671:') 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 6th (Reserve) Bn at Dover formed the 15th (Service) Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers on 31 October 1914. It trained for active service as part of 95th Brigade in 32nd Division. On 10 April 1915 the War Office decided to convert the K4 battalions into 2nd Reserve units, to provide drafts for the K1–K3 battalions in the same way that the SR was doing for the Regular battalions. The Royal Fusiliers battalion became
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291:, 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:
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58:
75:
239:, 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
479:
from
December 1875. This assigned Regular and Militia units to places in an order of battle of corps, divisions and brigades for the 'Active Army', even though these formations were entirely theoretical, with no staff or services assigned. The Royal South Middlesex Militia was assigned to 1st Brigade
758:
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, the
538:
During the late 1890s several regiments recruiting from large conurbations, including the Royal
Fusiliers in London and its suburbs, were increased from two to four battalions. When the new 3rd and 4th regular battalions for the Royal Fusiliers were authorised in April 1898 the militia battalions
559:
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 7th Bn Royal Fusiliers was embodied from 14 May 1900.
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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
874:
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
270:
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
1319:
590:, 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 7th (Royal South Middlesex Militia) Bn became the
368:, the militia began to be called out for home defence. The first of the Middlesex regiments to be called out was the Royal South Middlesex (RSM), embodied in July 1854. Initially remained at Hounslow until moving to
759:
4th
Middlesex receiving 128th (replacing the Waterford Militia, which had been converted to Militia Artillery). The regimental number was only a subsidiary title and most regiments paid little attention to it.
424:
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.
619:. As well as its defensive duties, its role was to equip the Reservists and Special Reservists of the Royal Fusiliers and send them as reinforcement drafts to the Regular battalions serving on the
736:
on the South
Middlesex Militia's red coats was always blue. The shortlived supplementary militia regiment of 1797–99 had also worn blue facings. Prior to 1881 the officers' helmet plate bore the
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in
September 1915 and returned to Dover in March 1916. On 1 September 1916 the 2nd Reserve battalions were transferred to the Training Reserve (TR) and the battalion was redesignated
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1561:
2472:
1853:
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battalions. For the RSM this was in Sub-District No 49 (Middlesex & Metropolitan in Home
District, grouped with the two battalions of the 7th Regiment of Foot (the
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On 3 August 1872, Lt-Col Scriven was appointed Honorary Colonel of the regiment, and was succeeded as Lt-Col Commandant by A.C. FitzJames, formerly a lieutenant in the
262:
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
527:
of 1881 took Cardwell's reforms further, with the militia formally joining their affiliated Regular regiments as sequentially numbered battalions. The RSM became the
615:, a retired regular captain, who had commanded the battalion since 15 August 1913.. Within a few days it proceeded (with the 5th (Reserve) Bn) to its war station at
707:
The SR resumed its old title of Militia in 1921 but like most militia battalions the 5th Royal Fusiliers remained in abeyance after World War I. By the outbreak of
1964:
560:
However, unlike a number of other militia battalions it did not serve in South Africa or in overseas garrisons, and was disembodied on 15 October the same year.
2119:
574:
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
531:, on 1 July 1881 (the Royal Westminster or 3rd Middlesex Militia formed the 4th Bn Royal Fusiliers). The Royal Fusiliers established its regimental depot at
2351:
657:
457:
1176:
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575:
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827:
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330:
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1731:
318:
695:, still in 7th Reserve Bde at Dover. The training staff retained their Royal Fusiliers badges. It was disbanded on 14 December 1917 at
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17:
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When Bagot resigned in 1855, his second-in-command (and brother-in-law of Bagot's wife), Major John Scriven (formerly of the
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issued his call for volunteers in August 1914, the battalions of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd New Armies ('K1', 'K2' and 'K3' of '
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of permanent staff (about 30). Around a third of the recruits and many young officers went on to join the Regular Army.
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1943:
620:
1745:, London: Samson Books, 1978, ISBN 0-906304-03-2/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001, ISBN 978-1-84342-197-9.
1661:
History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 3b: New Army Divisions (30–41) and 63rd (R.N.) Division
641:, was torpedoed of the Irish coast in early 1918. The battalion remained at Carrickfergus until the end of the war.
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413:, and the Royal South Middlesex was embodied on 1 October 1857. By the beginning of December the regiment was at
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the militia were disembodied and once again was allowed to decline in the years of the long peace that followed.
