The 6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers joined the 44th (Lowland) Infantry Brigade on 28 December 1942 and served there until it was disbanded on 31 August 1945. For three days during the fighting for Caen (8 July through 11 July 1944), the 44th Infantry Brigade was temporarily transferred from the 15th (Scottish) to the 53rd (Welsh) Division. Regimental tartan is 42nd Government (Black Watch) Cap badge: Royal Scots Fusiliers brass King Crown cap badge on a 3" square tartan patch. Sleeve insignia: ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS white lettering on red background cloth shoulder title 15th (Scottish) divisional sign (1) scarlet (infantry) arm-of service strip Tartan patch cut in the shape of a flaming grenade The 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers marching in Normandy, 1944. For more detailed histories, follow these links to pages about the RSF: Scots At War Project Back to the 15th Homepage.