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