Infantry Volunteers

Cumberland - Westmorland

1860: 1st Westmorland RVC
2nd Westmorland RVC(I)
3rd Westmorland RVC
4th Westmorland RVC
5th Westmorland RVC
6th Westmorland RVC
2nd Westmorland RVC(I) absorbed by 3rd


all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Westmorland Rifle Volunteers




1st Cumberland RVC
2nd Cumberland RVC
3rd Cumberland RVC
4th Cumberland RVC
5th Cumberland RVC
6th Cumberland RVC
7th Cumberland RVC
8th Cumberland RVC
9th Cumberland RVC
10th Cumberland RVC
11th Cumberland RVC


all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Cumberland Rifle Volunteers
1863:
9th Cumberland RVC disbanded
1878: 2nd Westmorland RVC(II)

Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880: consolidated as
1st Westmorland
Rifle Volunteer Corps
consolidated as
1st Cumberland
Rifle Volunteer Corps
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Border Regiment
volunteer battalion of
The Border Regiment
1887: 2nd (Westmorland)
Volunteer Battalion,
The Border Regiment
1st (Cumberland)
Volunteer Battalion,
The Border Regiment
Border
Border
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1900:





3rd (Cumberland)
Volunteer Battalion,
The Border Regiment
layout
Border
Border
Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: 4th (Westmorland and
Cumberland) Battalion,
The Border Regiment (TF)
5th (Cumberland)
Battalion,
The Border Regiment (TF)
Border
Border
1914/
1918:
1/4th (Westmorland and
Cumberland) Battalion,
2/4th (Westmorland and
Cumberland) Battalion,
3/4th (Westmorland and
Cumberland) Battalion,
The Border Regiment
1/5th (Cumberland) Battalion,
2/5th (Cumberland) Battalion,
3/5th (Cumberland) Battalion,
The Border Regiment



Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 4th (Westmorland and
Cumberland) Battalion,
The Border Regiment (TA)
5th (Cumberland)
Battalion,
The Border Regiment (TA)
Border
Border
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1939:

6th (East Cumberland) Battalion,
The Border Regiment


7th (Cumberland) Battalion,
The Border Regiment
1941:



110th Regiment
Royal Armoured Corps


1944:



5th Battalion,
The Border Regiment


Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 4th (Westmorland and
Cumberland) Battalion,
The Border Regiment (TA)
640th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(5th Bn, The Border Regiment) (TA)
1950:



merged into
251st Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Westmorland and Cumberland) (TA)
Border
1959:
transferred to
The King’s Own
Royal Border Regiment
Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed elements of
A Company (King’sOwn Border),
The Lancastrian Volunteers
and
D (The Westmorland) Company,
4th (Territorial) Battalion,
The Border Regiment