581:
301:, enacted during a period of international tension. As before, units were raised and administered on a county basis, and filled by voluntary enlistment (although conscription by means of the militia ballot might be used if the counties failed to meet their quotas). Training was for 56 days on enlistment, then for 21–28 days per year, during which the men received full army pay. Under the Act, militia units could be embodied by Royal Proclamation for full-time service in three circumstances:
56:
73:
253:, the men being conscripted by means of parish ballots (paid substitutes were permitted) to serve for three years. Middlesex was given a quota of three regiments to raise, but failed to do so until the war was nearly over. In peacetime the militia assembled for 28 days' annual training. The Middlesex Militia were first 'embodied' for permanent service in home defence in 1778 during the
804:') were quickly formed at the regimental depots. The SR battalions also swelled with new recruits and were soon well above their establishment strength. On 8 October 1914 each SR battalion was ordered to use the surplus to form a service battalion of the 4th New Army ('K4'). Accordingly, the 5th (Reserve) Bn formed the
1014:
This is the form of the regimental title when
Villiers was gazetted. By 1855 the regiment was designated Light Infantry, and the 'Royal Elthorne' title was officially recognised. The full title was given in a number of different forms, including '5th Royal Elthorne Middlesex (Light Infantry)', 'Royal
901:
In earlier days the relative precedence of militia regiments was determined by ballot, and the same number applied to all the regiments in the county. Permanent numbers for individual regiments were balloted in 1833. In 1855 the new regiments formed after the 1852 Act were awarded later numbers, but
889:
in gilt, contained within a circle bearing the title '5th Royal
Elthorne Middlesex Militia' in gilt letters. The officers' and men's buttons had the Roman numeral V between the strings of a bugle-horn, contained within a crowned garter inscribed with the title, the whole superimposed on a silver cut
632:
However, the war dragged on and reinforcements were needed. The 5th
Middlesex was embodied again on 6 January 1902, and volunteered for overseas service The battalion embarked for South Africa with a strength of 27 officers and 825 other ranks under the command of Lt-Col Vilett Rolleston. It arrived
628:
in
December 1899, most of the regular army was sent to South Africa, the militia reserve was called out to reinforce them, and many militia units were embodied to replace them for home defence and to garrison certain overseas stations. The 5th Bn Middlesex was embodied from 4 May to 15 October 1900.
607:
During the late 1890s several regiments recruiting from large conurbations, including the
Middlesex Regiment in the London suburbs, were increased from two to four battalions. When the new 3rd and 4th regular battalions for the Middlesex were authorised in March 1900 the militia battalions were
268:
In 1797 an additional ballot was carried out to raise men for the 'Supplementary
Militia' to be trained in their spare time, to reinforce the standing militia regiments if required and to form additional temporary regiments. Middlesex had to find an additional 5280 militiamen and form two new
762:). Once the pool of reservists had dried up, the 5th Bn trained thousands of raw recruits for the active service battalions. The 14th and 15th (Reserve) Battalions were formed in October 1914 alongside the 5th and 6th Bns in the Medway towns to provide reinforcements for the '
781:. In addition, 10 men at a time were to undergo training at Grantham as battalion machine gunners. The order stated that 'Great care should be taken in the selection of men for training as machine gunners as only well educated and intelligent men are suitable for this work'.
1004:
It is incorrect to describe the
British Militia as 'irregular': throughout their history they were equipped and trained exactly like the line regiments of the regular army, and once embodied in time of war they were fulltime professional soldiers for the duration of their
902:
the 5th
Middlesex received 28th (replacing the Pembroke Militia, which had been converted to Militia Artillery). It therefore outranked the 1st Middlesex, leading to their relative precedence as 3rd and 4th (later 5th and 6th) battalions of the Middlesex Regiment.
476:
In
September 1871 the British Army held Autumn Manoeuvres for the first time. 3rd Division was made up of militia regiments, the 5th Middlesex under Lt-Col John Hunter (promoted to the command on 13 February 1869) serving in 2nd Brigade along with the
280:
increasingly saw as a prime source of recruits. They served in coast defences, manning garrisons, guarding prisoners of war, for internal security, and later for limited overseas service, primarily for garrison duties in Europe. However, after the
269:
regiments, but when the first training of the
Middlesex Supplementary Militia was held, very few men appeared. One of the new regiments may have been numbered the 5th Middlesex Militia but if it was ever formed it had disappeared by 1799.
