5th (Prince of Wales's) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment

1796: 1518: 1510: 1051:, where 75th Division tried to prise open the Turkish positions for the mounted troops to pass through. 232nd Brigade attacked towards Berukin at 05.10 and when the outlying positions such as 'Tin Hat Hill' had been secured, 1/5th Devons was sent forward to attack Berukin itself. Three companies advanced up the Wadi el Mutwy until they were south of the village, then rushed it ac ross the open, covered by the other company from Tin Hat Hill. The battalion captured Berukin by 16.00. However, the advance elsewhere had stalled, and the battalion was heavily counter-attacked, fighting with 1132: 836:

was authorised for each 1st Line unit where 60 per cent or more of the men had volunteered for Overseas Service. The titles of these 2nd Line units would be the same as the original, but distinguished by a '2/' prefix. In this way duplicate battalions, brigades and divisions were created, mirroring those TF formations being sent overseas, and absorbing the large numbers of volunteers coming forward. Later the 2nd Line TF battalions were raised to full strength ready to go overseas, and began to form Reserve (3rd Line) units to supply reinforcement drafts.

1128:'. It started at 04.00 in dawn half-light and mist. The Devons reached their objective at the foot of the steep slope by 07.00 before attracting enemy fire; the West Yorkshires then rushed the hill and captured most of tactically important position, despite serious casualties (the 1/5th Devons suffered 388 killed and wounded in this action). After the battle the West Riding Division's commander wrote to the Devonshire Territorial Association thanking them for the assistance the battalion had given his Yorkshiremen. 1949: 1906: 1598: 1529:, though they were permitted to retain their Devons cap badges, and appear to have adopted the subtitles '5th Devons' or 'Devons' even if these were never officially authorised. Each regiment consisted of four batteries designated A, B, C and D, but on 11 March 1942, in common with a number of other A/T regiments, the batteries were redesignated Q, R, S and T respectively. On 28 July each regiment provided one battery (T Bty of 86th, R Bty of 87th) to form a new 78th A/T Rgt 71: 88: 1964:. However, by 1944 the British Army in Italy was facing a manpower crisis, especially in infantry, and a policy was begun of disbanding redundant artillery units and retraining their manpower. As a 'spare' corps A/T unit in a theatre that saw little armoured combat, 87th (Devon) Anti-Tank Regiment was one of those selected: it was broken up in May and officially placed in suspended animation on 26 June 1944. However, the regiment's 1506:, also stationed along the Canal. On 13 October the company was designated 31st Independent Brigade Group MG Company (Devon); it remained with the brigade group until 5 August 1941. By the Spring of 1941, 43rd Division was defending East Kent while 45th was in GHQ Reserve in the Midlands, but at the end of the year 45th Division's role was reduced as it was placed on a lower establishment. 929: 1065: 1554: 960: 1875: 44: 1283:. It was quickly decided to send this division to India as well, where it could replace further Regular units and continue its training. However, 2/5th Devons did not go with it, remaining in the UK to recruit and train until 5 September 1915, when it sailed from Devonport to Egypt, arriving on 17 September. 1195:

that day or the next. The 1/5th Devon and 2/8th West Yorkshires formed the right wig and were threatened with being enveloped, but made good use of 40 Germans machine guns they had captured. They were withdrawn with their 150 prisoners that night so that the artillery could prepare the ground for the

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After the outbreak of war, units of the TF were invited to volunteer for Overseas Service. On 15 August 1914, the War Office issued instructions to separate those men who had signed up for Home Service only, and form these into reserve units. On 31 August, the formation of a reserve or 2nd Line unit

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attack on Hill 112, the M10s dealing with a Tiger that had knocked out four Churchills, and then dealing with machine-guns nests. Tackling the strongly-defended crest of the hill the 17-pdrs of 86th's M10s were also useful support, some giving close support to the infantry, others standing back and

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returned to England. 1/5th Devons was finally disembodied on 11 December 1919. In its time with 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division up to December 1918, the battalion lost 10 officers and 138 other ranks killed, and 34 officers and 1058 other ranks wounded, sick or missing. In total it had lost 342 men

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of December 1888 proposed a more comprehensive Mobilisation Scheme for Volunteer units, which would assemble in their own brigades at key points in case of war. In peacetime these brigades provided a structure for collective training. On 9 February 1889, Lord Mount Edgcumbe was appointed Colonel in

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gun. The remaining M10 took up a hull-down position to provide what support it could. A troop of towed 17-pdrs of 130 Bty was brought up to place an anti-tank screen round the south of the village while 4th Dorsets fought to suppress the strongpoints inside the village. The troop was overrun by a

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and make a deep advance into the German positions. However, 185th Bde's flank was open, and it suffered serious casualties in the advance, finally being pushed back by counter-attacks into the Hindenburg support trench. The division renewed the attack over the following days, but although it took

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of 31st Tank Brigade were badly outgunned by tanks such as Tigers, so the thinly-armoured M10 Achilles of 86th A/T Rgt were sent up to give them covering fire with their long-range 17-pdrs. A sergeant of E Troop later complained that the regiment had spent three years training to defend captured

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No reinforcements reached the Wessex units during 1915, and their strength began to dwindle, made worse by the loss of many of the best Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) who were taken away for officer training. There was also a requirement to provide reinforcements for other theatres of war: the

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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 Brigades thus became anomalous, and on 1 January 1917 the remaining battalions became numbered battalions of their parent units: 86th Provisional Bn became

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had established heavy ferries and bridges. 15th (S) Division carried out the assault crossing (Operation Torchlight), on the night of 23/24 March, after which the corps gave priority to ferrying across a mobile striking force of armour and armoured infantry. After a stiff fight, XII Corps was

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was cancelled, and Maltot was evacuated, with few of the Dorsets or Hampshires getting back. At the end of the first day of bloody fighting day 43rd Division had Éterville and the northern half of Hill 112, while the Germans retained the southern half and Maltot, and the offensive fell into

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When the 5th and 7th Bns were transferred to the Royal Artillery in 1941, they were permitted to retain the Devons' cap badge, worn with the RA 'grenade' collar badge. The 5th (PoW) Bn sometimes used (for example on stationery) a version of the Devonshire Regiment badge surmounted by the

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records that 'Many of the imperturbable Westcountrymen, ignoring their dangerous situation, went to sleep in the afternoon sunshine'. When the battalion resumed the advance through the winter rains it was down to a strength of just 250 men, but was reinforced in late December. After the

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After the 3rd Line TF battalions were formed in May 1915 the remaining Home Service and unfit men were separated to form brigades of Coast Defence Battalions (termed Provisional Battalions from June 1915). The men from the five TF battalions of the Devons and DCLI were formed into

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from 1880) was commissioned as captain in the 10th Devonshire RVC on 3 March 1875, promoted to major in the consolidated 5th RVC on 24 April 1880, and then to lt-col commanding the 5th VB on 3 December 1881. He held the command until 1903 when he became the battalion's hon colonel.

