718:. The attack began satisfactorily, prisoners being taken, but German machine gun nests inflicted serious casualties and the advance was held up. The brigade commander threw in his remaining troops and by the end of the day 19th Bde held the rest of the wood in its front. The Switch Line beyond was not finally captured until 27 September, and in the meantime the casualties suffered in holding the positions in High Wood under shellfire were heavy. 33rd Division was relieved from the line in early August, returning to High Wood for a new attack on 24 August for which 19th Bde was in reserve. The division was sent for rest at the end of September.
802:, where patrols on 12 April found the Germans driving broken British units westwards. The line was held by machine gunners and groups of these stragglers, then at dusk the 5th/6th Scottish Rifles arrived to stabilise the front. The line held during 13 April, then the next day a gap appeared to the battalion's left, towards the eastern edge of Meteren. Once again, a defence line was restored, with the help of divisional machine gunners and a New Zealand entrenching battalion. This line was strengthened on 15 April with the help of Royal Engineers and divisional cyclists. 19th Brigade was relieved that night.
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810:. The Germans began a bombardment of the position at 03.30 on 8 May followed by an attack at 07.30 that gained a lodgement in Ridge Wood. 19th Brigade came up at 10.00 to restore the position, and a second German attack was stopped. The divisional commander now ordered 5th/6th Scottish Rifles to recapture Ridge Wood. The battalion moved from the right of the division, behind Dickebusch Lake where it was screened by trees, and the CO, Lt-Col H.B. Spens, then carefully deployed and 'launched a most energetic counter-attack, carried out with outstanding valour and enterprise'.
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1604:; on 26 February one of these landed in 417 LAA Bty's area, causing a number of casualties. As the war in Europe drew to its close, AA commitments in rear areas were reduced and units closed up to the Scheldt, where they were either sent forward into Germany (as AA or occupation troops) or prepared for disbandment. Several regiments were disbanded in April 1945, other were converted into garrison troops or driver training regiments. 125th LAA Rgt remained in 76th AA Bde's order of battle in the final weeks of the war.
702:. XV Corps had taken most of its objectives on 14 July, but High Wood and Delville Wood remained in enemy hands. Next day, 19th Brigade remained in reserve while the rest of 33rd Division assaulted Switch Trench. This attack was a failure, the infantry returning to their starting positions. On the morning of 16 July 19th Bde relieved 100th Bde, and at dawn on 20 July it renewed the attack. 5th/6th Scottish Rifles were drawn up alongside 1st Cameronians just outside the British
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643:. However, the mines were ordered to be blown 10 minutes before the brigade's attack, giving the German defenders plenty of time to prepare. Many of the attackers were also affected by the British gas cloud being blown back on them by the inconsistent winds. The leading battalions failed to get into the enemy position, and the attack was halted before 1/5th Scottish Rifles in reserve actually went 'over the top'.
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767:. The division was due to attack at dawn on 26 September and moved into position during the night of 24/25 September, with 19th Bde in reserve, but it was itself heavily attacked on the morning of 25 September. Despite being driven from many positions and suffering severe casualties, the division was able to play some part in the patched-up attack (the
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1209:. In June a partial mobilisation of TA units was begun in a process known as 'couverture', whereby each AA unit did a month's tour of duty in rotation to man selected AA and searchlight positions. On 24 August, ahead of the declaration of war, AA Command was fully mobilised at its war stations. 5th Cameronians (56th S/L Rgt) became part of
654:' formation that had just arrived in France. At the end of December the new division took over 2nd Division's section of the line at La Bassée, facing the intricate trench system around the canal, the 'Brickstacks' (a German strongpoint built into the stacks of the La Bassée brickworks), and the villages of
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authorised the formation of a reserve or 2nd Line unit for each unit where 60 per cent or more of the men had volunteered for
Overseas Service. The titles of these 2nd Line units would be the same as the 1st Line original, but distinguished by a '1/' or '2/' prefix. In this way duplicate battalions,
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swept away the Home/Foreign service distinction, and all TF soldiers became liable for overseas service, if medically fit. The
Provisional Brigades thus became anomalous, and at the end of 1916 the remaining battalions were formed into numbered battalions of their parent units in new Mixed Brigades
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supported by machine guns, but the battalion overcame all resistance and reached the first objective by about 03.30. The barrage lifted at 03.52 for the next bound, and the battalion took the second objective by 07.00. The rest of the brigade then passed through to take the third objective against
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Division relieved French troops east of Dickebusch Lake on 6 May. It took over a line running to Scottish Wood and Ridge Wood, an area that had been in the rear area of the Ypres Salient, but was now the front line and was threatened by the Germans who had
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In 1863 No 1 Company as disbanded and No 14 was absorbed into No 15. The following year No 7 Company was absorbed into No 3 and the companies were lettered, A to G for 1st Bn, K to Q (omitting O) for 2nd Bn. In 1870, K company, the old
University Company, was absorbed into Q Company, the old 77th,
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inflicted heavy casualties on 5th/6th
Scottish Rifles and other assaulting battalions and they were driven back. During the night, 5th/6th Scottish Rifles' second-in-command, Major C.C. Scott, led a successful surprise attack that seized 'Gloucester Road' trench and the troublesome 'Meath Post'
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arrived on 17 November with the primary task of cooperating with the LAA guns against mine-laying in the channel. Lieutenant-Colonel Gow acted as brigade commander on occasions when the brigadier was absent. 125th LAA Regiment contributed personnel to a local warning radar troop that 76 AA Bde
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Glasgow in September 1914. The 2nd Line Lowland Divisional and Brigade HQs began to form in January 1915, but it was some time before the various formations and units were assembled from their depots. Training was held up both by the lack of modern arms and
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The division returned to the Somme sector on 22 October to take part in a new series of attacks in the area of 'Dewdrop' and 'Boritska' Trenches. On 3–4 November 19 Brigade attacked 'Hazy' Trench and took the 'Gun Pits', even though heavy artillery could not be used in support because of the
841:(29 September), 33rd Division's role was simply to occupy ground from which the outflanked enemy were expected to retire. However, although the main attack was successful, the enemy facing the division did not budge until the following day, when patrols pushed forwards to the canal bank.
