Great Britain (Volunteers)

Aberdeenshire

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

1860: 11th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised
12th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised
13th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised


all merged into
1st Aberdeenshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880:
Aberdeenshire
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Gordon Highlanders
1884: 1th Volunteer Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders
1900:

7th Volunteer Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders
Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 4th Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders (TF)
The Shetland Companies,
The Gordon Highlanders (TF)
Gordon
Gordon
1914/
1918:
1/4th Battalion,
2/4th Battalion,
3/4th Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders




1920:
disbanded
Creation of the Territorial Army
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)
1941: 92nd Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Gordon Highlanders)
100th Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Gordon Highlanders)
RA
RA
1944:


100th Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Gordon Highlanders)
1946: suspended animation
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army




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)
disbanded




from
5th/6th (Banff, Buchan and Donside) Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders (TA)

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1961: 3rd Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders (TA)


Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed
D Company (Gordon),
51st Highland Volunteers
and
3rd (Territorial) Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders