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of these 2nd Line units would be the same as the original, but distinguished by a '2/' prefix, and a 2nd Lothian Brigade was formed from these units. 3rd Line training units were formed in 1915. The only TF battalion of the Royal Scots that did not immediately form a 2nd line was the 6th Bn, which instead provided two companies of reinforcements to bring
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issued instructions to separate those men who had signed up for Home Service only, and form these into reserve units. On 31 August, the formation of a reserve or 2nd Line unit was authorised for each 1st Line unit where 60 per cent or more of the men had volunteered for Overseas Service. The titles
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of two companies was formed with Hope in command. Most of his recruits (and the cap badge) were taken from No 16 Company, and the 3rd RVC remained administratively attached to the 1st City of Edinburgh RVC (the Queen's Edinburgh Volunteer Rifle Brigade) for several years. The unit, known locally as
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In 1915 the Home Service men of the 4th, 5th and 6th Royal Scots were combined into 6th Scottish Provisional Battalion, which joined the Lothian Brigade (redesignated the Scottish Provisional Brigade and later 1st Provisional Brigade) on 22 May. In April 1916 the 1st Provisional Bde moved from
233:'John Hope's Water Rats', added new companies in 1868,1872 and 1877, reaching a total of six companies. In 1880 it was renumbered as the 2nd Edinburgh RVC. From 1861 to 1892 the British Temperance League Cadet Corps of four companies with John Hope in command was affiliated to the unit. 555:
and 65th (2nd Lowland) Divisions were reorganised and numbered sequentially, the 2/4th, 2/5th and 2/6th Royal Scots temporarily combining as No 19 Battalion; by May 1916 they had reverted to their previous regimental designations, but 2/6th remained merged with 2/4th.
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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 4th VB was included in the
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swept away the Home/Foreign service distinction, and all TF soldiers became liable for overseas service, if medically fit, and the remaining provisional battalions were reorganised, but the 6th Provisional Bn had already been disbanded and its men dispersed.
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shirts, blue forage caps and knickerbockers, and brown canvas leggings. In 1882 the renumbered 2nd Edinburgh RVC adopted blue helmets in place of shakoes. After it became the 4th VB Royal Scots, the unit adopted the uniform of that regiment, wearing tartan
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comprised 21 different companies raised in that city between August 1859 and November 1860 drawn from miscellaneous interests. No 16 Company was formed on 29 February 1860 by John Hope entirely from members of the
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opened on 4 November. Two platoons of 5th/6th RS were given the task of attacking le Donjon two minutes after Zero Hour behind a special barrage. By 13.30 the whole battalion had crossed the river.
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The 3/6th Battalion was formed in 1915 as a training unit. In April 1916 it was redesignated 6th Reserve Bn, Royal Scots, but in September it was merged into the 4th Reserve Bn at
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of 1881, the 2nd Edinburgh RVC became a Volunteer Battalion (VB) of the Royal Scots, being numbered 4th VB in 1888. Two additional companies were added in 1900: G Company at
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the TA was doubled in size and 57th (Lowland) split into two medium regiments, 226 (City of Edinburgh) Bty remaining with the 57th, which was soon afterwards converted into
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Although the TF battalions of the Royal Scots were all reformed in 1920, several of them were amalgamated or converted to other roles when the TF was reorganised as the
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The battalion remained attached to the Lothian Bde, which did not join any of the TF's new infantry divisions but continued independently in its coast defence role.
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following an invasion scare in 1859 saw the creation of many Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs) composed of part-time soldiers eager to supplement the Regular
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Having contributed large drafts to other battalions, 1/6th Bn did not leave the Lothian Bde until 5 September 1915 when it went to Egypt to join the
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bridgehead, but by then the remaining TF units were being demobilised. and 5th/6th Royal Scots left for home between 25 February and 19 March.
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Sixty-four volunteers from 4th VB served in Volunteer Service Companies of the Royal Scots and the Scottish Volunteer Cyclist Company in the
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with a red-and-white ball tuft, later replaced by a scarlet upright horsehair plume. The British League Cadet Corps wore red
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On the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914, the Lothian Brigade mobilised at Edinburgh as part of Scottish Coastal Defences.
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duties on the Western Front. 1/6th Battalion arrived at Marseilles on 15 May 1916 and was immediately amalgamated with
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All Royal Scots who died in World War I are commemorated by the memorial gates unveiled at the regimental depot,
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and 1/8th Bns Royal Scots up to war establishment. A 2/6th Battalion was finally formed in March 1915.
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Almost immediately, TF units were invited to volunteer for Overseas Service. On 15 August 1914, the
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formation that had been bolstered by the Regular 14th Bde. It had suffered heavy casualties on the
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in January and February 1917, and then followed the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line (
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227 (Haddingtonshire) Medium Bty (Howitzers) at Drill Hall, Dalmeny Street, Leith –
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225 (City of Edinburgh) Medium Bty at Drill Hall, 124 McDonald Road, Edinburgh –
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London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
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The 2/6th Battalion was finally formed at Edinburgh in March 1915. It moved to
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The uniform of the original 3rd Edinburgh RVC was scarlet tunics with blue
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228 (Peeblesshire and Midlothian) Medium Bty (Howitzers) at High Street,
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In April 1918, 32nd Division was sent as reinforcements to help stop the
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Titles and Designations of Formations and Units of the Territorial Army
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1916
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Under the 'Localisation of Forces' scheme introduced in 1872 by the
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The German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line and the Battle of Arras
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Army Council Instruction No 2364, 17 December 1916, Appendix 204.
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J.T. Thomson, 'The 1st City of Edinburgh Rifle Volunteer Corps',
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Riflemen Form: A Study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
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David Porter's work on Provisional Brigades at Great War Forum.
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Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds & Lt-Col R. Maxwell-Hyslop,
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HQ 221 Mixed Brigade War Diary 4 August 1914 – 30 July 1919,
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Facing the most formidable part of the Hindenburg Line on the
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Famous Regiments Series: The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)
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6th & 9th Bns Royal Scots at Scottish Military Articles.
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Army Council Instruction No 221, January 1916, Appendix 18.
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at Hoogemolen on 22 October 1918 while attached to the
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in place of trousers. The helmet was replaced with a
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1921
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David McGregor's Victoria Cross is displayed at the
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The frontage of the Gilmore Place drill hall today.
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Index

United Kingdom

Territorial Force
Lothian Brigade
Gilmore Place drill hall
Edinburgh
Second Boer War
Senussi Campaign
Western Front
George McCrae
Territorial Force
Volunteer
Edinburgh
Royal Scots
World War I
Senussi Campaign
Western Front
Volunteer movement
British Army
1st City of Edinburgh RVC
British Temperance League
Total abstainers
Cardwell Reforms
Royal Scots
Childers Reforms
Portobello, Edinburgh
Church of Scotland

Stanhope Memorandum
Forth Brigade

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