A few years ago noo. It's trundled faahkkin further doon the brae noo...the 'new' regiment...The Highlanders (Seaforth Gordons and Camerons)...they've disappeared as weel...an the new Royal Regiment Of Scotland...is full of men fae Fiji. Nae 'Jocks' left in the English retirement home that we used tae call Scotland.
Yip, and people forget the Queens Own was only 33 years old. The facts remain that across the regiments, recruiting was an issue. It did make sense to reduce the number of regiments, and it should also be remembered that English regiments were hit far harder. The Rifles were an amalgamation of some of the most famous regiments, The Light Infantry, The Royal Green Jackets, The Devon and Dorsets and the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire regiments. All of whom where affected it created by amalgamations in the 1960s.
Sad for all really , they disbanded the Fusiliers ( the biggest recruitment area from Berwick to Manchester to Yorkshire ) . If the Scots can't fill there own ranks then why disband regiments that can . Now please don't get me wrong , what one American General said ' he was envious of the British Army's regiments where local lads joined local regiments ' . The MOD has to many pen pushers , the Government now knows were short ( Cameron PM idiot ) . Bring back as many regiments as possible and save our forces .
All the history of the best regiment in the british army gone RIP The Queens Own Highlanders CFGB.
A few years ago noo. It's trundled faahkkin further doon the brae noo...the 'new' regiment...The Highlanders (Seaforth Gordons and Camerons)...they've disappeared as weel...an the new Royal Regiment Of Scotland...is full of men fae Fiji. Nae 'Jocks' left in the English retirement home that we used tae call Scotland.
I wish they left the Highland regiments alone
Ironically if there weren’t any amalgamations ever to begin with then neither the Gordons nor the Queen’s Own would have existed.
This is always lost on people. The history of the British Army is a history of amalgamation.
H2X2E2532 well the gordons were emalgemated from the gordons and another one
@@fb6652 It was the Gordons (92nd) and the Sterlingshire regt (75th)
Yip, and people forget the Queens Own was only 33 years old.
The facts remain that across the regiments, recruiting was an issue. It did make sense to reduce the number of regiments, and it should also be remembered that English regiments were hit far harder. The Rifles were an amalgamation of some of the most famous regiments, The Light Infantry, The Royal Green Jackets, The Devon and Dorsets and the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire regiments. All of whom where affected it created by amalgamations in the 1960s.
Cool History about Scottish regiment 🇬🇧💂
Fab video :) my father and brother was in the queens own highlanders....
Sad for all really , they disbanded the Fusiliers ( the biggest recruitment area from Berwick to Manchester to Yorkshire ) . If the Scots can't fill there own ranks then why disband regiments that can . Now please don't get me wrong , what one American General said ' he was envious of the British Army's regiments where local lads joined local regiments ' . The MOD has to many pen pushers , the Government now knows were short ( Cameron PM idiot ) . Bring back as many regiments as possible and save our forces .
The Queens Own Highlanders never had a problem filling their ranks infact they where often over recruited.
Who would have thought Durham no longer has a regiment
A masters have a lot to answer for our army is tiny in 2022