Great Britain (Volunteers)

Aberdeenshire - Kincardineshire - Banffshire

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1860: 1st Aberdeenshire RVC raised
17th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised
18th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised
1st Aberdeenshire RVC becomes 2nd
17th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) becomes 5th
18th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) becomes 6th(Ⅱ)
12th Aberdeenshire RVC raised(Ⅱ)
13th Aberdeenshire RVC raised(Ⅱ)
15th Aberdeenshire RVC raised
16th Aberdeenshire RVC raised
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│		 21st Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised
21st Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) becomes 9th(Ⅱ)
17th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅱ) raised
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│		 1st Kincardineshire RVC raised
2nd Kincardineshire RVC raised
3rd Kincardineshire RVC raised
4th Kincardineshire RVC raised
5th Kincardineshire RVC raised
6th Kincardineshire RVC raised
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│		 3rd Aberdeenshire RVC raised
4th Aberdeenshire RVC raised
19th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised
20th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised
22nd Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised
23rd Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised
19th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) becomes 7th(Ⅱ)
20th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) becomes 8th(Ⅱ)
22nd Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) becomes 10th
23rd Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) becomes 11th(Ⅱ)
14th Aberdeenshire RVC raised
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all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Aberdeenshire Rifle Volunteers
│		 1st Banffshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised
2nd Banffshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised
3rd Banffshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised
4th Banffshire RVC raised
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1861: all part of
2nd Administrative Battalion of
Aberdeenshire Rifle Volunteers
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│		 20th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅱ) raised
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│		 7th Kincardineshire RVC raised
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all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Kincardineshire Rifle Volunteers
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│		 21st Aberdeenshire
(Marquis of Huntly’s Highland) RVC(Ⅱ) raised
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│		 all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Banffshire Rifle Volunteers
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1862: 5th Aberdeenshire RVC to →
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3rd Administrative Battalion of
Aberdeenshire Rifle Volunteers
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│		 22nd Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅱ) raised
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│		 1st Banffshire RVC(Ⅰ) disbanded
2nd Banffshire RVC(Ⅰ) becomes 1st(Ⅱ)
3rd Banffshire RVC(Ⅰ) becomes 2nd(Ⅱ)
3rd Banffshire RVC(Ⅱ) raised
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1863: 12th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅱ) disbanded
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│		 5th Banffshire RVC raised
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1864: 12th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅲ) raised
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│		 23rd Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅱ) raised
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│		 4th Banffshire RVC abdorbed by 3rd(Ⅱ)
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1867: 18th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅱ) raised
│		 24th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised
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│		 19th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅱ) raised
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│		 6th Banffshire RVC raised
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│		 25th Aberdeenshire RVC raised
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3rd Administrative Battalion of
Aberdeenshire (The Buchan)
Rifle Volunteers
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│		 7th Banffshire RVC raised
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│		 8th Kincardineshire RVC raised
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1870: │
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layout layout
1871: │
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│		 4th Kincardineshire RVC absorbed by 5th
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│		 21st Aberdeenshire
(Marquis of Huntly’s Highland) RVC(Ⅱ) added
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│		 26th Aberdeenshire RVC raised
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1873: │
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│		 3rd Kincardineshire RVC absorbed by 5th
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│		 24th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅰ) absorbed by 9th
24th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅱ) raised
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│		 8th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅱ) ←
14th Aberdeenshire RVC←
21st Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅱ) ←
23rd Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅱ) ←
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1st Administrative Battalion of
Kincardineshire (Deeside Highland)
Rifle Volunteers
│		 ← 8th Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅱ) to
← 14th Aberdeenshire RVC to
← 21st Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅱ) to
← 23rd Aberdeenshire RVC(Ⅱ) to
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880: consolidated as
2nd Aberdeenshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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│		 consolidated as
5th Aberdeenshire
(The Buchan)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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2nd Kincardineshire and
Aberdeenshire (Deeside Highland)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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3rd Aberdeenshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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│		 consolidated as
1st Banffshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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│		 3rd Aberdeenshire
(The Buchan)
Rifle Volunteer Corps		 1st Kincardineshire and
Aberdeenshire (Deeside Highland)
Rifle Volunteer Corps		 4th Aberdeenshire
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Aberdeenshire
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│		 Aberdeenshire
│		 Banffshire
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The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
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1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Gordon Highlanders
see also the Regular Battalions
and the Militia Battalion
and one other Volunteer Battalion
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volunteer battalion of
The Gordon Highlanders
see also the Regular Battalions
and the Militia Battalion
and one other Volunteer Battalion
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volunteer battalion of
The Gordon Highlanders
see also the Regular Battalions
and the Militia Battalion
and one other Volunteer Battalion
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volunteer battalion of
The Gordon Highlanders
see also the Regular Battalions
and the Militia Battalion
and one other Volunteer Battalion
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volunteer battalion of
The Gordon Highlanders
see also the Regular Battalions
and the Militia Battalion
and one other Volunteer Battalion
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1884: 2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders
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Volunteer Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders		 5th (Deeside Highland)
Volunteer Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders		 4th Volunteer Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders		 6th Volunteer Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders
layout
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1893: │
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│		 4th (Donside Highland)
Volunteer Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders
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Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: 5th (Buchan and Formartin) Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders (TF)		 7th (Deeside) Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders (TF)		 6th (Banff and Donside) Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders (TF)
Gordon
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1914/
1918:		 1/5th (Buchnan and Formartin) Battalion,
2/5th (Buchnan and Formartin) Battalion,
3/5th (Buchnan and Formartin) Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders)
│		 1/7th (Deeside Highland) Battalion,
2/7th (Deeside Highland) Battalion,
3/7th (Deeside Highland) Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders)
│		 1/6th (Banff and Donside) Battalion,
2/6th (Banff and Donside) Battalion,
3/6th (Banff and Donside) Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders)
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Creation of the Territorial Army
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layout layout
1921: 5th/7th Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders (TA)
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│		 6th (Banff and Donside) Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders (TA)
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1937: 5th/7th (Buchan, Mar and Mearns) Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders (TA)
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1939: 5th (Bucham and Formartin) Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders (TA)
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│		 7th (Mar and Mearns) Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders (TA)
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│		 6th (Banffshire) Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders (TA)
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│		 9th (Donside) Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders (TA)
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1940: 5th (Strathbogie, Garioch and Strathdon) Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders (TA)
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1941: 5th/9th (Strathbogie, Garioch
and Strathdon) Battalion,
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layout
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1942: 116th Regiment,
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RAC
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1946: disbanded 5th/7th (Buchan, Marn and Mearns)
Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders
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1947: merged into
4th/7th Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders (TA)		 5th/6th (Banff, Buchan and Donside) Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders (TA)
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1961: merged into
3rd Battalion,
The Gordon Highlanders (TA)
 

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