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ineffectiveness of the covering machine-gun barrage due to mist. The wire on the beach was cleared, but the remaining objectives could not be taken before the Turks counter-attacked. The company was so far ahead of support that it had to be withdrawn. Further attempts at the same operation also failed in face of counterattacks. The
Northamptons suffered heavy casualties: five officers and 45 other ranks killed, three officers and 129 other ranks wounded, and 33 missing. However, the attack on the Beersheba position was successful and the Turks retreated, the 1/4th reaching the outskirts of
1032:
847:. 162nd Brigade formed the second wave, attacking at 09.40 into considerable machine-gun and shell fire. The battalion pressed on despite the heat and casualties (including the CO mortally wounded) and reached their objective by 06.45 the following morning after a running fight of 14 miles in which it had taken numerous German and Turkish prisoners for the loss of 75 killed and wounded. As a result of the EEF's attacks on 19/20 September, the Turks retreated and the cavalry took up pursuit.
57:
1414:, in which the 5th Northampton RVC wore a red tuft. The shako was replaced by a spiked helmet in 1879. When the Volunteers were affiliated to the Regular county regiments they were given the option of adopting the scarlet coat, but the 1st Northampton VB rejected this and retained the grey jacket. Only when the battalion became the 4th Northamptons did it adopt a scarlet uniform faced in white. The facings were changed to the buff of the old
73:
1119:
1100:. In June a partial mobilisation of TA units was begun in a process known as 'couverture', whereby each AA unit did a month's tour of duty in rotation to man selected AA and searchlight positions. On 24 August, ahead of the declaration of war, AA Command was fully mobilised at its war stations. By now 50th (Northamptonshire) AA Bn was part of
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A new 4th
Battalion was raised just before the outbreak of war in 1939 as a duplicate of the regiment's other TA battalion, the 5th (Huntingdonshire). The new 4th Bn served in home defence for most of the war, and finally on the lines of communication in North West Europe. It was merged back into the
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to allow the cavalry through, and finally to occupy a defensive line to cover their withdrawal if required. By 06.30 the first part of the operation had succeeded, and A Company passed through, and captured 'Lion' about 1500 yards further on within an hour, despite the breakdown of the tanks and the
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on the
Gallipoli Peninsula, landing from small boats onto the beach. At the end of the day it was moved up to support the rest of 162nd Bde, which had been engaged throughout the day. On 17 August the battalion moved into the front line. In trench warfare it lost three officers and seven other ranks
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and formed part of the East Coast defences until the following May. Meanwhile, the formation of duplicate or 2nd Line TF units from Home
Service men and recruits had been authorised, and towards the end of 1914 the 2nd East Anglian Division came into existence at Peterborough. The original battalion
703:
sector and the battalion spent its time between that place and 'South Wales
Borderers Valley'. The trench lines were close together, within hand grenade range, and between 3 September and 30 November the battalion suffered battle casualties of 35 killed and 129 wounded, as well as a large number of
791:
road against strongly entrenched
Turkish troops. The battalion reached but could not enter the trenches, and by 16.30 about 80 per cent of the leading companies had become casualties and they were pinned down. The survivors withdrew after nightfall, having suffered 10 officers and 366 other ranks
1096:, with units manning their emergency positions within 24 hours, even though many did not yet have their full complement of men or equipment. The emergency lasted three weeks, and they were stood down on 13 October. In February 1939 the existing AA defences came under the control of a new
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The next forward movement was not until March 1918, after which trench warfare set in again. In June the 54th
Division was ordered to reinforce the Western Front, the 4th Northamptons entraining for Kantara. But the order was rescinded and the 54th returned to Palestine.
1165:
In 1941 the searchlight layout over the
Midlands was reorganised, so that any hostile raid approaching the Gun Defended Areas (GDA) around the towns must cross more than one searchlight belt, and then within the GDAs the concentration of lights was increased.
820:, decisively repulsing three attacks made by 3000 Turks with ample artillery support. When the battalion's flanks were threatened, the CO ordered counter-attacks by two platoons on each flank to restore the position. The action protected the vital Jaffa–
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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 the 62nd Bn became 9th Bn Northamptonshire Regiment in
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and 163rd
Brigades had advanced up the coast to capture the Gaza defences, A Company 1/4th Northamptons was to pass through with tanks in support and capture the positions known as 'Lion', 'Tiger' and 'Dog', north west of Gaza, clear the beach of
1023:
In 1930 a machine-gun company was added to the establishment and the 4th Battalion was reorganised with HQ, A and B (Machine Gun) Companies at Northampton (with a platoon at Towcester), C Company at Wellingborough, Rushden, Raunds and
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began to reorganise surplus AA regiments in the UK into infantry battalions, primarily for line of communication and occupation duties, thereby releasing trained infantry for frontline service. On 23 January 1945 the regiment became
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Upon conversion to the RE and then the RA, the battalion was granted the right to retain its county regiment association by continuing to wear the Northamptonshire Regiment cap badge. This was kept until the amalgamation of 1955.
