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1599: 270: 798:) and 143rd Bde followed up along the Valle d'Assa, covering up to 14 miles (23 km) per day. Led by 1/5th Bn, it reached Osteria del Termine on 2 November, being the first British formation to enter enemy territory on the European fronts. The following day the 48th Division surrounded and captured a large force of Austrian troops including the corps commander and three divisional commanders. By 15.00 on 4 November, when the Armistice with Austria came into force, the division had pushed forward into the Trentino with 1/5th Bn at Faida. After the conclusion of hostilities the division was withdrawn to Italy for the winter. 1048: 239:, assumed command. In March the following year it absorbed two other Birmingham-based units, the 3rd Warwickshire RVC raised on 8 November 1859, and the 6th raised on 8 February 1860. The whole was consolidated as the 1st Warwickshire RVC in March 1860 and the 'Birmingnham' subtitle was authorised by September. Further companies were raised, and the unit soon reached a strength of 12 companies, one recruited from newspaper workers, one from gunmakers, and another from Scots residents in the city. A cadet corps of the battalion existed at 492:. While the battalions trained for overseas service, so-called 2nd-Line battalions were authorised on 31 August to be formed at the home depots from men who either had not volunteered for overseas service or were unfit, together with the recruits flooding in. Thus the parent battalion at Chelmsford was designated the 1/5th Battalion, that at Thorp Street was the 2/5th Battalion. Later, a 3rd-Line or reserve battalion was also formed to train drafts for the other two. 310:, the battalion became a Volunteer Battalion (VB) of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 1 July 1881, and was designated the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the regiment on 1 January 1883. Four new companies were added in 1891, the unit reorganising as a double battalion, the 1st Battalion having 'A' to 'H' Companies, the 2nd 'I' to 'Q' Companies. A cyclist section formed in 1894 had become a full company by 1900, together with 'U' Company formed of staff and students of 1131:. 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. The battalion was mobilised on 15 July and until 15 August it manned a S/L layout in the East Midlands. On 24 August, ahead of the declaration of war, AA Command was fully mobilised at its war stations, with 45th AA Bn manning 50 S/L sites around Birmingham by 27 August. 51: 67: 1547: 284:. This arrangement was never satisfactory, because the battalion could not use the hall for the duration of the cattle show in November and December each year. When the show committee also let the hall to a circus for three months in the spring of 1879, the battalion was temporarily housed in Mr Wiley's factory in Graham Street. The battalion now acquired a site of its own and a drill hall was built at 1027:(TA) in 1921). Lieutenant-Colonel E.V. Sydenham, DSO, was appointed CO, with Maj W.C.C. Gell, DSO, MC, as second-in-command; Maj Gell succeeded to the command on 16 February 1924. Two companies of the battalion paraded at Thorp Street on Tuesday each week, the other two on Thursday, while 6th Warwicks paraded on Mondays and Wednesdays. Once again, both battalions formed part of 1367: 1764:. The remainder of the regiment (RHQ and 'P (5/6th Royal Warwicks)' Battery) were absorbed by the 7th Battalion, Royal Warwicks. This battalion had previously absorbed the 8th Battalion, so the lineages of all four TA battalions of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment were merged. C Company of 7th Bn was based at Thorp Street until the drill hall went out of use in 1968. 1714:, with RHQ and two batteries at Thorp Street, and one battery at the Drill Hall, Shirley. It reverted to the LAA role in 1950 and about that time the subtitle changed to '5th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment'. It formed part of 80 AA Brigade (the former 54 AA Brigade) at Sutton Coldfield. In 1952, one battery moved from Thorp Street to Taunton Road, 1258: 571:. They were not to attack, but made simulated preparations for doing so. The enemy wire was cut, and they released smoke just before zero hour, but no assembly trenches had been dug nor was the British wire cut, and the German defenders were not fooled. 31st Division was dreadfully cut up, as was the rest of 143 Brigade, which had attacked with 776:
to the front and sides. D Company was quickly overrun and its commander captured. The neighbouring battalions were also driven back, opening a potentially dangerous breach in the line. When Battalion HQ went forward to investigate, the acting CO, second-in-command, adjutant and intelligence officer all became casualties, leaving
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awarded for providing volunteers for the service companies in the Second Boer War. During the Great War, the battalion contributed to the Honours of the Royal Warwicks. The Royal Artillery does not carry Battle Honours, so none were awarded to the regiment for its service during the Second World War.
