Infantry Volunteers

Middlesex

1859: 4th Middlesex RVC
5th Middlesex RVC
6th Middlesex RVC
7th Middlesex RVC
8th Middlesex RVC

1860: 5th Middlesex RVC absorbed by 4th
6th Middlesex RVC absorbed by 4th
8th Middlesex RVC absorbed by 4th


all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Middlesex Rifle Volunteers
1861: consolidated as
4th Middlesex
Rifle Volunteer Corps
1864: 4th Middlesex
(West London)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880:
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The King’s Royal Rifle Corps
1891: 4th Middlesex
(West London)
Volunteer Rifle Corps
1905: 4th Middlesex
(Kensington)
Volunteer Rifle Corps
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Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 13th (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(Kensington) (TF)
13th London
1914: 13th (County of London)
Princess Louise’s
Kensington Battalion,
The London Regiment (TF)
1914/
1918:
1/13th (County of London)
Princess Louise’s
Kensington Battalion,
2/13th (County of London)
Princess Louise’s
Kensington Battalion,
3/13th (County of London)
Princess Louise’s
Kensington Battalion,
The London Regiment
1916:
transferred to
The Duke of Cambridge’s Own
(Middlesex Regiment)
1920: 13th (County of London)
Princess Louise’s
Kensington Battalion,
The London Regiment (TF)
Creation of the Territorial Army
1922: 13th London Regiment
(Princess Louise’s
Kensington Regiment) (TA)
1937: Princess Louise’s
Kensington Regiment,
The Middlesex Regiment
(Duke of Cambridge’s Own)

(TA)
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1939: 1st Battalion,
Princess Louise’s
Kensington Regiment,
The Middlesex Regiment
(Duke of Cambridge’s Own)

(TA)
2nd Battalion,
Princess Louise’s
Kensington Regiment,
The Middlesex Regiment
(Duke of Cambridge’s Own)

(TA)
Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: GHQ Signals Reporting Regiment
(Princess Louise’s
Kensington Regiment),
Royal Signals (TA)
1950: Army Phantom Regiment,
Royal Signals
(Princess Louise’s
Kensington Regiment) (TA)
1956: Princess Louise’s
Kensington Regiment,
Royal Signals (TA)
Kensington
1961: 41st Signal Regiment,
Royal Signals
(Princess Louise’s
Kensington Regiment) (TA)
Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed
41st (Princess Louise’s Kensington)
Signal Squadron,

31st (Greater London)
Signal Regiment,
Royal Signals (Volunteers)