| Formation of the Volunteer Force | |||||||
| 1859: | 1st Forfarshire (Dundee) Rifle Volunteer Corps │ |
3rd Forfarshire (Arbroath) RVC raised 4th Forfarshire RVC raised 5th Forfarshire (Montrose) RVC raised │ |
2nd Forfarshire (Forfar) RVC raised │ │ │ |
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| 1860: | │ │ │ │ │ |
7th Forfarshire (Brechin) RVC raised 4th Forfarshire RVC absorbed ny 3rd │ │ │ |
8th Forfarshire (Wharncliffe) RVC raised 9th Forfarshire (Glamis) RVC raised 11th Forfarshire RVC raised 12th Forfarshire (Kirriemuir) RVC raised │ |
10th Forfarshire RVC raised │ │ │ │ |
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| 1861: | │ │ │ │ │ │ |
13th (Friockheim) Forfarshire RVC raised │ all part of 1st Administrative Battalion of Forfarshire Rifle Volunteers │ |
all part of 2nd Administrative Battalion of Forfarshire Rifle Volunteers │ │ │ |
14th Forfarshire RVC raised │ │ │ │ │ |
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| 1865: | │ │ |
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15th Forfarshire RVC raised │ |
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| 1868: | │ │ │ │ │ |
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merged as 10th Forfarshire (Dundee Highland) Rifle Volunteer Corps │ |
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| 1869: | │ │ |
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11th Forfarshire RVC disbanded │ |
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| 1872: | │ │ |
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15th Forfarshire RVC disbanded │ |
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| 1874: | │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ |
2nd Forfarshire RVC added 8th Forfarshire RVC added 9th Forfarshire RVC added 12th Forfarshire RVC added │ 1st Administrative Battalion of Forfarshire or Angus Rifle Volunteers │ |
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| Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force | |||||||
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| 1880: | │ │ │ │ │ |
consolidated as 2nd Forfarshire (Forfar or Angus) Rifle Volunteer Corps │ |
10th Forfarshire (Dundee Highland) Rifle Volunteer Corps │ │ |
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| 1880: | │ │ │ |
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3rd Forfarshire (Dundee Highland) Rifle Volunteer Corps |
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| The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms | |||||||
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| 1883: | │ │ │ |
2nd Forfar (Angus) Rifle Volunteer Corps │ |
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| 1887: | 1th (Dundee) Volunteer Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) │ |
2nd (Angus) Volunteer Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) │ |
3rd (Dundee Highland) Volunteer Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) │ |
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| 1889: | 1th (City of Dundee) Volunteer Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) │ |
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| Creation of the Territorial Force | |||||||
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| 1908: | 4th (City of Dundee) Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (TF) |
5th (Angus and Dundee) Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (TF) |
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| 1914/ 1918: |
1/4th (City of Dundee) Battalion, 2/4th (City of Dundee) Battalion, 3/4th (City of Dundee) Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) │ |
1/4th (Angus and Dundee) Battalion, 2/4th (Angus and Dundee) Battalion, 3/4th (Angus and Dundee) Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) │ |
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| Creation of the Territorial Army | |||||||
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| 1921: | 4th/5th (Dundee and Angus) Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (TA) |
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| 1935: | 4th/5th (Dundee and Angus) Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (TA) |
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| 1939: | 4th Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (TA) │ |
5th (Dundee and Angus) Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (TA) │ |
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| Resurrection of the Territorial Army | |||||||
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| 1947: | 4th/5th (Dundee and Angus) Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (TA) │ |
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| Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve |
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| 1967: | disbanded and formed A Company (Black Watch), 51st Highland Volunteers and A Company, 3rd (Territorial) Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) |
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