1st and 2nd Battalions, King's Own Scottish Borderers - pre-WW1
Regular battalions
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, regiments of the British Army usually consisted of two active service Regular battalions of full-time, professional soldiers. The battalions were numbered in order of formation, e.g., 1st and 2nd KOSB, and at any given time, one served overseas while the other remained in Britain on home defence duties.
Home and overseas service of 1st and 2nd KOSB (1878 to WW1)
| 1st KOSB | 2nd KOSB | |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | Afghanistan | Plymouth |
| 1881 | Bengal | Ireland (Fermoy) |
| 1885 | India (Meerut) | Ireland (Dublin) |
| 1888 | Burma (Chin & Lushai) | Egypt |
| 1889 | Sudan | |
| 1890 | Bengal | |
| 1891 | Plymouth | India (Mian Mir) |
| 1894 | York | Rawal Pindi |
| 1895 | Relief of Chitral; Rawal Pindi | |
| 1897 | Aldershot | Tirah Campaign; Cawnpore |
| 1899 | Ireland (Dublin) | |
| 1900 | South Africa | |
| 1901 | India (Dinapore) | |
| 1903 | Ireland (Belfast) | |
| 1904 | Burma (Maymyo, Mandalay) | |
| 1905 | Colchester | Burma (Maymyo) |
| 1906 | Egypt (Cairo, Abassia) | Aden |
| 1907 | Glasgow | |
| 1909 | Egypt (Khartoum) | |
| 1910 | Ireland (Belfast) | |
| 1911 | India (Rhaniket, Bareilly) | |
| 1912 | India (Lucknow) | Ireland (Dublin) |
| 1914 | Egypt (Defence of Suez Canal) | BEF (Mons, Le Cateau, Aisne, Ypres) |
| 1915 | Rugby; Gallipoli | Western Front |
| Colour denotes battle engagements | ||