Infantry Volunteers

Warwickshire

1859: 1st Warwickshire RVC
3rd Warwickshire RVC(I)

2nd Warwickshire RVC
4th Warwickshire RVC(I)

1860: 6th Warwickshire RVC(I)

all merged into
1st Warwickshire
(Birmingham)
Rifle Volunteer Corps



5th Warwickshire RVC(I)
7th Warwickshire RVC(I)
8th Warwickshire RVC(I)
9th Warwickshire RVC(I)
10th Warwickshire RVC(I)


all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Warwickshire Rifle Volunteers
1861:







4th Warwickshire RVC(I) becomes 3rd(II)
5th Warwickshire RVC(I) becomes 4th(II)
7th Warwickshire RVC(I) becomes 5th(II)
8th Warwickshire RVC(I) becomes 6th(II)
9th Warwickshire RVC(I) becomes 7th(II)
10th Warwickshire RVC(I) becomes 8thII)
9th Warwickshire RVC(II)
10th Warwickshire RVC(II)

1862:



11th Warwickshire RVC
6th Warwickshire RVC(II) absorbed by 2nd
7th Warwickshire RVC(II) absorbed by 2nd
11th Warwickshire RVC absorbed by 10th(II)

1868:

12th Warwickshire RVC
12th Warwickshire RVC absorbed by 3rd(II)

Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880:


consolidated as
2nd Warwickshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
volunteer battalion of
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
1883: 1st Volunteer Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
Warwicks
Warwicks
Warwicks
Warwicks
Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: 5th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
(TF)
6th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
(TF)
7th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
(TF)
8th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
(TF)
Warwicks
Warwicks
Warwicks
Warwicks
1914/
1918:
1/5th Battalion,
2/5th Battalion,
3/5th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment

1/6th Battalion,
2/6th Battalion,
3/6th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment

1/7th Battalion,
2/7th Battalion,
3/7th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment

1/8th Battalion,
2/8th Battalion,
3/8th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment

Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 5th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
(TA)
6th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
(TA)
7th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
(TA)
8th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
(TA)
Warwicks
Warwicks
Royal Warwicks
Royal Warwicks
1936: 45th (The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment)
Anti-Aircraft Battalion,
Royal Engineers (TA)
68th (The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment)
Anti-Aircraft Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)








1937:



69th (The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment)
Anti-Aircraft Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)








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1939:



69th (The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment)
Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1/7th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
(TA)

2/7th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
(TA)

2/8th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
(TA)

1/8th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
(TA)

1939:











9th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
(TA)
8th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
(TA)
1940: 45th (The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment)
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
69th (The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
















1942: 122nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery










1943: 122nd Light Anti-Aircraft/
Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery















1944: 122nd Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery






disbanded

1945:
suspended animation



1946: suspended animation




Resurrection of the Territorial Army
1947: 580th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment) (TA)

469th (Mixed)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment) (TA)
7th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
(TA)


623rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Royal Artillery
(Warwickshire) (TA)


18th Battalion,
The Parachute Regiment (TA)
















from
522nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Royal Artillery (TA)




layout layout
1950: 580th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Royal Artillery
(5th Bn, The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment) (TA)
















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1955: merged into merged into P Battery,
HQ Battery,
P (5/6th Royal Warwicks) Battery,

442nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Royal Artillery (TA)





443rd (Warwickshire)
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Royal Artillery (TA)




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1956:











from
R Battery,
443rd (Warwickshire)
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Royal Artillery (TA)

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1961: these batteries →


1963: 7th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Fusiliers
(TA)
Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed elements of
HQ (Warwickshire) Company,
B Company (The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers),

The Fusilier Volunteers
and
Q (Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers) Battery,
The Warwickshire Regiment
Royal Artillery (Territorials)

and
A (Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers) Squadron,
The Queen’s Own
Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry
(Territorials)