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1674:). It began at 05.00 on 8 February with a huge artillery preparation, after which the Highlanders attacked and were on their objectives by 23.00 that night. 61st (WH) A/T Rgt's batteries were as usual attached to the infantry brigades (and 193 Bde with RHQ), but the guns were not actually needed. On 10 February the SP Trp of 242 Bty came into action against enemy machine gun posts and houses, though several Archers of 242 and 243 Btys were bogged or damaged by enemy A/T fire. The slow advance continued through
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left did it reach its final objective; however, the 'break-in' phase of the battle had started well. Over following days 51st (H) Division made progress towards its own objective as the 'dog-fight' phase continued. The 'break-out' phase began on the night of 1/2 November with
Operation Supercharge, preceded by another powerful barrage. In the early hours of 4 November 51st (H) Division broke through to the Rahman Track, and the
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1436:). The A/T guns were assembled at Sferro under fire, so that they could be quickly deployed as soon as the infantry were on their objectives. 51st (H) Division took its new bridgeheads over the Dittaino on the night of 31 July/1 August and the A/T guns were in action by daylight. Enemy armour put in a counter-attack at 14.00 and a few tanks got close enough to be destroyed by the A/T guns. Paternò fell on 4 August,
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1682:(OP) tank on 12 February attacked and drove off an enemy party in the forest. On 13 February the SP guns destroyed a tank and a church steeple at Hekkens used as an enemy OP, while other gunners drove off local attacks by German paratroopers with small arms fire. On 16 February 243 Bty's SP and towed 17-pdrs supported a night attack by 152 Bde on
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were Gaelic-speaking, three training camps were arranged at different times of the year. In addition the corps had to maintain 15 carbine ranges. Many prizes were won by the corps, both in gun practice and repository exercises, at the
Scottish National Artillery Association camps - the King's Cup was won at
1013:, but was very stretched: one battery of 51st (WH) A/T Rgt had to cover 9 miles (14 km) of the river. Attacks by the division against a German bridgehead over the Somme were unsuccessful, and at 04.00 on 5 June the enemy attacked all along the division's front. The Bresle line was outflanked by German
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The original uniforms varied greatly. Colonel F. Campbell (commanding 1884–1903) wrote:'The corps had their separate uniforms, which were tunics or
Garibaldi shirts, caps with red, yellow, or white bands ; belts brown, black, or white. The officers' dress was even more varied. They joined simply
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began on the night of 16/17 March when 51st (H) Division took the outpost line against negligible opposition. The main attack followed on 20/21 March with another massive night barrage, but little progress was made over the Wadi
Zigzaou for the first two days and the line held until it was outflanked
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gun. It moved up during the preceding nights, occupying gun positions and dumping ammunition, and remaining concealed during daylight. The bombardment began at 21.40 on 23 October and the advance began 20 minutes later. 51st (H) Division ran into several centres of resistance and only on the extreme
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The corps was one of the most scattered in
Britain. For example, No 6 Company had detachments at Bowmore, Bridgend, and Ardbeg. Personnel of the corps were spread over fifteen localities in some of the largest and least accessible country in Scotland. Owing to the varying occupations of the men, 75%
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Stornoway to the men of 1st Ross-Shire Mountain Bty who died in Egypt, at Gallipoli and in the Balkans during the First World War, and during the Second World War. The monument is of stone in the form of a cairn surmounted by a thistle, standing in front of the Drill Hall and
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on 15 December 1941. The regiment was authorised to adopt the 'West
Highland' subtitle on 17 February 1942. 296 A/T Battery left on 10 May 1942 and later joined 107th A/T Rgt; it was replaced by a newly-formed 193 A/T Bty. After completing training in Scotland, the division sailed for Egypt on 16
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Arkforce was successfully evacuated from Le Havre the day after the surrender of the rest of the division at St Valery. 204 (Oban) Bty was under the command of Maj Donald
Carmichael, who refused to allow the men to embark until their precious 2-pdrs were safely aboard. Arkforce was taken first to
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and advanced to defend
Belgium, 51st (H) Division stayed on the Saar Front, which remained quiet until 13 May. At 04.00 that morning the Germans began a heavy bombardment, and strong probing attacks were driven off. Attacks on the following days were half-hearted. On the night of 22/23 May the
1476:, London, bound for Normandy and began landing on 7 June (D + 1). The first troops ashore on D + 1 included 242 A/T Bty with 153 Bde Gp and the 17-pdr Trp of 193 A/T Bty with Divisional troops. The division then got bogged down for several weeks in operations round 'The Triangle' north-east of
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broke through to the cliffs overlooking the harbour. 201 (Argyll) Bty fought furiously to prevent this, but one by one its guns were put out of action. 51st (Highland) Division was forced to surrender on 12 June. All of 51st (WH) Anti-Tank
Regiment except 204 (Oban) Bty became
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On the creation of the TF in 1908 IV Highland (Mtn) Bde adopted the usual brass shoulder titles consisting of 'T' over 'RGA' over the territorial designation, but in this case the three batteries adopted individual titles: T/RGA/ARGYLL, T/RGA/ROSS&CROMARTY and T/RGA/BUTE.
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drove the Highlanders out the following morning, after which 51st (H) Division was put onto the defensive. Further counter-attacks and heavy shelling on 23/24 July led to more casualties. Because of casualties in men and guns 193 A/T Bty made use of three captured German
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and the following trench warfare. When the division was withdrawn on 30 September the artillery, including IV Highland Bde, remained in action until the final evacuation of Suvla on the night of 19/20 December, when every gun was successfully withdrawn without loss.
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to encourage the movement, and wore much what they chose, utilising any old uniform that they might have worn some time or other, whether cavalry, infantry, or other. Swords of all patterns, perhaps presentations to their forefathers before and after Waterloo'.
1616:(Operation Ascot), then moved on to the Zig Canal and crossed that on 17 November with much less preparation. Once the canal had been bridged, 61st (WH) A/T Rgt's guns were deployed to defend the bridgehead, helped through the bad conditions by being towed by
1306:) but there was plenty of warning. 51st (H) Division was positioned along the Wadi Zassar, a natural anti-tank ditch, and the A/T guns had been positioned to 'kill tanks' rather than protect the infantry from them. The Axis advance was easily repulsed.
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that had been captured during Operation Market Garden, some of which subsequently had to be evacuated (Operation Noah) when the Germans broke the dykes and flooded the area. At the beginning of December the division was pulled out of the line for rest.
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on 10 August, where the division concentrated over the following days. During the winter of 1914–15 a number of units left the division to join other formations in the field. On 10 March 1915 IV Highland Mtn Bde (except the Bute Bty) transferred to the
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The Macedonian Front was another area of stationary trench warfare until late in the war, when the final offensive began on 1 September 1918. IV Highland Bde and its batteries were allocated to different formations as required. The brigade was with
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until 7 August 1940 when 9th (H) Division was redesignated as 51st (H) Division to replace the original formation lost at St Valery. 244 A/T Battery left the regiment to join a new 84th A/T Rgt on 22 September and was replaced by 296 A/T Bty from
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However, this was short-lived: by the late 1930s a need for specialist anti-tank (A/T) artillery had been recognised, and on 28 November 1938 the regiment (as RA brigades were termed from that year onwards) became the first such unit in the TA as
692:, which was carried out on 7 August. This landing was no more successful than the first, and the campaign bogged down again. Once at Suvla the Argyll Battery transferred to the command of another Kitchener formation, the
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on 12 August. By now the Axis forces were evacuating Sicily, which was completed on 17 August. During the Sicily campaign the regiment lost 1 officer and 5 ORs killed, 1 officer and 40 ORs wounded, and 2 ORs missing.