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in Kent that was photographed by a War Office official photographer. On 1 January 1943, Q, R and S Btys were numbered as 128, 129 and 130 A/T Btys, and when the establishment for a corps A/T regiment was increased, a new 340 A/T Bty was formed within the regiment on 25 June 1943.

649:, though he continued to command the Plymouth Brigade until 1893. Lord Clifford of the 5th (Hay Tor) VB also commanded the Plymouth Brigade (renamed the Devonshire Brigade from 1901 and Devon & Cornwall Brigade in the Territorial Force from 1908) from 6 July 1901 until 1910. 289:

in time of need. A large number of company-sized corps were raised in Devonshire and were soon organised into larger administrative battalions. In 1880 the independent Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs) were consolidated into battalions, which became Volunteer Battalions (VBs) of the

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The two Regular battalions of the Devons had been converted into specialist machine gun (MG) battalions in 1937 and the 5th and 7th battalions conformed. At this period the establishment of an MG battalion was an HQ Company and four MG companies each equipped with 12

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decided that one company 116 strong could be recruited from the volunteer battalions of any infantry regiment that had a regular battalion serving in South Africa. The Devonshire VBs accordingly raised a service company that earned the battalions their first

987:. The preliminary bombardment of the Gaza position from land and sea began on 27 October, but 75th Division's participation was initially limited to raids until after Gaza fell on 7 November. 232nd Brigade then joined the pursuit on 9 November as far as 1689:

German counter-attack, and after firing all their small arms ammunition the crews had to remove the breechblocks from their guns and retreat to the infantry's slit trenches, losing half the troop in the process. The planned follow-up breakthrough by

916:. By 1916 it was clear that the complete 43rd (Wessex) Division could not be returned to the Western Front as intended, so instead training was pushed forwards in India, some drafts were received (including a contingent from 2/5th Devons, then in 828:, beginning its annual training. Three days later, with the international situation deteriorating, the division was warned to take 'precautionary measures' and its units took up their war stations, with the infantry brigades at defended ports in 1679:

engaging targets of opportunity. 130th Brigade's attack on Maltot went badly; 9th RTR's Churchills and the M10s were caught in a crossfire coming from the uncaptured part of Hill 112 and from beyond Éterville and took heavy casualties; 7th

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was crossed by wading and the town was captured before dawn by 186th Bde, then 185th Bde carried out the second phase of the attack with 1/5th Devons in support. The division's final action of the war came on 4 November during the

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artillery and machine gun fire. Although it raced over the open ground in 'artillery order', the battalion's attacking force was reduced to six officers and 120 men pinned down behind the stone walls of an old vineyard. The

1670:(9th RTR) attacking Éterville with 4th Dorsets. The attack went well, but it took the infantry longer than expected to winkle out the SS strongpoints. One of the open-topped M10s was knocked out by a mortar bomb. Meanwhile 1055:

and bayonet going on among the houses all night. After two days' heavy fighting 75th Division had still not taken all its first day objectives and the operation was called off, although Berukin was retained and fortified.

995:. By 13 November the division had closed up to attack Junction Station. The first line of objectives was taken easily, but the attacking brigades were delayed in their advance to the second objective, a ridge north of 1119:

was surrounded and the survivors had to cut their way out, but by nightfall the area had been cleared in what the West Riding historian described as a 'gallant little enterprise'. On 28 July 1/5th Devons supported

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got into the village but was almost destroyed. 4th Dorsets and E Troop of 86th A/T Rgt were sent to help, E Trp losing two more M10s, one to an airburst shell over the turret, the other to a direct hit by an

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In Egypt the battalion carried out garrison duties until in June 1916 it was disbanded and its personnel were distributed as reinforcements to the 1/4th, 1/5th and 1/6th Devons; 1/5th Bn was still in India

2217: 3674: 1609:(6 June 1944) and its subordinate formations and units were fed into the Normandy beachhead over the weeks following the landings. In fact, 86th A/T Rgt fought its first action under the orders of 366:

the following year. He maintained his links with the battalion until his death in 1917. He was assisted by a number of experienced officers: in the 1860s: Lt-Col William Fisk, formerly of the

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at Tavistock formed a cadet company affiliated to the battalion, followed by a cadet corps formed by the Postal Telegraph Messengers of Plymouth in 1906. The following year the

1646: 565:) Devonshire RVC, raised on 14 October 1868, replacing an earlier 28th (South Molton) RVC in the 3rd Admin Bn that had disbanded in 1865; the replacement unit disbanded in 1875 466: 1866:, after which the units of 21st Army Group carried out occupation duties in Germany. 86th (5th Devon) Anti-Tank Regiment was placed in suspended animation on 1 March 1946. 404:

of 1872, Volunteers were grouped into county brigades with their local Regular and Militia battalions. For the Devonshire RVCs this was Brigade No 34 (County of Devon) in

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in 1907. The uniform of the 5th (Hay Tor) VB was scarlet with green facings, changing to white in 1895. The combined battalion in the TF adopted the scarlet uniform with

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The admin battalion's headquarters (HQ) moved to Newton Abbot in 1865. It was consolidated on 16 March 1880 as the 9th, renumbered on 15 June as the 5th Devonshire RVC:

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of 233rd Bde alongside, they drove the enemy off the ridge and captured three machine guns. The troops dug in as darkness fell, and then the division swept in for the

1784:. After the failure of Market Garden, 43rd (Wessex) Division was reinforced and left to defend 'The Island', the low-lying ground that had been captured between the 1379:. Part of these units' role alongside the TR units was physical conditioning to render men fit for drafting overseas. The brigade never served overseas: it moved to 884:

in early 1915, it never served as a complete formation during the war: on arrival in India all its units were distributed to various garrisons. 1/5th Devons went to

