Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons)

Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons)
Cap badge of the Queen's Own Highlanders
Active	1961–1994
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Line Infantry
Role	Armoured Infantry
Size	One Battalion
Part of	Scottish Division
Garrison/HQ	Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh
Motto	Cuidich 'n Righ (Help 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) Cameron of Erracht (pipers and drummers kilts)

The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons), officially abbreviated "QO HLDRS," was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. 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, 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 – Münster, 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

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Battalions

Predecessors

1st generation	Royal Scots (1633–2006) 42nd Regiment of Foot ( 1661–1881) Royal Scots Fusiliers (1678–1959) King's Own Scottish Borderers (1689–2006) 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot (1756–1881) 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (1758–1881) 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (1759–1881) 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot (1787–1881) 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot (1787–1881) 72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders (1788–1881) Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (1793–1961) 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (1793–1881) 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (1794–1881) 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (1799–1881)

2nd generation	Highland Light Infantry (1881–1959) Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (1881–2006) Seaforth Highlanders (1881–1961) Gordon Highlanders (1881–1994) Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (1881–2006)

3rd generation	Royal Highland Fusiliers (1959–2006) Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) (1961–1994) Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) (1994–2006)