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This is a '''list of battalions of the [[South Wales Borderers]].'''
This is a '''list of battalions of the [[South Wales Borderers]]''' from its formation in 1881 until its final amalgamation in 1969.
[[File:South Wales Borderers cap badge, showing the Sphinx.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Cap badge of the South Wales Borderers]]
==Origin of the regiment==
First formed in 1689 and originally known by the names of its colonels, the 24th Foot received its number in 1751 and its subtitle '(2nd Warwickshire)' in 1782. The 2nd Battalion existed from 1804 to 1814 and was reformed in 1858.<ref name = Frederick>Frederick, pp. 292–4.</ref><ref name = RegtsSWB>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060110021942/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/024SWB.htm South Wales Borderers at Regiments.org.]</ref> Under the 'Localisation of the Forces' scheme introduced in 1872 by the [[Cardwell Reforms]], each regiment of the line established a permanent depot in a county or region, to which the local [[Militia (United Kingdom)|militia]] and [[Volunteer Force|volunteer]] battalions were affiliated.<ref>Spiers, ''Late Victorian Army'', pp. 19–22.</ref> The 24th Foot's links to Warwickshire were tenuous, and it was assigned to Sub-District No 25 (Counties of [[Cardiganshire|Cardigan]], [[Radnorshire|Radnor]] and [[Monmouthshire|Monmouth]]) in [[South Wales]]. The depot was at [[Brecon]], already the headquarters of the [[Royal South Wales Borderers Militia]] (Royal Brecon and Radnor Rifles).<ref name = List>''Army List'', various dates.</ref> Under the [[Childers Reforms]] of 1881 the line regiments lost their numbers and received an appropriate local title, forming a single regiment with the militia and volunteers, which became numbered battalions.<ref>Spiers, ''Late Victorian Army'', pp. 34, 126.</ref> Unusually, the 24th Foot adopted the title of one of its militia battalions and became the [[South Wales Borderers]] in Regimental District No 24.<ref name = Frederick/><ref name = List/>


==1881–1908==
==Original Composition==
After its formation in 1881 the battalions were as follows:<ref name = Frederick/><ref name = RegtsSWB/<ref name = List/><ref name = Margesson83>Margesson, pp. 83–6.</ref>
The original Regiment raised in 1689,<ref name="web.archive.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/024SWB.htm |title=The South Wales Borderers &#91;UK&#93; |website=www.regiments.org |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060110021942/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/024SWB.htm |archive-date=10 January 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> thru various iterations and renamings finally became '''1st Battalion''' in 1804 when '''2nd Battalion''' was raised.<ref name="web.archive.org"/>


====Regular====
When the regiment was associated with a number of [[Historic counties of Wales|Welsh counties]] after it became the South Wales Borderers in 1881, it gained those counties' [[militia]] and [[Volunteer Force (Great Britain)|volunteer battalions]]. These were:<ref>''Army List''.</ref>
* '''1st Battalion'''
* '''2nd Battalion'''


====Militia====
*'''3rd (Royal South Wales Borderers Militia) Battalion''' - formerly the Royal South Wales Borderers Militia (Royal Radnor and Brecknock Rifles)
*'''[[4th (Royal Montgomeryshire Militia) Battalion, South Wales Borderers|4th (Royal Montgomeryshire Militia) Battalion]]''' - formerly the ([[Royal Montgomeryshire Rifles]]): disbanded in 1908.<ref name=history>{{cite book|last=Margesson|first=John|title=A Short History of the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st foot)|year=1977|publisher=[[Royal Regiment of Wales]]|pages=84–86|chapter=The Reserve Battalions}}</ref>
*'''[[3rd (Royal South Wales Borderers Militia) Battalion, South Wales Borderers|3rd (Royal South Wales Borderers Militia) Battalion]]''' - formerly the [[Royal South Wales Borderers Militia]] (Royal Radnor and Brecknock Rifles)
*'''[[4th (Royal Montgomeryshire Militia) Battalion, South Wales Borderers|4th (Royal Montgomeryshire Militia) Battalion]]''' - formerly the [[Royal Montgomeryshire Rifles]]; disbanded in 1908<ref name = Owen>Owen, pp. 41–2.</ref>
*The 1st Brecknockshire Rifle Volunteer Corps: renamed '''1st (Brecknockshire) Volunteer Battalion''' in 1885.<ref name=history /><ref name=brecks>{{cite web|last=Mills|first=T F|title=The Brecknockshire Battalion|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-wales/vinf/br-1.htm|work=Regiments.org|accessdate=2 May 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113045449/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-wales/vinf/br-1.htm|archivedate=13 January 2008}}</ref>
*The 1st Monmouthshire Rifle Volunteer Corps: renamed '''2nd (Monmouthshire) Volunteer Battalion''' in 1885.<ref name=history />
*1st Brecknockshire Rifle Volunteer Corps – renamed '''1st (Brecknockshire) Volunteer Battalion''' in 1885 <ref name = FrederickBrecknock>Frederick, p. 173.</ref><ref name = RegtsBreck>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080113045449/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-wales/vinf/br-1.htm Brecknockshire Battalion at Regiments.org.]</ref>
*The 2nd Monmouthshire Rifle Volunteer Corps: renamed '''3rd (Monmouthshire) Volunteer Battalion''' in 1885.<ref name=history />
*1st Monmouthshire Rifle Volunteer Corps – renamed '''2nd (Monmouthshire) Volunteer Battalion''' in 1885
*The 3rd Monmoutshire Rifle Volunteer Corps: renamed '''4th (Monmouthshire) Volunteer Battalion''' in 1885.<ref name=history />
*2nd Monmouthshire Rifle Volunteer Corps – renamed '''3rd (Monmouthshire) Volunteer Battalion''' in 1885
*3rd Monmoutshire Rifle Volunteer Corps – renamed '''4th (Monmouthshire) Volunteer Battalion''' in 1885
*The '''[[5th Volunteer Battalion, South Wales Borderers|5th (Montgomeryshire) Volunteer Battalion]]''': raised in 1897.<ref name=drill>{{cite web|title=Newtown|url=http://www.drillhalls.org/TownNewtown.htm|work=The Drill Hall Project|accessdate=2 May 2013}}</ref>
*'''[[5th Volunteer Battalion, South Wales Borderers|5th (Montgomeryshire) Volunteer Battalion]]''' – raised in 1897<ref name = FrederickMontgomery>Frederick, pp. 303–4.</ref>


==1908==
===Territorial Force===
Under the [[Haldane Reforms]] of 1908 the militia was converted into the [[Special Reserve]] (SR), tasked with providing reinforcement drafts to the regular battalions in time of war. At the same time the volunteers became part of the [[Territorial Force]] (TF),.<ref>Dunlop, Chapter 14.</ref><ref>Spiers, ''Army & Society'', Chapter 10.</ref><ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28121/supplement/2149 ''London Gazette'', Supplement, 20 March 1908.]</ref> In the case of the South Wales Borderers, the 4th Battalion was disbanded,<ref name = Owen/> and some of the volunteer battalions were withdrawn. The Monmouthshire battalions formed a new all-TF regiment, the [[Monmouthshire Regiment]], which nevertheless remained part of the 'corps' of the South Wales Borderers.<ref name = FrederickMonmouth/><ref name = Regts1Mon>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071227034741/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-wales/vinf/mm-1.htm 1st Monmouths at Regiments.org']</ref> The 5th (Montgomeryshire) Volunteer Battalion ceased to be part of the South Wales Borderers, and was transferred to the [[Royal Welch Fusiliers|Royal Welsh Fusiliers]] to form the bulk of the [[7th (Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers|7th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Battalion]] of that regiment.<ref name = FrederickMonmouth>Frederick, pp. 171–2.</ref> Unusually, the remaining TF battalion of the SWB, the Brecknockshire Battalion, was named rather than numbered.<ref name = FrederickMonmouth/><ref name = RegtsBreck/>
[[File:Monmouthshire Regiment cap badge.png|thumb|200px|right|Cap badge of the Monmouthshire Regiment.]]
====South Wales Borderers====
* '''1st Battalion''' (Reg)
* '''2nd Battalion''' (Reg)
* '''3rd (Reserve) Battalion''' (SR)
* '''The Brecknockshire Battalion''' (TF) - formerly the 1st Volunteer Battalion


====Monmouthshire Regiment====
In 1908 the [[Territorial Force]] was established and the volunteer battalions joined it. These became:
{{main|Monmouthshire Regiment}}
*'''1st (Rifle) Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment''' (TF) – formerly the 2nd Volunteer Battalion<ref name = Regts1Mon/>
*'''2nd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment''' (TF) - formerly the 3rd Volunteer Battalion
*'''3rd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment''' (TF) - formerly the 4th Volunteer Battalion


==World War I==
*'''The Brecknockshire Battalion''' - formerly the 1st Volunteers<ref name=brecks/>
During [[World War I]] the British Army's regimental system was vastly increased. The TF formed 2nd Line and 3rd Line (Reserve) battalions, and the '[[Kitchener's Army]]' recruits formed new Service battalions. During the war the South Wales Borderers had a total of 21 battalions, the Monmouths a further 10.<ref>James, Table B & C.</ref>All of the new battalions were either disbanded during the war or in its immediate aftermath:<ref name = Frederick/><ref name = RegtsSWB/><ref name = FrederickMonmouth/><ref name = RegtsBreck/><ref>James, pp. 68–9, 112.</ref><ref>[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/south-wales-borderers/ South Wales Borderers at Long, Long Trail.]</ref><ref>[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/monmouthshire-regiment/ Monmouths at Long, Long Trail.]</ref>
The three Monmouthshire battalions became The [[Monmouthshire Regiment]], an entirely territorial infantry regiment, although part of the "corps" of the South Wales Borderers.<ref name=tforder>Order in Council dated 19 March 1908 {{London Gazette |issue=28121 |date=20 March 1908 |page=2158 |supp=y}}</ref>
* '''1st Battalion''' – served with [[History of the British 1st Division during the World Wars|1st Division]] on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]]<ref>Becke, Pt 1, pp. 33–9.</ref>
*'''1st (Rifle) Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment''' - formerly the 2nd Volunteer Battalion. It transferred to the [[Royal Regiment of Artillery]] in 1938.<ref name="1st Mons">{{cite web|last=Mills|first=T F|title=1st Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-wales/vinf/mm-1.htm|work=Regiments.org|accessdate=2 May 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227034741/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-wales/vinf/mm-1.htm|archivedate=27 December 2007}}</ref>
* '''2nd Battalion''' – served in the [[Siege of Tsingtao]], then joined [[29th Division]] and served at [[Gallipoli campaign|Gallipoli]] and on the Western Front<ref name = Becke29>Becke, Pt 1, pp. 117–24.</ref>
*'''2nd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment''' - formerly the 3rd Volunteer Battalion
*'''3rd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment''' - formerly the 4th Volunteer Battalion
* '''3rd (Reserve) Battalion''' (SR) – remained in the UK
* '''1/1st Brecknockshire Battalion''' (TF) – went to [[British Raj|India]] with [[44th (Home Counties) Division]] and remained there<ref>Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 49–54.</ref>
*'''2/1st Brecknockshire Battalion''' (TF) – formed in September 1914 at Brecon; joined the [[68th (2nd Welsh) Division]] in 1915;<ref name = Becke68>Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 83–90.</ref> absorbed by the [[Royal Welsh Fusiliers|2/7th Royal Welsh Fusiliers]] in November 1916.
*'''3/1st Brecknockshire Battalion''' (TF) – formed in April 1915 at Brecon; became 1st (Reserve) Battalion in April 1916; amalgamated with the 1st (Reserve) Battalion, Monmouthshires, in August 1917
*'''4th (Service) Battalion''' – formed in August 1914 at Brecon; joined [[13th (Western) Division]] and saw service at Gallipoli and in [[Mesopotamian campaign|Mesopotamia]] <ref>Becke, Pt 3a, pp. 35–44.</ref> <ref>Margesson, p, 17.</ref>
*'''5th (Service, later Pioneer) Battalion''' – formed in September 1914 at Brecon; joined [[19th (Western) Division]] and saw service on the Western Front<ref>Becke, Pt 3a, pp. 87–93.</ref>
*'''6th (Service, later Pioneer) Battalion''' – formed in September 1914 at Brecon; joined [[25th Division (United Kingdom)|25th Division]],<ref>Becke, Pt 3a, pp. 135–42.</ref> transferred to [[30th Division (United Kingdom)|30th Division]], seeing service on the Western Front<ref>Becke, Pt 3b, pp. 1–9.</ref>
*'''7th (Service) Battalion)''' - formed in September 1914 at Brecon; joined [[22nd Division (United Kingdom)|22nd Division]] and saw service at [[Macedonian campaign|Salonika]] <ref name = Becke22>Becke, Pt 3a, pp. 111–7.</ref>
*'''8th (Service) Battalion''' – formed in September 1914 at Brecon; also joined 22nd Division and saw service at Salonika <ref name = Becke22/>
*'''9th (Service, later Reserve) Battalion''' – formed in October 1914 at [[Pembroke Dock]]; later became 57th (Training Reserve) Battalion of the [[13th Reserve Brigade]]
*'''10th (Service) Battalion (1st Gwent)''' – formed in December 1914 at [[Ebbw Vale]]; joined 43rd Division (later [[38th (Welsh) Division]]) and saw service on the Western Front<ref name = Becke38>Becke, Pt 3b, pp. 81–9.</ref>
*'''11th (Service) Battalion (2nd Gwent)''' – formed in December 1914 at Brecon; also joined the 43rd (later 38th (Welsh)) Division and saw service on the Western Front; disbanded in February 1918 in France<ref name = Becke38/>
*'''12th (Service) Battalion (3rd Gwent)''' – formed in March 1915 as a [[Bantam (military)|Bantam]] battalion of the [[Welsh Bantam Brigade]]; joined the [[40th Division (United Kingdom)|40th Division]] in September and saw service on the Western Front, where it was disbanded in February 1918<ref>Becke, Pt 3b, pp. 101–8.</ref>
*'''13th (Reserve) Battalion''' - formed in July 1915 at Abertillery, Monmouthshire as a local reserve battalion for the 10th, 11th and 12th Battalions; became 59th (Training Reserve) Battalion, [[13th Reserve Brigade]] in September 1916
*'''14th (Reserve) Battalion''' – formed in September 1915 at [[Prees Heath]] as a local reserve battalion; in September 1916 became 65th (Training Reserve) Battalion, part of the [[14th Reserve Brigade]]
*'''15th (Service) Battalion''' – formed in June 1918 at [[North Walsham]]; in July absorbed the [[Cadre (military)|cadre]] of the [[The Cheshire Regiment|10th Cheshires]]<ref>James, p. 66.</ref>
* '''51st (Graduated) Battalion, South Wale Borderers''' – formed from a training unit 1917
* '''52nd (Graduated) Battalion, South Wale Borderers''' – formed from a training unit (originally 9th (Service) Bn) 1917
* '''53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion, South Wale Borderers''' – formed from a training unit 1917
* '''1/1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment''' – part of [[53rd (Welsh) Division]];<ref name = Becke53>Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 117–23.</ref> joined [[28th Division (United Kingdom)|28th Division]] on Western Front May 1915;<ref name = Becke28>Becke, Pt 1, pp. 105–11.</ref> to [[46th (North Midland) Division]] as pioneer battalion, September 1915<ref>Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 61–7.</ref>
*'''2/1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment''' – formed in September 1914 at [[Newport, Wales|Newport]]; joined [[68th (2nd Welsh) Division]] and remained in the UK for the duration of the war; disbanded in March 1918<ref name = Becke68/>
*'''3/1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment''' – formed in February 1915 at [[Abergavenny]]; became a reserve battalion in April 1916; absorbed the 3/2nd and 3/3rd Monmouthshires in July 1917, all of which had identical histories to the 3/1st; remained in the UK for the duration of the war
*'''1/2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment''' – part of 53rd (Welsh) Division;<ref name = Becke53/> joined [[4th Division (United Kingdom)|4th Division]] on Western Front November 1914;<ref>Becke, Pt 1, pp. 57–63.</ref> to 29th Division as pioneer battalion, May 1916<ref name = Becke29/>
*'''2/2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment''' – formed in September 1914 at [[Pontypool]]; joined 68th (2nd Welsh) Division and remained in the UK;<ref name = Becke68/> disbanded in April 1919
*'''3/2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment''' – ''see 3/1st Bn''
*'''1/3rd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment''' – part of 53rd (Welsh) Division;<ref name = Becke53/> joined 28th Division on Western Front May 1915;<ref name = Becke28/> to [[49th (West Riding) Division]] as pioneer battalion September 1915;<ref>Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 85–91.</ref> nrken up and drafted to 1/1st and 1/2nd Bns August 1916
*'''2/3rd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment''' – formed in September 1914 at Abergavenny; joined 68th (2nd Welsh) Division and remained in the UK; disbanded August 1917.<ref name = Becke68/>
*'''4th Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment''' – formed in 1916 as 48th Provisional Battalion from home service personnel of the Monmouthshire and [[Herefordshire Light Infantry|Herefordshire]] Regiments; became 4th Monmouths January 1917; remained in the UK for the duration of the war


==Interwar==
The 5th (Montgomeryshire) Volunteer Battalion ceased to be part of the South Wales Borderers, and was transferred to the [[Royal Welch Fusiliers|Royal Welsh Fusiliers]] to form the bulk of the [[7th (Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers|7th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Battalion]] of that regiment.<ref name=tforder/><ref name=drill/>
After [[Demobilization|demobilisation]] the SR battalions (renamed Militia in 1921) remained on the ''Army List'' but were inactive; they were finally disbanded in 1953. The TF was reformed in 1920 and was reorganised as the [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]] (TA) in 1921–22:<ref name = Frederick/><ref name = FrederickMonmouth/>
* '''1st (Rifle) Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment''' (TA) – converted to searchlight role in 1938 and transferred to [[Royal Artillery]] as [[68th (Monmouthshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery|68th (Monmouthshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment]] in 1940<ref name = Regts1Mon/><ref>Frederick, p. 872.</ref><ref name = Litchfield>Litchfield, pp. 182–3.</ref>
* '''2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment''' (TA)
* '''3rd Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire Battalion''' (TA) – formed in 1922 when the Brecknockshire Battalion was absorbed by the 3rd Battalion, Monmouthshires; subtitle dropped when new Brecknockshire Battalion formed 1939<ref name = RegtsBreck/>


==First World War==
==World War II==
Just before the outbreak of [[World War II]] the TA was doubled in size and battalions formed duplicates. There was also a number of war-formed units:<ref name = Frederick/><ref name = RegtsSWB/><ref name = FrederickMonmouth/>


====South Wales Borderers====
The regiment, along with its Territorial units, raised nineteen battalions: all these battalions were either disbanded during the war or in the immediate aftermath of it.<ref name=swbtrail>{{cite web|last=Baker|first=Chris|title=The South Wales Borderers in 1914–1918|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/swb.htm|work=The Long, Long Trail|accessdate=2 May 2013}}</ref>
* '''1st Battalion''' – reduced to [[Cadre (military)|cadre]] in Cyprus August 1942, most of the unit having been taken prisoner or becoming casualties with [[10th Indian Division]] in the [[Western Desert Campaign]]<ref name = Frederick/><ref name = Joslen544>Joslen, p. 544.</ref><ref name = Margesson20>Margesson, pp. 20, 66.</ref> (''see 4th Monmouth below'')
* '''2nd Battalion'''– served in the [[Norwegian campaign]], landed on [[D-Day]] and served through the [[Western_Front_(World_War_II)#1944–1945:_The_Second_Front|North West Europe campaign]]<ref>Joslen, pp. 269–70, 286, 296, 333, 346, 581.</ref>
* '''5th (Home Defence) Battalion''' (TA) – formed 1939 from [[National Defence Companies]]; converted to infantry 1941 as 30th Battalion
* '''6th Battalion''' – formed 1940, transferred to [[Royal Armoured Corps]] as [[158th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps]] 1942; reverted to infantry as 6th Battalion 1943 and served in [[Burma campaign (1944–1945)|Burma]]<ref>Joslen, pp. 303, 497, 544.</ref>
* '''7th Battalion''' – converted from 50th (Holding) Battalion 1940; transferred to Royal Artillery as [[90th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery|90th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment]] 1941 and served with 1st Division in [[Tunisian campaign|Tunisia]] and [[Italian campaign (World War II)|Italy]]<ref>Frederick, p. 835.</ref><ref>Joslen, p. 35.</ref>
* '''30th Battalion''' (TA) – converted from 5th (HD) Battalion 1941; disbanded 1943
* '''50th (Holding) Battalion''' – formed 1940, converted to infantry as 7th Battalion 1940
* '''Brecknockshire Battalion, South Wales Borderers''' (TA) – formed as duplicate of 3rd Battalion Monmouths 1939


====Monmouthshire Regiment====
*'''2/1st Brecknockshire Battalion''' - formed in September 1914 at Brecon.<ref name=history /><ref name=brecks /><ref name=swbtrail/> The Battalion joined the [[68th (2nd Welsh) Division]] in 1915. It was absorbed by the [[Royal Welsh Fusiliers|2/7th Royal Welsh Fusiliers]] in November 1916.
* '''2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment''' (TA) – served with [[53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division]] in North West Europe<ref>Joslen, p. 348.</ref>
*'''3/1st Brecknockshire Battalion''' - formed in April 1915 at Brecon.<ref name=brecks /><ref name=history /><ref name=swbtrail/> The Battalion became the 1st (Reserve) Battalion in April 1916. The following year, in August, it amalgamated with the 1st (Reserve) Battalion, Monmouthshires.
* '''3rd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment''' (TA) – served with [[11th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)|11th Armoured Division]] in North West Europe<ref>Joslen, p. 347.</ref>
*'''4th (Service) Battalion''' - formed in August 1914 at Brecon.<ref name=swbtrail/> The Battalion joined the [[13th (Western) Division]] and saw service in Gallipoli and Mesopotamaia.<ref name=ww1bns>{{cite book|title=A Short History of the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot)|year=1977|page=17}}</ref>
* '''4th Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment''' (TA) – formed as duplicate of 2nd Battalion 1939; joined by cadre of 19 men from Cyprus and redesignated as '''1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers'''<ref name = Joslen544/><ref name = Margesson20/> served in UK for remainder of war<ref>Joslen, pp. 305, 357, 370.</ref>
*'''5th (Service, later Pioneer) Battalion''' - formed in September 1914 at Brecon. Part of the [[19th (Western) Division]] and saw service on the Western Front.<ref name=ww1bns/><ref name=swbtrail/>
*'''6th (Service, later Pioneer)''' - formed in September 1914 at Brecon. Joined the [[British 25th Division|25th Division]] and transferred to the [[British 30th Division|30th Division]]. It saw service on the Western Front.<ref name=ww1bns/><ref name=swbtrail/>
*'''7th (Service) Battalion)''' - formed in September 1914 at Brecon. Joined the [[British 22nd Division|22nd Division]] and saw service in the [[Balkans]].<ref name=ww1bns/>
*'''8th (Service) Battalion''' - formed in September 1914 at Brecon. The Battalion was part of the 22nd Division and saw service in the Balkans.<ref name=ww1bns/><ref name=swbtrail/>
*'''9th (Service, later Reserve) Battalion''' - formed in October 1914 at [[Pembroke Dock]]. Later became the 57th (Training Reserve) Battalion of the [[13th Reserve Brigade]].<ref name=ww1bns/><ref name=swbtrail/>
*'''10th (Service) Battalion (1st Gwent)''' - formed in December 1914 at Ebbw Vale. It joined the 43rd Division (later the [[38th (Welsh) Division]]) and saw service on the Western Front.<ref name=ww1bns/><ref name=swbtrail/>
*'''11th (Service) Battalion (2nd Gwent)''' - formed in December 1914 at Brecon. Joined the 43rd Division (later the 38th) and saw service on the Western Front. It was disbanded in February 1918 in France.<ref name=ww1bns/><ref name=swbtrail/>
*'''12th (Service) Battalion (3rd Gwent)''' - formed in March 1915 as a [[Bantam (military)|Bantam]] battalion of the [[Welsh Bantam Brigade]]. The battalion joined the [[40th Division (United Kingdom)|40th Division]] in September and saw service on the Western Front, where it was disbanded in February 1918.<ref name=ww1bns/><ref name=swbtrail/>
*'''13th (Reserve) Battalion''' - formed in July 1915 at Abertillery, Monmouthshire as a local reserve battalion for the 10th, 11th and 12th Battalions. It became the 59th (Training Reserve) Battalion, [[13th Reserve Brigade]] in September 1916.<ref name=ww1bns/><ref name=swbtrail/>
*'''14th (Reserve) Battalion''' - formed in September 1915 at [[Prees Heath]] as the local reserve battalion. In September 1916 it became the 65th (Training Reserve) Battalion, part of the [[14th Reserve Brigade]].<ref name=ww1bns/><ref name=swbtrail/>
*'''15th (Service) Battalion''' - formed in June 1918 at [[North Walsham]]. In July the Battalion absorbed the cadre of the [[The Cheshire Regiment|10th Cheshires]].<ref name=swbtrail/>
*'''2/1st Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment''' - formed in September 1914 at Newport. Joined the [[68th (2nd Welsh) Division]] and remained in the UK for the duration of the war; it was disbanded in March 1918.<ref name="Monmouth trail">{{cite web|last=Baker|first=Chris|title=The Monmouthshire Regiment in 1914–1918|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/monmouth.htm|work=The Long, Long Trail|accessdate=2 May 2013}}</ref>
*'''2/2nd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment''' - formed in September 1914 at [[Pontypool]]. It joined the 68th (2nd Welsh) Division and remained in the UK where it was disbanded in April 1919.<ref name="Monmouth trail"/>
*'''2/3rd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment''' - formed in September 1914 at [[Abergavenny]]. Joined the 68th (2nd Welsh) Division and remained in the UK until it was disbanded in August 1917.<ref name="Monmouth trail"/>
*'''3/1st Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment''' - formed in February 1915. In April 1916 it became a Reserve Battalion. In July 1917 it absorbed the 3/2nd and 3/3rd, Monmouthshires, all of which had identical histories to the 3/1st. It remained in the UK for the duration of the war.<ref name="Monmouth trail"/>
*'''4th Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment''' - formed in 1916 as the 48th Provisional Battalion from home service members of the Monmouthshire and [[Herefordshire Light Infantry|Herefordshire]] Regiments; transferred to the regiment in January 1917, becoming its 4th Battalion. It remained in the UK for the duration of the war.<ref name="Monmouth trail"/>


==Inter-War==
==Postwar==
After postwar disbandments the regiment had the following battalions:<ref name = Frederick/><ref name = RegtsSWB/><ref name = FrederickMonmouth/>
* '''1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers''' – amalgamated with 1st Battalion [[Welch Regiment]] to form [[Royal Regiment of Wales|Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot)]] in 1969
* '''2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers''' – disbanded in 1948
* '''Brecknockshire Battalion, South Wales Borderers''' – converted into [[638th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (Brecknock)]] in 1947<ref name = RegtsBreck/><ref name = Litchfield/><ref name = Frederick1027>Frederick, p. 1027.</ref>
* '''2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment''' – became the '''Monmouthshire Battalion (Territorial) South Wales Borderers''' in the [[Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve]] in 1967; became part of the [[Welsh Volunteers]] 1969<ref>Frederick, p. 342.</ref>
* '''3rd (Brecknock & Monmouthshire) Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment''' – converted into [[637th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (3rd Bn The Monmouthshire Regiment)]] in 1947<ref name = Litchfield/><ref name = Frederick1027/>


==Notes==
*'''3rd Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire Battalion''' - formed in 1922 when the Brecknockshire Battalion was absorbed by the 3rd Battalion, Monmouthshires. The battalion transferred to the Royal Artillery in 1947.
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==Second World War==

The regiment, along with its Territorial units, raised 5 battalions during the war, all of which were either disbanded during the war or in its immediate aftermath.

