List of units of the British Army Territorial Force 1908
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The following is a list of units transferred to the Territorial Force
on April 1, 1908, or raised in that year under the terms of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
, and the associations by which they were administered. The County Association of Rutland
did not have charge of any units, but did provide facilities for sub-units of the Leicestershire Yeomanry
and the 5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment.
arm of the TF, and were grouped into mounted brigades of three regiments each.
†The HAC had its property and privileges protected by the Honourable Artillery Company Act 1908.
. In addition there were a number of fortress units consisting of works and electric lights companies, providing coastal defence.
† Formed from part of the former 1st VB. When the battalion was converted to artillery in 1908, a number of officers had refused to transfer, and were placed on the unattached list. They became the basis for the 6th Battalion in 1912.
Army Service Corps
Each infantry division had an attached Divisional Transport and Supply Column of the ASC. A column consisted of four companies: a headquarters company and one attached to each of the three infantry brigades that made up the division. A smaller transport and supply column, consisting of a single company, was attached to each mounted brigade. While some of the ASC companies were formed by the conversion of existing infantry or artillery units of the volunteer force, most were newly raised in 1908.
Territorial Force
The Territorial Force was the volunteer reserve component of the British Army from 1908 to 1920, when it became the Territorial Army.-Origins:...
on April 1, 1908, or raised in that year under the terms of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
The Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed the auxiliary forces of the British Army by transferring existing Volunteer and Yeomanry units into a new Territorial Force ; and disbanding the Militia to form a new Special Reserve of the...
, and the associations by which they were administered. The County Association of Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
did not have charge of any units, but did provide facilities for sub-units of the Leicestershire Yeomanry
Leicestershire Yeomanry
The Leicestershire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794 and again in 1803, which provided cavalry and mounted infantry in the South African War and First World War and provided two field artillery regiments of the Royal Artillery in the Second World War,...
and the 5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment.
Yeomanry
Yeomanry regiments formed the cavalryCavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
arm of the TF, and were grouped into mounted brigades of three regiments each.
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City of Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of .... |
Scottish Horse (part) | 2nd Scottish Horse (part) |
Argyllshire | Scottish Horse Scottish Horse The Scottish Horse was a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Territorial Army from 1900 to 1956 when it was amalgamated with The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry.... (part) |
2nd Scottish Horse (part) |
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Berkshire Imperial Yeomanry | The Berkshire Yeomanry Berkshire Yeomanry 94 Signal Squadron forms part of 39 Signal Regiment. They are currently based in three locations in the Home Counties... |
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Pembroke Imperial Yeomanry (Castlemartin) (part) | Pembroke Yeomanry (Castlemartin) (Hussars) (part) | |
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Cheshire Imperial Yeomanry | The Cheshire Yeomanry Cheshire Yeomanry The Cheshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment that can trace its history back to 1797 when Sir John Fleming Leicester of Tabley raised a county regiment of light cavalry in response to the growing fears of invasion from Napoleonic France.... (Earl of Chester's) |
Denbighshire Imperial Yeomanry (part) | Denbighshire Hussars Denbighshire Hussars The Denbighshire Hussars was a unit of the British Army from 1794–1921. It saw service in the First World War before being merged into a unit of the Royal Artillery.-Early history:... (part) |
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Cornwall Cornwall Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of... |
Royal 1st Devon Imperial Yeomanry (part) | Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry Royal Devon Yeomanry The Royal Devon Yeomanry was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794, it participated in the Boer War, World War I and World War II and now forms a squadron of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry.-History:... (part) |
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Westmorland and Cumberland Imperial Yeomanry (part) | Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry The Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry was a Yeomanry , Cavalry Regiment of the British Army formed in 1828. They were a part of the Imperial Yeomanry during the Boer War and would remain in Great Britain for the first years of the Great War but went to sail for France in 1917 to fight in the... (part) |
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Denbighshire Imperial Yeomanry (part) | Denbighshire Hussars Denbighshire Hussars The Denbighshire Hussars was a unit of the British Army from 1794–1921. It saw service in the First World War before being merged into a unit of the Royal Artillery.-Early history:... (part) |
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Derbyshire Imperial Yeomanry | Derbyshire Yeomanry Derbyshire Yeomanry The Derbyshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794, which served as a cavalry regiment and dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and provided two reconnaissance regiments in the Second World War, before being amalgamated into The Leicestershire... |
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Royal 1st Devon Imperial Yeomanry (part) | Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry (part) Royal Devon Yeomanry The Royal Devon Yeomanry was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794, it participated in the Boer War, World War I and World War II and now forms a squadron of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry.-History:... |
Royal North Devon Imperial Yeomanry | Royal North Devon Yeomanry | |
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Lanarkshire Imperial Yeomanry (part) | The Lanarkshire Yeomanry (part) |
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Elginshire | Scottish Horse (part) | 2nd Scottish Horse Scottish Horse The Scottish Horse was a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Territorial Army from 1900 to 1956 when it was amalgamated with The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry.... (part) |
Essex Essex Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west... |
Essex Imperial Yeomanry | Essex Yeomanry Essex Yeomanry The Essex Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army raised in 1797. The regiment recruited volunteers from the county of Essex in the East of England.-Origins:... |
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Fife and Forfar Imperial Yeomanry (part) | Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (part) Fife and Forfar Yeomanry The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry was an Armoured Yeomanry Regiment of the British Territorial Army from 1793 to 1956 when it was amalgimated with the Scottish Horse.... |
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Fife and Forfar Imperial Yeomanry (part) | Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (part) Fife and Forfar Yeomanry The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry was an Armoured Yeomanry Regiment of the British Territorial Army from 1793 to 1956 when it was amalgimated with the Scottish Horse.... |
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Glamorganshire Imperial Yeomanry | Glamorganshire Yeomanry |
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Lanarkshire Imperial Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire) (part) | Lanarkshire Yeomanry Lanarkshire Yeomanry The Lanarkshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1819, which served as a dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and provided two field artillery regiments in the Second World War, before being amalgamated into The Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry in... (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire) (part) |
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Gloucestershire Imperial Yeomanry | Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Royal Gloucestershire Hussars The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars was a unit of the British Army.Raised in 1795 following William Pitt's 1794 order to raise volunteer bodies of men to defend Great Britain, through various re-organisations, the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars remain today on the establishment of the Territorial... |
Haddingtonshire | Lothians and Berwickshire Imperial Yeomanry (part) | Lothian and Border Horse Lothian and Border Horse The Lothians and Border Horse was a Yeomanry regiment, part of the British Territorial Army. It was ranked 36th in the Yeomanry order of precedence, and based in the Scottish Lowland area, recruiting in the Lothian and along the border with England.-Origins:... (part) |
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Hertfordshire Imperial Yeomanry | The Hertfordshire Yeomanry |
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Lovat's Scouts (part) | 1st Lovat Scouts Lovat Scouts The Lovat Scouts were a British Army unit. The unit was first formed during the Second Boer War as a Scottish Highland yeomanry regiment of the British Army and is the first known military unit to wear a ghillie suit... |
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Royal East Kent Imperial Yeomanry | Royal East Kent Yeomanry Royal East Kent Yeomanry The Royal East Kent Yeomanry were formed in 1794, originally as a series of independent troops based in the important towns of Kent, England.In the latter part of the 19th century they frequently provided escorts for the Queen and members of the Royal Family, and as a result, in 1856 the East Kent... (The Duke of Connaught's Own) |
West Kent Imperial Yeomanry | Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry The Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry can trace its origins to 1794 when local volunteer troops were raised to assist the civil powers. Each Troop was about 50 strong with three officers , they were required to provide their own uniforms and mounts while the government would supply their arms and... |
