The Lancastrian Volunteers was a short lived Territorial Army infantry regiment of the British Army, composed of companies from the North West affiliated regiments.
In 1969 a new Company was raised, namely E Company (King's Own), at Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness; formed from cadres of 4th/5th (T) Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, and 4th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment.
In 1971 the regiment formed a second battalion, and consequently the existing battalion was redesignated as the 1st Battalion. D Company also transferred to the new battalion, retaining its title.
1st Battalionedit
HQ Company (Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)), at Warrington
A Company (King's Own Border), at Carlisle
B Company (King's), at Liverpool
C Company (Manchester), at Manchester
E Company (King's Own), at Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness
2nd Battalionedit
The 2nd Battalion, formed with its headquarters at Preston from both cadres of former units, and newly raised companies.[3][4]
A (East Lancashire) Company, at Burnley and Haslingden – from cadre of 4th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment
B Company, at Liverpool – newly raised
C (Manchester) Company, at Ashton under Lyne – from cadre of 8th/9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment
D Company, at Preston – redesignation of D Company, 1st Battalion
Disbandmentedit
In 1973, the company subtitles were omitted, due to the fact that the regimental affiliations and traditions had begun to fade and blur.
Then, in 1975, the decision was made to break up the regiment and place the TA units back directly under their affiliated regiments. Therefore, the 1st Battalion was broken up, with HQ, B, and C Companies joining 5th/8th Battalion, King's Regiment, retaining their lettering; and A and E Companies were transferred to 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, King's Own Royal Border Regiment, also keeping their company designations. The 2nd Battalion, was redesignated entirely, less B Company, as 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, Queen's Lancashire Regiment; with B Company becoming D Company, 5th/8th Battalion, King's Regiment.[2][3][4][5]
Referencesedit
^"Lancastrian Volunteers – 1945 on". Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ ab. Archived from the original on 3 May 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ abc. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ ab. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^"The Regiments Post-War". 19 February 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
January 01, 1970
lancastrian, volunteers, short, lived, territorial, army, infantry, regiment, british, army, composed, companies, from, north, west, affiliated, regiments, active1967, 1975country, united, kingdombranch, british, armytypeinfantryroleline, infantrysizeregimentg. The Lancastrian Volunteers was a short lived Territorial Army infantry regiment of the British Army composed of companies from the North West affiliated regiments Lancastrian VolunteersActive1967 1975Country United KingdomBranch British ArmyTypeInfantryRoleLine InfantrySizeRegimentGarrison HQPeninsula Barracks Warrington Contents 1 History 1 1 1st Battalion 1 2 2nd Battalion 1 3 Disbandment 2 ReferencesHistory editThe regiment was formed in 1967 by the amalgamation of the 8 Territorial Battalions within the Lancastrian Brigade with its headquarters at Peninsula Barracls Warrington 1 It was initially composed of 5 companies that continued to wear the badges of the regiments that they were affiliated to 2 3 HQ Company Lancashire Regiment Prince of Wales s Volunteers at Warrington from 4th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment and 4th Battalion South Lancashire Regiment A Company King s Own Border at Carlisle from 4th Battalion King s Own Royal Regiment Lancaster and 4th Battalion Border Regiment B Company King s at Liverpool from 5th Battalion King s Regiment Liverpool C Company Manchester at Manchester from 8th and 9th Battalions Manchester Regiment D Company Loyals at Preston from 5th Battalion Loyal Regiment North Lancashire In 1969 a new Company was raised namely E Company King s Own at Lancaster and Barrow in Furness formed from cadres of 4th 5th T Battalion King s Own Royal Regiment and 4th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment In 1971 the regiment formed a second battalion and consequently the existing battalion was redesignated as the 1st Battalion D Company also transferred to the new battalion retaining its title 1st Battalion edit HQ Company Lancashire Regiment Prince of Wales s Volunteers at Warrington A Company King s Own Border at Carlisle B Company King s at Liverpool C Company Manchester at Manchester E Company King s Own at Lancaster and Barrow in Furness 2nd Battalion edit The 2nd Battalion formed with its headquarters at Preston from both cadres of former units and newly raised companies 3 4 A East Lancashire Company at Burnley and Haslingden from cadre of 4th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment B Company at Liverpool newly raised C Manchester Company at Ashton under Lyne from cadre of 8th 9th Battalion Manchester Regiment D Company at Preston redesignation of D Company 1st Battalion Disbandment edit In 1973 the company subtitles were omitted due to the fact that the regimental affiliations and traditions had begun to fade and blur Then in 1975 the decision was made to break up the regiment and place the TA units back directly under their affiliated regiments Therefore the 1st Battalion was broken up with HQ B and C Companies joining 5th 8th Battalion King s Regiment retaining their lettering and A and E Companies were transferred to 4th Volunteer Battalion King s Own Royal Border Regiment also keeping their company designations The 2nd Battalion was redesignated entirely less B Company as 4th Volunteer Battalion Queen s Lancashire Regiment with B Company becoming D Company 5th 8th Battalion King s Regiment 2 3 4 5 References edit Lancastrian Volunteers 1945 on Retrieved 23 August 2020 a b 1st Battalion Lancastrian Volunteers Archived from the original on 3 May 2007 Retrieved 23 August 2020 a b c Lancastrian Volunteers Archived from the original on 6 October 2007 Retrieved 23 August 2020 a b 4th Battalion The Queen s Lancashire Regiment Archived from the original on 16 August 2007 Retrieved 23 August 2020 The Regiments Post War 19 February 2012 Retrieved 23 August 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lancastrian Volunteers amp oldid 1107557158, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
