2 The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
2 Battalion The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Unit Histories
| 30-Jun-1803 ? |
30-Jun-1803 ? |
Created |
at Inverness as Inverness, Banff, Elgin and Nairn Militia |
| 30-Jun-1855 ? |
30-Jun-1855 ? |
Renamed |
The Highland Light Infantry |
| 01-Jul-1881 |
01-Jul-1881 |
Renamed |
2 Battalion The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders |
| 31-Mar-1897 |
31-Mar-1897 |
Converted to |
3 The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders |
| 31-Mar-1897 |
31-Mar-1897 |
Reformed |
as a Regular Battalion |
| 04-Aug-1914 |
04-Aug-1914 |
Active |
at Poona |
| 30-Sep-1918 |
30-Sep-1918 |
Active |
in Macedonia |
| 03-Sep-1939 |
03-Sep-1939 |
Active |
at Fayid, Egypt |
| 22-Jun-1942 |
22-Jun-1942 |
Surrendered |
at Tobruk |
| 20-Dec-1942 |
20-Dec-1942 |
Converted from |
4 The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders |
| 31-Aug-1945 |
31-Aug-1945 |
Active |
in Austria |
| Number of Records Returned: 11 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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