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469:
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ineffectiveness of the covering machine-gun barrage due to mist. The wire on the beach was cleared, but the remaining objectives could not be taken before the Turks counter-attacked. The company was so far ahead of support that it had to be withdrawn. Further attempts at the same operation also failed in face of counterattacks. The
Northamptons suffered heavy casualties: five officers and 45 other ranks killed, three officers and 129 other ranks wounded, and 33 missing. However, the attack on the Beersheba position was successful and the Turks retreated, the 1/4th reaching the outskirts of
1021:
836:. 162nd Brigade formed the second wave, attacking at 09.40 into considerable machine-gun and shell fire. The battalion pressed on despite the heat and casualties (including the CO mortally wounded) and reached their objective by 06.45 the following morning after a running fight of 14 miles in which it had taken numerous German and Turkish prisoners for the loss of 75 killed and wounded. As a result of the EEF's attacks on 19/20 September, the Turks retreated and the cavalry took up pursuit.
46:
1403:, in which the 5th Northampton RVC wore a red tuft. The shako was replaced by a spiked helmet in 1879. When the Volunteers were affiliated to the Regular county regiments they were given the option of adopting the scarlet coat, but the 1st Northampton VB rejected this and retained the grey jacket. Only when the battalion became the 4th Northamptons did it adopt a scarlet uniform faced in white. The facings were changed to the buff of the old
62:
1108:
1089:. In June a partial mobilisation of TA units was begun in a process known as 'couverture', whereby each AA unit did a month's tour of duty in rotation to man selected AA and searchlight positions. On 24 August, ahead of the declaration of war, AA Command was fully mobilised at its war stations. By now 50th (Northamptonshire) AA Bn was part of
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A new 4th
Battalion was raised just before the outbreak of war in 1939 as a duplicate of the regiment's other TA battalion, the 5th (Huntingdonshire). The new 4th Bn served in home defence for most of the war, and finally on the lines of communication in North West Europe. It was merged back into the
797:
to allow the cavalry through, and finally to occupy a defensive line to cover their withdrawal if required. By 06.30 the first part of the operation had succeeded, and A Company passed through, and captured 'Lion' about 1500 yards further on within an hour, despite the breakdown of the tanks and the
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on the
Gallipoli Peninsula, landing from small boats onto the beach. At the end of the day it was moved up to support the rest of 162nd Bde, which had been engaged throughout the day. On 17 August the battalion moved into the front line. In trench warfare it lost three officers and seven other ranks
619:
and formed part of the East Coast defences until the following May. Meanwhile, the formation of duplicate or 2nd Line TF units from Home
Service men and recruits had been authorised, and towards the end of 1914 the 2nd East Anglian Division came into existence at Peterborough. The original battalion
692:
sector and the battalion spent its time between that place and 'South Wales
Borderers Valley'. The trench lines were close together, within hand grenade range, and between 3 September and 30 November the battalion suffered battle casualties of 35 killed and 129 wounded, as well as a large number of
780:
road against strongly entrenched
Turkish troops. The battalion reached but could not enter the trenches, and by 16.30 about 80 per cent of the leading companies had become casualties and they were pinned down. The survivors withdrew after nightfall, having suffered 10 officers and 366 other ranks
1085:, with units manning their emergency positions within 24 hours, even though many did not yet have their full complement of men or equipment. The emergency lasted three weeks, and they were stood down on 13 October. In February 1939 the existing AA defences came under the control of a new
820:
The next forward movement was not until March 1918, after which trench warfare set in again. In June the 54th
Division was ordered to reinforce the Western Front, the 4th Northamptons entraining for Kantara. But the order was rescinded and the 54th returned to Palestine.
1154:
In 1941 the searchlight layout over the
Midlands was reorganised, so that any hostile raid approaching the Gun Defended Areas (GDA) around the towns must cross more than one searchlight belt, and then within the GDAs the concentration of lights was increased.
809:, decisively repulsing three attacks made by 3000 Turks with ample artillery support. When the battalion's flanks were threatened, the CO ordered counter-attacks by two platoons on each flank to restore the position. The action protected the vital Jaffa–
959:
swept away the Home/Foreign service distinction, and all TF soldiers became liable for overseas service, if medically fit. The
Provisional Battalions thus became anomalous, and on 1 January 1917 the 62nd Bn became 9th Bn Northamptonshire Regiment in
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and 163rd
Brigades had advanced up the coast to capture the Gaza defences, A Company 1/4th Northamptons was to pass through with tanks in support and capture the positions known as 'Lion', 'Tiger' and 'Dog', north west of Gaza, clear the beach of
1012:
In 1930 a machine-gun company was added to the establishment and the 4th Battalion was reorganised with HQ, A and B (Machine Gun) Companies at Northampton (with a platoon at Towcester), C Company at Wellingborough, Rushden, Raunds and
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began to reorganise surplus AA regiments in the UK into infantry battalions, primarily for line of communication and occupation duties, thereby releasing trained infantry for frontline service. On 23 January 1945 the regiment became
1421:
Upon conversion to the RE and then the RA, the battalion was granted the right to retain its county regiment association by continuing to wear the Northamptonshire Regiment cap badge. This was kept until the amalgamation of 1955.