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with a crossing of the Afwaterings Canal. Deception shoots were carried out by 193 Bty on the right flank and by 243 Bty on the left flank, including giving covering fire from 12 Bren guns for the infantry crossing.
1759:(originally the Clyde RGA, to which the 1st Argyll & Bute Artillery Volunteers had contributed personnel). The combined regiment reverted to being 254 (West Highland) A/T Rgt, with one battery from the 417th.
1175:); although the landing was unopposed, the battery suffered heavy casualties (the battery commander, Maj James Wilson, one other officer and 22 other ranks (ORs) when the mine-layer it was travelling aboard (
768:, returning on 23 September. On 25 September the battery rejoined IV Highland Bde, which had left 26th Division and was then operating with 14th Greek Division as the campaign came to a successful end.
1570:, engaging occasional targets such as occupied houses or with long-range harassing fire. On 13 October 193 Bty helped drive off a 'small but well organised' German attack with their A/T guns and
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and accompanied by 204 (Oban) A/T Bty. It set off during the night of 9/10 June, but shortly after it arrived the rest of 51st (H) Division was cut off from Le Havre. The division moved back to
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1217:. After the failure of the operation, one officer and 58 ORs were evacuated across the river out of 158 who had gone in. The battery commander, Maj A.F. Haynes was among those taken prisoner.
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with great effect, and thereafter the divisional policy was to have A/T guns well up with the infantry as close assault guns for use against pillboxes and machine gun posts in houses.
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Peninsula at 07.00 on 25 April 1915. IV Highland Mtn Bde and its two batteries served through the difficult opening weeks of the campaign with 29th Division, including the
1167:(Operation Husky) was cancelled at the last minute. A shortage of transport aircraft for the invasion of mainland Italy meant that 1st Airborne Division landed by sea at
1538:). This was a major operation, with heavy air and artillery bombardment and armoured support, which cowed the opposition. It was followed by a similar assault to take
1228:). By then the battery had been combined with the other A/L batteries into a new 1st Airlanding A/T Rgt. It was disbanded in November 1945 after returning from Norway.
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After the evacuations from Gallipoli, the troops were transported back to Egypt for rest and reorganisation. The IV Highland Bde was classed as 'Army Troops' with the
1412:. It achieved a bridgehead on 17 July but further advance was checked, so on the night of 20/21 July the division made an attack against the main enemy defences at
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following an invasion scare in 1859 saw the creation of many Rifle and Artillery Volunteer Corps composed of part-time soldiers eager to supplement the Regular
420:, joined on formation on 5 October 1867. In 1864 brigade HQ moved to Lochgilphead, and in 1870 to Rothesay. On 25 May 1880 the brigade was consolidated as the
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1416:. 7th A&SH made the attack supported by A Trp and half of B Trp (Pheasants) and some tanks. Although the attack succeeded, fierce counter-attacks by the
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at 03.00 on 10 July. There was little opposition and 241 A/T Bty's guns were got ashore and deployed at pre-arranged sites in the morning. The larger
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along the South Coast from November 1940. When the West Sussex Division moved away in February 1941, 29th Bde remained guarding the South Coast under
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During the South African War in 1900, 211 men of the 1st Argyll and Bute volunteered their services, but only eight were accepted for active service.
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river, where it sent a composite force of infantry and armour ('Arrow Force') accompanied by 243 AT Bty to cross the Dittaino and attempt to capture
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In the winter of 1944–45 the A/T batteries of infantry divisions were restructured to have one Troop each of towed 6-pdrs, towed 17-pdrs and
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736:. The Bute Battery, which had remained behind in Scotland and later England with the second line troops of the Highland Division (later the
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When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947, 61st (WH) A/T Rgt was formally disbanded and the former 51st (WH) A/T Rgt was reformed as
1193:). A number of airborne operations were planned and cancelled before the attempt to 'bounce' the bridges up to and across the lower Rhine (
1337:, who were isolated 1,500 yards (1,400 m) away. However, the positions were held. The pursuit was resumed the following day, through
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2477:"British Scottish Command on 3 September 1939 :: The Patriot Files :: Dedicated to the preservation of military history"
800:(RA) in 1924. The brigade (which was the only 'pack' unit in the TA) changed its number to 13th, with the following organisation:
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began on 10 May with the German invasion of the Low Countries. While the rest of the BEF responded by executing the pre-arranged
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by other forces in the south. The Axis defence collapsed on 28 March and the following day 51st (H) Division was on its way to
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3058:"Two personal accounts of the 61st Anti-Tank Reg. at Wadi Akarit | Account | 51st Highland Division Website"
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51st (Highland) Division was in the first follow-up wave of formations in Overlord. On 2 June 1944 it embarked at
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on 11 February, and the gunners suffered from enemy shellfire. One of the regiment's officers reconnoitring in a
1503:). The attack began before dawn and by first light the break-in was going well, with a number of villages taken.
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In 1887 a new 12th battery was formed at Rothesay, and in the following year the 8th Battery moved to Dunoon.
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4th Corps formed at West Tarbert on 12 April 1860; moved to Dunmore 1864, and Eonachan 1866 (disbanded 1874)
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in 1860 in response to a French invasion threat. It 1908 it became the only Mountain Artillery unit in the
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then passed through to continue the advance. The Canadians renewed the advance to Falaise on 14 August in
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and cut off most of the BEF, and 51st (H) Division was ordered to move west to link up with the British
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3259:"Operation "Totalise" account by Major A McKinnon | Account | 51st Highland Division Website"
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Uniform of the 51st (West Highland) Anti-Tank Regiment 1939, depicted on a contemporary cigarette card.
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Men of the IV (Highland) Mountain Brigade with 2.75-inch mountain gun at Kamberli, Salonika, June 1918.
