Formation of the Volunteer Force | ||||||||||
1859: | 1st Oxfordshire (Oxford University) Rifle Volunteer Corps │ |
1st Buckinghamshire RVC raised │ │ |
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1860: | │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ |
2nd Oxfordshire RVC raised 3rd Oxfordshire RVC raised 4th Oxfordshire RVC raised 5th Oxfordshire RVC raised 6th Oxfordshire RVC raised 7th Oxfordshire RVC raised 8th Oxfordshire RVC raised │ all part of 1st Administrative Battalion of Oxfordshire Rifle Volunteers │ |
2nd Buckinghamshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised 3rd Buckinghamshire RVC raised 4th Buckinghamshire RVC raised 5th Buckinghamshire RVC raised 7th Buckinghamshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised │ │ │ │ │ │ │ |
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1861: | │ │ │ │ │ │ |
9th Oxfordshire RVC raised │ │ │ │ │ |
2nd Buckinghamshire RVC(Ⅰ) disbanded 7th Buckinghamshire RVC(Ⅰ) becomes 6th 7th Buckinghamshire RVC(Ⅱ) raised 8th Buckinghamshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised 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) raised │ |
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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: | │ │ │ │ |
consolidated as 2nd Oxfordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps │ |
consolidated as 1st Buckinghamshire Rifle Volunteer Corps │ |
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1878: | │ │ │ │ |
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former 8th Buckinghamshire RVC(Ⅱ) becomes → │ │ │ |
2nd Buckinghamshire (Eton College) Rifle Volunteer Corps │ |
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force | ||||||||||
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The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms | ||||||||||
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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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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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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 |
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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: | │ │ │ │ │ |
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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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) │ │ |
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: | │ │ │ │ |
P (Berkshire and Oxfordshire) Battery, | R (Buckinghamshire) Battery, S (Buckinghamshire) Battery, 431st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) |
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1958: | The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (TA) │ |
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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) |
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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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