Cameronians ( Scottish Rifles ) The Cameronians ( Scottish Rifles ) was an infantry regiment of the British Army , the only regiment of rifles amongst the Scottish regiments of infantry . It was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of two other regiments : The regiment saw service during the Second Boer War in South Africa , and raised 27 battalions during the First World War . The 1st Battalion saw action in Burma during the Second World War , while the 2nd Battalion was in Europe . The Territorial Force 5th , 6th , 7th , and 9th Battalions also served in Europe ( the 5th , 6th and 7th with the 52nd ( Lowland ) Division , the 9th with the 15th ( Scottish ) Division ) . In 1948 , along with every other infantry regiment , the Cameronians was reduced to a single regular battalion . Under the reforms of the army in the 1966 Defence White Paper , which saw several regiments amalgamated , the Cameronians chose to disband rather than amalgamate with another regiment in the Lowland Brigade . The 1st Battalion , The Cameronians was disbanded on 14 May 1968 at Douglas Castle , near Douglas , South Lanarkshire in the presence of the Duke of Hamilton . Its recruiting area in Lanarkshire and Dumfries and Galloway taken over by the King ' s Own Scottish Borderers and the Regimental Headquarters finally closed in 1987 . However , the name of the Cameronians continued through the Territorial Army , with two companies of the 52nd Lowland Regiment badged as Cameronians . One company was disbanded in 1992 , the other was rebadged as the King ' s Own Scottish Borderers in 1997 . Traditions . Every new member of the regiment was issued a Bible , as a nod to Richard Cameron , after whom the original 26th Foot was named . In honour of the regiment ' s first Colonel , James Douglas , Earl of Angus the tartan was that of the House of Douglas , which was worn as trews by all ranks ( except the regiment ' s pipers , who wore kilts ) . Until 1914 the regiment wore a unique full dress uniform , comprising a rifle green shako with black upright plume , rifle green doublet and Douglas tartan trews . The regiment ' s cap badge featured a Mullet from the coat of arms of the Douglas family on a stringed bugle within two sprigs of thistle . The pipers of the 1st Battalion wore a distinctive badge of the Mullet with a scroll below bearing the name " The Cameronians " . The sporran s and dirk s of the pipers of the 2nd Battalion carried a reproduction of the coat of arms of the City of Perth . As a regiment of rifles , the Cameronians carried no colours , instead wearing its battle honours on its " appointments " ( drums ) . The regiment ' s only Colonel - in - Chief was King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden . The regiment mounted an armed guard at the doors of the Kirk during religious services . Honours and affiliations . Battle honours . 1 . awarded 1882 for services of 26th Regiment . < br > 2 . awarded 1882 for services of 90th Regiment . World War I . [ 27 battalions ] Also in Malaysia Museum and Monuments . The Cameronians Museum . The Cameronians Museum is located within the Low Parks Museum , Hamilton , South Lanarkshire . Monuments . A cairn commemorating the disbandment of the regiment can be found near Douglas , South Lanarkshire , within a mile of the site of the ceremony . < br > Also within the village there is a statue of the Earl of Angus to commemorate the 200 years which had passed since the regiment was raised . < br > The monument located in Kelvingrove Park , Glasgow by Philip Lindsey Clark , was unveiled on 9 August 1924 and depicts men of the regiment manning a Lewis gun . < br > Memorials . There is a memorial on Spion Kop listing the names of those who died during the Battle of Spion Kop in the Second Boer War .