416:(raised on 20 March 1862) joined the unit on 20 March 1863, and the 2nd Bute Artillery Volunteers from
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The reduced 1st Airborne Division did not see action again, but it was sent to liberate Norway after
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3161:"Extract from Operation Order No. 1 - Overlord | Account | 51st Highland Division Website"
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1st Airborne Division was withdrawn from Italy in the autumn of 1943 and prepared for operations in
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in the most threatened area of South East England during the 'invasion summer' of 1940, then in the
486:(RGA). When the divisional structure was abolished their titles were changed, the unit becoming the
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3094:"61ST ANTI-TANK Regiment IN SICILY Campaign | Account | 51st Highland Division Website"
1515:, with 51st (H) Division attacking towards the Laison Valley on the left flank. By 21 August the
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3433:"Attack on St. Michels Gestel and Vught | Account | 51st Highland Division Website"
255:, it became the first Territorial anti-tank unit. One of its successor units was captured at
3844:"Advance to Bremen - Div COMD's Policy | Account | 51st Highland Division Website"
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3701:"Reichswald and Operation Veritable, Holland, February 1945 | 51st Highland Division"
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and South Eastern Command. 204 (Oban) Bty left on 5 May 1941 when the brigade came under
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in January 1922. The Bute Bty (initially listed as 102 (Howitzer) (Bute) Pack Bty) had a
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684:' volunteers recruited since the outbreak of war. It was concentrating on the island of
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flashes were worn behind the RA gun badge, each battery having a different tartan:
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1751:, forming part of 51st/52nd (Lowland) Division. In 1950 the regiment re-roled as
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51st (H) Division was then tasked with holding the wet low-lying country between
1578:. The regiment also practised assault river crossings, using stormboats to ferry
1092:. As one of the few fully equipped formations in the UK, the brigade served with
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On 23 October the regiment took part in Operation Colin, a divisional attack on
1582:-towed 6-pdrs and improvised pontoons with outboard motors to carry 17-pdrs and
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on 6 August, and the division began a 50 miles (80 km) 'sidestep' north of
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3348:"154 Brigade at Dunkirk | Account | 51st Highland Division Website"
3330:"THE ATTACK ON LE HAVRE | Account | 51st Highland Division Website"
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The division was relieved on 30 July and redeployed for operations against
1088:, a new formation made up of Regular infantry battalions brought back from
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756:. The rest of the brigade left 28th Division on 10 September to come under
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2711:"HyperWar: The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940 [Chapter XIX]"
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An Archer 17-pdr SP gun of 61st (WH) A/T Rgt being rafted across the Rhine
1527:
to liberate St Valery, site of the original division's surrender in 1940.
3652:"Subsequent Operations, Ardennes, Jan 1945 | 51st Highland Division"
2775:
2745:"HyperWar: The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940 [Chapter XX]"
2646:"HyperWar: The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940 [Chapter II]"
2573:"HyperWar: The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940 [Appendix I]"
1763:
1683:
1624:
1571:
1539:
1531:
1405:
1315:
1291:
1270:, for which the regiment was equipped with 16 x 2-pdrs and 48 of the new
1205:
glider. During the operation that battery flew in eight Hamilcars and 24
1077:, where a new BEF was to be formed, then evacuated to the UK on 15 June (
1036:
995:
729:
413:
232:
151:
4416:
4301:
The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
3700:
3450:
1798:. The 4th Corps wore a jumper and trousers of blue flannel, and a broad
644:
Sgt Paterson, 4th Highland (Mountain) Brigade, with 10-pdr mountain gun
3615:
1559:
1547:
1520:
1390:
1374:
1295:
1258:
1240:, the 2nd Line duplicate of 51st (H) Division. It remained training in
1168:
1147:
600:
352:
328:
4316:
The Volunteer Artillery 1859–1908 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
4212:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988/London: Brasseys, 1996,
3633:
3597:
3222:
3179:"The Triangle, Normandy, June-July 1944 | 51st Highland Division"
1115:
between 11 April and 5 August 1942. When that brigade was assigned to
784:, with HQ at the Drill Hall at Tarbert. The TF was reorganised as the
3718:
3562:"Operation Noah, Holland, Nov-Dec 1944 | 51st Highland Division"
1814:
1735:
61st (WH) A/T Rgt was placed in suspended animation on 1 April 1946.
1721:
1675:
1628:
1429:
1221:
1015:
685:
280:
3289:
2388:'Mountain Batteries, RGA', The National Archives, file WO 95/5494/1.
1720:
on 8 April. After a pause at the canal, it advanced rapidly towards
1562:
area at the end of September, then spent three weeks in the line at
994:
division was relieved in the line. By now German troops had reached
3862:"Victory in Europe, April - May 1945 | 51st Highland Division"
3794:
3522:"Operation Ascot, 14th November 1944 | 51st Highland Division"
1608:
On 14 November the division carried out an assault crossing of the
458:
Half-battery, Tobermory, Mull (late 9th Argyll) (disbanded in 1887)
4234:, Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-009-X.
3736:
1777:
1692:
1641:
1613:
1594:
1524:
1463:
1257:
1043:
was under way to evacuate base troops. Arkforce was formed around
1020:
939:
706:
639:
625:
543:
370:
276:
4431:
4360:, London: HMSO, 1966/Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004,
4337:, London: HMSO, 1973/Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004,
4227:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-007-3.
3616:"Ronchamps, Ardennes, January 1945 | 51st Highland Division"
3375:"The Low Countries, Oct - Dec 1944 | 51st Highland Division"
1519:
had been closed and the division was advancing eastwards towards
752:
from December 1916 until 22 July 1918, when the Bute Bty went to
696:, on 8 August, followed by the rest of the brigade on 13 August.
537:, was the only TF mountain artillery unit. It formed part of the
4288:, London: Collins, 1946/Arrow Books (pbk; nd)/Leo Cooper, 2000,
4098:
Riflemen Form: A Study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
3634:"La Roche, Ardennes, January 1945 | 51st Highland Division"
1762:
Finally, on 10 March 1955 the regiment was amalgamated into the
1687:
1477:
1370:
1338:
1189:. The division was not called upon in the invasion of Normandy (
316:
143:
3962:"British Army units from 1945 on - 414 - 443 Regiments 1947-67"
3930:"British Army units from 1945 on - 235 - 265 Regiments 1947-67"
1341:. From 22 April the division was in action in the hills around
582:, a 2.75-inch calibre 'screw gun' originally developed for the
4436:
3795:"Crossing the Rhine, March 1945 | 51st Highland Division"
1848:
The following served as Commanding Officer (CO) of the units:
1809:
While serving in Macedonia in 1916 IV Mtn Bde was issued with
478:. In 1889 the structure was altered, and the corps joined the
376:
8th Corps formed at South Hall on 10 September 1861; moved to
3719:"Hekkens, Reichswald, Feb 1945 | 51st Highland Division"
1425:
and H Trp was immobilised to keep the others up to strength.
1236:
61st (West Highland) Anti-Tank Rgt mobilised at Rothesay in
840:
371 (Oban) Field Bty, Drill Hall, Oban, formed February 1937
424:, with twelve and a half batteries, distributed as follows:
3998:"1st Ross-shire Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery"
973:
Front, and took over a section of the line in front of the
488:
1st Argyll & Bute Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers)
4372:
Operation Plunder: The British and Canadian Rhine Crossing
1666:
51st (H) Division was next engaged in the fighting in the
965:
On 22 April the division was sent for a tour of duty with
934:
The establishment of an A/T battery at this time was 12 x
474:(RA) and the 1st Argyll & Bute AVC became part of the
1962:
TA Centre at the crossroads of Church and Lewis Streets.
