military_branch john munro 
Line ___MASK91___ is the type of ___MASK91___ that composed the basis of European land armies from the middle of the 17th century to the middle of the 19th century . For both battle and parade drill it consisted of 2 to 4 ranks of foot soldiers drawn up side by side in rigid alignment , and thereby maximizing the effect of their firepower . By extension , the term came to be applied to the regular regiments " of the line " as opposed to skirmishers , foot guards , militia and other special categories of ___MASK91___ . The Royal ___MASK30___ of Scotland is the senior and only Scottish line infantry ___MASK30___ of the ___MASK48___ Infantry . It consists of four regular and two reserve battalions , plus an incremental company , each formerly an individual ___MASK30___ ( with the exception of the first battalion , which is an amalgamation of two regiments ). However , each battalion maintains its former regimental Pipes & Drums to carry on the traditions of their antecedent regiments . The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders ( Princess Louise ' s ) was a line ___MASK91___ ___MASK30___ of the ___MASK48___ that existed from 1881 until amalgamation into the Royal ___MASK30___ of Scotland in March 2006 . The Black Watch , 3rd Battalion , Royal ___MASK30___ of Scotland ( 3 SCOTS ) is an infantry battalion of the Royal ___MASK30___ of Scotland . The ___MASK30___ was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881 , when the 42nd ( Royal Highland ) ___MASK30___ of Foot ( The Black Watch ) was amalgamated with the 73rd ( Perthshire ) ___MASK30___ of Foot . It was known as The Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) from 1881 to 1931 and The Black Watch ( Royal Highland ___MASK30___ ) from 1931 to 2006 . Part of the Scottish Division , it was the senior ___MASK30___ of Highlanders . The Gordon Highlanders was a line ___MASK91___ ___MASK30___ of the ___MASK48___ that existed for 113 years , from 1881 until 1994 when it was amalgamated with the Queen ' s Own Highlanders ( Seaforth and Camerons ) to form the Highlanders ( Seaforth , Gordons and Camerons ). A ___MASK30___ is a military unit . Their role and size varies markedly , depending on the country and the arm of service . The ___MASK48___ is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom . The force was initially administered by the War Office from London , which in 1964 was subsumed into the Ministry of Defence . The professional head of the ___MASK48___ is the Chief of the General Staff . The Royal Scots Borderers , 1st Battalion , the Royal ___MASK30___ of Scotland ( 1 SCOTS ) is a light role infantry battalion of the Royal ___MASK30___ of Scotland . The Queen ' s Own Highlanders ( Seaforth and Camerons ), officially abbreviated " QO HLDRS ," was an ___MASK91___ ___MASK30___ of the ___MASK48___ , part of the Scottish Division . It was in existence from 1961 to 1994 . The Highlanders , 4th Battalion , Royal ___MASK30___ of Scotland ( 4 SCOTS ) is an infantry battalion of the Royal ___MASK30___ of Scotland . The Queen ' s Own Cameron Highlanders was a line ___MASK91___ ___MASK30___ of the ___MASK48___ formed in 1793 . In 1961 the ___MASK30___ was amalgamated with the Seaforth Highlanders ( Ross - shire Buffs , The Duke of Albany ' s ) to form the Queen ' s Own Highlanders . The Seaforth Highlanders ( Ross  shire Buffs , The Duke of Albany ' s ) was a historic line ___MASK91___ ___MASK30___ of the ___MASK48___ , mainly associated with large areas of the northern Highlands of Scotland . The ___MASK30___ existed from 1881 to 1961 , and saw service in World War I and World War II , along with many numerous smaller conflicts . In 1961 the ___MASK30___ was amalgamated with the Queen ' s Own Cameron Highlanders to form the Queen ' s Own Highlanders ( Seaforth and Camerons ), which merged , in 1994 , with the Gordon Highlanders to form the Highlanders ( Seaforth , Gordons and Camerons ). This , however , later joined the Royal Scots Borderers , the Black Watch , the Royal Highland Fusiliers ( Princess Margaret ' s Own Glasgow and Ayrshire ___MASK30___ ) and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders to create the present Royal ___MASK30___ of Scotland . John Munro ( 1889 -- 1918 ) , was a Scottish soldier and poet who won the Military Cross during the First World War . He fell in action with the 7th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders . Munro was born in Swordale , Isle of Lewis and , writing in his native Gaelic as Iain Rothach , came to be ranked by critics alongside the major war poets . A collection of his poetry was prepared and given to a local minister for safekeeping and publication , but the manuscript was scandalously lost . Derick Thomson - the venerable poet and Professor of Celtic Studies at Glasgow - hailed Munro ' s work in his Companion to Gaelic Scotland as being : `` the first strong voice of the new Gaelic verse of the 20th century '' .