The Scottish Division was a

British Army Infantry The Infantry of the British Army comprises 49 infantry battalions, from 19 regiments. Of these, 33 battalions are part of the Regular army and the remaining 16 a part of the Army Reserve. The British Army's Infantry takes on a variety of roles, ...

command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all Scottish

line infantry Line infantry was the type of infantry that composed the basis of European land armies from the late 17th century to the mid-19th century. Maurice of Nassau and Gustavus Adolphus are generally regarded as its pioneers, while Turenne and Montec ...

units Unit may refer to: Arts and entertainment * UNIT, a fictional military organization in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' * Unit of action, a discrete piece of action (or beat) in a theatrical presentation Music * ''Unit'' (al ...

. It merged with the Prince of Wales' Division, to form the Scottish, Welsh and Irish Division in 2017.

History

The Scottish Division was formed on 1 July 1968 with the amalgamation of the Lowland Brigade and Highland Brigade. From 1970, junior soldiers of the Scottish Division were trained at the Scottish Infantry Depot (SID), Bridge of Don, in Gordon Barracks, and adult recruits trained in the SID Glencorse. In 1994, due to the Options for Change review, the

Gordon Highlanders Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gordon ...

were amalgamated with the

Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons), officially abbreviated "QO HLDRS," was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. It was in existence from 1961 to 1994. History 1961–1970 The regiment was ...

to form the

Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. Prior to 28 March 2006, the Highlanders was an infantry regiment in its own right; The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordon ...

. Changes announced in 2004 involved the amalgamation of the Royal Scots and the King's Own Scottish Borderers to form the

Royal Scots Borderers The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS) was an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The battalion formed on 1 August 2006 when its antecedent regiments - the Royal Scots and the King's O ...

and the formation of a single large regiment to be known as the

Royal Regiment of Scotland The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior and only Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry. It consists of three regular (formerly five) and two reserve battalions, plus an incremental company, each formerly an indiv ...

. Regular Army Units * The

, 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland * The

Royal Highland Fusiliers The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. Prior to 28 March 2006, the Royal Highland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment in its own right, c ...

, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland * The

Black Watch The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The regiment was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881, when the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment ...

, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland * The Highlanders 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland * Balaklava Company, The

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Argyll (; archaically Argyle, in modern Gaelic, ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland. Argyll is of ancient origin, and corresponds to most of the part of the ancient kingdom of ...

5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland Army Reserve Units * 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland * 51st Highland, 7th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland In addition, the Scottish Division also maintains a single regular

military band A military band is a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion instruments. The conductor of a band commonly bears the tit ...

in the Corps of Army Music, the regimental Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. This was formed in 2006 by the amalgamation of two former divisional bands, the Highland Band and the Lowland Band. In December 2016, the government announced changes to the administrative structure of the infantry as part of the continuing reorganization of the Army under "Army 2020". This saw the

(which encompassed the entirety of the Scottish Division) transferred to a single administrative formation with the Royal Welsh and the Royal Irish Regiment (which came under the Prince of Wales' Division), known as the Scottish, Welsh and Irish Division.

Past Units

Past units include:Whitaker's Almanack 1969 *1st Battalion, The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) – (1633–2006) *1st Battalion, The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment)] – (1959–2006) *1st Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers – (1689–2006) *1st Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) – (1881–2006) *1st Battalion, The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) – (1961–1994) *1st Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders – (1881–1994) *1st Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) – (1881–2006) *Royal Scots Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland – (2006) *King's Own Scottish Borderers Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland – (2006) *The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland – (2006–2014)

References

Sources

External links

Scottish Division
{{British Army Divisions Military units and formations established in 1968 Infantry divisions of the United Kingdom Military of Scotland Royal Regiment of Scotland