Sutherland Lord-Lieutenant Patrick Marriott ‘honoured’ to be appointed honorary colonel of 7-SCOTS
Sutherland Lord-Lieutenant Patrick Marriott, of Littleferry, is taking up a new role.
Major General Marriott, the former Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst, has been appointed the honorary colonel of the 7th Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
The regiment is also known as “7-SCOTS”.
Major General Marriott said he was “honoured to accept the appointment.
The battalion is a light role reserve infantry battalion recruiting from the whole of the north of Scotland, including Sutherland.
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Originally formed as the 51st Highland Volunteers in 1967, as a result of the amalgamation of territorial battalions within the infantry regiments of the Highland Brigade, the name commemorated the famous 51st (Highland) Division of the Territorial Force, in which many of the regiment's predecessor territorial battalions served during the First and Second World Wars.
On March 28, 2006, the 51st Highland Regiment became the 7th Battalion.