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Wienand
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created 15 July 2000. Corrected and updated
27.12.2005
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The King's and Cheshire Regiment
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1999-2006
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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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1999.07.01 |
The King's
and Cheshire Regiment
formed with HQ at Peninsula Barracks, Warrington,
by amalgamation of 5th/8th (V) Bn, The
King's Regt and 3rd
(V) Bn, The Cheshire Regt |
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- A (King's)
Company at Townsend Avenue, Liverpool including Liverpool
Scottish Pln and Milan Pln, redesignation of A Coy
and V Coy 5th/8th Bn, The King's Regt
- B (Cheshire)
Company at Peninsular Barracks, Warrington with Mortar
Pln at Stockport, amalgamation of HQ Coy
5th/8th Bn, The King's Regt and dets Salerno Coy 3rd
Bn, The Cheshire Regt
- C (King's)
Company at Manchester including Recce Pln, redesignation
of C Coy 5th/8th Bn, The King's Regt
- D (Cheshire)
Company at Crewe with GPMG (SF) Pln at Northwich, redesignation
of Gaza Coy 3rd Bn, The Cheshire
Regt
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2006.04.01 |
broken up to
form 4th Battalion, The Duke
of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border)
[King's coys], and 4th
Battalion, The Mercian Regiment [Cheshire
coys] |
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Cap badges:
companies wear badge of their parent regiments [q.v.]. |
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1999.07.01 |
Col. I. Paterson, OBE, TD |
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1999.07.01 |
Mr. William Arthur Bromley-Davenport, Esq,
JP (Joint Honorary Colonel) [to 31 Mar. 2005;
Lord Lt of Cheshire] |
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2005.04.01 |
Brig. J.A.J. Thomson, OBE, TD, ADC |
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