244:
2304:
2134:
2020:
1928:
1898:
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Hon Charles Ernest Edgcumbe, appointed 11 February 1888, reappointed to SR 29 June 1908, died 14 September 1915
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in 1939, no officers remained listed for the battalion. The Militia was formally disbanded in April 1953.
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2189:
2077:
612:
217:
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After retirement, the following Lieutenant-Colonels Commandant of the regiment were appointed as its
627:). The reserve battalions at times were each over 4000 strong. At the end of 1917 the 6th Bn went to
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193:
1663:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1939/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-41-X.
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1791:, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992/Sandpiper Books, 1999, ISBN 0-7190-2659-8.
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A number of militia regiments were also called out to relieve regular troops required for
383:), was promoted on 15 September 1855 to succeed him as Lt-Col Commandant of the regiment.
248:
228:, but between periods of national emergency the militia was regularly allowed to decline.
201:
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163:
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82:
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35:
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1796:
The English Militia in the Eighteenth Century: The Story of a Political Issue 1660–1802
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611:
the 6th Royal Fusiliers mobilised on 4 August 1914 at Hounslow under Lt-Col R.C. Batt,
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63:
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was long established in England and its legal basis was updated by two acts of 1557 (
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535:, which entailed no change for the 5th Bn, which had always been based in the town.
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in 1876 when it was expanded to act as the regimental depot of the Royal Fusiliers.
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War having broken out with Russia in 1854 and an expeditionary force sent to the
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in the 1580s, and control of the militia was one of the areas of dispute between
623:. The 5th and 6th Bns assisted in the formation of 14th and 15th (Reserve) Bns (
608:
406:
395:
365:
322:
171:
151:
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In 1881 the regiment adopted the uniforms and insignia of the Royal Fusiliers.
224:. The English Militia was re-established under local control in 1662 after the
170:
and supplied reinforcements to the Royal Fusiliers' fighting battalions during
1772:
H.G. Parkyn, 'English Militia Regiments 1757–1935: Their Badges and Buttons',
552:
465:
373:
295:
1. 'Whenever a state of war exists between Her Majesty and any foreign power'.
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appointed by the monarch. This is seen as the starting date for the organised
189:
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from January 1858. The RSM was recalled home and disembodied on 4 June 1858.
1831:
475:
Following the Cardwell Reforms a mobilisation scheme began to appear in the
399:
380:
174:. After a shadowy postwar existence the unit was finally disbanded in 1953.
139:
103:
582:. However, little of Brodrick's scheme was carried out. Under the sweeping
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the 6th Bn remained in existence until it was disembodied on 6 June 1919.
208:. It was an important element in the country's defence at the time of the
1771:
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680:
398:. It remained stationed there until February 1856 when it transferred to
333:) was formed the same month, giving Middlesex a total of five regiments:
310:
123:
92:
1719:, London: Sampson Low, 1899/London: Greenhill, 1988, ISBN 0-947898-81-6.
1650:
1601:
418:
391:
369:
159:
147:
503:, was appointed Lt-Col Commandant of the battalion on 28 August 1880.
861:
Not to be confused with the 4th Middlesex County Militia Regiment of
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rather than their county lords lieutenant and battalions had a large
1816:
1736:
Soldiers: Army Lives and Loyalties from Redcoats to Dusty Warriors
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The 6th (Reserve) Battalion is included in the inscription on the
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and several Rifle Volunteer Corps. The militia now came under the
439:
387:
1808:
1752:, London: Allen Lane, 2013/Penguin, 2014, ISBN 978-0-141-03894-0.
1708:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-007-3.
741:
452:
of 1872, the militia were brigaded with their local Regular and
448:
Under the 'Localisation of the Forces' scheme introduced by the
158:. Primarily intended for home defence, it served in England and
1835:
1750:
Britain Against Napoleon: The Organization of Victory 1793–1815
1725:
An Epitomized History of the Militia (The Constitutional Force)
1717:
Scarlet into Khaki: The British Army on the Eve of the Boer War
321:
Edward Bagot (a half-pay Regular Army officer, formerly of the
529:
5th (Royal South Middlesex Militia) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
298:
2. 'In all cases of invasion or upon imminent danger thereof'.
18:
5th (Royal South Middlesex Militia) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
499:
Lieutenant-Col Hon Charles Ernest Edgcumbe, formerly of the
402:. The RSM returned home and was disembodied on 21 July 1856
329:
to command the new regiment. The 5th Middlesex Militia (the
255:
regiments, one of which (the 4th Middlesex Militia) was the
631:
in Ireland, where it gave shelter to about 600 men of the
1651:
W.Y. Baldry, 'Order of Precedence of Militia Regiments',
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were renumbered accordingly, with the 5th becoming the
162:
during Britain's major wars. It was converted to the
1738:, London: HarperPress, 2011, ISBN 978-0-00-722570-5.
