Great Britain (Volunteers)

Middlesex - Tower Hamlets

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1859: 19th Middlesex
Rifle Volunteer Corps
20th Middlesex RVC raised

1860:





46th Middlesex
Rifle Volunteer Corps




29th Middlesex RVC raised
37th Middlesex RVC raised


all part of
4th Administrative Battalion of
Middlesex Rifle Volunteers
2nd Tower Hamlets RVC raised
4th Tower Hamlets RVC raised
6th Tower Hamlets RVC raised




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1861:











20th Middlesex
Rifle Volunteer Corps
(Railway Rifles)



29th Middlesex
Rifle Volunteer Corps

and
37th Middlesex
Rifle Volunteer Corps






1868:








2nd and 4th Tower Hamlets RVC merged as
1st Tower Hamlets,
Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteer Brigade

1874:








consolidated as
1st Tower Hamlets
Rifle Volunteer Corps
Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880: 10th Middlesex
Rifle Volunteer Corps
23rd Middlesex
Rifle Volunteer Corps
11th Middlesex (Railway)
Rifle Volunteer Corps


The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)
volunteer battalion of
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)
volunteer battalion of
The King’s Royal Rifle Corps

volunteer battalion of
The Prince Consort’s Own
(The Rifle Brigade)
1882:





transferred to
The Duke of Cambridge’s Own
(Middlesex Regiment)



1883: 1st Volunteer Battalion,
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)

2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)







1890:



3rd Volunteer Battalion,
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)


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1891:





1st Tower Hamlets
Volunteer Rifle Corps
1904:








4th Volunteer Battalion,
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)

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Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 1st (City of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(Royal Fusiliers) (TF)
2nd (City of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(Royal Fusiliers) (TF)
3rd (City of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(Royal Fusiliers) (TF)
4th (City of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(Royal Fusiliers) (TF)
1st-4th London
1st-4th London
1st-4th London
1st-4th London
1914/
1918:
1/1st (City of London) Battalion,
2/1st (City of London) Battalion,
3/1st (City of London) Battalion,
4/1st (City of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment)
(Royal Fusiliers)
1/2nd (City of London) Battalion,
2/2nd (City of London) Battalion,
3/2nd (City of London) Battalion,
4/2nd (City of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment)
(Royal Fusiliers)
1/3rd (City of London) Battalion,
2/3rd (City of London) Battalion,
3/3rd (City of London) Battalion,
4/3rd (City of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment)
(Royal Fusiliers)
1/4th (City of London) Battalion,
2/4th (City of London) Battalion,
3/4th (City of London) Battalion,
4/4th (City of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment)
(Royal Fusiliers)
1916:
transferred to
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)
transferred to
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)
transferred to
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)
transferred to
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)
Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 1st (City of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(Royal Fusiliers) (TA)
2nd (City of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(Royal Fusiliers) (TA)
3rd (City of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(Royal Fusiliers) (TA)
4th (City of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(Royal Fusiliers) (TA)
1922: 1st City of London Regiment
(The Royal Fusiliers) (TA)
2nd City of London Regiment
(The Royal Fusiliers) (TA)
3rd City of London Regiment
(The Royal Fusiliers) (TA)
4th City of London Regiment
(The Royal Fusiliers) (TA)
1935:








60th (City of London)
Anti-Aircraft Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1937: 8th (1st City of London) Battalion,
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)
(TA)
9th (2nd City of London) Battalion,
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)
(TA)
10th (3rd City of London) Battalion,
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)
(TA)



1938:







10th (3rd City of London) Battalion,
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)

(69th Searchlight Regiment) (TA)




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1939:



11th Battalion,
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)










60th (City of London)
Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)

1940:








69th (3rd City of London)
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
60th (City of London)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Royal Artillery
1946:


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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947:


disbanded 624th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Royal Fusiliers) (TA)
604th Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Royal Fusiliers) (TA)
625th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Royal Fusiliers) (TA)
460th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(City of London) (TA)
1949:







604th (Mixed) Light Anti-Aircraft/
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Royal Fusiliers) (TA)
1955: disbanded















from
610th (Middlesex)
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery





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1950:










from
562th (Mixed) Light Anti-Aircraft/
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(27th London Electrical
Engineers) (TA)






















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1955:




R (London Electrical Engineers) Battery, P Battery,
Q Battery,

624th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(9th Bn, The Royal Fusiliers) (TA)
S Battery,
571th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(9th Battalion,
The Middlesex Regiment,
Duke of Cambridge’s Own) (TA)
R (4th City of London) Battery,
265th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1961: The City of London Battalion,
The Royal Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)
(TA)
Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed
C Company (The City of London Company, Royal Fusiliers),
The Fusilier Volunteers