Infantry Volunteers

Devonshire

1852: Exeter and South Devon
Rifle Corps
1859: 1st Devonshire
(Exeter and South Devon)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
2nd Devonshire RVC
3rd Devonshire RVC


1860: 24th Devonshire RVC

24th Devonshire RVC absorbed by 1st









5th Devonshire RVC
8th Devonshire RVC
11th Devonshire RVC
13th Devonshire RVC
14rd Devonshire RVC
20th Devonshire RVC
25th Devonshire RVC
27th Devonshire RVC


all part of
2nd Administrative Battalion of
Devonshire Rifle Volunteers
16th Devonshire RVC

all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Devonshire Rifle Volunteers

22th Devonshire RVC

3rd Administrative Battalion of
Devonshire Rifle Volunteers


9th Devonshire RVC
10th Devonshire RVC
17th Devonshire RVC
23rd Devonshire RVC
26th Devonshire RVC


all part of
5th Administrative Battalion of
Devonshire Rifle Volunteers



4th Devonshire RVC
6th Devonshire RVC
18th Devonshire RVC
21st Devonshire RVC


all part of
4th Administrative Battalion of
Devonshire Rifle Volunteers




19th Devonshire RVC











1861:

1st Administrative Battalion of
Devonshire Rifle Volunteers
2nd Administrative Battalion of
Devonshire Rifle Volunteers
4th Administrative Battalion of
Devonshire Rifle Volunteers
3rd Administrative Battalion of
Devonshire Rifle Volunteers
28th Devonshire RVC(I)
19th Devonshire RVC disbanded

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1863:



28th Devonshire RVC(I)
1865:



28th Devonshire RVC(I) disbanded
1868:


28th Devonshire RVC(II)

1872:



4th Devonshire RVC disbanded
1874:

16th Devonshire RVC absorbed by 2nd


1875:
20th Devonshire RVC disbanded

28th Devonshire RVC(II) disbanded

1876:



28th Devonshire RVC(III)
Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880:



consolidated as
5th Devonshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps

consolidated as
2nd Devonshire
(Prince of Wales’s)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
consolidated as
9th Devonshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps

consolidated as
6th Devonshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps

1880:


3rd Devonshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps




5th Devonshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps

4th Devonshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps

The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Devonshire Regiment
volunteer battalion of
The Devonshire Regiment
volunteer battalion of
The Devonshire Regiment
volunteer battalion of
The Devonshire Regiment
volunteer battalion of
The Devonshire Regiment
1885: 1st (Exeter and South Devon)
Volunteer Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment
3rd Volunteer Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment
2nd (Prince of Wales’s)
Volunteer Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment
5th (The Hay Tor)
Volunteer Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment
4th Volunteer Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment
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Devons
Devons
Devons
Devons
Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: 4th Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment (TF)
5th (Prince of Wales’s) Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment (TF)
6th Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment (TF)
7th (Cyclist) Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment (TF)
Devons
Devons
Devons
Devons
1914/
1918:
1/4th Battalion,
2/4th Battalion,
3/4th Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment
1/5th (Prince of Wales’s) Battalion,
2/5th (Prince of Wales’s) Battalion,
3/5th (Prince of Wales’s) Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment
1/6th Battalion,
2/6th Battalion,
3/6th Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment
1/7th (Cyclist) Battalion,
2/7th (Cyclist) Battalion,
3/7th (Cyclist) Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment
Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 4th Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment (TA)
5th (Prince of Wales’s) Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment (TA)
6th Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment (TA)
disbanded
Devons
Devons
Devons
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1939:

8th Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment (TA)


7th (Haytor) Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment (TA)


9th Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment (TA)
1941:



86th Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
87th Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery




1944:


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1946:

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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 4th Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment (TA)

5th (Prince of Wales’s) Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment (TA)

396th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Devon) (TA)
628th Heavy Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)

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1950:


merged into
256th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Devon) (TA)
Devons
1958:
transferred to
The Devonshire
and Dorset Regiment
1958: 4th Battalion,
The Devonshire Regiment
(1st Rifle Volunteers) (TA)
1958: The Devonshire Regiment (TA)
1965: The Devonshire Regiment
(1st Rifle Volunteers)
(TA)
Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed
HQ Company (Devon),
The Wessex Volunteers
and
C Squadron,
The Devonshire Territorials
(Royal Devon Yeomanry /
1st Rifle Volunteers)