1364:(the former 50 AA Bde). It retained the right to wear the Northamptons' cap badge. The regiment was redesignated a Mixed Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight Regiment in March 1949 ('Mixed' indicating that personnel of the
890:. The 2nd Line TF divisions were now being prepared to follow the 1st Line overseas, and in May 1915 the remaining Home Service men were removed from the battalion and posted to the 62nd Provisional Battalion (
775:. However, at midnight they were informed that the action had been broken off and they were in danger of being cut off. After a tricky withdrawal, the battalion rejoined the rest of 162nd Bde. For the
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639:
After the Home Service men and the unfit had been transferred to the 2/4th Bn, the 1/4th was brought up to strength with recruits and training continued at Bury St Edmunds. The battalion moved to
995:(TA) the following year). Once again, it formed part of 162 (East Midlands) Brigade in 54 (East Anglian) Division. The four companies were at Northampton, Rushden, Wellingborough and Kettering.
359:), as lieutenant-colonel, with Earl Spencer and the Earl of Pomfret as majors. (There was no 2nd Admin Bn in Northamptonshire.) The 1st Northamptonshire RVC established its headquarters (HQ) at
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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,
894:). However, the constant drain of trained drafts sent overseas meant that the 69th Division was never ready for active service, and it remained on Home Defence for the whole war. It moved to
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3225:
1391:
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in an effort to bring down the fast-moving missiles. The early success rate was low, but later fighter aircraft and radar-directed Heavy AA guns achieved high rates of success against V-1s.
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for annual training. When the order to mobilise was received on 4 August, it returned to its Clare Street drill hall at Northampton and by 10 August the battalion was at its war station at
1209:, 30 S/L Regiment was once again the only British searchlight unit operating under AFHQ, but late in 1943 it was placed in suspended animation and its personnel dispersed to other units.
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was signed on that day. On 4 December they embarked to return to Kantara by sea. In early 1919 the battalion took part in suppressing riots in Egypt, which delayed demobilisation. The
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4th Northamptonshire RVC raised from 'professional men and tradesmen' after a meeting at Northampton Town Hall on 2 June 1859, with the first officers commissioned on 15 February 1860.
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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 TA infantry battalions into searchlight battalions of the
708:, but torrential rain brought all movement to a halt, followed by freezing conditions, and the battalion was not relieved until 8 December, having suffered further casualties.
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882:. Early in 1915, the division (which was numbered 69th in August 1915, with the 2nd East Midland Brigade becoming 207th) concentrated round Thetford, where it formed part of
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1318:
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When AA Command was disbanded on 10 March 1955, there was a considerable reduction in the number of TA air defence units. As a result, 585 Regiment was amalgamated with
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1253:
1175:
1136:
579:
322:
208:. Converted into a searchlight unit between the wars, they served in the defence of the United Kingdom and as an infantry regiment in liberated Norway during the
1963:
355:
All these units were included in the 1st Administrative Battalion, Northamptonshire RVCs, in 1860, under the command of William Fitzroy, Earl of Euston (later
651:. In May the battalion moved back to Bury St Edmunds to fit out with tropical kit for overseas service. The 1st East Anglian Division was now numbered as the
2873:
History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2a: The Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st-Line Territorial Force Divisions (42–56)
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1068:
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on 18 December. On 30 December it was moved by rail and foot to the Western Desert in support of the cavalry and armoured cars operating against the
1415:
1329:
390:
1721:
755:, but the move was countermanded. On 9 January 1917, the 1/4th Northamptons went into camp for training, and at the end of the month entrained for
2798:
1303:
696:
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1872:
454:, in December 1887. (As with the Admin Bn, there was no 2nd Volunteer Bn). The Earl of Euston took over as Lt-Col Commandant on 4 February 1882.
