Infantry Volunteers

Nottinghamshire (Robin Hood)

1859: The Robin Hood
Rifle Volunteer Corps
1860: 1st Nottinghamshire
(Robin Hood)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880:
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Sherwood Foresters
(Derbyshire Regiment)
Foresters
1891: 1st Nottinghamshire
(Robin Hood)
Volunteer Rifle Corps
Foresters
Foresters
Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 7th Battalion,
The Sherwood Foresters
(Nottinghamshire and
Derbyshire Regiment)
(TF)
1909: 7th (Robin Hood) Battalion,
The Sherwood Foresters
(Nottinghamshire and
Derbyshire Regiment)
(TF)
SherwoodF
1914/
1918:
1/7th (Robin Hood) Battalion,
2/7th (Robin Hood) Battalion,
3/7th (Robin Hood) Battalion,
The Sherwood Foresters
(Nottinghamshire and
Derbyshire Regiment)

Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 7th (Robin Hood) Battalion,
The Sherwood Foresters
(Nottinghamshire and
Derbyshire Regiment)
(TA)
1936: 42nd (The Robin Hoods,
Sherwood Foresters)
Anti-Aircraft Battalion,
Royal Engineers (TA)
SherwoodF
1939:

28th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1940: 42nd (The Robin Hoods,
Sherwood Foresters)
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery



SherwoodF
RA
1946: suspended animation
suspended animation
Resurrection of the Territorial Army
1947: 577th Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Robin Hoods,
Sherwood Foresters) (TA)
528th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Nottinghamshire) (TA)

577th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Robin Hoods,
Sherwood Foresters) (TA)




1949: 577th Light Anti-Aircraft/
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Robin Hoods,
Sherwood Foresters) (TA)





1953: 577th Light Anti-Aircraft/
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Robin Hood Foresters) (TA)
528th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(West Nottinghamshire) (TA)

SherwoodF
RA




from
350th (South Nottinghamshire
Hussars Yeomanry) Heavy Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)





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1955: R Battery, P Battery, Q (West Nottinghamshire) Battery,
350th (The Robin Hood Foresters)
Heavy Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1956: 350th (The Robin Hood Foresters)
Light Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1961: 350th (The Robin Hood Foresters)
Field Squadron,

49 (West Riding)
Division/District Engineers,
Royal Engineeers (TA)
Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed
The Robin Hood (Territorial) Battalion,
The Sherwood Foresters
(Nottinghamshire and
Derbyshire Regiment)