1353:(the former 50 AA Bde). It retained the right to wear the Northamptons' cap badge. The regiment was redesignated a Mixed Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight Regiment in March 1949 ('Mixed' indicating that personnel of the
879:. The 2nd Line TF divisions were now being prepared to follow the 1st Line overseas, and in May 1915 the remaining Home Service men were removed from the battalion and posted to the 62nd Provisional Battalion (
764:. However, at midnight they were informed that the action had been broken off and they were in danger of being cut off. After a tricky withdrawal, the battalion rejoined the rest of 162nd Bde. For the
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628:
After the Home Service men and the unfit had been transferred to the 2/4th Bn, the 1/4th was brought up to strength with recruits and training continued at Bury St Edmunds. The battalion moved to
984:(TA) the following year). Once again, it formed part of 162 (East Midlands) Brigade in 54 (East Anglian) Division. The four companies were at Northampton, Rushden, Wellingborough and Kettering.
348:), as lieutenant-colonel, with Earl Spencer and the Earl of Pomfret as majors. (There was no 2nd Admin Bn in Northamptonshire.) The 1st Northamptonshire RVC established its headquarters (HQ) at
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2258:
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History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2b: The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th), with the Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions,
883:). However, the constant drain of trained drafts sent overseas meant that the 69th Division was never ready for active service, and it remained on Home Defence for the whole war. It moved to
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3214:
1380:
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in an effort to bring down the fast-moving missiles. The early success rate was low, but later fighter aircraft and radar-directed Heavy AA guns achieved high rates of success against V-1s.
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for annual training. When the order to mobilise was received on 4 August, it returned to its Clare Street drill hall at Northampton and by 10 August the battalion was at its war station at
1198:, 30 S/L Regiment was once again the only British searchlight unit operating under AFHQ, but late in 1943 it was placed in suspended animation and its personnel dispersed to other units.
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was signed on that day. On 4 December they embarked to return to Kantara by sea. In early 1919 the battalion took part in suppressing riots in Egypt, which delayed demobilisation. The
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4th Northamptonshire RVC raised from 'professional men and tradesmen' after a meeting at Northampton Town Hall on 2 June 1859, with the first officers commissioned on 15 February 1860.
1028:
In the 1930s the increasing need for anti-aircraft (AA) defence for Britain's cities was addressed by converting a number of TA infantry battalions into searchlight battalions of the
697:, but torrential rain brought all movement to a halt, followed by freezing conditions, and the battalion was not relieved until 8 December, having suffered further casualties.
1175:
871:. Early in 1915, the division (which was numbered 69th in August 1915, with the 2nd East Midland Brigade becoming 207th) concentrated round Thetford, where it formed part of
3209:
1307:
1360:
When AA Command was disbanded on 10 March 1955, there was a considerable reduction in the number of TA air defence units. As a result, 585 Regiment was amalgamated with
1350:
1242:
1164:
1125:
568:
311:
197:. Converted into a searchlight unit between the wars, they served in the defence of the United Kingdom and as an infantry regiment in liberated Norway during the
1952:
344:
All these units were included in the 1st Administrative Battalion, Northamptonshire RVCs, in 1860, under the command of William Fitzroy, Earl of Euston (later
640:. In May the battalion moved back to Bury St Edmunds to fit out with tropical kit for overseas service. The 1st East Anglian Division was now numbered as the
2862:
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1148:
1057:
2372:
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1217:
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on 18 December. On 30 December it was moved by rail and foot to the Western Desert in support of the cavalry and armoured cars operating against the
1404:
1318:
379:
1710:
744:, but the move was countermanded. On 9 January 1917, the 1/4th Northamptons went into camp for training, and at the end of the month entrained for
2787:
1292:
685:
2798:
1861:
443:, in December 1887. (As with the Admin Bn, there was no 2nd Volunteer Bn). The Earl of Euston took over as Lt-Col Commandant on 4 February 1882.
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5th Northamptonshire RVC raised from employees of the military contractor Isaac, Campbell & Co at Northampton, with the company's proprietor
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2339:
383:
361:
337:
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3015:
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was suffering from such shortages of pilots, aircraft and fuel that serious aerial attacks on the UK could be discounted. At the same time
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in January 1916. Here the 54th Division was concentrated, and the battalion was brought up to strength with drafts, including men from the
472:
468:
349:
345:
154:
99:
2648:
1241:'), which continued until May. In June 1944 47 AA Bde was disbanded but 50th S/L Rgt simply transferred within 2 AA Gp to the command of
843:, where it was engaged in repairing communications for the rapidly advancing army. Although the 4th Northamptons marched north, reaching
3107:
2519:
Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 1 October 1942 with amendments, TNA file WO 212/82.
