 The Territorial Force was disbanded and later reformed as the Territorial Army and the regiment 's battalions were also reformed . However , inter @-@ war reductions and reorganisations reduced the regiment 's territorial battalions from six to just one by 1937 . The 8th disbanded in the early 1920s , the 9th was absorbed by the Royal Engineers , and a restructuring of the Territorial Army 's infantry in the mid @-@ 1930s converted the 6th , 7th , and 10th to new roles . The 6th were transferred to the Royal Engineers and became 38th ( King 's ) Searchlight Regiment , Royal Engineers . The 7th joined the Royal Tank Regiment and became the 40th ( The King 's ) Royal Tank Regiment , and the 10th became a battalion of the Queen 's Own Cameron Highlanders . 