1404:
The division continued with scarcely a pause towards the
1051:
where there was a chance that it could be evacuated. But
958:
before crossing to France on 2 February 1940 to join the
4451:
2794:"Henry Owens, 1939 - 1940 | 51st Highland Division"
1701:
The division took a leading part in the Rhine crossing (
1373:
on 8 July and the assault brigade (154 Bde) landed near
1369:). 51st (H) Division sailed in the invasion convoy from
1302:. The Axis force made a spoiling attack on 6 March (the
4470:
Scottish Military Research Group Commemorations Project
1994:. 233 Anti-Tank Bty later became 1 Air-Landing A/T Bty.
1728:
on 20 April and closed in on the centre of Bremen. The
1262:
6-pounder A/T gun and crew in the Western Desert, 1942.
1084:
Back in the UK, 204 became an independent A/T Bty with
680:
on 29 July. The 11th was a newly arrived formation of '
355:
on 16 January 1861 (one subdivision, disbanded in 1865)
319:, on 10 October 1861 to include the following corps of
313:
1st Administrative Brigade, Argyll Artillery Volunteers
3002:
Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 48, 56–7, 66, 74–5.
1448:
51st (H) Division did not take part in the subsequent
362:
on 11 February 1861 (Increased to two batteries, 1870)
18:
7th (Port Ellen) Argyllshire Artillery Volunteer Corps
4421:
2911:"2nd Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery RA | ParaData"
2776:"St. Valery, June 1940 | 51st Highland Division"
1982:. On 31 July 1940 it exchanged with 223 A/T Bty from
1790:
In 1860 the 3rd Corps had blue uniforms with scarlet
1690:, which was successfully taken after stiff fighting.
862:
203 (Ross) Anti-Tank Battery at Drill Hall, Stornoway
788:(TA) in 1921 and the brigade was redesignated as the
3038:
Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 335, 338–41, 353.
1757:
417 (Dumbartonshire) (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Rgt
728:
defences. In September 1916 the brigade was sent to
574:
4th Highland (Mountain) Ammunition Column at Tarbert
4266:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
1530:51st (H) Division then moved in for the assault on
1282:51st (H) Division then took part in the pursuit to
780:, under the command of Lt-Col W.H. Macalpine-Leny,
204:
199:
161:
139:
129:
101:
93:
78:
60:
52:
41:
1353:51st (H) Division then went into training for the
387:on 15 May 1862 (Reduced to a half -battery, 1874).
4506:Military units and formations established in 1860
4244:Records of the Scottish Volunteer Force 1859–1908
3947:
3945:
3943:
2273:"51st (Highland) Division – The Long, Long Trail"
209:J D S Duke of Argyll, KT, KCMG, VD, 18 July 1900
4496:Military units and formations in Argyll and Bute
4422:51st Highland Division website and online museum
3881:
3879:
3877:
3875:
3047:Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 364–7, 370–2.
1896:Col John W Stewart, VD, appointed 1 August 1903.
1889:Col Frederick Campbell, late Lieutenant RA, CB,
1753:254 (West Highland) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
796:affiliated to it. The RGA was subsumed into the
521:, while the remainder formed one company of the
4447:The Regimental Warpath 1914–1918 (archive site)
4197:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988,
2459:
2457:
2455:
2453:
2451:
2449:
2447:
2437:
2435:
2169:
2167:
2165:
509:When the Volunteers were subsumed into the new
397:11th Corps formed at Tarbet on 13 February 1866
3451:"The "Island" - | 51st Highland Division"
3398:
3396:
3394:
3392:
3390:
3388:
2495:"51 (West Highland) Anti-Tank Regiment RA(TA)"
2068:
2066:
2064:
853:Regimental HQ (RHQ) at 130 George Street, Oban
568:Ross and Cromarty (Mountain) Bty at Lochcarron
4491:Artillery Volunteer Corps of the British Army
4264:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
4232:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
4225:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
4133:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914
4122:The King's Own: The Story of a Royal Regiment
2193:
2191:
2189:
2187:
2185:
2183:
2181:
2179:
1813:for officers and Kilmarnock bonnets for ORs.
1468:17-pounder A/T gun and crew in Normandy 1944.
1182:) struck a mine in Taranto harbour and sank.
1135:A/T guns) and trained for glider operations.
856:201 (Argyll) Anti-Tank Battery at Campbeltown
608:. This was a new division formed mainly from
8:
4358:The Destruction of the Axis forces in Africa
2993:Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 31, 35–8.
2889:
2887:
2885:
2883:
2674:
2672:
2631:
2629:
2627:
2625:
2623:
2621:
2619:
2286:
2284:
2282:
1290:in January 1943. By 25 February it was past
1159:The battery served with 1st Airborne in the
887:. 51st A/T Regiment reorganised as follows:
652:29th Division re-embarked at Alexandria and
263:, but others saw action in the campaigns in
4457:Royal Artillery Units Netherlands 1944–1945
4427:Imperial War Museum, War Memorials Register
2617:
2615:
2613:
2611:
2609:
2607:
2605:
2603:
2601:
2599:
2567:
2565:
2563:
1886:, appointed Lt-Col Commandant 13 July 1866.
1794:, white pouch belts, black waistbelts, and
1345:, until the end of the campaign on 15 May.
1035:was sent back to protect the approaches to
837:219 (Ross) Field Bty, Drill Hall, Stornoway
490:on 1 January 1902, with its HQ at Tarbert.
434:Nos. 4 and 5, Campbeltown (late 6th Argyll)
404:on 2 April 1867 (Recruited from men of the
2739:
2737:
2471:
2469:
2365:
2363:
2353:
2351:
2309:
2307:
2305:
2267:
2265:
2225:
2223:
2221:
2090:
2088:
2086:
2084:
2082:
2080:
2078:
1899:Colin G. P. Campbell, late 2nd Lieutenant
1558:The division next made a long move to the
1491:On 8 August 51st (H) Division spearheaded
834:215 (Bute) Field Bty, Drill Hall, Rothesay
437:No. 6, Port Ellen, Islay (late 7th Argyll)
221:1st Argyll & Bute Artillery Volunteers
42:1st Argyll & Bute Artillery Volunteers
4374:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books, 2006,
2526:
2524:
2522:
2520:
2518:
2516:
2514:
2512:
2510:
2508:
2054:
2052:
2050:
2048:
2046:
1770:and the Argyll & Bute lineage ended.
1127:. On 23 October 1942 it was redesignated
1123:, the battery transferred on 5 August to
1108:control to prepare for overseas service.
879:The TA was doubled in size following the
565:Argyllshire (Mountain) Bty at Campbeltown
548:10-Pounder mountain gun preserved at the
519:IV (4th) Highland (Mountain) Brigade, RGA
3924:
3922:
3920:
3918:
2937:
2935:
2933:
1705:). The division then continued through
1137:
1111:204 (Oban) Independent A/T Bty was with
1086:29th Independent Infantry Brigade Group
859:202 (Bute) Anti-Tank Battery at Rothesay
688:for a fresh landing on the peninsula at
523:Forth and Clyde Royal Garrison Artillery
422:1st Argyll and Bute Artillery Volunteers
345:3rd Corps formed at Oban on 8 March 1860
3403:61 A/T Rgt war diary at RA Netherlands.