387:
158:
991:
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 14 May 1942 with amendments, TNA file WO 212/81.
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was acting as a holding unit. The men remained with that regiment while they were awaiting posting or demobilisation. The regiment's
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3087:
3072:
3048:
3033:
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2962:
2947:
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2899:
2884:
2869:
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1434:
1001:
981:
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Stationary trench warfare having set in, the battalion was brought up to strength before a new attempt on the Turkish position (the
390:(later Earl of Euston, nephew of the 6th Duke of Grafton) of the 2nd RVC in 1872. After Fitzroy had been promoted to major in 1874,
65:
2728:
1440:
1202:
1168:
868:
864:
544:
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1252:, the first V-1s appeared over southern England. 2 AA Group deployed its Light AA guns alongside S/L positions, hoping that the
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In December 1899 the Volunteers were invited to form special service companies to reinforce their Regular battalions serving in
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Gen Sir Frederick Pile's despatch: "The Anti-Aircraft Defence of the United Kingdom from 28th July, 1939, to 15th April, 1945"
1978:
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On 26 March the 1/4th Northamptons were ordered to entrench a position on the Gaza road to cover the mounted troops during the
221:
178:
1206:
903:. The weakened 2/4th Bn was disbanded on 14 March 1918 at Clipstone and its remaining personnel posted to the 4th Reserve Bn.
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944:
876:
233:
150:
378:
The 1st Northamptonshire MRV was absorbed by the 4th Northampton RVC in 1863 and the 1st Northampton EVC transferred to the
3181:
1311:
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in November 1914. At Easter 1915 the East Anglian Division moved into the coast defences, the 1/4th Bn being stationed in
394:, was captain of the 2nd RVC from 1877 to 1887, by special permission, because he simultaneously held a commission in the
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 2 December 1941, TNA file WO 212/80.
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1379:
However, 438 LAA Regiment only lasted until 1961, when it was broken up. R Battery reverted to infantry and merged with
1279:
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where it provided the basis for a new 556 S/L Bty formed on 13 February 1941. This battery later joined a newly forming
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645:
641:
587:
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319:
190:
119:
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726:
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357:
214:
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509:
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raised from 1859 onwards as a group of originally separate Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs). They later became the 4th
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The 4th Bn Northamptonshire Regiment was reformed with the TF on 7 February 1920 (the TF was reconstituted as the
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of December 1888, the battalion initially formed part of the South Midland Brigade, which would have assembled at
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1548:
was one of the 10 honours selected by the whole Northamptonshire Regiment to be emblazoned on the King's Colour.
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1183:
956:
436:
182:
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1418:: the battalion's first colours were presented in June 1909 after it had become the 4th Northamptons in the TF.
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872:
829:
745:
576:
395:
1443:, appointed Hon Col 4th Bn Northamptonshire Regt 1924 and 50th (Northamptonshire Regt) AA Bn, RE, from 1937.
940:
916:
722:
939:
In June 1915, the Home Service men of the 2/4th Northamptons were posted, together with those of the 2/1st
244:. This became the Althorp Rifles, later 1st Northamptonshire RVC. The unit had a song, sung to the tune of
3161:
2157:
1742:
1384:
1187:
671:
665:
245:
202:
201:. Postwar they continued in the air defence role until 1961 when they reverted to infantry as part of the
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1551:
The RE and RA do not carry battle honours, so none were awarded for service during the Second World War.
964:. Part of its role was physical conditioning to render men fit for drafting overseas. Based initially at
1369:
1365:
1086:
1065:
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defences, remaining in this area for the rest of the year. In the autumn the battalion embarked to join
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540:
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761:
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1st Northamptonshire RVC at Althorp with the 5th Earl Spencer appointed to command on 29 August 1859.