536:
from December 1875. This assigned places in an order of battle to Militia units serving Regular units in an 'Active Army' and a 'Garrison Army'. The 5th Middlesex Militia's assigned war station was with the Garrison Army in the
820:. On 10 April 1915 the War Office decided to convert the K4 battalions into 2nd Reserve units, providing drafts for the K1–K3 battalions in the same way that the SR was doing for the Regular battalions. The battalion became
848:. The training staff retained their Middlesex badges. On 24 November it was redesignated 24th Recruit Distribution Battalion, TR; the term 'recruit' was dropped on 25 June 1918. After the war the battalion was disbanded at
1917:
730:, the battalion mobilised at Mill Hill on 4 August 1914 under Lt-Col C.S. Collison, a retired regular officer, commanding since 2 August 1912. That month together with the 6th Bn it went to its war station in the
753:
The 5th Battalion's role was to equip the Reservists and Special Reservists of the Middlesex Regiment and send them as reinforcement drafts to the Regular battalions serving overseas (the 1st, 2nd and 4th on the
709:, a semi-professional force similar to the previous militia reserve, whose role was to provide reinforcement drafts for regular units serving overseas in wartime. The 5th (Royal Elthorne Militia) Bn became the
415:, the militia began to be called out for home defence. The Royal Elthorne LI was embodied on 5 February 1855 at Uxbridge. Villiers resigned the command and the senior major, Lodge Murray Prior, formerly of the
472:
Thereafter the militia regiments were called out for their annual training. The Militia Reserve introduced in 1867 consisted of present and former militiamen who undertook to serve overseas in case of war.
657:
and Crocodile Pool. The war having ended, the battalion assembled at Mafeking on 27 August where it entrained for Cape Town and embarked for home on 30 August. It was disembodied on 8 September 1902.
893:
In 1881 the battalion adopted the white facings and insignia of the new Middlesex Regiment. However, in 1902 the entire regiment adopted the lemon-yellow facings associated with the 77th Foot.
2683:
788:
in November 1918. On 2 August 1919 half the remaining personnel were transferred to the 3rd Bn, then on 15 August the other half went to the 1st Bn and the 5th (Reserve) Bn was disembodied.
469:
before the end of January 1859. It returned to Dublin in June. The regiment left Ireland for Aldershot during November 1859, where it remained until it was disembodied on 31 March 1860.
2547:
2180:
1736:
2693:
438:
was signed on 30 March: the concentration at Aldershot was broken up in June and regiments returned to their headquarters. The Royal Elthorne LI was disembodied on 12 June 1856.
1910:
430:, where the huts were only just completed. During the early part of 1856 the militia regiments concentrated at Aldershot carried out collective training, and were reviewed by
2673:
2054:
592:
took Cardwell's reforms further, with the linked battalions forming single regiments. From 1 July 1881 the 57th and 77th Regiments became the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the
2678:
660:
During its short service in South Africa the battalion lost eight non-commissioned officers and men killed in action or died of disease. The participants received the
272:
During the French wars, the militia were embodied for a whole generation, and became regiments of full-time professional soldiers (though restricted to service in the
593:
568:, the 5th Middlesex retaining its regimental HQ at Uxbridge. However, by 1880 all the linked battalions had moved into Hounslow Barracks, which was shared with the
552:
The sub-districts were intended to establish a brigade depot for their linked battalions: by 1877 Sub-District No 50 had still not done so at its intended site at
2165:
2320:
693:
After the Boer War, there were moves to reform the Auxiliary Forces (militia, yeomanry and volunteers) to take their place in the six army corps proposed by
2552:
860:
The SR resumed its old title of Militia in 1921 but like most militia units the 5th Middlesex remained in abeyance after World War I. By the outbreak of
600:(at the same time the 1st or Royal East Middlesex Militia became the 4th Bn). In 1904 the Middlesex Regiment established its own regimental depot at