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5th Northamptonshire RVC raised from employees of the military contractor Isaac, Campbell & Co at Northampton, with the company's proprietor
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2350:
394:
372:
348:
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was suffering from such shortages of pilots, aircraft and fuel that serious aerial attacks on the UK could be discounted. At the same time
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in January 1916. Here the 54th Division was concentrated, and the battalion was brought up to strength with drafts, including men from the
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479:
360:
356:
165:
110:
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1252:'), which continued until May. In June 1944 47 AA Bde was disbanded but 50th S/L Rgt simply transferred within 2 AA Gp to the command of
854:, where it was engaged in repairing communications for the rapidly advancing army. Although the 4th Northamptons marched north, reaching
3118:
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 1 October 1942 with amendments, TNA file WO 212/82.
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169:
17:
1002:
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 14 May 1942 with amendments, TNA file WO 212/81.
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was acting as a holding unit. The men remained with that regiment while they were awaiting posting or demobilisation. The regiment's
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2895:
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1445:
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Stationary trench warfare having set in, the battalion was brought up to strength before a new attempt on the Turkish position (the
401:(later Earl of Euston, nephew of the 6th Duke of Grafton) of the 2nd RVC in 1872. After Fitzroy had been promoted to major in 1874,
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2739:
1451:
1213:
1179:
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1263:, the first V-1s appeared over southern England. 2 AA Group deployed its Light AA guns alongside S/L positions, hoping that the
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In December 1899 the Volunteers were invited to form special service companies to reinforce their Regular battalions serving in
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Gen Sir Frederick Pile's despatch: "The Anti-Aircraft Defence of the United Kingdom from 28th July, 1939, to 15th April, 1945"
1989:
1206:
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On 26 March the 1/4th Northamptons were ordered to entrench a position on the Gaza road to cover the mounted troops during the
232:
189:
1217:
914:. The weakened 2/4th Bn was disbanded on 14 March 1918 at Clipstone and its remaining personnel posted to the 4th Reserve Bn.
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955:
887:
244:
161:
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The 1st Northamptonshire MRV was absorbed by the 4th Northampton RVC in 1863 and the 1st Northampton EVC transferred to the
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1322:
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in November 1914. At Easter 1915 the East Anglian Division moved into the coast defences, the 1/4th Bn being stationed in
405:, was captain of the 2nd RVC from 1877 to 1887, by special permission, because he simultaneously held a commission in the
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 2 December 1941, TNA file WO 212/80.
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However, 438 LAA Regiment only lasted until 1961, when it was broken up. R Battery reverted to infantry and merged with
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where it provided the basis for a new 556 S/L Bty formed on 13 February 1941. This battery later joined a newly forming
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836:
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330:
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130:
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 13 March 1943, TNA file WO 212/83.
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729:
368:
225:
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520:
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raised from 1859 onwards as a group of originally separate Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs). They later became the 4th
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The 4th Bn Northamptonshire Regiment was reformed with the TF on 7 February 1920 (the TF was reconstituted as the
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of December 1888, the battalion initially formed part of the South Midland Brigade, which would have assembled at
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1559:
was one of the 10 honours selected by the whole Northamptonshire Regiment to be emblazoned on the King's Colour.
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1194:
967:
447:
193:
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1429:: the battalion's first colours were presented in June 1909 after it had become the 4th Northamptons in the TF.
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587:
406:
1454:, appointed Hon Col 4th Bn Northamptonshire Regt 1924 and 50th (Northamptonshire Regt) AA Bn, RE, from 1937.
951:
927:
733:
950:
In June 1915, the Home Service men of the 2/4th Northamptons were posted, together with those of the 2/1st
255:. This became the Althorp Rifles, later 1st Northamptonshire RVC. The unit had a song, sung to the tune of
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2168:
1753:
1395:
1198:
682:
676:
256:
213:
212:. Postwar they continued in the air defence role until 1961 when they reverted to infantry as part of the
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1562:
The RE and RA do not carry battle honours, so none were awarded for service during the Second World War.
975:. Part of its role was physical conditioning to render men fit for drafting overseas. Based initially at
1380:
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defences, remaining in this area for the rest of the year. In the autumn the battalion embarked to join
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1st Northamptonshire RVC at Althorp with the 5th Earl Spencer appointed to command on 29 August 1859.
