74th Regiment of Foot

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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.