The 1st Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteers was a part-time unit of the British Army first raised from the Cinque Ports of Kent and Sussex in 1859. It later...
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Volunteers, at Dover: 1st Administrative Brigade, Cinque Ports Artillery Volunteers 1st A Cinque Ports AVC – raised at Dover as 1st Cinque Ports AVC 6 January...
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Cinque Ports), and in September 1862 these artillery volunteer corps (AVCs) were brought together to form the 1st Cinque Ports Artillery Volunteers at...
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the Cinque Ports of Sussex and Kent were organised in their own numerical sequence and admin battalions): 1st Administrative Battalion, Sussex Rifle Volunteer...
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Sussex Volunteer Regiment in October 1916, having previously volunteered with the 1st Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteers and the Inns of Court Volunteer Rifles...
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South Devon Volunteers, formed in 1852, who became the 1st Devonshire Rifle Volunteers (and were often referred to as the 1st Rifle Volunteer Corps), and...
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the 1st Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteers out of the Hastings Rifle Club, which in all but name was the successor of the old Cinque Ports Volunteers of about...
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from the regular army in 1880. He was Colonel commanding the 1st Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteers and was a JP for Sussex. At the 1885 general election, Brookfield...
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The 1st Sussex Rifle Volunteers was a part-time unit of the British Army first raised from the county of Sussex in 1859. It later became the 6th (Cyclist)...
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Lieutenant (Sussex); in politics a Unionist; a subaltern in 1st Cinque Port Rifle Volunteers, and during the First World War he was a Major in the Sussex...
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formed at Folkestone on 7 November 1859 (transferred to the 1st Cinque Ports Artillery Volunteers in April 1860) 4th Kent AVC formed at Sheerness Dockyard...
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viceregal tenure, Willingdon was installed as the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and was elevated in the peerage as the Marquess of Willingdon. After...
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1st Sussex was assigned to the Cinque Ports Division of the Royal Artillery (RA) in 1882, transferring to the Eastern Division after the Cinque Ports...
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4th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (redirect from 1st Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteer Brigade)
became a Volunteer Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, but without changing its title or its scarlet uniform faced with blue. When the Volunteers were assigned...
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Royal Sussex Light Infantry Militia and the Cinque Ports and Sussex units of the Volunteer Force. The 1st Battalion was sent to Egypt as part of General...
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regiments. In addition, the various corps of county rifle volunteers were to be designated as volunteer battalions. Each of these regiments was associated...
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Royal Bermuda Regiment (category Rifle regiments)
Cameron Highlanders), the Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps and the Bermuda Militia Infantry. A contingent of volunteers for overseas service from the Bermuda...
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perceived threat of invasion by France in the late 1850s. Organised as "rifle volunteer corps", they were independent of the British Army and composed primarily...
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Artillery, Erith 75th (Home Counties) (Cinque Ports) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Dover 89th (Cinque Ports) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal...
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2nd Hampshire Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVC) in 1863, and both came under the 4th Administrative Battalion of Hampshire Rifle Volunteers in 1865. In 1870...
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Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps 1/5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment (from 21 February until 20 August 1915)...
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World War, commanded the Sittingbourne-based 89th (Cinque Ports) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment and later 1st Anti-Aircraft Brigade in North Africa For Third...
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to descend jointly from the Cinque Ports, Kent and Sussex Fortress Engineers, and derived its seniority (1890) from the 1st Sussex Engineers. Rather than...
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combustion locomotives. The 13+1⁄2-mile (21.7 km) line runs from the Cinque Port of Hythe via Dymchurch, St. Mary's Bay, New Romney and Romney Sands to...
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Artillery Volunteers from August 1862. However, in July 1867 was transferred to a new 1st Administrative Battalion, Gloucestershire Engineer Volunteers. The...
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calibre ordnance. Royal Garrison Artillery units of the TF were "defended ports" units guarding coastal facilities, with the exception of the 4th Highland...
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Finsbury Rifles (redirect from 39th (Finsbury) Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps)
batteries on the eastern side of the canal at the Suez end under 89th (Cinque Ports) HAA Rgt, whose CO was AA Defence Commander (AADC), Suez. These 3.7-inch...
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Catholics e.g. the Ulster Protestant Volunteers, the Ulster Constitution Defence Committee, the Ulster Volunteer Force and the Ulster Special Constabulary...
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2024. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024. "Cinque risultati sorprendenti dalle elezioni in Francia". Il Post (in Italian)...
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(London) HAA Bty (part) of 51st HAA Rgt 235 (Kent) HAA Bty of 89th (Cinque Ports) HAA Rgt attached to 51st HAA Rgt 40 LAA Bty of 14th (West Lothian, Royal...
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