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535 S/L Bty left the regiment on 23 January 1942 and transferred to 57th (8th
Cameronian) S/L Rgt in 12 AA Division. Later in the war it took part in the Allied invasion of Italy as an independent S/L battery. 535 S/L Battery was replaced in 56th S/L Rgt by 357 S/L Bty transferred from
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estuary was established, with 76 AA Bde responsible for the 'Scheldt North' sector. HAA positions were established at intervals of 4–5000 yards along the waterway, interspersed with irregularly sited LAA positions. 125th LAA Regiment was fully deployed by 4 November, with RHQ and the
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of
December 1888 introduced a Mobilisation Scheme for Volunteer units, which would assemble in their own brigades at key points in case of war. In peacetime these brigades provided a structure for collective training. Under this scheme the Lanarkshire battalions were included in the
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By 1942, AA Command had more than enough S/L units, but was still seriously short of light anti-aircraft (LAA) gun units, and began a programme of converting S/L units (which also had the benefit of saving manpower). On 18 February 56th S/L Rgt was converted to the LAA role as
1436:. RHQ of 125th LAA Rgt under Lt-Col J.S Gow landed in Normandy on the evening of 9 June and the reconnaissance party of 417 S/L Bty arrived the following day. The battery was ready for action at Arromanches by 13 June, followed by the other two batteries on 15 June (418 at
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in
Cheshire on 1 June 1943 when it came under the command of 76 AA Bde and began training for Overlord. During the summer months, it took part in various exercises on the South Coast of England, including practices with landing craft. In January 1944, 76 AA Bde moved to
1578:) aimed at breaking through to Antwerp, 76th AA Bde was ordered to take precautions against possible attacks by German airborne troops, as well as dealing with increased air activity; the night of 26/27 December was the busiest since the brigade arrived at the Scheldt.
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University) Lanarkshire RVC – had existed for a few months as a drill class at Glasgow University, but recruits were mainly from the mercantile community, services accepted 8 March 1860, joined 1st Corps in April
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uncertainty of the exact positions of friendly and enemy troops. Supplies had to be manhandled to the front line across 5,000 yards (4,600 m) of thick mud. The division then took over a section of line from the French and garrisoned this during the winter.
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in attacks on 13 and 15/16 April. These attacks were unsuccessful, but 19th Bde was firmly established in the forward part of the Hindenburg Line when the rest of 33rd Division took over the front. Casualties during the subsequent fighting were heavy.
1101:). Part of the role of these home defence units alongside the Training Reserve was physical conditioning to render men fit for drafting overseas. 15th Scottish Rifles continued in this role until the end of the war, and was disbanded on 30 July 1919.
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coast when the order to mobilise was received at 17.25 on Tuesday August 1914. On return from camp the 5th Scottish Rifles mobilised at 261 West Princes Street and then undertook guards and patrols at vulnerable points around Glasgow and the
1396:(RASC) to provide mobility, with 1617 LAA Rgt Platoon assigned to 125th LAA Rgt. The standard organisation for a mobile LAA regiment in the forthcoming campaign would be three batteries (54 guns) equipped with towed or Self-Propelled (SP)
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During the 1930s the increasing need for anti-aircraft (AA) defence for Britain's cities was addressed by converting a number of TA infantry battalions into AA units. The 5th/8th Cameronians was one of the battalions selected, becoming a
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and 65th (2nd Lowland) Divisions were numbered sequentially, with 2/5th Scottish Rifles becoming No 17 Battalion. In January 1916 it had reverted to its previous designation, but had absorbed 2/7th Bn. In March 1916 the division moved to
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No 12 Company – from 53rd Lanarkshire RVC, recruited from employees of the warehousing, general wholesale and retail drapery firms and J & W Campbell Ltd, with a financial contribution from J.W. Campbell, services accepted 30 January
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After VE Day, the brigade remained temporarily on its AA tasks. Its units then returned to the mainland from the Scheldt islands and concentrated north of Antwerp before moving into Germany in June to garrison the
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885:, 33rd Division crossed the river in strength on 22 October and launched its attack at 02.00 on 23 October, with 5th/6th Scottish Rifles leading 19th Bde on the left. The German defences consisted of a line of
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No 13 Company – from 63rd Lanarkshire RVC, recruited from employees of the baking, grain and provisions trades, whose firms contributed financially, services accepted 22 February 1860, joined 1st Corps March
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After the Battle of the Lys, 33rd Division spent several months in the Ypres sector before being relieved by US troops at the end of August and going for training. By the time it re-entered the line in the
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once more had its own identity and history. In the event, only three batteries were formed in 5th Bn (56th S/L Rgt) at 261 West Prince's St (HQ, 419, 418 and 419 Btys), 420 being formed in 57th S/L Rgt.
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was well under way. It was ordered to make a preparatory attack on the outer defences of the Hindenburg Line on 21 September. At dawn 19th Bde advanced on the right, but machine gunners of the German
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No 14 Company – from 72nd (Fine Arts) Lanarkshire RVC, recruited from Glasgow jewellers, silversmiths, engravers, watch and clockmakers, services accepted 17 February 1860, joined 1st Corps March 1860
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was formed to take over responsibility for western Scotland (including Glasgow and the Clyde) while 3 AA Division (including 52 AA Bde and 56th S/L Rgt) retained responsibility for eastern Scotland.
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Salient in November in the worst of Flanders mud. 5th/6th Scottish Rifles was particularly aggressive with its patrols during the winter, forcing the enemy to give up possession of the 'Gasometers'.
1597:, came over 76th AA Bde's area. Its war diary records: 'This was the best day since our formation', with 15 aircraft claimed as 'certainly destroyed' and others probably crashed in enemy territory.
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opened on 21 March 1918, and 33rd Division was sent south as reinforcements, concentrating in the Arras area by 8 April. When the second phase of the offensive broke through further north (the
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The only enemy aircraft seen in this period were on reconnaissance missions, usually flying very high. However, at the beginning of December 417 LAA battery was ordered to send A Trp to
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in Great Western Road, Glasgow, building a drill hall there in 1866–7. Later it built a new headquarters (HQ) at 261 West Princes Street. By 1881 the HQ was at 242 West George Street.
