The Volunteer Infantry of the British Army

The Rifle Volunteers from 1859 to 1880

The Consolidation of the Rifle Volunteers in 1880

From the Consolidation of 1880 to the creation of the Territorial Force in 1908

The consolidated and renumbered Rifle Volunteer Corps as at the end of 1880 are in the first column of the table below.

In 1881 at the creation of the two battalion, territorial related, regular regiments, the Rifle Volunteers were added to those regiments as volunteer battalions. In the years that followed this was implemented and they were retitled as Volunteer Battions of the parent regiments, numbered in a sequence separate from the regular and militia battalions. Not all corps followed this pattern and those got their designation changed fom Rifle Volunteer Corps into Volunteer Rifle Corps in 1891. The middle column shows these changes before the conversion into the TF or before disbandment.

At the creation of the Territorial Force (TF) in 1908 all the volunteer units (with the exception of the 7^th (Isle of Man) Volunteer Battalion, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)) became numbered battalions of their regiment in the sequence after the regular and Special Reserve battalions. A few adjustments were made later (e.g. some TF only regiments were created) and the last column shows the battalions as in 1909. Secondary titles are omitted, except where this would create confusion (as with The King’s (Liverpool Regiment) and The King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry)).

Alphabtic index of counties
Aberdeenshire	Carnarvonshire	Fifeshire	Kinross-shire	Northamptonshire	Staffordshire
Anglesey	Cheshire	Flintshire	Kirkcudbrightshire	Northumberland	Stirlingshire
Argyllshire	Cinque Ports	Forfarshire	Lanarkshire	Nottinghamshire	Suffolk
Ayrshire	Clackmannanshire	Glamorganshire	Lancashire	Orkney	Surrey
Banffshire	Cornwall	Gloucestershire	Leicestershire	Oxfordshire	Sussex
Bedfordshire	Cumberland	Haddingtonshire	Lincolnshire	Peeblesshire	Sutherland
Berkshire	Denbighshire	Hampshire	Linlithgowshire	Pembrokeshire	Tower Hamlets
Berwick-upon-Tweed	Derbyshire	Haverfordwest	London	Perthshire	Warwickshire
Berwickshire	Devonshire	Herefordshire	Merionethshire	Radnorshire	Westmorland
Brecknockshire	Dorsetshire	Hertfordshire	Middlesex	Renfrewshire	Wigtownshire
Buckinghamshire	Dumbartonshire	Huntingdonshire	Midlothian	Ross-shire	Wiltshire
Buteshire	Dumfriesshire	Inverness-shire	Monmouthshire	Roxburghshire	Worcestershire
Caithness-shire	Durham	Isle of Man	Montgomeryshire	Selkirkshire	Yorkshire East Riding
Cambridgeshire	City of Edinburgh	Isle of Wight	Nairnshire	Shetland	Yorkshire North Riding
Cardiganshire	Elginshire	Kent	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Shropshire	Yorkshire West Riding
Carmarthenshire	Essex	Kincardineshire	Norfolk	Somersetshire


	Rifle Volunteer Corps 1880		Volunteer units 1881-1908		Territorial Force in 1909

	The Honourable Artillery Company	→	→	→	Infantry Bⁿ, The Honourable Artillery Company

1. Devonshire
	1^st Devonshire RVC	→	1885: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Devonshire Regiment	}	4^th Bⁿ, The Devonshire Regiment
	3^rd Devonshire RVC	→	1885: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Devonshire Regiment	}	4^th Bⁿ, The Devonshire Regiment
	2^nd Devonshire RVC	→	1885: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Devonshire Regiment	}	5^th Bⁿ, The Devonshire Regiment
	5^th Devonshire RVC	→	1885: 5^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Devonshire Regiment	}	5^th Bⁿ, The Devonshire Regiment
	4^th Devonshire RVC	→	1885: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Devonshire Regiment	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Devonshire Regiment
					7^th Bⁿ, The Devonshire Regiment

