Great Britain (Volunteers)

Perthshire - Fifeshire

	Formation of the Volunteer Force
1859:	1st Perthshire RVC raised 2nd Perthshire (Perthshire Highland) RVC raised │ │
1860:	5th Perthshire RVC raised 6th Perthshire RVC raised 7rd Perthshire RVC raised 8th Perthshire RVC raised 9th Perthshire RVC raised 11th Perthshire RVC raised 12th Perthshire RVC raised 13th Perthshire RVC raised 14th Perthshire RVC raised 15th Perthshire RVC raised 2nd Perthshire RVC absorbed by 1st │ all part of 1th Administrative Battalion of Perthshire Rifle Volunteers │	1st Fifeshire RVC raised 2nd Fifeshire RVC raised 3rd Fifeshire RVC raised 4th Fifeshire RVC raised 5th Fifeshire RVC raised 6th Fifeshire RVC raised 7th Fifeshire RVC raised 8th Fifeshire RVC raised 9th Fifeshire RVC raised │ all part of 1th Administrative Battalion of Fifeshire Rifle Volunteers │ │ │	3rd Perthshire (Breadalbane) RVC raised 10th Perthshire RVC raised │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
1861:	16th Perthshire RVC raised 12th Perthshire RVC disbanded │ │	│ │ │ │	all part of 2nd Administrative Battalion of Perthshire Rifle Volunteers │
1863:	18th Perthshire (Highland) RVC raised 16th Perthshire RVC disbanded │	│ │ │	│ │ │
1868:	19th Perthshire (Highland) RVC raised │	│ │	│ │
1869:	│ 5th Perthshire RVC → 7th Perthshire RVC → 9th Perthshire RVC → 13th Perthshire RVC → 14th Perthshire RVC → │ │	│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │	4th Perthshire RVC raised → 5th Perthshire RVC → 7th Perthshire RVC → 9th Perthshire RVC → 13th Perthshire RVC → 14th Perthshire RVC 20th Perthshire RVC raised │
1873:	│ │	│ │	10th Perthshire RVC disbanded │
1875:	21st Perthshire RVC raised │	│ │	│ │
1876:	21st Perthshire RVC disbanded │	│ │	│ │
1878:	19th Perthshire RVC absorbed by 8th │	│ │	│ │
	Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880:	consolidated as 1th Perthshire Rifle Volunteer Corps │ │	consolidated as 1th Fifeshire Rifle Volunteer Corps │ │	consolidated as 3rd Perthshire (Perthshire Highland) Rifle Volunteer Corps │
1880:	│ │ │	│ │ │	2nd Perthshire (Perthshire Highland) Rifle Volunteer Corps
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	The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
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1881:	volunteer battalion of The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) see also the Regular Battalions and the Militia Battalion and more Volunteer Battalions │	volunteer battalion of The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) see also the Regular Battalions and the Militia Battalion and more Volunteer Battalions │	volunteer battalion of The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) see also the Regular Battalions and the Militia Battalion and more Volunteer Battalions │
1887:	4th (Perthshire) Volunteer Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)	6th (Fifeshire) Volunteer Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)	5th (Perthshire) Volunteer Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
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	Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908:	6th (Perthshire) Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (TF)	7th (Fife) Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (TF)	8th (Cyclist) Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (TF)
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1909:	│	│	The Highland Cyclist Battalion (TF)
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1914/ 1918:	1/6th (Perthshire) Battalion, 2/6th (Perthshire) Battalion, 3/6th (Perthshire) Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) │	1/7th (Fife) Battalion, 2/7th (Fife) Battalion, 3/7th (Fife) Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) │	1/1st Highland Cyclist Battalion 2/1st Highland Cyclist Battalion 3/1st Highland Cyclist Battalion │ │ │
1915:	│ │ │	│ │ │	transferred to The Army Cyclist Corps │
	Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921:	6th/7th (Perth and Fife) Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (TA)		disbanded
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1935:	6th/7th (Perth and Fife) Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (TA)
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1939:	6th Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (TA) │	7th Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (TA) │
	Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947:	6th/7th Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (TA) │
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	Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967:	disbanded and formed HQ Company (Black Watch), 51st Highland Volunteers and B Company, C Company, 3rd (Territorial) Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)

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