Infantry Volunteers

Sussex - Cinque Ports

1859: 1st Cinque Ports RVC
2nd Cinque Ports RVC(I)

1st Sussex RVC
2nd Sussex RVC

1860: 6th Sussex RVC
7th Sussex RVC
13th Sussex RVC
14th Sussex RVC
18th Sussex RVC


all part of
2nd Administrative Battalion of
Sussex Rifle Volunteers



8th Sussex RVC
9th Sussex RVC
10th Sussex RVC
11th Sussex RVC
12th Sussex RVC
15th Sussex RVC


all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Sussex Rifle Volunteers


2nd Kent RVC
2nd Cinque Ports RVC(I) becomes 3rd
2nd Kent RVC becomes 2nd(II)
4th Cinque Ports RVC
5th Cinque Ports RVC
6th Cinque Ports RVC
7th Cinque Ports RVC
8th Cinque Ports RVC


all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteers
4th Sussex RVC
5th Sussex RVC
16th Sussex RVC
19th Sussex RVC


all part of
3rd Administrative Battalion of
Sussex Rifle Volunteers




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1861: 8th Sussex RVC











8th Sussex RVC to











17th Sussex RVC









16th Sussex RVC
19th Sussex RVC

2nd Cinque Ports RVC(II)
4th Cinque Ports RVC
5th Cinque Ports RVC
6th Cinque Ports RVC
7th Cinque Ports RVC
8th Cinque Ports RVC


all part of
2nd Administrative Battalion of
Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteers










16th Sussex RVC to
19th Sussex RVC to

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3rd Cinque Ports RVC

part of
5th Administrative Battalion of
Kent Rifle Volunteers




1863:

5th Sussex RVC
14th Sussex RVC disbanded









2nd Sussex RVC
4th Sussex RVC





2nd Sussex RVC to
4th Sussex RVC to
5th Sussex RVC to


1st Sussex
Rifle Volunteer Corps
1865:
15th Sussex RVC disbanded
9th Cinque Ports RVC

1869:

19th Sussex RVC disbanded

1870: 2nd Sussex RVC



2nd Sussex RVC to
20th Sussex RVC



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1874: 2nd Sussex RVC
5th Sussex RVC
6th Sussex RVC
7th Sussex RVC
8th Sussex RVC
13th Sussex RVC
18th Sussex RVC















1876: 8th Sussex RVC disbanded



9th Cinque Ports RVC absorbed by 1st
16th Sussex RVC absorbed by 1st
17th Sussex RVC absorbed by 1st
20th Sussex RVC absorbed by 1st





Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880: consolidated as
2nd Sussex
Rifle Volunteer Corps

consolidated as
1st Cinque Ports
(Cinque Ports and Sussex)
Rifle Volunteer Corps




The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Royal Sussex Regiment
volunteer battalion of
The Royal Sussex Regiment
volunteer battalion of
The Royal Sussex Regiment
1887: 2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The Royal Sussex Regiment

1st Volunteer Battalion,
The Royal Sussex Regiment
Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
1891:


1st Cinque Ports
(Cinque Ports and Sussex)
Volunteer Rifle Corps



Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 4th Battalion,
The Royal Sussex Regiment (TF)
5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion,
The Royal Sussex Regiment (TF)
6th (Cyclist) Battalion,
The Royal Sussex Regiment (TF)
Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
1914/
1918:
1/4th Battalion,
2/4th Battalion,
3/4th Battalion,
The Royal Sussex Regiment
1/5th (Cinque Posrts) Battalion,
2/5th (Cinque Posrts) Battalion,
3/5th (Cinque Posrts) Battalion,
The Royal Sussex Regiment
1/6th (Cyclist) Battalion,
2/6th (Cyclist) Battalion,
3/6th (Cyclist) Battalion,
The Royal Sussex Regiment
1919:

disbanded
Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 4th Battalion,
The Royal Sussex Regiment (TA)
5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion,
The Royal Sussex Regiment (TA)
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1939: 6th Battalion,
The Royal Sussex Regiment (TA)




7th (Cinque Ports) Battalion,
The Royal Sussex Regiment (TA)
1942:








109th Light Ant-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Royal Sussex Regiment)
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1943:

4th/5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion,
The Royal Sussex Regiment


1946:

suspended animation
Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 4th/5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion,
The Royal Sussex Regiment(TA)
disbanded
1966:
transferred to
The Queen’s Regiment
Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed elements of
C Company (Cinque Ports),
5th (Volunteer) Battalion,
The Queen’s Regiment

and
A Company,
9th (Territorial) Battalion,
The Queen’s Regiment
(Royal Sussex)