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*'''2003''' amalgamated with the other regiments of the Scottish Division to become part of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
*'''2003''' amalgamated with the other regiments of the Scottish Division to become part of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
*'''2006''' known as the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS)
*'''2006''' known as the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS)
==Regimental Journal==
A regular regimental journal can be a valuable source of information. ''The Highland Light Infantry Chronicle'' was published quarterly, from Volume 1, no. 1 January 1893 to Volume 54, no. 3, December  1958. Some editions are available online, see below.  The [[British Library]] has this publication in its catalogue. Another source may be the  [[National Army Museum]], or the Regimental Museum.


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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**[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofscottis02kelt#page/638/mode/2up Ten years in India from 1854], page 638
**[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofscottis02kelt#page/638/mode/2up Ten years in India from 1854], page 638
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofscotlan08browiala#page/50/mode/2up "Seventy-Fourth Regiment"], page 51 ''The History of Scotland, its Highlands, Regiments and Clans, Volume VIII'' by James Browne 1909 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofscotlan08browiala#page/50/mode/2up "Seventy-Fourth Regiment"], page 51 ''The History of Scotland, its Highlands, Regiments and Clans, Volume VIII'' by James Browne 1909 Archive.org
*''Proud Heritage: The Story of the Highland Light Infantry'' by Lt.-Col. L. B. Oatts, D.S.O. Late H.L.I.  Both the following links are  from [http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books  Index of Books] which appears to be part of the website [http://www.rhf.org.uk/ The Royal Highland Fusiliers]. However the Index of Books link does not appear to be currently (September 2012) accessible from the RHF website.
**[http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books/Proud%20Heritage%20Vol%20III%20(HLI%201882-1918).doc  Volume 3: The Regular, Militia, Volunteer, T.A., and Service Battalions H.L.I. 1882-1918]  (Word Document)
**[http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books/ProudHeritageVol4.pdf  Volume 4 1919-1959]. Contents, computer page 9
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA277 74th Highlanders at Bellary] page 277 ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862'' Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA277 74th Highlanders at Bellary] page 277 ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862'' Google Books
*''Highland Light Infantry Chronicle''
**Google Books. Readers in some countries may be able to access the following editions, but they are no longer freely available.
***[http://books.google.com/books?id=y6IkO2EyWxUC&pg=PA3 Jan 1893-Oct 1895]
***[http://books.google.com/books?id=x2-j7t031foC&pg=PA555 Jan 1896-Jan 1897]
***[http://books.google.com/books?id=JOuzfgh0BpgC&pg=PA705 Jan 1902-Oct 1904]
***[http://books.google.com/books?id=DyWvI8qIKxkC&pg=PA1 Jan 1905-Oct 1907]
***[http://books.google.com/books?id=7CBv9ybqIUwC&pg=PA1 Jan 1908-Oct 1910] includes [http://books.google.com/books?id=7CBv9ybqIUwC&pg=RA2-PA136 Lucknow Notes September 1st 1910]
***[http://books.google.com/books?id=o5JPEEQ1uNsC&pg=PA1 Jan 1911-Oct 1913] includes  [http://books.google.com/books?id=o5JPEEQ1uNsC&pg=PA100 Lucknow, 5th May 1911]
***[http://books.google.com/books?id=pCxtyaZr8ZQC&pg=PP3 Jan 1914-Apr 1914]includes [http://books.google.com/books?id=pCxtyaZr8ZQC&pg=PP9 Ambala Christmas Eve 1913] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=pCxtyaZr8ZQC&pg=PA52 Ambala 19th March 1914]
** Pdfs  from [http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books  Index of Books] rhf.org.uk
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|[http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books/HLIChronicle1906.pdf  1906]
|[http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books/HLIChronicle1907.pdf    1907]
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|[http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books/HLIChronicle1909.pdf  1909]
|[http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books/HLIChronicle1910.pdf  1910]
|[http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books/HLIChronicle1911.pdf  1911]
|[http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books/HLIChronicle1912.pdf  1912]
|[http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books/HLIChronicle1913.pdf  1913]
|[http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books/HLIChronicle1914.pdf  1914]
|[http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books/HLIChronicle1915.pdf  1915]
|[http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books/HLIChronicle1916.pdf  1916]
|[http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books/HLIChronicle1917.pdf  1917]
|[http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books/HLIChronicle1918.pdf  1918]
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|[http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books/HLIChronicle1920.pdf  1920]
|[http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books/HLIChronicle1921.pdf  1921]
|[http://www.rhf.org.uk/Books/Chronicle%20XLIX%20Vol_1.pdf  Volume XLIX, no 1 February 1953]
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:Page 29 of the 1953 pdf briefly mentions  the experiences of Tam Gray in India 1933-1939 at Razmak and Peshawar with the 2nd Battalion.
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[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 07:49, 27 September 2012

Chronology

  • 1787 raised as 74th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 merged with 71st (Highland) Light Infantry to become the 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry
  • 1959 amalgamated with the Royal Scots Fusiliers to form the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment)
  • 2003 amalgamated with the other regiments of the Scottish Division to become part of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
  • 2006 known as the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS)

Regimental Journal

A regular regimental journal can be a valuable source of information. The Highland Light Infantry Chronicle was published quarterly, from Volume 1, no. 1 January 1893 to Volume 54, no. 3, December 1958. Some editions are available online, see below. The British Library has this publication in its catalogue. Another source may be the National Army Museum, or the Regimental Museum.

External Links

Historical Books Online

1906 1907 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1920 1921 Volume XLIX, no 1 February 1953
Page 29 of the 1953 pdf briefly mentions the experiences of Tam Gray in India 1933-1939 at Razmak and Peshawar with the 2nd Battalion.