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Wienand
Drenth, T.F. Mills |
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created 1 November 1999. Corrected and updated
05.01.2005
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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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1947.01.01 |
5th Battalion, The
King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Lancaster |
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1959.10.01 |
transferred to the corps
of The King's Own Royal Border Regiment
without change of title |
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1961.05.01 |
4th/5th Battalion, The
King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
amalgamated with
R (King's Own) Bty, 380 Light Regt RA (King's Own) |
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1967.04.01 |
disbanded and concurrently
reconstituted as: |
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- part of A Company
(King's Own Border), Lancastrian
Volunteers in TAVR II at Carlisle
- 4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion The King's Own Royal Regiment
(Lancaster) in TAVR III at Lancaster
- A Company (4/5 King's Own) at Lancaster,
successor to 4th/5th Bn The King's Own Royal Regt
- B Company (4/5 King's Own)
at Barrow, successor to 4th/5th Bn The King's Own Royal Regt
- C Company (2nd West Lancashire)
at Blackpool, successor to 288 LAD Regt RA
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1969.04.01 |
TAVR III element reduced
to cadre as 4th/5th Battalion The King's Own Royal Regiment
at Lancaster, sponsored by Lancastrian Volunteers,
less some personnel of C Coy absorbed into D Company
(Loyals), Lancastrian Volunteers forming
det at Blackpool; and some personnel of HQ, A Coy and B Coy to form
E Company (King's
Own), Lancastrian Volunteers
at Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness |
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1971.04.01 |
Lancs
Vols redesignated as 1st
Battalion, Lancastrian Volunteers |
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1973.10.08 |
C
Coy subtitle omitted |
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1975.04.01 |
cadre disbanded, and C
Coy transferred to 4th
(Volunteer) Battalion, The King's Own Royal Border Regiment
[q.v. for subsequent Cumbrian and Lancaster lineages] |
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Lt-Col. (Bt. Col.) V. F. Royle, ERD, DL |
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1969.04.01 |
Col. H.J. Darlington, OBE, DL |
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