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Lanarkshire Lanarkshire Lanarkshire or the County of Lanark ) is a Lieutenancy area, registration county and former local government county in the central Lowlands of Scotland... |
Lanarkshire Imperial Yeomanry (part) | Lanarkshire Yeomanry Lanarkshire Yeomanry The Lanarkshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1819, which served as a dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and provided two field artillery regiments in the Second World War, before being amalgamated into The Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry in... (part) |
Lanarkshire Imperial Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire) (part) | Lanarkshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire) (part) | |
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Duke of Lancaster's Own Imperial Yeomanry | The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry has its origins in the various troops of light horse raised in the eighteenth century in the county of Lancaster, the earliest of which was the Bolton Light Horse formed in 1798.... |
Lancashire Hussars Imperial Yeomanry | Lancashire Hussars Lancashire Hussars The Lancashire Hussars were originally formed in 1798 as independent troops, before becoming the Lancashire Yeomanry Cavalry in 1828 and then being disbanded in 1832... Yeomanry |
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Leicestershire Leicestershire Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire... |
Leicestershire Imperial Yeomanry | The Leicestershire Yeomanry Leicestershire Yeomanry The Leicestershire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794 and again in 1803, which provided cavalry and mounted infantry in the South African War and First World War and provided two field artillery regiments of the Royal Artillery in the Second World War,... (Prince Albert's Own) |
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Lincolnshire Imperial Yeomanry | The Lincolnshire Yeomanry |
City of London City of London The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of... |
City of London Imperial Yeomanry | The City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) The City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) The City of London Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Territorial Army, formed in 1901 and amalgamated in 1961.It was originally formed in 1900 for service in the Second Boer War as the 20th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry. The battalion's adopted nickname of "Rough Riders" originated... |
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King's Colonials | The King's Colonials |
Middlesex Imperial Yeomanry | 1st County of London Yeomanry (Middlesex, Duke of Cambridge's Hussars) | |
2nd County of London Imperial Yeomanry | 2nd County of London Yeomanry County of London Yeomanry Several British Army regiments have born the title County of London Yeomanry . Most have been mounted, then armoured regiments.-1st County of London Yeomanry:... (Westminster Dragoons) |
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3rd County of London Imperial Yeomanry | 3rd County of London Yeomanry County of London Yeomanry Several British Army regiments have born the title County of London Yeomanry . Most have been mounted, then armoured regiments.-1st County of London Yeomanry:... (Sharpshooters) |
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Montgomeryshire Imperial Yeomanry (part) | Montgomeryshire Yeomanry Montgomeryshire Yeomanry The Montgomeryshire Yeomanry unlike the other Yeomanry regiments was only formed in 1813 when the threat of a French invasion was almost over. They served as part of the Imperial Yeomanry during the Boer War and formed three regiments for service during World War I.-Boer War:The Montgomeryshire... (part) |
Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county... |
Norfolk Imperial Yeomanry | Norfolk Yeomanry Norfolk Yeomanry The Norfolk Yeomanry was a regiment of the British Army.In 1901, the Norfolk Yeomanry were raised at the express wish of King Edward VII, after a gap of 33 years, and titled the King's Own Royal Regiment with the Royal cipher as their badge.In September 1915, the regiment embarked on RMS Olympic... (The King's Own Royal Regiment) |
Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,... |
Northamptonshire Imperial Yeomanry | Northamptonshire Yeomanry Northamptonshire Yeomanry The Northamptonshire Yeomanry was a unit of the British Army formed in 1794 as volunteer cavalry, it later served in an armoured role before being reduced to squadron level in 1956... |
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Northumberland Imperial Yeomanry (part) | Northumberland Hussars Northumberland Hussars The Northumberland Hussars is a Squadron of The Queen's Own Yeomanry is an armoured Squadron of the British Territorial Army. It is part of a Formation Reconnaissance Regiment, equipped with the FV107 Scimitar and FV103 Spartan type armoured reconnaissance vehicles... (part) |
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Nottinghamshire Imperial Yeomanry (South Nottinghamshire Hussars) | Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (South Nottinghamshire Hussars South Nottinghamshire Hussars The South Nottinghamshire Hussars were a unit of the British Army formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794. Converted to artillery in 1922, it now forms a battery of a Territorial Army regiment.-World War I:... ) |
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Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire .... |
Oxfordshire Imperial Yeomanry | Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars The Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars was the designated name of a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army between 1888 and 1922. In response a call by the government for troops of volunteers to be formed in the shires, meeting of “Nobility, Gentry, Freeholders and Yeomanry” was called at the Star Inn... |
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[Pembroke Imperial Yeomanry (Castlemartin) (part) | Pembroke Yeomanry Pembroke Yeomanry The Pembroke Yeomanry were formed in 1794, by Lord Milfordwhen King George III was on the throne, William Pitt the Younger was Prime Minister of Great Britain, and across the English Channel, Britain was faced by a French nation that had recently guillotined its King and which possessed a... (Castlemartin) (Hussars) (part) |
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Scottish Horse (part) | 1st Scottish Horse Scottish Horse The Scottish Horse was a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Territorial Army from 1900 to 1956 when it was amalgamated with The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry.... |
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Montgomeryshire Imperial Yeomanry (part) | The Montgomeryshire Yeomanry (part) |
Renfrewshire Renfrewshire Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being Inverclyde to the west and East Renfrewshire to the east... |
Lanarkshire Imperial Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire) (part) | Lanarkshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire) (part) |
Ross and Cromarty Ross and Cromarty Ross and Cromarty is a variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There is a registration county and a lieutenancy area in current use... |
Lovat's Scouts (part) | 2nd Lovat's Scouts (part) |
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Shropshire Imperial Yeomanry | The Shropshire Yeomanry Shropshire Yeomanry The Shropshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1795, which served as a cavalry and dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and as a cavalry and an artillery regiment in the Second World War, before being amalgamated with the Shropshire Royal Horse... (Dragoons) |
Somerset Somerset The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the... shire |
North Somerset Imperial Yeomanry | The North Somerset Yeomanry North Somerset Yeomanry The North Somerset Yeomanry was first raised in Frome in 1798. A condition of service was that it should not be required to march more than 10 miles from the town and it was soon disbanded in 1802... |
West Somerset Imperial Yeomanry | The West Somerset Yeomanry | |
Southampton Hampshire Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force... |
Hampshire Imperial Yeomanry | Hampshire Yeomanry Hampshire Yeomanry The Hampshire Yeomanry can trace its formation to the late 18th century. King George III was on the throne, William Pitt the Younger was Prime Minister of Great Britain, and across the English Channel, Britain was faced by a French nation that had recently guillotined its King and which possessed... (Carabiniers) |
Staffordshire Staffordshire Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders... |
Staffordshire Imperial Yeomanry | Staffordshire Yeomanry Staffordshire Yeomanry The Staffordshire Yeomanry was a unit of the British Army.Raised in 1794 following Prime Minister William Pitt's order to raise volunteer bodies of men to defend Great Britain from foreign invasion, the Staffordshire Yeomanry began as volunteer cavalry regiment. It first served overseas at the... (Queen's Own Royal Regiment) |
Stirlingshire Stirlingshire Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling is a registration county of Scotland, based around Stirling, the former county town. It borders Perthshire to the north, Clackmannanshire and West Lothian to the east, Lanarkshire to the south, and Dunbartonshire to the south-west.Until 1975 it was a county... |
Lanarkshire Imperial Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire) (part) | Lanarkshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire) (part) |
Suffolk Suffolk Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east... |
Suffolk Imperial Yeomanry (part) | The Suffolk Yeomanry (The Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars) (part) Duke of Yorks Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars -History:The Duke of Yorks Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars was a unit of the British Army from 1794–1961.The regiment was formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794, during the French Revolutionary Wars. The Suffolk Yeomanry was raised in as the Loyal Suffolk Hussars, they fought in the Boer war as part... |
Surrey Surrey Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of... |
Surrey Imperial Yeomanry | The Surrey Yeomanry (The Princess of Wales's) |
Sussex Sussex Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West... |
Sussex Imperial Yeomanry | The Sussex Yeomanry |
Sutherland Sutherland Sutherland is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic administrative county of Scotland. It is now within the Highland local government area. In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: Dùthaich 'IcAoidh , Asainte , and Cataibh... shire |
Lovat's Scouts (part) | 2nd Lovat's Scouts (part) |
Warwickshire Warwickshire Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare... |