2. Middlesex
	1^st Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 1^st Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	}	9^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	19^th Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 19^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	}	9^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	2^nd Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 2^nd Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	10^th Bⁿ, The Duke of Cambridge’s Own
	3^rd Middlesex RVC	→	1898: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Duke of Cambridge’s Own	→	7^th Bⁿ, The Duke of Cambridge’s Own
	4^th Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 4^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	13^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	5^th Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 5^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	9^th Bⁿ, The Duke of Cambridge’s Own
	6^th Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 6^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps → 1892: merged into 1^st Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps
	7^th Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 7^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	14^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	8^th Middlesex RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Duke of Cambridge’s Own	→	8^th Bⁿ, The Duke of Cambridge’s Own
	9^th Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 9^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps → 1899: merged into 5^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps
	10^th Middlesex RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Fusiliers	→	1^st Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	11^th Middlesex RVC	→	1890: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Fusiliers	→	3^rd Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	12^th Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 12^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	15^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	13^th Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 13^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	16^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	14^th Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 14^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	The Inns of Court Officers Training Corps
	15^th Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 15^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	17^st Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	16^th Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 16^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	18^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	17^th Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 17^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	19^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	18^th Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 18^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	10^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	20^th Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 20^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	28^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	21^st Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 21^st Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	11^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	22^nd Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 22^nd Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	12^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	23^rd Middlesex RVC	→	1883: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Fusiliers	→	2^nd Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	24^th Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 24^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	8^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	25^th Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 25^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps → 1892: merged into 12^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps
	1888: 26^th Middlesex RVC	→	1891: 26^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	25^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
			1902: 27^th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	Harrow School Contingent, Officers Training Corps

3. Lancashire
	1^st Lancashire RVC	→	1888: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)	→	5^th Bⁿ, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)
	2^nd Lancashire RVC	→	1889: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The East Lancashire Regiment	→	4^th Bⁿ, The East Lancashire Regiment
	3^rd Lancashire RVC	→	1889: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The East Lancashire Regiment	→	5^th Bⁿ, The East Lancashire Regiment
	4^th Lancashire RVC	→	1888: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Manchester Regiment	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Manchester Regiment
	5^th Lancashire RVC	→	1888: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)	→	6^th Bⁿ, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)
	6^th Lancashire RVC	→	1888: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Manchester Regiment	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Manchester Regiment
	7^th Lancashire RVC	→	1888: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Manchester Regiment	→	9^th Bⁿ, The Manchester Regiment
	8^th Lancashire RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Lancashire Fusiliers	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Lancashire Fusiliers
	9^th Lancashire RVC	→	1886: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers
	10^th Lancashire RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)	→	4^th Bⁿ, The King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
	11^th Lancashire RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
	12^th Lancashire RVC	→	1883: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Lancashire Fusiliers	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Lancashire Fusiliers
	13^th Lancashire RVC	→	1888: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)	→	disbanded
	14^th Lancashire RVC	→	1883: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
	15^th Lancashire RVC	→	1888: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)	→	7^th Bⁿ, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)
	16^th Lancashire RVC	→	1888: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Manchester Regiment	→	7^th Bⁿ, The Manchester Regiment
	17^th Lancashire RVC	→	1886: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Lancashire Fusiliers	{	7^th Bⁿ, The Lancashire Fusiliers
	17^th Lancashire RVC	→	1886: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Lancashire Fusiliers	{	8^th Bⁿ, The Lancashire Fusiliers
	18^th Lancashire RVC	→	1888: 5^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)	→	8^th Bⁿ, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)
	19^th Lancashire RVC	→	1888: 6^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)	→	9^th Bⁿ, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)
	20^th Lancashire RVC	→	1888: 5^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Manchester Regiment	→	8^th Bⁿ, The Manchester Regiment
	21^st Lancashire RVC	→	1886: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers
	1882: 22^nd Lancashire RVC	→	1888: 6^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Manchester Regiment	→	10^th Bⁿ, The Manchester Regiment
			1900: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)	→	5^th Bⁿ, The King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
			1900: 8^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)	→	10^th Bⁿ, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)

