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. It was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 26th Cameronian Regiment and the 90th Perthshire Light Infantry. In 1968, when reductions were required, the regiment chose to be disbanded rather than amalgamated with another regiment, one of only two infantry regiments in the British Army to do so, with the other being the York and Lancaster Regiment. It can trace its roots to that of the Cameronians, later the 26th of Foot, who were raised in 1689. The 1881 amalgamation coincided with the Cameronian's selection to become the new Scottish Rifles.
A. F. C. VincentAlexander GallowayDouglas Graham (British Army officer)Edmund FowlerGeorge Carter-CampbellHenry LysonsHenry May (VC)Henry Templer AlexanderHervey LawrenceHoratius MurrayJames Lennox DawsonJames TowersJohn Frost (British Army officer)John Fullerton EvettsJohn MacLaren ErskineJohn Steel RalstonLlewelyn Davies (RFC officer)Richard O'ConnorRobert Black FellRobert Cotton MoneySamuel LomaxThomas Riddell-WebsterWilliam Bain ThomasWilliam ClampWilliam Herbert Anderson
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A. F. C. VincentAlexander GallowayDouglas Graham (British Army officer)Edmund FowlerGeorge Carter-CampbellHenry LysonsHenry Templer AlexanderHervey LawrenceHoratius MurrayJames Lennox DawsonJames TowersJohn Frost (British Army officer)John Fullerton EvettsJohn MacLaren ErskineJohn Steel RalstonRichard O'ConnorRobert Black FellRobert Cotton MoneyThomas Riddell-WebsterWilliam Bain ThomasWilliam ClampWilliam Herbert Anderson
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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. It was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 26th Cameronian Regiment and the 90th Perthshire Light Infantry. In 1968, when reductions were required, the regiment chose to be disbanded rather than amalgamated with another regiment, one of only two infantry regiments in the British Army to do so, with the other being the York and Lancaster Regiment. It can trace its roots to that of the Cameronians, later the 26th of Foot, who were raised in 1689. The 1881 amalgamation coincided with the Cameronian's selection to become the new Scottish Rifles.
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Le Cameronians (Fusiliers écos ...... nt la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
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The Cameronians (Scottish Rifl ...... ecome the new Scottish Rifles.
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Cap Badge of the Cameronians
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Major General Henry Templar Alexander, CB CBE DSO
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Quick – Within a mile of Edinburgh Toon
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Slow – The Garb of Old Gaul
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The Poison Dwarfs. Not a popular nickname as it was derogatory.
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Le Cameronians (Fusiliers écos ...... nt la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
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The Cameronians (Scottish Rifl ...... ecome the new Scottish Rifles.
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(from the 1960s) The Poison Dwarfs. Not a popular nickname as it was derogatory.
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