Warwickshire Imperial Yeomanry | The Warwickshire Yeomanry Warwickshire Yeomanry The Warwickshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794, which served as a cavalry and dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and as a cavalry and an armoured regiment in the Second World War, before being amalgamated into The Queen's Own... |
Westmorland Westmorland Westmorland is an area of North West England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974, after which the entirety of the county was absorbed into the new county of Cumbria.-Early history:... |
Westmorland and Cumberland Imperial Yeomanry (part) | Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry The Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry was a Yeomanry , Cavalry Regiment of the British Army formed in 1828. They were a part of the Imperial Yeomanry during the Boer War and would remain in Great Britain for the first years of the Great War but went to sail for France in 1917 to fight in the... (part) |
Wiltshire Wiltshire Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers... |
Royal Wiltshire Imperial Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment) | Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry was a Yeomanry regiment of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom established in 1794. It was disbanded as an independent Territorial Army unit in 1967, a time when the strength of the TA was greatly reduced... (Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment) |
Worcestershire Worcestershire Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region... |
Worcestershire Imperial Yeomanry | Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars -History:The Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars were formed in 1794, as the Worcestershire Yeomanry, when King George III, was on the throne, William Pitt the Younger was the Prime Minister of Great Britain, and across the English Channel, Britain was faced by a French nation that had recently... |
East Riding of Yorkshire East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority... |
East Riding of Yorkshire Imperial Yeomanry | The East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry The East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry was a unit of the British Army from 1794–1956.The regiment was formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was converted to an armoured role in 1920. In 1956 it merged with two other Yorkshire yeomanry regiments to form... |
North Riding of Yorkshire North Riding of Yorkshire The North Riding of Yorkshire was one of the three historic subdivisions of the English county of Yorkshire, alongside the East and West Ridings. From the Restoration it was used as a Lieutenancy area. The three ridings were treated as three counties for many purposes, such as having separate... |
Yorkshire Hussars Imperial Yeomanry (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own) (part) | The Yorkshire Hussars Yorkshire Hussars The Yorkshire Hussars was a unit of the British Army from 1794 to 1956.The regiment was formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was converted to an armoured role during World War II. In 1956 it merged with two other Yorkshire yeomanry regiments to form the... (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own) (part) |
West Riding of Yorkshire West Riding of Yorkshire The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding , was based closely on the historic boundaries... |
Yorkshire Hussars Imperial Yeomanry (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own) (part) | The Yorkshire Hussars Yorkshire Hussars The Yorkshire Hussars was a unit of the British Army from 1794 to 1956.The regiment was formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was converted to an armoured role during World War II. In 1956 it merged with two other Yorkshire yeomanry regiments to form the... (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own) (part) |
Yorkshire Dragoons Imperial Yeomanry (Queen's Own) | Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons The Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons was a unit of the British Army from 1794–1956.The regiment was formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was converted to an armoured role during World War II. In 1956 it merged with two other Yorkshire yeomanry regiments... |
Royal Horse Artillery
RHA units formed artillery support to the mounted brigades. Most of the batteries were newly-raised in 1908.County Association | Unit of the Volunteers | Unit of the Territorial Force |
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Ayrshire | Raised 1908 | Ayrshire Battery, Royal Horse Artillery |
Berkshire | Raised 1908 | Berkshire Battery, Royal Horse Artillery |
City of London† | Honourable Artillery Company Honourable Artillery Company The Honourable Artillery Company was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1537 by King Henry VIII. Today it is a Registered Charity whose purpose is to attend to the “better defence of the realm"... (part) |
1st City of London Horse Artillery Battery HAC 2nd City of London Horse Artillery Battery HAC |
Essex | Raised 1908 | Essex Battery, Royal Horse Artillery |
Glamorganshire | 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Welsh Regiment (part) | Glamorganshire Battery, Royal Horse Artillery |
Inverness-shire | Raised 1908 | Inverness Battery, Royal Horse Artillery |
Leicestershire | Raised 1908 | Leicestershire Battery, Royal Horse Artillery |
Nottinghamshire | Raised 1908 | Nottinghamshire Battery, Royal Horse Artillery |
Shropshire | 1st Shropshire and Staffordshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | Shropshire Battery, Royal Horse Artillery |
Somersetshire | Raised 1908 | Somerset Battery, Royal Horse Artillery |
Southampton | Raised 1908 | Hampshire Battery, Royal Horse Artillery |
Warwickshire | Raised 1908 | Warwickshire Battery, Royal Horse Artillery |
West Riding of Yorkshire | Raised 1908 | West Riding Battery, Royal Horse Artillery |
†The HAC had its property and privileges protected by the Honourable Artillery Company Act 1908.
Royal Field Artillery
Royal Field Artillery brigades formed parts of each territorial division, and were mobile and equipped with medium calibre ordnance.County Association | Unit of the Volunteers | Unit of the Territorial Force |
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City of Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of .... |
1st Aberdeenshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 2nd Highland Brigade (part) |
Ayrshire Ayrshire Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the... |
Ayrshire and Galloway Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 3rd Lowland Brigade (part) |
Banffshire Banffshire The County of Banff is a registration county for property, and Banffshire is a Lieutenancy area of Scotland.The County of Banff, also known as Banffshire, was a local government county of Scotland with its own county council between 1890 and 1975. The county town was Banff although the largest... |
1st Banff Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 1st Highland Brigade (part) |
Cheshire Cheshire Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow... |
1st Cheshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 3rd Welsh Brigade |
Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria.... |
1st Cumberland Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 4th East Lancashire Brigade |
Derbyshire Derbyshire Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx... |
4th North Midland (Howitzer) Brigade raised 1908 | |
Devon Devon Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with... shire |
1st Devonshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 3rd Wessex Brigade |
City of Dundee Dundee Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea... |
1st Forfarshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 1st Highland Brigade (part) |
Durham County Durham County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington... |
1st Durham Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) 2nd Durham Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) |
1st Northumbrian Brigade |
3rd Durham Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 4th Northumbrian (Howitzer) Brigade (part) | |
1st Newcastle-on-Tyne Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 4th Northumbrian (Howitzer) Brigade (part) | |
City of Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area... |
1st Midlothian Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 2nd Lowland Brigade (part) |
Essex Essex Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west... |
1st Essex Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 1st East Anglian Brigade |
Fife Fife Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire... |
1st Fife Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 2nd Highland Brigade (part) |
Forfarshire | 1st Forfarshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 1st Highland Brigade (part) |
Glamorgan Glamorgan Glamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three... shire |
2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Welsh Regiment (part) | 1st Welsh Brigade |
1st Glamorganshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 4th Welsh Brigade | |
City of Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... |
1st Lanarkshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 1st Lowland Brigade |
4th Lowland (Howitzer) Brigade | ||
Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean.... |
1st Gloucestershire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 2nd South Midland Brigade |
Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and... |
1st (Hertfordshire) Volunteer Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment (part) 2nd (Hertfordshire) Volunteer Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment (part) |
4th East Anglian Brigade (part) |
Kent Kent Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of... |
1st Cinque Ports Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 1st Home Counties Brigade (4th Home Counties (Howitzer) Brigade also raised in Kent in 1908) |
Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkcudbrightshire The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright or Kirkcudbrightshire was a county of south-western Scotland. It was also known as East Galloway, forming the larger Galloway region with Wigtownshire.... |
Ayrshire and Galloway Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 3rd Lowland Brigade (part) |
Lancashire Lancashire Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston... |
2nd Lancashire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 1st West Lancashire Brigade |
3rd Lancashire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 1st East Lancashire Brigade | |
4th Lancashire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 4th West Lancashire (Howitzer) Brigade | |
5th Lancashire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 2nd West Lancashire Brigade | |
