Infantry Volunteers

North Lancashire

1859: 11th Lancashire (Preston) RVC
12th Lancashire RVC

1860: 30th Lancashire RVC
44th Lancashire RVC
59th Lancashire RVC
61st Lancashire RVC
12th Lancashire RVC absorbed by 11th
30th Lancashire RVC absorbed by 11th

27th Lancashire
Rifle Volunteer Corps




1861: all part of
6th Administrative Battalion of
Lancashire Rifle Volunteers



82nd Lancashire RVC


1866: 44th Lancashire RVC absorbed by 11th


1868: 61st Lancashire RVC absorbed by 11th


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1876:

Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880: consolidated as
11th Lancashire
Rifle Volunteer Corps



1880:

14th Lancashire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Loyal North Lancashire
Regiment
volunteer battalion of
The Loyal North Lancashire
Regiment
1883: 1st Volunteer Battalion,
The Loyal North Lancashire
Regiment
2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The Loyal North Lancashire
Regiment
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Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 4th Battalion,
The Loyal North Lancashire
Regiment
(TF)
5th Battalion,
The Loyal North Lancashire
Regiment
(TF)
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1914/
1918:
1/5th Battalion,
2/5th Battalion,
3/5th Battalion,
4/5th Battalion,
The North Lancashire
Regiment

1/6th Battalion,
2/6th Battalion,
3/6th Battalion,
The North Lancashire
Regiment


1/12th Battalion,
2/12th Battalion,
The North Lancashire
Regiment
Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 4th Battalion,
The Loyal Regiment
(North Lancashire)
(TA)
5th Battalion,
The Loyal Regiment
(North Lancashire)
(TA)
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1938: 4th Battalion,
The Loyal Regiment
(North Lancashire)

(62nd Searchlight Regiment) (TA)




1940: 62nd (4th Battalion,
The Loyal Regiment)
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery



RA
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1941:
18th Battalion,
The Reconnaissance Corps
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Recce
1942:

18th Regiment,
The Reconnaissance Corps
1943: 150th (The Loyal)
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery



1944:

18th Reconnaissance Regiment,
The Royal Armoured Corps
1946: suspended animation

Resurrection of the Territorial Army
1947: 597th Light Anti-Aircraft/
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Loyal) (TA)
5th Battalion,
The Loyal Regiment
(North Lancashire)
(TA)
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1950: R (Loyal) Battery,
337th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(2nd West Lancashire) (TA)




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Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed
D Company (Loyals),
The Lancastrian Volunteers