4925: 1894:, which had been a static coast defence organisation. It now formed part of VIII Corps in the field force. The regiment left on 30 October 1942 and was assigned to 1275:

The 2/5th (PoW) Battalion Devonshire Regiment was formed at Plymouth on 16 September 1914 as the 1/5th Bn was preparing to go overseas, and it became part of the

1080:(BEF) was suffering a severe manpower crisis. The EEF was ordered to send British units to help, and on 26 May 1918 the battalion sailed for France, arriving at 1475:

The TA was embodied on 1 September 1939, ahead of the declaration of war on 3 September. Both battalions were unassigned (Army Troops) in South-Western Area of

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attacking troublesome German positions in the Bois du Petit Champ. The fighting was at close range in the thick undergrowth and at one point a company of the

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2080: 363: 340: 206: 1454:(taking the number of the disbanded Cyclist Battalion and the subtitle of the former 5th Volunteer Battalion), which was formed on 17 June 1939 at Torquay. 285:

following an invasion scare in 1859 saw the creation of many Rifle and Mounted Rifle Volunteer Corps composed of part-time soldiers eager to supplement the

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at 07.00, followed by the division's main attack. Arguably the battalion's most successful action was on 9 April at what became known as the action at

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and Plymouth on 25 March 1915 under the command of Lt-Col T.H. Bingham and in the autumn it went with the other 3rd Line battalions of the Devons to

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By early October the battalion's strength was just 10 officers and 194 men. Nevertheless it returned to the line with 62nd Division for the attack on

1077: 514:) Devonshire Mounted Rifle Volunteers (MRV), raised on 20 April 1860; redesignated 3rd Devonshire Light Horse Volunteers 1865; disbanded February 1875 446:

of 1881 took Cardwell's reforms further, and the Volunteers were formally affiliated to their local Regular regiment, with the 11th Foot becoming the

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Churchill tanks of 31st Tank Brigade, accompanied by an M10 (left of picture) possibly of 340 A/T Bty, moving up to attack during Operation Jupiter.

1276: 371: 337: 2425: 2009: 1887: 1675: 1480: 1408: 1376: 1344: 1327:. It was renamed the 5th (Reserve) Battalion on 8 April 1916, and when the Training Reserve (TR) was formed on 1 September it was absorbed by the 953: 937: 804: 2447: 3544: 1614: 1166:, for which 185th Bde was in reserve. On 25 September near Marcoing the battalion took 350 prisoners as the BEF prepared to assault the German 1107:. They had made a long approach march, their relief of the French having turned into an advance. The attack began at 08.00 on 20 July behind a 1479:. During the early part of the war, the two battalions were attached as MG battalions to 43rd (Wessex) Division and its second line duplicate 4822: 4771: 4699: 4651: 4635: 4579: 4556: 4452: 4403: 4365: 2104:, VD, former CO, appointed 28 August 1903, listed as having resigned when the battalion was merged with the 2nd VB in the TF on 31 March 1908 1863: 1690: 4335: 3804:

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and the 2nd (PoW) Devonshire RVC becoming one of its Volunteer Battalions on 1 July 1881. The RVC changed its title on 1 November 1885 to

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On 7 June 1924 the Hon Charles Clifford, nephew of the former CO and Hon Col of the 5th (Hay Tor) Bn, who had served in World War I as a

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on 24 March. The first operation for the corps was to capture the Fondouk Pass, and the regiment saw action in the fierce battles around

4121: 2165: 1372: 1099:. The last German attacks were halted and the French immediately passed to the offensive, with the British divisions attacking down the 359: 2017: 1891: 1650: 4801: 4786: 4756: 4733: 4718: 4684: 4669: 4609: 4594: 4522: 4503: 4471: 4433: 4380: 4350: 4320: 4305: 3580: 2213: 2148: 1618: 1476: 1404: 1384: 1328: 1112: 1085: 1156: 3264: 789: 1450:

in late 1938 the TA was doubled in size, and once again its units formed duplicates. The 5th (PoW) Battalion's duplicate was the

405: 397:(retired) James Pickard, Royal Marines, served as lt-col commandant of the 2nd RVC and second lt-col of the battalion from 1871. 318:

2nd (Plymouth) Devonshire RVC, raised on 7 December 1859; a second company was raised in February 1860, and a further two by 1868

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232nd Bde took part in a minor operation on 15 December to gain positions from which the artillery could reach enemy positions.

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at Exeter. The cadet corps at Kelly College and Plymouth & Mannamead College both transferred to the junior division of the

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in the battalion, and simultaneously promoted to provisional captain. He succeeded as 11th Lord Clifford of Chudleigh in 1943.

4846: 3509: 2846: 1424: 1360: 1356: 1000: 945: 394: 266: 1224:, headed the division's pursuit of the enemy against minimal resistance. On 9 November the division entered the fortress of 521:) Devonshire MRV, raised on 24 May 1860; redesignated 1st Devonshire Light Horse Volunteers April 1861; disbanded March 1876 1131: 1043:. 75th Division attacked on 12 March 1918, with patrols of 232nd Bde going forward before dawn, then 1/5th Devons captured 4887: 4836: 2184: 2056: 1984:

When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947, both regiments were reformed. 86th Anti-Tank Rgt reverted to infantry as

1503: 1179: 528:) Devonshire MRV, raised on 16 June 1860; redesignated 2nd Devonshire Light Horse Volunteers 1865; disbanded February 1875 4905: 3131: 2979: 1022:

on 20 November, being detailed for escort duties, but on 23 November they took part in an attack on El Jib that ran into

4920: 4882: 4863: 1961: 1757: 1502:, which was fortified with pillboxes for machine gun and anti-tank guns, and on 25 August D Company, 5th Devons, joined 949: 270: 246: 185: 157: 3362: 3340: 3302: 2152: 2122: 2101: 1918: 1610: 1213: 1175: 1159:(2 September), where progress was limited, despite tank support, and the division was relieved at the end of the day. 1148: 854: 620: 250: 210: 162: 1095:

Reconstituted after the March battles, 62nd Division was sent in July to reinforce the French armies fighting on the

793: 17: 2886: 1713: 1538: 1280: 1096: 889: 124: 3111: 2176:(subsequently resigned) was recommissioned as a lieutenant in the 5th (Hay Tor) VB and later promoted to captain. 1895: 1839:

Triangle'. The opponents were primarily infantry formations, so opportunities for anti-tank action were limited.

