THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 2nd LIEUTENANT SLATE GREY SHIRT RANK SLIDE

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THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 2nd LIEUTENANT 2Lt SLATE GREY SHIRT RANK SLIDE An unused and unworn pair of rank slides to a Second Lieutenant 2Lt in The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, a famous Scottish regiment of the British Army. The rank slides depict an embroidered Bath star or rank pip above an embroidered unit designation A&SH. All in black embroiderery on the unique slate grey coloured rank slides of The Argylls. These slides were initially worn on the unique slate grey shirt of the Argylls, worn only by commissioned officers, Warrant Officers and the Pipes and Drums of this Highland regiment. Later they were also worn for a very short tme on the slate grey jersey, prior to the very short lived change in designation on the slides to AandSH which fell into misuse, as did the slides and grey shirt / jersey on amalgamation of the Scottish regiments in March 2006. If ordering multiple items please message me to let me know that you are bidding on other items - I will send an invoice with combined postage at the end of the auctions. I am happy to hold items won for buyers until the other auctions finish, within reason. If buyers are unhappy with their purchase, please inform me to arrange refund. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTING AS I AM BREAKING MY MILITARIA COLLECTION FROM THE LAST 30+ YEARS. IT CONSISTS OF BADGES / MEDALS / BUTTONS / HEAD DRESS / BOOKS / UNIFORMS / SCOTTISH REGIMENTAL PIPERS AND OTHER MILITARIA. SORRY, NO LISTS AVAILABLE The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland . Prior to 28 March 2006, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was an infantry regiment in its own right; The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders , part of the Scottish Division . In 2004, as part of the restructuring of the infantry , it was announced that the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders would be amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single seven battalion strong Royal Regiment of Scotland. It was formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 91st (Princess Louise's Argyllshire) Regiment and the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment as outlined in the Childers Reforms . The regiment is one of the six Scottish line infantry regiments, and wears a version of the Government Sett as its regimental tartan . It also had the largest cap badge in the British Army. The uniform included the Glengarry as its ceremonial headress. [edit ] World War I When the Great War broke out in 1914 the regiment had two Regular Battalions (1st and 2nd), two Militia Battalions (3rd and 4th) and five Territorial Battalions (5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th each of which split into 1st, 2nd and 3rd-line battalions). Seven more Service Battalions were raised for Kitchener's Army and they were numbered 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th. Ten of the battalions served in France and Flanders (1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 14th) gaining 65 battle honours and four served in the Mediterranean area (1st, 5th, 6th and 12th) gaining a further 13 battle honours. 431 officers and 6475 other ranks lost their lives and six Victoria Crosses were awarded to the regiment during the war. [edit ] World War II There were nine Argyll and Sutherland battalions raised during the Second World War . The 1st Battalion fought in the Western Desert Campaign , Crete , Abyssinia , Sicily and in the Italian Campaign . The first action for the 1st Battalion was at Sidi Barani where they joined the battle on 10 December 1940 as part of the 16th Brigade . On 17 May 1941 the battalion moved to Crete where they formed part of the defence based on the east side of the island at Tymbaki . Most of the Argylls marched from Tymbaki to the airfield at Heraklion on the night of 24 May to help support the 14th Infantry Brigade in the fighting at that airfield. They were successfully evacuated on 29 May from Heraklion but their c... read more

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