Cameronians Friends & Families Association.
As our name suggests our group consists of Cameronians, Families and Friends of the old Regiment of Lanarkshire, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).
Formed in 1997 by ex members of the regiment which had been disbanded nearly thirty years previously in 1967 close to the village of Douglas in rural Lanarkshire.
At a meeting in Forth Lanarkshire the Association was formed to both remember and honour their proud regiment, Scotland's only Regiment of Rifles, the only one to wear the green jacket and glengarry alongside the Douglas tartan, the regiment of Cameronians being raised by a member of the mighty Douglas family, James Douglas the first Earl of Angus on the 14th of May 1689. Maybe the regiment was taken by the government of 1968 by disbandment, but not from the hearts and minds of these proud members of the hardest fastest regiment of the British Army
Unfortunately due to the crisis at present there were no events or services over the year and until things settle again.
On behalf of the Cameronians Families Organisation Committee we wwish good health to everyone.
The site will continue to be updated as I have pictures to upload and juggle a few things around.
Our Facebook Page is proving a hit with many good chats and banter alongside regimental history.
Cameronians Day this year will be Sunday 15th May, Douglas Lanarkshire.
VJ Day Motherwell 2019. |
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Dick Gilmour Douglas Torrance, Armed Forces Day. |
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Cameronian Day 2019. |
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Pipers Society Anam Cars. Dutch group who are based on Cameronian Musicians.
Click on picture for band website.
Drum Major, Marcel Baumeister. Hans Houwen, Willy Willems, Leon Vinken, Jeroen vd Bogaert, Marc Sieben. |
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Armed Forces Day Glasgow 2016. |
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Plaque on Cairn at Douglas. |
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Ian Bilboe and Billy McNeil. A good blether by two Veterans. |
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Dunkeld Cathedral. Laying a wreath at grave of Lt Colonel William Cleland first commander of the regiment killed at battle of Dunkeld 21 August 1689, the regiments first battle. |
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Kelvingrove Cameronian Memorial 2015. Rememberance Day, Cameronians gather at the regimental memorial to the first war casualties, others attend local services in their localities. |
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Wild wet Cameronian day 2012. |
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Standard Bearer Billy McNeil, 2012. |
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Vandeleur Plaque. The brass plaque in honour of Lt Colonel Vandeleur, rescued from a scrapyard by a member and returned to Cameronian Club house Glasgow, now Poppy Scotland HQ. |
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VC Memorial Hamilton. Remembering those of Lanarkshire who won the Victoria Cross. |
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Cenotaph London. Feeling sorry for John Steele having to wear a KOSB Tammy!! |
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Winston Barracks. Run down and sad the orderly room and guard house. |
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Lanark Lanimers 2016. |
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Armed Forces Day Glasgow 2016. Courtesy T McDonagh. |
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Armed Forces Day Glasgow 2016. |
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Greyfriars Edinburgh, covenanters Prison. Memorial to those covenanters executed in Edinburgh, rocky in Greyfriars june 2016. |
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Kelvingrove Cameronian Memorial 2015. |
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Tony McNulty and Alan Halliday. |
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Poppy Scotland. Cameronian house being handed over to Poppy Scotland, guest HRH Princess Anne. |
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Tam Balloch, Tam McLeish. a rather wet cameronian Day 2013. |
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Mary Rae's Well Bellshill. Rocky and Duncan aat the rededication of a memorial to Mary Rae, an Ayrshire heroine of the Battle of Bothwell brig who rescued her lover and bathed his wounds from the water, unfortunately she was found dead by locals alonside her man. unfortunately it was not recorded what part of Ayrshire she came from. |
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Jim Kane. Greyfriars 2014. |
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Meeting HRH Princess Anne. |
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Menin Gate 2015. Last Post ceremony, honour and remember. |
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National Memorial Arbretium Staffordshire. |
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Victoria Cross Memorial. The memorial situation in the new town square to honour those VC winners from Lanarkshire. Andy Steel lays a wreath from the association. |
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Admin Inspection Germany 1961. Bob Irwin,?, Bill Peattie late member. |
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Sighthill Cemetery. Renewal of headstones which were removed 1950's. |
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Henry May VC. New headstone. |
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Wull Brielerly Oman. |
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Norman Niven, Malaya. |
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Jim Ballantyne. |
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Greyfriars Covenanters Prison. |
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Armed Forces Day Glasgow, late Jim Hamilton front. |
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Roy McCartney. Piquets post for remembrance day Kelvingrove. |
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Neuve Chapelle Day 2017. |
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RSM Alexander McBroom 4 Scots. From Cameronian country to Iraq. |
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RSM Alexander McBroom 4 Scots. Iraq 2017, waking up the neighbours with a tune from Cameronian country 2017. |
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Alloway Conventicle. Watch out for Tam O Shanter being chased by the witches at the Conventicle on the brig over the Doon 2017. |
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Cameronian Day 2017. Boys and toys. |
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Kelvingrove Cameronian Memorial 2017. Thanks Stewart MacKay. |
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Hamilton Museum. Dutch Memorial 2017 October. |
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Cenotaph London 11 11 2018. Davie McCall, Raymond Anderso, Joe Govan, Ian Bilboe. |
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Cenotaph London 11 11 2018. |
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Lanark Memorial Hall 2019. Unveiling of memorial plaque. |
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VJ Day Motherwell 2019. |
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Polish Memorial Douglas. |
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Greyfriars July 6th. |
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Billy and Marion McNeill at Dunkirk. |
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Robert and Millie paint cairn. |
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Alex McBride showing the badge Cowal games. |
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Polish Armoured Division memorial. Ww2 memorial Douglas South Lanarkshire home of Cameronian regiment where Polish troops stationed. |
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Menin gate service. |
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Jim Scrim Simpson. |
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Armed Forces Day Glasgow. |
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Kelvingrove memorial. Thanks James Taub. |
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VJ Day 75th service at Cairn. |
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Polish Armed Forces Day 2020. Memorial service at stones Douglas. |
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Polish Armed Forces Day 2020. |
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Polish Armed Forces Day 2020. Also VJ Day 75th was comemorated at Regimental Cairn. |
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Norman Niven. Rememberance Day 2020 Buckie. |
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Craigneuk 2020 Rememberance Day. |
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Kelvingrove 2020 Socially distance remembrance day |
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Kelvingrove 2020 |
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Saltcoats Rememberance Day Alex Joan Donaldson |
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2021 Conventicle Douglas Thanks Linda |
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Rememberance Service Cairn November 2021. |
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Neuve Chapelle Service March 2022. Service at Glasgow Cathedral. |
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Association Facebook Page and Twitter account are now up and running.
Association badges on sale again please contact Mrs E Maxwell.