Tyneside Scottish Tyneside Scottish is an honour title which has been held by a variety of British Army units since 1914 . The Regiments which have held the title are the Northumberland Fusiliers , Durham Light Infantry , Black Watch and Royal Artillery . As of 2010 , the Tyneside Scottish title is maintained by 204 ( Tyneside Scottish ) Battery , 101st ( Northumbrian ) Regiment Royal Artillery ( Volunteers ) Tyneside Scottish History . The origins of the Tyneside Scottish are in the Kitchener ' s Army and the call to arms in World War I . The Recruitment to the British Army during World War I saw the raising of the Pals battalion . The Tyneside Scottish Committee was formed and raised the Tyneside Scottish Brigade of four service Battalions of the Northumberland Fusiliers . The Brigade ' s first major action was the Battle of the Somme where it sustained a large number of casualties . The Brigade was subsequently brought up to strength and served at Armentiers , Battle of Arras ( 1917 ) , and the final battles of 1918 . The Brigade was disbanded in 1919 . In 1939 the TA expanded and the 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry duplicate Battalion ( 12 DLI ) was authorised to be raised as the Tyneside Scottish . The Battalion immediately sought the affiliation with a Scottish unit and became the 1st Battalion Tyneside Scottish , Black Watch ( Royal Highland Regiment ) . The Battalion deployed to France as part of as part of the British Expeditionary Force ( BEF ) and were part of the Dunkirk evacuation . Following a period of Home Defence , 1TS joined the 49th ( West Riding ) Division and were sent to Iceland . Returning to England in 1942 another period of Home Defence preceded the Invasion of Normandy in 1944 . The Battalion were engaged in Operation Martlet gaining the Battle Honour " Defence of Rauray " . Following the Battle and subsequent actions in the Caen area , the Battalion was reduced to cadre strength and subsequently placed in suspended animation . In 1947 on the re - constitution of the Territorial Army , the honour title passed to the Royal Artillery . Initially the title was held by 670th Light Anti - Aircraft Regiment , RA ( Tyneside Scottish ) , before passing to a Battery , 439th Light Anti - Aircraft Regiment , RA . In 1974 , the title was adopted by 204 Battery of 101st ( Northumbrian ) Regiment Royal Artillery ( Volunteers ) . Northumberland Fusilers 1914 - 1919 . 1914 - 1916 six battalions raised in The Northumberland Fusiliers : 20th ( Service ) Battalion ( 1st Tyneside Scottish ) 21st ( Service ) Battalion ( 2nd Tyneside Scottish ) 22nd ( Service ) Battalion ( 3rd Tyneside Scottish ) 23rd ( Service ) Battalion ( 4th Tyneside Scottish ) The 1st to 4th Tyneside Scotiish Battalions formed 102nd Tyneside Scottish Brigade as part of the 34th Division 29th ( Reserve ) Battalion ( Tyneside Scottish ) 33rd ( Reserve ) Battalion ( Tyneside Scottish ) 1918 - 1919 disbanded Durham Light Infantry 1939 - 1940 . 1939 . 03 . 31 12th ( Tyneside Scottish ) Battalion , The Durham Light Infantry Formed in T . A . as duplicate of 9th Battalion , DLI 1st Battalion Tyneside Scottish 1940 - 1944 . 1940 . 02 . 01 1st Battalion , The Tyneside Scottish , The Black Watch ( Royal Highland Regiment ) The 1st Battalion Tyneside Scottish were part of the 70th Infantry Brigade 1944 . 11 . 15 disbanded Royal Artillery 1947 - 1967 . 1947 . 01 . 01 670th Light Anti - Aircraft Regiment , RA ( Tyneside Scottish ) Reconstituted in T . A . with HQ at Newcastle 1955 . 03 . 10 S ( Tyneside Scottish ) Battery , 439th Light Anti - Aircraft Regiment , RA 1956 . 10 . 31 Q ( Tyneside Scottish ) Battery , 439th Light Anti - Aircraft Regiment , RA 1967 . 04 . 01 disbanded and concurrently re - formed as two units : Tyneside Scottish troop , 204 Battery , 101st ( Northumbrian ) Medium Regiment , RA in TAVR II D Company ( Tyneside Scottish ) , The 4th / 5th / 6th ( Territorial ) Battalion , The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers in TAVR III Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 1968 - 1969 . 1969 . 04 . 01 D Company disbanded and its Tyneside Scottish lineage discontinued Royal Artillery 1974 - present . 1974 204 ( Tyneside Scottish ) Medium Battery , 101st ( Northumbrian ) Medium Regiment , RA ( redesignation of 204 Battery from its Scottish troop ) 1976 204 ( Tyneside Scottish ) Field Battery , 101st ( Northumbrian ) Field Regiment , RA 1993 204 ( Tyneside Scottish ) Battery , 101st ( Northumbrian ) Regiment , RA The Battery currently serves as a Surveillance and Target Acquisition Battery within 101st ( Northumbrian ) Regiment Royal Artillery ( Volunteers ) . Tyneside Scottish Memorials . Tyneside Scottish Brigade The memorial to the Tyneside Scottish Brigade is situated at La Boiselle , Somme where the Brigade sustained heavy casilaties on the first day of the Somme . The memorial , in the form of a seatr also commemorates the losses of the Tyneside Irish . The memorial was unveiled in 1920 by Marshal Foch . Tyneside Scottish Memorial La Boislelle External links . Tyneside Scottish Association Tyneside Scottish Blog Tyneside Scottish Brigade