4. Surrey
	1^st Surrey RVC	→	1891: 1^st Surrey Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	21^st Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	2^nd Surrey RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Queen’s	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Queen’s
	3^rd Surrey RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The East Surrey Regiment	→	5^th Bⁿ, The East Surrey Regiment
	4^th Surrey RVC	→	1883: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Queen’s	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Queen’s
	5^th Surrey RVC	→	1887: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The East Surrey Regiment	→	6^th Bⁿ, The East Surrey Regiment
	6^th Surrey RVC	→	1883: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Queen’s	→	22^nd Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	7^th Surrey RVC	→	1887: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The East Surrey Regiment	→	23^rd Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	8^th Surrey RVC	→	1883: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Queen’s	→	24^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment

5. Pembrokeshire & 55. Haverfordwest & 63. Cardiganshire & 76. Carmarthenshire
	1^st Pembrokeshire RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Welsh Regiment	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Welsh Regiment

6. Derbyshire
	1^st Derbyshire RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Sherwood Foresters	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Sherwood Foresters
	2^nd Derbyshire RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Sherwood Foresters	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Sherwood Foresters

7. Oxfordshire
	1^st Oxfordshire RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Oxfordshire Light Infantry	→	Oxford University Contingent, Officers Training Corps
	2^nd Oxfordshire RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Oxfordshire Light Infantry	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

8. Cheshire
	1^st Cheshire RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Cheshire Regiment	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Cheshire Regiment
	2^nd Cheshire RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Cheshire Regiment	}	5^th Bⁿ, The Cheshire Regiment
	3^rd Cheshire RVC	→	1887: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Cheshire Regiment	}	5^th Bⁿ, The Cheshire Regiment
	4^th Cheshire RVC	→	1887: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Cheshire Regiment	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Cheshire Regiment
	5^th Cheshire RVC	→	1887: 5^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Cheshire Regiment	→	7^th Bⁿ, The Cheshire Regiment

9. Wiltshire
	1^st Wiltshire RVC	→	1891: 1^st Wiltshire Volunteer Rifle Corps	}	4^th Bⁿ, The Duke of Edinburgh’s
	2^nd Wiltshire RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Duke of Edinburgh’s	}	4^th Bⁿ, The Duke of Edinburgh’s

10. Sussex
	1^st Sussex RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Sussex Regiment	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Royal Sussex Regiment
	2^nd Sussex RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Sussex Regiment	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Royal Sussex Regiment

11. City of Edinburgh
	1^st Bⁿ, 1^st Edinburgh RVC	→	1888: 1^st Bⁿ, The Queen’s Rifle Volunteer Brigade	} }	4^th Bⁿ, The Royal Scots 5^th Bⁿ, The Royal Scots
	2^nd Bⁿ, 1^st Edinburgh RVC	→	1888: 2^nd Bⁿ, The Queen’s Rifle Volunteer Brigade
			1888: 3^rd Bⁿ, The Queen’s Rifle Volunteer Brigade
			1900: The Highland Bⁿ, The Queen’s Rifle Volunteer Brigade ↲
			↳ 1902: 9^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Scots	→	9^th Bⁿ, The Royal Scots
	2^nd Edinburgh RVC	→	1888: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Scots	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Royal Scots

12. Essex
	1^st Essex RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Essex Regiment	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Essex Regiment
	2^nd Essex RVC	→	1883: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Essex Regiment	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Essex Regiment
	3^rd Essex RVC	→	1883: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Essex Regiment	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Essex Regiment
	4^th Essex RVC	→	1883: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Essex Regiment	→	7^th Bⁿ, The Essex Regiment

13. Northumberland & 87. Berwick-upon-Tweed
	1^st Northumberland RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Northumberland Fusiliers	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Northumberland Fusiliers
	2^nd Northumberland RVC	→	1883: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Northumberland Fusiliers	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Northumberland Fusiliers
					7^th Bⁿ, The Northumberland Fusiliers
					8^th Bⁿ, The Northumberland Fusiliers