905:
Fortescue, Vol I, pp. 12, 125, 133–40, 194–7, 294–5.
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The universal obligation to military service in the
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1952:
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Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth
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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
372:by the beginning of December. and then shifting to
235:a series of Militia Acts from 1757 reorganised the
119:
109:
98:
88:
69:
51:
41:
31:
349:3rd Middlesex, or Royal Westminster Light Infantry
2483:Military units and formations established in 1853
417:under orders for Dublin, and it was stationed at
355:5th Middlesex, or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry
301:3. 'In all cases of rebellion or insurrection'.
394:by October 1855, shortly afterwards moving to
196:cc. 2 and 3), which placed selected men, the '
136:4th Middlesex or Royal South Middlesex Militia
1847:
1784:, London: Longmans, 1980, ISBN 0-582-48565-7.
1706:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
1674:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914
1112:
1110:
1108:
541:7th (Royal South Middlesex Militia) Battalion
8:
1701:, Vol III, 2nd Edn, London: Macmillan, 1911.
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1817:Imperial War Museum, War Memorials Register
1798:, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1965.
1776:, Vol 15, No 60 (Winter 1936), pp. 216–248.
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1054:
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231:Under threat of French invasion during the
2473:Military units and formations in Middlesex
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1873:
1854:
1840:
1832:
1687:, Vol I, 2nd Edn, London: Macmillan, 1910.
1667:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,
687:in May 1915. It moved with the brigade to
2478:Military units and formations in Hounslow
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1170:
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1031:
1029:
1027:
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658:15th (Pioneer) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
586:of 1908, the militia was replaced by the
458:Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
305:One of the new regiments created was the
1655:, Vol 15, No 57 (Spring 1936), pp. 5–16.
1557:
1555:
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778:A.C. FitzJames, appointed 28 August 1880
728:Coat of arms of the County of Middlesex.
592:6th (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
1216:
1214:
1212:
1210:
1208:
1206:
1204:
1202:
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1177:4th Middlesex Militia at Regiments.org.
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1727:, London:United Service Gazette, 1905.
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635:rescued after their troopship, the SS
28:
1591:Training Reserve at Long, Long Trail.
1545:
1543:
944:Fortescue, Vol III, pp. 173–4, 530–1.
828:Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Militia
775:John Scriven, appointed 3 August 1872
307:Royal South, or 4th Middlesex Militia
32:Royal South, or 4th Middlesex Militia
7:
1765:The Royal Fusiliers in the Great War
1562:Royal Fusiliers at Long, Long Trail.
935:Fortescue, Vol II, pp. 299–302, 521.
352:4th or Royal South Middlesex Militia
259:. The regiment was reduced in 1799.
138:was an auxiliary regiment raised in
1694:, Vol II, London: Macmillan, 1899.
25:
1789:The Late Victorian Army 1868–1902
444:Cap badge of the Royal Fusiliers.
73:
56:
1759:, London: Seeley Service, 1963.
1581:James, Appendices II & III.
1826:– Regiments.org (archive site)
1782:The Army and Society 1815–1914
1613:Militia 1850 at Regiments.org.
995:Western, Appendices A & B.
154:. It later became part of the
1:
2468:Militia of the United Kingdom
1699:A History of the British Army
1692:A History of the British Army
1685:A History of the British Army
633:American Expeditionary Forces
484:. The brigade, including the
360:Crimean War and Indian Mutiny
345:Edmonton Royal Rifle Regiment
331:Royal Elthorne Light Infantry
285:Militia of the United Kingdom
279:Royal South Middlesex Militia
1715:(Col Peter S. Walton, ed.),
818:Royal West Middlesex Militia
813:Royal East Middlesex Militia
792:Royal Fusiliers War Memorial
339:Royal East Middlesex Militia
315:Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex
243:, and served throughout the
241:War of American Independence
1481:Dunlop, pp. 131–40, 158-62.
1324:A Cambridge Alumni Database
974:Knight, pp. 78–9, 111, 255.
510:'Fusiliers Block' built at
226:Restoration of the monarchy
2499:
1767:, London: Heinemann, 1922.
1326:. University of Cambridge.
1320:"Scriven, John (SCRN825J)"
1246:Money Barnes, Appendix II.