*'''5th (Home Defence) Battalion''' - formed in 1939.
*'''6th Battalion''' - formed in July 1940 at Brecon. The Battalion transferred to the [[Royal Armoured Corps]] as the [[158th Regiment RAC|158th Regiment]] in April 1942. It re-roled as an infantry regiment in March 1943. It saw service in the Far East.
* '''7th Battalion''' – formed in May 1940 as '''50th Holding Battalion''', became a normal infantry battalion on 9 October as 7th Battalion.<ref>J.B.M. Frederick, ''Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978'', Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, {{ISBN|1-85117-007-3}}, p. 294.</ref> Transferred to the [[Royal Artillery]] on 15 November 1941 as [[90th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery|90th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment]]; it saw service in [[Tunisian Campaign|Tunisia]] and [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italy]].<ref>J.B.M. Frederick, ''Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978'', Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, {{ISBN|1-85117-009-X}}, p. 835.</ref>{{sfn|Joslen|2003|pp=35–6}}
*'''30th Battalion''' - formed in 1941.
*'''The Brecknockshire Battalion''' - reformed in 1939 and transferred to the Royal Artillery in 1947.
*'''4th Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment''' - formed in June 1939. It was redesignated as '''1st Battalion South Wales Borderers''' in December 1942. The original 1st Battalion SWB had been disbanded in August 1942 in Cyprus, most of the unit having been taken prisoner or becoming casualties in [[Western Desert Campaign|North Africa]].<ref name=ww2bns>{{cite book|title=A Short History of the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot)|year=1977|pages=20, 66}}</ref>

==Post-War==

*[[Welsh Volunteers]] - formed in 1967 from the Territorial battalions of the [[Welsh Brigade]]. The 2nd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment lineage was maintained by B Company.


==References==
==References==
* {{Joslen-OOB}}
{{refbegin|2}}
* Maj A.F. Becke,''History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 1: The Regular British Divisions'', London: HM Stationery Office, 1934/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-38-X.
{{reflist}}
* Maj A.F. Becke,''History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2a: The Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st-Line Territorial Force Divisions (42–56)'', London: HM Stationery Office, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-39-8.
* Maj A.F. Becke,''History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2b: The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th), with the Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions,'' London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-39-8.
* Col John K. Dunlop, ''The Development of the British Army 1899–1914'', London: Methuen, 1938.
* J.B.M. Frederick, ''Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978'', Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-007-3.
* J.B.M. Frederick, ''Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978'', Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-009-X.
* Brig E.A. James, ''British Regiments 1914–18'', London: Samson Books, 1978, ISBN 0-906304-03-2/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001, ISBN 978-1-84342-197-9.
* Lt-Col H.F. Joslen, ''Orders of Battle, United Kingdom and Colonial Formations and Units in the Second World War, 1939–1945'', London: HM Stationery Office, 1960/London: London Stamp Exchange, 1990, ISBN 0-948130-03-2/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2003, ISBN 1-843424-74-6.
* Norman E.H. Litchfield, ''The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)'', Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992, ISBN 0-9508205-2-0.
* Lt-Col John Margesson, ''A Short History of the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot)'', Regimental Committee, 1977.
* Bryn Owen, ''History of the Welsh Militia and Volunteer Corps 1757–1908: Montgomeryshire Regiments of Militia, Volunteers and Yeomanry Cavalry'', Wrexham: Bridge Books, 2000, ISBN 1-872424-85-6.
* Edward M. Spiers, ''The Army and Society 1815–1914'', London: Longmans, 1980, ISBN 0-582-48565-7.
* Edward M. Spiers, ''The Late Victorian Army 1868–1902'', Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992/Sandpiper Books, 1999, ISBN 0-7190-2659-8.


==See also==
===External sources===
* [http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk Chris Baker, ''The Long, Long Trail'']
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050414150015/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/024SWB.htm Regiments.org - The South Wales Borderers]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20051228103659/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/index.htm T.F. Mills, ''Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth'' – Regiments.org (archive site)]
*[http://www.1914-1918.net/swb.htm The Long, Long Trail - The South Wales Borderers]
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This is a list of battalions of the South Wales Borderers from its formation in 1881 until its final amalgamation in 1969.

