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created 1 July 2005. Corrected and updated
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Northamptonshire
Volunteers
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1859-1961
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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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1860.08.01 |
1st
Administrative Battalion, Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteers
formed with HQ at Northampton to administer
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- 1st Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
at Althorp, raised 29 Aug. 1859
- 2nd Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
at Towcester, raised 19 Oct. 1859
- 3rd Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
planned Mar. 1860 but not formed; formed at Northampton 1872
by amalgamation of 4th Corps and 5th Corps
- 4th Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
at Northampton, raised 15 FEb. 1860; amalgamated 1872 with
5th Corps to form 3rd Corps
- 5th Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
at Northampton, raised 3 Mar. 1860; amalgamated 1872 with 4th
Corps to form 3rd Corps
- 6th Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
at Peterborough, raised 3 Mar. 1860
- 7th Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
at Wellingborough, raised 20 Sep. 1860
- 8th Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
at Daventry, raised 23 Nov. 1860
- 9th Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
at Kettering, raised 16 July 1873
- 1st Northamptonshire Mounted Rifle Volunteer
Corps at Overstone Moulton,
raised 3 Mar. 1860; regimented 1862; disbanded 1869
- 1st Northamptonshire Engineer Volunteer Corps
at Peterborough, raised 1867; transferred 1872 to 2nd Tower Hamlets
Engineer Corps
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1880.03.16 |
1st Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer
Corps
consolidated with HQ at Northampton, comprising
two bns |
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- A Company at
Althorpe, formerly 1st RVC
- B Company at Towcester, formerly 2nd
RVC
- C Company at Northampton, formed from
3rd RVC
- D Company at Northampton, formed from
3rd RVC
- E Company at Northampton, formed from
3rd RVC
- F Company at Northampton, formed from
3rd RVC
- G Company at Northampton, formed from
3rd RVC
- H Company at Peterborough, formed from
4th RVC
- I Company at Peterborough, formed from
4th RVC
- K Company at Wellingborough, formed
from 5th RVC
- L Company at Wellingborough, formed
from 5th RVC
- M Company at Daventry, formerly 8th
RVC
- N Company at Kettering, formerly 9th
RVC
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1881.07.01 |
volunteer battalion of The
Northamptonshire Regiment |
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1887.12 |
1th Volunteer Battalion, The
Northamptonshire Regiment |
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1900 |
three new coys formed;
cadet corps formed at Wellingborough Grammar School |
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1902 |
cadet coy formed at Oundle
School |
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1908.04.01 |
4th Battalion, The
Northamptonshire Regiment
transferred to T.F. with HQ at Clare Street, Northampton,
less elements to form Northamptonshire Battery, 4th
East Anglian Brigade RFA, and East Midland Brigade
Coy, ASC |
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- A Company at
Clare Street, Northampton
- B Company at Northampton (dets at Daventry
and Weedon)
- C Company at Northampton (dets at Althorp
Park, Long Buckby and Harpole)
- D Company at Northampton
- E Company at Wellingborough (det at
Finedon)
- F Company at Kettering
- G Company at Desborough (det at Rothwell)
- H Company at Higham Ferrers (dets at
Rushden and Irthlingborough)
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1915.03 |
1/4th Battalion, The
Northamptonshire Regiment
renumbered on formation of 2/4th Battalion
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1920.02.07 |
4th Battalion, The
Northamptonshire Regiment
reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Clare Street, Northampton |
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- A Company at ?
- B Company at ?
- C Company at ?
- D Company at ?
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1937.10.01 |
50th (The Northamptonshire Regiment)
Anti-Aircraft Battalion, RE
HQ at Northampton |
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- 400 Company at Northampton
- 401 Company at Northampton
- 402 Company at Peterborough
- 403 Company at Kettering
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1940.08.01 |
50th Searchlight Regiment, RA
(The Northamptonshire Regiment) |
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- 400 Battery at Northampton
- 401 Battery at Northampton
- 402 Battery at Peterborough
- 403 Battery at Kettering
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1945.01.23 |
637th Regiment, RA
(The Northamptonshire Regiment)
reorganised as infantry |
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1947.01.01 |
585th (The Northamptonshire Regiment)
Searchlight Regiment, RA
reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Northampton |
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1949.03.16 |
585th (The Northamptonshire Regiment)
(Mixed) Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight Regiment, RA
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1955.01.10 |
R (The Northamptonshire
Regiment) Battery, 438th Light Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA |
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1961.05.01 |
R Bty
amalgamated with 5th Bn The Northamptonshire
Regt, to form 4th/5th Battalion,
The Northamptonshire Regiment |
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1860?:
grey; facings: scarlet
1908?: scarlet; facings: white |
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<1882> |
vacant |
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Lieutenant Colonel Commandant: |
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1882.05.22 |
Lt-Col. Henry James (Fitzroy), Earl of Euston,
VD |
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Honorary Colonel: |
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1908.05.12 |
Lt-Col. Henry James (Fitzroy), Earl of Euston,
VD |
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1912.05 |
vacant |
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1913.01.08 |
Hon. Lt-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Robert
(Spencer), 6th Earl Spencer, KG, GCVO, VD |
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1922.09 |
vacant |
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1924.08.27 |
Col. Albert Edward John (Spencer), 7th Earl
Spencer, TD
[continued 1961 in 4th/5th
Battalion] |
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