Infantry Volunteers

Norfolk - Suffolk

1859: 1st Norfolk RVC
2nd Norfolk RVC(I)
3rd Norfolk RVC
│		 7th Norfolk RVC
8th Norfolk RVC
9th Norfolk RVC
│		 4th Norfolk (Great Yarmouth) RVC
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│		 6th Norfolk RVC
10th Norfolk RVC
11th Norfolk RVC
│		 5th Norfolk RVC
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1860: all merged as
1st Norfolk
(City of Norwich)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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│		 14th Norfolk RVC
18th Norfolk RVC
20th Norfolk RVC
21st Norfolk RVC
22nd Norfolk RVC
│		 16th Norfolk RVC
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│		 4th Norfolk RVC becomes 2nd(II)
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│		 12th Norfolk RVC
13th Norfolk RVC
15th Norfolk RVC
19th Norfolk RVC
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│		 17th Norfolk RVC
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1861: │
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│		 all part of
2nd Administrative Battalion of
Norfolk Rifle Volunteers
│		 23rd Norfolk RVC
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│		 all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Norfolk Rifle Volunteers
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1862: │
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│		 24th Norfolk RVC
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1863: │
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│		 16th Norfolk RVC
23rd Norfolk RVC
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│		 5th Norfolk RVC
17th Norfolk RVC
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1864: │
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│		 16th Norfolk RVC to →
23rd Norfolk RVC to →
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│		 → 16th Norfolk RVC
→ 23rd Norfolk RVC
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1866: │
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│		 10th Norfolk RVC disbanded
13th Norfolk RVC disbanded
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1872: │
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│		 consolidated as
4st Norfolk
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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│		 consolidated as
3rd Norfolk
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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│		 from
3rd Administrative Battalion of
Suffolk Rifle Volunteers
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1877: │
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│		 4th Suffolk RVC
14th Suffolk RVC
17th Suffolk RVC		 │
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│		 2nd Norfolk RVC(II)
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│		 all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Norfolk Rifle Volunteers
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880: │
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│		 consolidated as
2nd Norfolk
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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1880: │
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│		 2nd Norfolk
(Norfolk and Suffolk)
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 Norfolk Regiment
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volunteer battalion of
The Norfolk Regiment
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volunteer battalion of
The Norfolk Regiment
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volunteer battalion of
The Norfolk Regiment
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1883: 1st Volunteer Battalion,
The Norfolk Regiment		 4st Volunteer Battalion,
The Norfolk Regiment		 2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The Norfolk Regiment		 3rd Volunteer Battalion,
The Norfolk Regiment
Norfolk
│		 Norfolk
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│		 layout
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│		 Norfolk
│		 layout
│		 layout
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Norfolk
│		 Norfolk
│		 Norfolk
│		 Norfolk
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Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: 4th Battalion,
The Norfolk Regiment (TF)		 5th Battalion,
The Norfolk Regiment (TF)		 6th (Cyclist) Battalion,
The Norfolk Regiment (TF)
Norfolk
│		 Norfolk
│		 Norfolk
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1914/
1918:		 1/4th Battalion,
2/4th Battalion,
3/4th Battalion,
The Norfolk Regiment
│		 1/5th Battalion,
2/5th Battalion,
3/5th Battalion,
The Norfolk Regiment
│		 1/6th (Cyclist) Battalion,
2/6th (Cyclist) Battalion,
3/6th (Cyclist) Battalion,
The Norfolk Regiment
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Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921: 4th Battalion,
The Norfolk Regiment (TA)
│		 5th Battalion,
The Norfolk Regiment (TA)
│		 disbanded
1935: 4th Battalion,
The Royal Norfolk Regiment (TA)
│		 5th Battalion,
The Royal Norfolk Regiment (TA)
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1937: Norfolk
│		 Norfolk
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1939: │
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│		 6th Battalion,
The Royal Norfolk Regiment (TA)
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│		 7th Battalion,
The Royal Norfolk Regiment (TA)
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 4th Battalion,
The Royal Norfolk Regiment (TA)
│		 disbanded disbanded
1959:
transferred to
1st East Anglian Regiment
(Royal Norfolk and Suffolk)
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1964:
transferred to
The Royal Anglian Regiment
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Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967: disbanded and formed elements of
1st (Norfolk and Suffolk) Company,
5th (Volunteer) Battalion,
The Royal Anglian Regiment
and
The Royal Norfolk Territorials
 

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