Cap badge of the South Wales Borderers

Origin of the regiment

First formed in 1689 and originally known by the names of its colonels, the 24th Foot received its number in 1751 and its subtitle '(2nd Warwickshire)' in 1782. The 2nd Battalion existed from 1804 to 1814 and was reformed in 1858.[1][2] Under the 'Localisation of the Forces' scheme introduced in 1872 by the Cardwell Reforms, each regiment of the line established a permanent depot in a county or region, to which the local militia and volunteer battalions were affiliated.[3] The 24th Foot's links to Warwickshire were tenuous, and it was assigned to Sub-District No 25 (Counties of Cardigan, Radnor and Monmouth) in South Wales. The depot was at Brecon, already the headquarters of the Royal South Wales Borderers Militia (Royal Brecon and Radnor Rifles).[4] Under the Childers Reforms of 1881 the line regiments lost their numbers and received an appropriate local title, forming a single regiment with the militia and volunteers, which became numbered battalions.[5] Unusually, the 24th Foot adopted the title of one of its militia battalions and became the South Wales Borderers in Regimental District No 24.[1][4]

1881–1908

After its formation in 1881 the battalions were as follows:[1][4][6]

Regular

  • 1st Battalion
  • 2nd Battalion

Militia

1908

Under the Haldane Reforms of 1908 the militia was converted into the Special Reserve (SR), tasked with providing reinforcement drafts to the regular battalions in time of war. At the same time the volunteers became part of the Territorial Force (TF),.[11][12][13] In the case of the South Wales Borderers, the 4th Battalion was disbanded,[7] and some of the volunteer battalions were withdrawn. The Monmouthshire battalions formed a new all-TF regiment, the Monmouthshire Regiment, which nevertheless remained part of the 'corps' of the South Wales Borderers.[14][15] The 5th (Montgomeryshire) Volunteer Battalion ceased to be part of the South Wales Borderers, and was transferred to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers to form the bulk of the 7th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Battalion of that regiment.[14] Unusually, the remaining TF battalion of the SWB, the Brecknockshire Battalion, was named rather than numbered.[14][9]

Cap badge of the Monmouthshire Regiment.

South Wales Borderers

  • 1st Battalion (Reg)
  • 2nd Battalion (Reg)
  • 3rd (Reserve) Battalion (SR)
  • The Brecknockshire Battalion (TF) - formerly the 1st Volunteer Battalion

Monmouthshire Regiment

Main article: Monmouthshire Regiment
  • 1st (Rifle) Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment (TF) – formerly the 2nd Volunteer Battalion[15]
  • 2nd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment (TF) - formerly the 3rd Volunteer Battalion
  • 3rd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment (TF) - formerly the 4th Volunteer Battalion

World War I

During World War I the British Army's regimental system was vastly increased. The TF formed 2nd Line and 3rd Line (Reserve) battalions, and the 'Kitchener's Army' recruits formed new Service battalions. During the war the South Wales Borderers had a total of 21 battalions, the Monmouths a further 10.[16]All of the new battalions were either disbanded during the war or in its immediate aftermath:[1][2][14][9][17][18][19]

  • 1st Battalion – served with 1st Division on the Western Front[20]
  • 2nd Battalion – served in the Siege of Tsingtao, then joined 29th Division and served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front[21]
  • 3rd (Reserve) Battalion (SR) – remained in the UK
  • 1/1st Brecknockshire Battalion (TF) – went to India with 44th (Home Counties) Division and remained there[22]
  • 2/1st Brecknockshire Battalion (TF) – formed in September 1914 at Brecon; joined the 68th (2nd Welsh) Division in 1915;[23] absorbed by the 2/7th Royal Welsh Fusiliers in November 1916.
  • 3/1st Brecknockshire Battalion (TF) – formed in April 1915 at Brecon; became 1st (Reserve) Battalion in April 1916; amalgamated with the 1st (Reserve) Battalion, Monmouthshires, in August 1917
  • 4th (Service) Battalion – formed in August 1914 at Brecon; joined 13th (Western) Division and saw service at Gallipoli and in Mesopotamia [24] [25]
  • 5th (Service, later Pioneer) Battalion – formed in September 1914 at Brecon; joined 19th (Western) Division and saw service on the Western Front[26]
  • 6th (Service, later Pioneer) Battalion – formed in September 1914 at Brecon; joined 25th Division,[27] transferred to 30th Division, seeing service on the Western Front[28]
  • 7th (Service) Battalion) - formed in September 1914 at Brecon; joined 22nd Division and saw service at Salonika [29]
  • 8th (Service) Battalion – formed in September 1914 at Brecon; also joined 22nd Division and saw service at Salonika [29]
  • 9th (Service, later Reserve) Battalion – formed in October 1914 at Pembroke Dock; later became 57th (Training Reserve) Battalion of the 13th Reserve Brigade
  • 10th (Service) Battalion (1st Gwent) – formed in December 1914 at Ebbw Vale; joined 43rd Division (later 38th (Welsh) Division) and saw service on the Western Front[30]
  • 11th (Service) Battalion (2nd Gwent) – formed in December 1914 at Brecon; also joined the 43rd (later 38th (Welsh)) Division and saw service on the Western Front; disbanded in February 1918 in France[30]
  • 12th (Service) Battalion (3rd Gwent) – formed in March 1915 as a Bantam battalion of the Welsh Bantam Brigade; joined the 40th Division in September and saw service on the Western Front, where it was disbanded in February 1918[31]
  • 13th (Reserve) Battalion - formed in July 1915 at Abertillery, Monmouthshire as a local reserve battalion for the 10th, 11th and 12th Battalions; became 59th (Training Reserve) Battalion, 13th Reserve Brigade in September 1916
  • 14th (Reserve) Battalion – formed in September 1915 at Prees Heath as a local reserve battalion; in September 1916 became 65th (Training Reserve) Battalion, part of the 14th Reserve Brigade
  • 15th (Service) Battalion – formed in June 1918 at North Walsham; in July absorbed the cadre of the 10th Cheshires[32]
  • 51st (Graduated) Battalion, South Wale Borderers – formed from a training unit 1917
  • 52nd (Graduated) Battalion, South Wale Borderers – formed from a training unit (originally 9th (Service) Bn) 1917
  • 53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion, South Wale Borderers – formed from a training unit 1917
  • 1/1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment – part of 53rd (Welsh) Division;[33] joined 28th Division on Western Front May 1915;[34] to 46th (North Midland) Division as pioneer battalion, September 1915[35]
  • 2/1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment – formed in September 1914 at Newport; joined 68th (2nd Welsh) Division and remained in the UK for the duration of the war; disbanded in March 1918[23]
  • 3/1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment – formed in February 1915 at Abergavenny; became a reserve battalion in April 1916; absorbed the 3/2nd and 3/3rd Monmouthshires in July 1917, all of which had identical histories to the 3/1st; remained in the UK for the duration of the war
  • 1/2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment – part of 53rd (Welsh) Division;[33] joined 4th Division on Western Front November 1914;[36] to 29th Division as pioneer battalion, May 1916[21]
  • 2/2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment – formed in September 1914 at Pontypool; joined 68th (2nd Welsh) Division and remained in the UK;[23] disbanded in April 1919
  • 3/2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment – see 3/1st Bn
  • 1/3rd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment – part of 53rd (Welsh) Division;[33] joined 28th Division on Western Front May 1915;[34] to 49th (West Riding) Division as pioneer battalion September 1915;[37] nrken up and drafted to 1/1st and 1/2nd Bns August 1916
  • 2/3rd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment – formed in September 1914 at Abergavenny; joined 68th (2nd Welsh) Division and remained in the UK; disbanded August 1917.[23]
  • 4th Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment – formed in 1916 as 48th Provisional Battalion from home service personnel of the Monmouthshire and Herefordshire Regiments; became 4th Monmouths January 1917; remained in the UK for the duration of the war