3088:
3086:
3084:
3082:
3080:
2962:
2960:
2905:
2903:
2901:
2899:
2006:
1971:
1142:The emblem of British Airborne Forces,
1009:51st (H) Division held the line of the
954:, a Regular RA officer, and trained at
847:51st (West Highland) Anti-Tank Regiment
822:54th (West Highland) Army Field Brigade
616:, and was allocated to the forthcoming
612:units returned from stations round the
449:No. 10, Lochgilphead (late 10th Argyll)
440:No. 7, Castle Toward (late 8th Argyll).
428:Nos. 1 and 2, Easdale (late 1st Argyll)
315:, was formed with headquarters (HQ) at
48:254th (West Highland)Anti-Tank Regiment
46:51st (West Highland) Anti-Tank Regiment
4314:Norman Litchfield & Ray Westlake,
4100:, Aldershot, The Ogilby Trusts, 1982,
3074:Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, p. 377.
2324:"29th Division – The Long, Long Trail"
2116:
2114:
2112:
2110:
2108:
2106:
2104:
2102:
2100:
1874:John Campbell Marquis of Lorne (later
1574:, while 241 Bty contributed fire from
1113:1st (Guards) Independent Brigade Group
525:. The new brigade, which included the
38:
4128:, Aldershot: Gale & Polden, 1957.
4116:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1957.
2250:from the original on 19 February 2006
1986:, and served with that unit and with
1724:against delaying actions. It reached
1321:The next Axis defence line was along
962:(BEF) with 51st (Highland) Division.
810:50th (Bute) Bty, Drill Hall, Rothesay
578:The batteries were equipped with the
412:The 1st Bute Artillery Volunteers at
7:
4318:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1982,
4303:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992,
2058:Litchfield & Westlake, pp. 24–6.
1923:, former CO, appointed 18 July 1900.
1266:The division's first action was the
1081:) after that attempt was abandoned.
865:204 (Oban) Anti-Tank Battery at Oban
571:Buteshire (Mountain) Bty at Rothesay
541:and had the following organisation:
455:No. 12, Inveraray (late 12th Argyll)
44:4th Highland (Mountain) Brigade, RGA
2031:Litchfield & Westlake, pp. 1–4.
899:201 (Argyll) A/T Bty at Campbeltown
831:214 (Argyll) Field Bty, Campbeltown
557:IV Highland (Mountain) Brigade, RGA
342:, on 12 April 1860 (disbanded 1862)
3110:Molony, Vol V, pp. 61, 78, 82, 93.
2294:. 10 November 2009. Archived from
1978:203 Anti-Tank Bty was reformed in
1730:German surrender at Lüneburg Heath
1064:and the regiment ceased to exist.
807:49th(Argyll) Bty, Drill Hall, Oban
452:No. 11, Tarbert (late 11th Argyll)
323:Artillery Volunteer Corps (AVCs):
25:
4442:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files
4437:Airborne Assault Paradata website
2340:. 8 November 2009. Archived from
1921:John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
1745:254 (West Highland) Anti-Tank Rgt
1331:Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
1250:June 1942, landing on 12 August.
1232:61st (West Highland) A/T Regiment
946:51st (West Highland) A/T Regiment
134:51st (Highland) Infantry Division
32:Argyll and Bute Artillery Militia
3784:Saunders, pp. 46, 66–7, 195–218.
3128:Molony, Vol V, pp. 150–2, 158–9.
1238:9th (Highland) Infantry Division
82:
65:
4417:British Army units from 1945 on
1654:self-propelled (SP) 17-pdrs on
1247:55th (Suffolk Yeomanry) A/T Rgt
1163:, but its participation in the
905:203 (Ross) A/T Bty at Stornoway
790:26th Highland Pack Brigade, RGA
446:No. 9, Millport (late 2nd Bute)
443:No. 8, Rothesay (late 1st Bute)
331:on 7 March 1860 (two batteries)
4387:The Army and Society 1815–1914
3966:british-army-units1945on.co.uk
3934:british-army-units1945on.co.uk
3815:, pp. 307, 311–2, 316, 339–40.
3587:Lindsay, pp. 138, 141, 150–64.
2550:"61 Anti-Tank Regiment RA(TA)"
1941:, TD, appointed 3 January 1929
1523:. It was then sent across the
1333:(A&SH), but not to 7th Bn
902:202 (Bute) A/T Bty at Rothesay
896:RHQ at 130 George Street, Oban
778:1st Highland Mountain Bde, RGA
562:HQ at Russell Street, Rothesay
291:. It continued in the postwar
1:
4246:, Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1909.
2463:Frederick, pp. 914, 918, 920.
1732:ended the fighting on 5 May.
1620:armoured personnel carriers.
1509:1st Polish Armoured Divisions
813:51st (Ross) Bty, Drill Hall,
535:Highland Artillery Volunteers
431:No. 3, Oban (late 3rd Argyll)
27:British Territorial Army unit
2859:Joslen, pp. 116, 276, 542–4.
1903:, appointed 17 February 1906
1452:, having been earmarked for
1129:2 (Oban) Air-Landing A/T Bty
1068:204 (Oban) Anti-Tank Battery
913:61st (West Highland) A/T Rgt
891:51st (West Highland) A/T Rgt
738:64th (2nd Highland) Division
722:Egyptian Expeditionary Force
223:was a part-time unit of the
3905:"THE TERRITORIAL ARMY 1947"
2968:"61 Anti Tank Regt 1944/45"
2554:The Royal Artillery 1939-45
2499:The Royal Artillery 1939-45
1934:, appointed 3 January 1923.
1268:Second Battle of El Alamein
1098:West Sussex County Division
960:British Expeditionary Force
4522:
4389:, London: Longmans, 1980,
4352:& Brig C.J.C. Molony,
2850:Collier, Maps 17 & 20.
2819:Joslen, pp. 279, 514, 526.
2292:"51st (Highland) Division"
2173:Frederick, pp. 894, 898–9.
1952:, appointed 3 January 1935
1893:, appointed 21 March 1884.
1768:277th (Highland) Field Rgt
1680:Valentine observation post
1546:), and operations to mask
1484:'s attack on the flank of
908:204 (Oban) A/T Bty at Oban
732:as reinforcements for the
533:, company from the former
283:. The latter included the
29:
4464:The Territorial Army 1947
4452:Royal Artillery 1939–1945
4208:Gen Sir Martin Farndale,
3119:Molony, Vol V, pp. 115–7.
2927:Molony, Vol V, pp. 242–3.
2229:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 101–7.
1984:56th (King's Own) A/T Rgt
1944:Maj Sir Colin W. McCrae,
1833:Ross Bty: Hunting Stewart
1716:The division reached the
1361:A/T guns on the stop-gap
1355:Allied landings in Sicily
1311:Battle of the Mareth Line
1279:forces began to retreat.
1165:Allied invasion of Sicily
676:, before transferring to
4299:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
4258:, London: Collins, 1960.
4135:, London: Methuen, 1938.
4020:warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com
2441:Frederick, pp. 495, 515.