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History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Years of Defeat: Europe and North Africa, 1939–1941
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458:
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 12 May 1941,
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was suffering a severe manpower shortage, particularly among the infantry. On 23 January 1945 the
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1337:
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1237:
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923:
197:
144:
122:
1244:(codenamed 'Divers') against London. Meanwhile, the group had to deal with a sharp increase in
1212:
50th (Northampton) S/L Rgt remained with 72nd AA Bde until December 1942, when it left to join
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3129:
3114:
3094:
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3055:
3040:
3022:
3006:
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2954:
2935:
2906:
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2 AA Group was responsible for defending the assembly camps, depots and embarkation ports for
1202:
976:
805:
688:
567:
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On 1 August 1940, in common with the other RE AA battalions, the unit was transferred to the
954:, to form the 62nd Provisional Battalion. This was a coast defence battalion forming part of
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1151:
903:
863:
844:
743:
In April 1916, after rest, the division took up positions in No 1 (Southern) Section of the
721:
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in 54th Division, and remained with it until the end of the campaign. This brigade held the
466:
443:
252:
126:
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in February 1900, and took their place as I Company with the 2nd Northamptons, gaining the
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1286:
1241:
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1040:
1025:
907:
899:
784:
760:
627:
571:
533:
291:
140:
72:
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became the 1/4th, and its 2nd Line became the 2/4th. Later a 3/4th Battalion was formed.
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By 1900 the unit had grown to a double battalion of 16 companies distributed as follows:
363:. Three further volunteer corps were raised in the county and added to the 1st Admin Bn:
3202:
2750:
1464:
1422:
1178:
in 2nd AA Division, and remained with it until June 1942 when it joined a newly formed
660:
337:
61:
56:
874:
The 2/4th Battalion formed at Northampton on 27 November 1914. It constituted part of
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1407:
1345:
1220:(which had replaced 2nd AA Division). It remained with this brigade throughout 1943.
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1093:
800:
748:
615:
541:
402:
236:
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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: Victory in the West
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in October. On 8 April 1916 it was renamed the 4th Reserve Bn, forming part of the
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312:
209:
185:
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Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth – Regiments.org (archive site)
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in mid-1918 and remained on the Norfolk coast until disbandment on 24 March 1919.
2875:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
2560:
Order of Battle of AA Command, 27 April 1944 with amendments, TNA file WO 212/85.
1267:(SLC) could guide the LAA guns at night. By day, the S/L positions used their AA
1240:(the Allied invasion of Normandy) and was planning for the expected onslaught of
704:
sick. On 27 November the battalion was due to be withdrawn for a month's rest at
659:. On 29 July the 1/4th Northamptons entrained, and sailed the following day from
393:
in 1872. Also in 1872, the 4th and 5th RVCs amalgamated to form a new 3rd corps.
1341:
1314:
935:
752:
298:
205:
90:
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London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
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When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947, the regiment was reformed as
1294:
1249:
1182:
in 2nd AA Division, though 402 and 403 Btys remained attached to 50th AA Bde.
1144:
1135:
of late 1940, 50 Searchlight Rgt had been transferred within 2 AA Division to
980:
744:
717:
516:
446:
of 1881, the 1st Northampton RVC was attached as a Volunteer Battalion to the
316:
243:
issued a Circular Letter on 12 May inviting volunteers, and within three days
240:
942:
and remained there until disbanded on 28 July 1919 after the end of the war.
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After the Boer War the battalion joined with the volunteer battalions of the
1310:
1281:
1132:
911:
895:
821:
788:
787:. Two days later the Northamptons took over the lead, advancing towards the
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killed, and three officers and 53 other ranks wounded by the end of August.
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In the early hours of 15 August the battalion transhipped to the destroyers
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382:
287:
136:
3091:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55
3078:, Aldershot: Gale & Polden, 1932/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2005,
2934:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1968/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004,
1394:, to become 4th/5th Bn Northamptonshire Regiment, subsequently part of the
716:
After a week at Mudros, the battalion was transferred to Egypt, landing at
378:
1st Northamptonshire Engineer Volunteer Corps at Peterborough, raised 1867.
333:, former MP for Peterborough, appointed as commanding officer 3 March 1860.
922:
The 3/4th Battalion was formed at Northampton on 12 May 1915. It moved to
351:, MP for South Northamptonshire, appointed to command on 23 November 1860.
1043:(RE). The 4th Northamptons was one unit selected for this role, becoming
695:
At the beginning of September the 1/4th Northamptons were transferred to
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3052:
The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
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637th (The Northamptonshire Regiment) Infantry Regiment, Royal Artillery
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Titles and Designations of Formations and Units of the Territorial Army
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in January 1943 and was the only British searchlight unit serving with
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On 27 November the weak (400 strong) battalion distinguished itself at
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after a meeting held at the Pomfret Hotel on 12 July 1859 with the 5th
248:
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2953:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988/London: Brasseys, 1996,
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90 cm 'Projector Anti-Aircraft', displayed at Fort Nelson, Portsmouth.
938:, where it later absorbed the 2/4th Bn. In September 1918 it moved to
1333:
855:
705:
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in the event of war. Later it joined the volunteer battalions of the
1189:, which was preparing for service overseas. The regiment landed at
1185:
On 10 September 1942, 400 (Northampton) Battery was transferred to
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Order of Battle of AA Command, 27 April 1944, TNA file WO 212/85.
