Seaforth Highlanders The Seaforth Highlanders ( Ross – shire Buffs , The Duke of Albany ' s ) was a historic regiment of the British Army associated with large areas of the northern Highlands of Scotland . The Seaforth Highlanders have varied in size from two battalions to seventeen battalions during the Great War . After several mergers , the Seaforth Highlanders are now incorporated in the Highlanders ( Seaforth , Gordons and Camerons ) Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland . Creation . The regiment was created through the amalgamation of the 72nd Highlanders ( Duke of Albany ' s Own ) and the 78th Highlanders ( Ross - shire Buffs ) , as part of the Childers Reforms of the British Army in 1881 . The regimental museum is located at Fort George near Inverness . Fort George served as Depot for the Seaforth Highlanders for most of the regiment ' s life . Later amalgamations . The Seaforth Highlanders were combined with the Queen ' s Own Cameron Highlanders to form the Queen ' s Own Highlanders in 1961 . More recently , the Queens Own Highlanders and Gordon Highlanders were combined to form The Highlanders ( Seaforth , Gordons and Camerons ) . In May 2006 all the Scottish Infantry Regiments merged to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland . The Highlanders became the 4th Battalion of the new Regiment . First World War . At the outbreak of the Great War , the 1st Battalion was serving in India . The 2nd Battalion was stationed at Shorncliffe Camp near Cheriton , Kent in southern England . The 2nd Battalion was sent to France as part of the British Expeditionary Force ( BEF ) . As part of the 10th Brigade , 4th Division , it took part in the retreat from Le Cateau , the Battle of the Marne and the subsequent chase of the German forces to the River Aisne . In mid - September 1914 , the battalion was heavily involved in the Battle of the Aisne , suffering heavy casualties including the CO ) . The 1st Battalion was returned from India , arriving in France in late 1914 , and later took part in the Battle of Givenchy . During the war the three front line Territorial battalions of the regiment , 1 / 4th , 1 / 5th and 1 / 6th Battalions all served in the 51st ( Highland ) Division . Two service battalions , the 7th and 9th , served in the 9th ( Scottish ) Division and the 8th ( Service ) Battalion served in the 15th ( Scottish ) Division . The 1st Garrison Battalion served on the Salonika Front in the independent 228th Brigade . The 3rd ( Special Reserve ) Battalion and the 2 / 4th , 3 / 4th , 2 / 5th , 3 / 5th , 2 / 6th , 3 / 6th and 10th ( Reserve ) Battalions did not serve overseas . Interwar years . In 1921 , the 1st Battalion was deployed to the Scottish coalfields to maintain order during strike action by the miners . Later , the Battalion served in Ireland during and after the partition . The 1st Battalion returned to India in the late 1920s . Both battalions served in Palestine in the 1930s . Second World War . In 1940 , the 6th Battalion was sent to France as part of the BEF . The Battalion was involved in the Blitzkrieg of May 1940 , escaping through Dunkirk on 1 June after suffering significant losses . The 2nd and 4th Battalions were also part of the BEF in 1940 serving in the 51st ( Highland ) Division . The 5th Bn . of the Regiment was a territorial unit in both World Wars and recruited in the counties of Sutherland and Caithness . Instead of the Mackenzie tartan kilt and stag ' s head badge the battalion wore the Sutherland Kilt and the wildcat badge of the Clan Sutherland . The 2nd and 5th battalions formed part of 152 Brigade of the reconstituted 51st Highland Division , and served with distinction from El Alamein onwards through to the German surrender in Sicily . Subsequently 152 Brigade joined the D - day campaign from 7 June 1944 and served continuously until the capture of Bremen and VE - Day . Uniquely for a territorial battalion in World War II , the 5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders was the subject of a battalion history , Battalion by Alistair Borthwick , which is a powerful testimony to the quality and sustained contribution of this distinguished unit . The 7th Bn . Seaforths served in Northwest Europe with the 15th ( Scottish ) Division ( see photos ) . Postwar and amalgamation . The Queen ' s Own Highlanders ( Seaforth and Camerons ) was formed on 7 February 1961 at Redford Barracks , Edinburgh , with the amalgamation of the Seaforth Highlanders and the Queen ' s Own Cameron Highlanders . Battle honours . This list contains all battle honour s awarded to the Seaforth Highlanders ( Duke of Albany ' s , Ross - shire Buffs ) 72nd Highlanders and 78th Highlanders . Notes . The Seaforth cap badges consist of the Stags ' head , motto , " L " and Coronet ( not a crown ) . Officers wore the full four piece set ( sometimes the L and coronet were joined together ) in 3 - D Sterling silver . Senior NCOs wore the lower two in full 3 - D Sterling silver . Junior ranks wore a white metal one - piece badge depicting the scroll and stag ' s head . The MacKenzie tartan worn by the Seaforths is much darker that the example shown here .