Militia

Tower Hamlets - London

1794: The East London
Regiment of Militia
The West London
Regiment of Militia
1797: 1st Tower Hamlets
Regiment of Militia
2nd Tower Hamlets
Regiment of Militia




1797: 1st Royal Tower Hamlets
Regiment of Militia
2nd Royal Tower Hamlets
Regiment of Militia




1803: county precedence 56
county precedence 56
county precedence 58
county precedence 58
1804:



The Royal East London
Regiment of Militia
The Royal West London
Regiment of Militia
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1820:



The Royal London
Regiment of Militia
1831: 1st Royal Tower Hamlets
Regiment of Militia
(The King’s Own Light Infantry)
2nd Royal Tower Hamlets
Regiment of Militia
(The Queen’s Own Light Infantry)



1832: The King’s Own Light Infantry
Regiment of Tower Hamlets Militia
The Queen’s Own Light Infantry
Regiment of Tower Hamlets Militia


1832: The King’s Own Light Infantry
Regiment of Militia
The Queen’s Own Light Infantry
Regiment of Militia


1833: 97th, or
King’s Own Light Infantry
Regiment of Militia
83rd, or
Queen’s Own Light Infantry
Regiment of Militia
106th, or
Royal London
Regiment of Militia
Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets
London-Royal
1868: 97th, or
1st Royal Tower Hamlets
(King’s Own Light Infantry)
Regiment of Militia
83rd, or
2nd Royal Tower Hamlets
(Queen’s OwnLight Infantry)
Regiment of Militia




1874: 97th, or
King’s Own Royal Tower Hamlets
Light Infantry Regiment of Militia
83rd, or
Queen’s Own Royal Tower Hamlets
Light Infantry Regiment of Militia



1st Tower Hamlets
2nd Tower Hamlets
1st Tower Hamlets
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881: 7th (Militia) Battalion,
The Prince Consort’s Own
(Rifle Brigade)


5th (Militia) Battalion,
The Prince Consort’s Own
(Rifle Brigade)


4th (Royal London Miitia)
Battalion,
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)

1898:







6th (Royal London Miitia)
Battalion,
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)

RB
RB
RF
Conversion of the Miltia into the Special Reserve
1908: 6th (Reserve) Battalion,
The Prince Consort’s Own
(Rifle Brigade)
5th (Reserve) Battalion,
The Prince Consort’s Own
(Rifle Brigade)
7th (Extra Reserve) Battalion,
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)
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RB
RF
Renaming of the Special Reserve into the Militia
1921: suspended animation
suspended animation
suspended animation
Renaming of the Militia into the Supplementary Reserve
1924:


1953: disbanded disbanded disbanded