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History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Years of Defeat: Europe and North Africa, 1939–1941
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447:
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 12 May 1941,
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was suffering a severe manpower shortage, particularly among the infantry. On 23 January 1945 the
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1326:
1257:
1226:
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912:
186:
133:
111:
1233:(codenamed 'Divers') against London. Meanwhile, the group had to deal with a sharp increase in
1201:
50th (Northampton) S/L Rgt remained with 72nd AA Bde until December 1942, when it left to join
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3118:
3103:
3083:
3068:
3044:
3029:
3011:
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2958:
2943:
2924:
2895:
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2865:
1225:
2 AA Group was responsible for defending the assembly camps, depots and embarkation ports for
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965:
794:
677:
556:
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On 1 August 1940, in common with the other RE AA battalions, the unit was transferred to the
943:, to form the 62nd Provisional Battalion. This was a coast defence battalion forming part of
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2561:
1140:
892:
852:
833:
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In April 1916, after rest, the division took up positions in No 1 (Southern) Section of the
710:
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in 54th Division, and remained with it until the end of the campaign. This brigade held the
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432:
241:
115:
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in February 1900, and took their place as I Company with the 2nd Northamptons, gaining the
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1275:
1230:
1097:
1029:
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896:
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749:
616:
560:
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280:
129:
61:
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became the 1/4th, and its 2nd Line became the 2/4th. Later a 3/4th Battalion was formed.
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By 1900 the unit had grown to a double battalion of 16 companies distributed as follows:
352:. Three further volunteer corps were raised in the county and added to the 1st Admin Bn:
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2739:
1453:
1411:
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in 2nd AA Division, and remained with it until June 1942 when it joined a newly formed
649:
326:
50:
45:
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The 2/4th Battalion formed at Northampton on 27 November 1914. It constituted part of
3203:
1396:
1334:
1209:(which had replaced 2nd AA Division). It remained with this brigade throughout 1943.
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604:
530:
391:
225:
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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: Victory in the West
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in October. On 8 April 1916 it was renamed the 4th Reserve Bn, forming part of the
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301:
198:
174:
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Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth – Regiments.org (archive site)
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in mid-1918 and remained on the Norfolk coast until disbandment on 24 March 1919.
2864:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
2549:
Order of Battle of AA Command, 27 April 1944 with amendments, TNA file WO 212/85.
1256:(SLC) could guide the LAA guns at night. By day, the S/L positions used their AA
1229:(the Allied invasion of Normandy) and was planning for the expected onslaught of
693:
sick. On 27 November the battalion was due to be withdrawn for a month's rest at
648:. On 29 July the 1/4th Northamptons entrained, and sailed the following day from
382:
in 1872. Also in 1872, the 4th and 5th RVCs amalgamated to form a new 3rd corps.
1330:
1303:
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741:
287:
194:
79:
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London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
1345:
When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947, the regiment was reformed as
1283:
1238:
1171:
in 2nd AA Division, though 402 and 403 Btys remained attached to 50th AA Bde.
1133:
1124:
of late 1940, 50 Searchlight Rgt had been transferred within 2 AA Division to
969:
733:
706:
505:
435:
of 1881, the 1st Northampton RVC was attached as a Volunteer Battalion to the
305:
232:
issued a Circular Letter on 12 May inviting volunteers, and within three days
229:
931:
and remained there until disbanded on 28 July 1919 after the end of the war.
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After the Boer War the battalion joined with the volunteer battalions of the
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1270:
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776:. Two days later the Northamptons took over the lead, advancing towards the
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killed, and three officers and 53 other ranks wounded by the end of August.
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In the early hours of 15 August the battalion transhipped to the destroyers
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371:
276:
125:
3080:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55
3067:, Aldershot: Gale & Polden, 1932/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2005,
2923:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1968/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004,
1383:, to become 4th/5th Bn Northamptonshire Regiment, subsequently part of the
705:
After a week at Mudros, the battalion was transferred to Egypt, landing at
367:
1st Northamptonshire Engineer Volunteer Corps at Peterborough, raised 1867.
322:, former MP for Peterborough, appointed as commanding officer 3 March 1860.
911:
The 3/4th Battalion was formed at Northampton on 12 May 1915. It moved to
340:, MP for South Northamptonshire, appointed to command on 23 November 1860.
1032:(RE). The 4th Northamptons was one unit selected for this role, becoming
684:
At the beginning of September the 1/4th Northamptons were transferred to
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333:
75:
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3041:
The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
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Titles and Designations of Formations and Units of the Territorial Army
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in January 1943 and was the only British searchlight unit serving with
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On 27 November the weak (400 strong) battalion distinguished itself at
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after a meeting held at the Pomfret Hotel on 12 July 1859 with the 5th
237:
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2942:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988/London: Brasseys, 1996,
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90 cm 'Projector Anti-Aircraft', displayed at Fort Nelson, Portsmouth.
927:, where it later absorbed the 2/4th Bn. In September 1918 it moved to
1322:
844:
694:
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in the event of war. Later it joined the volunteer battalions of the
1178:, which was preparing for service overseas. The regiment landed at
1174:
On 10 September 1942, 400 (Northampton) Battery was transferred to
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Order of Battle of AA Command, 27 April 1944, TNA file WO 212/85.
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Order of Battle of AA Command, 1 August 1943, TNA file WO 212/84.
