The 6th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders was Territorial Force battalion that was headquartered at Paisley and traditionally drew men from Renfrewshire. I have published information on regimental numbering in this battalion on my army service numbers blog here: 6th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
The Long, Long Trail website gives the following summary of service during the First World War:
August 1914
At Paisley. Part of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Brigade in the Highland Division. Moved to Bedford.
15 April 1915
Transferred to 1st Highland Brigade in same Division.
May 1915
Landed in France.
12 May 1915
Formation retitled to 152nd Brigade in 51st (Highland) Division.
12 June 1916
Transferred as Pioneer Battalion to 5th Division.
November 1917
Moved to Italy, but returned to France in April 1918.
5 October 1918
Converted back to infantry and transferred to 153rd Brigade in 51st (Highland) Division.
The 6th A&S Highlanders war diaries are categorised by The National Archives as follows:
WO 95/2865 - May 1915 to Jun 1916
WO 95/1538 - Jul 1916 to Nov 1917
WO 95/1538 - Apr 1918 to Oct 1918
WO 95/2882 - Oct 1918 to Mar 1919
Other ranks are certainly mentioned in these diary pages. The extract at the top of this post is a good example from June 1915, and a number of the months also contain some very detailed trench maps - the example above is from July 1915. Other rank mentions include:
- lists of wounded
- men recommended for honours and awards
- men posted to cadet schools pending commission as officers.
Some of the monthly diaries also publish rolls of officers by seniority. So all in all well worth checking through these diaries if your ancestor served with this particular battalion.
