Great Britain (Volunteers)

Middlesex - Tower Hamlets

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1860: 39th Middlesex RVC raised
part of
3rd Administrative Battalion of
Middlesex Rifle Volunteers
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│		 3rd Tower Hamlets RVC raised
7th Tower Hamlets RVC raised
9th Tower Hamlets RVC raised
10th Tower Hamlets RVC raised
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│		 8th Tower Hamlets RVC raised
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│		 26th Middlesex RVC raised
42nd Middlesex RVC raised
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all part of
5th Administrative Battalion of
Middlesex Rifle Volunteers
│		 29th Middlesex RVC raised
part of
4th Adminstrative Battalion of
Middlesex Rifle Volunteers
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1861: 39th Middlesex
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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│		 11th Tower Hamlets RVC raised
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all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteers
│		 12th Tower Hamlets RVC raised
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│		 29th Middlesex
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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1862: 39th Middlesex
Rifle Volunteer Corps
(The Finsbury
Rifle Volunteer Corps)
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1863: │
│		 12th Tower Hamlets RVC ←
│		 ← 12th Tower Hamlets RVC to
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1864: │
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│		 9th Tower Hamlets RVC absorbed by →
11th Tower Hamlets RVC disbanded
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│		 → absorbed 9th Tower Hamlets RVC
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│		 29th Middlesex
(North Middlesex)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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1866: │
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│		 consolidated as
26th Middlesex
(The Customs and the Docks)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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layout layout
1868: │
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│		 absorbed 8th Tower Hamlets RVC
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layout layout
1870: │
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│		 12th Tower Hamlets RVC absorbed by →
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│		 1st London
Rifle Volunteer Corps		 │
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880: │
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3rd Tower Hamlets
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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1880: 21st Middlesex
Rifle Volunteer Corps
(The Finsbury
Rifle Volunteers)		 2nd Tower Hamlets
Rifle Volunteer Corps		 15th Middlesex
(The Customs and the Docks)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
│		 17th Middlesex
(North Middlesex)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
Middx
│		 TowerHamlets
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│		 Middx
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The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
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1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Prince Consort’s Own
(The Rifle Brigade)
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volunteer battalion of
The Prince Consort’s Own
(The Rifle Brigade)
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volunteer battalion of
The Prince Consort’s Own
(The Rifle Brigade)
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volunteer battalion of
The Duke of Cambridge’s Own
(Middlesex Regiment)
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1883:
transferred to
The King’s Royal Rifle Corps
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1891: 21st Middlesex
(Finsbury)
Volunteer Rifle Corps		 2nd Tower Hamlets
Volunteer Rifle Corps
│		 15th Middlesex
(The Customs and the Docks)
Volunteer Rifle Corps		 17th Middlesex
(North Middlesex)
Volunteer Rifle Corps
layout
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Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: 11th (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(Finsbury Rifles) (TF)		 17th (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(Poplar and Stepney Rifles) (TF)		 19th (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(St. Pancras) (TF)
11th London
│		 17th London
│		 19th London
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1914/
1918:		 1/11th (County of London) Battalion,
2/11th (County of London) Battalion,
3/11th (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(Finsbury Rifles)
│		 1/17th (County of London) Battalion,
2/17th (County of London) Battalion,
3/17th (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(Poplar and Stepney Rifles)
│		 1/19th (County of London) Battalion,
2/19th (County of London) Battalion,
3/19th (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(St. Pancras)
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1916:
transferred to
The King’s Royal Rifle Corps
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transferred to
The Prince Consort’s Own
(The Rifle Brigade)
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transferred to
The Duke of Cambridge’s Own
(Middlesex Regiment)
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Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921: 11th (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(Finsbury Rifles) (TA)
│		 17th (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(Poplar and Stepney Rifles) (TA)
│		 19th (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(St. Pancras) (TA)
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1922: 11th London Regiment
(Finsbury Rifles) (TA)
│		 17th London Regiment
(Poplar and Stepney Rifles) (TA)
│		 19th London Regiment
(St. Pancras) (TA)
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1926: │
│		 17th London Regiment
(Tower Hamlets Rifles) (TA)		 │
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layout
│		 17th London
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1935: 61st (Finsbury Rifles)
Anti-Aircraft Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)		 │
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│		 33rd (St. Pancras)
Anti-Aircraft Battalion,
Royal Engineers (TA)
RA
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│		 RE
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1937: │
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│		 The Tower Hamlets Rifles,
The Rifle Brigade
(Prince Consort’s Own) (TA)
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layout layout
1938: 61st (Middlesex)
Anti-Aircraft Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 12th (Finsbury Rifles)
Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1939: 61st (Middlesex)
Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 12th (Finsbury Rifles)
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 1st Battalion,
Tower Hamlets Rifles,
The Rifle Brigade
(Prince Consort’s Own) (TA)
│		 2nd Battalion,
Tower Hamlets Rifles,
The Rifle Brigade
(Prince Consort’s Own) (TA)
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1940: 61st (Middlesex)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery		 │
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│		 33rd (St. Pancras)
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
layout
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│		 RA
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1941: │
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│		 9th Battalion,
The Rifle Brigade
(Prince Consort’s Own)
(Tower Hamlets Rifles)
│		 10th Battalion,
The Rifle Brigade
(Prince Consort’s Own)
(Tower Hamlets Rifles)
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1945: │
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│		 12th
Light Anti-Aircraft
Holding Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Finsbury Rifles)
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│		 632nd Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(St. Pancras)
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1945: suspended animation
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1946: │
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│		 suspended animation
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 461st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Middlesex) (TA)
│		 512th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Finsbury Rifles) (TA)
│		 656th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Rifle Brigade) (TA)
│		 568th Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(St. Pancras) (TA)
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1949: │
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│		 568th (Mixed)
Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight
Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(St. Pancras) (TA)
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1955: disbanded P (Finsbury Rifles) Battery, R (Tower Hamlets) Battery, Q (St. Pancras) Battery,
512th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
RA
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from
459th (Mixed)
(The Essex Regiment)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 from
517th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(5th Essex) (TA)
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1961: P Battery, Q (Tower Hamlets) Battery,
300th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 R Battery,
1961: 300th Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1964: 300th Light Air Defence Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1965: 300th Light Air Defence Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Tower Hamlets) (TA)
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from
1st Field Regiment
Honourable Artillery Company,
Royal Horse Artillery
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The Honourable Artillery
Company
Infantry Battalion
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disbanded and formed
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254th (City of London)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967: C Battery
Honourable Artillery Company (RHA),		 Honourable Artillery Company
Light Infantry Company,		 R Battery (The Tower Hamlets), S Battery (City of London),
The Greater London Regiment Royal Artillery
(Territorials)
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1969: reduced to cadre
both Hounourable Artiilery Companie batteries return to
The Honourable Artillery Company
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1971: B (Greater London Royal Artillery) Battery,
6th (Volunteer) Battalion,
The Queen’s Regiment
 

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2025-06-04