Great Britain (Volunteers)

Northumberland - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Berwick-upon-Tweed

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Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1859: 1st Northumberland RVC raised

1860: 2nd Northumberland RVC(Ⅱ) raised
3rd Northumberland RVC raised
4th Northumberland RVC raised
5th Northumberland RVC raised
6th Northumberland RVC raised
7th Northumberland RVC raised
1st Berwick-upon-Tweed RVC raised


all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Northumberland Rifle Volunteers
2nd Northumberland RVC(Ⅰ) raised
2nd Northumberland RVC(Ⅰ) absorbed by 1st










1st Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Rifle Volunteer Corps









1861: 10th Northumberland RVC raised





8th Northumberland RVC raised
9th Northumberland RVC raised


all part of
2nd Administrative Battalion of
Northumberland Rifle Volunteers






1862:
1st Northumberland RVC disbanded

1864:
9th Northumberland RVC disbanded

1865:

8th Northumberland
Rifle Volunteer Corps


1868: 11th Northumberland RVC raised


1878: 12th Northumberland RVC raised


Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880: consolidated as
1st Northumberland and
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Rifle Volunteer Corps








1880: 1st Northumberland
(Northumberland and
Berwick-upon-Tweed)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
2nd Northumberland
Rifle Volunteer Corps




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The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Northumberland Fusiliers
volunteer battalion of
The Northumberland Fusiliers
volunteer battalion of
The Northumberland Fusiliers
1883: 1st Volunteer Battalion,
The Northumberland Fusiliers
2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The Northumberland Fusiliers
3rd Volunteer Battalion,
The Northumberland Fusiliers
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Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 4th Battalion,
The Northumberland
Fusiliers
(TF)
5th Battalion,
The Northumberland
Fusiliers
(TF)
6th Battalion,
The Northumberland
Fusiliers
(TF)
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1914/
1918:
1/4th Battalion,
2/4th Battalion,
3/4th Battalion,
The Northumberland
Fusiliers

1/5th Battalion,
2/5th Battalion,
3/5th Battalion,
The Northumberland
Fusiliers

1/6th Battalion,
2/6th Battalion,
3/6th Battalion,
The Northumberland
Fusiliers

Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 4th Battalion,
The Northumberland
Fusiliers
(TA)
5th Battalion,
The Northumberland
Fusiliers
(TA)
6th Battalion,
The Northumberland
Fusiliers
(TA)
1935: 4th Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers
(TA)
5th Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers
(TA)
6th Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers
(TA)
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1938:



5th Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers

(53rd Searchlight Regiment) (TA)
43rd Battalion
(6th (City) Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers),
The Royal Tank Corps (TA)
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Leeds
1939:



transferred to
The Royal Armoured Corps
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1939:



8th Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers
(TA)





43rd (6th (City) Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers)
The Royal Tank Regiment
49th Battalion,
The Royal Tank Regiment


1940: 50th Battalion,
The Reconnaissance Corps






53rd (Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers)
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery








1941:
3rd Battalion,
The Reconnaissance Corps



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1942: 50th Regiment,
The Reconnaissance Corps


3rd Regiment,
The Reconnaissance Corps


53rd Searchlight Regiment
Royal Artillery
(Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers)








1943: 4th Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers








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1944:

3rd Reconnaissance Regiment,
The Royal Armoured Corps




49th Armoured Personel Carrier
Regiment,
The Royal Armoured Corps
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1945:







638th Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers)








1945:

suspended animation


Resurrection of the Territorial Army
1947: 4th Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers
(TA)

disbanded 588th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers) (TA)
43rd (6th (City) Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers)
Royal Tank Regiment
(TA)
disbanded
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1950: 4th/5th Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers
(TA)



1956:


6th (City) Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers
(TA)
Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967: disbanded and formed
A Company (Royal Northumberland Fusiliers),
The Fusilier Volunteers
and
4th/5th/6th (Territorial) Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers