king's own scottish borderers association
14.99. Nickname(s) the Borderers[1] Founded 1908 Dissolved 1919 Ground Palmerston Park, Dumfries Home colours The 5th King's Own Scottish Borderers Football Clubwas a football team based in Dumfries, Scotland. [13], The regiment's two Territorial Force units, the 1/4th (Border) Battalion and the 1/5th (Dumfries & Galloway) Battalion, landed in Gallipoli as part of the 155th Brigade in the 52nd (Lowland) Division in June 1915. [12], The 6th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 28th Brigade in the 9th (Scottish) Division in May 1915 for service on the Western Front. Never miss an update WWII British Army King's Own Scottish Borderers Regiment Cap Badge. With the resurgence of the Jacobite threat, following the death of Queen Anne, the regiment, by this stage named Shannons, found itself again fighting on home soil. [12] The Regimental Tercentenary in 1989 was marked by a year of celebration and pageantry, culminating in an unforgettable Parade through Edinburgh on Minden Day. Toggle navigation. Welcome to the new website for The Kings Own Scottish Borderers Association. 10.00 + 2.67 Postage. In 1888 the battalion was sent to fight the Mahdists in the Sudan. In the event, they found themselves in the Low Countries in the autumn of 1944, making assault landings on Walcheren Island, at the mouth of the River Scheldt. TheKingsOwnScottishBorderersAssociationandMuseum, var _nwls=[];if(window.jQuery&&window.jQuery.find){_nwls=jQuery.find(".fw_link_newWindow");}else{if(document.getElementsByClassName){_nwls=document.getElementsByClassName("fw_link_newWindow");}else{if(document.querySelectorAll){_nwls=document.querySelectorAll(".fw_link_newWindow");}else{document.write('
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