1792:. 86th A/T Regiment coordinated an elaborate programme for all the anti-tank guns across the five-brigade front. 1367: 1236: 1208: 472:

The late Victorian era saw a craze for cycling and the Volunteer Force took a leading role in developing the new

3755: 1717: 325:) Devonshire RVC, raised on 7 December 1859; a second company was raised on 1 March 1860 and a third by 1871; a 2255:

Although the advance on 25 March was supported by SP A/T guns these were probably from 15th (S) Division's own

2173: 2068: 2016:. However, together with 628 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (formerly the 6th Devons) it was merged into the 1956:

HQ IX Corps was disbanded on 31 May 1943 at the end of the Tunisian Campaign, but 87th AT Rgt took part in the

1634: 1490:, 43rd Division was moved to defend London while 45th Division was stationed in the prime invasion area of the 1023: 646: 382: 344: 1569:). For 'Overlord', as Corps anti-tank regiment, 86th A/T Rgt was equipped with two batteries (128 and 130) of 420:

as well as the other Devon RVCs. When the RVCs were consolidated in 1880, the 2nd Admin Bn adopted the title

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A 17-pounder gun of 87th A/T Reegiment towed by a half-track approaches the River Foglia, 1 September 1944.

1597: 3532: 2126: 2027:, providing the anti-aircraft component of 43rd (Wessex) Division. On 1 July 1950 it was amalgamated into 1855:

concentrated in the bridgehead by the end of 26 March, ready for its breakout across North Germany to the

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in December 1899, the Volunteers were invited to send active service units to assist the Regulars in the

2084: 1622: 1542: 1292: 1163: 1111:. Progress along the wooded valley was slow: on 22 July two companies of 1/5th Devons were sent to help 1019: 976: 913: 893: 1220:

stream, 185th Bde pushing on to exploit the success. On the next two days the brigade, accompanied by

4417: 2088: 1637:). The attack was launched early on 10 July behind a massive artillery barrage. The defending German 1499: 1183: 984: 905: 645:'s base at Plymouth. On 29 May 1889 Lord Mount Edgcumbe gave up command of the 2nd VB, becoming its 605: 469:. An extra company (M) was formed in 1900, but the battalion was reduced to eight companies in 1905. 333: 1011:

the following morning. The battalion's casualties in the action had been 57. On 19 November it took

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left after Jupiter, making demonstrations while VIII Corps attempted an armoured thrust south from

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87th Anti-Tank Rgt remained with the Royal Artillery, reforming at Devonport on 1 January 1947 as

4392: 1804: 1724:. On 3 August the Germans on its front began to withdraw, and the corps followed up, hindered by 1709: 1701: 1680: 1578: 1566: 1487: 1004: 917: 829: 413: 282: 2829: 800:

and Haytor (Newton Abbot) cadet corps were both affiliated to the battalion before World War I.

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The 'Prince of Wales's' subtitle seems to have been restored to the battalion about March 1909.

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The 1st Administrative Battalion, Devonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, was formed in June 1860 at

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command of the Plymouth Brigade, consisting of the five VBs of the Devons and the two of the

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6-Pounder A/T guns (nearest at full recoil) conducting a shoot at Lydd, 24 September 1942.

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It became a VB of the Devons on 1 July 1881, and on 1 November 1885 it was designated the

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ground, yet here they were being used in the offensive. E Troop accompanied C Squadron,

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On 1 November 1941 both battalions were converted into anti-tank (A/T) regiments of the

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In the 1920s and 1930s the following cadet companies were affiliated to the battalion:

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in February 1943. By 5 March IX Corps HQ and all the Corps Troops had all arrived in

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left in India. It finally embarked on 22 March from Karachi for Egypt. It arrived at

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On 18 November the division began a march into Germany, where it formed part of the

4487: 2044: 1883: 1785: 1777: 1764:, XII Corps moved east and took over its defence to free XXX Corps for its role in 1761: 1698: 1121: 909: 763: 548: 286: 258: 226: 169: 4888:

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S Battery of 78th A/T Rgt was provided by 88th A/T Rgt, converted from 2/9th Bn

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and demolitions. By mid-August most of the Germans forces were cornered in the

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respectively, both of which were serving in Home Defence in the West Country.

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before XII Corps HQ had landed. This was in support of 43rd Wessex Division,

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in the field army by April 1942. It then underwent intensive training on the

374:

of the 2nd RVC and second-in-command of the admin battalion with the rank of

1930: 1910: 1789: 1781: 1725: 1642: 1388: 1380: 1348: 972: 862: 788:

The cyclist sections of the Devons' TF battalions were combined to form the

718: 555: 525: 409: 367: 351: 48: 4517:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1968/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004, 4498:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1962/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004, 4398:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1957/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004, 896:

having already sailed for the Western Front). In December 1915 it moved to

849:

On 24 September, the 1st Wessex Division accepted liability for service in

4089:

Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 358–9, 379–82, 398, 429, 432–4, 446–53.

2114:

Edward, Prince of Wales, appointed 29 March 1919, until his accession as

1143:

62nd Division returned to British command in August, reorganising for the

1064: 928: 4694:, Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1948/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2014, 1745: 1498:

raged overhead. In June 135th Brigade of 45th Division was defending the

1225: 1217: 769: 609: 390: 307: 134: 101: 4841: 4662:

The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)

2129:, former CO, appointed 2 November 1940, continued with 4th Bn after 1950 1697:

On 12 July XII Corps HQ became operational and took over control of the

971:. The battalion first came under fire on 8 July at Samson's Ridge, near 959: 705:

HQ at Prospect Place, Millbay, Plymouth (also known as Millbay Barracks)

435:

G to I Companies at Drill Hall, York Street, Devonport, from the 3rd RVC

4808:

Titles and Designations of Formations and Units of the Territorial Army

4428:, London: Macmillan, 1939/Imperial War Museum and Battery Press, 1994, 1972:

had such a high reputation that it continued as an independent unit in

1926: 1922: 1828: 1824: 1753: 1654: 1577:, and two self-propelled (SP) batteries (129 and 340) with US-supplied 1052: 1048: 952:(EEF) largely from TF battalions sent from India. The battalion joined 874: 749: 589: 511: 429: 329:

was formed by the corps in 1874 at Plymouth, this was disbanded in 1885

4855: 4460:

History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918

4441:

History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918

4422:

History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918

1553: 476:

for military use. By 1907 the battalion had formed a Cyclist Section.

