During the First World War the 27th Battalion (The South Australian Scottish Regiment) Australian Imperial Force was the only South Australian Scottish battalion. The 5th Battalion was "The Victorian Scottish Regiment", the 16th Battalion was "The Cameron Highlanders of Western Australia", the 30th Battalion was "The New South Wales Scottish Regiment", and the only other Scottish unit was the 41st Battalion known as "The Byron Regiment" (derived from Byron Bay, NSW). [Source: The Uniform and History of Scottish Regimnets by Major R M Barnes, Sphere Books Ltd, London, 1972] Bruce Topperwien -----Original Message----- From: Mari and Brian Walker [SMTP:marbri@chariot.net.au] Sent: Saturday, 13 January 2001 15:52 To: AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Scottish Highlanders My great-uncle who enlisted in the 9th Light Horse and embarked for overseas on 22 December 1914, gives as part of his service record, the information that he had served in the Scottish Highlanders, 2 years, and left because time expired. (At the time of enlistment - 1914 - he was 23 years and 4 months) Can anyone tell me whether or not the Scottish Highlanders were something here in South Australia, or would he have been in Scotland? He was born here but is believed to have travelled overseas, but . . . Thank you for your help, Mari Walker, Adelaide, Sth Australia Researching: Sth Aust :Major interests: HART, MAIN, THREDGOLD, TILLER, LEHMANN Minor interests: WOOLLEY, JEFFERIES, JOHNSTON, LARKIN, O'TOOLE, HENDER, DOWNING, MOLLER, MURPHY Australian interests: Victoria : LEHMANN descendants, CAMPBELL WA : MOLLER, HART, LEHMANN descendants NSW : MAYNARD USA (California) : MURPHY/KELLEY ______________________________