Great Britain (Volunteers)

Wiltshire

	Formation of the Volunteer Force
1859:	1st Wiltshire RVC raised 2nd Wiltshire RVC raised │	3rd Wiltshire RVC raised │ │
1861:	6th Wiltshire RVC raised 8th Wiltshire RVC raised 9th Wiltshire RVC raised 10th Wiltshire RVC raised 13th Wiltshire RVC raised 14th Wiltshire RVC raised │ all part of 1st Administrative Battalion of Wiltshire Rifle Volunteers │ │ │ │	4th Wiltshire RVC raised 5th Wiltshire RVC raised 7th Wiltshire RVC raised 11th Wiltshire RVC raised 12th Wiltshire RVC raised 15th Wiltshire RVC raised 16th Wiltshire RVC raised 17th Wiltshire RVC raised 18th Wiltshire RVC raised │ all part of 2nd Administrative Battalion of Wiltshire Rifle Volunteers │
1873:	6th Wiltshire RVC disbanded │	│ │
1875:	8th Wiltshire RVC disbanded │	│ │
	Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880:	consolidated as 1st Wiltshire Rifle Volunteer Corps │	consolidated as 3rd Wiltshire Rifle Volunteer Corps │
1880:	│ │ │	2nd Wiltshire Rifle Volunteer Corps │
	The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
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1881:	volunteer battalion of The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment) see also the Regular Battalions and the Militia Battalion │	volunteer battalion of The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment) see also the Regular Battalions and the Militia Battalion │
1887:	│ │ │	2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment)
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1891:	1st Wiltshire Volunteer Rifle Corps │	│ │ │
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1903:	│	│
	Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908:	4th Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment) (TF)
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1914/ 1918:	1/4th Battalion, 2/4th Battalion, 3/4th Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment) │
	Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921:	4th Battalion, The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edingburgh’s) (TA)
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1939:	│ │ │ │ │ │	5th Battalion, The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edingburgh’s) (TA) │ │ │
1945:	│ │	disbanded
	Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947:	4th Battalion, The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edingburgh’s) (TA) │	651st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) │ │
1953:	│ │ │ │	651st (Wiltshire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) │
1954:	│	│
1957:	│ │	disbanded
1959:	transferred to The Duke of Edinburgh’s Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) │
	Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967:	disbanded and formed A Company (The Wiltshire Regiment), The Royal Wiltshire Territorials

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