14. Renfrewshire & 66. Buteshire
	1^st Renfrewshire RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, Princess Louise’s	→	5^th Bⁿ, Princess Louise’s
	2^nd Renfrewshire RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, Princess Louise’s	}	6^th Bⁿ, Princess Louise’s
	3^rd Renfrewshire RVC	→	1887: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, Princess Louise’s	}	6^th Bⁿ, Princess Louise’s

15. Northamptonshire
	1^st Northamptonshire RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Northamptonshire Regiment	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Northamptonshire Regiment

16. Dorsetshire
	1^st Dorsetshire RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Dorsetshire Regiment	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Dorsetshire Regiment

17. Norfolk
	1^st Norfolk RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Norfolk Regiment	}	4^th Bⁿ, The Norfolk Regiment
	4^th Norfolk RVC	→	1883: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Norfolk Regiment	}	4^th Bⁿ, The Norfolk Regiment
	2^nd Norfolk RVC	→	1883: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Norfolk Regiment	}	5^th Bⁿ, The Norfolk Regiment
	3^rd Norfolk RVC	→	1883: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Norfolk Regiment	}	5^th Bⁿ, The Norfolk Regiment
					6^th Bⁿ, The Norfolk Regiment

18. Staffordshire
	1^st Staffordshire RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The South Staffordshire Regiment	}	5^th Bⁿ, The South Staffordshire Regiment
	3^rd Staffordshire RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The South Staffordshire Regiment	}	5^th Bⁿ, The South Staffordshire Regiment
	2^nd Staffordshire RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The North Staffordshire Regiment	→	5^th Bⁿ, The North Staffordshire Regiment
	4^th Staffordshire RVC	→	1887: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The South Staffordshire Regiment	→	6^th Bⁿ, The South Staffordshire Regiment
	5^th Staffordshire RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The North Staffordshire Regiment	→	6^th Bⁿ, The North Staffordshire Regiment

19. Berkshire
	1^st Berkshire RVC	→	1882: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, Prinsess Charlotte of Wales’s	→	4^th Bⁿ, Prinsess Charlotte of Wales’s

20. Gloucestershire
	1^st Gloucestershire RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Gloucestershire Regiment	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Gloucestershire Regiment
	2^nd Gloucestershire RVC	→	1883: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Gloucestershire Regiment	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Gloucestershire Regiment
			1900: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Gloucestershire Regiment	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Gloucestershire Regiment

21. Brecknockshire
	1^st Brecknockshire RVC	→	1885: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The South Wales Borderers	→	The Brecknockshire Bⁿ, The South Wales Borderers

22. Suffolk
	1^st Suffolk RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Suffolk Regiment	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Suffolk Regiment
	6^th Suffolk RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Suffolk Regiment	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Suffolk Regiment

23. Stirlingshire & 88. Clackmannanshire & 93. Kinross-shire
	1^st Stirlingshire RVC	→	1887: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, Princess Louise’s	}	7^th Bⁿ, Princess Louise’s
	1^st Clackmannan and Kinross RVC	→	1887: 7^th Vol^r Bⁿ, Princess Louise’s	}	7^th Bⁿ, Princess Louise’s

24. Buckinghamshire
	1^st Buckinghamshire RVC	→	1891: 1^st Buckinghamshire Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	The Buckinghamshire Bⁿ, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
	2^nd Buckinghamshire RVC	→	1891: 2^nd Buckinghamshire Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	Eton College Contingent, Officers Training Corps

25. Lanarkshire
	1^st Lanarkshire RVC	→	1891: 1^st Lanarkshire Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Cameronians
	2^nd Lanarkshire RVC	→	1887: 2^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Cameronians	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Cameronians
	3^rd Lanarkshire RVC	→	1891: 3^rd Lanarkshire Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	7^th Bⁿ, The Cameronians
	4^th Lanarkshire RVC	→	1887: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Cameronians	→	8^th Bⁿ, The Cameronians
	5^th Lanarkshire RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Highland Light Infantry	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Highland Light Infantry
	6^th Lanarkshire RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Highland Light Infantry	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Highland Light Infantry
	7^th Lanarkshire RVC	→	1887: 5^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Cameronians → 1897: disbanded
	8^th Lanarkshire RVC	→	1887: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Highland Light Infantry	→	7^th Bⁿ, The Highland Light Infantry
	9^th Lanarkshire RVC	→	1891: 9^th Lanarkshire Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	8^th Bⁿ, The Highland Light Infantry
	10^th Lanarkshire RVC	→	1887: 5^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Highland Light Infantry	→	9^th Bⁿ, The Highland Light Infantry