2224:

later that year to command a group of independent RVCs in East Devon.

2221: 1769: 1630: 1491: 897: 885: 857:. The division's infantry battalions and field artillery embarked at 601: 497: 489: 1874: 4764:

Battleground Europe: Normandy: Hill 112, Battles of the Odon – 1944

4568:

History of the Great War: Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine

4545:

History of the Great War: Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine

2212:

It is possible that it was renumbered to avoid confusion with the

1947: 1938: 1904: 1873: 1843: 1808: 1794: 1773: 1733: 1606: 1596: 1586: 1552: 1516: 1508: 1130: 1063: 958: 927: 866: 230: 43: 4877: 2012:

in 43rd (Wessex) Division. The battalion was also referred to as

1263:

Lt-Col F.K. Windeatt, from 6 August 1917, invalided 30 April 1918

438:

K and L Companies at Bedford Square, Tavistock, from the 22nd RVC

237:

in 1908 by amalgamating two existing Volunteer Battalions of the

4711:

Victory in the Mediterranean, Part I: 1st April to 4th June 1944

4630:, Samson Books 1978/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001, 4328:

Riflemen Form: A Study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908

1856: 1836: 1819:) before winter set in, involving all-arms set-piece battles at 1705: 1685: 1561:

By the summer of 1943 XII Corps, with 86th A/T Rgt, was part of

1546: 1352: 1256:

The following officers commanded 1/5th (PoW) Bn during the war:

941: 920:), and the remaining units prepared for service in Mesopotamia. 400:

Under the 'Localisation of the Forces' scheme introduced by the

3533:

David Porter's work on Provisional Brigades at Great War Forum.

1917:

Equipped with 6-pdrs, 87th A/T Rgt landed in North Africa with

1545:

A/T gun, including a practice shoot at the artillery ranges at

4458:

Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds & Lt-Col R. Maxwell-Hyslop,

3132:

Umbrella Hill raids at Bedfordshire Regiment in the Great War.

2029:

256th (Devon) (Mixed) Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight Regiment

1712:). Later it maintained pressure along the line while VIII and 1403:

The TF was reformed on 7 February 1920 and reorganised as the

991:, where it found the water supply inadequate and pushed on to 362:

in command of the battalion on 8 August 1860; he succeeded as

3543:

Distribution of Northern and Southern Armies (Home Defence),

573:

A Company at Station Road, Ashburton, from the former 9th RVC

273:. They were both merged into other Devonshire units in 1950. 2172:(later the 4th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment) and then the 1850:), but large A/T guns and M10s could play no part until the 1182:

had crossed the canal, 62nd Division passed through to take

1003:. 1/5th Devons were brought up to fill this, and with 1/4th 956:

on 14 April, which in turn joined 75th Division on 25 June.

3556:

Army Council Instruction 221 of January 1916 (Appendix 18).

3454:

Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, Vol V, pp. 484–6, 497–8, 504.

1886:

on 1 November 1941. On 25 January 1942 the regiment joined

1752:; by early September it was driving across Belgium towards 1407:(TA) the following year. As before, the 5th Devons were in 1162:

62nd Division was back in the line on 12 September for the

983:. The EEF's offensive was renewed in late October with the 261:

it provided two anti-tank artillery units, which served in

4358:

Monty's Men: The British Army and the Liberation of Europe

3418:

Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, Vol V, pp. 40–2, 119, 148–9.

3050:

1/5th and 2/5th Devons in WWI at The Keep Military Museum.

1842:

XII Corps was given a leading role in the crossing of the

1307:

Col H. Kilgour, from 26 September 1914 to 24 November 1915

598:

5th (The Hay Tor) Volunteer Battalion, Devonshire Regiment

492:

on 24 August 1860 with the following units under command:

3520:

Army Council Instruction 1528 August 1916 (Appendix 135).

2216:, which constituted a full battalion; in the event a new 1732:, and soon afterwards 21st Army Group was racing to the 1513:

6-Pounder gun of 86th A/T Rgt at Lydd, 24 September 1942.

576:

B Company at East Street, Newton Abbot, from the 10th RVC

4692:

The History of the Fifteenth Scottish Division 1939–1945

4373:

Allenby's War: The Palestine-Arabian Campaigns 1916–1918

1310:

Lt-Col R.E. Tucker, from 24 November 1915 to disbandment

1124:

in 'a particularly brilliant assault on the Montagne de

585:

E Company at Fore Street, Kingsbridge, from the 26th RVC

4445:

8th August–26th September: The Franco-British Offensive

2039:

The uniform of the 2nd (PoW) VB was green with scarlet

1716:

switched the emphasis to the west and attacked towards

1537:

After conversion training the regiment was assigned to

698:

of 1908, the 2nd and 5th VBs were combined to form the

1319:

The 3/5th Battalion Devonshire Regiment was formed at

1260:

Lt-Col E.B. Hawker, from mobilisation to 6 August 1917

776:

H Company, Right Half at Armoury, High Street, Totnes

700:

5th (Prince of Wales's) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment

223:

5th (Prince of Wales's) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment

35:

5th (Prince of Wales's) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment

4837:

Bedfordshire Regiment in the Great War (archive site)

4621:

The New Annual Army List, and Militia List, for 1860

4464:

26th September–11th November, The Advance to Victory

4285:

Army Council Instructions issued during January 1916

3265:

62nd (2nd West Riding) Division at Long, Long Trail.

