King's Own Scottish Borderers

King's Own Scottish Borderers
Cap badge
Active1689 – 1 August 2006
Allegiance Kingdom of Scotland (1689–1707)
 Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–2006)
Branch British Army
TypeLine Infantry
SizeOne battalion
Part ofScottish Division
Garrison/HQBerwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Motto(s)In Veritate Religionis Confido (I put my trust in the truth of religion)
Nisi Dominus Frustra (Without the Lord, everything is in vain)
AnniversariesMinden – 1 August
Commanders
Last Colonel-in-Chief Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, GCB, CI, GCVO, GBE[1]
Notable
commanders
John Cooper (Operation Banner, 1993–97)
Insignia
TartanLeslie (trews)
Royal Stewart (pipers kilts and plaids)

The King's Own Scottish Borderers (KOSBs) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. On 28 March 2006 the regiment was amalgamated with the Royal Scots, the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment), the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons), the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's), 52nd Lowland Regiment, and 51st Highland Regiment to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland. However, after just a few months the battalion merged with the Royal Scots Battalion to form the Royal Scots Borderers.

  1. ^ "King's Own Scottish Borderers parade in Edinburgh (1939)". Gaumont British News. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2024 – via British Pathé on Youtube.