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A 3rd Line or reserve battalion was formed at Glasgow in November 1914. On 8 April 1916 it was redesignated 5th Reserve Bn, Scottish Rifles, and on 1 September 1916, when it was at
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by the end of the month. Intensive training by units continued at firing camps and exercises around the country. By now the brigade had been joined by the lorries of 323rd Company
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weak opposition, but were held up before the final objective. 19th Brigade, accompanied by Royal Engineers, continued the attack the following morning, reaching the outskirts of
389:, a future prime minister, served as lieutenant in the 53rd RVC, becoming captain in 1867; he was a nephew of the founder of J. & W Campbell and was a partner in the firm.
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by raft bridges next day, and in the evening 19th Bde took up the pursuit, liberating Pot de Vin the following morning. By the end of 7 November the brigade had reached the
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The regiment was withdrawn from Dunkirk on 1 November and moved to rejoin 76 AA Bde defending Antwerp. A Gun Defence Area (GDA) covering the whole area of Antwerp and the
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The 33rd Division's historian usually refers to 1st Bn as 'Cameronians' and 5th Bn as 'Scottish Rifles', which may reflect the battalions' preferences as to titles; the
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In May, those units required for the assault phase of Overlord began to gather in southern England and concentrated at Southend. Elements of 76 AA Bde landed on
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which also had its origins in Glasgow University. New K and O Companies were added in 1878, K being relettered I and new H and K Companies being raised in 1881.
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The brigade was ordered to cease fire on 3 May 1945 when a local truce came into effect to allow supplies to be sent to civilians in enemy-occupied Holland (
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The various companies that were raised in 1859–60 had variations on Volunteer grey uniforms. However, after a vote in 1862 they all adopted 'Elcho grey' (
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1076:, which joined the Scottish Provisional Brigade (later 1st Provisional Brigade) on 22 May. In April 1916 the 1st Provisional Bde moved from Scotland to
662:. This was considered a quiet sector, but an excellent training ground in trench warfare, with continuous mining activity and occasional trench raids.
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No 15 Company – from 76th (Port Dundas) Lanarkshire RVC, recruited from men working in the wharves, stores, distilleries, sawmills and sugar works at
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equipment, and the need to supply reinforcement drafts to the 1st Line. By August, however, the division was substantially complete and stationed at
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searchlight (S/L) regiment in late 1938 while remaining affiliated with the Cameronians. At the same time, the TA was doubled in size following the
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on 19 November. At this time 19th Bde (which included 1st Bn Cameronians) had just been relieved from the line following very heavy fighting in the
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brigades and divisions were created, mirroring those TF formations being sent overseas. Where recruitment was good, they also formed 3rd Line units
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AA Command was disbanded on 10 March 1955 and there were wholesale amalgamations amongst its units. 591st (Cameronians) LAA Rgt amalgamated with
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No 11 Company – from 50th (1st Press Corps) Lanarkshire RVC, recruited from newspaper employees and pressmen, services accepted 10 January 1860
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in Elmbank Street, Glasgow, on 27 July 1859. Its services as one company were offered on 5 August and were accepted on 24 September 1859, with
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1016:, which had been the first TF formation to serve in that country. At first 2/5th Bn was stationed at Moore Park (Fermoy), and a year later at
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miles in the day. The Selle was the next major German defence line; 33rd Division closed up to it on 11 October and established bridgeheads.
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Canal, preceded by a 40-minute discharge of poison gas. 19th Brigade's attack would be assisted by two mines blown under the German lines by
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1589:: daylight attacks against Allied airfields in support of the Ardennes offensive. Between 09.20 and 09.54 some 50–60 enemy aircraft, mainly
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 13 March 1943, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/83.
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1448:. The regiment's Z Group of rear-echelon troops arrived from England on 18 July, and the RASC lorries began to arrive on 22 July.
1455:, 21st Army Group began its break-out from the Normandy beachhead. On 27 August 419 LAA Bty handed over its towed Bofors guns to
940:. Although the final operations were successful, casualties had been heavy, and the division had also been badly affected by the
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894:. On the night of 25 October this village was taken by a pincer movement, 19th Bde working round the high ground to its north.
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On 10 August, units of the division were invited to volunteer for Overseas Service, and the majority did so. On 31 August, the
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No 7 Company – from 39th Lanarkshire RVC, recruited from employees of shipping companies, services accepted 29 December 1859
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was adopted, but the grey cap was reintroduced until 1878 when a grey helmet with bronze fittings came into use. In 1902 a
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against enemy shipping; C Trp joined it in early January 1945. When the German Army launched its Ardennes offensive (the
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formed at Glasgow in 1938) without change of title. On 1 October 1953 it dropped the S/L part of its title once more.
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No 9 Company – from 2nd (University of Glasgow) Lanarkshire RVC, recruited from professors, graduates and students of
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In November 1915 the 2/5th Scottish Rifles absorbed the 2/8th Battalion. At this time the infantry battalions in the
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1502:). It was withdrawn from Amiens on 22 September and reached Boulogne the following day, just as the siege ended.
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of 52nd (Lowland) Division. It also had affiliated to it 5th The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Cadet Battalion.
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to the attack, making rapid progress, despite the cratered roads and fallen trees. The division crossed the
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where it provided the basis for a new 531 S/L Bty formed on 14 November 1940. This battery later joined
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1664:. 125th (Cameronians) LAA Rgt was placed in suspended animation on 1 March 1946, completed on 9 April.
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When the Blitz ended in May 1941 the Edinburgh area had escaped relatively lightly, though the nearby
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1420:(6 June) itself, and follow-up units arrived over following days. 76 AA Brigade's role was to defend
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returned to the UK by the end of June. 5th/6th Scottish Rifles was disembodied on 18 November 1919.
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1647:. As well as guarding vital points, it was responsible for camps containing 6000 disarmed former
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The division was withdrawn from Polygon Wood for a short rest, then took over the defence of the
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544:. The division completed its mobilisation by 10 August and proceeded to its war stations in the
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33rd Division crossed the canal without opposition on 5 October. Ordered to pursue towards the
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No 8 Company – from 79th (Glasgow 3rd Western) Lanarkshire RVC, services accepted 29 March 1860
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covering Scotland. In February 1939 the existing AA defences came under the control of a new
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came into effect at 11.00 on 11 November, 33rd Division was camped in the Sambre Valley near
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on 23 September 1859 by members of the legal profession, services accepted 5 December 1859
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were integrated into the unit). On 1 June 1950 it absorbed 518th LAA/SL Rgt (the prewar
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3624:
1097:
on 1 January 1917, while 1st Provisional Brigade became 221st Infantry Brigade (later
1040:, it absorbed the 6th, 7th and 8th Reserve Bns of the regiment and formed part of the
385:
The ranks of the 1st and 2nd Western Companies provided many officers for other RVCs.