2583:
2435:
773:
Under War Office Instruction 106 of 10 November 1915 the battalion was ordered to send a draft of 109 men to the new Machine Gun Training Centre at
356:
2365:
339:. The existing regiment was therefore redesignated the '2nd or Edmonton Royal Rifle Regiment of Middlesex Militia', and the new regiment was the
2668:
694:
2618:
2526:
1889:
797:
485:(the 1st and 2nd Middlesex were in 1st Brigade, the 3rd in 3rd Brigade). The regiments camped in the Aldershot area and were exercised round
2593:
1926:
680:
348:
2114:
2040:
364:
2160:
2104:
509:
battalions. For the 5th Middlesex this was in Sub-District No 50 (Middlesex & Metropolitan) in Home District, grouped with the
2588:
2124:
989:
649:
and Maritzani. Later the battalion headquarters moved to Maritzani, where part of the battalion took over duty on the Maritzani
2688:
2175:
2375:
2139:
2047:
374:
The 4th Middlesex Militia (the Royal South Middlesex) was formed the same month, giving Middlesex a total of five regiments:
2562:
2420:
2216:
954:
813:
800:
issued his call for volunteers in August 1914, the battalions of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd New Armies ('K1', 'K2' and 'K3' of '
661:
397:
385:
17:
844:. On 1 September 1916 the 2nd Reserve battalions were transferred to the Training Reserve (TR) and 14th Middlesex became
2608:
2315:
2246:
2241:
2226:
2201:
944:
939:
525:
of permanent staff (about 30). Around a third of the recruits and many young officers went on to join the Regular Army.
423:
379:
328:
316:
254:
2144:
755:
1940:, London: Samson Books, 1978, ISBN 0-906304-03-2/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001, ISBN 978-1-84342-197-9.
1829:
History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 3b: New Army Divisions (30–41) and 63rd (R.N.) Division
2663:
2345:
2089:
698:
517:, together with the Royal East Middlesex Militia and several Rifle Volunteer Corps. The militia now came under the
315:
The following year the Middlesex Militia was expanded from three to five regiments. The recruiting area of the 2nd
2251:
2134:
2119:
949:
836:
where it trained drafts for the 11th, 12th, and 13th (Service) Bns of the Middlesex. In October 1915 it moved to
391:
285:
the militia were disembodied and once again was allowed to decline in the years of the long peace that followed.
258:
1015:
Elthorne or 5th Middlesex Light Infantry Militia', and 'Royal Elthorne Regiment of Light Infantry Militia'. The
2505:
2335:
2221:
2129:
2099:
2084:
964:
911:
482:
478:
352:
294:
76:
449:, and the Royal Elthorne LI was embodied on 1 October 1857. By the beginning of December the regiment was at
2633:
2490:
2440:
2380:
2094:
2063:
1783:
250:
2628:
2542:
2521:
2495:
2450:
2415:
2340:
2330:
2325:
2109:
1857:
785:
435:
368:
2598:
2470:
2390:
2278:
231:
864:
in 1939, no officers remained listed for the 5th Bn. The Militia was formally disbanded in April 1953.
2405:
2350:
2305:
910:
After retirement, the following Lieutenant-Colonels Commandant of the regiment were appointed as its
319:
was effectively split, with the new 5th Regiment taking over the north-western part of the county in
227:
207:
1831:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1939/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-41-X.
2613:
2603:
2455:
2445:
2430:
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2231:
829:
825:
801:
763:
580:
246:
2400:
2370:
959:
427:
282:
239:
165:
35:
2623:
2557:
2500:
2410:
2310:
2236:
2211:
2170:
1900:
1543:
1473:
1450:
934:
778:
557:
553:
360:
235:
219:
197:
115:
2013:, London: Harrisons, 1926/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2002, ISBN 978-1-84734-574-5.
1557:
1529:
1515:
1487:
1436:
1422:
664:
with the clasps for 'Transvaal', 'Cape Colony' and '1902', and the battalion was awarded the
2465:
2196:
1203:
885:. From 1855 to 1881 the officers' waistbelt plate had a silver bugle-horn surmounted by the
759:
747:
589:
529:
522:
502:
332:
320:
298:
1501:
2638:
2475:
2460:
2425:
2206:
1977:, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992/Sandpiper Books, 1999, ISBN 0-7190-2659-8.
1921:
969:
837:
739:
706:
702:
688:
625:
601:
569:
561:
506:
486:
441:
A number of militia regiments were also called out to relieve regular troops required for
336:
262:
242:, but between periods of national emergency the militia was regularly allowed to decline.