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Order of Battle of AA Command, 1 August 1943, TNA file WO 212/84.
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The TA's AA units were mobilised on 23 September 1938 during the
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54th Division was then taken out of the line and concentrated at
506:
M and N Companies (one of them composed of cyclists) at Kettering
279:
Within months the following units had been raised in the county:
3005:, Samson Books 1978/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001,
2903:
Riflemen Form: A study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
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438 (Royal Leicestershire Regiment) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1377:
579 (Royal Leicestershire Regiment) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1259:
On 13 June, a week after the Overlord fleets had left to launch
469:
in the Harwich Brigade, tasked with defending the naval base at
2521:
30/62 Searchlight Regiment War Diary 1943, TNA file WO 175/480.
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road, the main supply route for the British force advancing to
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David Porter's work on Provisional Brigades at Great War Forum
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The Corps of Royal Engineers: Organization and Units 1889–2018
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David Porter's work on Provisional Brigades at Great War Forum
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After infantry training, including a short period attached to
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1st Northamptonshire Mounted Rifle Volunteer Corps, raised at
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30 Searchlight Regiment War Diary 1942, TNA file WO 166/7780.
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of experienced officers and men to 233rd S/L Training Rgt at
1115:., with the AA Companies redesignated Searchlight Batteries.
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50th (The Northamptonshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, RA
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30 Searchlight Regiment War Diary 1943, TNA file WO 175/479.
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1358:
585 (The Northamptonshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, RA
578:, but the Peterborough companies were converted to form the
340:, with the first officers commissioned on 20 September 1860
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5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
1309:
In February the surplus (older or unfit) men were sent to
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Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1695–1914
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637 (The Northamptonshire Regiment) Infantry Regiment, RA
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By the end of the Blitz in May 1941, 50th S/L Rgt was in
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of the battalion reached Northampton on 4 November 1919.
536:. Volunteers from the 1st VB Northamptons disembarked at
36:
50th (Northamptonshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, RA
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at Halton. In August 1917 the battalion moved again, to
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On 26 July 1914, the 4th Northamptons went into camp at
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The 4th Bn Northamptonshire Regiment formed part of the
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585 (Northamptonshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, RA
3093:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994,
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The following served as Honorary Colonels of the unit:
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in June 1945 following the liberation of that country (
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The battalion had four affiliated cadet corps in 1921:
1448:, appointed Hon Col 4th Bn Northamptonshire Regt 1913.
1340:). Afterwards it was placed in suspended animation at
1047:, on 1 October 1937, with the following organisation:
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637 (Northamptonshire Regiment) Infantry Regiment, RA
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50th (The Northamptonshire Regiment) AA Battalion, RE
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of 1908, the bulk of the 1st Volunteer Bn became the
412:
The Administrative Battalion was consolidated as the
231:
An invasion scare in 1859 led to the creation of the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1955
1306:(itself formed by conversion of 38th Light AA Bde).
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in October. By May 1917 it was at Carburton Camp in
397:, was appointed Captain of the 1st RVC in 1866, and
3021:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
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30th (Surrey) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery
566:When the Volunteer Force was subsumed into the new
247:had offered to raise a company from his tenants at
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2996:History of the Northamptonshire Regiment 1742–1934
2377:"2nd AA Division 1940 at British Military History"
2270:"2nd AA Division 1939 at British Military History"
452:1st Volunteer Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
3231:Military units and formations established in 1859
3226:Military units and formations in Northamptonshire
2702:82 S/L Rgt War Diary 1945, TNA file WO 166/16822.
1248:air raids trying to reach London (the so-called '
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2762:
2710:
2708:
457:In the mobilisation scheme introduced after the
3188:The Regimental Warpath 1914–1918 (archive site)
2983:, Vol II, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984,
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301:but converted to Mounted Rifles in March 1860 (
224:For earlier Volunteer units in the county, see
2968:, Vol I, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984,
1959:
1957:
1955:
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858:on 31 October, they saw no more fighting; the
3019:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
2981:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
2966:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
2328:AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files.
2246:
2244:
2242:
2240:
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1722:Northamptonshire Volunteers at Regiments.org.
622:as the East Anglian Division concentrated in
450:on 1 July, and formally changed its title to
8:
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1843:
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1205:as part of '30/62 S/L Regiment'. During the
586:and the East Midland Brigade Company of the
3109:Graham E. Watson & Richard A. Rinaldi,
1406:The original uniform was grey with scarlet
1325:(ATS) women were posted to AA brigade HQs.