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It was not possible to maintain all the divisions in Burma, and many troops from 36th Division were due for repatriation to the UK under the 'Python' scheme, having served in the Far East for longer than 3 years and 8 months. The division was therefore sent back to India. 122nd A/T Regiment was flown
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During early February 1945, a further reorganisation took place: 168 and 402 Btys were now wholly equipped with 3-inch mortars, leaving only F Trp, 321 Bty, with 6-pounders. The regiment was now also engaged in the attempts to cross the Shweli, where the Japanese were well dug-in. It crossed between
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bomber. The Troop officer, Lt P.A.G. Osler, described how the Heinkel flew over the site four times, being illuminated by the lights and engaged with small arms fire (each S/L site was equipped with Lewis guns). After the fourth run the aircraft veered away and crashed into trees, where its bombload
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on 9 December 1936, consisting of HQ and four AA companies (378–381). At the same time, 6th Warwicks converted to 69th (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Royal Artillery. Since the establishment of an AA battalion was much larger than an infantry battalion or an AA brigade, 69th AA
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re-entrant. The understrength D Company occupied the right front, with partly obscured fields of fire, while B Company on the left had good fields of fire. A and C Companies were in support between the Cesuna switch trench and Battalion HQ at Perghele Farm., a high promontory with steep clear slopes
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In 1941, the searchlight layout over the Midlands was reorganised, so that any hostile raid approaching the GDAs around the towns must cross more than one searchlight belt, and then within the GDAs the concentration of lights was increased. The regiment was undergoing redeployment in December 1941
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The S/L layouts had been based on a spacing of 3500 yards, but due to equipment shortages this had been extended to 6000 yards by September 1940. In November this was changed to clusters of three lights to improve illumination, but this meant that the clusters had to be spaced 10,400 yards apart.
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hours until relieved by a company of 1/6th Warwicks, while 1/7th Warwicks restored the line. The following day 143rd Bde went over to the counter-attack and regained all the lost ground. 1/6th Battalion was relieved on 17 June and went into reserve at Busibello where Lt-Col Gell returned to take
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of Central Force, with a definite role in Home Defence. The battalions formed their machine gun sections while at Chelmsford, but the strength of the battalions fluctuated widely as they were drawn upon for drafts for their 1st-Line battalions. In August 1915 the division was numbered as the
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The main body of the regiment (RHQ, F Troop of 321 Bty and 402 Bty) remained at Shillong until 12 November, when it was moved by road to the Ledo area and began intensive training. On 22 December, it left Ledo in convoy and moved up to join he forward troops of 36th Division. It crossed the
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on 14 September, and lost its LAA guns, reorganising into three batteries, each composed of twelve 6-pounder A/T guns and twelve 3-inch mortars, still commanded by Lt-Col Oliver. Once it rejoined, it served as the divisional anti-tank regiment in 36th Division until the end of the war.
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hit on a weak spot in the German defences with no machine gun cover, and captured a trench well behind the German main position without losing a man. Carrington persuaded his superiors not to withdraw his men, and the following morning the cut-off main German position surrendered.
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The 2/5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment was formed in Birmingham in October 1914, but at first the men lived at home, and little or nothing was available in terms of uniforms, arms or equipment. It was not until the 2nd South Midland Division concentrated at
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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 became numbered battalions of their parent units, the 81st becoming
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During the advance, 26th Indian Bde converged with the rest of 36th Indian Division on the Shweli River, until 168 Bty was back in touch with the regiment. It was relieved by 402 Bty on 12 March. During March and April, F Trp operated firstly with
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25 February and 2 March, having fired 9500 mortar rounds and 120 6-pounder rounds in a month of supporting the infantry units held up on the far bank, sometimes dropping mortar bombs accurately only a few yards in front of them.
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in May 1917. Part of the unit's role was physical conditioning to render men fit for drafting oversea, and 18th Royal Warwicks remained in the East Coast defences for the rest of its service. It was disbanded on 19 January 1918.
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The remaining Home Service men were separated from the 3rd Line battalions in May 1915 and formed into Provisional Battalions for home defence. The men of the four TF Bns of the Royal Warwicks (5th, 6th, 7th and 8th) formed
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for annual training when orders recalled them to their home depots for mobilisation. 5th Battalion mobilised at Thorps Street under the command of Lt-Col A.I. Parkes. The Warwickshire Brigade first went to its war station at
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on 19 July 1916, a diversionary attack in support of the Somme Offensive. The attack was badly handled and casualties were heavy. The 61st Division was so badly mauled that it was not used offensively again in 1916.
