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| 1st
Battalion War
Diary |
| August
1914 : in Plymouth. Part of 8th Brigade,
3rd Division. 12
September 1914 : left Division and moved
to Army Troops, after heavy losses at Le
Cateau. Returned 30 September 1914. 19 October
1915 : transferred to 76th Brigade, 3rd
Division. |
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| 2nd
Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Cairo. Returned to UK, arriving
Southampton on 1 October 1914. October
1914 : attached to 20th Brigade, 7th
Division. |
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| 3rd
(Reserve) Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Aberdeen. Remained in UK throughout
the war. |
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| 1/4th
Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Aberdeen. Part of Gordon Brigade,
Highland Division. February 1915 : left
the Division and landed at (Le) Havre, and
on the 27 February 1915 joined the 8th Brigade,
3rd Division on the
Western Front. 10
October 1915 : transferred to 76th Brigade,
3rd Division. 23
February 1916 : transferred to 154th Brigade,
51st Division. Late
1916 : absorbed the Shetland Companies. |
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| 1/5th
(Buchan and Formartin) Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Peterhead. Part
of Gordon Brigade, Highland Division. (From
April 1915 renamed 2nd Highland). 12
May 1915 : formation became the 153rd Brigade,
51st Division. 2
February 1918 : transferred to 183rd Brigade,
61st Division. 1
June 1918 : transferred to 44th Brigade, 15th
Division, and absorbed 8/10th Bn. |
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| 1/6th
(Banffshire and Donside) Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Keith. Part of Gordon Brigade, Highland
Division. November 1914 : left the Division
and landed at (Le) Havre, and on the 5 December
1914 joined the 20th Brigade, 7th
Division on the Western Front. 5 January
1916 : transferred to Lines of Communication.
1 June 1916 : transferred to 152nd Brigade,
51st Division. 6 October
1918 : amalgamated
with 1/7th to form 6/7th Bn. |
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| 1/7th
(Deeside Highland) Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Banchory. Part of Gordon Brigade,
Highland Division. (From April 1915 renamed
2nd Highland). 12 May 1915 : formation became
the 153rd Brigade, 51st
Division. 6 October 1918 : amalgamated
with 1/6th in 152nd Brigade, to form 6/7th
Bn. |
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| The
Shetland Companies |
| August
1914 : Two Companies, in Lerwick. Army Troops
attached to Gordon Brigade, Highland Division.
(From April 1915 renamed 2nd Highland). 12
May 1915 : formation became the 153rd Brigade,
51st Division. In
May 1916, attached to a Bn of Gordons in 153rd
Brigade. Absorbed
into 1/4th Bn (?) late in 1916. |
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| 2/4th
Battalion |
| Formed
at Aberdeen in September 1914. January 1915
: attached to 2nd Gordon Brigade, 2nd Highland
Division. October 1915 : formation became
192nd Brigade, 64th Division. November 1915
: absorbed by
2/5th Bn. |
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| 2/5th
(Buchan and Formartin) Battalion |
| Formed
at Peterhead in October 1914. January 1915
: attached to 2nd Gordon Brigade, 2nd Highland
Division. October 1915 : formation became
192nd Brigade, 64th Division. October 1915
: absorbed the 2/4th Bn. Remained in UK until
disbanded on
31 July 1918. |
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| 2/6th
(Banffshire and Donside) Battalion |
| Formed
at Keith in October 1914. January 1915 : attached
to 2nd Gordon Brigade, 2nd Highland Division.
October 1915 : formation became 192nd Brigade,
64th Division. November 1915 : absorbed
by 2/7th Bn. |
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| 2/7th
(Deeside Highland) Battalion |
| Formed
at Banchory in October 1914. January 1915
: attached to 2nd Gordon Brigade, 2nd Highland
Division. October 1915 : formation became
192nd Brigade, 64th Division. November 1915
: absorbed the 2/6th Bn. Remained in UK until
disbanded on
30 September 1917. |
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| 3/4th
to 3/7th Battalions |
| Formed
at home stations in February (4th) and May
1915. 8
April 1916 : became 4th to 6th (Reserve) Bns;
eventually 4th absorbed the others. Remained
in Scotland throughout the war. |
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| 8th
(Service) Battalion |
| Formed
at Aberdeen, August 1914, as part of K1.
August 1914 : attached to 26th Brigade,
9th (Scottish) Division.
7 May 1916 : transferred to 44th Brigade,
15th (Scottish) Division.
11 May 1916 : amalgamated with 10th to form
8/10th Bn. 6 June 1918 : reduced to cadre
strength, and transferred to 118th Bn, the
39th Division. 17
August 1918 : disbanded
in France. |
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| 9th
(Service) Battalion (Pioneers) |
| Formed
at Aberdeen, September 1914, as part of K2.
September
1914 : attached to 44th Brigade, 15th
(Scottish) Division. 12
January 1915 : became Pioneer Bn to 15th
(Scottish) Division. |
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| 10th
(Service) Battalion |
| Formed
at Aberdeen, September 1914, as part of K2.
September 1914 : attached to 44th Brigade,
15th (Scottish) Division.
11 May 1916 : amalgamated
with 8th Bn. |
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| 11th
(Reserve) Battalion |
| Formed
in Aberdeen in October 1914, as a Service
battalion, part of K4, but not allotted to
a Brigade. April 1915 : became a second Reserve
battalion (after the 3rd Bn). 1 September
1916 : became 42nd Training
Reserve battalion of 9th Reserve Brigade. |
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| 1st
Garrison Battalion |
| Formed
in 1916. Named 12th Bn for a time. Moved
to India in January 1917, where it remained. |
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