215:
181:
177:
173:
129:
119:
80:
72:
924:
Col Villet Rolleston, former CO, appointed 10 March 1903, reappointed to SR 2 August 1908
2485:
2480:
2360:
2000:
The English Militia in the Eighteenth Century: The Story of a Political Issue 1660–1802
490:
431:
223:
61:
2657:
2578:
2355:
993:
890:
star. The V' was later omitted, and may have been replaced by the initials 'R.E.M.'.
878:
817:
743:
665:
446:
273:
211:
206:
was long established in England and its legal basis was updated by two acts of 1557 (
153:
465:, where it remained until the end of the year when it moved into Dublin and then to
2395:
886:
861:
458:
416:
277:
816:
of 31st Division and began training for active service. By January 1915 it was at
1840:
411:
War having broken out with Russia in 1854 and an expeditionary force sent to the
226:
in the 1580s, and control of the militia was one of the areas of dispute between
727:
442:
412:
185:
161:
238:. The English Militia was re-established under local control in 1662 after the
184:
and supplied reinforcements to the Royal Fusiliers' fighting battalions during
1958:
H.G. Parkyn, 'English Militia Regiments 1757–1935: Their Badges and Buttons',
777:
where they were to form the basis of a brigade machine-gun company of the new
679:
650:
621:
518:
305:
1. 'Whenever a state of war exists between Her Majesty and any foreign power'.
218:
appointed by the monarch. This is seen as the starting date for the organised
203:
1843:
Historical Records of the Second Royal Surrey or Eleventh Regiment of Militia
2032:
809:
634:
538:
514:
510:
450:
324:
188:. After a shadowy postwar existence the unit was finally disbanded in 1953.
149:
101:
701:. However, little of Brodrick's scheme was carried out. Under the sweeping
222:. It was an important element in the country's defence at the time of the
1957:
1264:
849:
774:
654:
646:
642:
466:
344:
111:
90:
1896:, London: Sampson Low, 1899/London: Greenhill, 1988, ISBN 0-947898-81-6.
1818:
1794:
638:
454:
169:
157:
841:
735:
731:
546:
542:
521:
rather than their county lords lieutenant and battalions had a large
462:
653:
line. Afterward Battalion HQ moved to Maribogo, with detachments at
1931:
Soldiers: Army Lives and Loyalties from Redcoats to Dusty Warriors
882:
833:
678:
579:
565:
2023:
1947:, London: Allen Lane, 2013/Penguin, 2014, ISBN 978-0-141-03894-0.
1885:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-007-3.
881:
on its scarlet coats. The regimental badge was a light infantry
505:
of 1872, the militia were brigaded with their local Regular and
501:
Under the 'Localisation of the Forces' scheme introduced by the
168:. Primarily intended for home defence, it served in England and
2036:
1945:
Britain Against Napoleon: The Organization of Victory 1793–1815
1913:
An Epitomized History of the Militia (The Constitutional Force)
1894:
Scarlet into Khaki: The British Army on the Eve of the Boer War
738:
Garrison, where it remained for the whole of the war, first at
172:
during Britain's major wars, and saw active service during the
308:
2. 'In all cases of invasion or upon imminent danger thereof'.
327:, centred on Uxbridge and roughly coinciding with the modern
335:, the most northerly division of Middlesex, then centred on
1993:
Instructions Issued by the War Office During November 1915
992:
also known as the 5th Middlesex County Militia Regiment of
371:
and captains had previous experience in the Regular Army.
18:
3rd (Royal Elthorne Militia) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
1981:
Instructions Issued by the War Office During October 1914
1819:
W.Y. Baldry, 'Order of Precedence of Militia Regiments',
1019:
used 'Royal Elthorne, or 5th Middlesex (Light Infantry)'.
812:
in the Thames & Medway Garrison. It was assigned to
32:
5th, or Royal Elthorne, Middlesex Light Infantry Militia
1987:
Instructions Issued by the War Office During April 1915
402:
5th Middlesex, or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Militia
1933:, London: HarperPress, 2011, ISBN 978-0-00-722570-5.
1038:
Fortescue, Vol I, pp. 12, 125, 133–40, 194–7, 294–5.
