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The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) were formed in 1881 as the county regiment of Lanarkshire, by the amalganation of the 1st Battalion 26th (The Cameronian) Regiment of Foot and the 2nd Battalion 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers Light Infantry) Thier line can be traced back to 1689 when they were known as The Earl of Angus's Regiment or The Cameronian Regiment.
During the Second World War the regiment saw action at Ypres-Comines Canal, Odon, Cheux, Caen, Mont Pincon, Estry, Nederrijn, Best, Scheldt, South Beveland, Walcheren Causeway, Asten, Roer, Rhineland, Reichswald, Moyland, Rhine, Dreirwalde, Bremen, Artlenberg, North-West Europe 1940, '44-45, Landing in Sicily, Simeto Bridgehead, Sicily 1943, Garigliano Crossing, Anzio, Advance to Tiber, Italy 1943-44, Pegu 1942, Paungde, Yenagyaung 1942, and Burma.
The regiment was disbanded in 1968
Battalions during the Second World War:
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- 3rd Battalion
- 4th Battalion
- 5th/8th Battalion
- 6th (Lanarkshire) Battalion
- 7th Battalion
- 8th Battalion
- 9th Battalion
- 10th (Lanarkshire) Battalion
- 11th (Home Defence) Battalion
- 12th Battalion
- 13th (Home Defence) Battalion
- 30th Battalion
- 50th (Holding) Battalion
Herbert Whitfield (English) Cameronians (SR) 2nd World War. I don't have a story, but I do have a question. I found my father's army service and pay book in my mother's effects when she died. It says he was in the Cameronians (SR) and his army no. was 1572231. He was a private. Since he was from Leeds, Yorkshire, I don't know what he was doing in a Scottish Regiment.
I know he served in Wales and was a gunner, but I don't know what that means. What did gunners do in Wales? I remember a story he told of German planes flying into a harbour that had hills on each side. I think the army had guns on the hills firing at the planes, but it's all very hazy because he would have told me this when I was a child. I know he was shipped out to Burma in March 1945. They were clearing Japanese soldiers out of the jungle, I think.
I'd be very grateful for any information you could give me about this regiment and what the Wales division was doing during the War.
My grandad served with the Cameronians during WW2 and I would like him added to your list if possible. His name was Clarence Leslie Marson but his service and pay book states Clarence Lester Marson. His army number was 6981065 and everyone knew him as 'Les' even his personal effects suitcase has the initials L.M. He enlisted on 15/02/40 in Notttingham and was transferred to the army reserve on 12/07/46. He was a W/Cpl on 16/05/46 although I don't know what this means and I know very little about his time during the war and would love to hear of any information about him. he was born on 30/11/19 and unfortunately died last Christmas.
I would like to contact anyone who knew my uncle LCpl William (Bill) Downie, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) who was captured in Trondheim, Norway in 1940 and transferred to Stalag XXA. He was a POW there until 1945 where he joined the exodus to the west and was killed by an Allied aircraft attack on his column along with approximately 33 other POWs. This incident occured near Hannover on 19 April 1945. If anyone knows any more information on this incident, I would appreciate that you would contact me. My uncle in buried at the Commonwealth Military Cemetery in Charlotteburg, Berlin.
Im looking for Information on my Grandfather, Lance Corpral William Downie of the Cameronians scottish rifles, R.O. No 16, Camp no 357, POW no 25505, he was captured in May 1940 and died May 19th 1943, he was in Stalag XXA(fort 13 infirmary). Any Information at all.
Thanks B. Martin
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List of those who served.
- Rifleman. Ernest Bates. 9th bn. (d. 16th Feb 1945)
- Leslie Chapman. 9th bn.
- Rifleman Charles Coleburn. 9th Bn.Cameronians (d.24 Sept 1944)
- Rfm. John Dawson. 9th Btn. (d. 6th August 1944)
- Lance Corpral William Downie Read his story
- Rfm. Frank Gibbs. 9th Btn.
- Robert Hedges. Read his story
- Ben Jackman (d. 1945) 9th Bn.
- Gerald Jeffery. D Coy. 9th Bn. Read his story
- Frank Norman Lewis. B coy 9th Bn.(d. 30th April 1945)
- Sgt. Ronald Loftus 9th Bn. (d. 7th Sept 1944)
- Rfn J. G. Oliver. 9 Bn. (d. 26th Sept. 1944)
- Rifleman Andrew McLean. 9th btn.
- Clarence Leslie "Les" Marson Read his story
- Cpl Edgar George Price. 9 Bn.
- Rfm. John Ritchie 9th Bn.
- William Tarren
- Leslie Thompson
- Robert Turnbull. (d. Nov 1944.) Read his story
- Major Lance Greville Warrington. 9th Btn. (d.20 Nov 1944)
- Rifleman Walter Welton. 9th Battalion Read his story
- Rifleman Lionel Edward Whitehead. 7th Btn. (d. 27 Oct 1944)
- Herbert Whitfield Read his Story
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