Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
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. | 6th (Lanarkshire) Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) | . |
1947.01.01 | Reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Hamilton and concurrently amalgamated with 10th Battalion | 157 (Lowland) Infantry Brigade |
. | A Company at Hamilton | . |
. | B Company at Motherwell | . |
. | C Company at Bothwell | . |
. | D Company at Wishaw | . |
1950.06.30 | 6th/7th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) formed with HQ at Hamilton by amalgamation with 7th Battalion | . |
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. | 7th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) | . |
1947.01.01 | Reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Glasgow, and concurrently amalgamated with 9th Battalion | 157 (Lowland) Infantry Brigade |
. | A Company at Glasgow | . |
. | B Company at Glasgow | . |
. | C Company at Glasgow | . |
. | D Company at Glasgow | . |
1950.06.30 | Amalgamated with 6th (Lanarkshire) Battalion, to form 6th/7th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) | . |
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1950.06.30 | 6th/7th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) formed with HQ at Hamilton by amalgamation with 6th and 7th Battalions | . |
1967.04.01 | Disbanded and concurrently reconstituted as two companies: | . |
. | D Company (The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)), 52nd Lowland Volunteers, formed in TAVR II at Hamilton | . |
. | B Company (6th/7th Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)), The Royal Scots and Cameronians Territorials, formed in TAVR III at Hamilton | . |
1968.05.14 | Regular element of regiment disbanded, leaving TAVR element as custodians of all traditions | . |
1969.04.01 | TAVR III element reduced to cadre as 6th/7th (Territorial) Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) at Hamilton | . |
1971.04.01 | Reorganised as two companies: | . |
. | D Company (The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)), 1st Battalion, 52nd Lowland Volunteers, formed in TAVR II at Hamilton | . |
. | No. 4 (Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)) Company, 2nd Battalion, 52nd Lowland Volunteers at Motherwell, reconstituted from cadre | . |
1987 | The Cameronians RHQ disbanded, leaving the T.A. element without a parent | . |
1992.04.01 | D Coy disbanded; No 4 Coy reorganised as HQ Company 2nd Battalion (at Motherwell), and rebadged KOSB, effectively ending Cameronians presence in TA and leaving only cadet units badged as Cameronians | . |
199? | Company at Motherwell re-roled as rifle company and redesignated D (Cameronians) Company, except for the Pln at Bathgate which remained under command, but badged Royal Scots | . |
1995.06.03 | D (Cameronians) Company, The Lowland Volunteers at Motherwell including Assault Pioneer Pl, with Royal Scots Pln at Bathgate | . |
<1997> | Rebadged as D (King's Own Scottish Borderers) Coy, ending Cameronians presence in TA for second time, leaving only cadet units badged as Cameronians | . |
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. | The Royal Scots and Cameronians Territorials | . |
1967.04.01 | Formed in TAVR III with HQ at Edinburgh and companies as successors to T.A. battalions: | . |
. | A Company (8th/9th Royal Scots) at Bathgate, successor to 8th/9th Bn, The Royal Scots | . |
. | B Company (6th/7th Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)) at Hamilton, successor to 6th/7th Bn, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) | . |
1969.01.01 | reduced to two cadres: | . |
. | 8th/9th (T) Battalion, The Royal Scots, at Edinburgh, sponsored by 52nd Lowland Volunteers | . |
. | 6th/7th (T) Battalion, The Cameronians at Hamilton, sponsored by 52nd Lowland Volunteers | . |
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