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on 15 August, Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver relinquished the command on 26 June, being replaced on 20 August by Lt-Col J.W. Calver from 21st West African A/T Rgt. The regiment was transferred from 36th Division to
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Due to the manpower shortage being suffered by the BEF, 2/5th Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment was disbanded on 20 February 1918; some of the men being drafted into the 2/6th Bn, the rest into 24th
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when it was announced that it was being considered for conversion to the LAA gun role. This opportunity for greater involvement was welcomed by the regiment, which handed over its S/L sites to
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In the 1930s the increasing need for anti-aircraft (AA) defence for Britain's cities was addressed by converting a number of Territorial infantry battalions into searchlight battalions of the
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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,
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By mid-December, the commitments at the VPs had been handed over to specialist LAA units, and the battalion was wholly engaged in S/L duties, with company HQs distributed as follows:
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Each S/L Troop manned two clusters. The cluster system was an attempt to improve the chances of picking up enemy bombers and keeping them illuminated for engagement by AA guns or
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Townley to take charge once more. He organised a defensive post of battalion cooks and orderlies at Perghele Farm, even though the farmhouse had been captured, and held out for 4
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Lt-Col Sladen was promoted to command 143rd Bde, and Lt-Col C. Retallack was appointed to succeed him as CO on 4 September. By December the battalion occupied trenches at
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command. The 1/5th Battalion took part in other engagements during August and September in the Mount Kaberlaba sector, returning to Granezza between each tour of duty.
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in the front line of the Montello sector on the Piave Front, and held the line until 16 March. On 1 April, it moved westward into reserve for the middle sector of the
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against targets along the South Coast of England, and AA Command moved LAA units south to deal with this threat. In July, 122nd LAA Rgt moved from 54 AA Bde to join
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After the initial deployment, the periods of greatest activity for 45th S/L Rgt were in August 1940, when it suffered five casualties in the first raids of the
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on the night of 15/16 July. The prospects for the attack were unpromising: the troops were exhausted before the attack and were suffering from the effects of
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In its early months the battalion paraded at Beardsworth's Horse Repository, but as numbers grew it moved at the invitation of the Cattle Show committee to
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following an invasion scare in 1859 saw the creation of many Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs) composed of part-time soldiers eager to supplement the Regular
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in November 1940, 54 AA Bde assumed responsibility for searchlight provision for the Gun Defence Areas (GDAs) of the West Midlands under a new
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it remained in contact with the enemy until the closing weeks of the campaign. It distinguished itself on 1–2 February 1945 supporting 2nd Bn
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exploded. In June 1941, two S/L sites received direct hits and three men were wounded, but there was little activity of the rest of the year.
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In 1937, 45th AA Battalion formed an additional company at Birmingham, numbered 399. In November 1938 this company was transferred to the
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The 3/5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment formed in Birmingham in May 1915 and joined the South Midland Reserve Group, moving to
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and the rest of the regiment, now with the three-battery organisation of a mobile AA unit, left AA Command and moved to Dropmore Hall,
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in place of the 3-inch. Demobilisation began in October 1954 and the regiment was placed in suspended animation on 15 September 1946.
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When AA Command was disbanded in 1955, there was a reduction in the number of AA units in the TA. 580 LAA Rgt was amalgamated with
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of Central Force, but when the 1st South Midland Division went to France, the 2nd took its place at Chelmsford and became part of
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The 5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, was reformed on 7 February 1920 when the TF was reconstituted (retitled
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122nd LAA Rgt was now selected for overseas service. On 3 October, 403 LAA Bty was re-regimented with a newly formed
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On 29 October 1944, 168 Bty moved to Moran and three days later was flown to the forward area. Under the command of
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regiments were formed into a South Midland Volunteer Infantry Brigade, which in the event of war was to assemble at
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The first offensive operation of the 1/5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment was on 1 July 1916 at the
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The division was training for Operation Porpoise, a projected amphibious assault, but the opening of the
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In August 1940, the remaining AA units of the RE were transferred to the RA, the unit being redesignated
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Once at Poona, the regiment rested and reorganised, while 36th Division where it went into training for
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from 1864 to 1866, and again from 1883 to 1884. At first the uniform was grey with green facings, then
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in February 1944 changed everything, and elements of the division (including 168 A/T Bty serving with
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The 1/5th Battalion was involved in the following further operations during the Battle of the Somme:
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The amphibious plans were cancelled and, in May 1944, 122 LAA/AT Rgt moved by rail and riverboat to
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On 10 November 1917, the 48th Division received orders to move to Italy. The battalion entrained at
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On the outbreak of war in August 1914, the units of the South Midland Division had just arrived at
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for 1/5th Bn began on 23 December and parties left at intervals. On 3 April 1919, the residual
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The Volunteer Battalions provided service companies to serve alongside the Regulars during the
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The 1/5th Battalion was involved in the following operations during the German Retreat to the
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on 22 March 1915. Within days it began learning the routine of trench warfare around St Yves,
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From 1947 to 1955, the regiment wore an arm flash in the form of a horizontal scarlet strip.