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The TA's AA units were mobilised on 23 September 1938 during the
839:
54th Division was then taken out of the line and concentrated at
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M and N Companies (one of them composed of cyclists) at Kettering
268:
Within months the following units had been raised in the county:
2994:, Samson Books 1978/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001,
2892:
Riflemen Form: A study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
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438 (Royal Leicestershire Regiment) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1366:
579 (Royal Leicestershire Regiment) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
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On 13 June, a week after the Overlord fleets had left to launch
458:
in the Harwich Brigade, tasked with defending the naval base at
2510:
30/62 Searchlight Regiment War Diary 1943, TNA file WO 175/480.
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road, the main supply route for the British force advancing to
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David Porter's work on Provisional Brigades at Great War Forum
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The Corps of Royal Engineers: Organization and Units 1889–2018
2158:
David Porter's work on Provisional Brigades at Great War Forum
1317:
After infantry training, including a short period attached to
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1st Northamptonshire Mounted Rifle Volunteer Corps, raised at
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30 Searchlight Regiment War Diary 1942, TNA file WO 166/7780.
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of experienced officers and men to 233rd S/L Training Rgt at
1104:., with the AA Companies redesignated Searchlight Batteries.
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50th (The Northamptonshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, RA
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30 Searchlight Regiment War Diary 1943, TNA file WO 175/479.
1476:
1347:
585 (The Northamptonshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, RA
567:, but the Peterborough companies were converted to form the
329:, with the first officers commissioned on 20 September 1860
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5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
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In February the surplus (older or unfit) men were sent to
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Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1695–1914
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637 (The Northamptonshire Regiment) Infantry Regiment, RA
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By the end of the Blitz in May 1941, 50th S/L Rgt was in
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of the battalion reached Northampton on 4 November 1919.
525:. Volunteers from the 1st VB Northamptons disembarked at
25:
50th (Northamptonshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, RA
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at Halton. In August 1917 the battalion moved again, to
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On 26 July 1914, the 4th Northamptons went into camp at
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The 4th Bn Northamptonshire Regiment formed part of the
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585 (Northamptonshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, RA
3082:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994,
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The following served as Honorary Colonels of the unit:
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in June 1945 following the liberation of that country (
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The battalion had four affiliated cadet corps in 1921:
1437:, appointed Hon Col 4th Bn Northamptonshire Regt 1913.
1329:). Afterwards it was placed in suspended animation at
1036:, on 1 October 1937, with the following organisation:
1264:
637 (Northamptonshire Regiment) Infantry Regiment, RA
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50th (The Northamptonshire Regiment) AA Battalion, RE
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of 1908, the bulk of the 1st Volunteer Bn became the
401:
The Administrative Battalion was consolidated as the
220:
An invasion scare in 1859 led to the creation of the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1955
1295:(itself formed by conversion of 38th Light AA Bde).
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in October. By May 1917 it was at Carburton Camp in
386:, was appointed Captain of the 1st RVC in 1866, and
3010:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
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30th (Surrey) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery
555:When the Volunteer Force was subsumed into the new
236:had offered to raise a company from his tenants at
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56:
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2985:History of the Northamptonshire Regiment 1742–1934
2366:"2nd AA Division 1940 at British Military History"
2259:"2nd AA Division 1939 at British Military History"
441:1st Volunteer Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
3220:Military units and formations established in 1859
3215:Military units and formations in Northamptonshire
2691:82 S/L Rgt War Diary 1945, TNA file WO 166/16822.
1237:air raids trying to reach London (the so-called '
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2751:
2699:
2697:
446:In the mobilisation scheme introduced after the
3177:The Regimental Warpath 1914–1918 (archive site)
2972:, Vol II, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984,
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290:but converted to Mounted Rifles in March 1860 (
213:For earlier Volunteer units in the county, see
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1636:
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1620:
847:on 31 October, they saw no more fighting; the
3008:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
2970:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
2955:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
2317:AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files.
2235:
2233:
2231:
2229:
2227:
2225:
2223:
1711:Northamptonshire Volunteers at Regiments.org.
611:as the East Anglian Division concentrated in
439:on 1 July, and formally changed its title to
8:
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2676:
1836:
1834:
1832:
1773:
1771:
1761:
1759:
1194:as part of '30/62 S/L Regiment'. During the
575:and the East Midland Brigade Company of the
3098:Graham E. Watson & Richard A. Rinaldi,
1395:The original uniform was grey with scarlet
1314:(ATS) women were posted to AA brigade HQs.
1060:(later Brigade) (later Brigade) as part of
768:on 17 April, the battalion supported 1/5th
752:preparatory to the advance into Palestine.
2906:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,
2571:
2569:
2545:
2543:
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2211:
2209:
2207:
2015:
2013:
2011:
2009:
1974:
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1934:
1932:
1930:
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1678:
1676:
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1672:
1670:
1221:V-1 flying bomb being prepared for launch.