26. Kent
	1^st Kent RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Queen’s Own	{	4^th Bⁿ, The Queen’s Own
	1^st Kent RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Queen’s Own	{	5^th Bⁿ, The Queen’s Own
	2^nd Kent RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Buffs	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Buffs
	3^rd Kent RVC	→	1883: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Queen’s Own	}	20^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	4^th Kent RVC	→	1883: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Queen’s Own	}	20^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	5^th Kent RVC	→	1883: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Buffs	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Buffs
			1900: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Queen’s Own → 1906: disbanded
					6^th Bⁿ, The Queen’s Own

27. Glamorganshire
	1^st Glamorganshire RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Welsh Regiment	→	7^th Bⁿ, The Welsh Regiment
	2^nd Glamorganshire RVC	→	1887: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Welsh Regiment	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Welsh Regiment
	3^rd Glamorganshire RVC	→	1891: 3^rd Glamorganshire Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Welsh Regiment

28. Nottinghamshire
	1^st Notinghamshire RVC	→	1891: 1^st Nottinghamshire Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	7^th Bⁿ, The Sherwood Foresters
	2^nd Notinghamshire RVC	→	1887: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Sherwood Foresters	→	8^th Bⁿ, The Sherwood Foresters

29. Merionethshire & 73. Montgomeryshire
			1897: 5^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The South Wales Borderers	→	7^th Bⁿ, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers

30. Yorkshire West Riding
	1^st Yorkshire West Riding RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Prince of Wales’s Own	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Prince of Wales’s Own
	2^nd Yorkshire West Riding RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The York and Lancaster Regiment	→	4^th Bⁿ, The York and Lancaster Regiment
	3^rd Yorkshire West Riding RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Prince of Wales’s Own	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Prince of Wales’s Own
	4^th Yorkshire West Riding RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Duke of Wellington’s	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Duke of Wellington’s
	5^th Yorkshire West Riding RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The King’s Own Light Infantry ↲
			↳ 1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)	→	4^th Bⁿ, The King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
	6^th Yorkshire West Riding RVC	→	1883: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Duke of Wellington’s	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Duke of Wellington’s
	7^rd Yorkshire West Riding RVC	→	1887: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Prince of Wales’s Own	{	7^th Bⁿ, The Prince of Wales’s Own
	7^rd Yorkshire West Riding RVC	→	1887: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Prince of Wales’s Own	{	8^th Bⁿ, The Prince of Wales’s Own
	8^th Yorkshire West Riding RVC	→	1883: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The York and Lancaster Regiment	{	5^th Bⁿ, The York and Lancaster Regiment
	8^th Yorkshire West Riding RVC	→	1883: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The York and Lancaster Regiment	{	5^th Bⁿ, The King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
	9^th Yorkshire West Riding RVC	→	1883: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Duke of Wellington’s	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Duke of Wellington’s
					7^th Bⁿ, The Duke of Wellington’s

31. Leicestershire
	1^st Leicestershire RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Leicestershire Regiment	{	4^th Bⁿ, The Leicestershire Regiment
	1^st Leicestershire RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Leicestershire Regiment	{	5^th Bⁿ, The Leicestershire Regiment

32. Midlothian & 57. Haddingtonshire & 91. Peeblesshire
	1^st Midlothian RVC	→	1888: 5^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Scots	→	7^th Bⁿ, The Royal Scots
	2^nd Midlothian RVC	→	1888: 6^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Scots	}	8^th Bⁿ, The Royal Scots
	1^st Haddingtonshire RVC	→	1888: 7^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Scots	}	8^th Bⁿ, The Royal Scots

