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Old 02-03-17, 10:36 AM
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Can anybody tell me the reason(s) behind the redesignstion in 1923, of the The Highland Light Infantry, to the The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment), please?

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I dont know but apparently the change was notified in Army Order 221 of 1923, so if anyone has access to that Army Order, it might give a clue.

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Old 02-03-17, 01:28 PM
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JT,

I dont know but apparently the change was notified in Army Order 221 of 1923, so if anyone has access to that Army Order, it might give a clue.

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Nice one, Peter. Thank you for that.

I'll have to have a rummage next time I'm at the NA.

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Can anybody tell me the reason(s) behind the redesignstion in 1923, of the The Highland Light Infantry, to the The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment), please?

With thanks,

JT
Because they recruited in Glasgow?

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