6th Lancashire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 3rd West Lancashire Brigade | |
7th Lancashire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 2nd East Lancashire Brigade | |
9th Lancashire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 3rd East Lancashire Brigade | |
Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders... |
1st Lincolnshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 1st North Midland Brigade |
City of London City of London The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of... |
1st City of London Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 1st London Brigade |
County of London County of London The County of London was a county of England from 1889 to 1965, corresponding to the area known today as Inner London. It was created as part of the general introduction of elected county government in England, by way of the Local Government Act 1888. The Act created an administrative County of... |
1st City of London Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 6th London Brigade |
7th London Brigade | ||
3rd Kent Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 2nd London Brigade | |
2nd Middlesex Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 3rd London Brigade | |
2nd Kent Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 4th London (Howitzer) Brigade | |
3rd Middlesex Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 5th London Brigade | |
2nd Kent Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 8th London (Howitzer) Brigade | |
Midlothian Midlothian Midlothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. It borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas.... |
1st Midlothian Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 2nd Lowland Brigade (part) |
Monmouthshire Monmouthshire (historic) Monmouthshire , also known as the County of Monmouth , is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county.... |
1st Monmouthshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 2nd Welsh Brigade |
Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county... |
1st Norfolk Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 2nd East Anglian Brigade |
Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,... |
1st Volunteer Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment (part) | 4th East Anglian Brigade (part) |
Northumberland Northumberland Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region... |
1st Newcastle-on-Tyne Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) 1st Northumberland Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) |
2nd Northumbrian Brigade |
Renfrewshire Renfrewshire Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being Inverclyde to the west and East Renfrewshire to the east... |
1st Renfrew and Dumbarton Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 3rd Highland (Howitzer) Brigade |
Shropshire Shropshire Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west... |
1st Shropshire and Staffordshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 2nd North Midland Brigade (part) |
Southampton Hampshire Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force... |
2nd Hampshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 1st Wessex Brigade |
2nd Wessex (Howitzer) Brigade | ||
Staffordshire Staffordshire Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders... |
(3rd North Midland Brigade raised 1908) | |
1st Shropshire and Staffordshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 2nd North Midland Brigade (part) | |
Suffolk Suffolk Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east... |
1st Norfolk Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 3rd East Anglian (Howitzer) Brigade |
Sussex Sussex Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West... |
1st Sussex Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 2nd Home Counties Brigade |
2nd Sussex Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 3rd Home Counties Brigade | |
Warwickshire Warwickshire Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare... |
1st Warwickshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 1st South Midland Brigade (4th South Midland (Howitzer) Brigade also raised in Warwickshire in 1908) |
Wigtownshire Wigtownshire Wigtownshire or the County of Wigtown is a registration county in the Southern Uplands of south west Scotland. Until 1975, the county was one of the administrative counties used for local government purposes, and is now administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway... |
Ayrshire and Galloway Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | 3rd Lowland Brigade (part) |
Worcestershire Worcestershire Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region... |
1st Worcestershire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 3rd South Midland Brigade |
East Riding of Yorkshire East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority... |
2nd East Riding of Yorkshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 3rd Northumbrian Brigade |
West Riding of Yorkshire West Riding of Yorkshire The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding , was based closely on the historic boundaries... |
1st West Riding Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 1st West Riding Brigade |
2nd West Riding Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 2nd West Riding Brigade | |
4th West Riding Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | 3rd West Riding Brigade | |
2nd Yorkshire (West Riding) Royal Engineers (Volunteers) | 4th West Riding (Howitzer) Brigade |
Royal Garrison Artillery
Royal Garrison Artillery units of the TF were "defended ports" units guarding coastal facilities, with the exception of the 4th Highland Brigade which was equpped as mountain artillery.County Association | Unit of the Volunteers | Unit of the Territorial Force |
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City of Aberdeen | 1st Aberdeenshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | North Scottish Royal Garrison Artillery (part) |
Argyllshire | 1st Argyll and Bute Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | Forth and Clyde Royal Garrison Artillery (part) |
4th Highland Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery (part) | ||
Carnarvonshire | 1st Carnarvonshire Royal Garrison Artillery (part) | Welsh (Carnarvonshire) Royal Garrison Artillery |
Cornwall | 1st Cornwall Royal Garrison Artillery (part) | Devon and Cornwall Royal Garrison Artillery |
Devonshire | 2nd Devonshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | Devonshire RGA |
Devon and Cornwall Royal Garrison Artillery | ||
Dorsetshire | 1st Dorsetshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | Hants and Dorset Royal Garrison Artillery (part) |
Durham | 4th Durham Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | Durham and Yorkshire Royal Garrison Artillery (part) |
City of Edinburgh | 1st Edinburgh Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | Lowland (City of Edinburgh) Royal Garrison Artillery |
Essex | 1st Essex Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | Suffolk and Essex Royal Garrison Artillery (part) |
East Anglian (Essex) Royal Garrison Artillery | ||
Fife | 1st Fife Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | North Scottish Royal Garrison Artillery (part) |
Forfarshire | 1st Forfarshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | North Scottish Royal Garrison Artillery (part) |
Glamorganshire | 2nd Glamorganshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | Glamorgan and Pembroke Royal Garrison Artillery |
Inverness-shire | The Highland Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | North Scottish Royal Garrison Artillery (part) |
Kent | 1st Kent Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | Kent and Sussex Royal Garrison Artillery (part) |
Home Counties (Kent) Royal Garrison Artillery | ||
Lancashire | 1st Lancashire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | Lancashire and Cheshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) |
8th Lancashire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | East Lancashire Royal Garrison Artillery | |
West Lancashire Royal Garrison Artillery | ||
County of London | 1st London Royal Engineers (Volunteers) | 1st London Royal Garrison Artillery |
2nd London Royal Garrison Artillery | ||
Northumberland | The Tynemouth Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | Northumberland and Durham Royal Garrison Artillery |
Orkney | 1st Orkney Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | Orkney Royal Garrison Artillery |
Renfrewshire | 1st Renfrew and Dumbarton Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | Forth and Clyde Royal Garrison Artillery (part) |
Suffolk | 1st Suffolk and Harwich Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | Suffolk and Essex Royal Garrison Artillery (part) |
Southampton | 1st Hampshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | Hants and Dorset Royal Garrison Artillery (part) |
2nd Hampshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | Wessex (Hampshire) Royal Garrison Artillery | |
Sussex | 1st Sussex Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | Kent and Sussex Royal Garrison Artillery (part) |
East Riding of Yorkshire | 1st East Riding of Yorkshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) (part) | Durham and Yorkshire Royal Garrison Artillery (part) |
West Riding Royal Garrison Artillery | ||
North Riding of Yorkshire | 1st North Riding of Yorkshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) | Northumbrian (North Riding) Royal Garrison Artillery |
Royal Engineers
Each division of the TF was supported by two field companies and a telegraph company of the Royal EngineersRoyal Engineers
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army....
. In addition there were a number of fortress units consisting of works and electric lights companies, providing coastal defence.
County Association | Unit of the Volunteers | Unit of the Territorial Force |
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City of Aberdeen | 1st Aberdeenshire Royal Engineers (Volunteers) | City of Aberdeen (Fortress) Royal Engineers (No.1 Fortress Works Company) |
1st Highland Field Company | ||
Highland Divisional Telegraph Company | ||
Bedfordshire | 1st Bedfordshire Royal Engineers (Volunteers) | 1st East Anglian Field Company |
2nd East Anglian Field Company | ||
East Anglian Divisional Telegraph Company | ||
Cheshire | 1st Cheshire Royal Engineers (Volunteers) (part) | 2nd Welsh Field Company |
2nd Cheshire (Railway) Royal Engineers (Volunteers) | Cheshire Railway Battalion | |
Devonshire | 1st Devonshire and Somersetshire Royal Engineers (Volunteers) (part) | Devonshire (Fortress) Royal Engineers (Nos.1, 2 and 3 Works Companies, Nos. 4 and 5 Electric Light Companies) |
2nd Wessex Field Company | ||
Durham | 1st Durham Royal Engineers (Volunteers) | 1st Northumbrian Field Company |
Northumbrian Divisional Telegraph Company | ||
City of Edinburgh | Forth Division, Electrical Engineers (Volunteers) | City of Edinburgh (Fortress) Royal Engineers (No.1 Works Company and No.2 Electric Light Company) |
