| The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) | |
|---|---|
 Cap Badge of the Queen's Own Highlanders | |
| Active | 1961 - 1994 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Line Infantry |
| Role | Armoured Infantry |
| Size | One Battalion |
| Part of | Scottish Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh |
| Motto(s) | Cuidich 'n Righ (Aid the King) |
| March | Quick: Pibroch o Donal Dubh/March of the Cameron Men/Cabarfeidh (There's also a Military Band/Pipes called Queen's Own Highlanders used to march off |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HRH The Duke of Edinburgh |
| Insignia | |
| Tartan |
Seaforth Mackenzie (trews)[dead link] Cameron of Erracht (pipers and drummers kilts)[dead link] |
The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons), officially abbreviated "QO HLDRS," was an infantry regiment in the Scottish Division of the British Army. It was formed on 7 February 1961 at Redford Barracks, Edinburgh, with the amalgamation of 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders and 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Due to the Options for Change defence review, however, 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Highlanders was further amalgamated with 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders on 17 September 1994 to form 1st Battalion, The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons).
The regiment wore the MacKenzie tartan kilt and Cameron trews, with the reverse for the bandmembers.
1st Battalion Queen's Own Highlanders posting locations 1961-1994[]
- 1961-1962 - Singapore
- 1962-1963 - Brunei/North Borneo (Brunei Rebellion)
- March–June 1964 - Edinburgh
- 1964-1968 - West Germany
- 1968-1971 - Edinburgh
- 1969-1970 - Sharjah
- 1971-1976 - West Germany/Northern Ireland
- 1976-1980 - Edinburgh/Belize/Northern Ireland
- 1980-1981 - Hong Kong
- 1981-1982 - Tidworth
- April–December 1982- Falkland Islands
- 1982-1983 - Tidworth
- 1983-1985 - Northern Ireland
- 1985-1988 - Newly refurbished Fort George, Highland
- 1987- Six month tour of Belize
- 1988- 1993 - Munster, Germany
- 1990- Tour in Northern Ireland
- 1991- Operation Granby - Liberation of Kuwait. Battalion split up. Three soldiers killed by friendly fire whilst attached to 3rd Bn Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
- 1992-1993 - Six month tour in Northern Ireland
- 1993-1994 - Newly refurbished Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh
Affiliated regiment[]
Allied regiments[]
- United Kingdom
- 1st Battalion, The Liverpool Scottish
- 2nd Battalion, B (Queen's Own Highlanders) Company, 51st Highland Volunteers
- Canada
- Australia
- New Zealand
- 4th (Otago and Southland) Battalion, The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
- 7th (Wellington and Hawkes Bay) Battalion, The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
Further reading[]
- Regimental H.Q., Queen's Own Highlanders. Queen's Own Highlanders: A Short History. Inverness: Highland Printers, 1961.
- Regimental H.Q., Queen's Own Highlanders. Queen's Own Highlanders 1961-1971. Inverness: A. Learmonth & Son, 1971.
- Lieutenant Colonel Fairrie, Angus. "Cuidich'n Righ": A History of the Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons). Inverness: Regimental H.Q., Queen's Own Highlanders, 1983.
External links[]
- Queen's Own Highlanders Association
- Queen's Own Highlanders Regimental Association (Strathclyde Branch)
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