Somerset

The Somerset Light Infantry

1859:	1st Somersetshire RVC 2nd Somersetshire RVC │	3rd Somersetshire RVC │ │
1860:	7th Somersetshire RVC 14th Somersetshire RVC 17th Somersetshire RVC 18th Somersetshire RVC 22nd Somersetshire RVC │ all part of 1st Administrative Battalion of Somersetshire Rifle Volunteers │ │ │ │	5th Somersetshire RVC 8th Somersetshire RVC 9th Somersetshire RVC 11th Somersetshire RVC 12th Somersetshire RVC 16th Somersetshire RVC 20th Somersetshire RVC 21st Somersetshire RVC │ all part of 2nd Administrative Battalion of Somersetshire Rifle Volunteers │	4th Somersetshire RVC 6th Somersetshire RVC 10th Somersetshire RVC 13th Somersetshire RVC 15th Somersetshire RVC 19th Somersetshire RVC 23rd Somersetshire RVC 24th Somersetshire RVC │ all part of 3rd Administrative Battalion of Somersetshire Rifle Volunteers │
1861:	│ │ │	26th Somersetshire RVC │ │	25th Somersetshire RVC 27th Somersetshire RVC │
1871:	│ │	│ │	24th Somersetshire RVC disbanded │
1873:	│ │	11th Somersetshire RVC disbanded │	│ │
1876:	│ │	28th Somersetshire RVC │	│ │
	Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880:	consolidated as 1st Somersetshire Rifle Volunteer Corps │	consolidated as 3rd Somersetshire Rifle Volunteer Corps │	consolidated as 4th Somersetshire Rifle Volunteer Corps │
1880:	│ │ │	2nd Somersetshire Rifle Volunteer Corps │	3rd Somersetshire Rifle Volunteer Corps │
	The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
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1881:	volunteer battalion of Prince Albert’s (Somersetshire Light Infantry) │	volunteer battalion of Prince Albert’s (Somersetshire Light Infantry) │	volunteer battalion of Prince Albert’s (Somersetshire Light Infantry) │
1882:	1st Volunteer Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somersetshire Light Infantry)	2nd Volunteer Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somersetshire Light Infantry)	3rd Volunteer Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somersetshire Light Infantry)
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	Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908:	4th Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somersetshire Light Infantry) (TF)		5th Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somersetshire Light Infantry) (TF)
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1914/ 1918:	1/4th Battalion, 2/4th Battalion, 3/4th Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somersetshire Light Infantry) │		1/5th Battalion, 2/5th Battalion, 3/5th Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somersetshire Light Infantry) │
	Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921:	4th Battalion, The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert’s) (TA)		5th Battalion, The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert’s) (TA)
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1939:	│ │ │ │ │ │	6th Battalion, The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert’s) (TA) │ │ │	│ │ │ │ │ │	7th Battalion, The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert’s) (TA) │ │ │
	Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947:	│ │ │ │	│ │ │ │	630th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery (Somerset Light Infantry) │
1950:	│ │
1959:	transferred to The Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry │
1960:	The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert’s) (TA) │
	Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967:	disbanded and formed C Company (Somerset Light Infantry), The Somerset Yeomanry and Light Infantry (Territorials)