The Paton Street drill hall is a military installation in Galashiels, Scotland.
| Paton Street drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Galashiels, Scotland | |
 Paton Street drill hall | |
  Paton Street drill hall Location in the Scottish Borders | |
| Coordinates | 55°36′50″N 2°48′17″W / 55.61392°N 2.80479°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 19th century |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 19th century - present |
History
editThe building was designed as offices for Mid Mill, sometimes known as Valley Mill, which was located to the immediate north of the site, and completed in the late 19th century.[1] It was acquired by the War Office for use by the 4th Battalion, the King's Own Scottish Borderers in 1908.[1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and then to the Western Front.[2]
The 4th and 5th battalions amalgamated to form the 4th/5th Battalion, with its headquarters at the Paton Street drill hall in 1961.[3] The battalion headquarters moved to Dumfries in 1967 with just a single company left at the Paton Street drill hall.[3] This unit evolved to become No. 3 (The King's Own Scottish Borderers) Company, 2nd Battalion, 52nd Lowland Volunteers in 1971, B (King's Own Scottish Borderers) Company, 2nd Battalion, 52nd Lowland Volunteers in 1992 and D (King's Own Scottish Borderers) Company, 52nd Lowland Regiment in 1999.[4] In 2006 D Company was disbanded but an Anti-Tank Platoon and a Rifle Platoon, forming part of A (Royal Scots Borderers) Company, 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, was retained and remains based at the Paton Street drill hall.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Galashiels, Paton Street, Mid Mill". Canmore. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "King's Own Scottish Borderers". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ a b "4th/5th Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 29 May 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Lowland Volunteers". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 20 June 2017.