Infantry Volunteers

Lanarkshire

1859: 19th Lanarkshire-
(Glasgow 2nd Northern) RVC
23rd Lanarkshire (Warehouseman) RVC
24th Lanarkshire (North Western) RVC
28th Lanarkshire (Railway) RVC
36th Lanarkshire RVC
41st Lanarkshire-
(North Western Artisans) RVC

25th Lanarkshire RVC
26th Lanarkshire RVC
27th Lanarkshire RVC
40th Lanarkshire RVC





5th Lanarkshire (1st Eastern) RVC
21st Lanarkshire (Parkhead Artisans) RVC
34th Lanarkshire (1st Rifle Rangers) RVC
35th Lanarkshire (2nd Rifle Rangers) RVC





30th Lanarkshire (1st Central) RVC
31st Lanarkshire RVC
38th Lanarkshire (Rifle Rangers) RVC






1860: merged as
19th Lanarkshire
(Glasgow 2nd Northern)
Rifle Volunteer Corps







51st Lanarkshire RVC
67th Lanarkshire RVC
74th Lanarkshire (Grenadiers) RVC
80th Lanarkshire RVC
81st Lanarkshire (Northern Artisans) RVC
83rd Lanarkshire (Northern Artisans) RVC


all part of
5th Administrative Battalion of
Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers

68th Lanarkshire RVC
69th Lanarkshire RVC
70th Lanarkshire RVC
71st Lanarkshire RVC


all part of
6th Administrative Battalion of
Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers



58th Lanarkshire (Eastern Artisans) RVC
59th Lanarkshire (Eastern Artisans) RVC
64th Lanarkshire (1st Rutherglen) RVC
65th Lanarkshire (2nd Rutherglen) RVC
66th Lanarkshire-
(Eastern Rifle Rangers) RVC
90th Lanarkshire RVC


all part of
7th Administrative Battalion of
Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers
45th Lanarkshire RVC
46th Lanarkshire RVC
47th Lanarkshire RVC
75th Lanarkshire RVC
84th Lanarkshire RVC
86th Lanarkshire RVC
88th Lanarkshire RVC
96th Lanarkshire RVC


all part of
4th Administrative Battalion of
Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers
37th Lanarkshire RVC
55th Lanarkshire RVC
62nd Lanarkshire RVC(I)
73rd Lanarkshire RVC
94th Lanarkshire RVC


all part of
8th Administrative Battalion of
Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers

62nd Lanarkshire RVC(I) disbanded
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85th Lanarkshire (2nd North Eastern) RVC
89th Lanarkshire (Manufacturers) RVC
91st Lanarkshire (3rd Abstainers) RVC






consolidated as
5th Lanarkshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps












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1860:




1861:


consolidated as
25th Lanarkshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps



2nd Administrative Battalion of
Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers

3rd Administrative Battalion of
Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers

1863:



62nd Lanarkshire RVC(II)
1864:


88th Lanarkshire RVC disbanded

1865:














30th Lanarkshire RVC disbanded

consolidated as
31st Lanarkshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps





1869:








31st Lanarkshire
(The Blythswood Rifles)
Rifle Volunteer Corps



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1873:



1875:


107th Lanarkshire RVC
Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880:








consolidated as
37st Lanarkshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
1880: 5th Lanarkshire
(Glasgow 2nd Northern)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
6th Lanarkshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps

8th Lanarkshire
(The Blythswood)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
9th Lanarkshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps

The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Highland Light Infantry
volunteer battalion of
The Highland Light Infantry
volunteer battalion of
The Highland Light Infantry
volunteer battalion of
The Highland Light Infantry
1887: 1th Volunteer Battalion,
The Highland Light Infantry
2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The Highland Light Infantry
3rd (The Blythswood)
Volunteer Battalion,
The Highland Light Infantry


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Lanarks
1891:





9st Lanarkshire
Volunteer Rifle Corps
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Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 5th (City of Glasgow) Battalion,
The Highland Light Infantry (TF)
6th (City of Glasgow) Battalion,
The Highland Light Infantry (TF)
7th (Blythswood) Battalion,
The Highland Light Infantry (TF)
8th (Lanark) Battalion,
The Highland Light Infantry (TF)
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1914/
1918:
1/5th (City of Glasgow) Battalion,
2/5th (City of Glasgow) Battalion,
3/5th (City of Glasgow) Battalion,
The Highland Light Infantry)
1/6th (City of Glasgow) Battalion,
2/6th (City of Glasgow) Battalion,
3/6th (City of Glasgow) Battalion,
The Highland Light Infantry)
1/7th (Blythswood) Battalion,
2/7th (Blythswood) Battalion,
3/7th (Blythswood) Battalion,
The Highland Light Infantry)




1916:


disbanded
Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 5th (City of Glasgow) Battalion,
The Highland Light Infantry
(City of Glasgow Regiment)
(TA)
6th (City of Glasgow) Battalion,
The Highland Light Infantry
(City of Glasgow Regiment)
(TA)
7th (Blythswood) Battalion,
The Highland Light Infantry
(City of Glasgow Regiment)
(TA)
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1938:







83rd (7th (Blythswood) Battalion,
Highland Light Infantry),
Anti-Aircraft Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1939:


10th (City of Glasgow) Battalion,
The Highland Light Infantry
(City of Glasgow Regiment)
(TA)



11th (City of Glasgow) Battalion,
The Highland Light Infantry
(City of Glasgow Regiment)
(TA)
83rd (7th (Blythswood) Battalion,
Highland Light Infantry),
Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1939:











83rd (Blythswood)
Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1940:











83rd (Blythwood)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
1942:





156th Regiment,
The Royal Armoured Corps


1944:



suspended animation
Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 5th/6th Battalion,
The Highland Light Infantry
(City of Glasgow Regiment)
(TA)

483rd (Mixed)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Blythswood) (TA)
1949:







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1955:



Q (Blythswood) Battery,
445th (Cameronians)
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1959:
transferred to
The Royal Highland Fusiliers
(Princess Margaret’s Own Glasgow
and Ayrshire Regiment)
Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed
E Company (The Highland Light Infantry),
52nd Lowland Volunteers
and
B Company (5th/6th Highland Light Infantry),
3rd (Territorial) Battalion,
The Royal Highland Fusiliers
(Princess Margaret’s Own
Glasgow and Ayrshire
Regiment)