Great Britain (Volunteers)

East Lancashire

Formation of the Volunteer Force

1859:

2^nd Lancashire RVC raised
3^rd Lancashire RVC raised
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4^th Lancashire RVC raised
7^th Lancashire RVC raised
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1860:

3^rd Lancashire RVC absorbed by 2^nd
62^nd Lancashire RVC raised
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17^th Lancashire RVC raised
29^th Lancashire RVC raised
36^th Lancashire RVC raised
57^th Lancashire RVC raised
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all part of
3^rd Administrative Battalion of
Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
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1861:

81^st Lancashire RVC raised
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84^th Lancashire RVC raised
36^th Lancashire RVC absorbed by 7^th
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1862:

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87^th Lancashire RVC raised
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1863:

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88^th Lancashire RVC raised
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1864:

all part of
8^th Administrative Battalion of
Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
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1865:

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87^th Lancashire RVC disbanded
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1868:

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90^th Lancashire RVC raised
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1870:

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90^th Lancashire RVC disbanded
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1876:

81^st Lancashire RVC disbanded
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force

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1880:

consolidated as
2^nd Lancashire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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consolidated as
4^th Lancashire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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1880:

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3^rd Lancashire
Rifle Volunteer Corps

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The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms

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1881:

volunteer battalion of
The East Lancashire
Regiment

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volunteer battalion of
The East Lancashire
Regiment

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1889:

1^st Volunteer Battalion,
The East Lancashire
Regiment

2^nd Volunteer Battalion,
The East Lancashire
Regiment

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Creation of the Territorial Force

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1908:

4^th Battalion,
The East Lancashire
Regiment (TF)

5^th Battalion,
The East Lancashire
Regiment (TF)

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1914/
1918:

1/4^th Battalion,
2/4^th Battalion,
3/4^th Battalion,
The East Lancashire
Regiment
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1/5^th Battalion,
2/5^th Battalion,
3/5^th Battalion,
The East Lancashire
Regiment
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Creation of the Territorial Army

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1921:

4^th/5^th Battalion,
The East Lancashire
Regiment (TA)

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1939:

4^th Battalion,
The East Lancashire
Regiment (TA)
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5^th Battalion,
The East Lancashire
Regiment (TA)
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army

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1947:

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disbanded

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1958:

transferred to
The Lancashire Regiment
(Prince of Wales’s Volunteers)

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Creation of the Territorial and
Army Volunteer Reserve

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1967:

disbanded and formed elements of
HQ Company (Lancashire Regiment
(Prince of Wales’s Volunteers),
The Lancastrian Volunteers
and
A Company (4^th East Lancashire Regiment),
C Company (4^th East Lancashire Regiment),
4^th (Territorial) Battalion,
The East Lancashire Regiment