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The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment)

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The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) was formed in 1881 The Highland Light Infantry as the county regiment of Lanarkshire from some of its Militia and Volunteer infantry [see below] and the redesignation of the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) and the 74th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot Battalions during the Great War. 1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion 4th Battalion 5th (City of Glasgow) Battalion 6th (City of Glasgow) Battalion 7th (Blythswood) Battalion 8th (Lanark) Battalion 9th (Glasgow Highland) Battalion 2/5th (City of Glasgow) Battalion 5th (Reserve) (City of Glasgow) Battalion 2/6th (City of Glasgow) Battalion 6th (Reserve) (City of Glasgow) Battalion 2/7th (Blythswood) Battalion 7th (Reserve) (City of Glasgow) Battalion 2/9th (Glasgow Highland) Battalion 9th (Reserve) (Glasgow Highland) Battalion 10th (Service) Battalion 11th (Service) Battalion 12th (Service) Battalion 13th (Reserve) Battalion 14th (Service) Battalion 15th (1st Glasgow) (Service) Battalion 16th (2nd Glasgow) (Service) Battalion (Pioneers) 17th (3rd Glasgow) (Service) Battalion 18th (4th Glasgow) (Service) Battalion 19th (Reserve) Battalion 20th (Reserve) Battalion 21st Battalion 22nd (Service) Battalion 23rd (Service) Battalion 51st (Service) Battalion 52nd (Service) Battalion 53rd (Service) Battalion 1st (Reserve) Garrison Battalion My Grandfather, Walter Sydney Hitchcock served in the Great War in the Highland Light Infantry. His older brothers also served in the army. He had 10 children, his son Bob served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War on HMS Hood and HMS Pandora. My Granddad was John McCarthy, I have a copy of a letter to the War Pensioners' Welfare Services in Dublin [where he was living]. It says that heserved in the Highland Light Infantry [no: 64251] and was discharged 21st March 1919. it seems he was in the Munster Fuseliers before the HLI. I know he receaved medals for Mons, Somme & Arras and was wounded twice. List of those who served with The Highland Light Infantry during The Great War. Walter Sydney Hitchcock. Read his story John McCarthy. Read his Story If you have a story or any photographs which you would like to share please get in touch. Send an E-mail to Website and ALL Material © Copyright MM - All Rights Reserved