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QUEEN’S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS 79th Regiment of Foot Queen’s Own Highlanders
Museum 1st Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Edinburgh unbrigaded. Landed in France on 14 Aug 1914 as Army Troops. 2nd Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Poona in the Poona Brigade, 6th (Indian) Division. 3rd (Reserve) Bn. Regular. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the Regular Battalions overseas. 1/4th Bn. Territorial Force. 04 Aug 1914 at Inverness in the Seaforth and Cameron Brigade, Highland Division (51st Div). 2/4th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Inverness in Sep 1914. Joined the 191st Brigade, 64th Division. 3/4th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Inverness in Apr 1915. Supplied drafts to the 1/4th Bn. 5th (Service) Bn. K1. Formed at Inverness in Aug 1914 in the 26th Brigade, 9th Division. 6th (Service) Bn. K2. Formed at Inverness in Sep 1914 in the 45th Brigade, 15th Division. 7th (Service) Bn. K2. Formed at Inverness on 28 Sep 1914. Joined the 44th Brigade, 15th Division. 8th (Reserve) Bn. K4. Formed at Invergordon in Nov 1914. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the Service Battalions overseas. 9th (Labour) Bn. Formed at Blairgowrie in Aug 1916. Landed in France on 06 Sep 1916 on L of C duties. 10th (Lovet Scouts) Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Cairo from the 1/1st and 1/2nd Lovet Scouts two dismounted Yeomanry Regiments on 27 Sep 1917 eventually joined the 82nd Brigade, 27th Division. 11th (Service) Bn. Formed in France from the 6th Garrison Guard Bn on 10 Jun 1918 in the 120th Brigade, 40th Division. 1st (Home Service) Bn. Formed at Invergordon in Feb 1917. Became the 18th Bn Royal Defence Corps.
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