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regiments into Sub-District No 28 (County of Warwick), forming Brigade No 28 (Warwickshire).
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When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947, the regiment reformed at Birmingham as
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The TA's AA units, including 45th AA Bn, were mobilised on 23 September 1938 during the
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in the Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) role to defend various vital points (VPs), including
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to Thorp Street by torchlight. The battalion was formally disembodied on 2 May 1919.
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The following officers commanded the unit while it was part of the Volunteer Force:
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on 14 April and the regiment went into camp for six weeks before re-embarking on
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London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
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Battle Tactics of the Western Front: The British Army's Art of Attack 1916–18
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Cadet Corps and Birmingham Cadet Corps, Jewish Lads' Brigade attached to it.
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to begin final training for overseas service. Here they were issued with
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The South Midland Division was selected to proceed to France to join the
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The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
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45th (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1916
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580 (The Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
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In May 1941, site BGo 31 at Shirley was credited with bringing down a
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90 cm 'Projector Anti-Aircraft', displayed at Fort Nelson, Portsmouth
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had miscarried, but suffered its heaviest casualties on 3 February.
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Thereafter, the battalion was involved in the following operations:
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on 27 November. By 1 December the division had concentrated around
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in Belgium. After a short period of training it took part in the
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Riflemen Form: A study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
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45th (The Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, RA
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until the end of the war. It was disbanded on 17 April 1919 at
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In February and March 1916 the units of 61st Division moved to
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of battalion under Maj Bloomer marched through Birmingham from
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RHQ and 'P (5/6th Royal Warwicks)' Battery at Thorpe Street –
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before the regiment formally converted on 2 February 1942 as
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of experienced officers and men to 237th S/L Training Rgt at
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In 1961, 442 LAA Regiment was broken up: 'Q' Battery joined
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began a new tactic of 'hit and run' raids by single-engined
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German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line, 14 March–5 April 1917
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At the end of October, the Austrians began to withdraw (the
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Under the 'Localisation of Forces' scheme introduced by the
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The following served as Honorary Colonel of the battalion:
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in the Training Reserve. It spent the winter of 1916–17 at
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Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1695–1914
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of 1888 proposed a Mobilisation Scheme for units of the
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Army Council Instructions, December 1916, Appendix 204.
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122nd (Royal Warwickshire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
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The 1st Volunteer Battalion carried the Battle Honour
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A/T guns. The regiment was subsequently redesignated
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Army Council Instructions Issued During January 1916
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Woodburn Kirby, Vol III, pp. 117, 147, 155, 267–69.
1622:at Myitson where an attempt to infiltrate over the 250:On 14 June 1871, retired Major-General John Hinde, 135: 130: 104: 94: 76: 61: 44: 36: 31: 1670:, then began the long journey by road and rail to 1602:3-inch Mortar in action during the Burma Campaign. 3747:Military units and formations established in 1859 3235: 3233: 1477:under orders to mobilise for a tropical climate. 223:the Hon Charles Granville Scott, formerly of the 3160: 3158: 2523:2nd AA Division 1936 at British Military History 3432:, Vol II, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984, 2896: 2894: 2821: 2819: 2817: 2815: 2484: 2482: 2480: 2478: 2476: 1917: 1915: 1913: 1911: 1909: 1907: 1905: 1515:on 10 June. The regiment then travelled across 1243:, and the AA companies becoming S/L batteries. 949:, by March. In the summer of 1917, it moved to 3417:, Vol I, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984, 3061:Woodburn Kirby, Vol IV, p. 25 and Appendix 18. 2997:36 Indian Division at British Military History 2642:4 AA Division 1939 at British Military History 2614:"AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files" 1903: 1901: 1899: 1897: 1895: 1893: 1891: 1889: 1887: 1885: 1799:Col A. Parkes, TD, appointed 15 December 1921 1729:and 672 (Worcestershire) HAA Regiment to form 829:with which to train. Here they formed part of 825:in January 1915 that the men were issued with 716:and returned to trench duty and rest periods. 375:Col W. Cox (1900–01; Lt-Col No 2 Bn 1891–1900) 3737:Military units and formations in Warwickshire 3491:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945 3430:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978 3415:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978 3355:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914 3007:Woodburn Kirby, Vol III, pp. 6, 66, 119, 127. 2672: 2670: 2668: 2666: 2664: 2662: 2660: 2658: 1723:469 (The Royal Warwickshire Regiment) HAA Rgt 524:. On 12 May, the division was designated the 8: 1370:A Bofors gun featuring the 'Stiffkey Sight'. 357:Col Hon C.G. Scott (September–November 1859) 3742:Military units and formations in Birmingham 3557:Graham E. Watson & Richard A. Rinaldi, 3071: 3069: 3067: 1606:Meanwhile, 122 LAA/AT Rgt was redesignated 1339:of six officers and 30 other ranks went to 992:18th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment 884:Operations on the Ancre, 11–15 January 1917 872:The 2/5th Battalion's first action was the 434:When the Volunteers were subsumed into the 2509: 2507: 2505: 2503: 2420: 2418: 2416: 2414: 2404: 2402: 2400: 2398: 2291: 2289: 2287: 2285: 2283: 2271: 2269: 2267: 2265: 2263: 2222: 2220: 2162: 2160: 2158: 2156: 2154: 2152: 2150: 1933: 1931: 1929: 1927: 899:German counter-attacks, 1–3 December 1917. 504:(BEF) early in 1915. Lt-Col A.C. Stewart, 448:6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment 444:5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment 3752:1859 establishments in the United Kingdom 3247: 3245: 3210: 3208: 3174: 3172: 3170: 3112: 3110: 3108: 3106: 3104: 3017: 3015: 3013: 2787: 2785: 2783: 2781: 2779: 2777: 2590: 2588: 2586: 2584: 2582: 2580: 2578: 2576: 2557: 2555: 2553: 2443: 2441: 2388: 2386: 2376: 2374: 2372: 2326: 2324: 2322: 2320: 2318: 2316: 2314: 2312: 2210: 2208: 2206: 2204: 2194: 2192: 1608:122 (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) A/T Rgt 752:. On 1 March 1918, the division relieved 2992: 2990: 2988: 2986: 2984: 2982: 2946: 2944: 2942: 2940: 2938: 2833: 2831: 2701: 2699: 2697: 2695: 2693: 2251: 2249: 2247: 2245: 2243: 2241: 2190: 2188: 2186: 2184: 2182: 2180: 2178: 2176: 2174: 2172: 1993: 1991: 1102:. 