1071:(later Brigade) (later Brigade) as part of
779:on 17 April, the battalion supported 1/5th
763:preparatory to the advance into Palestine.
2917:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,
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1232:V-1 flying bomb being prepared for launch.
655:, with the East Midlands Brigade becoming
416:in 1880, with the following organisation:
32:1st Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
3221:Rifle Volunteer Corps of the British Army
2164:
2162:
1927:
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3076:The Northamptonshire Regiment, 1914–1918
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1463:The battalion was awarded the following
1330:55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division
958:, attached to 69th Division in Norfolk.
34:4th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
2740:67–106 AA Bdes at British Army 1945 on.
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1418:(1st Bn Northampton Regiment) in 1926.
843:, opened on 19 September 1918 with the
576:4th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment
3126:Royal Engineers (Volunteers) 1859–1908
3106:, London: War Office, 7 November 1927.
1873:East Anglian Bde RFA at Regiments.org.
494:HQ and B to F Companies at Northampton
28:
2998:, Aldershot: Gale & Polden, 1935.
2729:564–591 Rgts at British Army 1945 on.
1812:
1810:
1808:
1806:
1804:
1802:
1800:
1798:
1425:, the Rifle Volunteers did not carry
1385:R (Northamptonshire Regiment) Battery
1139:, responsible for the air defence of
315:appointed as captain and his brother
182:1st Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteers
7:
3054:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992,
484:Clare Street drill hall, Northampton
361:Clare Street drill hall, Northampton
297:3rd Northamptonshire RVC planned at
111:Clare Street drill hall, Northampton
2228:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 111, 114.
500:I and K Companies at Wellingborough
381:9th Northamptonshire RVC raised at
343:8th Northamptonshire RVC raised at
336:7th Northamptonshire RVC raised at
294:appointed to command on 19 October.
286:2nd Northamptonshire RVC raised at
170:Henry James Fitzroy, Earl of Euston
46:29 August 1859 – 10 March 1955
2905:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982,
1754:Northampton at Drill Hall Project.
1368:were integrated within the unit).
25:
3183:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files
3143:, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010,
2810:4/5th Northants at Regiments.org.
2632:Infantry Regiments RA at RA 39–45
1964:Northamptons at Long, Long Trail.
1446:Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer
1122:2nd AA Division's formation sign.
1013:Magdalen College School, Brackley
799:) began on 2 November. After the
697:163rd (Norfolk & Suffolk) Bde
497:G and H Companies at Peterborough
3128:, Wembley: R.A. Westlake, 1983,
2456:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
1452:Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer
1373:262 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1060:402nd AA Company at Peterborough
268:Should welcome with three cheers
71:
55:
3163:British Army units from 1945 on
2849:Regimental History, Appendix I.
2799:Huntingdon Bn at Regiments.org.
2057:Regimental History, pp. 329–30.
1279:By the end of 1944, the German
1201:. 400 Battery later moved into
1057:401st AA Company at Northampton
1054:400th AA Company at Northampton
1003:The King's School, Peterborough
554:to form the Bedford Brigade in
403:Sir Hereward Wake, 12th Baronet
235:and huge enthusiasm throughout
166:William Fitzroy, Earl of Euston
3074:Regimental History Committee,
2138:Regimental History, pp. 340–1.
2111:Regimental History, pp. 336–7.
2093:Regimental History, pp. 334–5.
2084:Regimental History, pp. 332–3.
2075:Regimental History, pp. 331–2.
2048:Regimental History, pp. 328–9.
2014:Regimental History, pp. 326–7.
1732:Gurney, pp. 314–5 & 324–5.
1383:. The former 585 Rgt provided
1028:, and D Company at Kettering.
759:to begin the march across the
724:before returning to camp near
432:K and L Companies (ex 7th RVC)
429:H and I Companies (ex 6th RVC)
319:as lieutenant on 3 March 1860.
162:John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer
1:
1323:Auxiliary Territorial Service
1069:34th (South Midland) AA Group
1067:The unit was subordinated to
1063:403rd AA Company at Kettering
792:killed, wounded and missing.
426:C to G Companies (ex 3rd RVC)
3141:Tracing the Rifle Volunteers
3039:, London: Leo Cooper, 1970,
2427:Routledge Table LXV, p. 396.