33. Aberdeenshire & 84. Banffshire & 95. Shetland
	1^st Aberdeenshire RVC	→	1884: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Gordon Highlanders	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Gordon Highlanders
	2^nd Aberdeenshire RVC	→	1884: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Gordon Highlanders	}	5^th Bⁿ, The Gordon Highlanders
	3^rd Aberdeenshire RVC	→	1884: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Gordon Highlanders	}	5^th Bⁿ, The Gordon Highlanders
	4^th Aberdeenshire RVC	→	1884: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Gordon Highlanders	}	6^th Bⁿ, The Gordon Highlanders
	1^st Banffshire RVC	→	1884: 6^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Gordon Highlanders	}	6^th Bⁿ, The Gordon Highlanders
			1900: 7^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Gordon Highlanders	→	The Shetland Companies, The Gordon Highlanders

34. Roxburghshire & 53. Berwickshire & 83. Selkirkshire
	1^st Roxburgh and Selkirk RVC	→	1891: 1^st Roxburgh and Selkirk Volunteer Rifle Corps	}	4^th Bⁿ, The King’s Own Scottish Borderers
	1^st Berwickshire RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The King’s Own Scottish Borderers	}	4^th Bⁿ, The King’s Own Scottish Borderers

35. Cinque Ports
	1^st Cinque Ports RVC	→	1891: 1^st Cinque Ports Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Royal Sussex Regiment

36. Monmouthshire
	1^st Monmouthshire RVC	→	1885: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The South Wales Borderers	→	1^st Bⁿ, The Monmouthshire Regiment
	2^nd Monmouthshire RVC	→	1885: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The South Wales Borderers	→	2^nd Bⁿ, The Monmouthshire Regiment
	3^rd Monmouthshire RVC	→	1885: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The South Wales Borderers	→	3^rd Bⁿ, The Monmouthshire Regiment

37. Cornwall
	1^st Cornwall RVC	→	1885: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
	2^nd Cornwall RVC	→	1885: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry

38. Ross-shire
	1^st Ross-shire RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Seaforth Highlanders	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Seaforth Highlanders

39. Worcestershire
	1^st Worcestershire RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Worcestershire Regiment	→	7^th Bⁿ, The Worcestershire Regiment
	2^nd Worcestershire RVC	→	1883: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Worcestershire Regiment	→	8^th Bⁿ, The Worcestershire Regiment

40. Inverness-shire & 74. Orkney
	1^st Inverness-shire RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders

41. Warwickshire
	1^st Warwickshire RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment	{	5^th Bⁿ, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
	1^st Warwickshire RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment	{	6^th Bⁿ, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
	2^nd Warwickshire RVC	→	1883: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment	→	7^th Bⁿ, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
					8^th Bⁿ, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment

42. Lincolnshire
	1^st Lincolnshire RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Lincolnshire Regiment	} }	4^th Bⁿ, The Lincolnshire Regiment 5^th Bⁿ, The Lincolnshire Regiment
	2^nd Lincolnshire RVC	→	1883: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Lincolnshire Regiment
			1900: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Lincolnshire Regiment

43. Denbighshire
	1^st Denbighshire RVC	→	1884: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers

44. Hampshire
	1^st Hampshire RVC	→	1885: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Hampshire Regiment	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Hampshire Regiment
	2^nd Hampshire RVC	→	1885: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Hampshire Regiment	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Hampshire Regiment
	3^rd Hampshire RVC	→	1885: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Hampshire Regiment	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Hampshire Regiment
			1885: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Hampshire Regiment	→	7^th Bⁿ, The Hampshire Regiment

45. Somersetshire
	1^st Somersetshire RVC	→	1882: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, Prince Albert’s	} }	4^th Bⁿ, Prince Albert’s 5^th Bⁿ, Prince Albert’s
	2^nd Somersetshire RVC	→	1882: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, Prince Albert’s
	3^rd Somersetshire RVC	→	1882: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, Prince Albert’s