45th AA Battalion was transferred to 1081:32nd (South Midland) Anti-Aircraft Group 1079:Both the new units were subordinated to 484:. The division then concentrated around 217:1st (Birmingham Rifles) Warwickshire RVC 195:, and later as anti-tank gunners in the 3294:Charles Carrington at Firstworldwar.com 3263:Royal Warwicks at British Army 1945 on. 3226:67–106 AA Bdes at British Army 1945 on. 2719:11 AA Division British Military History 2637: 2635: 2025: 2023: 1981: 1979: 1967: 1965: 1963: 1863: 1577:in North Burma to reinforce the US-led 890:Battle of Langemarck, 16–18 August 1917 771:on 15 June, 1/5th Bn was occupying the 767:attacked the Asiago Plateau during the 728:; HQ and C Companies travelled via the 528:and the brigade became numbered as the 215:in time of need. One such unit was the 3554:, London: War Office, 7 November 1927. 3052:Woodburn Kirby, Vol III, pp. 252, 274. 2021: 2019: 2017: 2015: 2013: 2011: 2009: 2007: 2005: 2003: 1961: 1959: 1957: 1955: 1953: 1951: 1949: 1947: 1945: 1943: 1685:. However, the war had ended with the 1681:, the proposed amphibious invasion of 1317:44th (Leicestershire Regiment) S/L Rgt 1033:48th (South Midland) Infantry Division 857:in place of the Japanese weapons, and 535:On 12 July 1915, Captain G.C. Sladen, 372:Col William Swynfen Jervis (1882–1900) 247:with red facings was adopted in 1863. 28: 3583:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1916. 3576:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1916. 3252:414–443 Rgts at British Army 1945 on. 3215:564–591 Rgts at British Army 1945 on. 3125:Woodburn Kirby, Vol IV, pp. 196, 275. 2976:Woodburn Kirby, Vol III, Appendix 15. 1473:Control. On 14 February, it moved to 1273:, and again in March and April 1941. 1213:, with a temporary operational HQ at 1068:, 379 Company to a new drill hall at 1029:143rd (Warwickshire) Infantry Brigade 7: 3526:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992, 3143:Woodburn Kirby, Vol IV, pp. 27, 325. 1620:The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) 1035:. At this period the 5th Bn had the 389:Lt-Col W.R. Ludlow (No 2 Bn 1901–08) 288:, which remained in use until 1968. 3134:Woodburn Kirby, Vol IV, pp. 276–78. 2513:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 110, 114. 2256:Royal Warwicks at Long, Long Trail. 1550:36th Indian Division formation sign 1148:, 45th AA Bn was assigned to a new 861:in place of dummy guns and antique 664:In July the battalion entrained at 3342:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982, 1837:(1929) (as 'Charles Edmonds') and 1331:122nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 605:, 23–27 July and 13–28 August 1916 530:143rd (1/1st Warwickshire) Brigade 25: 3682:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files 3590:, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010, 1758:268 (Warwickshire) Field Regiment 1731:442 LAA Regiment, Royal Artillery 1195:378 at Maxstoke Castle, later at 1064:Bde moved out of Thorp Street to 840:61st (2nd South Midland) Division 386:(1901–08; Lt-Col No 1 Bn 1900–01) 314:. New cadet corps were formed at 3699:The Regimental Warpath 1914–1918 2859:The National Archives (TNA), Kew 2425:61 Division at Long, Long Trail. 1762:444 (Staffordshire) LAA Regiment 1634:between 13 and 16 January 1945. 1556:Japanese offensive in the Arakan 1174:Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory 844:182nd (2nd Warwickshire) Brigade 363:Lt-Col J. Oliver Mason (1860–67) 264:Warwickshire County Cricket Club 65: 49: 3652:British Army units from 1945 on 2276:48 Division at Long, Long Trail 2089:W.S. Jervis at Cricket Archive. 2064:John Hinde at Nat Gould website 1839:Soldier From The Wars Returning 1749:'R (Worcestershire)' Battery – 1727:594 (Warwickshire) LAA Regiment 1374:During the spring of 1942, the 229:Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire 219:, formed on 20 October 1859 by 1327:in December and January 1942. 1010:later in January, and then to 827:.256-in Japanese Ariska rifles 732:, A, B and D Companies by the 369:Maj-Gen J. Hinde, CB (1871–81) 1: 3667:Nat Gould, His life and Books 1972:5th Warwicks at Regiments.org 1743:'Q (Warwickshire)' Battery – 1529:36th Indian Infantry Division 1421:403 LAA Bty at Shepherdswell. 