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Coastal Defence Forces so the pre-war total of 208 battalions had to be reduced by 40. This was achieved by either converting certain battalions to other roles, usually artillery or engineers, or by amalgamating pairs of battalions within a regiment. In particular, based on war time experience, the Army decided to dispense with cyclists units and the existing battalions were either disbanded or converted to artillery or signals units. However, the Huntingdonshire Battalion was converted to
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Territorial Army was disbanded at the end of the Second World War but, again, this was a formality. TA units were reactivated on 1 January 1947, though no personnel were assigned until commanding officers and permanent staff had been appointed in March and April 1947. The battalion was formally
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Territorial Army had an effect on the number of infantry battalions. The original 14 divisions were reformed with the pre-war standard of three brigades of four battalions each, for a total of 168 battalions. Infantry were no longer to be included as Army Troops or
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into being, the TF was intended to be a home defence force for service during wartime and members could not be compelled to serve outside the country. However, on the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914, many members volunteered for
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Territorial Army was authorised, with each unit and formation forming a duplicate. Consequently, the 5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion formed the 4th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment.
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and two non-motorised infantry brigades, which was intended to improve tank/infantry cooperation. The experiment considered to be a failure and Mixed
Divisions reverted to divisions of three infantry brigades in
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The 3rd Line battalion was formed in 1915 to provide trained replacements for the 1st and 2nd Line battalions. It was disbanded in March 1916 and the men were posted to 1/1st and 2/1st
Battalions and to the
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on 1 April 1908. As a result, the battalion was amalgamated with 3rd
Volunteer Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, to form 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. The new unit included just two companies from
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Austria on 8 May 1945, following the surrender of German forces in Italy. It remained in Austria on occupation duties until it was placed in suspended animation on 15 September 1946.
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role in the 1930s and a major reorganisation in 1938 saw the TA divisions reduced from twelve to nine battalions. The combination of these factors led to the battalion being transferred, in 1938, to the
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The 5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion mobilised on 1 September 1939 with the 48th (South
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Territorial Force, Huntingdonshire was one of the few counties that did not have its own battalion. After protracted negotiations with the
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could be formed. The battalion was raised on 27 February 1914; as such, it was the last battalion of the Territorial Force to be raised before the outbreak of the
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E. Roland Herbert – was promoted and transferred from second in command of the 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment on 27 February 1914.
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of the division and on 30 May crossed over to France. It remained the Pioneer Battalion of the 12th (Eastern) Division on the
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on 1 June 1940. It spent the next two years in the United Kingdom on anti-invasion duties preparing for a possible
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reconstituted on 1 January 1947 at Peterborough, absorbing its wartime duplicate 4th Battalion at the same time.
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was assigned. On 5 June 1942, 11th Infantry Brigade left the division and came under command of
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where it remained until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 12 December 1919.
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where it remained until the end of the war. The battalion was disembodied on 14 April 1919.
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on 22 June. The 11th Brigade remained with the Battleaxe Division for the rest of the war.
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where it remained until the end of the war serving variously under the direct command of
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and remained with the brigade for the rest of the war. This formation was the core of
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and, other than a short period of rest in Egypt, served for the rest of the war on the
318:, Northamptonshire Regiment, to form the 4th/5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment.
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on 10 May 1940, the BEF moved forward to occupy pre-planned positions in Belgium (the
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891:(29 July – 3 August 1943). It left Sicily on 22 September for the
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2443:"United Kingdom: The Territorial Army 1947 by Graham Watson (March 10, 2002)"
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50th (The Northamptonshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers
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In June 1942, 4th Infantry Division was reorganised as a Mixed Division when
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1626:"2nd Hertfordshire Rifle Volunteers 1860-1908 at regiments.org by T.F.Mills"
1601:"The Hertfordshire Regiment T.A. 1859-present at regiments.org by T.F.Mills"
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The original 4th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment had originated as the
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45th (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers
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1651:"Bedfordshire Rifle Volunteers 1860-present at regiments.org by T.F.Mills"
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69th (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Royal Artillery
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The battalion left the United Kingdom on 16 October 1942 and deployed to
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The battalion landed at Taranto and, with the division, advanced up the
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units into Territorial Army formations, on 29 January it transferred to
2693:"The Huntingdonshire Battalion 1860-1961 at regiments.org by T.F.Mills"
1576:"The Huntingdonshire Battalion 1860-1961 at regiments.org by T.F.Mills"
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2468:"Northamptonshire Volunteers 1859-1961 at regiments.org by T.F.Mills"
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914:(19 November – 3 December 1943) under the command of
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362:(May 1857 – June 1858), a popular movement saw the creation of the
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in February 1914, it remained in the United Kingdom throughout the
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who served with the Cyclist Battalion during the First World War
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4th (Huntingdonshire) Volunteer Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment
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Regiments of the British Army 1939–1945 (Armour & Infantry)
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The 4th Battalion was not given the "Huntingdonshire" subtitle.