299:
No 4 Company – from 15th (Procurators) Lanarkshire RVC, formed after a meeting at the
4097:
1787:
1672:
When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947, the regiment reformed at Glasgow as
1155:
891:
760:
703:
665:
On 29 May 1916 the battalion merged with merged with 6th Scottish Rifles to form the
468:
445:
408:
353:
217:
as part of the Highland Light Infantry from 1859, it later became a battalion of the
1802:
cap was adopted. This was retained until the early 20th Century when it adopted the
1330:
By the middle of June the regiment had completed its conversion and was assigned to
273:. The unit was entirely self-supporting, with all its expenses paid by its members.
1795:
1551:
1476:
1300:
on 23 January 1942. 357 S/L Bty continued to wear its Lancashire Fusiliers badges.
970:
582:
234:
210:
169:
4071:
Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth – Regiments.org (archive site)
3792:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1947/Imperial War Museum and Battery Press, 1993,
2375:
632:
435:
of 1881, the 1st Lanarkshire RVC became the senior Volunteer Battalion of the new
3773:, Vol II, London: Macmillan, 1925/Imperial War Museum & Battery Press, 1995,
3711:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1939/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
3681:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
3666:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1934/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
1444:
bombers, but daylight activity was restricted to attacks by a few single-engined
694:. It began to move south by train on 10 July and was in Corps Reserve during the
581:
The First Line battalion was one of the first TF units selected to reinforce the
1783:
1661:
1543:
1494:, but this move was cancelled and the brigade went instead to join the siege of
1480:
1429:
1233:
period there were a number of attacks on the naval bases of Scotland before the
1057:
1053:
941:
937:
865:
857:
545:
541:
374:
222:
137:
3964:, London: Waterlow & Sons 1921/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2004,
3696:
London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
1904:, Glasgow. There is also a plaque to all the Cameronian dead in World War I in
1799:
1660:
As the year progressed, units were progressively disbanded as the troops were
1421:
1230:
1081:
1045:
998:
807:
799:
795:
569:
2436:
738:
by raids and strong patrols. 19th Brigade was detached on 12 April to assist
1680:(the wartime 51st LAA Bde) at Glasgow. On 16 March 1949 the regiment became
1649:
1640:
1380:
1379:
The regiment with its three batteries, now designated a mobile unit, was at
1271:
1235:
886:
238:
180:
3947:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55
2943:
2353:
1896:, commemorating all the regiment's battalions in World War I, sculpted by
844:
3994:, Glasgow: Maclehose, Jackson 1923/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004,
3865:, London: Samson Books, 1978/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001,
1878:
1629:
1495:
1249:
56th (5th Battalion, Cameronian Scottish Rifles) Searchlight Regiment, RA
918:
902:
752:
590:
536:
203:
4050:
3908:
The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
1636:
area. The units under command during this period included 125th LAA Rgt
280:
Commandant on 6 March. In June 1860 it was divided into two battalions:
4006:
Titles and Designations of Formations and Units of the Territorial Army
3771:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1914
1555:
1547:
1534:
1491:
1221:
1009:
1002:
922:
820:
659:
655:
553:
549:
344:
No 10 Company – from 18th Lanarkshire RVC, recruited from employees of
318:
230:
214:
123:
3811:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988/London: Brasseys, 1996,
3786:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918
1839:
Warden R. Maxwell, VD, former CO (8th Bn), appointed 27 February 1904
1633:
1616:
1487:
1486:
On 11 September the regiment returned to 76 AA Bde, which was in the
1217:
56th (5th Battalion, Cameronian Scottish Rifles) Searchlight Regiment
1049:
1021:
1017:
914:
616:(another Regular formation that had suffered heavy casualties in the
557:
245:, and continued in air defence role in the postwar years until 1955.
2710:
John Lee, 'The British Divisions at Third Ypres', in Liddle, p. 220.
1762:
in 1967, the regiment was disbanded and became concurrently part of
1513:, using HAA and LAA guns against ground targets, as well as against
631:. On 25 September it was to assault the enemy trenches south of the
419:
Under the 'Localisation of Forces' scheme introduced in 1872 by the
1881:
visited Clary in November 1918, the battalion was drawn up in the
1877:
to commemorate its liberation by 5th/6th Bn Scottish Rifles. When
1524:
1468:
1417:
1407:
1385:
1220:
1136:
990:
843:
589:(BEF) in France and soon left the Lowland Division. It landed at
4060:
834:
strongpoint, and held on against counter-attacks until relieved.
18:
125th (Cameronians) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
4076:
Royal Regiment of Artillery, Volunteer Regiments (archive site).
3724:
Riflemen Form: A Study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
3500:
76 AA Bde War Diary, August–December 1945, TNA file WO 171/4890.
1173:
8th Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (57th Searchlight Regiment)
1163:
5th Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (56th Searchlight Regiment)
1077:
2983:
David Porter's work on Provisional Brigades at Great War Forum.
1517:
aircraft attempting to drop supplies to the besieged garrison.
1440:, 419 at Escures). There were a number of night engagements of
1080:
to take over coastal defence duties, with 10th Bn stationed at
3784:
Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds & Lt-Col R. Maxwell-Hyslop,
2993:
HQ 221 Mixed Brigade War Diary 4 August 1914 – 30 July 1919,
2973:
Army Council Instruction 2364 of December 1916 (Appendix 204).
1256:
377:, services accepted 26 March 1860, joined 1st Corps April 1860
259:
1st Lanarkshire (or Glasgow 1st Western) Rifle Volunteer Corps
3923:
History of the 33rd Divisional Artillery in the War 1914–1918
3509:
76 AA Bde War Diary, January–July 1946, TNA file WO 171/8878.
3461:
76 AA Bde War Diary, January–July 1945, TNA file WO 171/4889.
1471:. Two batteries deployed to cover the bridging operations at
1255:
of experienced officers and men to 235th S/L Training Rgt at
794:) the division moved to cover the important transport hub of
289:
No 1 Company – from 1st (Glasgow 1st Western) Lanarkshire RVC
1357:. 125th (Cameronians) LAA Rgt transferred within 2 AA Gp to
798:. 19th Brigade took up positions covering the approaches to
3962:
The Thirty-Third Division in France and Flanders, 1915–1919
3272:
Routledge, Table XLII, p. 267; Table XLIII, p. 268; p. 286.