644:, with the East Midlands Brigade becoming
405:in 1880, with the following organisation:
21:1st Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
3210:Rifle Volunteer Corps of the British Army
2153:
2151:
1916:
1914:
1912:
1848:
1846:
3065:The Northamptonshire Regiment, 1914–1918
2774:
2772:
2644:
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1995:
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1452:The battalion was awarded the following
1319:55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division
947:, attached to 69th Division in Norfolk.
23:4th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
2729:67–106 AA Bdes at British Army 1945 on.
2713:
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1580:
1560:
1407:(1st Bn Northampton Regiment) in 1926.
832:, opened on 19 September 1918 with the
565:4th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment
3115:Royal Engineers (Volunteers) 1859–1908
3095:, London: War Office, 7 November 1927.
1862:East Anglian Bde RFA at Regiments.org.
483:HQ and B to F Companies at Northampton
17:
2987:, Aldershot: Gale & Polden, 1935.
2718:564–591 Rgts at British Army 1945 on.
1801:
1799:
1797:
1795:
1793:
1791:
1789:
1787:
1414:, the Rifle Volunteers did not carry
1374:R (Northamptonshire Regiment) Battery
1128:, responsible for the air defence of
304:appointed as captain and his brother
171:1st Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteers
7:
3043:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992,
473:Clare Street drill hall, Northampton
350:Clare Street drill hall, Northampton
286:3rd Northamptonshire RVC planned at
100:Clare Street drill hall, Northampton
2217:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 111, 114.
489:I and K Companies at Wellingborough
370:9th Northamptonshire RVC raised at
332:8th Northamptonshire RVC raised at
325:7th Northamptonshire RVC raised at
283:appointed to command on 19 October.
275:2nd Northamptonshire RVC raised at
159:Henry James Fitzroy, Earl of Euston
35:29 August 1859 – 10 March 1955
2894:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982,
1743:Northampton at Drill Hall Project.
1357:were integrated within the unit).
14:
3172:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files
3132:, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010,
2799:4/5th Northants at Regiments.org.
2621:Infantry Regiments RA at RA 39–45
1953:Northamptons at Long, Long Trail.
1435:Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer
1111:2nd AA Division's formation sign.
1002:Magdalen College School, Brackley
788:) began on 2 November. After the
686:163rd (Norfolk & Suffolk) Bde
486:G and H Companies at Peterborough
3117:, Wembley: R.A. Westlake, 1983,
2445:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
1441:Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer
1362:262 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1049:402nd AA Company at Peterborough
257:Should welcome with three cheers
60:
44:
3152:British Army units from 1945 on
2838:Regimental History, Appendix I.
2788:Huntingdon Bn at Regiments.org.
2046:Regimental History, pp. 329–30.
1268:By the end of 1944, the German
1190:. 400 Battery later moved into
1046:401st AA Company at Northampton
1043:400th AA Company at Northampton
992:The King's School, Peterborough
543:to form the Bedford Brigade in
392:Sir Hereward Wake, 12th Baronet
224:and huge enthusiasm throughout
155:William Fitzroy, Earl of Euston
3063:Regimental History Committee,
2127:Regimental History, pp. 340–1.
2100:Regimental History, pp. 336–7.
2082:Regimental History, pp. 334–5.
2073:Regimental History, pp. 332–3.
2064:Regimental History, pp. 331–2.
2037:Regimental History, pp. 328–9.
2003:Regimental History, pp. 326–7.
1721:Gurney, pp. 314–5 & 324–5.
1372:. The former 585 Rgt provided
1017:, and D Company at Kettering.
748:to begin the march across the
713:before returning to camp near
421:K and L Companies (ex 7th RVC)
418:H and I Companies (ex 6th RVC)
308:as lieutenant on 3 March 1860.
151:John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer
1:
1312:Auxiliary Territorial Service
1058:34th (South Midland) AA Group
1056:The unit was subordinated to
1052:403rd AA Company at Kettering
781:killed, wounded and missing.
415:C to G Companies (ex 3rd RVC)
3130:Tracing the Rifle Volunteers
3028:, London: Leo Cooper, 1970,
2416:Routledge Table LXV, p. 396.
921:East Anglian Reserve Brigade
826:Egyptian Expeditionary Force
725:who had seen service on the
646:162nd (East Midland) Brigade
642:54th (East Anglian) Division
320:George Wentworth-Fitzwilliam
259:And rally round Lord Spencer
255:Now every man of sense, Sir,
228:for joining local RVCs. The
90:162nd (East Midland) Brigade
3187:The Royal Artillery 1939–45
2327:Routledge Table LX, p. 378.
2145:Regimental History, p. 341.
2118:Regimental History, p. 339.
