ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS (PRINCESS LOUISE'S) (A & SH)

1 * September 1939 as existing service battalion.

S 14th Infantry Brigade 03.09.39 - 16.01.40 Palestine

16th Infantry Brigade 17.01.40 - 15.05.41 Palestine Egypt Libya

14th Infantry Brigade 19.05.41 - 29.05.41 Crete

16th Infantry Brigade 30.05.41 - 11.06.41 Egypt

17.07.41 - 26.07.41 In transport

27.07.41 - ? Eritrea

(Aden / Sudan) (06.08.41)

(Gondar) (29.11.41) Ethiopia

(Khartoum) (21.12.41) Sudan

East Africa Command (01.12.41)

06.05.42 Moved from Khartoum to Cairo

21st Indian Infantry Brigade 27.07.42 - 22.08.42

161st Indian Infantry Brigade 23.08.42 - 29.11.42 Egypt

British Troops Egypt (30.11.42) Egypt

(Sicily Campaign) (10.07.43) Sicily

(Italian Campaign) (30.09.43) Italy

British Troops Egypt (23.10.43? - 03.02.44?) Egypt

28th Infantry Brigade 05.01.44 - 02.02.44 Gibraltar

19th Indian Infantry Brigade 28.02.44 - 05.06.45 Italy

2 * September 1939 as existing service battalion; February 1942 surrendered to Japanese at Singapore; May 1942 reconstituted

with 15 Battalion.

S 12th Indian Infantry Brigade 03.09.39 - 15.02.42 Malaya and Singapore

207th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) 28.05.42 - 14.07.43 United Kingdom

227th Infantry Brigade 15.07.43 - 31.08.45 United Kingdom, Northwest Europe

5 * September 1939 formed in T. A. as duplicate of 5th/6th (Renfrewshire) Battalion and equipped as a machine gun battalion;

November 1941 converted to 91st Anti-Tank Regiment (RA); January 1947 disbanded.

6 * May 1939 from 5th/6th (Renfrewshire) Battalion and equipped as a machine gun battalion; November 1941 converted to

93rd Anti-Tank Regiment (RA); January 1947 becomes 402nd Anti-Tank Regiment in T. A.

S B.E.F. ??.01.40 - ??.06?40 France and Belgium

7 * September 1939 as existing battalion; heavy losses in 1940 campaign; brought to strength with 10 Battalion; designated as

7th/10th Battalion during 1940 - 1942.

S 154th Infantry Brigade 03.09.39 - 31.08.45 France, N. Africa, Sicily, Italy, NW Europe

8 * September 1939 as existing battalion; heavy losses in 1940 campaign; brought to strength with 11 Battalion.

S 154th Infantry Brigade 03.09.39 - 05.07.40 France

36th Infantry Brigade 21.08.42 - 25.12.42 N. Africa

1st Infantry Brigade (Guards) 25.12.42 - 16.02.43 N. Africa

36th Infantry Brigade 16.02.43 - 27.02.43 N. Africa

36th Infantry Brigade 24.03.43 - 31.08.45 N. Africa, Sicily, Italy, Austria

9 * Novermber 1938 converted to 54th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment.

S B.E.F. ??.11.39 - ??.05.40 France

10 * September 1939 formed in T. A. as duplicate of 7 Battalion; used to bring 7 Battalion up to strength after 1940 campaign.

11 * September 1939 formed in T.A. as duplicate of 8 Battalion; used to bring 8 Battalion up to strength after 1940 campaign.

15 * 1940; May 1942 used to reconstitute 2 Battalion.

ABBREVIATIONS

B.E.F. British Expeditionary Force

S Subordination

T.A. Territorial Army