BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLANDERS)

42nd and 73rd Regiment of Foot

Black Watch Museum
Balhouse Castle
Hay Street
Perth
Perthshire
PH1 5HR

1st Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Aldershot in the 1st (Guards) Brigade, 1st Division.

2nd Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Bareilly in the Bareilly Brigade, 7th (Indian) Division.

3rd (Reserve) Bn. Regular. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the Regular Battalions overseas.

1/4th (City of Dundee) Bn. Territorial Force. 04 Aug 1914 at the Drill Hall, Dundee in the Black Watch Brigade, Scottish Command.

2/4th (City of Dundee) Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Dundee in Sep 1914. Eventually joined the 2/1st Black Watch Brigade.

3/4th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Dundee in Mar 1915. Supplied drafts to the 1/4th Bn.

1/5th (Angus and Dundee) Bn. Territorial Force. 04 Aug 1914 at Abroath in the Black Watch Brigade, Scottish Command.

2/5th (Angus and Dundee) Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Forfar in Sep 1914. Eventually joined the 2/1st Black Watch Brigade.

3/5th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Forfar in Mar 1915. Supplied drafts to the 1/5th Bn.

1/6th (Perthshire) Bn. Territorial Force. 04 Aug 1914 at Tay Street, Perth in the Black Watch Brigade, Scottish Command.

2/6th (Perthshire) Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Perth in Sep 1914. Eventually joined the 2/1st Black Watch Brigade.

3/6th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Perth in Apr 1915. Supplied drafts to the 1/6th Bn.

1/7th (Fife) Bn. Territorial Force. 04 Aug 1914 at St Andrews in the Black Watch Brigade, Scottish Command.

2/7th (Fife) Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at St Andrews in Sep 1914. Eventually joined the 2/1st Black Watch Brigade.

3/7th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at St Andrews in Apr 1915. Supplied drafts to the 1/7th Bn.

8th (Service) Bn. K1. Formed at Perth on 21 Aug 1914 in the 26th Brigade, 9th Division.

9th (Service) Bn. K2. Formed at Perth on 13 Sep 1914 in the 44th Brigade, 15th Division.

10th (Service) Bn. K3. Formed at Perth on 13 Sep 1914 in the 77th Brigade, 26th Division.

11th (Reserve) Bn. K4. Formed at Nigg, Ross-shire in Oct 1914. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the Service Battalions overseas.

12th (Labour) Bn. Formed at Blairgowrie in May 1916. Went to France in Jun 1916 as Army Troops.

13th (Scottish Horse Yeomanry) Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Abbassia from the 1st, 2nd and some details from the 3rd Scottish Horse, three dismounted Yeomanry Regiments on 01 Oct 1916. Eventually joined the 81st Brigade, 27th Division.

14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Moascar, Egypt from the dismounted Fife and Forfar Yeomanry on 21 Dec 1916 and joined the 229th Brigade, 74th Division.

 

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