1013:Western, pp. 220–3, 281–3.
732:As a 'Royal' regiment the
655:
580:Secretary of State for War
567:
309:, formed on 3 May 1853 at
181:
1863:British Militia Regiments
1743:British Regiments 1914–18
1572:Becke, Pt 3b, Appendix I.
1549:O'Neil, pp. 2–3, 8–9, 13.
823:Royal Westminster Militia
738:Coat of arms of Middlesex
660:, raised in World War II.
492:, would have mustered at
462:Royal Westminster Militia
327:Royal Westminster Militia
206:county militia in England
1723:Col George Jackson Hay,
1713:James Moncrieff Grierson
1676:, London: Methuen, 1938.
1669:100th Edn, London, 1953.
1255:Frederick, pp. 164, 212.
1046:Knight, pp. 411, 437–47.
838:Militia (United Kingdom)
693:32nd Training Reserve Bn
673:15th (Reserve) Battalion
656:Not to be confused with
652:15th (Reserve) Battalion
237:county militia regiments
200:', under the command of
2362:Forfar & Kincardine
1975:Forfar & Kincardine
953:Hay, pp. 138–44, 242–3.
715:Heritage and ceremonial
603:6th (Reserve) Battalion
551:After the disasters of
325:), from command of the
257:South Middlesex Militia
47:3 May 1853–1 April 1953
1757:The Soldiers of London
1512:Frederick, pp. vi–vii.
895:4th Middlesex Militia.
729:
646:Armistice with Germany
515:
445:
194:4 & 5 Ph. & M.
1755:Maj R. Money Barnes,
1116:Frederick, pp. 284–9.
926:Hay, pp. 11–17, 25–6.
727:
720:Uniforms and insignia
679:and moved with it to
509:
460:), together with the
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1811:The Long, Long Trail
1697:Sir John Fortescue,
1690:Sir John Fortescue,
1672:Col John K. Dunlop,
1340:, 21 September 1855.
555:at the start of the
486:Royal London Militia
386:The regiment was at
245:French Revolutionary
1457:Late Victorian Army
1444:Late Victorian Army
1382:, 12 February 1856.
1069:Grierson, pp. 27–9.
965:Holmes, pp. 94–100.
677:7th Reserve Brigade
607:On the outbreak of
287:was revived by the
1787:Edward M. Spiers,
1780:Edward M. Spiers,
1704:J.B.M. Frederick,
1523:Army & Society
1503:Dunlop, pp. 270–2.
1492:Army & Society
1431:Army & Society
1410:, 2 February 1858.
1396:, 4 December 1857.
1368:, 6 November 1855.
1282:, 5 December 1854.
1080:Army & Society
1060:Dunlop, pp. 42–52.
917:Grierson, pp. 6–7.
730:
516:
446:
343:2nd Middlesex, or
319:Lieutenant-Colonel
273:Battle of Waterloo
2463:Middlesex Militia
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2342:Argyll & Bute
2098:England and Wales
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2071:England and Wales
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1960:Argyll & Bute
1877:England and Wales
1741:Brig E.A. James,
1636:IWM WMR Ref 2125.
1626:: Mount Edgcumbe.
1494:, pp. 243–2, 254.
1408:Edinburgh Gazette
1394:Edinburgh Gazette
1380:Edinburgh Gazette
1366:Edinburgh Gazette
1354:, 2 October 1855.
1352:Edinburgh Gazette
1294:Edinburgh Gazette
1280:Edinburgh Gazette
1268:, 6 October 1854.
1266:Edinburgh Gazette
808:Middlesex Militia
763:Honorary Colonels
594:on 28 June 1908.
533:Hounslow Barracks
512:Hounslow Barracks
490:West Kent Militia
480:of 3rd Division,
222:English Civil War
184:Middlesex Militia
129:
128:
114:Middlesex Militia
34:6th (Reserve) Bn
16:(Redirected from
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1014:
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1004:Hay, pp. 150–52.
1002:
996:
993:
984:
983:Western, p. 251.
981:
975:
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966:
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951:
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936:
933:
927:
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918:
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892:
876:
872:
866:
859:
769:Honorary Colonel
669:Kitchener's Army
576:St John Brodrick
525:Childers Reforms
501:Grenadier Guards
496:in time of war.