1074:Birmingham Small Arms Company 931:South Midland Reserve Brigade 692:, 28 September–3 October 1917 526:48th (South Midland) Division 366:Lt-Col C. Ratcliffe (1867–71) 360:Lt-Col J.W. Sanders (1859–60) 262:, and one of the founders of 3588:Tracing the Rifle Volunteers 3511:, London: Leo Cooper, 1970, 2911:"122 LAA/AT Rgt at RA 39–45" 2753:Routledge Table LXV, p. 396. 2534:594 LAA Rgt at Regiments.org 1579:Northern Combat Area Command 1525:7th Indian Infantry Division 1156:near Birmingham, as part of 438:(TF) in 1908 as part of the 254:, (1814–81) formerly of the 40:20 October 1859 – 1 May 1961 3709:The Royal Artillery 1939–45 3624:Maj-Gen S. Woodburn Kirby, 2652:Routledge Table LX, p. 378. 842:and the brigade became the 712:The battalion was moved to 629:F. Townley was awarded the 609:Battle of the Ancre Heights 502:British Expeditionary Force 299:) and the two Warwickshire 297:Royal Warwickshire Regiment 237:41st Bengal Native Infantry 172:Royal Warwickshire Regiment 3768: 3561:, Tiger Lily Books, 2018, 3402:, London: Brasseys, 2002, 2825:Frederick, pp. 806–7, 839. 2771:Routledge, pp. 388–89, 93. 2730:11 AA Division at RA 39–45 2603:Routledge, pp. 65–66, 371. 1739:from 469 and 580 Regiments 1106:in 1938, but was in a new 1085:2nd Anti-Aircraft Division 976:81st Provisional Battalion 651:The battalion advanced on 488:, where it formed part of 235:John Sanders, late of the 3716:The Territorial Army 1947 3460:British Regiments 1914–18 3398:Gen Sir Martin Farndale, 3095:"122 A/T Rgt at RA 39–45" 2296:Royal Warwicks at Warpath 2108:Beckett, pp. 135, 185–86. 1485:The regiment embarked at 1217:in November–December 1940 1135:45th Searchlight Regiment 987:Military Service Act 1916 796:Battle of Vittorio Veneto 778:Regimental Serjeant-Major 769:Battle of the Piave River 736:route. They detrained at 698:, 4 October 1917: Lt-Col 640:in March and April 1917: 582:, the battalion captured 3657:British Military History 3522:Norman E.H. Litchfield, 3357:, London: Methuen, 1938. 2838:122 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45. 2488:Frederick, pp. 859, 867. 2408:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 33–39. 2166:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 77–83. 1589:122nd Anti-Tank Regiment 1493:on 10 March 1943 aboard 1431:Burnham, Buckinghamshire 1276:The regiment supplied a 1110:by the outbreak of war. 1043:Anti-Aircraft conversion 1037:Five Ways Grammar School 980:10th Provisional Brigade 603:Battle of PoziΓ¨res Ridge 580:Battle of Bazentin Ridge 3630:The Reconquest of Burma 3489:Joslen, H. F. (2003) . 3187:Litchfield, Appendix 5. 2686:45 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45. 2676:Litchfield, pp. 242–43. 2468:Titles and Designations 1833:(1897–1990), author of 1392:, deployed as follows: 1261:11th AA Divisional sign 1246:In a reorganisation of 588:lachrymatory gas shells 316:Solihull Grammar School 274:Thorp Street drill hall 260:Royal Munster Fusiliers 207:The enthusiasm for the 3477:, Kingswinford, 1986, 2848:Routledge, pp. 402–03. 2709:, Annex M, pp. 338–39. 1879:Beckett, Appendix VII. 1603: 1551: 1511:on 14 May, to land at 1469:, before coming under 1371: 1262: 1224:, later at Shenstone, 1052: 927:Ludgershall, Wiltshire 706:Battle of Poelcappelle 690:Battle of Polygon Wood 627:Company Serjeant-Major 460:South Midland Division 452:Officer Training Corps 277: 3537:Brig N.W. Routledge, 3283:W.C.C. Gell at RAFweb 2900:Frederick, pp. 927–8. 2570:Routledge, pp. 62–63. 1937:Westlake, pp. 241–42. 1921:Frederick, pp. 281–2. 1760:, 'R' Battery joined 1698:and re-equipped with 1601: 1549: 1369: 1260: 1129:Anti-Aircraft Command 1050: 998:, and transferred to 907:Entrenching Battalion 869:rest area by 28 May. 696:Battle of Broodseinde 674:Third Battle of Ypres 617:, 13–18 November 1916 584:Ovillers-la-Boisselle 312:Birmingham University 272: 231:. Shortly afterwards 225:Scots Fusilier Guards 3687:12 June 2018 at the 3672:The Long, Long Trail 3611:The Decisive Battles 3353:Col John K. Dunlop, 2348:Griffiths, pp 59–60. 2339:Edmonds, pp. 426–27. 1852:South Africa 1900–02 1094:(RA) to provide the 913:3/5th Royal Warwicks 816:2/5th Royal Warwicks 680:Battle of Langemarck 611:, 3–11 November 1916 496:1/5th Royal Warwicks 456:Warwickshire Brigade 424:South Africa 1900–02 241:King Edward's School 3239:Frederick, p. 1014. 3164:Frederick, p. 1024. 