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Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

Index Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) was a rifle regiment of the British Army, the only regiment of rifles amongst the Scottish regiments of infantry. [1]

113 relations: Alexander Galloway, Allied invasion of Italy, Allied invasion of Sicily, Army Reserve (United Kingdom), Australia, Battle of Anzio, Battle of Spion Kop, Bible, Boulogne-sur-Mer, British Army, British Expeditionary Force (World War II), British Raj, Burma Campaign, Cameronians War Memorial, Canada, Childers Reforms, Christmas, Clan Douglas, Doublet (clothing), Douglas Castle, Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton, Douglas Graham (British Army officer), Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dunkirk evacuation, Eric Girdwood, Federation of Malaya, Gallipoli, George Carter-Campbell, George Collingwood, Ghana, Ghana Regiment, Glasgow, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Hamilton Barracks, Hamilton Low Parks Museum, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Henry Templer Alexander, Horatius Murray, Irish War of Independence, Italian Campaign (World War II), James Douglas, Earl of Angus, John Alfred Street, John Frost (British Army officer), John Fullerton Evetts, Joseph Henry Laye, Kelvingrove Park, King's Own Scottish Borderers, Kirk, Lanark, ..., Lanarkshire, Le Havre, Lewis gun, Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom), Lowland Brigade (United Kingdom), Malayan Emergency, Marseille, Mesopotamia, Militia (United Kingdom), Moro River Campaign, Myanmar, New Zealand, Normandy landings, North West Europe Campaign, Oman, Otago and Southland Regiment, Philip Lindsey Clark, Philip Robertson (British Army officer), Qaboos bin Said al Said, Regiment, Regular army, Richard Cameron (Covenanter), Richard O'Connor, Rifle regiment, Roy Bucher, Scottish regiment, Second Boer War, Shako, South Africa, South Lanarkshire, Special Reserve, Spion Kop (mountain), Territorial Force, The Perth Regiment, Thessaloniki, Thomas Riddell-Webster, Trews, Victoria Road drill hall, Volunteer Force, West Princes Street drill hall, Western Front (World War I), Winston Barracks, Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment, York and Lancaster Regiment, 13th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 156th (Scottish Rifles) Brigade, 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division, 19th Light Brigade (United Kingdom), 1st Burma Infantry Brigade, 23rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot, 26th Battalion (Australia), 26th Division (United Kingdom), 27th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 39th Infantry Division (India), 46th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division, 5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom), 6th Infantry Division (United Kingdom), 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles, 8th Infantry Division (United Kingdom), 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers), 9th (Scottish) Division. Expand index (63 more) »

Alexander Galloway

Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Galloway, (3 November 1895 − 28 January 1977) was a British Army officer who served during both World War I and World War II. During the latter, he was particularly highly regarded as a staff officer and, as such, had an influential role in the outcome of Operation Crusader during the Western Desert Campaign in late 1941, and later commanded the 4th Indian Infantry Division at the Battle of Monte Cassino during the Italian Campaign in early 1944.

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Allied invasion of Italy

The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place on 3 September 1943 during the early stages of the Italian Campaign of World War II.

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Allied invasion of Sicily

The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II, in which the Allies took the island of Sicily from the Axis powers (Italy and Nazi Germany).

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Army Reserve (United Kingdom)

The Army Reserve is the active-duty volunteer reserve force and integrated element of the British Army.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Battle of Anzio

The Battle of Anzio was a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that took place from January 22, 1944 (beginning with the Allied amphibious landing known as Operation Shingle) to June 5, 1944 (ending with the capture of Rome).

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Battle of Spion Kop

The Battle of Spion Kop (Slag bij Spionkop.; Slag van Spioenkop) was fought about west-south-west of Ladysmith on the hilltop of Spioenkop(1) along the Tugela River, Natal in South Africa from 23–24 January 1900.

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Bible

The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, "the books") is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures that Jews and Christians consider to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God and humans.

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Boulogne-sur-Mer

Boulogne-sur-Mer, often called Boulogne (Latin: Gesoriacum or Bononia, Boulonne-su-Mér, Bonen), is a coastal city in Northern France.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

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British Expeditionary Force (World War II)

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the name of the British Army in Western Europe during the Second World War from 2 September 1939 when the BEF GHQ was formed until 31 May 1940, when GHQ closed down.