Glamorganshire | Severn Division Electrical Engineers (Volunteers) | Glamorganshire (Fortress) Royal Engineers (Nos.1 and 2 Works Companies, No. 3 Electric Light Company) |
Welsh Divisional Telegraph Company | ||
City of Glasgow | 1st Lanarkshire Royal Engineers (Volunteers) | 1st Lowland Field Company |
Scottish Wireless Telegraph Company | ||
Scottish Air-line Telegraph Company | ||
Scottish Cable Telegraph Company | ||
Gloucestershire | 2nd Gloucestershire Royal Engineers (Volunteers) (part) | 1st South Midland Field Company |
2nd South Midland Field Company | ||
South Midland Divisional Telegraph Company | ||
Kent | 1st Sussex Royal Engineers (Volunteers) (part) | Kent (Fortress) Royal Engineers (Nos. 1 to 3 Works Companies and Nos. 4 to 6 Electric Light Companies) |
Lanarkshire | 2nd Lanarkshire Royal Engineers (Volunteers) | 2nd Highland Field Company |
Lanarkshire (Fortress) Royal Engineers | ||
2nd Lowland Field Company | ||
Lowland Divisional Telegraph Company | ||
Lancashire | 1st Lancashire Royal Engineers (Volunteers) | Lancashire (Fortress) Royal Engineers (No.1 Works Company) |
West Lancashire Divisional Telegraph Company | ||
2nd Lancashire Royal Engineers (Volunteers) | 1st West Lancashire Field Company | |
2nd West Lancashire Field Company | ||
3rd Lancashire Royal Engineers (Volunteers) | 1st East Lancashire Field Company | |
2nd East Lancashire Field Company | ||
East Lancashire Divisional Telegraph Company | ||
Mersey Division Electrical Engineers (Volunteers) | Lancashire (Fortress) Royal Engineers (Nos. 2 and 3 Electric Light Companies) | |
County of London | East London (Tower Hamlets) Royal Engineers (Volunteers) | 1st London Field Company 1st London Field Company Royal Engineers The 1st London Field Company, Royal Engineers was a Territorial engineer unit of the British Army active during World War I. On formation in 1908 it was part of 56th Division. The company was based in Bethnal Green in London.... |
2nd London Field Company | ||
London Air-Line Telegraph Company | ||
London Division Electrical Engineers (Volunteers) | London (Fortress) Royal Engineers | |
1st London Divisional Telegraph Company | ||
2nd London Divisional Telegraph Company | ||
London Wireless Telegraph Company | ||
London Cable Telegraph Company | ||
London Balloon Telegraph Company | ||
1st Middlesex Royal Engineers (Volunteers) | 3rd London Field Company | |
4th London Field Company | ||
Northumberland | 1st Newcastle-on-Tyne Royal Engineers (Volunteers) | Northumberland (Fortress) Royal Engineers (part) |
2nd Northumbrian Field Company | ||
Tyne Division Electrical Engineers (Volunteers) | Northumberland (Fortress) Royal Engineers | |
Renfrewshire | Clyde Division, Electrical Engineers (Volunteers) | Renfrewshire (Fortress) Royal Engineers (No.1 Fortress Works Company and No.2 Electric Light Company) |
Somersetshire | 1st Devonshire and Somersetshire Royal Engineers (Volunteers) (part) | 1st Wessex Field Company |
Wessex Divisional Telegraph Company | ||
Southampton | 1st Hampshire Royal Engineers (Volunteers) | Hampshire (Fortress) Royal Engineers (Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Works Companies, Nos. 4, 5 and 6 Electric Light Companies) |
Staffordshire | 1st Volunteer Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment (part) | 1st North Midland Field Company |
Sussex | 1st Sussex Royal Engineers (Volunteers) (part) | Sussex (Fortress) Royal Engineers |
1st Home Counties Field Company | ||
2nd Home Counties Field Company | ||
Home Counties Divisional Telegraph Company | ||
North Riding of Yorkshire | Tees Division Electrical Engineers (Volunteers) | North Riding (Fortress) Royal Engineers |
West Riding of Yorkshire | 1st Yorkshire (West Riding) Royal Engineers (Volunteers) | 1st West Riding Field Company |
2nd West Riding Field Company | ||
West Riding Divisional Telegraph Company | ||
2nd Yorkshire (West Riding) Royal Engineers (Volunteers) (part) | Northern Wireless Telegraph Company | |
Northern Air-Line Telegraph Company | ||
Northern Cable Telegraph Company |
Infantry and cyclist battalions
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City of Aberdeen | 1st VB, The Gordon Highlanders The Gordon Highlanders The Gordon Highlanders was a British Army infantry regiment from 1794 until 1994. The regiment took its name from the Clan Gordon and recruited principally from Aberdeen and the North-East of Scotland.-History:... |
4th (City of Aberdeen) Bn, The Gordon Highlanders (part) |
Aberdeenshire | 2nd VB, The Gordon Highlanders | 5th (Buchan and Formartin) Bn, The Gordon Highlanders (part) |
3rd (Buchan) VB, The Gordon Highlanders | ||
4th (Donside Highland) VB, The Gordon Highlanders | 6th (The Banff and Donside) Bn, The Gordon Highlanders (part) | |
5th (Deeside Highland) VB, The Gordon Highlanders (part) | 7th (Deeside Highland) Bn, The Gordon Highlanders (part) | |
Anglesey | 3rd VB, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers (part) | 6th Bn, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1909 redesignated: 6th (Carnarvonshire and Anglesey) Bn, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
Argyllshire | 5th VB, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) | 8th (The Argyllshire) Bn, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) |
Ayrshire | 1st VB, The Royal Scots Fusiliers | 4th Bn, The Royal Scots Fusiliers |
2nd VB, The Royal Scots Fusiliers | 5th Bn, The Royal Scots Fusiliers | |
Banffshire Banffshire The County of Banff is a registration county for property, and Banffshire is a Lieutenancy area of Scotland.The County of Banff, also known as Banffshire, was a local government county of Scotland with its own county council between 1890 and 1975. The county town was Banff although the largest... |
6th VB, The Gordon Highlanders | 6th (The Banff and Donside) Bn, The Gordon Highlanders (part) |
Bedfordshire | 3rd VB, The Bedfordshire Regiment | 5th Bn, The Bedfordshire Regiment (part) |
Berkshire | 1st VB, The Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) | 4th Bn, The Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) |
Berwickshire | 2nd (Berwickshire) VB, The King's Own Scottish Borderers | 4th Bn, The King's Own Scottish Borderers (part) |
Brecknockshire Brecknockshire Brecknockshire , also known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, and a former administrative county.-Geography:... |
1st (Brecknockshire) VB, The South Wales Borderers The South Wales Borderers The South Wales Borderers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. It first came into existence, as the 24th Regiment of Foot, in 1689, but was not called the South Wales Borderers until 1881. The regiment served in a great many conflicts, including the American Revolutionary War, various... |
The Brecknockshire Battalion, The South Wales Borderers |
Buckinghamshire | 1st Buckinghamshire VRC VRC VRC is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:*Vaccine Research Center*Vancouver Rowing Club, formed in 1886*Vertical redundancy check*Veteran Reserve Corps*Victoria Racing Club... (Volunteer Rifle Corps) |
The Buckinghamshire Bn, The Oxfordshire Light Infantry |
Caithness-shire Caithness Caithness is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic local government area of Scotland. The name was used also for the earldom of Caithness and the Caithness constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Boundaries are not identical in all contexts, but the Caithness area is... |
1st Sutherland (The Sutherland Highland) VRC (part) | 5th (The Sutherland and Caithness Highland) Bn, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) (part) |
Cambridgeshire | 3rd (Cambridgeshire) VB, The Suffolk Regiment | Cambridgeshire Bn, The Suffolk Regiment 1909 redesignated: 1st Bn, The Cambridgeshire Regiment |
Cardiganshire | 1st (Pembrokeshire) VB, The Welsh Regiment (part) | 4th Bn, The Welsh Regiment (part) |
Carmarthenshire | 1st (Pembrokeshire) VB, The Welsh Regiment (part) | 4th Bn, The Welsh Regiment (part) |
Carnarvonshire | 3rd VB, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers (part) | 6th Bn, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1909 redesignated: 6th (Carnarvonshire and Anglesey) Bn, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
Cheshire | 1st VB, The Cheshire Regiment | 4th Bn, The Cheshire Regiment |
2nd (Earl of Chester's) VB, The Cheshire Regiment | 5th (Earl of Chester's) Bn, The Cheshire Regiment | |
3rd VB, The Cheshire Regiment | ||
4th VB, The Cheshire Regiment | 6th Bn, The Cheshire Regiment | |
5th VB, The Cheshire Regiment | 7th Bn, The Cheshire Regiment | |
Clackmannanshire Clackmannanshire Clackmannanshire, often abbreviated to Clacks is a local government council area in Scotland, and a lieutenancy area, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife.As Scotland's smallest historic county, it is often nicknamed 'The Wee County'.... |
7th (Clackmannan and Kinross) VB, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) (part) | 7th Bn, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) (part) |
Cornwall | 1st VB, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry | 4th Bn, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry |
2nd VB, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry | 5th Bn, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry | |
Cumberland | 1st (Cumberland) VB, The Border Regiment | 4th (Cumberland and Westmorland) Bn, The Border Regiment (part) |
3rd (Cumberland) VB, The Border Regiment | 5th (Cumberland) Bn, The Border Regiment | |
Denbighshire | 1st VB, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 4th (Denbighshire) Bn, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
2nd VB, The Royal Welch Fusiliers (part) | 5th Bn, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1909 redesignated: 5th (Flintshire) Bn, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
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Derbyshire | 1st VB, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) | 5th (Derbyshire) Bn, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) |
2nd VB, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) | 6th Bn, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) | |
Devonshire | 1st (Exeter and South Devon) VB, The Devonshire Regiment The Devonshire Regiment The Devonshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army which served under various titles from 1685 to 1958. Its lineage is continued today by The Rifles.-Origin and titles:... |
4th Bn, The Devonshire Regiment |
2nd (Prince of Wales's) VB, The Devonshire Regiment The Devonshire Regiment The Devonshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army which served under various titles from 1685 to 1958. Its lineage is continued today by The Rifles.-Origin and titles:... |
5th (Prince of Wales's) Bn, The Devonshire Regiment | |
3rd VB, The Devonshire Regiment The Devonshire Regiment The Devonshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army which served under various titles from 1685 to 1958. Its lineage is continued today by The Rifles.-Origin and titles:... |
