Great Britain (Volunteers)

Midlothian - Haddingtonshire - Linlithgowshire - Peeblesshire

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1859: Leith
Rifle Volunteer Corps
1860: 1st Midlothian (Leith)
Rifle Volunteer Corps







1st Peeblesshire RVC raised
2nd Peeblesshire RVC raised
3rd Peeblesshire RVC raised
4th Peeblesshire RVC raised






2nd Midlothian RVC raised
3rd Midlothian RVC raised
4th Midlothian RVC raised







1st Haddingtonshire RVC raised
2nd Haddingtonshire RVC raised
3rd Haddingtonshire RVC raised
4th Haddingtonshire RVC raised
5th Haddingtonshire RVC raised


all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Haddingtonshire Rifle Volunteers
1st Linlithgowshire RVC raised
2nd Linlithgowshire RVC raised
3rd Linlithgowshire RVC raised







1861:

5th Midlothian RVC raised
6th Haddingtonshire RVC raised

1862:




4th Peeblesshire RVC disbanded




all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Midlothian Rifle Volunteers







4th Linlithgowshire RVC raised

all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Linlithgowshire Rifle Volunteers
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1863:


4th Midlothian RVC absorbed
1st Peeblesshire RVC added
2nd Peeblesshire RVC added
3rd Peeblesshire RVC added
4th Midlothian RVC absorbed by 1st









1868:

7th Haddingtonshire RVC raised

1870:


5th Linlithgowshire RVC raised
1873:
2nd Peeblesshire RVC disbanded


1874:

2nd Haddingtonshire RVC disbanded

1876:
6th Midlothian RVC raised


1878:


6th Linlithgowshire RVC raised
Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880:


consolidated as
2nd Midlothian
(Midlothian and Peeblesshire)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
consolidated as
1st Haddingtonshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
consolidated as
1st Linlithgowshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
layout
Midlothian
layout
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The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Royal Scots
(Lothian Regiment)
volunteer battalion of
The Royal Scots
(Lothian Regiment)
volunteer battalion of
The Royal Scots
(Lothian Regiment)
volunteer battalion of
The Royal Scots
(Lothian Regiment)
1888: 5th Volunteer Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(Lothian Regiment)
6th Volunteer Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(Lothian Regiment)
7th Volunteer Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(Lothian Regiment)
8th Volunteer Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(Lothian Regiment)
RScots
RScots
RScots
RScots
Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: 7th Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(Lothian Regiment)
(TF)
8th Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(Lothian Regiment)
(TF)
10th (Cyclist) Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(Lothian Regiment)
(TF)
RScots
RScots
RScots
1914/
1918:
1/7th Battalion,
2/7th Battalion,
3/7th Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(Lothian Regiment)

1/8th Battalion,
2/8th Battalion,
3/8th Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(Lothian Regiment)

1/10th (Cyclist) Battalion,
2/10th (Cyclist) Battalion,
3/10th (Cyclist) Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(Lothian Regiment)

1920: 7th Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(The Royal Regiment)
(TF)
8th Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(The Royal Regiment)
(TF)
10th (Cyclist) Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(The Royal Regiment)
(TF)





from
9th (Highlanders) Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(The Royal Regiment)
(TF)











Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921: 7th/9th (Highlanders) Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(The Royal Regiment)
(TA)
merged into
57th (Lowland) Medium Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TA)
A Company,
4th/5th Battalion (Queen’s Edinburgh),
The Royal Scots
(The Royal Regiment)
(TA)
RScots





from
A Company,
4th/5th Battalion (Queen’s Edinburgh),
The Royal Scots
(The Royal Regiment)
(TA)

1938:


14th (West Lothian Royal Scots)
Light Ant-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1939: 7th/9th (Highlanders)
Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(The Royal Regiment)
(TA)
8th (Lothians and Peeblesshire)
Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(The Royal Regiment)
(TA)




1946:

suspended animation
Resurrection of the Territorial Army
1947:





514th Light Ant-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(West Lothian Royal Scots) (TA)
1955:





Q (West Lothian Royal Scots) Battery,
432nd Light Ant-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1961: 8th/9th Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(The Royal Regiment)
(TA)
Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed
A Company (The Royal Scots),
52nd Lowland Volunteers
and
A (Royal Scots) Company,
The Royal Scots and
Cameronians Territorials