2109:Regimental History, p. 338.
2055:Regimental History, p. 330.
2028:Regimental History, p. 340.
1979:54 Div at Long, Long Trail.
1410:In common with the Regular
997:Northampton School for Boys
824:The final offensive of the
719:Royal Warwickshire Regiment
615:. On 20 August it moved to
384:Sir Henry Fletcher, Baronet
364:, joined 1st Admin Bn 1862.
362:Col Robert Loyd-Lindsay, VC
338:Sir Rainald Knightley, Bart
261:and the Althorp Volunteers.
215:Northamptonshire Volunteers
3241:
3102:, Tiger Lily Books, 2018,
2809:Gurney, pp. 314–5, 319–22.
2407:Farndale, Annex D, p. 258.
2355:Farndale, Annex M, p. 339.
935:62nd Provisional Battalion
212:
3194:The Territorial Army 1947
3039:Norman E. H. Litchfield,
2992:British Regiments 1914–18
2307:Routledge, pp. 65–6, 371.
2169:Titles & Designations
1938:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 125–32.
1254:Searchlight Control radar
1184:Allied Force Headquarters
1091:32nd (Midland) AA Brigade
957:Military Service Act 1916
869:2nd East Anglian Division
437:Northamptonshire Regiment
183:Northamptonshire Regiment
2908:100th Edn, London, 1953.
2669:304 Inf Bde at RA 39–45.
2649:637 Inf Rgt at RA 39–45.
2201:Frederick, pp. 859, 868.
1355:Women's Royal Army Corps
1139:The regiment supplied a
1007:Kettering Grammar School
865:2nd East Midland Brigade
569:Northamptonshire Battery
403:1st Northamptonshire RVC
312:6th Northamptonshire RVC
3006:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
2983:Lt-Col Russell Gurney,
2818:Gurney, pp. 322–3, 407.
2340:50 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45.
2019:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 91–8.
1466:South Africa, 1900–1902
1399:and the headgear was a
1337:, on 10 February 1946.
945:3rd Provisional Brigade
941:Cambridgeshire Regiment
915:in August, and then to
899:, moving by October to
723:Leicestershire Regiment
3157:The Drill Hall Project
3078:Brig N. W. Routledge,
2575:Routledge, pp. 408–10.
1614:Beckett, Appendix VII.
1385:Royal Anglian Regiment
1321:, 304 Bde was sent to
1222:
1112:
1025:
891:in June 1916, then to
534:South Africa 1900–1902
476:
427:N Company (ex 9th RVC)
424:M Company (ex 8th RVC)
412:B Company (ex 2nd RVC)
409:A Company (ex 1st RVC)
246:The British Grenadiers
203:Royal Anglian Regiment
185:and saw action in the
2921:The Defeat of Germany
2483:Joslen, pp. 465, 467.
2397:2 AA Div at RA 39–45.
2289:Joslen, pp. 307, 358.
1664:Frederick, pp. 227–8.
1568:5th Bn after the war.
1391:Uniforms and insignia
1220:
1110:
1087:Anti-Aircraft Command
1066:Anti-Aircraft Command
1023:
770:Bedfordshire Regiment
766:Second Battle of Gaza
652:aboard the transport
588:East Anglian Division
573:Royal Field Artillery
541:Bedfordshire Regiment
492:L Company at Daventry
471:
380:2nd Tower Hamlets EVC
193:campaigns during the
3167:The Long, Long Trail
2611:Ellis, pp. 369, 380.
2378:on 23 September 2015
2298:Routledge, pp. 62–3.
1753:Beckett, Appendix X.
1291:. It formed part of
1093:in 2nd AA Division.
828:(EEF), known as the
786:Third Battle of Gaza
762:First Battle of Gaza
584:East Midland Brigade
559:(TF) as part of the
480:A Company at Althorp
2890:Ian F. W. Beckett,
2778:Litchfield, p. 139.
2757:Frederick, p. 1013.
2703:Frederick, p. 1024.
2659:Frederick, p. 1050.
2593:Frederick, p. 1050.
2492:Litchfield, p. 226.
2239:Litchfield, p. 189.
1872:Litchfield, p. 101.
1779:Engineer Volunteers
962:223rd Mixed Brigade
849:Armistice of Mudros
448:Stanhope Memorandum
388:Henry James Fitzroy
346:6th Duke of Grafton
173:were a unit of the
2968:J.B.M. Frederick,
2953:J.B.M. Frederick,
2766:Litchfield, p. 39.
2634:Frederick, p. 883.
2434:Routledge, p. 399.
2425:Frederick, p. 862.
2271:on 17 January 2016
1989:Gurney, pp. 326–7.
