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[i] Under the reforms the regiment became the Devonshire Regiment on 1 July 1881. [35] At the same time it merged with the militia and rifle volunteer units of the county of Devon. It took part in the Tirah Campaign in 1897 and the Second Boer War in 1899. The 1st Battalion were besieged at Ladysmith. It departed for India on 3 January 1902.
Converted to service battalion and absorbed into 1/5th Battalion in Germany, in 1920 Volunteer Training Corps [11] 1st Battalion Devonshire Volunteer Regiment later the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Devonshire Regiment: Exeter: Disbanded post war 2nd Battalion Devonshire Volunteer Regiment later the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Devonshire Regiment: Plymouth
On 15 May 1950 all three of the Devonshire Regiment's TA battalions – 4th, 5th (Prince of Wales's), and 628 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (formerly 6th Bn) – merged into a single 4th Battalion (though many of the AA gunners went to 296th (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery). 5th Battalion was represented ...
Norfolk Regiment - Royal title in 1935 as part of Silver Jubilee 9th (The East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot; The Lincolnshire Regiment - gained Royal title in 1946 for World War II service 10th (The North Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot; Devonshire Regiment. 11th (The North Devonshire) Regiment of Foot; Suffolk Regiment. 12th (The East Suffolk ...
For the Devonshire RVCs this was Brigade No 34 (County of Devon) in Western District alongside the 11th Foot, the 1st Devon Militia and the South Devon Militia as well as the other Devon RVCs. [9] [11] When the RVCs were consolidated in 1880, the 2nd Admin Bn adopted the title 2nd (Prince of Wales's) Devonshire RVC: [4] [5] [6] [9]
8th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment; 8th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment (TA) 9th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment; 10th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment; 11th (Reserve) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment; 12th (Labour) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment; 13th (Works) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment; 14th (Labour) Battalion ...
Devonshire Regiment; Military units and formations in Devon; Military units and formations in Exeter; Military units and formations established in 1908; Military units and formations disestablished in 1958
Accordingly, on 17 May 1958, the Devonshire Regiment and Dorset Regiment were amalgamated into the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, while on 9 June 1959 the Royal Berkshire Regiment and the Wiltshire Regiment were merged into the Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire). [3]