In March 2006, the Regiment became The Kings Own Scottish Borderers Battalion of The Royal Regiment of Scotland. Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Original The King's Own Scottish Borderers Staybrite Cap Badge British Military. There are many things you can do on the site: Contact the Association. Nickname(s) the Borderers[1] Founded 1908 Dissolved 1919 Ground Palmerston Park, Dumfries Home colours The 5th King's Own Scottish Borderers Football Clubwas a football team based in Dumfries, Scotland. [14][15] 14.99. Serving the Community for over 70 years. RM G9F4DJ - Around 650 soldiers from the Royal Scots and Kings Own Scottish Borderers at a formal parade to mark the formation of the new Royal Scots Borderers, the 1st Battalion of the controversial new 'super regiment', the Royal Regiment of Scotland, at Dreghorn Barracks in Edinburgh. After returning to England it landed at Cape Helles in Gallipoli as part of the 87th Brigade in the 29th Division in April 1915. The King's Own Scottish Borderers (KOSBs) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. The regiment was judged to have performed well and was granted the privilege of recruiting by beat of drum in the City of Edinburgh without prior permission of the provost. It was formed at Barnard Castle on 1 October 1959 through the amalgamation of the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) and the Border Regiment. [12] From this disastrous encounter with Dundees Jacobite rebels, only two regiments emerged with honour, one of them Levens, as it was then called, after its colonel. Thanks very much *****, 1st King's Dragoon Guards Cap Badge Post 1937 Gaylor Plate 3 (#155394529566). The King's Own Scottish Borderers ~ 100% Genuine British Army Military Cap Badge. Scotty served with the 1st BN 1987-93 in Charlie Company and the Pipe Band. In 1842 the first battalion was in India and in 1857 back on home soil. [1], The regiment was awarded the right to bear the emblem of the Sphinx for their role in the Battle of Alexandria in 1801. The Jocks inside the base were subjected to intensive fire, and suffered a number of casualties, in spite of which they remained calm and organised, attended to their wounded, and returned fire. 2nd KOSB served in Ireland, Egypt, Hong Kong and India, where it was when war broke out in September 1939. As described, fast turnaround and item well packed. After being evacuated from Gallipoli in January 1916 it moved to Alexandria in Egypt and then landed at Marseille in March 1916 for service on the Western Front. This website is not an event it is an ongoing process; it will be continually reviewed, its content updated and its services expanded, while we will listen to and act on practical suggestions for its improvement, so I urge you all to let us know if you have any ideas that we can all benefit from. TheKingsOwnScottishBorderersAssociationandMuseum, var _nwls=[];if(window.jQuery&&window.jQuery.find){_nwls=jQuery.find(".fw_link_newWindow");}else{if(document.getElementsByClassName){_nwls=document.getElementsByClassName("fw_link_newWindow");}else{if(document.querySelectorAll){_nwls=document.querySelectorAll(".fw_link_newWindow");}else{document.write('<\/scr'+'ipt>');if(window.Sizzle){_nwls=Sizzle(".fw_link_newWindow");}}}}var numlinks=_nwls.length;for(var i=0;i