202:
The universal obligation to military service in the
2571:
2535:
2514:
2298:
2291:
2271:
2264:
2189:
2153:
2077:
2070:
1960:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
1821:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
341:
5th or Royal Elthorne Regiment of Middlesex Militia
249:a series of Militia Acts from 1757 reorganised the
125:
107:
96:
86:
67:
49:
41:
31:
608:renumbered accordingly, with the 3rd becoming the
2684:Military units and formations established in 1853
683:The officers' mess at Mill Hill Barracks in 1910.
877:As a 'Royal' regiment the Elthorne LI wore blue
311:3. 'In all cases of rebellion or insurrection'.
921:Col Charles Bashford, appointed 6 October 1897
596:, with the 5th Middlesex Militia becoming the
419:, was promoted to Lt-Col Commandant on 4 May.
210:cc. 2 and 3), which placed selected men, the '
2048:
1970:, London: Longmans, 1980, ISBN 0-582-48565-7.
1883:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
1851:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914
1338:
1336:
1334:
1332:
1330:
532:a mobilisation scheme began to appear in the
8:
2694:Light Infantry regiments of the British Army
1878:, Vol III, 2nd Edn, London: Macmillan, 1911.
1328:
1326:
1324:
1322:
1320:
1318:
1316:
1314:
1312:
1310:
594:Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
331:) while the existing 2nd regiment took over
2002:, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1965.
1962:, Vol 15, No 60 (Winter 1936), pp. 216–248.
1222:
1220:
1218:
1216:
1214:
1165:
1163:
1161:
1046:
1044:
711:5th (Reserve) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
245:Under threat of French invasion during the
2674:Military units and formations in Middlesex
2295:
2268:
2074:
2055:
2041:
2033:
1905:The New Annual Army List, and Militia List
1864:, Vol I, 2nd Edn, London: Macmillan, 1910.
1835:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,
918:Lt-Col James Hunter, appointed 9 July 1879
784:The battalion continued working after the
2679:Military units and formations in Uxbridge
1260:
1258:
1256:
1254:
1252:
1250:
1248:
1246:
1244:
1199:
1197:
1124:
1122:
705:of 1908, the militia was replaced by the
1823:, Vol 15, No 57 (Spring 1936), pp. 5–16.
1732:
1730:
1728:
1709:
1707:
1705:
1703:
1627:
1625:
1388:
1386:
1384:
1382:
1380:
1094:
1092:
422:By November the regiment had joined the
323:(one of the ancient subdivisions of the
1737:Middlesex Regiment at Long, Long Trail.
1378:
1376:
1374:
1372:
1370:
1368:
1366:
1364:
1362:
1360:
1300:
1298:
1296:
1294:
1292:
1031:
981:
1915:, London:United Service Gazette, 1905.
1290:
1288:
1286:
1284:
1282:
1280:
1278:
1276:
1274:
1272:
610:5th (Royal Elthorne Militia) Battalion
598:3rd (Royal Elthorne Militia) Battalion
28:
1784:Training Reserve at Long, Long Trail.
1077:Fortescue, Vol III, pp. 173–4, 530–1.
7:
1747:WO Instruction 76 of 8 October 1914.
1068:Fortescue, Vol II, pp. 299–302, 521.
584:Cap badge of the Middlesex Regiment.
148:was an auxiliary regiment raised in
1774:WO Instruction 96 of 10 April 1915.
1871:, Vol II, London: Macmillan, 1899.
365:73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot
25:
1975:The Late Victorian Army 1868–1902
392:Royal Westminster Light Infantry
71:
54:
1995:, London: HM Stationery Office.
1989:, London: HM Stationery Office.
1983:, London: HM Stationery Office.
1954:, London: Seeley Service, 1963.
1765:James, Appendices II & III.
846:24th Training Reserve Battalion
766:' battalions of the Middlesex (
457:. In July 1858 it had moved to
2007:The Die-Hards in the Great War
1968:The Army and Society 1815–1914
1128:Western, Appendices A & B.
645:with detachments at Maribogo,
363:and lieutenant-colonel in the
164:. It later became part of the
1:
2669:Militia of the United Kingdom
1876:A History of the British Army
1869:A History of the British Army
1862:A History of the British Army
990:Bullards' Regiment of Militia
955:Royal South Middlesex Militia
407:Crimean War and Indian Mutiny
398:Royal South Middlesex Militia
386:Edmonton Royal Rifle Regiment
295:Militia of the United Kingdom
146:Royal Elthorne Light Infantry
1892:(Col Peter S. Walton, ed.),
1845:, London: Marcus Ward, 1877.
