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- The Beginnings
  The regiment was raised to protect the city of Edinburgh at the crisis of the Glorious Revolution, as William of…
- The Earl of Leven
  David Melville, later Leslie, 3rd Earl of Leven and 2nd Earl of Melville, was born in May 1660 in Fife…
- Minden
  War broke out with France in 1754 when the British had attacked French positions in North America. At the same…
- World War One
  At the outbreak of war in August 1914, the two Regular Battalions and the two Territorial Battalions (4th and 5th)…
- World War Two
  Between the two World Wars the 1st Battalion served in India and Chanak (1922), Malta and Palestine (1936). 2nd KOSB…
- Post World War Two
  After the war, 6th and 7th Battalions were disbanded in 1946, and 2nd Battalion in 1947. From 1945 to 1947…
- Insignia
  A regimental badge was first introduced in 1805 when the regiment was given its royal status with the title King’s…
- Colonel-in-Chief
  Lady Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott, sister of the 8th Duke of Buccleuch, a former CO of the 4th Battalion, was born…
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Over 300 years of stories are held within the KOSB Archive. It holds official documents and histories, but it is the stories of people and their personal experiences that really bring the history of the Regiment to life.

Letters and photographs sent home from soldiers in the midst of World War One. Diaries written when travelling through distant lands. Sketches and paintings created on sea voyages. Much of our archive work centres around making these stories more accessible so that they can be appreciated by others. Through talks, school visits, and exhibitions, we are able to uncover hidden voices of the past.