2429:Becke, Pt 3a, pp. 143–9.
2420:Becke, Pt 1, pp. 105-11.
2411:Becke, Pt 1, pp. 97–103.
2369:Becke, Pt 3a, pp. 11–18.
2357:Becke, Pt 3a, pp. 19–25.
2313:Becke, Pt 1, pp. 117–24.
1912:The following served as
1213:and participated in the
1146:riding the flying horse
1027:brigade group formed at
678:11th (Northern) Division
632:, where it disembarked.
620:. The battery left from
484:Royal Garrison Artillery
466:Royal Garrison Artillery
30:Not to be confused with
4262:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
3894:Litchfield, Appendix 5.
2378:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 55–9.
2132:Beckett, Appendix VIII.
1988:55th (Devon) LAA/AT Rgt
1980:31st Independent Bde Gp
1568:Operation Market Garden
1418:Hermann Goring Division
1195:Operation Market Garden
1002:operating south of the
828:HQ, Drill Hall, Tarbert
804:HQ, Drill Hall, Tarbert
742:2.75-inch mountain guns
624:on 16 March, bound for
586:'s mountain batteries.
580:10-pounder mountain gun
303:The enthusiasm for the
124:Anti-aircraft artillery
4410:The British Army, 1914
4157:The Battle of Normandy
3137:Molony, Vol V, p. 179.
2197:Litchfield, pp. 276–7.
2072:Frederick, pp. 649–50.
1783:
1755:. In 1954 it absorbed
1698:
1647:
1469:
1263:
1151:
1045:154th Infantry Brigade
921:241 (Highland) A/T Bty
712:
674:Battle of Gully Ravine
670:3rd Battles of Krithia
649:
553:
550:Royal Artillery Museum
4176:The Defeat of Germany
3690:Lindsay, pp. 173–208.
3668:Horrocks, pp. 248–55.
3578:Horrocks, pp. 238–41.
3029:Horrocks, pp. 148–55.
2094:Grierson, pp. 149–51.
1781:
1774:Uniforms and insignia
1696:
1645:
1467:
1272:Ordnance QF 6-pounder
1261:
1141:
1125:1st Airborne Division
1000:1st Armoured Division
710:
694:10th (Irish) Division
654:landed at Cape Helles
643:
618:Dardanelles operation
547:
400:12th Corps formed at
390:10th Corps formed at
311:in time of need. The
289:crossing of the Rhine
4432:The Long, Long Trail
4131:Col John K. Dunlop,
4002:Imperial War Museums
3833:Lindsay, pp. 237–54.
3824:Horrocks, pp. 262–6.
3551:Lindsay, pp. 124–37.
3511:Lindsay, pp. 116–24.
2481:www.patriotfiles.com
2298:on 10 November 2009.
2141:Beckett, pp. 247–53.
1480:. It then supported
1367:25-pounder field gun
1075:Cherbourg Naval Base
1049:Saint-Valery-en-Caux
383:9th Corps formed at
365:7th Corps formed at
358:6th Corps formed at
351:5th Corps formed at
334:2nd Corps formed at
327:1st Corps formed at
299:Artillery Volunteers
257:Saint-Valery-en-Caux
239:, and saw action at
174:Saint-Valery-en-Caux
4329:Brig C.J.C. Molony,
3978:Frederick, p. 1000.
3951:Litchfield, p. 282.
3364:Lindsay, pp. 82–95.
3319:Lindsay, pp. 76–81.
2915:www.paradata.org.uk
2344:on 8 November 2009.
2159:Spiers, Chapter 10.
2150:Dunlop, Chapter 14.
2022:Grierson, pp. 1–12.
1926:C. McL. Robertson,
1844:Commanding Officers
1672:Operation Veritable
1637:Battle of the Bulge
1513:Operation Tractable
1379:Landing Ships, Tank
1211:RAF Tarrant Rushton
1173:Operation Slapstick
1155:Air-landing battery
1057:7th Panzer Division
120:Anti-tank artillery
4501:Scottish regiments
4385:Edward M. Spiers,
4286:So Few Got Through
4230:J.B.M. Frederick,
4223:J.B.M. Frederick,
4170:Major L.F. Ellis,
4151:Major L.F. Ellis,
4120:Col Julia Cowper,
4096:Ian F.W. Beckett,
3987:Grierson, Plate V.
3885:Frederick, p, 997.
2877:Frederick, p. 930.
2242:British Army, 1914
2040:Spiers, pp. 163–8.
1876:9th Duke of Argyll
1869:Lieutenant-Colonel
1784:
1718:Dortmund–Ems Canal
1699:
1648:
1501:Operation Totalize
1486:Operation Goodwood
1470:
1454:Operation Overlord
1434:battles round Etna
1365:(adapted from the
1304:Battle of Medenine
1264:
1226:Operation Doomsday
1191:Operation Overlord
1152:
1029:Arques-la-Bataille
938:guns organised in
924:242 (Oban) A/T Bty
713:
650:
554:
305:Volunteer movement
112:Mountain artillery
105:Garrison artillery
97:Artillery Regiment
4273:978-1-84342-474-1
3766:Horrocks, p. 257.
3279:, pp. 430–1, 449.
3150:, pp. 79, 247–50.
3020:Horrocks, p. 147.
2893:Joslen pp. 104–5.
2635:Joslen, pp. 83–4.
1908:Honorary Colonels
1867:10 October 1861,
1800:Kilmarnock bonnet
1703:Operation Plunder
1646:Archer SP 17-pdr.
1544:Operation Wellhit
1536:Operation Astonia
1495:' attack towards
1493:II Canadian Corps
1363:Pheasant carriage
1187:North West Europe
1161:Tunisian Campaign
1131:, equipped (with
701:Battle of Hill 60
539:Highland Division
511:Territorial Force
505:Territorial Force
480:Southern Division
476:Scottish Division
418:Millport, Cumbrae
273:North West Europe
237:Territorial Force
214:
213:
108:Coastal artillery
16:(Redirected from
4513:
4402:External sources
4277:
4024:
4023:
4012:
4006:
4005:
3994:
3988:
3985:
3979:
3976:
3970:
3969:
3958:
3952:
3949:
3938:
3937:
3926:
3913:
3912:
3901:
3895:
3892:
3886:
3883:
3870:
3869:
3858:
3852:
3851:
3840:
3834:
3831:
3825:
3822:
3816:
3809:
3803:
3802:
3791:
3785:
3782:
3776:
3775:Lindsay, p. 218.