945:Royal West Middlesex Militia
940:Royal East Middlesex Militia
556:. Instead the regulars used
424:Royal East Middlesex Militia
380:Royal East Middlesex Militia
329:London Borough of Hillingdon
317:Royal West Middlesex Militia
257:, and served throughout the
255:War of American Independence
1653:Dunlop, pp. 131–40, 158-62.
1107:Knight, pp. 78–9, 111, 255.
240:Restoration of the monarchy
2710:
1907:(various dates from 1840).
1631:Money Barnes, pp. 199–200.
1404:Money Barnes, Appendix II.
1146:Western, pp. 220–3, 281–3.
742:, then from March 1916 at
699:Secretary of State for War
686:
662:Queen's South Africa Medal
195:
176:. It was converted to the
2064:British Militia Regiments
1938:British Regiments 1914–18
1756:Becke, Pt 3b, Appendix I.
950:Royal Westminster Militia
434:. The war ended when the
343:raised on 16 May 1853 at
220:county militia in England
1911:Col George Jackson Hay,
1890:James Moncrieff Grierson
1853:, London: Methuen, 1938.
1837:100th Edn, London, 1953.
1155:Knight, pp. 411, 437–47.
988:Not to be confused with
965:Militia (United Kingdom)
828:. By May 1915 it was at
792:14th (Reserve) Battalion
746:, finally In 1917–18 at
637:on 15 March and went to
483:2nd Royal Surrey Militia
367:. All of the regiment's
353:Frederick Child Villiers
251:county militia regiments
214:', under the command of
45:16 May 1853–1 April 1953
34:5th (Reserve) Battalion
2563:Forfar & Kincardine
2176:Forfar & Kincardine
1086:Hay, pp. 138–44, 242–3.
868:Heritage and ceremonial
722:5th (Reserve) Battalion
620:After the disasters of
560:while the militia used
2689:British light infantry
1952:The Soldiers of London
1684:Frederick, pp. vi–vii.
786:Armistice with Germany
684:
585:
289:Royal Elthorne Militia
208:4 & 5 Ph. & M.
1950:Maj R. Money Barnes,
1342:Frederick, pp. 212–5.
1059:Hay, pp. 11–17, 25–6.
873:Uniforms and insignia
682:
583:
142:5th Middlesex Militia
2026:The Long, Long Trail
1874:Sir John Fortescue,
1867:Sir John Fortescue,
1849:Col John K. Dunlop,
824:and 93rd Bde became
624:at the start of the
259:French Revolutionary
1920:11 May 2021 at the
1617:Late Victorian Army
1604:Late Victorian Army
1178:Grierson, pp. 27–9.
1098:Holmes, pp. 94–100.
826:5th Reserve Brigade
726:On the outbreak of
325:County of Middlesex
297:was revived by the
1973:Edward M. Spiers,
1966:Edward M. Spiers,
1881:J.B.M. Frederick,
1695:Army & Society
1675:Dunlop, pp. 270–2.
1664:Army & Society
1591:Army & Society
1580:Davis, pp. 288–91.
1547:, 6 December 1859.
1519:, 1 February 1859.
1477:, 4 December 1857.
1464:Davis, pp. 257–65.
1454:, 6 November 1855.
1413:Frederick, p. 164.
1189:Army & Society
1169:Dunlop, pp. 42–52.
1050:Grierson, pp. 6–7.
960:Middlesex Regiment
713:on 2 August 1908.
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1666:, pp. 243–2, 254.
1559:Edinburgh Gazette
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1531:Edinburgh Gazette
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162:Crimean War
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2265:Engineers
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2166:Edinburgh
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2105:Glamorgan
2071:Artillery
2011:1914–1916
2009:, Vol I,
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1393:Army List
1017:Army List
976:Footnotes
810:Gravesend
768:see below
740:Rochester
635:Cape Town
539:Sheerness
534:Army List
515:77th Foot
511:57th Foot
507:Volunteer
150:Middlesex
102:Battalion
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