932:East Anglian Reserve Brigade
837:Egyptian Expeditionary Force
736:who had seen service on the
657:162nd (East Midland) Brigade
653:54th (East Anglian) Division
331:George Wentworth-Fitzwilliam
270:And rally round Lord Spencer
266:Now every man of sense, Sir,
239:for joining local RVCs. The
101:162nd (East Midland) Brigade
3198:The Royal Artillery 1939–45
2338:Routledge Table LX, p. 378.
2156:Regimental History, p. 341.
2129:Regimental History, p. 339.
2120:Regimental History, p. 338.
2066:Regimental History, p. 330.
2039:Regimental History, p. 340.
1990:54 Div at Long, Long Trail.
1421:In common with the Regular
1008:Northampton School for Boys
835:The final offensive of the
730:Royal Warwickshire Regiment
626:. On 20 August it moved to
395:Sir Henry Fletcher, Baronet
375:, joined 1st Admin Bn 1862.
373:Col Robert Loyd-Lindsay, VC
349:Sir Rainald Knightley, Bart
272:and the Althorp Volunteers.
226:Northamptonshire Volunteers
3252:
3113:, Tiger Lily Books, 2018,
2820:Gurney, pp. 314–5, 319–22.
2418:Farndale, Annex D, p. 258.
2366:Farndale, Annex M, p. 339.
946:62nd Provisional Battalion
223:
3205:The Territorial Army 1947
3050:Norman E. H. Litchfield,
3003:British Regiments 1914–18
2318:Routledge, pp. 65–6, 371.
2180:Titles & Designations
1949:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 125–32.
1265:Searchlight Control radar
1195:Allied Force Headquarters
1102:32nd (Midland) AA Brigade
968:Military Service Act 1916
880:2nd East Anglian Division
448:Northamptonshire Regiment
194:Northamptonshire Regiment
2919:100th Edn, London, 1953.
2680:304 Inf Bde at RA 39–45.
2660:637 Inf Rgt at RA 39–45.
2212:Frederick, pp. 859, 868.
1366:Women's Royal Army Corps
1150:The regiment supplied a
1018:Kettering Grammar School
876:2nd East Midland Brigade
580:Northamptonshire Battery
414:1st Northamptonshire RVC
323:6th Northamptonshire RVC
3017:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
2994:Lt-Col Russell Gurney,
2829:Gurney, pp. 322–3, 407.
2351:50 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45.
2030:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 91–8.
1477:South Africa, 1900–1902
1410:and the headgear was a
1348:, on 10 February 1946.
956:3rd Provisional Brigade
952:Cambridgeshire Regiment
926:in August, and then to
910:, moving by October to
734:Leicestershire Regiment
3168:The Drill Hall Project
3089:Brig N. W. Routledge,
2586:Routledge, pp. 408–10.
1625:Beckett, Appendix VII.
1396:Royal Anglian Regiment
1332:, 304 Bde was sent to
1233:
1123:
1036:
902:in June 1916, then to
545:South Africa 1900–1902
487:
438:N Company (ex 9th RVC)
435:M Company (ex 8th RVC)
423:B Company (ex 2nd RVC)
420:A Company (ex 1st RVC)
257:The British Grenadiers
214:Royal Anglian Regiment
196:and saw action in the
2932:The Defeat of Germany
2494:Joslen, pp. 465, 467.
2408:2 AA Div at RA 39–45.
2300:Joslen, pp. 307, 358.
1675:Frederick, pp. 227–8.
1579:5th Bn after the war.
1402:Uniforms and insignia
1231:
1121:
1098:Anti-Aircraft Command
1077:Anti-Aircraft Command
1034:
781:Bedfordshire Regiment
777:Second Battle of Gaza
663:aboard the transport
599:East Anglian Division
584:Royal Field Artillery
552:Bedfordshire Regiment
503:L Company at Daventry
482:
391:2nd Tower Hamlets EVC
204:campaigns during the
3178:The Long, Long Trail
2622:Ellis, pp. 369, 380.
2389:on 23 September 2015
2309:Routledge, pp. 62–3.
1764:Beckett, Appendix X.
1302:. It formed part of
1104:in 2nd AA Division.
839:(EEF), known as the
797:Third Battle of Gaza
773:First Battle of Gaza
595:East Midland Brigade
570:(TF) as part of the
491:A Company at Althorp
2901:Ian F. W. Beckett,
2789:Litchfield, p. 139.
2768:Frederick, p. 1013.
2714:Frederick, p. 1024.
2670:Frederick, p. 1050.
2604:Frederick, p. 1050.
2503:Litchfield, p. 226.
2250:Litchfield, p. 189.
1883:Litchfield, p. 101.
