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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]

Table of Contents

  1. 129 relations: Alexander Galloway, Allied invasion of Italy, Allied invasion of Sicily, Army Reserve (United Kingdom), Australia, Bambatha Rifles, Battle of Anzio, Battle of Broekhuizen, Battle of Spion Kop, Bible, Boulogne-sur-Mer, British Army, British Army of the Rhine, British Expeditionary Force (World War I), British Expeditionary Force (World War II), British Raj, Burma campaign, C. N. Barclay, 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, Edinburgh, Eric Girdwood, Federation of Malaya, Gallipoli, George Carter-Campbell, George Collingwood, Ghana, Ghana Regiment, Glasgow, Glencorse Barracks, Gustaf VI Adolf, Hamilton Barracks, Hamilton Low Parks Museum, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hansard, Henry Templer Alexander, History of the British 8th Division during the First World War, Horatius Murray, Irish War of Independence, Italian campaign (World War II), ... Expand index (79 more) »

  2. Military units and formations in Lanarkshire
  3. Rifle regiments
  4. Rifle regiments of the British Army

Alexander Galloway

Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Galloway, (3 November 1895 – 28 January 1977) was a senior British Army officer.

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Allied invasion of Italy

The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place from 3 September 1943, during the Italian campaign of World War II.

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Allied invasion of Sicily

The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as the Battle of Sicily and Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which the Allied forces invaded the island of Sicily in July 1943 and took it from the Axis powers (Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany).

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Army Reserve (United Kingdom)

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

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Australia

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

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Bambatha Rifles

The Bambatha Rifles (formerly the Witwatersrand Rifles) is a reserve mechanised infantry regiment of the South African Army.

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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.

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Battle of Broekhuizen

The Battle of Broekhuizen, a Dutch village near the Meuse, was a small but bloody battle which took place late in 1944 as part of the Allied campaign to liberate the left bank of the Meuse in the Netherlands (Peel marshes).

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Battle of Spion Kop

The Battle of Spion Kop (Slag bij Spionkop.; Slag van Spioenkop) was a military engagement between British forces and two Boer Republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, during the campaign by the British to relieve the besieged city Ladysmith during the initial months of the Second Boer War.

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Bible

The Bible (from Koine Greek τá½° βιβλία,, 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures, some, all, or a variant of which are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, the Baha'i Faith, and other Abrahamic religions.

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Boulogne-sur-Mer

Boulogne-sur-Mer (Boulonne-su-Mér; Bonen; Gesoriacum or Bononia), often called just Boulogne, 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, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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British Army of the Rhine

British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) was the name given to two British Army formations of the same name.

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British Expeditionary Force (World War I)

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the six divisions the British Army sent to the Western Front during the First World War.

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British Expeditionary Force (World War II)

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the contingent of the British Army sent to France in 1939 after Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany on 3 September, beginning the Second World War.

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British Raj

The British Raj (from Hindustani, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent,.

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Burma campaign

The Burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma.

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C. N. Barclay

Brigadier Cyril Nelson Barclay CBE DSO (20 January 189630 January 1979) was a British soldier, editor, and author.

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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 in 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, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.

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Clan Douglas

Clan Douglas (Gaelic: Dùbhghlas) is an ancient clan or noble house from the Scottish Lowlands. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and clan Douglas are house of Douglas and Angus.

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Doublet (clothing)

A doublet (/ˈdʌblɪt/; derived from the Ital. giubbetta) is a man's snug-fitting jacket that is shaped and fitted to a man's body.

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Douglas Castle

Douglas Castle was a stronghold of the Douglas (later Douglas-Home) family from medieval times to the 20th century. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and Douglas Castle are house of Douglas and Angus.

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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 aviator who was the first man to fly over Mount Everest. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton are house of Douglas and Angus.

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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. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and Douglas, South Lanarkshire are house of Douglas and Angus.

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Dumfries and Galloway

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

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Dunkirk evacuation

The Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, or just Dunkirk, was the evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied soldiers during the Second World War from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Eric Girdwood

Major General Sir Eric Stanley Girdwood, (14 October 1876 – 24 May 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 (Malay: Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; Jawi: ڤرسكوتوان تانه ملايو), more commonly known as Malaya, was a country of what previously had been the Malayan Union and, before that, British Malaya.

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Gallipoli

The Gallipoli peninsula (Gelibolu Yarımadası; 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, (2 April 1869 – 19 December 1921) was a senior British Army officer who served in the Second Boer War and the First World War.

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George Collingwood

Lieutenant General Sir Richard George Collingwood KBE CB DSO (7 October 1903 – 21 April 1986) was a British Army General during the 1950s.

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Ghana

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in 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). Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and Ghana Regiment are military units and formations in Burma in World War II.

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Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

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Glencorse Barracks

Glencorse Barracks is a British Army barracks situated in Glencorse just outside the town of Penicuik in Midlothian, Scotland.

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Gustaf VI Adolf

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 in 1973.

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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 (Hamiltoun; Baile Hamaltan) is a large town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Hansard

Hansard is the transcripts of parliamentary debates in Britain and many Commonwealth countries.

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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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History of the British 8th Division during the First World War

The 8th Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was active during the First World War.

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Horatius Murray

General Sir Horatius Murray, (18 April 1903 – 1989) was a senior British Army officer who served with distinction during the Second World War and later in the Korean War.

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Irish War of Independence

The Irish War of Independence or Anglo-Irish War was a guerrilla war fought in Ireland from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army (IRA, the army of the Irish Republic) and British forces: the British Army, along with the quasi-military Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and its paramilitary forces the Auxiliaries and Ulster Special Constabulary (USC).

