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created 15 July 2000. Corrected and updated
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The
Rangers |
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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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1860.04.30 |
40th Middlesex
Rifle Volunteer Corps (Central London Rangers)
raised at Gray's Inn |
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1860.08 |
formed
part of 3rd Administrative
Battalion |
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1861 |
40th Middlesex
Rifle Volunteer Corps (Gray's Inn Rifle Rangers) |
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1861.04.20 |
absorbed
35th RVC
from 6th Admin Bn
and became independent of 3rd
Admin Bn |
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1861 |
40th Middlesex
Rifle Volunteer Corps (Central London Rifle Rangers) |
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1880.09.03 |
22nd Middlesex
Rifle Volunteer Corps (Central London Rangers) |
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1881.07.01 |
[8th] volunteer
battalion of The King's Royal
Rifle Corps |
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1889 |
battalion
came within boundaries of new County of London, formed from parts
of Middlesex, Kent and Surrey |
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1891.12 |
22nd Middlesex
Volunteer Rifle Corps (Central London Rangers) |
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1908.04.01 |
12th (County
of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment (The Rangers)
transferred to T.F. with HQ at Bedford Square,
Holborn, London |
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- A Company
- B Company
- C Company
- D Company
- E Company
- F Company
- G Company
- H Company
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1915.03 |
1/12th (County
of London) Battalion, The
London Regiment (The Rangers)
renumbered on formation of 2/12th Battalion |
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1916.07.07 |
transferred
to corps of
The King's Royal Rifle Corps |
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1920.02.07 |
12th (County
of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment (The Rangers)
reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Tottenham Court Road, London |
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- A Company at ?
- B Company at ?
- C Company at ?
- D Company at ?
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1922 |
12th London
Regiment (The Rangers) |
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1937.08.10 |
The Rangers,
The King's Royal Rifle Corps |
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1939.03.31 |
1st Battalion,
The Rangers, The King's Royal Rifle
Corps
redesignated on formation of duplicate 2nd
Battalion |
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1941.03.22 |
9th
Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle
Corps (The Rangers) |
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1947.04.01 |
The Rangers,
The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's
Own)
reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Finsbury |
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- A Company at Tottenham
- B Company at Tottenham
- C Company at Tottenham
- D Company at Tottenham
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1960.05.01 |
amalgamated
with London Rifle
Brigade, to form London
Rifle Brigade/Rangers |
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History: |
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The
London Regiment, by Chris Baker (The British Army in the Great
War) |
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The
London Regiment, by Brad Chappell (The Regimental Warpath 1914-1918) |
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Deployment and War Service of Units: |
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1/12th
(Co of London) Battalion, The London Regt (The Rangers)
[1914-1919] |
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2/12th
(Co of London) Battalion, The London Regt (The Rangers)
[1914-1918] |
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12th
(Res) (Co of London) Bn, The London Regt (The Rangers)
[1915-1916] |
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9th
Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps (The Rangers) [1939-1942] |
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10th
Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps (The Rangers) [1939-1945] |
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Biography
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Associations,
Forums and Re-Enactors: |
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South Africa
1900-02
The Great War (3 battalions):
Ypres 1915 '17,
Gravenstafel, St. Julien, Frezenberg, Somme 1916 '18, Albert
1916 '18, Ginchy, Morval, Le Transloy, Arras 1917, Scarpe
1917, Langemarck 1917, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele,
Cambrai 1917, Amiens, Bapaume 1918, Hindenburg Line,
Épéhy, Pursuit to Mons, France and Flanders 1915-18
The Second World War:
Gazala, Retma,
Bir Hacheim, Defence of Alamein Line, Ruweisat, Fuka Airfield,
North Africa 1942, Veve,
Proasteion, Greece 1941, Crete, Canea,
Retimo, Middle
East 1941
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Record of Colours: |
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<1900> |
vacant |
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1902.04.12 |
Maj. (Hon. Lt-Col.) E.W. Cradock |
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1908.11.09 |
Sir C. Woodall, Knt. |
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1919.07.17 |
Maj-Gen. Sir Louis Jean Bols, KCB, KCMG,
DSO |
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1924.06.11 |
Sir David Milne-Watson, Bt. |
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1949.11.11 |
F.M.
The Rt Hon Harold Rupert Leofric George (Alexander), 1st Earl Alexander
of Tunis, KG, PC, GCB, OM, GCMG, GCVO, CSI, DSO, MC, KJStJ, CD
[also Col. Irish Guards, 3/2
Punjab Regt; Hon. Col. London
Irish Rifles, Oxford
Univ OTC] |
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1952.03.23 |
Col. Sir W. James Waterlow, Bt., MBE, TD
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