2923:Joslen, pp. 526–27. 2306:Becke, Pt 2b, p. 6. 1819:RAF Balloon Command 1784:Col C.J. Hart, CB, 1541:122 LAA/AT Regiment 1353:North Staffordshire 1144:On the outbreak of 1083:(later Brigade) in 969:18th Royal Warwicks 874:Battle of Fromelles 726:Ligny-Saint-Flochel 615:Battle of the Ancre 561:Battle of the Somme 378:Col C.J. Hart, CB, 349:Commanding Officers 323:Stanhope Memorandum 227:, on behalf of the 3428:J.B.M. Frederick, 3413:J.B.M. Frederick, 3338:Ian F.W. Beckett, 3084:Frederick, p. 928. 3075:Joslen, pp. 63–64. 2809:Routledge, p. 399. 2762:Frederick, p. 862. 2744:, Annex D, p. 260. 2117:Dunlop, pp. 60–61. 1831:Charles Carrington 1687:Surrender of Japan 1604: 1575:Myitkyina airfield 1552: 1533:Gordon Highlanders 1372: 1263: 1053: 810:New Street Station 592:Charles Carrington 278: 233:Lieutenant-Colonel 209:Volunteer movement 3722:Firstworldwar.com 3603:S. Woodburn Kirby 3596:978-1-84884-211-3 3500:978-1-84342-474-1 3468:978-1-84342-197-9 3458:Brig E.A. James, 2861:, file WO 212/81. 2545:Monthly Army List 1835:A Subaltern's War 1825:Prominent members 1805:Air Vice-Marshal 1751:from 672 Regiment 1745:from 594 Regiment 1416:Minster-in-Thanet 919:Weston-super-Mare 894:Battle of Cambrai 730:Mont Cenis Tunnel 436:Territorial Force 430:Territorial Force 154:Birmingham Rifles 147: 146: 118:Second World War: 32:Birmingham Rifles 16:(Redirected from 3759: 3504: 3443:Paddy Griffith, 3362:James E. 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It docked at 1483: 1414:402 LAA Bty at 1408:401 LAA Bty at 1402:400 LAA Bty at 1382:Fighter-bombers 1333: 1166:Maxstoke Castle 1158:4th AA Division 1150:54th AA Brigade 1142: 1137: 1121: 1116: 1108:54th AA Brigade 1092:Royal Artillery 1057:Royal Engineers 1045: 1021: 971: 957:as part of the 947:North Yorkshire 939:Gloucestershire 915: 851:Salisbury Plain 818: 786: 782: 781: 722: 662: 648:, 18 March 1916 638:Hindenburg Line 557: 506:Corps of Guides 498: 473: 468: 440:Haldane Reforms 432: 400:Second Boer War 396: 351: 327:Volunteer Force 205: 175:, it served as 170:5th Battalion, 150: 137: 123: 119: 117: 113: 109: 87: 83: 48: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3765: 3763: 3755: 3754: 3749: 3744: 3739: 3729: 3728: 3725: 3724: 3719: 3711: 3706: 3701: 3696: 3691: 3679: 3674: 3669: 3664: 3659: 3654: 3647: 3646:Online sources 3644: 3642: 3641: 3622: 3599: 3586:Ray Westlake, 3584: 3577: 3570: 3555: 3549: 3535: 3520: 3505: 3499: 3486: 3471: 3456: 3441: 3426: 3411: 3396: 3377: 3358: 3351: 3336: 3321: 3305: 3303: 3300: 3298: 3297: 3286: 3275: 3266: 3255: 3241: 3229: 3218: 3204: 3189: 3180: 3166: 3154: 3145: 3136: 3127: 3118: 3100: 3086: 3077: 3063: 3054: 3045: 3032: 3023: 3009: 3000: 2978: 2969: 2956: 2934: 2925: 2916: 2902: 2890: 2881: 2872: 2863: 2850: 2841: 2827: 2811: 2802: 2793: 2773: 2764: 2755: 2746: 2733: 2722: 2711: 2689: 2678: 2654: 2645: 2631: 2620:on 19 May 2015 2605: 2596: 2572: 2563: 2549: 2537: 2526: 2515: 2499: 2490: 2472: 2460: 2451: 2437: 2428: 2410: 2394: 2382: 2368: 2359: 2350: 2341: 2332: 2308: 2299: 2279: 2259: 2237: 2228: 2216: 2200: 2168: 2146: 2137: 2128: 2119: 2110: 2101: 2099:Jeff, pp. 7–8. 2092: 2081: 2076:London Gazette 2067: 2056: 2051:London Gazette 2042: 2033: 1999: 1987: 1985:Jeff, pp. 6–7. 1975: 1939: 1923: 1881: 1872: 1862: 1860: 1857: 1847: 1846:Battle Honours 1844: 1843: 1842: 1826: 1823: 1822: 1821: 1803: 1800: 1797: 1777: 1774: 1769: 1766: 1754: 1753: 1747: 1741: 1707: 1704: 1652:Thazi Township 1595: 1592: 1590: 1587: 1491:Firth of Clyde 1482: 1479: 1449:, with RHQ at 1423: 1422: 1419: 1412: 1406: 1400: 1332: 1329: 1305:Heinkel He 111 1298:Night fighters 1237: 1236: 1226:Wightwick Hall 1222:Pendeford Hill 1218: 1207: 1204: 1203:during 1940–41 1141: 1138: 1136: 1133: 1120: 1117: 1115: 1112: 1044: 1041: 1020: 1017: 1006:. 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45th (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery
United Kingdom
United Kingdom

Territorial Army
Infantry
Air Defence
Anti-Tank
Birmingham
Western Front
Italian Front
Blitz
Burma Campaign
William Gell
volunteer
British Army
Birmingham
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
infantry
Western Front
Italy
World War I
World War II
Burma Campaign
Volunteer movement
British Army
Colonel
Scots Fusilier Guards
Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire
Lieutenant-Colonel

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