Infantry Volunteers

Northamptonshire - Huntingdonshire (from 1914)

1859: 1st Northamptonshire RVC
2nd Northamptonshire RVC

1860: 4th Northamptonshire RVC
5th Northamptonshire RVC
6th Northamptonshire RVC
7th Northamptonshire RVC
8th Northamptonshire RVC


all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteers
1867: 9th Northamptonshire RVC
1872: 5th Northamptonshire RVC absorbed by 4th
4th Northamptonshire RVC becomes 3rd

Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880: consolidated as
1st Northamptonshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Northamptonshire
Regiment
1887: 1st Volunteer Battalion,
The Northamptonshire
Regiment

Northants
Creation of the Territorial Force
layout layout
1908: 4th Battalion,
The Northamptonshire
Regiment
(TF)
Northamptonshire Battery,
IV East Anglian Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
Northants
Huntingdonshire tranferred from
The Bedfordhire Regiment
 
1914:
The Huntingdonshire
Cyclist Battalion (TF)
layout
HuntsC
1914/
1918:
1/4th Battalion,
2/4th Battalion,
3/4th Battalion,
The Northamptonshire
Regiment


1/1st Huntingdonshire
Cyclist Battalion
2/1st Huntingdonshire
Cyclist Battalion
3/1st Huntingdonshire
Cyclist Battalion
1915:

transferred to
The Army Cyclist Corps
Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 4th Battalion,
The Northamptonshire
Regiment
(TA)
5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion,
The Northamptonshire
Regiment
(TA)
Northamptons
Northamptons
1937: 50th (The Northamptonshire
Regiment)
Anti-Aircraft Battalion,
Royal Engineers (TA)



RE
layout
layout layout
1939:





4th Battalion,
The Northamptonshire
Regiment
(TA)
1940: 50th Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Northamptonshire
Regiment)






RA
layout
layout
1945: 637th Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Northamptonshire
Regiment)








1946: suspended animation


Resurrection of the Territorial Army
layout layout
1947: 585th Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Northamptonshire
Regiment) (TA)
5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion,
The Northamptonshire
Regiment
(TA)

1949: 585th (Mixed)
Light Anti-Aircraft/
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Northamptonshire
Regiment) (TA)






1955: R (The Northamptonshire
Regiment) Battery
,
438th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)



RA
layout
1960:




tranferred to
2nd East Anglian Regiment
(Douchess of Gloucester’s Own
Lincolnshire and
Northamptonshire)
layout layout
1961: this Battery 4th/5th Battalion,
The Northamptonshire
Regiment
(TA)
1964:
tranferred to
The Royal Anglian Regiment
Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed elements of
2nd (Duchess of Gloucesters Own Lincolnshire
and Northamptonshire) Company,

5th (Volunteer) Battalion
The Royal Anglian Regiment

and
B Company (5th Northamptonshire),
C Company (4th Northamptonshire),

The Northamptonshire
Regiment (Territorials)