2964:
Army Council Instruction 221 of January 1916 (Appendix 18).
730:
In March 1917 33rd Division was withdrawn to train for the
535:
The Lowland Division had been attending annual camp on the
518:
of the OTC. The Scottish Rifles Brigade formed part of the
3878:
Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1695–1914
1490:
area and scheduled to move up to cover the vital port of
860:
on 8 October, 19th Brigade advanced without an artillery
698:(12–13 July) before being committed to action during the
514:(OTC) and the High School Glasgow Cadet Corps joined the
1806:
uniform with dark green facings of the Scottish Rifles.
452:, based at 127 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, and later at
3949:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994,
3893:
Passchendaele in Perspective: The Third Battle of Ypres
1349:
414 LAA Bty left the regiment on 3 October and joined
1266:
Eastern Scotland largely escaped air attack during the
1093:
and Home Service Divisions. 10th Provisional Bn became
321:
Division of Glasgow, services accepted 22 December 1859
233:. Converted into an anti-aircraft regiment just before
2854:
Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 496–7, 502–3, 508–9.
601:. Although an independent brigade, it was attached to
253:
An invasion scare in 1859 led to the emergence of the
4088:
3657:
Army Council Instructions Issued During December 1916
1008:
In January 1917 65th (2nd Lowland) Division moved to
3790:
26th September–11th November, The Advance to Victory
3651:
Army Council Instructions Issued During January 1916
1044:. Later it returned to Scotland, being stationed at
881:
After a pause to prepare for a major offensive, the
620:). On 19 August 1915, 19th Bde transferred again to
1123:
5th/8th Battalion The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
129:
119:
97:
87:
72:
54:
46:
31:
3281:39 S/L Rgt War Diary, 1943, TNA file WO 166/11500.
1113:in command. In 1921 the TF was reorganised as the
3855:Records of the Scottish Volunteer Force 1859–1908
3745:Most Unfavourable Ground: The Battle of Loos 1915
3566:
3564:
3562:
3517:
3515:
3353:76 AA Bde War Diary, 1943, TNA file WO 166/11247.
2809:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 219–20, 249–51.
1885:in his honour. Later a plaque was erected in the
1639:By October the brigade had established its HQ at
646:On 25 November 1915, 19th Bde was transferred to
624:, this time as an integral part of the division.
3409:80 AA Bde War Diary, 1944, TNA file WO 171/1085.
3382:76 AA Bde War Diary, 1944, TNA file WO 171/1084.
1372:earmarked for the planned invasion of Normandy (
1304:125th (Cameronians) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
710:, preceded by a line of scouts and supported by
4066:The Regimental Warpath 1914–1918 (archive site)
3841:, Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984,
3293:
3291:
3289:
3287:
3029:
3027:
3025:
3023:
3021:
3019:
3017:
3015:
2427:
2425:
2184:"1st Lanarkshire at Scottish Military Articles"
1558:Cloisters, and 418 LAA Bty in the countryside.
897:The BEF's last major attack of the war was the
627:2nd Division was preparing for the forthcoming
423:, the 1st Lanarkshire RVC was grouped with the
3925:, Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2005,
3826:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984,
2071:
2069:
2067:
2065:
2063:
2061:
2059:
2057:
2055:
2053:
2051:
2049:
2047:
1467:, which moved up to cover the crossing of the
1141:90 cm 'Projector Anti-Aircraft', displayed at
312:Glasgow Institute of Accountants and Actuaries
267:Sir Archibald Campbell of Succoth, 3rd Baronet
3992:The Fifty-Second (Lowland) Division 1914–1918
3839:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
3824:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
3760:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914
3445:Routledge, p. 335; Table LII, p. 331; Map 30.
3106:AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files.
3063:
3061:
3059:
3057:
3055:
3053:
3051:
2827:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 362–3, 376.
2500:, Vol II, pp. 227, 459; Appendices 1 & 5.
2413:
2411:
2409:
2407:
2405:
2403:
2401:
2045:
2043:
2041:
2039:
2037:
2035:
2033:
2031:
2029:
2027:
1261:52nd (Queen's Edinburgh, Royal Scots) S/L Rgt
612:, from 31 May 1915, 19th Bde was attached to
8:
4109:Military units and formations in Lanarkshire
2344:
2342:
2309:
2307:
952:got under way in January 1919, and the last
508:5th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
4056:Imperial War Museum, War Memorials Register
3151:
2940:"65 (2nd L) Division at Regimental Warpath"
2791:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 116, 146.
2620:
2618:
2616:
2614:
2178:
2176:
1798:service dress with green Austrian knot and
1117:(TA). In that year the 5th Bn absorbed the
909:, then on 5 November it passed through the
3738:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,
3378:
3376:
3374:
3372:
3370:
3368:
3349:
3347:
3328:
3326:
3259:
3257:
3149:
3147:
3145:
3143:
3141:
3139:
3137:
3135:
3133:
3131:
3101:
3099:
2923:
2921:
2919:
2909:
2907:
2905:
2632:
2630:
2612:
2610:
2608:
2606:
2604:
2602:
2600:
2598:
2596:
2594:
2543:
2541:
2531:
2529:
2321:
2319:
1998:
1996:
1994:
1992:
1990:
1988:
1986:
1984:
1982:
1980:
1970:
1968:
1966:
1964:
1962:
1643:under the command of 52nd (L) Division in
548:Defences, with the Scottish Rifles Bde at
407:The corps carried out its first drills on
4114:Rifle Volunteer Corps of the British Army
3496:
3494:
2928:65 (2nd L) Division at Long, Long Trail.
2573:
2571:
2569:
2559:
2557:
2555:
2517:
2515:
2483:
2481:
2297:
2295:
2293:
1540:Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
1239:turned its attention to the campaigns in
38:125th (Cameronians) Light AA Regiment, RA
4104:Military units and formations in Glasgow
3585:444–473 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on.