6th Bn, The Devonshire Regiment | |
4th VB, The Devonshire Regiment The Devonshire Regiment The Devonshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army which served under various titles from 1685 to 1958. Its lineage is continued today by The Rifles.-Origin and titles:... |
7th Bn, The Devonshire Regiment | |
5th (The Hay Tor) VB, The Devonshire Regiment The Devonshire Regiment The Devonshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army which served under various titles from 1685 to 1958. Its lineage is continued today by The Rifles.-Origin and titles:... |
8th Bn, The Devonshire Regiment | |
Raised 1908 | 9th (Cyclist) Bn, The Devonshire Regiment | |
Dorsetshire | 1st VB, The Dorsetshire Regiment | 4th Bn, The Dorsetshire Regiment |
Dumbartonshire | 1st Dumbartonshire VRC | 9th (Dumbartonshire) Bn, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) |
Dumfriesshire Dumfriesshire Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries is a registration county of Scotland. The lieutenancy area of Dumfries has similar boundaries.Until 1975 it was a county. Its county town was Dumfries... |
3rd (Dumfriesshire) VB, The King's Own Scottish Borderers | 5th Bn, The King's Own Scottish Borderers (part) |
City of Dundee | 1st (City of Dundee) VB, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) The Black Watch The Black Watch is a 1929 American early epic adventure drama film directed by John Ford and written by James Kevin McGuinness based on the novel King of the Khyber Rifles by Talbot Mundy. The film starred Victor McLaglen... |
4th (City of Dundee) Bn, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) |
3rd (Dundee Highland) VB, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 5th (Angus and Dundee) Bn, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (part) | |
Durham | 1st VB, The Durham Light Infantry | 5th Bn, The Durham Light Infantry |
2nd VB, The Durham Light Infantry | 6th Bn, The Durham Light Infantry | |
3rd (Sunderland) VB, The Durham Light Infantry | 7th Bn, The Durham Light Infantry | |
4th VB, The Durham Light Infantry | 8th Bn, The Durham Light Infantry | |
5th VB, The Durham Light Infantry | 9th Bn, The Durham Light Infantry | |
City of Edinburgh | The Queen's Rifle Volunteer Brigade (part) | 4th Battalion, The Royal Scots The Royal Scots The Royal Scots , once known as the Royal Regiment of Foot, was the oldest, and therefore most senior, infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, having been raised in 1633 during the reign of Charles I of Scotland... |
5th Bn, The Royal Scots | ||
9th VB, The Royal Scots (part) | 9th Bn, The Royal Scots | |
Elginshire Moray Moray is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.- History :... |
3rd (Morayshire) VB, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) (part) | 6th (Morayshire) Bn, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) (part) |
Essex | 1st VB, The Essex Regiment | 4th Bn, The Essex Regiment |
2nd VB, The Essex Regiment | 5th Bn, The Essex Regiment | |
3rd VB, The Essex Regiment | 6th Bn, The Essex Regiment | |
4th VB, The Essex Regiment | 7th Bn, The Essex Regiment | |
Raised 1908 | The Essex and Suffolk Cyclist Battalion 1910 redesignated: 8th (Cyclist) Bn, The Essex Regiment |
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Fife | 6th (Fife) VB, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 7th (Fife) Bn, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) |
Flintshire | 2nd VB, The Royal Welch Fusiliers (part) | 5th Bn, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1909 redesignated: 5th (Flintshire) Bn, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
Forfarshire | 2nd (Angus) VB, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 5th (Angus and Dundee) Bn, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (part) |
Glamorganshire | 2nd (Glamorgan) VB, The Welsh Regiment (part) | 7th (Cyclist) Bn, The Welsh Regiment |
3rd (Glamorgan) VB, The Welsh Regiment | 5th Bn, The Welsh Regiment | |
3rd Glamorganshire VRC | 6th Bn, The Welsh Regiment | |
City of Glasgow | 1st Lanarkshire (or Glasgow 1st Northern) RVC | 5th Bn, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) The Cameronians was an infantry regiment of the British Army, the only regiment of rifles amongst the Scottish regiments of infantry... |
3rd Lanarkshire RVC | 7th Bn, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) | |
4th VB, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) | 8th Bn, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) | |
1st VB, The Highland Light Infantry | 5th (City of Glasgow) Bn, The Highland Light Infantry | |
2nd VB, The Highland Light Infantry | 6th (City of Glasgow) Bn, The Highland Light Infantry | |
3rd (The Blythswood) VB, The Highland Light Infantry | 7th (The Blythswood) Bn, The Highland Light Infantry | |
5th (Glasgow Highland) VB, The Highland Light Infantry | 9th (Glasgow Highland) Bn, The Highland Light Infantry | |
Gloucestershire | 1st (City of Bristol) VB, The Gloucestershire Regiment The Gloucestershire Regiment The Gloucestershire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Nicknamed "The Glorious Glosters", the regiment carried more battle honours on their regimental colours than any other British Army line regiment.-Origins and early history:... |
4th (City of Bristol) Bn, The Gloucestershire Regiment |
2nd VB, The Gloucestershire Regiment | 5th Bn, The Gloucestershire Regiment | |
3rd VB, The Gloucestershire Regiment | 6th Bn, The Gloucestershire Regiment | |
Haddingtonshire East Lothian East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh.... |
6th VB, The Royal Scots(part) 7th VB, The Royal Scots (part) |
8th Bn, The Royal Scots (part) |
Herefordshire Herefordshire Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the... |
1st Herefordshire (Hereford and Radnor) VRC (part) | Herefordshire Bn, The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) (part) 1909 redesignated: 1st Bn The Herefordshire Regiment Herefordshire Light Infantry The Herefordshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army from 1861 to 1967. Its heritage survives as a platoon of Company, 4th Battalion the Mercian Regiment.The Regiment had no lineal connection with the 36th Regiment of Foot.... |
Hertfordshire | 1st (Hertfordshire) VB, The Bedfordshire Regiment (part) | The Hertfordshire Bn, The Bedfordshire Regiment 1909: redesignated: 1st Bn, The Hertfordshire Regiment |
2nd (Hertfordshire) VB, The Bedfordshire Regiment (part) | ||
Huntingdonshire Huntingdonshire Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right... |
4th (Huntingdonshire) VB, The Bedfordshire Regiment | 5th Bn, The Bedfordshire Regiment (part) |
Inverness-shire | 3rd (Morayshire) VB, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) (part) | 6th (Morayshire) Bn, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) (part) |
1st (Inverness Highland) VB, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders | 4th Bn, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders | |
Kent | 1st VB, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) The Buffs , formerly the 3rd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army until 1961. It had a history dating back to 1572 and was one of the oldest regiments in the British Army being third in order of precedence... |
4th Bn, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) |
2nd VB, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) | 5th Bn, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) | |
1st VB, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1961. It was formed as The Queen's Own as part of the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 50th Regiment of Foot and the 97th Regiment of Foot... |
4th Bn, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) | |
5th Bn, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) | ||
Raised 1908 | 6th (Cyclist) Bn, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1910 redesignated: The Kent Cyclist Battalion |
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Kincardineshire Kincardineshire The County of Kincardine, also known as Kincardineshire or The Mearns was a local government county on the coast of northeast Scotland... |
5th (Deeside Highland) VB, The Gordon Highlanders (part) | 7th (Deeside Highland) Bn, The Gordon Highlanders (part) |
Kinross-shire Kinross-shire Kinross-shire or the County of Kinross is a registration county, electoral ward and historic county in the Perth and Kinross council area in the east central Lowlands of Scotland... |
7th (Clackmannan and Kinross) VB, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) (part) | 7th Bn, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) (part) |
Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkcudbrightshire The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright or Kirkcudbrightshire was a county of south-western Scotland. It was also known as East Galloway, forming the larger Galloway region with Wigtownshire.... |
The Galloway VRC (part) | 5th Bn, The King's Own Scottish Borderers (part) |
Lanarkshire | 2nd VB, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) | 6th Bn, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) |
9th Lanarkshire VRC, The Highland Light Infantry | 8th (Lanark) Bn, The Highland Light Infantry | |
Lancashire | 1st VB, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) | |
2nd VB, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) | 5th Bn, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) | |
1st VB, The King's (Liverpool Regiment) The King's Regiment (Liverpool) The King's Regiment was one of the oldest infantry regiments of the British Army, having been formed in 1685 and numbered as the 8th Regiment of Foot in 1751... |
5th Bn, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) | |
2nd VB, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) | 6th Bn, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) | |
3rd VB, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) | Disbanded 1908 | |
4th VB, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) | 7th Bn, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) | |
5th (Irish) VB, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) | 8th Bn, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) 1909: redesignated 8th (Irish) Bn |
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6th VB, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) | 9th Bn, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) | |
8th (Scottish) VB, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) | 10th (Scottish) Bn, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) | |
1st VB, The Lancashire Fusiliers | 5th Bn, The Lancashire Fusiliers | |
2nd VB, The Lancashire Fusiliers | 6th Bn, The Lancashire Fusiliers | |
3rd VB, The Lancashire Fusiliers | 7th Bn, The Lancashire Fusiliers | |
8th Bn, The Lancashire Fusiliers | ||
1st VB, The East Lancashire Regiment | 4th Bn, the East Lancashire Regiment | |
2nd VB, The East Lancashire Regiment | 5th Bn, The East Lancashire Regiment | |
