Dates: 1881 - 2006

The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) was a Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 (as the Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch)) to 2006. In 2006 the regiment was restructured to be a battalion The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland

As part of the Scottish Division, it was the senior regiment of the Highland Brigade. The regiment’s name came from the dark tartan that they wore and from its role to "watch" the Highlands. ’Black Watch’ was originally just a nickname for the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot, but was used more and more so that, in 1881, when the 42nd amalgamated with the 73rd Regiment of Foot, the new regiment was named ’The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)’. The uniform changed over time, but the nickname has been more enduring. The regimental motto was Nemo me impune lacessit (no man attacks me with impunity).

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"My Father Pte. William Benjamin Wiltshire Joined the Black Watch Highland Light Infantry i n the early 1930s - in 1930 he was stationed in Bombay, his reg. no 744911 - 2nd Highland Light Infantry. Special att. setion. "

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" Chuck. Your grandfather Charles James Donachie’s records (some) may be found if you search Ancestry.co.uk and then from the National Archives "British Army World War 1 Pension Records". Just so you know I have located the right person....his next of kin Mary Jane McCall or Donachie (wife) and 4 ..."

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