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British Raj

The British Raj (from rāj, literally, "rule" in Hindustani) was the rule by the British Crown in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947.

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Burma Campaign

The Burma Campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma, South-East Asian theatre of World War II, primarily between the forces of the British Empire and China, with support from the United States, against the invading forces of Imperial Japan, Thailand, and the Indian National Army.

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Cameronians War Memorial

The Cameronians War Memorial is a war memorial in Kelvingrove Park in the west of Glasgow, Scotland, to the north of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Childers Reforms

The Childers Reforms of 1881 reorganised the infantry regiments of the British Army.

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Christmas

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ,Martindale, Cyril Charles.

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Clan Douglas

The Douglases are an ancient clan or noble house from the Scottish Lowlands.

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Doublet (clothing)

A doublet is a man's snug-fitting jacket that is shaped and fitted to the man's body which was worn in Spain and was spread to Western Europe from the late Middle Ages up to the mid-17th century.

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Douglas Castle

Douglas Castle was a stronghold of the Douglas family from medieval times to the 20th century.

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Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton

Air Commodore Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton and 11th Duke of Brandon, (3 February 1903 – 30 March 1973) was a Scottish nobleman and pioneering aviator who, together with D.F. McIntyre, was the first man to fly over Mount Everest.

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Douglas Graham (British Army officer)

Major General Douglas Alexander Henry Graham, (26 March 1893 – 28 September 1971) was a senior British Army officer who fought with distinction in both world wars.

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Douglas, South Lanarkshire

Douglas (Dùbhghlas) is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfries and Galloway (Dumfries an Gallowa, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands.

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Dunkirk evacuation

The Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers during World War II from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940.

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Eric Girdwood

Major General Sir Eric Stanley Girdwood, KBE, CB, CMG (1876–1963) was a British military officer who served as General Officer Commanding the Northern Ireland District from 1931 to 1935.

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Federation of Malaya

The Federation of Malaya (Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; Jawi: ڤرسكوتوان تانه ملايو) was a federation of 11 states (nine Malay states and two of the British Straits Settlements, Penang and Malacca)See: Cabinet Memorandum by the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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Gallipoli

The Gallipoli peninsula (Gelibolu Yarımadası; Χερσόνησος της Καλλίπολης, Chersónisos tis Kallípolis) is located in the southern part of East Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles strait to the east.

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George Carter-Campbell

Major General George Tupper Campbell Carter-Campbell, (see Carter-Campbell of Possil) (1869–1921) was a senior British Army officer.

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George Collingwood

Lieutenant General Sir Richard George Collingwood KBE CB DSO (1903–1986) was a British Army General during the 1950s.

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Ghana

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a unitary presidential constitutional democracy, located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa.

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Ghana Regiment

The Ghana Regiment is an infantry regiment that forms the main fighting element of the Ghanaian Army (GA).

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Glasgow

Glasgow (Glesga; Glaschu) is the largest city in Scotland, and third most populous in the United Kingdom.

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Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden

Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf; 11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973) was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death.

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Hamilton Barracks

Hamilton Barracks was a military installation in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.

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Hamilton Low Parks Museum

The Low Parks Museum is located in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland and traces the local history of South Lanarkshire through numerous exhibits on provincial industries and events of local historical importance.

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Hamilton, South Lanarkshire

Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the central Lowlands of Scotland.

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Henry Templer Alexander

Major General Henry Templer Alexander, CB, CBE, DSO (17 May 1911 – 16 March 1977) was a British Army officer who served as Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces between 1960 and 1961.

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Horatius Murray

General Sir Horatius Murray (1903–1989) was a senior British Army officer who served with distinction during World War II and later in the Korean War.

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Irish War of Independence

The Irish War of Independence (Cogadh na Saoirse) or Anglo-Irish War was a guerrilla war fought from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army (IRA, the army of the Irish Republic) and the British security forces in Ireland.

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Italian Campaign (World War II)

The Italian Campaign of World War II consisted of the Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war in Europe.

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James Douglas, Earl of Angus

James Douglas, Earl of Angus (1671 – 3 August 1692) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier.

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John Alfred Street

General John Alfred Street, CB (1822 – 5 December 1889) was a British Army officer who was the 25th General Officer Commanding, Ceylon.