1st VB, The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | 4th Bn, The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | |
2nd VB, The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | 5th Bn, The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | |
1st VB, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment | 4th Bn, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment | |
2nd VB, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment | 5th Bn, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment | |
1st VB, The Manchester Regiment The Manchester Regiment The Manchester Regiment was a regiment of the British army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 63rd Regiment of Foot and the 96th Regiment of Foot... |
5th Bn, The Manchester Regiment | |
2nd VB, The Manchester Regiment | 6th Bn, The Manchester Regiment | |
4th VB, The Manchester Regiment | 7th Bn, The Manchester Regiment | |
5th (Ardwick) VB, The Manchester Regiment | 8th (Ardwick) Bn, The Manchester Regiment | |
3rd VB, The Manchester Regiment | 9th Bn, The Manchester Regiment | |
6th VB, The Manchester Regiment | 10th Bn, The Manchester Regiment | |
Leicestershire | 1st VB, The Leicestershire Regiment | 4th Bn, The Leicestershire Regiment |
5th Bn, The Leicestershire Regiment | ||
Lincolnshire | 1st VB, The Lincolnshire Regiment The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment was raised on June 20, 1685 as the Earl of Bath's Regiment for its first Colonel, John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath. In 1751 it was numbered like most other Army regiments and named the 10 Regiment of Foot. After the Childers Reforms of 1881 it became the Lincolnshire... 2nd VB, The Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd VB, The Lincolnshire Regiment |
4th Bn, The Lincolnshire Regiment 5th Bn, The Lincolnshire Regiment 6th Bn, The Lincolnshire Regiment |
Linlithgow West Lothian West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire.... |
8th VB, The Royal Scots | 10th (Cyclist) Bn, The Royal Scots |
City of London | 1st VB, The Royal Fusiliers | 1st (City of London) Bn, The London Regiment |
2nd VB, The Royal Fusiliers | 2nd (City of London) Bn, The London Regiment | |
3rd VB, The Royal Fusiliers | 3rd (City of London) Bn, The London Regiment | |
4th VB, The Royal Fusiliers | 4th (City of London) Bn, The London Regiment | |
1st London VRC (City of London Volunteer Rifle Brigade) | 5th (City of London) Bn, The London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) | |
2nd London VRC | 6th (City of London) Bn, The London Regiment | |
3rd London VRC | 7th (City of London) Bn, The London Regiment | |
24th Middlesex VRC | 8th (City of London) Bn, The London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) Post Office Rifles The Post Office Rifles was a unit of the British Army, first formed in 1868 from volunteers. The unit evolved several times until 1921, after which the name was lost during one of many reorganisations.-Beginnings:... |
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Honourable Artillery Company Honourable Artillery Company The Honourable Artillery Company was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1537 by King Henry VIII. Today it is a Registered Charity whose purpose is to attend to the “better defence of the realm"... (part) |
26th (City of London) Bn, The London Regiment (Honourable Artillery Company) Title not adopted , and unit continued to be known as: Honourable Artillery Company Infantry Battalion |
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County of London | 1st Middlesex VRC (Queen Victoria's) | 9th (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (Queen Victoria's) (part) |
18th Middlesex VRC | 10th (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (Paddington Rifles) Disbanded 1912, when a new 10th battalion was formed: 10th (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (Hackney) |
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21st Middlesex (Finsbury) VRC | 11th (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles) | |
22nd Middlesex VRC (Central London Rangers) | 12th (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (Rangers) | |
2nd Middlesex VRC (South Middlesex) (part) | 13th (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (Kensington) 1914 redesignated: 13th (County of London) Princess Louise's Kensington Battalion |
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4th Middlesex VRC (West London0 | ||
7th Middlesex (London Scottish) VRC | 14th (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (London Scottish) London Scottish (regiment) The London Scottish is a unit of the British Army. Formerly a regiment, the unit is now a company of The London Regiment.-Founding of the regiment:... |
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12th Middlesex (Civil Service) VRC | 15th (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Civil Service Rifles) | |
13th Middlesex VRC (Queen's Westminsters) | 16th (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) | |
2nd Tower Hamlets VRC | 17th (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) | |
15th Middlesex VRC (Customs and Docks) | ||
16th Middlesex VRC (London Irish) | 18th (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) London Irish London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top... |
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17th Middlesex VRC (North Middlesex) | 19th (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (St Pancras) | |
2nd VB, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) | 20th (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (Blackheath and Woolwich) | |
3rd VB, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) | ||
1st Surrey (South London) VRC | 21st (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (1st Surrey Rifles) | |
3rd VB, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) | 22nd (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (The Queen's) | |
4th VB, The East Surrey Regiment | 23rd (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment | |
4th VB, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) | 24th (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (The Queen's) | |
26th Middlesex (Cyclist) VRC | 25th (County of London) (Cyclist) Bn, The London Regiment | |
14th Middlesex VRC (Inns of Court) | 27th (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (Inns of Court) Title not adopted by unit. redesignated 1909 as: Inns of Court Officer Training Corps |
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20th Middlesex (Artists) VRC | 28th (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (Artists Rifles) Artists' Rifles The Artists Rifles is a volunteer regiment of the British Army. Raised in London in 1859 as a volunteer light infantry unit, the regiment saw active service during the Boer Wars and World War I, earning a number of battle honours; however, it did not serve outside of Britain during World War II, as... |
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Merionethshire Merionethshire Merionethshire is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, a vice county and a former administrative county.The administrative county of Merioneth, created under the Local Government Act 1888, was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 on April 1, 1974... |
5th VB, The South Wales Borderers (part) | 7th Bn, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers (part) 1909 redesignated: 7th (Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire) Bn, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
Middlesex | 1st VB, The Middlesex Regiment | 7th Bn, The Middlesex Regiment |
8th Middlesex (South West Middlesex) VRC | 8th Bn, The Middlesex Regiment | |
5th Middlesex (West Middlesex) VRC | 9th Bn, The Middlesex Regiment | |
2nd Middlesex (South Middlesex) VRC (part) | 10th Bn, The Middlesex Regiment | |
Midlothian | 4th Volunteer Battalion, The Royal Scots | 6th Bn, The Royal Scots |
5th VB, The Royal Scots | 7th Bn, The Royal Scots | |
6th VB, The Royal Scots (part) 7th VB, The Royal Scots (part) |
8th Bn, The Royal Scots (part) | |
Monmouthshire | 2nd VB, The South Wales Borderers | 1st (Rifle) Bn, The Monmouthshire Regiment |
3rd VB, The South Wales Borderers | 2nd Bn, The Monmouthshire Regiment | |
4th VB, The South Wales Borderers | 3rd Bn, The Monmouthshire Regiment | |
Montgomeryshire Montgomeryshire Montgomeryshire, also known as Maldwyn is one of thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. Montgomeryshire is still used as a vice-county for wildlife recording... |
5th VB, The South Wales Borderers (part) | 7th Bn, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers (part) 1909 redesignated: 7th (Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire) Bn, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
Nairnshire | 3rd (Morayshire) VB, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) (part) | 6th (Morayshire) Bn, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) (part) |
Norfolk | 1st VB, The Norfolk Regiment | 4th Bn, The Norfolk Regiment |
2nd VB, The Norfolk Regiment | 5th Bn, The Norfolk Regiment | |
4th VB, The Norfolk Regiment | 6th Bn, The Norfolk Regiment | |
Northamptonshire | 1st VB, The Northamptonshire Regiment (part) | 4th Bn, The Northamptonshire Regiment |
Northumberland | 1st VB, The Northumberland Fusiliers | 4th Bn, The Northumberland Fusiliers |
2nd VB, The Northumberland Fusiliers | 5th Bn, The Northumberland Fusiliers | |
3rd VB, The Northumberland Fusiliers (part) | 6th Bn, The Northumberland Fusiliers | |
Nottinghamshire | 1st Nottinghamshire (Robin Hood) VRC | 7th (Robin Hood) Bn, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) |
4th (Nottinghamshire) VB, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) | 8th (Nottinghamshire) Bn, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) | |
Oxfordshire | 2nd VB, The Oxfordshire Light Infantry | 4th Bn, The Oxfordshire Light Infantry |
Pembrokeshire | 1st (Pembrokeshire) VB, The Welsh Regiment (part) | 4th Bn, The Welsh Regiment (part) |
Peebles | 6th VB, The Royal Scots(part) 7th VB, The Royal Scots (part) |
8th Bn, The Royal Scots (part) |
Perthshire | 4th (Perthshire) VB, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 6th (Perthshire) Bn, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) |
5th (Perthshire Highland) VB, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 8th (Cyclist) Bn, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | |
Radnorshire Radnorshire Radnorshire is one of thirteen historic and former administrative counties of Wales. It is represented by the Radnorshire area of Powys, which according to the 2001 census, had a population of 24,805... |
1st Herefordshire (Hereford and Radnor) VRC (part) | Herefordshire Bn, The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) (part) 1909 redesignated: 1st Bn The Herefordshire Regiment Herefordshire Light Infantry The Herefordshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army from 1861 to 1967. Its heritage survives as a platoon of Company, 4th Battalion the Mercian Regiment.The Regiment had no lineal connection with the 36th Regiment of Foot.... |