3580:
3578:
3576:
3457:
3455:
3453:
3451:
3436:Routledge, pp. 323–4; Table LII, p. 331.
3305:
3303:
3193:
3191:
3189:
3187:
2291:
2289:
2287:
2285:
2283:
2281:
2279:
2277:
2275:
2273:
2149:
2147:
2145:
2143:
2141:
1684:('Mixed' indicating that members of the
1529:SP Bofors gun in Holland, December 1944.
969:with the 2nd Scottish Rifles Brigade at
3555:67–106 AA Bdes at British Army 1945 on.
3205:
3203:
2433:"Scottish Rifles at Regimental Warpath"
2350:"52 (L) Division at Regimental Warpath"
2139:
2137:
2135:
2133:
2131:
2129:
2127:
2125:
2123:
2121:
2014:
2012:
1940:
1917:
1721:(474th HAA Rgt had previously absorbed
36:56th (5th Cameronians) S/L Regiment, RA
4008:, London: War Office, 7 November 1927.
3479:Routledge, p. 348; Table LVII, p. 366.
3250:Recollections of bombing in Edinburgh.
2881:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 561.
2108:
2106:
2104:
2102:
2100:
2098:
2096:
2094:
2092:
2090:
1760:Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1725:, descended from 8th Bn Cameronians.)
1682:591st (Mixed) LAA/SL Rgt (Cameronians)
751:33rd Division spent the summer on the
28:
4030:, London: Longmans, 1959/Corgi, 1966.
4028:In Flanders Fields: The 1917 Campaign
3659:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1916.
3653:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1916.
3078:"8th Bn Cameronians at Regiments.org"
2588:Cherry, pp. 25, 37, 47–8, 65–9, 75–6.
2386:from the original on 19 February 2006
2155:"5th Bn Cameronians at Regiments.org"
1728:On 1 May 1961 445th LAA Rgt absorbed
1611:). This was followed on 4 May by the
1270:. In November 1940, at the height of
979:195th (2/1st Scottish Rifles) Brigade
973:, when they were officially numbered
341:, services accepted 24 September 1859
40:591 (Cameronians) LAA/SL Regiment, RA
7:
3910:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992,
2418:Scottish Rifles at Long, Long Trail.
2335:52 (L) Division at Long, Long Trail.
1836:, former CO, appointed 29 March 1903
1479:; later it moved to the crossing at
1388:, with 125th LAA Rgt established at
948:, in the Somme area for the winter.
34:5th Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
1298:39th (Lancashire Fusiliers) S/L Rgt
1074:10th Scottish Provisional Battalion
997:, 195th Bde being quartered around
356:, services accepted 5 December 1859
314:, services accepted 5 December 1859
3726:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982,
2890:Macartney-Filgate, pp. 188, 196–7.
2637:33rd Division at Long, Long Trail.
2548:27th Division at Long, Long Trail.
1974:Grierson, pp. 16, 220–7, Plate XX.
1615:and the end of the war in Europe (
1613:German surrender at Lüneburg Heath
1542:(REME) workshop in the convent at
1505:On 19 October the regiment joined
506:of 1908, the battalion became the
439:, without changing its title. The
425:26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot
42:445 (Cameronians) LAA Regiment, RA
25:
4015:, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010,
2578:2nd Division at Long, Long Trail.
2522:6th Division at Long, Long Trail.
1768:102 (Ulster and Scottish) LAD Rgt
1730:Q (West Lothian, Royal Scots) Bty
1707:with the following organisation:
1563:organised from its own resources
1020:. The battalion was disbanded at
1014:59th (2nd North Midland) Division
759:sector before being moved to the
3960:Lt-Col Graham Seton-Hutchinson,
2995:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
1736:at Edinburgh and reorganised as
1600:Antwerp was heavily attacked by
1412:Bofors gun and crew, summer 1944
1285:, by a cadre from 52nd S/L Rgt.
1211:52nd Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade
1158:, so two regiments were formed:
837:Having prepared the way for the
429:74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot
394:Sir George Campbell, 4th Baronet
200:1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers
76:
59:
32:1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers
4051:British Army units from 1945 on
3530:Litchfield, p. 292; Appendix 5.
3427:Routledge, Table LI, pp. 328–9.
1697:474th (City of Glasgow) HAA Rgt
1125:. The battalion formed part of
901:. On 4 November, 33rd Division
3977:The Army and Society 1815–1914
3400:Routledge, Table XLIX, p. 319.
1772:Lowland Rgt, RA (Territorials)
1747:Q (Glasgow and Blythswood) Bty
1368:, one of the formations under
1060:Garrison. It was disbanded at
261:was held in the playground of
1:
3857:, Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1909.
3231:Routledge, Table LXV, p. 396.
3033:Frederick, pp. 860–1, 869–70.
2863:Macartney-Filgate, pp. 190–1.
2764:Macartney-Filgate, pp. 165–6.
2719:Macartney-Filgate, pp. 121–4.
2217:Dunlop, pp. 60–1; Appendix A.
2084:Beckett, p. 60; Appendix VII.
1928:use Scottish Rifles for both.
1860:, appointed 29 September 1932
1770:, and T (Glasgow) Bty in the
1177:421–424 Searchlight Batteries
1167:417–420 Searchlight Batteries
1052:. By December 1917 it was at
437:Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
243:campaign in North West Europe
219:Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
4013:Tracing the Rifle Volunteers
3895:, London: Leo Cooper, 1997,
3880:, London: Leo Cooper, 1970,
3125:Routledge, Table LX, p. 378.
2818:Seton-Hutchison, pp. 138–.41
2800:Seton-Hutchison, pp. 131–40.
2782:Seton-Hutchison, pp. 127–30.
1756:445th (Lowland) Regiment, RA
1432:, and the little harbour of
1326:419 LAA Bty from 419 S/L Bty
1323:418 LAA Bty from 418 S/L Bty
1320:417 LAA Bty from 417 S/L Bty
1317:414 LAA Bty from 357 S/L Bty
1245:France and the Low Countries
1201:The regiment formed part of
1086:Kings Own Scottish Borderers
763:in September to join in the
593:on 5 November 1914, joining
560:in all manner of buildings.
396:, formerly a captain in the
3418:Routledge, Table L, p. 327.