1008:, the new 4th Battalion was assigned on 6 November 1939 to the
961:(9 – 12 April 1945) followed immediately by the
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for the rest of the war. It was disbanded on 26 June 1919 at
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5th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
751:. Two days later, Britain and France declared war and the
415:, and St Neots. In April 1901, it was redesignated as the
2638:
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5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
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The Volunteer Force was reorganised and combined with the
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5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
1682:"The Formation of the Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalions"
2562:. Wakefield, Yorkshire: Microform Academic Publishers.
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F Company – Fletton with detachments at
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B Company – Huntingdon and Godmanchester
1224: – K1 – initially as an
930:(11 – 18 May 1944), the advance up the
957:(codenamed Operation Grapeshot) with the crossing of
763:. As part of the BEF's official policy to integrate
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1961
2713:"The Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalions 1914 - 1919"
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on 9 November 1942. It took part in actions at the
683:, with headquarters at Peterborough. It joined the
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1912:"48th (South Midland) Infantry Division (1930-38)"
1823:"Army Cyclist Corps at regiments.org by T.F.Mills"
1206:5th (Service) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
310:from 1943–45 before ending the war in May 1945 in
2774:Military units and formations in Northamptonshire
2759:Military units and formations established in 1920
926:(20 January – 20 March 1944), the
407:at Huntingdon and eight companies at Huntingdon,
2769:Military units and formations in Huntingdonshire
1861:"54th (East Anglia) Infantry Division (1930-38)"
887:, landing on 25 July 1943. It took part in the
2000:"48th (South Midland) Infantry Division (1939)"
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481:, agreement was reached in March 1913 that the
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339:, by Italian nationalists – the
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1488:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
1204:The battalion should not be confused with the
1168:The first commanding officer –
1093:On 1 May 1961, the battalion amalgamated with
777:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
723:had been converted to the anti-aircraft role.
623:on coastal defence duties. In 1916 it was at
274:. After the war, in 1920, it was converted to
2598:Orders of Battle, Second World War, 1939–1945
2560:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
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290:. The battalion saw extensive service in the
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676:and on 7 February 1920 was reconstituted as
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1407:9th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
1379:8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
979:1st Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
775:, swapping places with the 1st Battalion,
497:A Company – Huntingdon and
419:. It was later reduced to six companies.
1794:
1043:which was planning the liberation of the
691:, which also included the 5th Battalion,
376:1st Huntingdonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
2730:"The Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalions"
2618:Order of Battle of the British Army 1914
2543:. London: Military Press International.
1970:
1894:
1809:
1684:. The Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalions
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1468:4th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
1351:
973:4th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
872:(23 – 30 April), and the
868:(7 – 15 April 1943), the
512:D Company – St Neots and
386:1st Cambridgeshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
378:. By June 1880, it had been reduced to
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1542:
1523:6th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
1465:10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
1459:7th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
1180:
1178:
1144:
1084:Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
1012:, serving alongside the 7th Battalion,
864:(1 – 10 December 1942),
693:Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
647:3/1st Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion
615:2/1st Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion
580:1/1st Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion
558:Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
506:C Company – St Ives and
491:St Mary's Street drill hall, Huntingdon
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1440:7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
1216:. It was formed on 15 August 1914 at
717:48th (South Midland) Infantry Division
537:H Company – Yaxley and
518:E Company – Ramsey and
493:, and it had the following companies:
28:
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1035:On 28 August 1944, it transferred to
934:(18 – 30 May) and the
812:German invasion of the United Kingdom
713:143rd (Warwickshire) Infantry Brigade
701:54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division
689:162nd (East Midland) Infantry Brigade
120:143rd (Warwickshire) Infantry Brigade
7:
1020:. The 183rd Brigade was part of the
699:. The 162nd Brigade was part of the
687:, Northamptonshire Regiment, in the
393:. J Company was disbanded in 1889.
201:Edward Montagu, 8th Earl of Sandwich
1520:2nd Buckinghamshire Battalion, OBLI
1355:48th (South Midland) Division, 1939
1130:, a British army colonel and later
910:. It took part in the crossing of
2672:The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918
2522:Territorials: A Century of Service
2384:"61st Infantry Division (1944-45)"
2234:"78th Infantry Division (1943-45)"
2144:"78th Infantry Division (1942-43)"
1232:. In January 1915, it became the
1080:162nd Independent Infantry Brigade
1078:The battalion was assigned to the
879:It next saw action as part of the
843:78th "Battleaxe" Infantry Division
358:stretched in the aftermath of the
128:162nd Independent Infantry Brigade
25:
2600:. London: London Stamp Exchange.
1385:5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion,
1032:from June 1940 to February 1943.
800:Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal
798:). The brigade took part in the
728:German invasion of Czechoslovakia
678:5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion,
483:Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion
435:at Fletton (with a detachment at
431:Huntingdonshire –
280:5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion,
253:Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion
32:Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion
18:Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion
2581:. London: Samson Books Limited.
2142:Palmer, Rob (23 November 2009).
1859:Palmer, Rob (11 December 2009).
1107:
965:(13 – 21 April).
588:and moved to its war station at
69:
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2382:Palmer, Rob (24 January 2014).