450:Cardwell Reforms
436:Cardwell Reforms
430:93rd Highlanders
289:Militia Act 1852
233:Seven Years' War
220:that led to the
202:Lords Lieutenant
150:just before the
77:
62:
60:
59:
29:
21:
2498:
2497:
2493:
2492:
2491:
2489:
2488:
2487:
2453:
2452:
2451:
2442:
2366:
2330:
2314:Channel Islands
2309:
2240:Nottinghamshire
2220:Montgomeryshire
2185:North Hampshire
2180:Gloucestershire
2140:Caernarvonshire
2135:Carmarthenshire
2120:Buckinghamshire
2082:
2055:
2026:Londonderry (I)
1984:
1948:
1865:
1860:
1830:
1805:
1659:Maj A.F. Becke,
1646:
1641:
1634:
1630:
1622:
1618:
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1363:
1359:
1349:
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1335:
1331:
1318:
1317:
1313:
1305:
1301:
1296:, 3 April 1855.
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1186:
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948:
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921:
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904:
900:
893:
889:
885:
880:
879:
873:
869:
865:founded in 1776
860:
856:
851:
843:Special Reserve
833:Royal Fusiliers
804:
788:
765:
756:
722:
717:
705:
689:Shoreham-by-Sea
661:
654:
605:
600:
588:Special Reserve
584:Haldane Reforms
572:
570:Special Reserve
566:
564:Special Reserve
557:Second Boer War
549:
547:Second Boer War
521:
519:Royal Fusiliers
494:Tunbridge Wells
438:
376:in March 1855.
362:
281:
249:Napoleonic Wars
186:
180:
168:Haldane Reforms
164:Special Reserve
156:Royal Fusiliers
132:
83:Special Reserve
57:
55:
46:
36:Royal Fusiliers
33:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2496:
2494:
2486:
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2465:
2455:
2454:
2448:
2447:
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2435:
2430:
2425:
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2418:Queen's County
2415:
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2395:
2390:
2385:
2380:
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2372:
2368:
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2365:
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2329:
2328:
2323:
2317:
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2311:
2310:
2308:
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2302:
2297:
2295:Worcestershire
2292:
2287:
2282:
2277:
2272:
2267:
2262:
2257:
2252:
2247:
2242:
2237:
2235:Northumberland
2232:
2227:
2222:
2217:
2215:Merionethshire
2212:
2207:
2202:
2197:
2192:
2187:
2182:
2177:
2172:
2167:
2162:
2157:
2152:
2147:
2142:
2137:
2132:
2127:
2125:Cambridgeshire
2122:
2117:
2115:Brecknockshire
2112:
2107:
2101:
2099:
2092:
2088:
2087:
2084:
2083:
2081:
2080:
2074:
2072:
2065:
2061:
2060:
2057:
2056:
2054:
2053:
2048:
2043:
2038:
2033:
2028:
2023:
2018:
2013:
2008:
2003:
1998:
1992:
1990:
1986:
1985:
1983:
1982:
1977:
1972:
1967:
1962:
1956:
1954:
1950:
1949:
1947:
1946:
1941:
1936:
1931:
1926:
1924:Northumberland
1921:
1916:
1911:
1906:
1901:
1896:
1891:
1886:
1880:
1878:
1871:
1867:
1866:
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1859:
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1851:
1844:
1836:
1829:
1828:
1819:
1814:
1804:
1801:
1800:
1799:
1794:J.R. Western,
1792:
1785:
1778:
1769:
1763:H.C. O’Neill,
1760:
1753:
1748:Roger Knight,
1746:
1739:
1732:Richard Holmes
1729:
1720:
1709:
1702:
1695:
1688:
1681:John Fortescue
1677:
1670:
1664:
1657:
1647:
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1640:
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1628:
1616:
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1483:
1474:
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1448:
1435:
1422:
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1399:
1385:
1371:
1357:
1343:
1338:London Gazette
1329:
1311:
1299:
1285:
1271:
1257:
1248:
1239:
1194:
1189:London Gazette
1180:
1144:
1118:
1084:
1071:
1062:
1048:
1039:
1015:
1006:
997:
985:
976:
967:
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946:
937:
928:
919:
907:
898:
886:
884:
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867:
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835:
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815:
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782:
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776:
764:
761:
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752:
721:
718:
716:
713:
704:
701:
697:Clipstone Camp
665:Lord Kitchener
653:
650:
604:
601:
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596:
568:Main article:
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548:
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520:
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437:
434:
361:
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214:King Charles I
210:Spanish Armada
182:Main article:
179:
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121:
117:
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90:
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71:
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64:United Kingdom
53:
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24:
14:
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6:
4:
3:
2:
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2393:King's County
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2298:
2296:
2293:
2291:
2288:
2286:
2283:
2281:
2278:
2276:
2273:
2271:
2270:Staffordshire
2268:
2266:
2263:
2261:
2258:
2256:
2253:
2251:
2250:Pembrokeshire
2248:
2246:
2243:
2241:
2238:
2236:
2233:
2231:
2228:
2226:
2223:
2221:
2218:
2216:
2213:
2211:
2208:
2206:
2203:
2201:
2198:
2196:
2193:
2191:
2190:Hertfordshire
2188:
2186:
2183:
2181:
2178:
2176:
2173:
2171:
2168:
2166:
2163:
2161:
2158:
2156:
2153:
2151:
2148:
2146:
2143:
2141:
2138:
2136:
2133:
2131:
2130:Cardiganshire
2128:
2126:
2123:
2121:
2118:
2116:
2113:
2111:
2108:
2106:
2103:
2102:
2100:
2096:
2093:
2089:
2079:
2078:Monmouthshire
2076:
2075:
2073:
2069:
2066:
2062:
2052:
2049:
2047:
2044:
2042:
2039:
2037:
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1820:
1818:
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1813:
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1809:Chris Baker,
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1537:James, p. 49.
