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Gordon HighlandersFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThis articleneeds additional citations forverification.Please helpimprove this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.(February 2012)The Gordon Highlanders
Cap Badge of The Gordon HighlandersActive1881 - 1994CountryScotland,UKBranchBritish ArmyTypeLine InfantryPartofScottish DivisionGarrison/HQGordon Barracks,AberdeenMottoBydand[1]MarchThe Cock o\' the War
South Africa 1899-1902BattlehonoursRelief of Ladysmith
Battle of KandaharCommandersCeremonialchiefKing Edward VIII
Henry William Frederick Albert, 1st Duke of Gloucester
HRH The Prince of Wales KG KT GCB AK QSO DCInsigniaTartanFile:Gordon tartan (Vestiarium Scoticum).png

The Gordon Highlanderswas aBritish Armyinfantryregimentfrom 1881 until 1994. The regiment took its name from theClan Gordonand recruited principally fromAberdeenand the North-East ofScotland.

Contents[hide]
  • 1History
    • 1.1First World War
    • 1.2Second World War
    • 1.3Post-War
  • 2Victoria Cross recipients
  • 3Popular culture references
  • 4Symbols
  • 5Alliances
  • 6See also
  • 7Notes
  • 8References
  • 9External links

History[edit]This sectiondoes notciteanyreferences or sources.Please help improve this section byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged andremoved.(January 2014)92nd Highlanders atKandahar
byRichard Caton Woodville(1856-1927).

The regiment was formed on 1 July 1881 instigated under theChilders Reforms. The new two-battalion regiment was formed out of the75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot- which became the 1st Battalion of the new regiment - and the92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot, which became the 2nd.

The 75th Highlanders were raised in 1787 by ColonelRobert Abercrombyof Tullibody for service inIndia, where they saw a great deal of action. They went on to serve inSouth Africa, theIndian Mutiny,Egyptand on theNorth-West Frontier.

The 92nd were raised as the 100th Highlanders by theDuke of Gordonin 1794 being renumbered 92nd in 1798. Their early service included the Low Countries andEgypt, followed byCorunna, Africa.

The 92nd (2nd Bn Gordon Highlanders) served throughout theSecond Afghan Warculminating in the march from Kabul to Kandahar. Bound for return to England after years overseas, they were re-routed to South Africa to fight in the disastrousFirst Boer War. The regiment suffered severe casualties at Mujaba Hill.

The 75th was in Malta in 1881 when they were converted into the kilted 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders. They distinguished themselves serving in the Highland Brigade in Egypt from 1882. They fought at the battle of Tel-El-Kebir in 1882 and served in the Nile/Sudan campaigns that followed. They saw action at El Teb on 29 February 1884, and Tamai on 13 March 1884.[citation needed]

It was during operations on the North West Frontier in October 1897, during the storming of the Dargai Heights, that one of the regiment\'s most famousVictoria Crosseswas earned. PiperGeorge Findlater, despite being wounded in both legs, continued to play the bagpipes during the assault.[2]

The Gordons served throughout theSecond Anglo-Boer Warof 1899-1902, including for the successful defence of Ladysmith.[citation needed]

First World War[edit]British troops, believed to be the 4th Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders (20th Brigade, British 7th Division) crossing no man\'s land near Mametz on 1 July 1916, the first day of theBattle of the Somme.

The Gordons raised 21battalionsin theFirst World War, serving on theWestern Frontandin Italyand winning 65battle honours.

The regular force battalions (1st and 2nd Gordons) were immediately assigned to the British Expeditionary Force on the outbreak of war. 3rd (Reserve) Gordons remained in Aberdeen to serve as the depot unit for the duration of the war. The 1st Gordons in Plymouth was assigned to 8 Brigade of the 3rd Division, while 2nd Gordons was assigned to 20 Brigade in the 7th Division following its recall from Cairo. The first line Territorial Force battalions; 1/4th (Aberdeen,) 1/5th (Buchan and Formartine), 1/6th (Banffshire and Donside), 1/7th (Deeside), were assigned to 153 (2nd Highland) Brigade of the 51st (Highland) Division. This brigade was also known as the Gordons Brigade until May 1915 because of its composition solely of Gordon Highlanders battalions. A further eight Territorial Force battalions (2/4th, 2/5th, 2/6th, 2/7th, 3/4th, 3/5th, 3/6th, and 3/7th) were formed as part of the second line Home Service. These units were chronically undermanned and ill-equipped throughout the war and did not serve overseas. Four Service battalions - 8th (Service), 9th (Service), 10th (Service), and 11th (Service) - were formed as part of Lord Kitchener\'s New Army scheme with 9th Gordons eventually serving as a pioneer battalion. A 1st Garrison battalion was formed in 1916 for service in India.