Renfrewshire Renfrewshire Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being Inverclyde to the west and East Renfrewshire to the east... |
1st (Renfrewshire) VB, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) | 5th Bn, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) |
2nd (Renfrewshire) VB, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) | 6th Bn, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) | |
3rd (Renfrewshire) VB, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) | ||
Ross and Cromarty Ross and Cromarty Ross and Cromarty is a variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There is a registration county and a lieutenancy area in current use... |
1st (Ross Highland) VB, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) | 4th (Ross-shire) Bn, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) |
Roxburghshire Roxburghshire Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Dumfries to the west, Selkirk to the north-west, and Berwick to the north. To the south-east it borders Cumbria and Northumberland in England.It was named after the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh... |
1st Roxburgh and Selkirk (The Border) VRC (part) | 4th Bn, The King's Own Scottish Borderers (part) |
Selkirkshire Selkirkshire Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Berwickshire to the north-east, Roxburghshire to the east, and Dumfriesshire to the south... |
1st Roxburgh and Selkirk (The Border) VRC (part) | 4th Bn, The King's Own Scottish Borderers (part) |
Shetland | 7th VB, The Gordon Highlanders The Gordon Highlanders The Gordon Highlanders was a British Army infantry regiment from 1794 until 1994. The regiment took its name from the Clan Gordon and recruited principally from Aberdeen and the North-East of Scotland.-History:... |
4th (City of Aberdeen) Bn, The Gordon Highlanders (part) |
Shropshire | 1st VB, The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) The King's Shropshire Light Infantry The King's Shropshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881, but with antecedents dating back to 1755. The KSLI was amalgamated with three other county light infantry regiments in 1968 to became part of The Light Infantry... |
4th Bn, The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) |
2nd VB, The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) | ||
Somersetshire | 1st VB, The Prince Albert's (Somersetshire Light Infantry) 2nd VB, The Prince Albert's (Somersetshire Light Infantry) |
4th Bn, The Prince Albert's (Somersetshire Light Infantry) 5th Bn, The Prince Albert's (Somersetshire Light Infantry) 6th Bn, The Prince Albert's (Somersetshire Light Infantry) |
Southampton | 1st VB, The Hampshire Regiment | 4th Bn, The Hampshire Regiment |
2nd VB, The Hampshire Regiment | 5th Bn, The Hampshire Regiment | |
3rd (Duke of Connaught's Own) VB, The Hampshire Regiment | 6th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Bn, The Hampshire Regiment | |
4th VB, The Hampshire Regiment | 7th Bn, The Hampshire Regiment | |
5th (Isle of Wight, Princess Beatrices's) VB, The Hampshire Regiment | 8th Bn, The Hampshire Regiment (Princess Beatrice's Isle of Wight Rifles) | |
Staffordshire | 1st VB, The South Staffordshire Regiment (part) | 5th Bn, The South Staffordshire Regiment |
2nd VB, The South Staffordshire Regiment | ||
3rd VB, The South Staffordshire Regiment | 6th Bn, The South Staffordshire Regiment | |
1st VB, The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) | 5th Bn, The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) | |
2nd VB, The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) | 6th Bn, The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) | |
Stirlingshire Stirlingshire Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling is a registration county of Scotland, based around Stirling, the former county town. It borders Perthshire to the north, Clackmannanshire and West Lothian to the east, Lanarkshire to the south, and Dunbartonshire to the south-west.Until 1975 it was a county... |
4th (Stirlingshire) VB, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) | 7th Bn, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) (part) |
Suffolk | 1st VB, The Suffolk Regiment | 4th Bn, The Suffolk Regiment |
2nd VB, The Suffolk Regiment | 5th Bn, The Suffolk Regiment | |
Surrey | 1st VB, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) | 4th Bn, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) |
2nd VB, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) | 5th Bn, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) | |
2nd VB, The East Surrey Regiment | 5th Bn, The East Surrey Regiment | |
3rd VB, The East Surrey Regiment | 6th Bn, The East Surrey Regiment | |
Sussex | 2nd VB, The Royal Sussex Regiment | 4th Bn, The Royal Sussex Regiment |
1st Cinque Ports (Cinque Ports and Sussex) VRC | 5th (Cinque Ports) Bn, The Royal Sussex Regiment | |
Raised 1912† | 6th (Cyclist) Bn, The Royal Sussex Regiment | |
Sutherland-shire Sutherland Sutherland is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic administrative county of Scotland. It is now within the Highland local government area. In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: Dùthaich 'IcAoidh , Asainte , and Cataibh... |
1st Sutherland (The Sutherland Highland) VRC (part) | 5th (The Sutherland and Caithness Highland) Bn, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) (part) |
Warwickshire | 1st VB, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers, previously titled the 6th Regiment of Foot and The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, was an infantry regiment of the British Army. In 1968, it was absorbed, with the other Fusilier regiments, into the four-battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.-History:The regiment... (part) |
5th Bn, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment |
6th Bn, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment | ||
2nd VB, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment | 7th Bn, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment | |
Westmorland | 2nd (Westmorland) VB, The Border Regiment | 4th (Cumberland and Westmorland) Bn, The Border Regiment (part) |
Wigtownshire Wigtownshire Wigtownshire or the County of Wigtown is a registration county in the Southern Uplands of south west Scotland. Until 1975, the county was one of the administrative counties used for local government purposes, and is now administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway... |
The Galloway VRC (part) | 5th Bn, The King's Own Scottish Borderers (part) |
Wiltshire | 1st Wiltshire VRC | 4th Bn, The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) |
2nd VB, The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) | ||
Worcestershire | 1st VB, The Worcestershire Regiment | 7th Bn, The Worcestershire Regiment |
2nd VB, The Worcestershire Regiment | 8th Bn, The Worcestershire Regiment | |
East Riding of Yorkshire | 1st VB, The East Yorkshire Regiment | 4th Bn, The East Yorkshire Regiment |
2nd VB, The East Yorkshire Regiment | 5th Bn, The East Yorkshire Regiment | |
North Riding of Yorkshire | 1st VB, The Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) The Green Howards The Green Howards was an infantry regiment of the British Army, in the King's Division... |
4th Bn, The Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) |
2nd VB, The Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) | 5th Bn, The Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) | |
West Riding of Yorkshire | 1st VB, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) | 5th Bn, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) |
2nd VB, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) | 6th Bn, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) | |
3rd VB, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) | 7th (Leeds Rifles) Bn, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) | |
8th (Leeds Rifles) Bn, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) | ||
1st VB, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) | 4th Bn, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) | |
2nd VB, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) | 5th Bn, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 7th Bn, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) |
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3rd VB, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) | 6th Bn, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) | |
1st VB, The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) | 4th Bn, The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) | |
5th Bn, The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) | ||
1st (Hallamshire) VB, The York and Lancaster Regiment | 4th Bn, The York and Lancaster Regiment 1909 redesignated: 4th (Hallamshire) Bn, The York and Lancaster Regiment |
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2nd VB, The York and Lancaster Regiment | 5th Bn, The York and Lancaster Regiment | |
6th Bn, The York and Lancaster Regiment |
† Formed from part of the former 1st VB. When the battalion was converted to artillery in 1908, a number of officers had refused to transfer, and were placed on the unattached list. They became the basis for the 6th Battalion in 1912.
Army Service CorpsRoyal Army Service CorpsThe Royal Army Service Corps was a corps of the British Army. It was responsible for land, coastal and lake transport; air despatch; supply of food, water, fuel, and general domestic stores such as clothing, furniture and stationery ; administration of...
Each infantry division had an attached Divisional Transport and Supply Column of the ASC. A column consisted of four companies: a headquarters company and one attached to each of the three infantry brigades that made up the division. A smaller transport and supply column, consisting of a single company, was attached to each mounted brigade. While some of the ASC companies were formed by the conversion of existing infantry or artillery units of the volunteer force, most were newly raised in 1908.Mounted Brigade Companies
County Association | Unit of the Territorial Force |
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Lancashire | East Lancashire Mounted Brigade Company |
Essex | Eastern Mounted Brigade Company |
Inverness-shire | Highland Mounted Brigade Company |
City of Glasgow | Lowland Mounted Brigade Company |
Notts & Derby Mounted Brigade Company | |
Surrey | South Eastern Mounted Brigade Company |
Worcestershire | South Midland Mounted Brigade Company |
2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade Company | |
South Wales Mounted Brigade Company | |
Wiltshire | 1st South Western Mounted Brigade Company |
Somersetshire | 2nd South Western Mounted Brigade Company |
Cheshire | Welsh Border Mounted Brigade Company |
Lancashire | West Lancashire Mounted Brigade Company |
West Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire Mounted Brigade Company |