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John Frost (British Army officer)

Major General John Dutton (Johnny) Frost CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DL (31 December 1912 – 21 May 1993) was an airborne officer of the British Army best known for being the leader of the small group of British airborne troops that actually arrived at Arnhem bridge during the Battle of Arnhem in Operation Market Garden, in World War II.

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John Fullerton Evetts

Lieutenant General Sir John Fullerton Evetts CB, CBE, MC (30 June 1891 – 1988) was a senior British Army officer.

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Joseph Henry Laye

Lieutenant-General Joseph Henry Laye, (4 February 1849 – 26 June 1938) was a British Army officer who became Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces.

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Kelvingrove Park

Kelvingrove Park is a public park located on the River Kelvin in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, containing the famous Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

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King's Own Scottish Borderers

The King's Own Scottish Borderers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division.

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Kirk

Kirk is a Scottish and Northern English word meaning "church", or more specifically, the Church of Scotland.

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Lanark

Lanark (Lannraig, Lanrik) is a small town in the central belt of Scotland.

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Lanarkshire

Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark (Siorrachd Lannraig, Lanrikshire) is a historic county in the central Lowlands of Scotland.

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Le Havre

Le Havre, historically called Newhaven in English, is an urban French commune and city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northwestern France.

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Lewis gun

The Lewis gun (or Lewis automatic machine gun or Lewis automatic rifle) is a First World War-era light machine gun of US design that was perfected and mass-produced in the United Kingdom, and widely used by British and British Empire troops during the war.

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Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)

Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col), is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth countries.

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Lowland Brigade (United Kingdom)

The Lowland Brigade is a historical unit of the British Army which has been formed a number of times.

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Malayan Emergency

The Malayan Emergency (Darurat Malaya) was a guerrilla war fought in pre- and post-independence Federation of Malaya, from 1948 until 1960.

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Marseille

Marseille (Provençal: Marselha), is the second-largest city of France and the largest city of the Provence historical region.

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Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia is a historical region in West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in modern days roughly corresponding to most of Iraq, Kuwait, parts of Northern Saudi Arabia, the eastern parts of Syria, Southeastern Turkey, and regions along the Turkish–Syrian and Iran–Iraq borders.

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Militia (United Kingdom)

The Militia of the United Kingdom were the military reserve forces of the United Kingdom after the Union in 1801 of the former Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland.

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Moro River Campaign

The Moro River Campaign was an important battle of the Italian Campaign during the Second World War, fought between elements of the British Eighth Army and LXXVI Panzer Corps (LXXVI Panzerkorps) of the German 10th Army (10. Armee).

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Myanmar

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Normandy landings

The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II.

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North West Europe Campaign

The North West Europe campaign was the term used by the British Commonwealth armed forces for the campaigns in North West Europe, including its skies and adjoining waters during World War II.

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Oman

Oman (عمان), officially the Sultanate of Oman (سلطنة عُمان), is an Arab country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.

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Otago and Southland Regiment

The Otago and Southland Regiment is a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army.

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Philip Lindsey Clark

Philip Lindsey Clark (1889–1977) was an English sculptor.

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Philip Robertson (British Army officer)

Major-General Sir Philip Rynd Robertson, KCB, CMG (5 April 1866 – 11 May 1936) was a British Army officer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, who commanded a battalion, a brigade and then division in the First World War.

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Qaboos bin Said al Said

Sayyid Qaboos bin Said Al Said (قابوس بن سعيد آل سعيد,; born 18 November 1940) is the Sultan of Oman.

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Regiment

A regiment is a military unit.

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Regular army

A regular army is the official army of a state or country (the official armed forces), contrasting with irregular forces, such as volunteer irregular militias, private armies, mercenaries, etc.

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Richard Cameron (Covenanter)

Richard Cameron of Huddersfield (1648? – 22 July 1680) was a leader of the militant Presbyterians, known as Covenanters, who resisted attempts by the Stuart monarchs to control the affairs of the Church of Scotland, acting through bishops.

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Richard O'Connor

General Sir Richard Nugent O'Connor & Bar, MC (21 August 1889 – 17 June 1981) was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First and Second World Wars, and commanded the Western Desert Force in the early years of the Second World War.

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Rifle regiment

A rifle regiment is a military unit consisting of a regiment of infantry troops armed with rifles and known as riflemen.

