Great Britain (Volunteers)

Denbighshire - Carnarvonshire - Flintshire - Anglesey

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1860: 1st Denbighshire RVC raised
2nd Denbighshire RVC raised
3rd Denbighshire RVC raised
4th Denbighshire RVC raised
5th Denbighshire RVC raised
6th Denbighshire RVC raised
7th Denbighshire RVC raised
8th Denbighshire RVC raised


all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Denbighshire Rifle Volunteers
1st Carnarvonshire RVC raised
2nd Carnarvonshire RVC raised
3rd Carnarvonshire RVC raised
4th Carnarvonshire RVC raised
5th Carnarvonshire RVC(Ⅰ) raised
6th Carnarvonshire RVC raised
7th Carnarvonshire RVC raised


all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Carnarvonshire Rifle Volunteers

1st Flintshire RVC raised
2nd Flintshire RVC raised
3rd Flintshire RVC raised
4th Flintshire RVC raised
5th Flintshire RVC raised
6th Flintshire RVC raised


all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Flintshire Rifle Volunteers


1st Anglesey RVC raised
2nd Anglesey RVC raised
3rd Anglesey RVC raised










1862:





2nd Anglesey RVC disbanded
3rd Anglesey RVC disbanded
1863:


1st Anglesey RVC disbanded
1865: 8th Denbighshire RVC disbanded
6th Carnarvonshire RVC disbanded

1866:


1867:
7th Carnarvonshire RVC disbanded

1868: 9th Denbighshire RVC raised


1872:








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1873:





1st Carnarvonshire RVC added
2nd Carnarvonshire RVC added
3rd Carnarvonshire RVC added
4th Carnarvonshire RVC added
5th Carnarvonshire RVC(Ⅰ) added


1874:
1st Carnarvonshire RVC disbanded
1877:
2nd Carnarvonshire RVC disbanded
5th Carnarvonshire RVC(Ⅰ) disbanded

1878:
5th Carnarvonshire RVC(Ⅱ) raised
Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880: consolidated as
1st Denbighshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
consolidated as
1st Flintshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
1880:


1st Flintshire and
Carnarvonshire
Rifle Volunteer Corps
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Royal Welsh Fusiliers
volunteer battalion of
The Royal Welsh Fusiliers
1884: 1st Volunteer Battalion,
The Royal Welsh Fusiliers
2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The Royal Welsh Fusiliers
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1897:

3rd Volunteer Battalion,
The Royal Welsh Fusiliers
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Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 4th (Denbighshire) Battalion,
The Royal Welsh Fusiliers (TF)
5th (Flintshire) Battalion,
The Royal Welsh Fusiliers (TF)
6th (Carnarvonshire and Anglesey) Battalion,
The Royal Welsh Fusiliers (TF)
RWF
RWF
RWF
1914/
1918:
1/4th (Denbighshire) Battalion,
2/4th (Denbighshire) Battalion,
3/4th (Denbighshire) Battalion,
The Royal Welsh Fuliliers
1/5th (Flintshire) Battalion,
2/5th (Flintshire) Battalion,
3/5th (Flintshire) Battalion,
The Royal Welsh Fuliliers
1/6th (Canarvonshire and Anglesey) Battalion,
2/6th (Canarvonshire and Anglesey) Battalion,
3/6th (Canarvonshire and Anglesey) Battalion,
The Royal Welsh Fuliliers
Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 4th (Denbighshire) Battalion,
The Royal Welch Fusiliers (TA)
5th (Flintshire) Battalion,
The Royal Welch Fusiliers (TA)
6th (Carnarvonshire and Anglesey) Battalion,
The Royal Welch Fusiliers (TA)
RWF
RWF
RWF
1937:



6th (Caernarvonshire and Anglesey) Battalion,
The Royal Welch Fusiliers (TA)
1938:


60th (Royal Welch Fusiliers)
Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)



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1939:


8th (Denbighshire) Battalion,
The Royal Welch Fusiliers (TA)




70th Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)




9th (Caernarvonshire and
Anglesey) Battalion,
The Royal Welch Fusiliers (TA)
1940:





101st Light Anti-Aircraft/
Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery









1940:





76st (Royal Welch Fusiliers)
Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery









1942:








70th Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Royal Welch Fusiliers)






1944:





60th Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Royal Welch Fusiliers)









1945:

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1946:


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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 4th (Denbighshire) Battalion,
The Royal Welch Fusiliers (TA)

384th Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Royal Welch Fusiliers) (TA)
disbanded 635th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Royal Welch) (TA)
1951:


384th Light Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Royal Welch Fusiliers) (TA)















from
636th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Royal Welch) (TA)

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1955:





446th (Royal Welch)
Airborne Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1956:





Q Battery,
part of R Battery,

372nd (Flintshire,
and Denbighshire Yeomanry)
Light Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
6th/7th Battalion,
The Royal Welch Fusiliers (TA)




Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed
A Company (Royal Welch Fusiliers),
The Welsh Volunteers
and
4th (Territorial) Battalion,
The Royal Welch Fusiliers
disbanded and formed elements of
The Welsh Volunteers
and
6th/7th (Territorial) Battalion,
The Royal Welch Fusiliers