46. Forfarshire
	1^st Forfarshire RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Black Watch	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Black Watch
	2^nd Forfarshire RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Black Watch	}	5^th Bⁿ, The Black Watch
	3^rd Forfarshire RVC	→	1887: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Black Watch	}	5^th Bⁿ, The Black Watch

47. Cambridgeshire
	1^st Cambridgeshire RVC	→	1887: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Suffolk Regiment	→	1^st Bⁿ, The Cambridgeshire Regiment
	2^nd Cambridgeshire RVC	→	1903: The Cambridge University Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	Cambridge University Contingent, Officers Training Corps

48. Shropshire
	1^st Shropshire RVC	→	1888: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry)	}	4^th Bⁿ, The King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry)
	2^nd Shropshire RVC	→	1888: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry)	}	4^th Bⁿ, The King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry)

49. London
	1^st London RVC	→	1891: 1^st London Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	5^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	2^nd London RVC	→	1891: 2^nd London Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	6^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	3^rd London RVC	→	1891: 3^rd London Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	7^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
			1900: 4^th London Volunteer Rifle Corps → 1905: merged into 1^st London Volunteer Rifle Corps

50. Yorkshire East Riding
	1^st Yorkshire East Riding RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The East Yorkshire Regiment	→	4^th Bⁿ, The East Yorkshire Regiment
	2^nd Yorkshire East Riding RVC	→	1883: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The East Yorkshire Regiment	→	5^th Bⁿ, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own
					5^th Bⁿ, The East Yorkshire Regiment

51. Hertfordshire
	1^st Hertfordshire RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Bedfordshire Regiment	}	1^st Bⁿ, The Hertfordshire Regiment
	2^nd Hertfordshire RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Bedfordshire Regiment	}	1^st Bⁿ, The Hertfordshire Regiment

52. Perthshire
	1^st Perthshire RVC	→	1887: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Black Watch	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Black Watch
	2^nd Perthshire RVC	→	1887: 5^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Black Watch	→	8^th Bⁿ, The Black Watch

53. Berwickshire see 34. Roxburghshire

54. Sutherland & 76. Caithness
	1^st Sutherland RVC	→	1891: 1^st Sutherland Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Seaforth Highlanders

55. Kincardineshire
	1^st Kincardine and Aberdeen RVC	→	1884: 5^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Gordon Highlanders	→	7^th Bⁿ, The Gordon Highlanders

56. Haverfordwest see 5. Pembrokeshire

57. Haddingtonshire see 32. Midlothian

58. Isle of Wight
	1^st Isle of Wight RVC	→	1885: 5^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Hampshire Regiment	→	8^th Bⁿ, The Hampshire Regiment

59. Ayrshire
	1^st Ayrshire RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Scots Fusiliers	→	4^th Bⁿ, The Royal Scots Fusiliers
	2^nd Ayrshire RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Scots Fusiliers	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Royal Scots Fusiliers

60. Dumfriesshire & 65. Wigtownshire & 77. Kirkcudbrightshire
	1^st Dumfries RVC	→	1887: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The King’s Own Scottish Borderers	}	5^th Bⁿ, The King’s Own Scottish Borderers
	The Galloway RVC	→	1891: The Galloway Volunteer Rifle Corps	}	5^th Bⁿ, The King’s Own Scottish Borderers

61. Elginshire
	1^st Elginshire RVC	→	1887: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Seaforth Highlanders	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Seaforth Highlanders

62. Argyllshire
	1^st Argyllshire RVC	→	1887: 5^th Vol^r Bⁿ, Princess Louise’s	→	8^th Bⁿ, Princess Louise’s

63. Cardiganshire see 5. Pembrokeshire

64. Durham
	1^st Durham RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Durham Light Infantry	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Durham Light Infantry
	2^nd Durham RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Durham Light Infantry	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Durham Light Infantry
	3^rd Durham RVC	→	1887: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Durham Light Infantry	→	7^th Bⁿ, The Durham Light Infantry
	4^th Durham RVC	→	1887: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Durham Light Infantry	→	8^th Bⁿ, The Durham Light Infantry
	5^th Durham RVC	→	1887: 5^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Durham Light Infantry	→	9^th Bⁿ, The Durham Light Infantry

