Infantry Volunteers

Durham

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1860: 3rd Durham
Rifle Volunteer Corps
from
2nd Administrative Battalion of
Durham Rifle Volunteers




1862: 1st Durham RVC
15th Durham RVC
16th Durham RVC
19th Durham RVC


all part of
4th Administrative Battalion of
Durham Rifle Volunteers








1867:


3rd Durham
(The Sunderland)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
1872: 19th Durham RVC disbanded

1877: 21st Yorkshire North Riding RVC

Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880: consolidated as
1st Durham
(Durham and North Riding of York)
Rifle Volunteer Corps




The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Durham Light Infantry
volunteer battalion of
The Durham Light Infantry
1887: 1st Volunteer Battalion,
The Durham Light Infantry
3rd (Sunderland)
Volunteer Battalion,
The Durham Light Infantry
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 5th Battalion,
The Durham Light Infantry (TF)
7th Battalion,
The Durham Light Infantry (TF)
Durham
Durham
1914/
1918:
1/5th Battalion,
2/5th Battalion,
3/5th Battalion,
The Durham Light Infantry
1/7th Battalion,
2/7th Battalion,
3/7th Battalion,
The Durham Light Infantry
Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 5th Battalion,
The Durham Light Infantry (TA)
7th Battalion,
The Durham Light Infantry (TA)
1924:





1936:


47th (The Durham Light Infantry)
Anti-Aircraft Battalion,
Royal Engineers
1938: 5th Battalion,
The Durham Light Infantry (TA)
(54th Searchlight Regiment)



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1939: 1/5th Battalion,
The Durham Light Infantry (TA)
(54th Searchlight Regiment)
2/5th Battalion,
The Durham Light Infantry (TA)
(55th Searchlight Regiment)



1940: 54th Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Durham Light Infantry)
55th Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Durham Light Infantry)
47th Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Durham Light Infantry)
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1942:


113th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Durham Light Infantry)
112th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Durham Light Infantry)
1946: suspended animation
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1947:

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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
1947: 589th Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Durham Light Infantry) (TA)

590th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Durham Light Infantry) (TA)

582nd Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight
Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Durham Light Infantry) (TA)
1949: 589th (Mixed) Light Anti-Aircraft/
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Durham Light Infantry) (TA)
590th Light Anti-Aircraft/
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Durham Light Infantry) (TA)




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from
325th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Sunderland) (TA)

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1954:


from
485th (Mixed)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Tees) (TA)
















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1955: P (North Riding) Battery, Q (Stockton) Battery, R (Hartlepool) Battery, R Battery,
437th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Durham Light Infantry) (TA)

463rd (7h Durham Light Infantry)
Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight
Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1961: P Battery, Q Battery,
463rd (Durham Light Infantry)
Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)