1266:

Lt-Col H.V. Bastow, from 18 April 1918 to end of war

880:

Although the 1st Wessex was officially numbered the

579:

C Company at South Street, Totnes, from the 17th RVC

467:

2nd Devonshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers)

37:

86th (5th Devon) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

18:

86th (5th Devon) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

4646:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press. 4291:

Army Council Instructions issued during August 1916

2649: 2647: 1039:The EEF renewed its advance in the Spring with the 465:Cadet Corps was transferred to the 2nd VB from the 200: 195: 140: 130: 116: 108: 97: 82: 64: 56: 34: 2059:and a scroll bearing the words 'Prince of Wales'. 1605:XII Corps was not among the assault formations on 1076:on the Western Front and after heavy fighting the 1068:Formation sign of 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division. 745:Half Company at Drill Hall, Market Street, Torquay 4936:Military units and formations established in 1908 4122:Devon & Dorsets at British Army 1945 onwards. 2607: 2605: 2575: 2573: 2561: 2559: 1799:M10 Achilles on the east bank of the Rhine, 1945. 1780:canal and fought its way up on the left flank to 1303:The following officers commanded 2/5th (PoW) Bn: 936:By March 1917, 1/5th Devons was the only unit of 756:G Company, Left Half at Drill Hall, Ford Street, 4931:Military units and formations in Plymouth, Devon 3791: 3789: 3787: 3785: 3783: 3781: 3779: 2547: 2545: 1807:in late October to clear the ground towards the 1772:, XII Corps extended the bridgeheads across the 336:) Devonshire RVC, raised on 29 February 1860 by 4604:, Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, 3751: 3749: 3747: 3733: 3731: 3510:45th (2nd Wessex) Division at Long, Long Trail. 3427:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, Vol V, pp. 340–1. 3284:Edmonds, Vol III, pp. 234–5, 248–9, 255–8, 278. 2663: 2661: 1898:, which was preparing to go to North Africa in 1331:in the Wessex Reserve Brigade at Hursley Park, 963:Junction Station, captured on 14 November 1917. 428:A to F Companies at Prospect Place Drill Hall, 310:, but shortly afterwards was redesignated the 4589:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, 3717: 3715: 3705: 3703: 3701: 3699: 3697: 3695: 3693: 3691: 2635: 2633: 2621: 2619: 1859:, which involved fighting against rearguards. 1748:on 27 August and then advanced quickly to the 1565:training for the Allied invasion of Normandy ( 731:E Company at Wolborough Street, Newton Abbot, 4906:62nd Division in the Great War (archive site) 4677:The West Riding Territorials in the Great War 4644:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945 4602:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978 4587:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978 4411:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914 4345:, London: Frederick Muller, 1968/Star, 1981, 4076: 4074: 3913:, pp. 331, 333, 337, 387, 408, 439, 447, 450. 3772:372–413 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 onwards. 2882: 2880: 1018:1/5th Devons missed the opening phase of the 486:5th Administrative Battalion, Devonshire RVCs 312:2nd Administrative Battalion, Devonshire RVCs 8: 4749:The Destruction of the Axis forces in Africa 3643: 3641: 3358: 3356: 3354: 3352: 3350: 3348: 2757: 2755: 2753: 2357: 2355: 2353: 2351: 2349: 2347: 2345: 2343: 2341: 2339: 2337: 2335: 2333: 2331: 2329: 2327: 2297: 2295: 2293: 2246:at the same time as the two Devon regiments. 2081:William Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 2043:; the full dress of the cyclist section was 1988:once more, with the following organisation: 1890:, a home defence formation created from the 1661:. Although themselves heavily armoured, the 1216:, when it came up from reserve to cross the 824:On 26 July 1914, the Wessex Division was on 544:) Devonshire RVC, raised on 23 February 1860 4893:Royal Artillery Units Netherlands 1944–1945 3812: 3810: 3767: 3765: 3763: 3611: 3609: 3607: 3605: 3603: 3601: 2980:43rd (Wessex) Division at Long, Long Trail. 2522: 2520: 2421: 2391: 2389: 2387: 2325: 2323: 2321: 2319: 2317: 2315: 2313: 2311: 2309: 2307: 2075:2nd (Prince of Wales's) Volunteer Battalion 1436:Newton Abbot Secondary School Cadet Company 1409:130th (Devon and Cornwall) Infantry Brigade 904:1/5th sent a draft of 50 men to the 2nd Bn 452:2nd (Prince of Wales's) Volunteer Battalion 302:2nd (Prince of Wales's) Volunteer Battalion 4387:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 4131: 4129: 3576: 3574: 3496: 3494: 3260: 3258: 3256: 3254: 3252: 3250: 3248: 3246: 3236: 3234: 3232: 3230: 3228: 3226: 3224: 3222: 3220: 3107: 3105: 3103: 3101: 3099: 3097: 3087: 3085: 3083: 3081: 3079: 3077: 3075: 2975: 2973: 2971: 2969: 2967: 2937: 2935: 2933: 2931: 2929: 2927: 2419: 2417: 2415: 2413: 2411: 2409: 2407: 2405: 2403: 2401: 2385: 2383: 2381: 2379: 2377: 2375: 2373: 2371: 2369: 2367: 2025:396th (Devon) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 1925:, and reached their concentration area at 1375:, and 10th Provisional Brigade became the 1248:killed or died on service during the war. 938:130th (1/1st Devon & Cornwall) Brigade 42: 3528: 3526: 2887:Devon at Great War Centenary Drill Halls. 2842: 2840: 2443: 2441: 2439: 2437: 2435: 2433: 2051:facings of the Devons as its full dress. 2008:Once again the battalion formed part of 1291:), the other two were by then serving in 1151:(26–30 August), driving the enemy out of 1015:in heavy rain at the cost of another 39. 877:, where they disembarked on 11 November. 