Great Britain (Volunteers)

Lancashire

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1859: 10th Lancashire RVC raised
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1860: 37th (North Lonsdale) Lancashire RVC raised
37th Lancashire RVC divided in
37A Lancashire RVC
37B Lancashire RVC
37C Lancashire RVC
52nd Lancashire RVC
53rd Lancashire RVC
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65th Lancashire RVC raised
75th Lancashire RVC raised
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1861: 75th Lancashire RVC disbanded
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all part of
5th Administrative Battalion of
Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
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75th Lancashire RVC raised
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1870: 52nd Lancashire RVC absorbed by 37B
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1875: 53rd Lancashire RVC disbanded
75th Lancashire RVC disbanded
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1876: consolidated as
10th Lancashire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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Consolidation and renumbering
of the Volunteer Force
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1880: │
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The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
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1881:
volunteer battalion of
The King’s Own
(Royal Lancaster Regiment)
see also the Regular Battalions
and the Militia Battalions
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1883: 1st Volunteer Battalion,
The King’s Own
(Royal Lancaster Regiment)
RLancs
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1900: │
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│		 2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The King’s Own
(Royal Lancaster Regiment)
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Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: 4th Battalion,
The King’s Own
(Royal Lancaster Regiment) (TF)		 5th Battalion,
The King’s Own
(Royal Lancaster Regiment) (TF)
RLancs
│		 RLancs
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1914/
1918:		 1/4th Battalion,
2/4th Battalion,
3/4th Battalion,
The King’s Own
(Royal Lancaster Regiment)
│		 1/5th Battalion,
2/5th Battalion,
3/5th Battalion,
The King’s Own
(Royal Lancaster Regiment)
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Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921: 4th Battalion,
The King’s Own Royal Regiment
(Lancaster) (TA)		 5th Battalion,
The King’s Own Royal Regiment
(Lancaster) (TA)
KO
│		 KO
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1938: 56th (4th Bn, The King’s Own
Royal Regiment)
Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1939: │
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│		 66th Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1941: │
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│		 107th Regiment,
Royal Armoured Corps
(King’s Own)
RA
│		 RA
│		 KO
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1942: │
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│		 66th Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(King’s Own)
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1943: 56th Light AntiAircraft/
Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(King’s Own Royal Regiment)
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│		 107th Training Regiment,
Royal Armoured Corps
(King’s Own)
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1944: 56th Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(King’s Own Royal Regiment)
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1945: 56th Anti-Tank (Self Propelled)
Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(King’s Own Royal Regiment)
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1945: │
│		 suspended animation
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1946: suspended animation
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 380th Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(King’s Own) (TA)
│		 390th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(King’s Own) (TA)
│		 5th Battalion,
The King’s Own Royal Regiment
(Lancaster) (TA)
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1950: │
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│		 R Battery,
306th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lancashire Hussars) (TA)		 │
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1951: 380th Light Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(King’s Own) (TA)
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from
293rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(East Lancashire) (TA)
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│		 from
556th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(East Lancashire) (TA)
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1955: P (Church) Battery, R (Furness) Battery,
380th Light Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1959: │
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transferred to
The King’s Own
Royal Border Regiment
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1961: merged into
288th (2nd West Lancashire)
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)		 R (King’s Own) Battery → 4th/5th Battalion,
The King’s Own Royal Regiment
(Lancaster) (TA)
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Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967: disbanded and formed elements of
A Company (King’s Own Border),
The Lancastrian Volunteers
and
4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion,
The King’s Own Royal Regiment
(Lancaster)
 

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