2351:"61st Infantry Division (1939)"
2349:Palmer, Rob (22 January 2012).
2177:"78th Infantry Division (1943)"
2175:Palmer, Rob (9 November 2011).
1998:Palmer, Rob (22 January 2012).
1910:Palmer, Rob (14 January 2010).
1492:1st Buckinghamshire Battalion,
938:(20 – 30 June).
918:. The division transferred to
366:. The first volunteer unit in
331:From being close allies in the
2640:. Tunbridge Wells: Spellmount.
2577:James, Brigadier E.A. (1978).
2067:"4th Infantry Division (1940)"
1346:was not quite a mirror of the
1082:along with the 5th Battalion,
928:Second Battle of Monte Cassino
1:
2728:Smith, Martyn (31 May 2015).
2596:Joslen, Lt-Col H.F. (1990) .
1944:"History of the Army Reserve"
1680:Smith, Martyn (31 May 2015).
1348:48th (South Midland) Division
1155:were amalgamated to form the
1026:48th (South Midland) Division
987:Sinai and Palestine Campaigns
936:Battle for the Trasimene Line
924:First Battle of Monte Cassino
876:(5 – 12 May).
468:
42:27 February 1914 – 1 May 1961
2715:. Porch Museum Godmanchester
2524:. Plymouth: DRA Publishing.
2232:Palmer, Rob (19 July 2010).
2065:Palmer, Rob (25 June 2014).
1358:61st Infantry Division, 1939
1024:(duplicate formation of the
116:162nd (East Midland) Brigade
2654:"The Cyclist Battalions TF"
2615:Rinaldi, Richard A (2008).
2539:Bellis, Malcolm A. (1994).
1732:"The Cyclist Battalions TF"
1375:Royal Warwickshire Regiment
1259:Royal Warwickshire Regiment
981:in 1860, had served in the
787:, both Regular formations.
757:British Expeditionary Force
721:Royal Warwickshire Regiment
605:Royal Warwickshire Regiment
596:and in June 1918 it was at
2790:
2558:Frederick, J.B.M. (1984).
2520:Beckett, Ian F.W. (2008).
1228:battalion attached to the
2754:Northamptonshire Regiment
2579:British Regiments 1914–18
1387:Northamptonshire Regiment
1357:
1354:
1004:Formed on 1 June 1939 at
963:Battle of the Argenta Gap
885:Allied invasion of Sicily
783:, and the 1st Battalion,
695:, and the 1st Battalion,
680:Northamptonshire Regiment
639:. In May 1918 it was at
398:4th Volunteer Battalion,
282:Northamptonshire Regiment
1705:"The British Army, 1914"
1500:Royal Berkshire Regiment
1436:Gloucestershire Regiment
1016:and the 10th Battalion,
1014:Gloucestershire Regiment
955:final offensive in Italy
396:On 4 December 1900, the
1412:Worcestershire Regiment
1261:was transferred to the
1230:12th (Eastern) Division
1086:and the 1st Battalion,
1018:Worcestershire Regiment
829:, Dorset, 12 March 1941
556:In accordance with the
302:from 1942–43 and later
2656:. The Long, Long Trail
2636:Westlake, Ray (1986).
1734:. The Long, Long Trail
1512:184th Infantry Brigade
1481:145th Infantry Brigade
1454:183rd Infantry Brigade
1429:144th Infantry Brigade
1399:182nd Infantry Brigade
1368:143rd Infantry Brigade
1344:61st Infantry Division
1315:78th Infantry Division
1157:Hertfordshire Regiment
1088:Hertfordshire Regiment
1037:115th Infantry Brigade
1022:61st Infantry Division
1010:183rd Infantry Brigade
950:
874:final battle for Tunis
852:where it took part in
830:
697:Hertfordshire Regiment
474:
1703:Conrad, Mark (1996).
1311:11th Infantry Brigade
1153:Bedfordshire Regiment
1132:Mayor of Peterborough
1115:United Kingdom portal
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922:and took part in the
906:under the command of
841:, before joining the
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804:withdrawal to Dunkirk
773:4th Infantry Division
769:11th Infantry Brigade
544:The battalion was in
459:A bicycle company at
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400:Bedfordshire Regiment
124:11th Infantry Brigade
2396:on 23 September 2015
2363:on 23 September 2015
2246:on 23 September 2015
2189:on 23 September 2015
2156:on 23 September 2015
2079:on 23 September 2015
2012:on 23 September 2015
1924:on 23 September 2015
1873:on 23 September 2015
1193:Soke of Peterborough
949:, Italy, 25 May 1944
808:evacuated to England
785:East Surrey Regiment
781:Lancashire Fusiliers
567:) which brought the
241:William Edward Green
2711:Sellwood, Steve J.
2699:on 26 December 2005
1657:on 27 December 2005
1632:on 27 December 2005
1582:on 26 December 2005
1319:Advance to Florence
1309:Joslen states that
850:French North Africa
631:, in March 1917 at
2474:on 24 October 2007
2449:on 5 February 2012
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1829:on 17 January 2006
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