2899:Seton-Hutchison, pp. 153–6.
2872:Seton-Hutchison, pp. 150–2.
2845:Seton-Hutchison, pp. 144–8.
2773:Seton-Hutchison, pp. 112–3.
2755:Seton-Hutchison, pp. 85–96.
2728:Seton-Hutchison, pp. 67–75.
2692:Seton-Hutchison, pp. 32–49.
2683:Seton-Hutchison, pp. 25–32.
2674:Seton-Hutchison, pp. 16–21.
2656:Macarney-Filgate, pp. 11-6.
1843:Sir William Alexander Smith
1823:Sir James Bell, 1st Baronet
1705:445th (Cameronians) LAA Rgt
1674:591st LAA Rgt (Cameronians)
1509:, which was supporting the
1311:125th (Cameronians) LAA Rgt
995:Southern Army (Home Forces)
975:65th (2nd Lowland) Division
944:pandemic. It moved back to
587:British Expeditionary Force
498:were subsumed into the new
454:Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
346:Messrs Wylie & Lochhead
4130:
3979:, London: Longmans, 1980,
3921:Maj J. Macartney-Filgate,
3747:, Solihull: Helion, 2005,
3595:Frederick, pp. 1039, 1043.
2836:Macartney-Filgate, p. 186.
2746:Seton-Hutchison, pp. 75–9.
2701:Seton-Hutchison, pp. 62–4.
2665:Seton-Hutchinson, pp. 5–6.
2647:Seton-Hutchinson, pp. 3–4.
1829:, appointed 7 October 1893
1701:483rd (Blythswood) HAA Rgt
1251:. The regiment supplied a
839:Battle of St Quentin Canal
352:, and William Lochhead as
4083:The Territorial Army 1947
3863:British Regiments 1914–18
3615:Seton-Hutchinson, p. 138.
3116:Routledge, pp. 65–6, 371.
1645:British Army of the Rhine
1359:27 (Home Counties) AA Bde
1127:156th (West Scottish) Bde
1090:Military Service Act 1916
868:. The division covered 7
3906:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
3762:, London: Methuen, 1938.
3740:100th Edn, London, 1953.
3297:Frederick, pp. 806, 839.
3157:"125 LAA Rgt at WW2talk"
2208:Beckett, pp. 135, 185–6.
1894:Cameronians War Memorial
1814:The following served as
1686:Women's Royal Army Corps
1570:to defend the island of
1394:Royal Army Service Corps
1133:Anti-Aircraft conversion
700:Battle of Bazentin Ridge
637:173rd Tunnelling Company
512:Officers' Training Corps
387:Henry Campbell-Bannerman
3853:Maj-Gen J.M. Grierson,
3605:RA Volunteer Regiments.
3310:125 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45
3210:56 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45.
3007:Titles and designations
2624:Becke, Pt 3b, pp. 31–9.
1738:445th (Lowland) LAA Rgt
1723:592nd (Glasgow) LAA Rgt
1581:On 1 January 1945, the
1095:15th Bn Scottish Rifles
1042:Lowland Reserve Brigade
929:took over the pursuit.
788:German spring offensive
677:5th/6th Scottish Rifles
480:Scottish Rifles Brigade
213:. Originally raised in
159:German spring offensive
102:Scottish Rifles Brigade
4044:The British Army, 1914
3990:Lt-Col R.R. Thompson,
3891:Peter H. Liddle (ed),
3067:Litchfield, pp. 290–1.
2913:Becke Pt 2b, pp. 61–5.
2563:Becke, Pt 1, pp. 41–6.
1869:After World War I the
1530:
1413:
1226:
1146:
1143:Fort Nelson, Hampshire
1001:and then from July at
934:Armistice with Germany
853:
825:Hundred Days Offensive
814:Hundred Days Offensive
769:Battle of Polygon Wood
484:High School of Glasgow
308:Glasgow Stock Exchange
3945:Brig N.W. Routledge,
3470:Routledge, pp. 346–7.
3181:Routledge, pp. 375–6.
2325:Becke, Pt 2a, p. 111.
1873:in Clary was renamed
1641:Burgsteinfurt Schloss
1587:Operation Bodenplatte
1528:
1428:being constructed at
1411:
1283:Holywood, County Down
1225:3 AA Divisional sign.
1224:
1207:Anti-Aircraft Command
1185:8th Bn (57th S/L Rgt)
1140:
1064:on 31 December 1918.
1028:3/5th Scottish Rifles
960:2/5th Scottish Rifles
927:38th (Welsh) Division
847:
765:Third Ypres Offensive
599:Battle of Armentières
577:1/5th Scottish Rifles
4061:The Long, Long Trail
3758:Col John K. Dunlop,
2075:Frederick, pp. 72–4.
1898:Philip Lindsey Clark
1778:Uniform and Insignia
1750:R (West Lothian) Bty
1676:. It formed part of
1591:Messerschmitt Bf 109
1568:4th Commando Brigade
1068:15th Scottish Rifles
899:Battle of the Sambre
755:coast defending the
473:South Africa 1900–02
467:, earning its first
3570:Frederick, p. 1014.
3521:Frederick, p. 1025.
3084:on 30 December 2005
2946:on 18 November 2010
2535:Becke, Pt 1, p. 99.
2487:Becke, Pt 1, p. 75.
2457:Becke, Pt 2b, p. 6.
2356:on 28 December 2009
2253:Spiers, Chapter 10.
2244:Dunlop, Chapter 14.
2190:on 25 February 2012
2161:on 30 December 2005
1744:P (Cameronians) Bty
1711:P (Cameronians) Bty
1576:Battle of the Bulge
1292:had been a target.
1099:221st Mixed Brigade
986:64th (2nd Highland)
883:Battle of the Selle
673:in 33rd Division.)
618:2nd Battle of Ypres
441:Stanhope Memorandum
263:The Glasgow Academy
237:, it served during
3975:Edward M. Spiers,
3837:J.B.M. Frederick,
3822:J.B.M. Frederick,
3722:Ian F.W. Beckett,
3636:IWM WMR Ref 69821.
3488:Routledge, p. 363.
3391:Routledge, p. 306.
3320:Routledge, p. 400.
3197:Farndale, Annex M.
2997:, file WO 95/5458.
2466:Thompson, pp. 5–6.
