Queens Own Highlanders

(Seaforth & Camerons)

Tours of Duty

1961 Queen’s Own Highlanders Formed in Redford Barracks Edinburgh

1961 - 1964 Far East: Singapore & Brunei (First active service)

1964 Edinburgh: Milton Bridge

1964 - 1966 BAOR: Osnabruck

1966 - 1968 Berlin Infantry Brigade

1968 - 1971 Edinburgh: Redford Barracks

1969 - 1970 Middle East: Sharjah, Trucial States & Oman

1971 - 1976 BAOR: Osnabruck

1971 - 1972 NI: Operation Motorman

1973 - 1974 Northern Ireland

1976 - 1980 Edinburgh: Kirknewton

1976 - 1977 Belize Operational Tour

1978 Northern Ireland

1979 Northern Ireland

1980 - 1981 Hong Kong

1981 Tidworth

1982 Falkland Islands

1982 - 1983 Tidworth

1983 - 1985 Northern Ireland

1985 - 1988 Fort George (Regiment’s Home)

1987 Belize Operational Tour

1988 - 1993 BAOR: Munster

1990 Northern Ireland

1991 Gulf (Awarded Battle Honour “Gulf 1991”)

1992 - 1993 Northern Ireland

1993 - 1994 Edinburgh: Dreghorn Barracks

1994 Amalgamated with 1 Gordons to form “The Highlanders”

1994 The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)

The name “Queen’s Own Highlanders” was gone, but not forgotten!