Infantry Volunteers

Brecknockshire - Monmouthshire

1859: 1st Monmouthshire RVC
3rd Monmouthshire RVC(I)
1st Brecknockshire RVC
1860: 2nd Monmouthshire RVC(I)
2nd Monmouthshire RVC(I) becomes 3rd(II)
4th Monmouthshire RVC
10th Monmouthshire RVC


all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Monmouthshire Rifle Volunteers

3rd Monmouthshire RVC(I) becomes 2nd(II)
11th Monmouthshire RVC(I)


2nd Monmoutshire
(1st Pontypool)
Rifle Volunteer Corps



5th Monmouthshire RVC
6th Monmouthshire RVC
7th Monmouthshire RVC
8th Monmouthshire RVC
9th Monmouthshire RVC


all part of
2nd Administrative Battalion of
Monmouthshire Rifle Volunteers
2nd Brecknockshire RVC
3rd Brecknockshire RVC
4th Brecknockshire RVC
5th Brecknockshire RVC


all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Brecknockshire Rifle Volunteers

1861:
11th Monmouthshire RVC(I) disbanded

6th Brecknockshire RVC
1864: 4th Monmouthshire RVC disbanded



1866:

4th Monmouthshire RVC

1875: 10th Monmouthshire RVC disbanded



1878: 11th Monmoutshire RVC(II)


7th Brecknockshire RVC
Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880: consolidated as
1st Monmoutshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
2nd Monmoutshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps

consolidated as
4th Monmoutshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
consolidated as
1st Brecknockshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
1880:



3rd Monmoutshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps


The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The South Wales Borderers
volunteer battalion of
The South Wales Borderers
volunteer battalion of
The South Wales Borderers
volunteer battalion of
The South Wales Borderers
1885: 2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The South Wales Borderers
3rd Volunteer Battalion,
The South Wales Borderers
4th Volunteer Battalion,
The South Wales Borderers
1st (Brecknockshire)
Volunteer Battalion,
The South Wales Borderers
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Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire
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Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 1st (Rifle) Battalion,
The Monmouthshire
Regiment
(TF)
2nd Battalion,
The Monmouthshire
Regiment
(TF)
3rd Battalion,
The Monmouthshire
Regiment
(TF)
The Brecknockshire Battalion,
The South Wales Borderers (TF)
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire
SWB-BrecknocksB
1914/
1918:
1/1st Battalion,
2/1st Battalion,
3/1st Battalion,
The Monmouthshire Regiment
1/2nd Battalion,
2/2nd Battalion,
3/2nd Battalion,
The Monmouthshire Regiment
1/3rd Battalion,
2/3rd Battalion,
3/3rd Battalion,
The Monmouthshire Regiment
1/1st Brecknockshire Battalion,
2/1st Brecknockshire Battalion,
3/1st Brecknockshire Battalion,
The South Wales Borderers
Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 1st Battalion,
The Monmouthshire
Regiment
(TA)
2nd Battalion,
The Monmouthshire
Regiment
(TA)
3rd Battalion,
The Monmouthshire
Regiment
(TA)
The Brecknockshire Battalion,
The South Wales Borderers (TA)

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1922:





3rd (Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire) Battalion,
The Monmouthshire
Regiment
(TA)
1929: 1st (Rifle) Battalion,
The Monmouthshire
Regiment
(TA)




Monmouthshire
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1938: 1st (Rifle) Battalion,
The Monmouthshire
Regiment

(58th Searchlight Regiment) (TA)








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1939:







4th Battalion,
The Monmouthshire
Regiment
(TA)

3rd Battalion,
The Monmouthshire
Regiment
(TA)

The Brecknockshire Battalion,
The South Wales Borderers (TA)


1940: 68th Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery








1942: 68th Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Monmouthshire
Regiment)
















1944: 68th Garrison Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Monmouthshire
Regiment)
















1945: 609th Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Monmouthshire
Regiment)
















1946: suspended animation




Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 603rd (Mixed)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(1st (Rifle) Battalion,
The Monmouthshire
Regiment)






637th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(3rd Bn, The Monmouthshire
Regiment) (TA)


638th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Brecknock) (TA)



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1955: P (1st Monmouthshire) Battery,
283rd (Monmouthshire)
Field Regiment
Royal Artillery (TA)




638th (Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire)
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)

1961:


638th (Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire)
Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1964:


638th (Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire)
Light Air Defence Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed
B Company (South Wales Borderers),
The Welsh Volunteers
and
The Monmouthshire
(Territorial) Battalion,
The South Wales Borderers
disbanded and formed part of
211 (South Wales) Battery,
104th Light Air Defence Regiment,
Royal Artillery (Volunteers)