Infantry Volunteers

Oxfordshire - Buckinghamshire

1859: 1st Oxfordshire (Oxford University)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
│		 1st Buckinghamshire RVC
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│		 2nd Oxfordshire RVC
3rd Oxfordshire RVC
4th Oxfordshire RVC
5th Oxfordshire RVC
6th Oxfordshire RVC
7th Oxfordshire RVC
8th Oxfordshire RVC
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all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Oxfordshire Rifle Volunteers
│		 2nd Buckinghamshire RVC(I)
3rd Buckinghamshire RVC
4th Buckinghamshire RVC
5th Buckinghamshire RVC
7th Buckinghamshire RVC(I)
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1861: │
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│		 9th Oxfordshire RVC
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│		 2nd Buckinghamshire RVC(I) disbanded
7th Buckinghamshire RVC(I) becomes 6th
7th Buckinghamshire RVC(II)
8th Buckinghamshire RVC(I)
8th Buckinghamshire RVC(I) becomes 2nd(II)
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1862: │
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│		 all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Buckinghamshire Rifle Volunteers
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1863: │
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│		 7th Buckinghamshire RVC(II) absorbed by 3rd
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1864: │
│		 5th Oxfordshire RVC disbanded
│		 6th Buckinghamshire RVC disbanded
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1867: │
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│		 8th Buckinghamshire RVC(II)
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1870: │
│		 7th Oxfordshire RVC disbanded
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1872: │
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│		 2nd Buckinghamshire RVC(II) disbanded
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1875: │
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│		 consolidated as
2nd Oxfordshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
│		 consolidated as
1st Buckinghamshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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layout layout
1878: │
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│		 former 8th Buckinghamshire RVC becomes →
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│		 2nd Buckinghamshire
(Eton College)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880: │
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The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
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1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Oxfordshire
Light Infantry
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volunteer battalion of
The Oxfordshire
Light Infantry
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volunteer battalion of
The Oxfordshire
Light Infantry
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volunteer battalion of
The Oxfordshire
Light Infantry
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1887: 1st (Oxford University)
Volunteer Battalion,
The Oxfordshire
Light Infantry		 2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The Oxfordshire
Light Infantry		 │
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│		 4th (Eton College)
Volunteer Battalion,
The Oxfordshire
Light Infantry
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│		 Oxon
│		 Bucks
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1891: │
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│		 1st Buckinghamshire
Volunteer Rifle Corps
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1902: │
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│		 2nd Buckinghamshire
(Eton College)
Volunteer Rifle Corps
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Oxon
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│		 Bucks
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Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: Oxford University Contingent,
Senior Division
Officers Training Corps		 4th Battalion,
The Oxfordshire and
Buckinghamshire
Light Infantry (TF)		 The Buckinghamshire Battalion,
The Oxfordshire and
Buckinghamshire
Light Infantry (TF)		 Eton College Contingent,
Junior Division
Officers Training Corps
Oxford-OTC OxonBucks
│		 OxonBucks
│		 Eton-OTC
1914/
1918:		 1/4th Battalion,
2/4th Battalion,
3/4th Battalion,
The Oxfordshire and
Buckinghamshire
Light Infantry
│		 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion,
2/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion,
3/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion,
The Oxfordshire and
Buckinghamshire
Light Infantry
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Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921: 4th Battalion,
The Oxfordshire and
Buckinghamshire
Light Infantry (TA)
│		 The Buckinghamshire Battalion,
The Oxfordshire and
Buckinghamshire
Light Infantry (TA)
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1939: │
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│		 5th Battalion,
The Oxfordshire and
Buckinghamshire
Light Infantry (TA)
│		 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion,
The Oxfordshire and
Buckinghamshire
Light Infantry (TA)
│		 2nd Buckinghamshire Battalion,
The Oxfordshire and
Buckinghamshire
Light Infantry (TA)
│		 36th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1946: │
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│		 suspended animation
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 4th Battalion,
The Oxfordshire and
Buckinghamshire
Light Infantry (TA)
│		 645th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Buckinghamshire) (TA)
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│		 536th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Surrey) (TA)
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1949: │
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│		 536th Light Anti-Aircraft/
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Surrey) (TA)
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│		 from
480th (Berkshire)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1955: │
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│		 P (Berkshire and Oxfordshire) Battery, R (Buckinghamshire) Battery,
S (Buckinghamshire) Battery,
431st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)		 Q (Surrey) Battery,
layout
│		 Bucks
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1958: The Oxfordshire and
Buckinghamshire
Light Infantry (TA)
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1961: │
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│		 R (Berkshire) Battery,
S (Buckinghamshire Rifles) Battery,
299th (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry,
Queen’s Own Oxfordshire Hussars, and
Berkshire)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1966:
transferred to
The Royal Green Jackets
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Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967: disbanded and formed
A Company (Oxfordshire and
Buckinghamshire),
4th (Volunteer) Battalion,
The Royal Green Jackets
and
B (Oxfordshire Rifles) Company,
The Oxfordshire Territorials
 

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2023-03-17