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Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland
Highlanders) |
| Regular Army |
| 1st
Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Dinapore, India. Returned to
England,
landing at Plymouth on 19 November 1914. November
1914 : attached to 81st Brigade, 27th
Division. |
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| 2nd
Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Fort George.
14 August 1914 :
landed at Boulogne, as Lines of Communication
troops.
22 August 1914 : attached to 19th
Brigade, which was not allocated to
a Division.
12
October 1914 : transferred with Brigade
to 6th Division.
31
May 1915 : transferred with Brigade to 27th
Division.
19
August 1915 : transferred with Brigade
to 2nd Division.
25
November 1915 : transferred with Brigade
to 33rd Division.
27
November 1915 : transferred to 98th Brigade, 33rd Division. |
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| 3rd
(Reserve) Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Stirling. Remained in UK until moving
to Ireland in November 1917. |
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| 4th
(Extra Reserve) Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Paisley. Remained in UK throughout
the war. |
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| Territorial Force |
| 1/5th
(Renfrewshire) Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Greenock. Part
of Black Watch Brigade, unallocated to
a Division.
24
April 1915 : transferred to HLI Brigade, Lowland Division.
Formation became 157th Brigade, 52nd Division
on 11 May 1915.
28
June 1918 : transferred to 103rd Brigade, 34th Division. |
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| 1/6th
(Renfrewshire) Battalion |
August
1914 : in Stirling. Part
of A&SH Brigade, Highland
Division.
15
April 1915 : transferred to 1st Highland Brigade,
Highland Division.
12
June 1916 : transferred as Pioneer Bn to 5th
Division.
15
October 1918 : transferred to 153rd Brigade,
51st Division. |
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| 1/7th
Battalion |
August
1914 : in Stirling. Part of A&SH Brigade,
Highland Division.
December 1914 : left Division and moved to
France.
6 January 1915 : attached to 10th
Brigade, 4th Division.
27
May 1915 : amalgamated with 1/9th Bn, and
became 7/9th Bn.
Resumed identity 20 July
1915.
1
March 1916 : transferred to 154th Brigade,
51st Division. |
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| 1/8th
(The Argyllshire) Battalion |
August
1914 : in Dunoon. Part
of A&SH Brigade, Highland
Division.
15
April 1915 : transferred to 1st Highland Brigade,
Highland Division.
12
May 1915 : formation became 152nd Brigade,
51st Division.
7
February 1918 : transferred to 183rd Brigade,
61st Division.
1
June 1918 : transferred to 45th Brigade, 15th
(Scottish) Division, absorbing cadre of
11th Bn. |
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| 1/9th
(The Dumbartonshire) Battalion |
August
1914 : in Dumbarton. Part of A&SH Brigade,
Highland Division.
February 1915 : left Division and moved to
France.
23 February 1915 : attached to 81st
Brigade, 27th Division.
21 May 1915 : transferred to 10th Brigade,
4th Division.
27 May
1915 : amalgamated with 1/7th Bn, and became
7/9th Bn.
Resumed identity 20 July 1915, and
attached to VI Corps Troops.
On 27 February
1916 returned to Base,
and thereafter used to supply drafts. |
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| 2/5th
(Renfrewshire) Battalion |
Formed
at Greenock in September 1914.
January 1915
: attached to 2nd A&SH Brigade, 2nd Highland
Division.
October 1915 : formation became
193rd Brigade, 64th Division.
3 November 1915
: absorbed by
2/8th Bn. |
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| 2/6th
(Renfrewshire) Battalion |
Formed
at Paisley in September 1914.
January 1915
: attached to 2nd A&SH Brigade, 2nd Highland
Division.
October 1915 : formation became
193rd Brigade, 64th Division.
Stayed in UK
until disbanded
on 13 March 1918. |
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| 2/7th
Battalion |
Formed
at Stirling in September 1914.
January 1915
: attached to 2nd A&SH Brigade, 2nd Highland
Division.
October 1915 : formation became
193rd Brigade, 64th Division.
Stayed in UK
until disbanded
in autumn of 1917. |
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| 2/8th
(The Argyllshire) Battalion |
Formed
at Dunoon in September 1914.
January 1915
: attached to 2nd A&SH Brigade, 2nd Highland
Division.
October 1915 : formation became
193rd Brigade, 64th Division.
3 November 1915
: absorbed the 2/5th Bn.
Stayed in UK until
disbanded on
19 August 1918. |
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| 2/9th
(The Dumbartonshire) Battalion |
Formed
at Dumbarton in September 1914.
January 1915
: attached to 2nd A&SH Brigade, 2nd Highland
Division.
October 1915 : formation became
193rd Brigade, 64th Division.
Stayed in UK
until disbanded
in October 1917. |
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| 3/5th
to 3/9th Battalions |
Formed
at home stations in March and April 1915.
8
April 1916 : became 5th to 9th (Reserve) Bns;
eventually 5th absorbed all others.
Remained
in UK throughout the war. |
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| 16th
Battalion |
| On
1 January 1917, the 3rd Provisional Bn TF
became the 16th A&SH. The 3rd had been
formed in May 1915 from home service personnel.
Remained in England throughout the war. |
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| New Armies |
| 10th
(Service) Battalion |
| Formed
at Stirling, August 1914, as part of
K1.
August
1914 : attached to 27th Brigade, 9th
(Scottish) Division.
6
May 1916 : transferred to 26th Brigade, 9th (Scottish) Division.
17
February 1918 : transferred to 97th Brigade,
32nd Division. |
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| 11th
(Service) Battalion > War
Diary |
Formed
at Stirling, September 1914, as part of K2.
September 1914 : attached to 45th Brigade,
15th (Scottish) Division.
9 June 1918 : reduced to cadre strength.
9
June 1918 : transferred to 118th Brigade,
39th Division.
30
July 1918 : became X Corps Reinforcement
Bn until
disbanded on
26 August 1918. |
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| 12th
(Service) Battalion |
Formed
at Stirling, September 1914, as part of K3.
September
1914 : attached to 77th Brigade, 26th
Division. |
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| 13th
(Reserve) Battalion |
Formed
in Blackheath in November 1914, as a Service
battalion, part of K4. Became part of 106th
Brigade in the original 35th Division.
April
1915 : became a second Reserve battalion.
1 September 1916 : became 41st Training
Reserve battalion of 9th Reserve Brigade. |
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| 14th
(Service) Battalion |
Formed
at Stirling, early 1915.
September
1915 : attached to 118th Brigade, 39th
Division.
23
February 1916 : transferred to 120th Brigade,
40th Division.
7
April 1918 : reduced to cadre and transferred
to 90th Brigade, 30th
Division.
15
June 1918 : transferred to 42nd Brigade, 14th
Division.
Reconstituted on 18 June 1918
by absorbing 17th Bn. |
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| 15th
(Reserve) Battalion |
Formed
in Gailes in November 1915.
1 September 1916
: absorbed into Training
Reserve battalions of 9th Reserve Brigade. |
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| Other battalions |
| 17th
Battalion |
| Formed
in Deal, Kent on 1 June 1918, but absorbed
by 14th Bn on 18 June 1918. |
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