739:F Company at Drill Hall, Somerset Place, 558:) Devonshire RVC, raised on 27 March 1860 551:) Devonshire RVC, raised on 27 March 1860 343:of the Duke of Cornwall's Rangers in the 314:with the following units under command: 4117: 4115: 4113: 3482: 3480: 3478: 3045: 3043: 3041: 3039: 3037: 3035: 3033: 3003: 3001: 2999: 2997: 2995: 2993: 2991: 2989: 2987: 2955: 2953: 2951: 2949: 2947: 2507: 2505: 2503: 2501: 2499: 2497: 2495: 2493: 2491: 2489: 2487: 1442:Kingsbridge Grammar School Cadet Company 999:, and a gap opened up between 232nd and 582:D Company at Chudleigh from the 23rd RVC 532:It was reorganised in April 1861 as the 500:) Devonshire RVC, raised on 3 March 1860 354:) Devonshire RVC, raised on 5 March 1860 4534:The 43rd Wessex Division at War 1944–45 4360:, London: Yale University Press, 2013, 3031: 3029: 3027: 3025: 3023: 3021: 3019: 3017: 3015: 3013: 2909:Moretonhampstead at Drill Hall Project. 2485: 2483: 2481: 2479: 2477: 2475: 2473: 2471: 2469: 2467: 2271: 2205: 1937:before the final successful assault on 1831:. This was followed in January 1945 by 1585:standard. Each battery comprised three 1462:, a total of 48 MGs and about 740 men. 1196:next day's attack by other formations. 507:) Devonshire RVC, raised on 5 July 1860 4926:Military units and formations in Devon 4810:, London: War Office, 7 November 1927. 4728:, Newport, Gwent: Ray Westlake, 1993, 3988:, pp. 99, 109–10, 123–7, 160–1, 241–7. 3931:Buckley, pp. 184–5, 188–9, 197, 228–9. 2257:102nd (Northumberland Hussars) A/T Rgt 1387:. It was disbanded on 12 June 1919 at 1191:on 29 September, it could not capture 723:Detachment at Fore Street, Kingsbridge 708:A Company at 38 West Street, Tavistock 422:2nd (Prince of Wales's) Devonshire RVC 31: 4861:Infantry Battalion COs of World War I 3178:Falls, Vol II, pp. 197, 201–2, 205–6. 2102:Lewis, 9th Lord Clifford of Chudleigh 2014:43rd Wessex MG Battalion (5th Devons) 779:Detachment at Station Road, Ashburton 536:with the following additional units: 480:5th (The Hay Tor) Volunteer Battalion 7: 4664:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992, 4572:From June 1917 to the End of the War 4549:From June 1917 to the End of the War 1239:. Its battalions were progressively 588:F Company at Drill Hall, Rock Road, 301: 4781:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2006, 4766:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2000, 3616:5th and 7th Bns at Military Museum. 2920:Bovey Tracey at Drill Hall Project. 2626:Newton Abbot at Drill Hall Project. 2166:Edward Pellew, 4th Viscount Exmouth 1882:87th (Devon) A/T Rgt was formed at 1533:86th (5th Devon) Anti-Tank Regiment 1373:15th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment 1315:3/5th (Prince of Wales's) Battalion 1271:2/5th (Prince of Wales's) Battalion 1117:2/5th Duke of Wellington's Regiment 840:1/5th (Prince of Wales's) Battalion 728:D Company at York Street, Devonport 432:, Plymouth, from the former 2nd RVC 4330:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982, 3581:Southern Command at Patriot Files. 3112:75th Division at Long, Long Trail. 2654:Kingsbridge at Drill Hall Project. 2214:1st (Exeter & South Devon) RVC 1892:Devon and Cornwall County Division 1864:German surrender at Lüneburg Heath 1347:. By July 1916 the brigade was at 1157:Battle of the Drocourt-Quéant Line 616:and H Company at Torquay in 1886. 29:Part-time unit of the British Army 25: 4883:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files 4817:, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010, 4375:, London: Blandford Press, 1988, 4107:Molony, Vol VI, Pt I, pp. 448–50. 3487:Devons at Infantry Battalion COs. 3169:Falls, Vol II, pp. 159–64, 190–3. 2873:Teignmouth at Drill Hall Project. 2168:, previously a lieutenant in the 2109:5th (Prince of Wales's) Battalion 2096:5th (Hay Tor) Volunteer Battalion 1986:5th (Prince of Wales's) Battalion 1744:XII Corps crossed the Seine near 1385:67th (2nd Home Counties) Division 1113:186th (2/2nd West Riding) Brigade 1086:185th (2/1st West Riding) Brigade 948:that was being assembled for the 853:to relieve Regular units for the 803:The battalion formed part of the 639:Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 358:Viscount Valletort was appointed 3957:, pp. 4–6, 12–3, 29, 31, 36, 44. 3900:, pp. 44–59, 85–6, 94–5, 100–24. 3545:The National Archives (TNA), Kew 3151:Falls, Vol II, pp. 64–75, 137–8. 2862:Chudleigh at Drill Hall Project. 2612:Ashburton at Drill Hall Project. 2580:Tavistock at Drill Hall Project. 2566:Devonport at Drill Hall Project. 1471:Mobilisation and early war years 1277:2nd Devon & Cornwall Brigade 932:Formation sign of 75th Division. 463:Plymouth & Mannamead College 86: 69: 4842:British Army units from 1945 on 4536:, London: William Clowes, 1952. 4439:Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds, 4293:, London: HM Stationery Office. 4287:, London: HM Stationery Office. 3756:86th A/T Rgt at RA Netherlands. 2761:'Baron Clifford of Chudleigh', 2552:Plymouth at Drill Hall Project. 2010:130 (West Country) Infantry Bde 1992:HQ at Mutley Barracks, Plymouth 1870:87th (Devon) Anti-Tank Regiment 1659:102nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion 1090:62nd (2nd West Riding) Division 969:Stalemate in Southern Palestine 873:. The Devon battalions went to 641:and charged with defending the 385:John Elliott, retired from the 4794:The Army and Society 1815–1914 3363:Hundred Days at 62nd Division. 2898:Dawlish at Drill Hall Project. 2668:Torquay at Drill Hall Project. 1913:tractors moving up in Tunisia. 1504:31st Independent Brigade Group 621:9th Lord Clifford of Chudleigh 225:, was a part-time unit of the 211:9th Lord Clifford of Chudleigh 1: 3341:August 1918 at 62nd Division. 2640:Totnes at Drill Hall Project. 