Infantry Volunteers

Middlesex

The Special Air Service Regiment

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1860: 38th Middlesex
Rifle Volunteer Corps
1877: 38th Middlesex
(Artists’)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880: 20th Middlesex
(Artists’)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Prince Consort’s Own
(The Rifle Brigade)
1891: 20th Middlesex
(Artists’)
Volunteer Rifle Corps
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Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 28th (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(Artists’ Rifles) (TF)
28th London
1914/
1918:
1/28th (County of London) Battalion,
2/28th (County of London) Battalion,
3/28th (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(Artists’ Rifles)
1916:
transferred to
The Prince Consort’s Own
(The Rifle Brigade)
1920: 28th (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(Artists’ Rifles) (TF)
Creation of the Territorial Army
1922: 28th London Regiment
(Artists’ Rifles) (TA)
1937: The Artists Rifles,
The Rifle Brigade
(Prince Consort’s Own)
(TA)
1942: 1st Special Air Service
Artists
SAS
1943/
1945:


2nd - 5th Special Air Service
formed
1944:
Special Air Service Regiment
1945:
disbanded
 
Resurrection of the Territorial Army
1947: 21st Battalion,
Special Air Service Regiment
(Artists Rifles) (TA)
1949: SAS
1950: 21st Special Air Service
Regiment
(The Artists Rifles) (TA)

1951:

The Malayan Scouts
(Special Air Service)
1952:

22nd Special Air Service
Regiment

1959:

23rd Special Air Service
Regiment (TA)



Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: 21st Special Air Service
Regiment (Artists)
(Volunteers)

23rd Special Air Service
Regiment (Volunteers)





2014: 21st Special Air Service
Regiment (Artists) (R)

23rd Special Air Service
Regiment (R)