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Roy Bucher

General Sir (Francis Robert) Roy Bucher (31 August 1895 – 5 January 1980) was a British soldier who became the second Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army and the final non-Indian to hold the top post of the Indian Army after Partition.

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Scottish regiment

A Scottish regiment is any regiment (or similar military unit) that at some time in its history has or had a name that referred to Scotland or some part, thereof, and adopted items of Scottish dress.

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Second Boer War

The Second Boer War (11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902) was fought between the British Empire and two Boer states, the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa.

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Shako

A shako is a tall, cylindrical military cap, usually with a visor, and sometimes tapered at the top.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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South Lanarkshire

South Lanarkshire (Sooth Lanrikshire, Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas) is one of 32 unitary authorities of Scotland.

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Special Reserve

The Special Reserve was established on 1 April 1908 with the function of maintaining a reservoir of manpower for the British Army and training replacement drafts in times of war.

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Spion Kop (mountain)

Spion Kop (Spioenkop) is a mountain in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Territorial Force

The Territorial Force was a part-time volunteer organisation, created in 1908 to help meet the military needs of the United Kingdom (UK) without resorting to conscription.

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The Perth Regiment

The Perth Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army.

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Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη, Thessaloníki), also familiarly known as Thessalonica, Salonica, or Salonika is the second-largest city in Greece, with over 1 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of Greek Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace.

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Thomas Riddell-Webster

General Sir Thomas Sheridan Riddell-Webster (12 February 1886 – 27 May 1974) was Quartermaster-General to the Forces during the Second World War.

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Trews

Trews (Truis or Triubhas) are men's clothing for the legs and lower abdomen, a traditional form of tartan trousers from Scottish Highland dress.

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Victoria Road drill hall

The Victoria Road drill hall is a former military installation in Glasgow.

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Volunteer Force

The Volunteer Force was a citizen army of part-time rifle, artillery and engineer corps, created as a popular movement throughout the British Empire in 1859.

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West Princes Street drill hall

The West Princes Street drill hall is a former military installation in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Western Front (World War I)

The Western Front was the main theatre of war during the First World War.

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Winston Barracks

Winston Barracks was a British Army base, located east of Lanark, Scotland.

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Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment

The Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment is a mechanised infantry regiment of the South African Army.

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York and Lancaster Regiment

The York and Lancaster Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until 1968.

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13th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 13th Infantry Brigade was a regular infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service during both World War I and World War II.

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156th (Scottish Rifles) Brigade

The 156th (Scottish Rifles) Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army.

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15th (Scottish) Infantry Division

The 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that served with distinction in both World War I and World War II.

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19th Light Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 19th Light Brigade was a Regular Army infantry brigade of the British Army.

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1st Burma Infantry Brigade

The 1st Burma Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the British Burma Army during World War II.

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23rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 23rd Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both World War I, mainly on the Western Front, and World War II.

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26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot

The 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot was a Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, active from 1689 to 1881.

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26th Battalion (Australia)

The 26th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army.

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26th Division (United Kingdom)

The 26th Division was an infantry division of the British Army during World War I. The division was created in September 1914 from men volunteering for Lord Kitchener's New Armies and was the last division to be raised under the K3 elistment scheme.

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27th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 27th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw service in World War I, World War II and the Korean War.

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39th Infantry Division (India)

39th Indian Infantry Division (originally the 1st Burma Division) was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II, which became a Training Division in 1943 after its recovery into India from Burma.

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46th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 46th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both World War I and World War II with the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division.

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52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division

The 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was originally formed as the Lowland Division, in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force.

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5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)

The 5th Infantry Division was a regular army infantry division of the British Army.

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6th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)

The 6th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was first established by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for service in the Peninsular War as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army and was active for most of the period since, including the First World War and the Second World War.

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7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles

The 7th Gurkha Rifles was a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Nepalese origin, before being transferred to the British Army, following India's independence in 1947 and after 1959 designated as the 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles.

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8th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)

The 8th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was active in both World War I and World War II.

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90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers)

The 90th Perthshire Light Infantry was a Scottish light infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1794.

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9th (Scottish) Division

The 9th (Scottish) Division, was an infantry division of the British Army during World War I, one of the Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener to serve on the Western Front during the First World War.

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5th Scottish Rifles, Scottish Rifles, The Cameronians, The Cameronians (Scotch Rifles), The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameronians_(Scottish_Rifles)

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