1790:Engineer Volunteers
973:223rd Mixed Brigade
860:Armistice of Mudros
459:Stanhope Memorandum
399:Henry James Fitzroy
357:6th Duke of Grafton
184:were a unit of the
2979:J.B.M. Frederick,
2964:J.B.M. Frederick,
2777:Litchfield, p. 39.
2645:Frederick, p. 883.
2445:Routledge, p. 399.
2436:Frederick, p. 862.
2282:on 17 January 2016
2000:Gurney, pp. 326–7.
1542:Palestine, 1917–18
1427:Regimental colours
1360:, forming part of
1338:Operation Doomsday
1269:Light machine guns
1238:Operation Overlord
1234:
1124:
1037:
940:St Leonards-on-Sea
924:Windsor Great Park
918:3/4th Northamptons
870:2/4th Northamptons
806:Wire entanglements
635:1/4th Northamptons
588:Army Service Corps
488:
145:Operation Doomsday
3149:978-1-84884-211-3
3028:978-1-84342-474-1
3011:978-1-84342-197-9
3001:Brig E.A. James,
2613:Ellis, pp. 141–2.
2458:, file WO 212/79.
1742:Monthly Army List
1553:
1552:
1437:Honorary Colonels
1387:in the new unit.
1291:North West Europe
1254:38th Light AA Bde
1176:50th Light AA Bde
1137:50th Light AA Bde
1051:HQ at Northampton
977:Cley next the Sea
841:Battle of Megiddo
826:capture Jerusalem
568:Territorial Force
562:Territorial Force
192:Battalion of the
175:
174:
134:Second World War:
16:(Redirected from
3243:
3124:R. A. Westlake,
3070:18 December 1947
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2886:Maj A. F. Becke,
2871:Maj A. F. Becke,
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1496:Landing at Suvla
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1304:304 Infantry Bde
1242:V-1 flying bombs
1207:Italian Campaign
1083:Second World War
993:Territorial Army
962:9th Northamptons
904:Stockton-on-Tees
845:Battle of Sharon
813:by 25 November.
467:Suffolk Regiment
444:Childers Reforms
385:, 22 April 1867.
253:Northamptonshire
210:Second World War
127:Senussi Campaign
120:First World War:
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1287:21st Army Group
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1073:2nd AA Division
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292:Earl of Pomfret
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1697:, p. 190–1.
1520:Nebi Samwil
1342:Much Hadham
1315:Southampton
1214:47th AA Bde
1180:72nd AA Bde
936:Crowborough
928:Halton Park
783:and 1/11th
753:Arab Revolt
299:Northampton
117:Engagements
107:Garrison/HQ
91:Air Defence
3215:Categories
2930:, Vol II:
2865:References
1788:Westlake,
1693:Westlake,
1533:Tell 'Asur
1295:War Office
1250:Baby Blitz
1218:2 AA Group
1197:(AFHQ) in
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981:Sheringham
884:First Army
745:Suez Canal
718:Alexandria
517:Desborough
442:Under the
325:raised at
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241:War Office
158:commanders
151:Commanders
1817:Army List
1566:Footnotes
1523:Jerusalem
1517:El Mughar
1416:48th Foot
1362:76 AA Bde
1311:Bursledon
1282:Luftwaffe
1246:Luftwaffe
896:Harrogate
892:see below
822:Jerusalem
789:Beersheba
767:Palestine
689:Suvla Bay
671:Gallipoli
661:Devonport
538:Cape Town
383:Kettering
369:Overstone
303:see below
288:Towcester
202:Palestine
198:Gallipoli
190:Volunteer
131:Palestine
123:Gallipoli
2945:Gen Sir
2751:Watson,
1792:, p. 13.
1598:Beckett.
1379:to form
1317:, where
987:Interwar
818:Wilhelma
751:and the
678:Foxhound
641:Thetford
521:Rothwell
345:Daventry
87:Infantry
2839:Burke's
2753:TA 1947
1863:Leslie.
1536:Megiddo
1408:facings
1352:Postwar
1313:, near
1203:Tunisia
1191:Algiers
1170:Mid-war
1131:By the
757:Kantara
722:Senussi
701:Hill 60
684:Scourge
649:Norwich
645:Norfolk
620:Romford
597:of the
582:of the
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463:Warwick
407:Militia
249:Althorp
156:Notable
51:Country
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527:Raunds
68:Branch
43:Active
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1493:Suvla
1412:shako
1261:D Day
1152:cadre
1141:Derby
1133:Blitz
1127:Blitz
864:cadre
852:Haifa
811:Jaffa
801:161st
726:Cairo
712:Egypt
624:Essex
347:with
137:Blitz
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