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Information provided by: Regimental Headquarters
Part of: The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
First Published: 25 June 2004

Overview

These territorial battalions did not serve overseas. The 9th Battalion was formed for Home Service only in November 1939 from volunteers between the ages of 45 and 55 who had previously served in the forces, and later, in 1940, it included a Young Soldiers Company consisting of volunteers under call-up age. Its duties after Dunkirk were the protection of airfields and other 'vital points (VPs)' such as the Tay Bridge. In August 1941 it was amalgamated with the 8th (Training) Battalion and those in the combined battalion were later sent as reinforcements to other units, including the 6th Battalion, in North Africa. The 10th battalion was raised in 1940 and was part of the Orkney and Shetland Defence Force before moving to the mainland (mostly in Scotland but also in northern England) as a training battalion for the provision of overseas reinforcements.

Facts and figures

Unit name: 8th, 9th and 10th Battalions
Force: Army
Designation: Battalion
Type: Infantry

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