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Italian campaign (World War II)

The Italian campaign of World War II, also called the Liberation of Italy following the German occupation in September 1943, consisted of Allied and Axis operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to 1945.

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James Douglas, Earl of Angus

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

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James Edward Edmonds

Brigadier-General Sir James Edward Edmonds (25 December 1861 – 2 August 1956) was an officer of the Royal Engineers in the late-Victorian era British Army who worked in the Intelligence Division, took part in the creation of the forerunner of MI5 and promoted several spy scares, which failed to impress Richard Haldane, the Secretary of State for War (1905–1912).

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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 Frost, (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 the Second World War.

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John Fullerton Evetts

Lieutenant General Sir John Fullerton Evetts CB, CBE, MC (30 June 1891 – 21 December 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 served as 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 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

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King's Own Scottish Borderers

The King's Own Scottish Borderers (KOSBs) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and King's Own Scottish Borderers are military units and formations in Burma in World War II, regiments of the British Army in World War I, regiments of the British Army in World War II and Scottish regiments.

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Kirk

Kirk is a Scottish and former Northern English word meaning 'church'.

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Kitchener's Army

The New Army, often referred to as Kitchener's Army or, disparagingly, as Kitchener's Mob, was an (initially) all-volunteer portion of the British Army formed in the United Kingdom from 1914 onwards following the outbreak of hostilities in the First World War in late July 1914.

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Lanark

Lanark (Lannraig; Lanrik) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 20 kilometres to the south-east of Hamilton.

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Lanarkshire

Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark (Siorrachd Lannraig; Lanrikshire), is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

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Le Havre

Le Havre (Lé Hâvre) is a major port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern 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.

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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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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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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. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and Lowland Brigade (United Kingdom) are military units and formations disestablished in 1968.

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Malayan Emergency

The Malayan Emergency, also known as the Anti-British National Liberation War was a guerrilla war fought in British Malaya between communist pro-independence fighters of the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA) and the military forces of the Federation of Malaya, British Empire and Commonwealth.

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Marseille

Marseille or Marseilles (Marseille; Marselha; see below) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

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Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia is a historical region of West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent.

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Militia (United Kingdom)

The British Militia was the principal military reserve force of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Minden

Minden is a middle-sized town in the very north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the largest town in population between Bielefeld and Hanover.

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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 (the official name until 1989), is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by Bangladesh and India to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest.

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New Zealand

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

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Normandy landings

The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War.

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North West Europe campaign

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

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Oman

Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country in West Asia.

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Otago and Southland Regiment

The Otago and Southland Regiment (1948-2012) was a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army.

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Perth Regiment

The Perth Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Canadian 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 (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

Qaboos bin Said Al Said (قابوس بن سعيد آل سعيد,; 18 November 1940 – 10 January 2020) was Sultan of Oman from 23 July 1970 until his death in 2020.

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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 (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, (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. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and rifle regiment are rifle regiments.

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Rifleman Khan

Rifleman Khan was a German Shepherd Dog who was lent to the War Office to become a military dog during World War II, and was a Dickin Medal recipient.

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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. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and Scottish regiment are Scottish regiments.

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Second Boer War

The Second Boer War (Tweede Vryheidsoorlog,, 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over the Empire's influence in Southern 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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Sinai and Palestine campaign

The Sinai and Palestine campaign was part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, taking place between January 1915 and October 1918.

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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 component of the British Army, created in 1908 to augment British land forces without resorting to conscription.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.

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Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), also known as Thessalonica, Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece, with slightly over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of 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 – 25 May 1974) was a British Army officer who served as Quartermaster-General to the Forces during the Second World War.

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Trews

Trews (or truis, 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 one of the main theatres 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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York and Lancaster Regiment

The York and Lancaster Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until 1968. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and York and Lancaster Regiment are 1881 establishments in the United Kingdom, military units and formations disestablished in 1968, military units and formations established in 1881, military units and formations in Burma in World War II, regiments of the British Army in World War I and regiments of the British Army in World War II.

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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 the First and the Second World Wars.

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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 during the Second World War.

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19th Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 19th Light Brigade is an Army Reserve formation 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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1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers

The 1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers was a Scottish Volunteer unit of the British Army. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and 1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers are military units and formations in Lanarkshire.

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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 the First World War, mainly on the Western Front During the Second World War, the brigade saw active service in the Syria-Lebanon Campaign, the Western Desert Campaign, and the Burma Campaign. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and 23rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) are military units and formations in Burma in World War II.

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26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot

The 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the Scots Army and subsequently a Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, active from 1689 to 1881. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot are military units and formations in Lanarkshire.

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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 enlistment 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 the First World War, the Second World War, and the Korean War.

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33rd Division (United Kingdom)

The 33rd Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was raised in 1914, during the First World 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 the First and the Second World Wars with the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division.

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4th (Glasgow, 1st Northern) Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteer Corps

The 4th (Glasgow, 1st Northern) Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteer Corps was a Scottish Volunteer unit of the British Army. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and 4th (Glasgow, 1st Northern) Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteer Corps are military units and formations in Lanarkshire.

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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 (United Kingdom) Division

The 6th (United Kingdom) Division is an active division of the British Army, which has been raised numerous times as needed over the last 200 years.

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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, 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. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles are military units and formations in Burma in World War II, rifle regiments and rifle regiments of the British Army.

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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 the First World War, 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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See also

Military units and formations in Lanarkshire

Rifle regiments

Rifle regiments of the British Army

References

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

Also known as 5th Scottish Rifles, Scottish Rifles, The Cameronians, The Cameronians (Scotch Rifles), The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), The Scottish Rifles (Cameronians).

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