Authors and Contributors this page: Wienand Drenth, T.F. Mills
Page created 15 July 2000. Corrected and updated 28.08.2005
 
 
1st Battalion,
Mercian Volunteers
1967-1988
 
United Kingdom 
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Note: This is a battalion history of the part-time reserves, which are normally liable for full-time active service only in an emergency. See the main regimental page(s) as linked below for more information.
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  Titles and Lineage English County Index
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1967.04.01 Mercian Volunteers
formed in TAVR II with HQ at Walsall, with companies serving as successors to former TA battalions in the Mercian Brigade:
 
1969.01.01 B Coy formed platoon at Worcester from personnel of P Battery The Worcestershire Territorial Regt RA
1971.04.01 E Company (Cheshire) formed at Ellesmere Port from cadre 4th/7th (T) Bn The Cheshire Regt
1975.04.01 1st Battalion, Mercian Volunteers
redesignated on formation of 2nd Battalion; HQ moved to Wolseley House, Wolverhampton (ex Light Infantry and Mercian Volunteers); E Company at Ellesmere Port transferred as C Company, 2nd Battalion
 
  • HQ Company (Staffordshire) at Walsall; Mortar Pln at Droiwitch, Worcester; Anti-Tank Pln at Sutton-in-Ashfield.
  • A Company (Cheshire) at Stockport.
  • B Company (Worcestershire) at Kidderminster with Pln at Worcester.
  • C Company (Staffordshire) at Burton-on-Trent with new Pln at Rugeley.
  • D Company (Sherwood Foresters) at Nottingham.
1984 G (HSF) Company formed at Kidderminster
1988.04.05

battalion broken up to form new battalions: HQ formed HQ 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's); C Coy redesignated as C Company 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's); B Coy and D Coy redesignated as B Company and D Company 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment respectively; A Coy redesignated as A Company 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment; G (HSF) Coy absorbed by F (HSF) Company 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment

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  Honorary Colonels Index of Royal Colonels
<1970> vacant
1975.03.21 Col. E.R.W. Tooby, OBE, MC, TD
1980.03.21 Col. J.C. Baines, CBE, MC, TD
     
  Deputy Honorary Colonel:
1971.04.01 Maj. (Hon. Col.) Peter Astley Ferns, TD
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