Aug. 1863
  1880.03.16 1st Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
consolidated with HQ at Greenock
   
  • A Company at Greenock, formed from 1st Renfrew RVC
  • B Company at Greenock, formed from 1st Renfrew RVC
  • C Company at Greenock, formed from 1st Refnrew RVC
  • D Company at Greenock, formed from 1st Renfrew RVC
  • E Company at Port Glasgow, formerly 5th Renfrew RVC
  • F Company at Greenock, formed from 10th Renfrew RVC
  • G Company at Greenock, formed from 10th Renfrew RVC
  • H Company at Gourock, formerly 22nd Renfrew RVC
  • I Company at Rothesay, formerly 1st Buteshire RVC; disbanded 1906
  1880.06.15 1st Renfrewshire (Renfrew and Bute) Rifle Volunteer Corps
  1881.07.01 volunteer battalion of Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
  1887.12.01 1st (Renfrewshire) Volunteer Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
  1900 K (Cyclist) Company formed
  1908.04.01 5th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
transferred to T.F. with HQ at Greenock
 
  • A Company at Greenock
  • B Company at Greenock
  • C Company at Greenock
  • D Company at Greenock
  • E Company at Port Glasgow
  • F Company at Greenock
  • G Company at Greenock
  • H Company at Gourock (dets at Inverkip)
  1909.03 5th (Renfrewshire) Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
  1915.03 1/5th (Renfrewshire) Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
renumbered on formation of 2/5th Battalion
  1920.02.07 5th (Renfrewshire) Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Greenock
   
  • A Company at ?
  • B Company at ?
  • C Company at ?
  • D Company at ?
  1921.01.01 5th (Renfrewshire) Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)
  1921.10.01 5th/6th (Renfrewshire) Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)
formed by amalgamation with 6th (Renfrewshire) Battalion
  1939.05.17 6th (Renfrewshire) Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)
redesignated upon formation of duplicate 5th (Renfrewshire) Battalion
  1941.11.01 93rd Anti-Tank Regiment, RA (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
  1942.03.11 btys redesignated Q, R, S, T
  1943.01.01 btys redesignated 150, 151, 152
  1947.01.01 402nd Anti-Tank Regiment, RA (5th/6th Bn The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Greenock
 
  • P Battery at ?
  • Q Battery at ?
  • R Battery at ?
  1951.03.01 402nd Light Regiment, RA (5th/6th Bn The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
  1955.03.10 absorbed 554 (The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) LAA Regt without change of title
  1955.07.27 391st (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Light Regiment, RA
  1955.12.12 402nd Light Regiment, RA (5th/6th Bn The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
  1961.05.01 amalgamated with 277 (Highland) Field Regt RA (less surplus personnel to form 518 Coy and 574 Coy RASC) and 888 Locating Battery, to form 277th (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Field Regiment RA
     
     
  History (Links) & War Service Introduction to Volunteers
History:
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Lineage, 1859-1908 (Scottish Military Historical Society)
pip 93 (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) A/T Rgt RA (TA), by Derek Barton (The Royal Artillery 1939-45)
   
Deployment and War Service of Units:
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Biography and Gallantry Awards:
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  Battle Honours Index of Battle Honours
Index of Wars

South Africa 1900-02

The Great War: [contributed to honours of parent regiment]

The Second World War: [none awarded to artillery]

  Colours, Standards and Guidons Introduction to Colours
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Record of Colours:
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  Uniforms and Badges
   
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  Honorary Colonels Index of Royal Colonels
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1904.03.12 Hon. Col. Sir H. Shaw-Stewart, Bt., CB
  Traditions
 
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  Bibliography How To Find Books
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