2185:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1178:began on 27 September. After 888:and came under the orders of 347:; absorbed by 2nd RVC in 1874 60:7 December 1859 – 15 May 1950 4815:Tracing the Rifle Volunteers 4028:, pp. 285, 289, 293, 305–12. 3400:Edmonds, Vol IV, pp. 469–72. 2448:Hay Tor Bn at Regiments.org. 2426:5th Devons at Regiments.org. 2218:1st Administrative Battalion 1909:6-Pounder A/T guns towed by 1862:The fighting ended with the 1760:had a bridgehead across the 1557:Formation sign of XII Corps. 1383:in 1918 and was attached to 950:Egyptian Expeditionary Force 861:on 9 October and sailed via 534:4th Administrative Battalion 3997:Martin, pp. 171–84, 208–19. 3373:Edmonds, Vol IV, pp. 407–9. 3322:Edmonds, Vol IV, pp. 274–7. 3303:2nd Marne at 62nd Division. 2960:Devons at Long, Long Trail. 2155:, appointed 25 January 1941 1878:Formation sign of IX Corps. 1411:in 43rd (Wessex) Division. 1176:Battle of the Canal du Nord 1078:British Expeditionary Force 1009:Capture of Junction Station 967:This was the period of the 782:Detachment at Buckfastleigh 690:were subsumed into the new 229:recruited in the county of 4952: 4796:, London: Longmans, 1980, 4743:& Brig C.J.C. Molony, 3975:Buckley, pp. 244–6, 265–8. 2526:'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe', 2057:Prince of Wales's feathers 1341:86th Provisional Battalion 1314: 1270: 1084:on 1 June. It then joined 944:on 4 April, to join a new 890:3rd Lahore Divisional Area 839: 805:Devon and Cornwall Brigade 612:.) It formed G Company at 393:of the battalion in 1870. 364:4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 241:. The battalion served in 207:4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 51:of the Devonshire Regiment 4900:The Territorial Army 1947 4873:The Keep Military Museum. 4628:British Regiments 1914–18 3566:Titles & Designations 3214:Falls, Vol II, pp. 411–7. 3205:Falls, Vol II, pp. 352–6. 3196:Falls, Vol II, pp. 324–5. 3187:Falls, Vol II, pp. 266–7. 3091:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 123–30. 1998:B Company at Newton Abbot 1368:Military Service Act 1916 1237:British Army of the Rhine 1228:, and two days later the 1203:on 20 October during the 981:attack at 'Umbrella Hill' 762:Right Half at Town Hall, 41: 4660:Norman E.H. Litchfield, 4413:, London: Methuen, 1938. 4389:100th Edn, London, 1953. 3944:, pp. 452–5, 466–7, 470. 3500:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 55–60. 3060:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 6, 65. 2720:Beckett, pp. 135, 185–6. 2187:, was commissioned from 2174:Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry 2067:The following served as 1651:10th SS Panzer Divisions 1625:in an attack to capture 1619:15th (Scottish) Division 1431:Tavistock Grammar School 1421:Newton Abbot Cadet Corps 1418:The Plymouth Cadet Corps 1345:10th Provisional Brigade 796:. However, the Plymouth 794:Officers' Training Corps 619:The Hon Lewis Clifford ( 4642:Joslen, H. F. (2003) . 3656:Collier, Maps 6 and 17. 3240:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 41–8. 2941:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 43–8. 2134:7th (Hay Tor) Battalion 2121:Bt Col Godfrey Wycisk, 1976:after the disbandment. 1766:Operation Market Garden 1668:9th Royal Tank Regiment 1452:7th (Hay Tor) Battalion 1439:Dartmouth Cadet Company 1329:4th (Reserve) Battalion 734:Detachment at Chudleigh 604:is a prominent granite 281:The enthusiasm for the 233:. It was formed in the 4856:The Drill Hall Project 4849:The British Army, 1914 4623:, London: John Murray. 4496:The Battle of Normandy 2301:Beckett, Appendix VII. 2004:D Company at Dartmouth 1953: 1914: 1888:77th Infantry Division 1879: 1816: 1800: 1602: 1558: 1522: 1514: 1230:Armistice with Germany 1147:. It took part in the 1145:Hundred Days Offensive 1140: 1069: 964: 933: 882:43rd (Wessex) Division 714:C Company at Plymouth 121:43rd (Wessex) Division 4515:The Defeat of Germany 3593:France & Flanders 2459:Hart's Army List 1860 2035:Uniforms and insignia 1995:A Company at Plymouth 1951: 1908: 1877: 1798: 1615:46th Highland Brigade 1600: 1556: 1520: 1512: 1425:Devonport High School 1355:under the command of 1164:Battle of Havrincourt 1134: 1122:2/8th West Yorkshires 1067: 1020:Battle of Nebi Samwil 977:Bedfordshire Regiment 962: 931: 908:who were lost at the 894:3rd (Lahore) Division 711:B Company at Plymouth 4878:The Long, Long Trail 4705:Brig C.J.C. Molony, 4690:Lt-Gen H.G. Martin, 4409:Col John K. Dunlop, 4200:, 24 September 1880. 3472:Magnus, Appendix IV. 3275:Blaxland, pp. 152–3. 3142:Bullock, pp. 75, 77. 2599:Beckett, Appendix X. 2361:Frederick, pp. 86–8. 1691:4th Armoured Brigade 1573:towed by turretless 1500:Royal Military Canal 1460:Vickers machine guns 1214:Battle of the Sambre 1149:Battle of the Scarpe 1041:Battle of Tell 'Asur 1034:Capture of Jerusalem 985:Third Battle of Gaza 906:Dorsetshire Regiment 676:South Africa 1900–01 628:Mobilisation schemes 104:/Anti-Tank Artillery 4921:Devonshire Regiment 4242:, 16 February 1897. 4150:Frederick, p. 1026. 4037:Martin, pp. 274–99. 4015:Buckley, pp. 281–4. 3436:Magnus, pp. 219–20. 2820:Spiers, Chapter 10. 2811:Dunlop, Chapter 14. 2738:Dunlop, Appendix A. 2590:Beckett, pp. 200–1. 2395:Westlake, pp. 62–7. 2244:Manchester Regiment 2160:Other personalities 2071:of the battalions: 2001:C Company at Totnes 1833:Operation Blackcock 1803:XII Corps launched 1579:M10 tank destroyers 1377:227th Mixed Brigade 1299:Commanding officers 1281:2nd Wessex Division 1252:Commanding officers 1205:Battle of the Selle 1105:Battle of Tardenois 997:Mesmiye el Gharbiye 634:Stanhope Memorandum 592:, from the 26th RVC 448:Devonshire Regiment 418:South Devon Militia 292:Devonshire Regiment 239:Devonshire Regiment 4866:2019-03-05 at the 4792:Edward M. 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