Formation of the Volunteer Force | |||
1859: | 6th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised 7th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised 8th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised 9th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised │ |
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1860: | 11th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised 12th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised 13th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised │ all merged into 1st Aberdeenshire Rifle Volunteer Corps │ |
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force | |||
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The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms | |||
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1881: |
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1884: | 1th Volunteer Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders │ |
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1900: | │ │ │ |
7th Volunteer Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders │ |
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Creation of the Territorial Force | |||
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1908: | 4th Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders (TF) |
The Shetland Companies, The Gordon Highlanders (TF) |
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1914/ 1918: |
1/4th Battalion, 2/4th Battalion, 3/4th Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders │ |
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1920: | │ │ |
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Creation of the Territorial Army | |||
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1921: | 4th (The City of Aberdeen) Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders (TA) │ |
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1939: | │ │ │ │ |
8th (The City of Aberdeen) Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders (TA) │ |
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1941: | 92nd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery (Gordon Highlanders) |
100th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery (Gordon Highlanders) |
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1944: | │ │ │ │ |
100th Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery (Gordon Highlanders) │ |
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1946: | suspended animation │ |
suspended animation │ |
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army | |||
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from the former 7th Battalion part of 5th/7th (Buchan, Marn and Mearns) Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders (TA) │ |
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1947: | 4th/7thBattalion, The Gordon Highlanders (TA) |
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from 5th/6th (Banff, Buchan and Donside) Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders (TA) │ |
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1961: | 3rd Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders (TA) │ │ │ |
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Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve | |||
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1967: | disbanded and formed D Company (Gordon), 51st Highland Volunteers and 3rd (Territorial) Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders |
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