3773:
3767:
3764:
3758:
3751:
3745:
3744:
3733:
3727:
3726:
3715:
3709:
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3697:
3691:
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3509:
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3496:
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3483:
3477:
3476:
3465:
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3458:
3447:
3441:
3440:
3429:
3423:
3422:
3411:
3405:
3400:
3383:
3382:
3371:
3365:
3362:
3356:
3355:
3344:
3338:
3337:
3326:
3320:
3317:
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3304:
3298:
3297:
3286:
3280:
3273:
3267:
3266:
3255:
3249:
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3200:
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3012:
3009:
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2985:
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2857:
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2790:
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2772:
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2719:
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2707:
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2694:
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2687:
2676:
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2594:
2587:
2581:
2580:
2569:
2558:
2557:
2546:
2540:
2539:
2528:
2503:
2502:
2491:
2485:
2484:
2473:
2464:
2461:
2442:
2439:
2430:
2427:
2421:
2418:
2412:
2409:
2403:
2400:Forgotten Fronts
2396:
2390:
2385:
2379:
2376:
2370:
2367:
2358:
2355:
2346:
2345:
2334:
2328:
2327:
2320:
2314:
2311:
2300:
2299:
2288:
2277:
2276:
2269:
2260:
2259:
2257:
2255:
2236:
2230:
2227:
2216:
2215:
2204:
2198:
2195:
2174:
2171:
2160:
2157:
2151:
2148:
2142:
2139:
2133:
2130:
2124:
2123:, various dates.
2118:
2095:
2092:
2073:
2070:
2059:
2056:
2041:
2038:
2032:
2029:
2023:
2020:
2014:
2011:
1995:
1976:
1914:Honorary Colonel
1859:, holder of the
1811:Balmoral bonnets
1602:'s-Hertogenbosch
1474:East India Docks
1450:Italian Campaign
1414:Gerbini Airfield
1327:Official History
1242:Scottish Command
1215:Battle of Arnhem
1079:Operation Aerial
1062:prisoners of war
987:Battle of France
981:Battle of France
977:forts by 6 May.
885:Second World War
870:Second World War
786:Territorial Army
734:Macedonian front
682:Kitchener's Army
406:Furnace Quarries
373:, on 3 July 1861
293:Territorial Army
285:Battle of Arnhem
261:Battle of France
253:Second World War
205:Honorary Colonel
88:Territorial Army
86:
71:
69:
68:
39:
21:
4521:
4520:
4516:
4515:
4514:
4512:
4511:
4510:
4481:
4480:
4479:
4462:Graham Watson,
4404:
4350:I.S.O. Playfair
4274:
4261:
4191:Martin Farndale
4112:Basil Collier,
4081:Maj A.F. Becke,
4066:Maj A.F. Becke,
4051:Maj A.F. Becke,
4036:Maj A.F. Becke,
4032:
4027:
4014:
4013:
4009:
3996:
3995:
3991:
3986:
3982:
3977:
3973:
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3426:
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3412:
3408:
3401:
3386:
3373:
3372:
3368:
3363:
3359:
3346:
3345:
3341:
3328:
3327:
3323:
3318:
3314:
3305:
3301:
3288:
3287:
3283:
3274:
3270:
3257:
3256:
3252:
3239:
3238:
3234:
3221:
3220:
3216:
3207:
3203:
3194:
3190:
3177:
3176:
3172:
3159:
3158:
3154:
3145:
3141:
3136:
3132:
3127:
3123:
3118:
3114:
3109:
3105:
3092:
3091:
3078:
3073:
3069:
3056:
3055:
3051:
3046:
3042:
3037:
3033:
3028:
3024:
3019:
3015:
3010:
3006:
3001:
2997:
2992:
2988:
2984:Joslen, p. 572.
2983:
2979:
2966:
2965:
2958:
2953:
2949:
2943:Years of Defeat
2940:
2931:
2926:
2922:
2909:
2908:
2897:
2892:
2881:
2876:
2872:
2868:Joslen, p. 225.
2867:
2863:
2858:
2854:
2849:
2845:
2841:Joslen, p. 341.
2840:
2836:
2830:Years of Defeat
2827:
2823:
2818:
2814:
2810:Cowper, p. 336.
2809:
2805:
2792:
2791:
2787:
2774:
2773:
2769:
2763:Years of Defeat
2760:
2756:
2749:www.ibiblio.org
2743:
2742:
2735:
2729:Years of Defeat
2726:
2722:
2715:www.ibiblio.org
2709:
2708:
2704:
2698:Years of Defeat
2695:
2691:
2684:www.ibiblio.org
2678:
2677:
2670:
2664:Years of Defeat
2661:
2657:
2650:www.ibiblio.org
2644:
2643:
2639:
2634:
2597:
2591:Years of Defeat
2588:
2584:
2577:www.ibiblio.org
2571:
2570:
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2543:
2530:
2529:
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2410:
2406:
2397:
2393:
2386:
2382:
2377:
2373:
2368:
2361:
2356:
2349:
2338:"29th Division"
2336:
2335:
2331:
2322:
2321:
2317:
2312:
2303:
2290:
2289:
2280:
2271:
2270:
2263:
2253:
2251:
2238:
2237:
2233:
2228:
2219:
2206:
2205:
2201:
2196:
2177:
2172:
2163:
2158:
2154:
2149:
2145:
2140:
2136:
2131:
2127:
2119:
2098:
2093:
2076:
2071:
2062:
2057:
2044:
2039:
2035:
2030:
2026:
2021:
2017:
2012:
2008:
2004:
1999:
1998:
1977:
1973:
1968:
1959:
1910:
1846:
1776:
1741:
1664:
1597:on 25 October.
1556:
1462:
1385:and 243 Bty to
1351:
1298:and facing the
1256:
1234:
1157:
1121:Operation Torch
1119:assembling for
1070:
1041:Operation Cycle
983:
967:3rd French Army
948:
918:RHQ at Rothesay
877:
872:
798:Royal Artillery
774:
760:before joining
718:
638:
622:Avonmouth Docks
597:
592:
590:First World War
515:Haldane Reforms
513:(TF) under the
507:
472:Royal Artillery
468:
385:Tobermory, Mull
301:
249:First World War
229:Royal Artillery
217:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
154:
150:
146:
122:
118:
116:Field artillery
114:
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28:
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4419:
4414:
4412:(archive site)
4403:
4400:
4399:
4398:
4383:
4370:Tim Saunders,
4368:
4346:
4327:
4312:
4297:
4282:Martin Lindsay
4278:
4272:
4259:
4252:Brian Horrocks
4248:
4239:James Grierson
4235:
4228:
4221:
4206:
4187:
4168:
4149:
4136:
4129:
4124:, Volume III:
4118:
4109:
4094:
4079:
4064:
4049:
4033:
4031:
4028:
4026:
4025:
4007:
3989:
3980:
3971:
3953:
3939:
3914:
3909:www.orbat.info
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2995:
2986:
2977:
2956:
2954:Joslen, p. 55.
2947:
2929:
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2895:
2879:
2870:
2861:
2852:
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2821:
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2212:20 March 1908"
2210:London Gazette
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2003:
2000:
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1996:
1992:Burma Campaign
1970:
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1967:
1964:
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1955:
1954:
1953:
1942:
1935:
1924:
1909:
1906:
1905:
1904:
1897:
1894:
1887:
1872:
1861:Waterloo Medal
1845:
1842:
1841:
1840:
1834:
1831:
1825:
1775:
1772:
1740:
1737:
1663:
1660:
1656:Valentine tank
1576:2-inch mortars
1564:Sint-Oedenrode
1555:
1552:
1517:Falaise Pocket
1461:
1458:
1423:75 mm A/T guns
1350:
1347:
1255:
1252:
1233:
1230:
1156:
1153:
1069:
1066:
982:
979:
947:
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456:
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4408:Mark Conrad,
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2855:
2846:
2837:
2832:, pp. 89–93.
