Tyneside Scottish
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Tyneside Scottish is an honour title which has been held by a variety of British Army units since 1914. The Regiments which have held the title are the Northumberland Fusiliers, Durham Light Infantry
, Black Watch
and Royal Artillery
.
As of 2010, the Tyneside Scottish title is maintained by 204 (Tyneside Scottish) Battery, 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
. The Recruitment to the British Army during World War I saw the raising of the Pals battalion
. The Tyneside Scottish Committee was formed and raised the Tyneside Scottish Brigade
of four service Battalions of the Northumberland Fusiliers. The Brigade's first major action was the Battle of the Somme where it sustained a large number of casualties. The Brigade was subsequently brought up to strength and served at Armentiers, Battle of Arras (1917)
, and the final battles of 1918. The Brigade was disbanded in 1919.
In 1939 the TA expanded and the 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
duplicate Battalion (12 DLI) was authorised to be raised as the Tyneside Scottish. The Battalion immediately sought the affiliation with a Scottish unit and became the 1st Battalion Tyneside Scottish, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment
). The Battalion deployed to France as part of as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and were part of the Dunkirk evacuation. Following a period of Home Defence, 1TS joined the 49th (West Riding) Division and were sent to Iceland. Returning to England in 1942 another period of Home Defence preceded the Invasion of Normandy in 1944. The Battalion were engaged in Operation Martlet
gaining the Battle Honour "Defence of Rauray". Following the Battle and subsequent actions in the Caen area, the Battalion was reduced to cadre strength and subsequently placed in suspended animation.
In 1947 on the re-constitution of the Territorial Army, the honour title passed to the Royal Artillery
. Initially the title was held by 670th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (Tyneside Scottish) , before passing to a Battery, 439th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA. In 1974, the title was adopted by 204 Battery of 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers).
20th (Service) Battalion (1st Tyneside Scottish)
21st (Service) Battalion (2nd Tyneside Scottish)
22nd (Service) Battalion (3rd Tyneside Scottish)
23rd (Service) Battalion (4th Tyneside Scottish)
The 1st to 4th Tyneside Scotiish Battalions formed 102nd Tyneside Scottish Brigade
as part of the 34th Division
29th (Reserve) Battalion (Tyneside Scottish)
33rd (Reserve) Battalion (Tyneside Scottish)
1918-1919 disbanded
Formed in T.A. as duplicate of 9th Battalion, DLI
The 1st Battalion Tyneside Scottish were part of the 70th Infantry Brigade
1944.11.15 disbanded
Reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Newcastle
1955.03.10 S (Tyneside Scottish) Battery, 439th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
1956.10.31 Q (Tyneside Scottish) Battery, 439th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
1967.04.01 disbanded and concurrently re-formed as two units:
Tyneside Scottish troop, 204 Battery, 101st (Northumbrian) Medium Regiment, RA in TAVR II
D Company (Tyneside Scottish), The 4th/5th/6th (Territorial) Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers in TAVR III
(redesignation of 204 Battery from its Scottish troop)
1976 204 (Tyneside Scottish) Field Battery, 101st (Northumbrian) Field Regiment, RA
1993 204 (Tyneside Scottish) Battery, 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment, RA
The Battery currently serves as a Surveillance and Target Acquisition
Battery within 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
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The memorial to the Tyneside Scottish Brigade is situated at La Boiselle, Somme where the Brigade sustained heavy casilaties on the first day of the Somme. The memorial, in the form of a seatr also commemorates the losses of the Tyneside Irish. The memorial was unveiled in 1920 by Marshal Foch.
Tyneside Scottish Memorial La Boislelle
Tyneside Scottish Blog http://tynesidescottish.blogspot.com/
Tyneside Scottish Brigade http://tyneside-scottish.co.uk/
Durham Light Infantry
The Durham Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1968. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 68th Regiment of Foot and the 106th Regiment of Foot along with the militia and rifle volunteers of County Durham...
, Black Watch
Black Watch
The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The unit's traditional colours were retired in 2011 in a ceremony led by Queen Elizabeth II....
and Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
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As of 2010, the Tyneside Scottish title is maintained by 204 (Tyneside Scottish) Battery, 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
101st Regiment Royal Artillery are a M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System and Surveillance and Target Acquisition regiment of the Territorial Army with sub units throughout Northumbria. It is the only unit of the Territorial Army equipped with MLRS.The Regiment's role is to provide...
Tyneside Scottish History
The origins of the Tyneside Scottish are in the Kitchener's Army and the call to arms in World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. The Recruitment to the British Army during World War I saw the raising of the Pals battalion
Pals battalion
The Pals battalions of World War I were specially constituted units of the British Army comprising men who had enlisted together in local recruiting drives, with the promise that they would be able to serve alongside their friends, neighbours and work colleagues , rather than being arbitrarily...
. The Tyneside Scottish Committee was formed and raised the Tyneside Scottish Brigade
Tyneside Scottish Brigade
The Tyneside Scottish Brigade was raised in 1914 as part of Kitchener's Army. Officially numbered the 102nd Brigade, it contained four Pals battalions from Newcastle-on-Tyne.-Origins:...
of four service Battalions of the Northumberland Fusiliers. The Brigade's first major action was the Battle of the Somme where it sustained a large number of casualties. The Brigade was subsequently brought up to strength and served at Armentiers, Battle of Arras (1917)
Battle of Arras (1917)
The Battle of Arras was a British offensive during the First World War. From 9 April to 16 May 1917, British, Canadian, New Zealand, Newfoundland, and Australian troops attacked German trenches near the French city of Arras on the Western Front....
