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Wienand
Drenth, T.F. Mills |
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created 1 November 1999. Corrected and updated 10.07.2005
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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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1860.07.10 |
1st Administrative Battalion, Derbyshire
Rifle Volunteers
formed with HQ at Derby to administer existing
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- 1st Derbyshire Rifle Volunteer Corps,
at Derby, raised 23 July 1859
- 4th Derbyshire Rifle Volunteer Corps,
at Derby, raised 1859
- 5th Derbyshire Rifle Volunteer Corps,
at Derby, raised 1860
- 12th Derbyshire Rifle Volunteer Corps,
at Butterley, raised 1860
- 13th Derbyshire Rifle Volunteer Corps,
at Belper, raised 1860
- 15th Derbyshire Rifle Volunteer Corps,
at Derby, raised 1860
- 16th Derbyshire Rifle Volunteer Corps,
at Ilkeston, raised 1860; disbanded 1863
- 19th Derbyshire Rifle Volunteer Corps,
at Derby, raised 1868
- 20th Derbyshire Rifle Volunteer Corps,
at Long Eaton, raised 1871
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1880.02.24 |
1st Derbyshire Rifle Volunteers
(two battalions) |
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1881.07.01 |
volunteer battalion of The
Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment) |
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1887.04 |
1st Volunteer Battalion, The
Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment) |
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1902 |
1st Volunteer Battalion, The
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) |
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1908.04.01 |
5th Battalion, The
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
transferred to T.F. |
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1915.03 |
1/5th Battalion, The
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
redesignated upon formation of 2/5th Battalion |
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1920.02.07 |
5th Battalion, The
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Derby |
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1939.03.31 |
1/5th Battalion, The
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) |
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1947.01.01 |
5th Battalion, The
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Derby |
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19uu |
5th (Derbyshire) Battalion, The
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) |
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1961.02.01 |
amalgamated with 8th
(Nottinghamshire) Battalion, to form 5th/8th
Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment) |
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1967.04.01 |
The Derbyshire (Territorial) Battalion,
The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire
and Derbyshire Regiment)
formed in TAVR III with HQ at Chesterfield from
140 Corps Engineer Regt RE , and a coy of 5th/8th
Bn The Sherwood Foresters at Derby |
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- A Company at Chesterfield
- B Company at Derby
- C Company at Derby
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1969.04.01 |
reduced to cadre at Chesterfield
without change of title, sponosred by 73
Engineer Regt RE; also formed 575
(The Sherwood Foresters) Field Squadron 73
Engineer Regiment RE (V) |
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1971.04.01 |
C (Derbyshire Foresters)
Company, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th
Foot)
reconstituted at Derby from cadre (pln formed later
at Chesterfield) |
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<1971.10> |
C (Derbyshire Foresters)
Company, 3rd
(V) Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment
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1992.09.01 |
battalion reorganised in three rifle company
establishment, and companies lost traditional county affiliation
-- see Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Volunteers for continuing joint lineage of those counties
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1967.04.01 |
Lt.-Col. (Hon. Col.) N. E. Carline, MBE,
TD |
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