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1195:
1192:
1191:, 6 May 1853.
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863:Massachusetts
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629:Carrickfergus
626:
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621:Western Front
618:
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411:Indian Mutiny
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264:British Isles
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144:Home counties
141:
137:
131:Military unit
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40:
37:
30:
27:
19:
2347:Berwickshire
2150:Denbighshire
2105:Bedfordshire
1823:
1822:T.F. Mills,
1810:
1795:
1788:
1781:
1773:
1764:
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1586:
1577:
1568:
1525:, pp. 275–7.
1522:
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1486:
1477:
1469:
1464:
1459:, pp. 126–7.
1456:
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1433:, pp. 195–6.
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1188:
1183:
1142:Hay, p. 261.
1079:
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1042:
1009:
1000:
979:
970:
949:
940:
931:
922:
901:
890:
870:
857:
796:High Holborn
789:
766:
757:
749:
742:Saxon Seaxes
731:
709:World War II
706:
692:
672:
662:
643:
636:
624:
606:
591:
573:
550:
540:
537:
528:
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498:
476:
474:
447:
427:
423:
404:
385:
378:
363:
317:transferred
306:
304:
282:
268:Regular Army
261:
256:
253:
230:
187:
135:
133:
110:Part of
26:
2403:Londonderry
2255:Radnorshire
2245:Oxfordshire
2230:Northampton
1082:, pp. 91–2.
875:enlistment.
609:World War I
598:World War I
409:during the
323:60th Rifles
172:World War I
152:Crimean War
120:Garrison/HQ
2457:Categories
2305:North York
2200:Lancashire
2170:Flintshire
2046:Mid-Ulster
1980:Haddington
1914:Lancashire
1889:Carmarthen
1644:References
1309:: 'Bagot'.
798:, London.
754:Precedence
644:After the
553:Black Week
466:War Office
374:Portsmouth
218:Parliament
190:Shire levy
178:Background
166:under the
2433:Westmeath
2423:Tipperary
2388:Fermanagh
2352:Edinburgh
2300:East York
2290:Wiltshire
2210:Middlesex
2175:Glamorgan
2110:Berkshire
2064:Engineers
2036:Tipperary
1965:Edinburgh
1944:Yorkshire
1904:Glamorgan
1870:Artillery
1472:, p. 239.
1235:Army List
849:Footnotes
625:see below
482:III Corps
477:Army List
454:Volunteer
415:Aldershot
400:Buttevant
381:51st Foot
140:Middlesex
104:Battalion
2408:Longford
2335:Scotland
2321:Guernsey
2265:Somerset
2145:Cheshire
2091:Infantry
1953:Scotland
1929:Pembroke
1884:Cardigan
1521:Spiers,
1490:Spiers,
1468:Spiers,
1455:Spiers,
1442:Spiers,
1429:Spiers,
1078:Spiers,
802:See also
786:Memorial
681:Purfleet
638:Tuscania
311:Hounslow
124:Hounslow
93:Infantry
2438:Wicklow
2398:Leitrim
2383:Donegal
2371:Ireland
2275:Suffolk
2260:Rutland
2225:Norfolk
2051:Wicklow
2011:Donegal
1989:Ireland
1934:Suffolk
1919:Norfolk
1711:Lt-Col
1624:Burke's
1602:Baldry.
1307:Burke's
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