2829:
2824:
2815:
2806:
2797:
2788:
2779:
2770:
2765:, pp. 89–91.
2762:
2757:
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2728:
2723:
2714:
2705:
2697:
2692:
2683:
2663:
2658:
2649:
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2590:
2585:
2576:
2553:
2544:
2535:
2498:
2489:
2480:
2425:
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2399:
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2383:
2374:
2342:the original
2332:
2318:
2296:the original
2252:. Retrieved
2241:
2234:
2209:
2202:
2155:
2146:
2137:
2128:
2120:
2036:
2027:
2018:
2009:
1974:
1960:
1937:T. McElvie,
1911:
1901:Scots Guards
1871:23 July 1863
1863:, appointed
1847:
1827:Argyll Bty:
1808:
1804:
1789:
1785:
1761:
1752:
1744:
1742:
1734:
1715:
1700:
1665:
1649:
1634:
1622:
1607:
1599:
1588:
1557:
1529:
1505:4th Canadian
1490:
1488:on 18 July.
1482:3rd Division
1471:
1447:
1427:
1403:
1352:
1326:
1320:
1308:
1281:
1265:
1254:North Africa
1235:
1219:
1184:
1178:
1158:
1128:
1110:
1083:
1071:
1053:Erwin Rommel
1024:
1014:
1008:
984:
975:Maginot Line
964:
949:
933:
912:
911:
890:
889:
878:
875:Mobilisation
846:
843:
821:
819:
789:
777:
775:
746:
719:
698:
651:
645:
610:Regular Army
598:
595:Mobilisation
577:
556:
555:
518:
508:
499:Barry Buddon
495:
492:
487:
469:
461:
421:
411:
392:Lochgilphead
312:
309:British Army
302:
295:until 1955.
265:North Africa
225:British Army
220:
218:
178:North Africa
148:Lochgilphead
130:Part of
36:
4256:A Full Life
4250:Lt-Gen Sir
3310:, pp. 14–5.
2731:, pp. 87–9.
2700:, pp. 85–6.
2254:19 February
1747:with HQ at
1726:Delmenhorst
1438:Biancavilla
1395:Francofonte
1343:Enfidaville
1335:Black Watch
1323:Wadi Akarit
1300:Mareth Line
1144:Bellerophon
1019:racing for
956:Bordon Camp
930:244 A/T Bty
927:243 A/T Bty
794:Cadet Corps
584:Indian Army
360:Campbeltown
321:Argyllshire
247:during the
162:Engagements
156:Dunfermline
140:Garrison/HQ
4485:Categories
4356:, Vol IV:
4294:0850527546
4174:, Vol II:
4140:L.F. Ellis
4030:References
3866:51hd.co.uk
3848:51hd.co.uk
3799:51hd.co.uk
3741:51hd.co.uk
3723:51hd.co.uk
3705:51hd.co.uk
3656:51hd.co.uk
3638:51hd.co.uk
3620:51hd.co.uk
3602:51hd.co.uk
3566:51hd.co.uk
3526:51hd.co.uk
3473:51hd.co.uk
3455:51hd.co.uk
3437:51hd.co.uk
3419:51hd.co.uk
3379:51hd.co.uk
3352:51hd.co.uk
3334:51hd.co.uk
3294:51hd.co.uk
3263:51hd.co.uk
3245:51hd.co.uk
3227:51hd.co.uk
3183:51hd.co.uk
3165:51hd.co.uk
3098:51hd.co.uk
3062:51hd.co.uk
2945:. Annex M.
2941:Farndale,
2828:Farndale,
2798:51hd.co.uk
2780:51hd.co.uk
2761:Farndale,
2727:Farndale,
2696:Farndale,
2662:Farndale,
2589:Farndale,
2536:51hd.co.uk
2402:, Annex 1.
2398:Farndale,
1836:Bute Bty:
1668:Reichswald
1586:tractors.
1359:17-pounder
1284:El Agheila
1199:17-pounder
1106:War Office
726:Suez Canal
630:Alexandria
531:Ross-shire
527:Lochcarron
367:Port Ellen
231:formed in
200:Commanders
4333:, Vol V:
4155:, Vol I:
4126:1914–1950
3542:, p. 237.
3502:, p. 160.
3199:, p. 343.
2240:"Conrad,
2121:Army List
1966:Footnotes
1838:Mackenzie
1749:Dumbarton
1707:Isselburg
1662:Rhineland
1658:chassis.
1591:Schijndel
1572:Bren guns
1442:Zafferana
1133:6-pounder
1094:XII Corps
936:2-pounder
815:Stornoway
766:XVI Corps
758:XVI Corps
690:Suvla Bay
658:Gallipoli
636:Gallipoli
628:and then
402:Inveraray
340:Loch Fyne
271:, and in
241:Gallipoli
166:Gallipoli
56:1860–1955
4475:WW2 Talk
4348:Maj-Gen
4237:Maj-Gen
4189:Gen Sir
3277:Normandy
3210:Normandy
3197:Normandy
3148:Normandy
2666:, p. 21.
2593:, p. 16.
2248:Archived
2013:Beckett.
1957:Memorial
1829:Campbell
1821:HQ Bty:
1764:Greenock
1684:Asperden
1625:Nijmegen
1618:Kangaroo
1540:Boulogne
1532:Le Havre
1460:Normandy
1406:Dittaino
1292:Medenine
1203:Hamilcar
1102:IV Corps
1039:, where
1037:Le Havre
1033:Arkforce
996:Boulogne
772:Interwar
730:Salonika
716:Salonika
672:and the
414:Rothesay
287:and the
245:Salonika
233:Scotland
186:Normandy
170:Salonika
152:Rothesay
4280:Lt-Col
3813:Germany
3811:Ellis,
3755:Germany
3753:Ellis,
3679:Germany
3677:Ellis,
3540:Germany
3538:Ellis,
3500:Germany
3498:Ellis,
3487:Germany
3485:Ellis,
3308:Germany
3306:Ellis,
3275:Ellis,
3208:Ellis,
3195:Ellis,
3146:Ellis,
2972:WW2Talk
1990:in the
1796:busbies
1792:facings
1766:-based
1739:Postwar
1560:Antwerp
1548:Dunkirk
1521:Lisieux
1497:Falaise
1410:Paternò
1399:pillbox
1391:Vizzini
1387:152 Bde
1383:153 Bde
1375:Pachino
1296:Tunisia
1288:Tripoli
1169:Taranto
1148:Pegasus
1016:Panzers
969:on the
724:in the
656:on the
601:Bedford
353:Ardgour
336:Tarbert
329:Easdale
61:Country
4393:
4378:
4364:
4341:
4322:
4307:
4292:
4270:
4216:
4201:
4182:
4163:
4104:
4089:
4074:
4059:
4044:
1815:Tartan
1722:Bremen
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