| A (The London Scottish) Company | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1859–1919 1920–2022 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg){kind=small} Army Reserve |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Light infantry |
| Size | One company |
| Part of | London Regiment |
| Garrison/HQ | 59 Buckingham Gate (1886–1985)[1] Horseferry Road drill hall (1985–2017) 76D Rochester Row (2017–present) |
| Nickname(s) | Cockney Jocks (Piccadilly Allsorts) (Duke of Bangkok's Rifles) |
| Motto(s) | Strike Sure |
| March | Highland Laddie |
| Anniversaries | 31 October 1914. First TA unit into action in WWI, Messines Ridge, 1st Battle of Ypres |
| Commanders | |
| Honorary Regimental Colonel | Lord Geidt GCB GCVO OBE QSO PC |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Air Vice-Marshal Ranald Torquil Ian Munro CBE TD VR[2] |
| Insignia | |
| Tartan | Hodden Grey |
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The London Scottish was a reserve infantry regiment then a company of the British Army. In its final incarnation it was A (The London Scottish) Company, the London Regiment until, on 1 May 2022, soldiers in the company transferred to foot guards regiments and the company became G (Messines) Company, Scots Guards, 1st Battalion London Guards.[3][4]
- ^ "London Scottish Regiment H.Q." Plaques of London. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "About the band". London Scottish. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Minutes of an Annual General Meeting of the London Regiment Association held on Monday 28 February 2022 at 100 hours at Battalion Headquarters of the London Regiment, 27 St John's Hill, London SW11 1TT" (PDF).
- ^ "Letter From: Lieutenant General C R V Walker DSO, Regimental Lieutenant Colonel regarding the Integrated Review" (PDF).