Below is some genealogy information on the 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) of the British army that may help searches for military ancestors.

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Description: Formed in 1794 during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1881 they amalgamated with the 26th Cameronian Regiment, forming the Scotch Rifles Cameronians, which was changed to the Cameronians (Scotch Rifles) almost immediately. They saw action in the Boer Wars at Colenso, Spionkop and Valkrantz and Pieters. During the First World War they fought across the Western, and Far Eastern fronts at battles such as Mons, Marne, Aisne, the Ludendorff Offensive, the 1st battle of Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Bridge, Festubert, Loos, Mount Sorrel, the Somme (1916), the Hindenburg Line, Arras, Cambrai, Passchendale, the 1st battle of the Somme (1918), Lys, the 2nd battle of the Somme (1918), the advance in Flanders and Selle In 1966 the regiment was disbanded rather than become amalgamated. Their nickname is The Cameronians.

Military actions:

• Boer war: Colenso
• Boer war: Spionkop
• Boer war: Valkrantz and Pieters
• WWI: Mons
• WWI: Marne
• WWI: Aisne
• WWI: Ludendorff Offensive
• WWI: 1st battle of Ypres
• WWI: Neuve Chapelle
• WWI: Aubers Bridge
• WWI: Festubert
• WWI: Loos
• WWI: Mount Sorrel
• WWI: Somme (1916)
• WWI: Hindenburg Line
• WWI: Arras
• WWI: Cambrai
• WWI: 3rd battle of Ypres
• WWI: 1st battle of the Somme (1918)
• WWI: Lys
• WWI: 2nd battle of the Somme (1918)
• WWI: Advance in Flanders
• WWI: Selle

Websites:

• History of the 8th & 90th and Scotch Rifles (Cameronians) regiments.

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