Tour Scotland photograph of the Black Watch Stained Glass Memorial Window in St. John's Kirk, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. In memory of the Regiment’s fallen in the Second World War and was unveiled by the Queen Mother, Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment, in 1955. It was designed by William Wilson.
The 1st Battalion landed in France in September 1939 as part of the 153rd Brigade in the 51st Highland Division for service with the British Expeditionary Force and was captured at St Valery-en-Caux. It was reformed from reserve units of the 9th Highland Division in August 1942 and moved to North Africa where it fought at the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942 and then took part in the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943. It also took part in the Normandy landings in June 1944, the Battle for Caen later that month and the Battle of the Falaise Pocket in August 1944. It later saw action at the Battle of the Bulge in January 1945, Battle of the Reichswald in February 1945 and the crossing of the Rhine in March 1945.
The 2nd Battalion was serving in Palestine from where it was sent to East Africa in August 1940 and saw action during the Italian conquest of British Somaliland. It was sent to Crete, as part of the 14th Brigade in the 8th Division, and took part in the Battle of Heraklion in May 1941. It moved to North Africa in October 1941 and took part in the break out from Tobruk in November 1941.
The 4th Battalion landed in France in September 1939 as part of the 153rd Brigade in the 51st (Highland) Division for service with the British Expeditionary Force and then took part in the Dunkirk evacuation in June 1940.
The 5th Battalion landed in North Africa as part of the 153rd Brigade in the 51st (Highland) Division and fought at the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942. It also took part in the Normandy landings, while attached to the 3rd Parachute Brigade, in June 1944 and saw action at the Battle for Caen followed by the Battle of Bréville later that month. It saw combat again at the Battle of the Falaise Pocket in August 1944 and the Battle of the Bulge in January 1945.
The 6th Battalion landed in France in September 1939 as part of the 154th Brigade in the 51st (Highland) Division for service with the British Expeditionary Force and then took part in the Dunkirk evacuation in June 1940. It moved to North Africa in Spring 1943 and then on to Italy in September 1943 where it took part in the Battle of Monte Cassino in Spring 1944.
The 7th Battalion landed in North Africa as part of the 154th Brigade in the 51st (Highland) Division and fought at the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942. It also took part in the Normandy landings in June 1944, the Battle for Caen later that month and the Battle of the Falaise Pocket in August 1944. It later saw action at the Battle of the Bulge in January 1945.
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