Unusually, The Gordon Highlanders did not serve on any of the other battle fronts where British soldiers fought during the war. The sole exception was the 2nd Gordons which was sent as part of a joint Anglo-French force to aid the Italians in 1917 after their heavy defeat by Austro-German forces at the Battle of Caporetto.

The regiment lost 1,000 officers and 28,000 men during the war. The legendary folk singer andScottish TravellerJimmy MacBeathserved with the regiment during this era.

Second World War[edit]

A further 27 honours were added inWorld War IIwhen the Regiment served inFrancein 1940, inMalaya,North Africa,Sicily,Italyand north-west Europe.

The 1st and 5th Battalions were with the51st (Highland) Infantry Divisionduring theBattle for Francein 1940 when they were trapped and had to surrender atSaint-Valéry-en-Caux. The 1st Battalion was reformed in August 1940 and went on to serve with the second formation of the 51st Highland Division throughout the rest of the Second World War.

The 2nd Battalion was based inMalayaas part of theSingapore garrisonand fought in thebattle for Singaporein February 1942, surrendering along with 130,000 otherBritish Commonwealthsoldiers on 15 February. The men of this battalion suffered more casualties asPrisoners of WarinJapanesecaptivity than they did during the fighting on Singapore Island and Malaya The 2nd Battalion was reformed in May 1942 from personnel of the 11th Battalion and fought with the15th (Scottish) Infantry Division, throughout North West Europe. They formed part of 227th (Highland) Infantry Brigade - the Junior Brigade in the Division. They were involved in the heavy fighting around Cheux and Tourville-sur-Odon in Normandy, the fight for Holland and in the Battle of Uelzen in Germany near to the end of the war.

The 4th (City of Aberdeen) Battalion was converted to anartilleryregiment on 1 November 1941, becoming the 92nd Anti-Tank Regiment,Royal Artillery, as part of the9th Armoured Division, but saw no active service during the war.

The 6th (Banffshire) Battalion was transferred from the 51st Highland Division before it surrendered in 1940 and joined the2nd Infantry Brigadeof the1st Infantry Division. The 6th Battalion fought through theNorth AfricanandItalian Campaignsbefore ending the war on garrison duty inPalestine.

The 7th (Mar and Mearns) Battalion served with the second formation of the 51st Highland Division throughout the war.

The 8th (City of Aberdeen) Battalion was also converted to artillery, becoming the 100th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. This battalion served with the2nd Infantry Divisionin theBurma Campaign.

The 9th (Donside) Battalion (originally part of the9th (Highland) Infantry Divisionalong with the 11th Battalion) were initially posted to theShetlandislands. Later they were amalgamated with the 5th Battalion and sent toIndiafor training. Converted to an armoured regiment in 1942 as the116th RegimentRoyal Armoured Corps(Gordons), they continued to wear the Gordons cap badge on the black beret of the RAC.[3]116th RAC were sent toBurmawhere as part of255th Indian Tank Brigadethey were involved in the dash forRangoonand were heavily involved in the battle ofMeiktila, signalling the end of Japanese hopes in Burma.

The London Scottishbattalions were part of the Gordon Highlanders although they were aLondon-recruited regiment.

Post-War[edit]

After the war the Gordons saw active service in theMalayan EmergencyandNorthern Ireland.

The Regiment was amalgamated with TheQueens\' Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons)on September 17, 1994 to formThe Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons).

In 2006, The Highlanders were merged with Scotland’s other remaining infantry regiments to form TheRoyal Regiment of Scotland.

In 1997, to preserve and share the legacy of the Gordon Highlanders regiment for future generations to enjoy theGordon Highlanders Museumopened, in the former regimental headquarters inAberdeen

Victoria Cross recipients[edit]
    PvtThomas Beach(Crimean War, 1854)
  • EnsRichard Wadeson(Indian Mutiny, 1857)
  • PvtPatrick Green(Indian Mutiny, 1857)
  • C/SgtCornelius Coughlan(Indian Mutiny, 1857)
  • MajGeorge White(Afghanistan, 1879)
  • LtWilliam Henry Dick-Cunyngham(Afghanistan, 1879)
  • PvtEdward Lawson(India, 1897)
  • PiperGeorge Findlater(India, 1897)
  • CaptMatthew Meiklejohn(Second Boer War, 1899)
  • Sgt-MajWilliam Robertson(Second Boer War, 1899)
  • CaptErnest Towse(Second Boer War, 1900)
  • L/CplJ.F. Mackay(Second Boer War, 1900)
  • CaptW.E. Gordon(Second Boer War, 1900)
  • CaptD.R. Younger(Second Boer War, 1900)
  • DrummerWilliam Kenny(France, 1914)
  • LtJ.A.O. Brooke(France, 1914)
  • PvtG.I. McIntosh(France, 1917)
  • LtA.E. Ker(France, 1918)
  • PvtGeorge Allan Mitchell(Italy, 1944)

11 of theseVictoria Crossesawarded are on display in theGordon Highlanders Museum


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