1531:Palestine, 1917–18
1416:Regimental colours
1349:, forming part of
1327:Operation Doomsday
1258:Light machine guns
1227:Operation Overlord
1223:
1113:
1026:
929:St Leonards-on-Sea
913:Windsor Great Park
907:3/4th Northamptons
859:2/4th Northamptons
795:Wire entanglements
624:1/4th Northamptons
577:Army Service Corps
477:
134:Operation Doomsday
3138:978-1-84884-211-3
3017:978-1-84342-474-1
3000:978-1-84342-197-9
2990:Brig E.A. James,
2602:Ellis, pp. 141–2.
2447:, file WO 212/79.
1731:Monthly Army List
1542:
1541:
1426:Honorary Colonels
1376:in the new unit.
1280:North West Europe
1243:38th Light AA Bde
1165:50th Light AA Bde
1126:50th Light AA Bde
1040:HQ at Northampton
966:Cley next the Sea
830:Battle of Megiddo
815:capture Jerusalem
557:Territorial Force
551:Territorial Force
181:Battalion of the
164:
163:
123:Second World War:
3232:
3113:R. A. Westlake,
3059:18 December 1947
3021:
2875:Maj A. F. Becke,
2860:Maj A. F. Becke,
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1605:Beckett, p. 265.
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1485:Landing at Suvla
1477:
1293:304 Infantry Bde
1231:V-1 flying bombs
1196:Italian Campaign
1072:Second World War
982:Territorial Army
951:9th Northamptons
893:Stockton-on-Tees
834:Battle of Sharon
802:by 25 November.
456:Suffolk Regiment
433:Childers Reforms
374:, 22 April 1867.
242:Northamptonshire
199:Second World War
116:Senussi Campaign
109:First World War:
66:Territorial Army
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3192:Graham Watson,
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3108:978-171790180-4
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2936:Martin Farndale
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2847:Gurney, p. 406.
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1491:Gallipoli, 1915
1472:First World War
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1412:Rifle regiments
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1276:21st Army Group
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1213:Operation Diver
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1098:Royal Artillery
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1062:2nd AA Division
1030:Royal Engineers
1015:Irthlingborough
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897:Nottinghamshire
889:North Yorkshire
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774:London Regiment
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594:First World War
561:Haldane reforms
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545:Eastern Command
523:Second Boer War
318:, with the Hon
281:Earl of Pomfret
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1686:, p. 190–1.
1509:Nebi Samwil
1331:Much Hadham
1304:Southampton
1203:47th AA Bde
1169:72nd AA Bde
925:Crowborough
917:Halton Park
772:and 1/11th
742:Arab Revolt
288:Northampton
106:Engagements
96:Garrison/HQ
80:Air Defence
3204:Categories
2919:, Vol II:
2854:References
1777:Westlake,
1682:Westlake,
1522:Tell 'Asur
1284:War Office
1239:Baby Blitz
1207:2 AA Group
1186:(AFHQ) in
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970:Sheringham
873:First Army
734:Suez Canal
707:Alexandria
506:Desborough
431:Under the
314:raised at
306:Saul Isaac
230:War Office
147:commanders
140:Commanders
1806:Army List
1555:Footnotes
1512:Jerusalem
1506:El Mughar
1405:48th Foot
1351:76 AA Bde
1300:Bursledon
1271:Luftwaffe
1235:Luftwaffe
885:Harrogate
881:see below
811:Jerusalem
778:Beersheba
756:Palestine
678:Suvla Bay
660:Gallipoli
650:Devonport
527:Cape Town
372:Kettering
358:Overstone
292:see below
277:Towcester
191:Palestine
187:Gallipoli
179:Volunteer
120:Palestine
112:Gallipoli
2934:Gen Sir
2740:Watson,
1781:, p. 13.
1587:Beckett.
1368:to form
1306:, where
976:Interwar
807:Wilhelma
740:and the
667:Foxhound
630:Thetford
510:Rothwell
334:Daventry
76:Infantry
2828:Burke's
2742:TA 1947
1852:Leslie.
1525:Megiddo
1397:facings
1341:Postwar
1302:, near
1192:Tunisia
1180:Algiers
1159:Mid-war
1120:By the
746:Kantara
711:Senussi
690:Hill 60
673:Scourge
638:Norwich
634:Norfolk
609:Romford
586:of the
571:of the
500:Rushden
460:Harwich
452:Warwick
396:Militia
238:Althorp
145:Notable
40:Country
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1323:Norway
845:Beirut
695:Mudros
516:Raunds
57:Branch
32:Active
2562:Pile.
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1515:Jaffa
1482:Suvla
1401:shako
1250:D Day
1141:cadre
1130:Derby
1122:Blitz
1116:Blitz
853:cadre
841:Haifa
800:Jaffa
790:161st
715:Cairo
701:Egypt
613:Essex
336:with
126:Blitz
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