65. Wigtownshire see 60. Dumfriesshire

66. Buteshire see 14. Renfrewshire

67. Yorkshire North Riding
	1^st Yorkshire North Riding RVC	→	1883: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own	→	4^th Bⁿ, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own
	2^nd Yorkshire North Riding RVC	→	1883: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own	→	5^th Bⁿ, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own

68. Cumberland & 78. Westmorland
	1^st Cumberland RVC	→	1887: 1^st Vol^r Bⁿ, The Border Regiment	}	4^th Bⁿ, The Border Regiment
	1^st Westmorland RVC	→	1887: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Border Regiment	}	4^th Bⁿ, The Border Regiment
			1900: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Border Regiment	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Border Regiment

69. Herefordshire & 85. Radnorshire
	1^st Herefordshire RVC	→	1891: 1^st Herefordshire Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	1^st Bⁿ, The Herefordshire Regiment

70. Dumbartonshire
	1^st Dumbartonshire RVC	→	1891: 1^st Dumbartonshire Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	9^th Bⁿ, Princess Louises’s

71. Huntingdonshire see 80. Bedfordshire

72. Carnarvonshire & 94. Anglesey
			1897: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers

73. Montgomeryshire see 29. Merionethshire

74. Orkney see 40. Inverness-shire

75. Carmarthenshire see 5. Pembrokeshire

76. Caithness see 54. Sutherland

77. Kirkcudbrightshire see 60. Dumfriesshire

78. Westmorland see 68. Cumberland

79. Fifeshire
	1^st Fifeshire RVC	→	1887: 6^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Black Watch	→	7^th Bⁿ, The Black Watch

80. Bedfordshire & 71. Huntingdonshire
	1^st Bedfordshire RVC	→	1887: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Bedfordshire Regiment	}	5^th Bⁿ, The Bedfordshire Regiment
			1900: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Bedfordshire Regiment	}	5^th Bⁿ, The Bedfordshire Regiment

81. Newcastle-upon-Tyne
	1^st Newcastle-upon-Tyne RVC	→	1883: 3^rd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Northumberland Fusiliers	→	6^th Bⁿ, The Northumberland Fusiliers

82. Linlithgowshire
	1^st Linlithgowshire RVC	→	1888: 8^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Scots	→	10^th Bⁿ, The Royal Scots

83. Selkirkshire see 34. Roxburghshire

84. Banffshire see 33. Aberdeenshire

85. Radnorshire see 69. Herefordshire

86. Flintshire
	1^st Flintshire and Carnarvonshire RVC	→	1884: 2^nd Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers	→	5^th Bⁿ, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers

87. Berwick-upon-Tweed see 13. Northumberland

88. Clackmannanshire see 23. Stirlingshire

89. Tower Hamlets
	1^st Tower Hamlets RVC	→	1904: 4^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The Royal Fusiliers	→	4^th Bⁿ, The London Regiment
	2^nd Tower Hamlets RVC	→	1891: 2^nd Tower Hamlets Volunteer Rifle Corps	→	17^st Bⁿ, The London Regiment

90. Nairnshire last RVC disbanded in 1862

91. Peeblesshire see 32. Midlothian

92. Isle of Man
	1^st Isle of Man RVC	→	1888: 7^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)	→	7^th Vol^r Bⁿ, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)

93. Kinross-shire see 23. Stirlingshire

94. Anglesey see 72. Carnarvonshire

95. Shetland see 33. Aberdeenshire

The Volunteer units as parts of the territorial regiments 1881-1914

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The Creation of the Territorial Army (TA) from 1920 to 1922

Conversion from 1935 to 1938

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From 1947 to 1961

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The Battalions of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve (TAVR) in 1967

The Volunteer Battalions from 1971 to 1975

The Volunteer Battalions in 1995

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