2439:on 2 February 2010
2378:British Army, 1914
2313:Thompson, pp. 3–5.
2226:Spiers, pp. 228–9.
1956:Spiers, pp. 163–8.
1926:Official Histories
1875:Place des Ecossais
1871:Place de la Mairie
1827:Provost of Glasgow
1818:of the battalion:
1764:207 (Scottish) Bty
1714:Q (Blythswood) Bty
1653:soldiers and 9000
1550:), 417 LAA Bty at
1531:
1414:
1374:Operation Overlord
1361:in December 1942.
1344:South East England
1227:
1147:
854:
823:sector the Allied
708:attacked High Wood
608:After a winter of
556:. The troops were
339:Glasgow University
278:Lieutenant-Colonel
255:Volunteer Movement
4021:978-1-84884-211-3
3970:978-1-84342-995-1
3931:978-1-843429-78-4
3871:978-1-84342-197-9
3861:Brig E.A. James,
3625:IWM WMR Ref 2136.
3043:Monthly Army List
2475:Seton-Hutchinson.
2301:James, pp. 70–1.
1906:Glasgow Cathedral
1847:The Boys’ Brigade
1655:Displaced persons
1623:Occupation duties
1595:Focke-Wulf Fw 190
1554:, 419 LAA Bty at
1500:Operation Wellhit
1473:Mantes-Gassicourt
1453:Battle of Falaise
1398:Bofors 40 mm guns
1268:Battle of Britain
792:Battle of the Lys
667:5th/6th Battalion
500:Territorial Force
490:Territorial Force
461:Imperial Yeomanry
225:it served on the
193:
192:
186:North West Europe
176:Battle of Britain
16:(Redirected from
4121:
4036:External sources
4000:978-1-84342993-7
3941:18 December 1947
3767:James E. Edmonds
3638:
3633:
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3221:Pile's despatch.
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3163:on 14 March 2016
3159:. Archived from
3153:
3126:
3123:
3117:
3114:
3108:
3103:
3094:
3093:
3091:
3089:
3080:. Archived from
3074:
3068:
3065:
3046:
3040:
3034:
3031:
3010:
3004:
2998:
2991:
2985:
2980:
2974:
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2965:
2962:
2956:
2955:
2953:
2951:
2942:. Archived from
2936:
2930:
2925:
2914:
2911:
2900:
2897:
2891:
2888:
2882:
2879:
2873:
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2429:
2420:
2415:
2396:
2395:
2393:
2391:
2372:
2366:
2365:
2363:
2361:
2352:. Archived from
2346:
2337:
2332:
2326:
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2314:
2311:
2302:
2299:
2268:
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2254:
2251:
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2233:
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2197:
2195:
2186:. Archived from
2180:
2171:
2170:
2168:
2166:
2157:. Archived from
2151:
2116:
2115:, various dates.
2110:
2085:
2082:
2076:
2073:
2022:
2016:
2007:
2004:Rifle Volunteers
2000:
1975:
1972:
1957:
1954:
1948:
1945:
1929:
1922:
1902:Kelvingrove Park
1816:Honorary Colonel
1810:Honorary Colonel
1602:V-1 flying bombs
1511:Siege of Dunkirk
1426:Mulberry Harbour
1355:Northern Ireland
1115:Territorial Army
1024:on 15 May 1918.
877:
876:
872:
782:Spring Offensive
696:Battle of Albert
652:Kitchener's Army
520:Lowland Division
433:Childers Reforms
421:Cardwell reforms
82:Territorial Army
80:
65:
63:
62:
29:
21:
4129:
4128:
4124:
4123:
4122:
4120:
4119:
4118:
4094:
4093:
4081:Graham Watson,
4038:
4033:
3805:Martin Farndale
3707:Maj A.F. Becke,
3692:Maj A.F. Becke,
3677:Maj A.F. Becke,
3662:Maj A.F. Becke,
3646:
3641:
3634:
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3104:
3097:
3087:
3085:
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3066:
3049:
3045:, January 1939.
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2562:
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2509:Thompson, p. 6.
2508:
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2479:
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2111:
2088:
2083:
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2017:
2010:
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1960:
1955:
1951:
1946:
1942:
1938:
1933:
1932:
1923:
1919:
1914:
1867:
1812:
1780:
1717:R (Glasgow) Bty
1670:
1625:
1609:Operation Manna
1523:
1446:Fighter-bombers
1406:
1390:Southend-on-Sea
1370:21st Army Group
1306:
1290:Rosyth Dockyard
1219:
1199:
1194:
1152:Royal Artillery
1135:
1119:8th Cameronians
1107:
1070:
1062:Bridge of Allan
1056:as part of the
1038:North Yorkshire
1030:
967:Bridge of Allan
962:
946:Hornoy-le-Bourg
925:road, when the
907:Forêt de Mormal
874:
870:
869:
816:
784:
749:
736:Hindenburg Line
732:Arras offensive
728:
714:and divisional
712:Royal Engineers
688:Somme Offensive
684:
679:
641:Royal Engineers
579:
566:
533:
528:
516:Junior Division
504:Haldane Reforms
502:(TF) under the
492:
465:Second Boer War
450:Glasgow Brigade
417:
251:
196:
136:
134:Second Boer War
112:
108:
104:
92:
60:
58:
41:
39:
37:
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4011:Ray Westlake,
4009:
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3988:
3973:
3958:
3943:
3939:London Gazette
3934:
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3904:
3889:
3874:
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3763:
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3743:Niall Cherry,
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2737:Wolff, p. 199.
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2266:20 March 1908.
2264:London Gazette
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1916:
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1913:
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1866:
1863:
1862:
1861:
1852:A.A. Kennedy,
1850:
1845:. (Founder Of
1840:
1837:
1830:
1811:
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1752:
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1715:
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1572:North Beveland
1522:
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1461:120th LAA Rgts
1451:Following the
1434:Port-en-Bessin
1405:
1402:
1328:
1327:
1324:
1321:
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1276:12 AA Division
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1034:Catterick Camp
1029:
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981:respectively.
961:
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724:
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680:
678:
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629:Battle of Loos
610:trench warfare
578:
575:
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552:and 5th Bn at
532:
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398:Royal Dragoons
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371:
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250:
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110:52 LAA Brigade
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