Great Britain (Volunteers)

Northumberland - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Berwick-upon-Tweed

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1859: 1st Northumberland RVC raised
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1860: 2nd Northumberland RVC(Ⅱ) raised
3rd Northumberland RVC raised
4th Northumberland RVC raised
5th Northumberland RVC raised
6th Northumberland RVC raised
7th Northumberland RVC raised
1st Berwick-upon-Tweed RVC raised
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all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Northumberland Rifle Volunteers
│		 2nd Northumberland RVC(Ⅰ) raised
2nd Northumberland RVC(Ⅰ) absorbed by 1st
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│		 1st Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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1861: 10th Northumberland RVC raised
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│		 8th Northumberland RVC raised
9th Northumberland RVC raised
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all part of
2nd Administrative Battalion of
Northumberland Rifle Volunteers
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1862: │
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1864: │
│		 9th Northumberland RVC disbanded
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1865: │
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│		 8th Northumberland
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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1868: 11th Northumberland RVC raised
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1878: 12th Northumberland RVC raised
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880: consolidated as
1st Northumberland and
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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1880: 1st Northumberland
(Northumberland and
Berwick-upon-Tweed)
Rifle Volunteer Corps		 2nd Northumberland
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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Northumberland
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The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
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1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Northumberland Fusiliers
see also the Regular Battalions
and the Militia Battalion
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volunteer battalion of
The Northumberland Fusiliers
see also the Regular Battalions
and the Militia Battalion
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volunteer battalion of
The Northumberland Fusiliers
see also the Regular Battalions
and the Militia Battalion
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1883: 1st Volunteer Battalion,
The Northumberland Fusiliers		 2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The Northumberland Fusiliers		 3rd Volunteer Battalion,
The Northumberland Fusiliers
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Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: 4th Battalion,
The Northumberland
Fusiliers (TF)		 5th Battalion,
The Northumberland
Fusiliers (TF)		 6th Battalion,
The Northumberland
Fusiliers (TF)
see also
7th and 8th Battalion,
The Northumberland
Fusiliers (TF)
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1914/
1918:		 1/4th Battalion,
2/4th Battalion,
3/4th Battalion,
The Northumberland
Fusiliers
│		 1/5th Battalion,
2/5th Battalion,
3/5th Battalion,
The Northumberland
Fusiliers
│		 1/6th Battalion,
2/6th Battalion,
3/6th Battalion,
The Northumberland
Fusiliers
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Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921: 4th Battalion,
The Northumberland
Fusiliers (TA)
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The Northumberland
Fusiliers (TA)
│		 6th Battalion,
The Northumberland
Fusiliers (TA)
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1935: 4th Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers (TA)		 5th Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers (TA)		 6th Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers (TA)
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│		 5th Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers
(53rd Searchlight Regiment) (TA)
│		 43rd Battalion
(6th (City) Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers),
The Royal Tank Corps (TA)
layout
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transferred to
The Royal Armoured Corps
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│		 8th Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers (TA)
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│		 43rd (6th (City) Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers)
The Royal Tank Regiment
│		 49th Battalion,
The Royal Tank Regiment
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1940: 50th Battalion,
The Reconnaissance Corps
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│		 53rd (Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers)
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
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1942: 50th Regiment,
The Reconnaissance Corps
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The Reconnaissance Corps
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│		 53rd Searchlight Regiment
Royal Artillery
(Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers)
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1943: 4th Battalion,
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│		 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment,
The Royal Armoured Corps
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│		 49th Armoured Personel Carrier
Regiment,
The Royal Armoured Corps
layout
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│		 638th Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers)
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 4th Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers (TA)
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│		 disbanded 588th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers) (TA)
│		 43rd (6th (City) Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers)
Royal Tank Regiment (TA)
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layout layout layout
1950: 4th/5th Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers (TA)
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The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers (TA)
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Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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layout layout
1967: disbanded and formed
A Company (Royal Northumberland Fusiliers),
The Fusilier Volunteers
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4th/5th/6th (Territorial) Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers
 

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