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    The Exeter & South Devon Volunteers was the premier unit of Britain's Volunteer Force. Formed in 1852 it went on to become a battalion of the Devonshire...
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    Devon (/ˈdɛvən/ DEV-ən; historically also known as Devonshire /-ʃɪər, -ʃər/ -⁠sheer, -⁠shər) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered...
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    (/ˈtɪvərtən/ TIV-ər-tən) is a town and civil parish in Devon, England, and the commercial and administrative centre of the Mid Devon district. The population in...
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  • Artillery Volunteer Corps formed on 2 August, 1859. The Exeter and South Devon Volunteers numbered first in the order of precedence of the Volunteer Infantry...
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    Institution founded. 1848 – South Devon Railway begins operating from Exeter St Davids station. 1852 – Exeter and South Devon Volunteers formed. 1853 – Prison...
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    new force. These were the Exeter and South Devon Volunteers, formed in 1852, who became the 1st Devonshire Rifle Volunteers (and were often referred to as...
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  • Rifle Volunteers was a regiment of the British Territorial Army. In 2007, it was re-designated as 6th Battalion, The Rifles. The Rifle Volunteers were...
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    served as Member of Parliament for Exmouth and Exeter East since 2024. Reed was born in Carshalton, south London. After joining the Royal Marines, Reed...
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  • Volunteers, with its HQ at Exeter. All the Engineer Volunteers' titles were changed to simply 'Royal Engineers (Volunteers)' in 1896. The Cheltenham College...
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  • Western District alongside the 11th Foot, the 1st Devon Militia and the Exeter and South Devon Volunteers. The Militia were now controlled by the War Office...
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  • List of battalions of the Devonshire Regiment (category Devon-related lists)
    battalions to disband, and so the 4th was renumbered at the 3rd. The Devons fielded 28 battalions and lost over 6,000 officers and other ranks during the...
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  • The Devon Trained Bands were a part-time militia force recruited from Devonshire in South West England, first organised in 1558. They were periodically...
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    Exmouth (redirect from Exmouth, Devon)
    town, civil parish and seaside resort situated on the east bank of the mouth of the River Exe, 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Exeter. In 2011 it had a population...
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    Western District alongside the 11th Foot, the South Devon Militia and the Exeter and South Devon Volunteers. The Militia were now controlled by the War...
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  • Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service (DSFRS) is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the counties Devon and Somerset in South West England...
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    The Devon County War Memorial is a First World War memorial, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and situated on Cathedral Green in Exeter, the county town of...
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    The University of Exeter is a research university in the West Country of England, with its main campus in Exeter, Devon. Its predecessor institutions...
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    Redvers Buller (category Burials in Devon)
    April 1891. He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 1st (Exeter and South Devon) Volunteer Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, on 4 May 1892. Although expected...
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    Brigade, Devonshire Artillery Volunteers HQ at Teignmouth; moved to Torquay in 1863 and to Exeter in 1865 1st (United Woodbury and Topsham 'Royal') Devonshire...
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  • Militia and to form corps of volunteers for the defence of the country. The mounted arm of the volunteers became known as the "Gentlemen and Yeomanry...
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    Plymouth, Exeter, Truro, Bath, Swindon, Gloucester, Bournemouth and Poole. The service is headquartered in Exeter, Devon. It has 96 ambulance stations and six...
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    Honorary Colonel of the 1st (Exeter and South Devon) Devonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps on 2 June 1877. In 1830 Lord Devon married Lady Elizabeth Fortescue...
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    attached for administrative purposes to the 1st (Exeter and South Devon) Devonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps from April 1863 until August 1869, when it joined...
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    of construction of the South Devon Railway Company (SDR) from Exeter to Plymouth, a new Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway scheme was proposed...
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  • several Headway Devon Centres, located in Exeter, Honiton, and South Devon, where individuals can avail of the rehabilitation programmes and services. Community...
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    county of Devon in South West England. The helicopters and cars are owned and operated by the charity, which raises money from public donations and its charity...
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    Old Town Hall, Ottery St Mary (category City and town halls in Devon)
    St Mary) Devonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps which evolved to become F Company, 3rd Battalion Exeter and South Devon Volunteers in 1880. After the local board...
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    reserve (North Devon Biosphere Reserve), five Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Blackdown Hills, East Devon, North Devon Coast, South Devon and the Tamar...
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    Teignmouth (redirect from Teignmouth, Devon)
    port and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is on the north bank of the estuary mouth of the River Teign, about 12 miles (19 km) south of Exeter...
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    Commando Training Centre Royal Marines (category Organisations based in Devon)
    situated near the villages of Lympstone and Exton, between the city of Exeter, and the town of Exmouth in Devon, England. The site was established in 1940...
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