The Mercian Volunteers was a Territorial Army infantry regiment of the British Army, in existence from 1967 to 1988. Upon formation, it consisted of a...
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The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, which is recruited from five of...
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The Light Infantry and Mercian Volunteers was a short-lived infantry regiment of the British Army, in existence from 1971 to 1975. The battalion was formed...
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Now worn by C Squadron, Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry and 80 Signal Squadron. Now worn by D Squadron, Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry. Worn...
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London: Heraldry Today. pp. 108–109. ISBN 0900455241. "Mercian History". Mercian Volunteers Regimental Association. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29...
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Worcestershire Rifles (redirect from 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Rifle Volunteers)
anti-tank platoon of the 4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment, still based in Kidderminster where the first volunteers had formed. Following Napoleon III's coup...
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Mercian Volunteers. The Mercian Volunteers was a Territorial formation accommodating the Volunteer elements of the Regiments that formed The Mercian Brigade...
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Head-dress badges of the British Army, Volume 2, London, 1979 Mercian History, (Mercian Volunteers Regimental Association) accessed August 15, 2007 Archived...
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were concurrently reconstituted as two units: A Company (Cheshire), Mercian Volunteers 4th/7th (T) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment However, only four years...
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NATO. One of the regiments that was slated to be disbanded was the Mercian Volunteers which had been formed in 1975, following the disbandment and re-rolling...
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at Wellington and Whitchurch, from C Company, Light Infantry and Mercian Volunteers. 1972, saw the regiment cease to exist, and be re-designated as the...
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Mercia (disambiguation) (redirect from Mercian)
poetic name for the Midlands. Mercia or Mercian may also refer to: Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue, an volunteer water-rescue organisation Mercia MacDermott...
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NATO. One of the regiments that was slated to be disbanded was the Mercian Volunteers which had been formed in 1975, following the disbandment and re-rolling...
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7th Bn Worcestershire Regiment (less B Company, which joined the Mercian Volunteers, an infantry unit) also assisted in its formation. It had the following...
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on 5 April 1988 the 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment was formed from two companies of the Mercian Volunteers, along with three new companies...
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Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (category Mercian Regiment)
Staffordshire Regiment to form the new Mercian Regiment. In August 2007, the regiment became the 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment. The structure of the regiment...
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2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) (2017—2022) 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers 1967-1993 "Strensall...
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Merchant Navy Association Memorial Merchant Navy Convoy Wood Mercian Volunteers Memorial Mercian Wood Military Medallists' Memorial Millennium Chapel of Peace...
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(Worcestershire), The Mercian Volunteers, in 1967. The company evolved to become A Company, 5th Battalion, The Light Infantry (Volunteers) in 1992 and A (Worcestershire...
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1955. "A" Company, the Mercian Volunteers was formed at the Armoury in 1967 and evolved to become the "A" Company, the 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Cheshire...
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Wales's), in 1967 which evolved to become D Company, 2nd Battalion, Mercian Volunteers in 1975. After the battalion left the drill hall in 1984, it was decommissioned...
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the Territorial Army) as part of the Mercian Regiment. As a result of an invasion scare in 1859, Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs) began to be organised throughout...
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The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the United Kingdom's Territorial Army. It served in the armoured replacement role...
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Tactical Recognition Flashes are not to be worn by Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs) or cadets of the Army Cadet Force and army section of the Combined...
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company, C Company, 1st Battalion, Mercian Volunteers in 1975; this unit evolved to become C Company, 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment...
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Cheshire Regiment (category Mercian Regiment)
(Prince of Wales's) to form a new large regiment, the Mercian Regiment, becoming the 1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment. Following the 1688 Glorious Revolution...
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Pioneer Corps. Warrant Officer Class 2 Geoffrey Michael Bradley, Mercian Volunteers, Territorial Army. Captain Frederick Alder Calvert, T.D., The Royal...
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Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Shaw, TD, (443714), The Light Infantry & Mercian Volunteers, Territorial & Army Volunteer Reserve. Lieutenant-Colonel Dennis William Shuttleworth...
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(Staffordshire Volunteers) embarked for the Cape of Good Hope in 1856: the regimental depot was at Buttevant, in Ireland. "3 Mercian – Regimental days"...
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Staffordshire Regiment (category Mercian Regiment)
Foresters Regiment to become the 3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment. In 2014, the 3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment was merged with the 1st and 2nd battalions...
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