, and the final battles of 1918. The Brigade was disbanded in 1919.
In 1939 the TA expanded and the 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
Durham Light Infantry
The Durham Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1968. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 68th Regiment of Foot and the 106th Regiment of Foot along with the militia and rifle volunteers of County Durham...
duplicate Battalion (12 DLI) was authorised to be raised as the Tyneside Scottish. The Battalion immediately sought the affiliation with a Scottish unit and became the 1st Battalion Tyneside Scottish, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment
Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
It all began in 1725 when General Wade, as leader of the King's Army in Scotland, and involved in his great project of building the military roads there, set up six companies of the Highland "Watch". These were formed to stop fighting among the clans; controlling the roads was an important part of...
). The Battalion deployed to France as part of as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and were part of the Dunkirk evacuation. Following a period of Home Defence, 1TS joined the 49th (West Riding) Division and were sent to Iceland. Returning to England in 1942 another period of Home Defence preceded the Invasion of Normandy in 1944. The Battalion were engaged in Operation Martlet
Operation Martlet
Operation Martlet was the name given to the diversionary operation undertaken on 25 June 1944 by the 49th Infantry Division, of XXX Corps, to support Operation Epsom; the assault by the VIII Corps into the Odon Valley...
gaining the Battle Honour "Defence of Rauray". Following the Battle and subsequent actions in the Caen area, the Battalion was reduced to cadre strength and subsequently placed in suspended animation.
In 1947 on the re-constitution of the Territorial Army, the honour title passed to the Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
. Initially the title was held by 670th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (Tyneside Scottish) , before passing to a Battery, 439th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA. In 1974, the title was adopted by 204 Battery of 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers).
101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
101st Regiment Royal Artillery are a M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System and Surveillance and Target Acquisition regiment of the Territorial Army with sub units throughout Northumbria. It is the only unit of the Territorial Army equipped with MLRS.The Regiment's role is to provide...
Northumberland Fusilers 1914-1919
1914-1916 six battalions raised in The Northumberland Fusiliers:20th (Service) Battalion (1st Tyneside Scottish)
21st (Service) Battalion (2nd Tyneside Scottish)
22nd (Service) Battalion (3rd Tyneside Scottish)
23rd (Service) Battalion (4th Tyneside Scottish)
The 1st to 4th Tyneside Scotiish Battalions formed 102nd Tyneside Scottish Brigade
Tyneside Scottish Brigade
The Tyneside Scottish Brigade was raised in 1914 as part of Kitchener's Army. Officially numbered the 102nd Brigade, it contained four Pals battalions from Newcastle-on-Tyne.-Origins:...
as part of the 34th Division
29th (Reserve) Battalion (Tyneside Scottish)
33rd (Reserve) Battalion (Tyneside Scottish)
1918-1919 disbanded
Durham Light Infantry 1939 - 1940
1939.03.31 12th (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion, The Durham Light InfantryFormed in T.A. as duplicate of 9th Battalion, DLI
1st Battalion Tyneside Scottish 1940 - 1944
1940.02.01 1st Battalion, The Tyneside Scottish, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)The 1st Battalion Tyneside Scottish were part of the 70th Infantry Brigade
1944.11.15 disbanded
Royal Artillery 1947 - 1967
1947.01.01 670th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (Tyneside Scottish)Reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Newcastle
1955.03.10 S (Tyneside Scottish) Battery, 439th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
1956.10.31 Q (Tyneside Scottish) Battery, 439th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
1967.04.01 disbanded and concurrently re-formed as two units:
Tyneside Scottish troop, 204 Battery, 101st (Northumbrian) Medium Regiment, RA in TAVR II
D Company (Tyneside Scottish), The 4th/5th/6th (Territorial) Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers in TAVR III
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 1968 - 1969
1969.04.01 D Company disbanded and its Tyneside Scottish lineage discontinuedRoyal Artillery 1974 - present
1974 204 (Tyneside Scottish) Medium Battery, 101st (Northumbrian) Medium Regiment, RA(redesignation of 204 Battery from its Scottish troop)
1976 204 (Tyneside Scottish) Field Battery, 101st (Northumbrian) Field Regiment, RA
1993 204 (Tyneside Scottish) Battery, 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment, RA
The Battery currently serves as a Surveillance and Target Acquisition
Surveillance and Target Acquisition
For Artillery STA, see belowSurveillance and Target Acquisition is a military role assigned to units and/or their equipment. It involves watching an area to see what changes and then the acquisition of targets based on that information....
Battery within 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
101st Regiment Royal Artillery are a M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System and Surveillance and Target Acquisition regiment of the Territorial Army with sub units throughout Northumbria. It is the only unit of the Territorial Army equipped with MLRS.The Regiment's role is to provide...
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Tyneside Scottish Memorials
Tyneside Scottish BrigadeThe memorial to the Tyneside Scottish Brigade is situated at La Boiselle, Somme where the Brigade sustained heavy casilaties on the first day of the Somme. The memorial, in the form of a seatr also commemorates the losses of the Tyneside Irish. The memorial was unveiled in 1920 by Marshal Foch.
Tyneside Scottish Memorial La Boislelle
External links
Tyneside Scottish Association http://www.tynesidescottish.orgTyneside Scottish Blog http://tynesidescottish.blogspot.com/
Tyneside Scottish Brigade http://tyneside-scottish.co.uk/