Interwar

After demobilisation the SR battalions (renamed Militia in 1921) remained on the Army List but were inactive; they were finally disbanded in 1953. The TF was reformed in 1920 and was reorganised as the Territorial Army (TA) in 1921–22:[1][14]

  • 1st (Rifle) Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (TA) – converted to searchlight role in 1938 and transferred to Royal Artillery as 68th (Monmouthshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment in 1940[15][38][39]
  • 2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (TA)
  • 3rd Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire Battalion (TA) – formed in 1922 when the Brecknockshire Battalion was absorbed by the 3rd Battalion, Monmouthshires; subtitle dropped when new Brecknockshire Battalion formed 1939[9]

World War II

Just before the outbreak of World War II the TA was doubled in size and battalions formed duplicates. There was also a number of war-formed units:[1][2][14]

South Wales Borderers

Monmouthshire Regiment

  • 2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (TA) – served with 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division in North West Europe[46]
  • 3rd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (TA) – served with 11th Armoured Division in North West Europe[47]
  • 4th Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (TA) – formed as duplicate of 2nd Battalion 1939; joined by cadre of 19 men from Cyprus and redesignated as 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers[40][41] served in UK for remainder of war[48]

Postwar

After postwar disbandments the regiment had the following battalions:[1][2][14]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Frederick, pp. 292–4.
  2. ^ a b c d South Wales Borderers at Regiments.org.
  3. ^ Spiers, Late Victorian Army, pp. 19–22.
  4. ^ a b c Army List, various dates.
  5. ^ Spiers, Late Victorian Army, pp. 34, 126.
  6. ^ Margesson, pp. 83–6.
  7. ^ a b Owen, pp. 41–2.
  8. ^ Frederick, p. 173.
  9. ^ a b c d e Brecknockshire Battalion at Regiments.org.
  10. ^ Frederick, pp. 303–4.
  11. ^ Dunlop, Chapter 14.
  12. ^ Spiers, Army & Society, Chapter 10.
  13. ^ London Gazette, Supplement, 20 March 1908.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g Frederick, pp. 171–2.
  15. ^ a b c 1st Monmouths at Regiments.org'
  16. ^ James, Table B & C.
  17. ^ James, pp. 68–9, 112.
  18. ^ South Wales Borderers at Long, Long Trail.
  19. ^ Monmouths at Long, Long Trail.
  20. ^ Becke, Pt 1, pp. 33–9.
  21. ^ a b Becke, Pt 1, pp. 117–24.
  22. ^ Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 49–54.
  23. ^ a b c d Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 83–90.
  24. ^ Becke, Pt 3a, pp. 35–44.
  25. ^ Margesson, p, 17.
  26. ^ Becke, Pt 3a, pp. 87–93.
  27. ^ Becke, Pt 3a, pp. 135–42.
  28. ^ Becke, Pt 3b, pp. 1–9.
  29. ^ a b Becke, Pt 3a, pp. 111–7.
  30. ^ a b Becke, Pt 3b, pp. 81–9.
  31. ^ Becke, Pt 3b, pp. 101–8.
  32. ^ James, p. 66.
  33. ^ a b c Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 117–23.
  34. ^ a b Becke, Pt 1, pp. 105–11.
  35. ^ Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 61–7.
  36. ^ Becke, Pt 1, pp. 57–63.
  37. ^ Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 85–91.
  38. ^ Frederick, p. 872.
  39. ^ a b c Litchfield, pp. 182–3.
  40. ^ a b Joslen, p. 544.
  41. ^ a b Margesson, pp. 20, 66.
  42. ^ Joslen, pp. 269–70, 286, 296, 333, 346, 581.
  43. ^ Joslen, pp. 303, 497, 544.
  44. ^ Frederick, p. 835.
  45. ^ Joslen, p. 35.
  46. ^ Joslen, p. 348.
  47. ^ Joslen, p. 347.
  48. ^ Joslen, pp. 305, 357, 370.
  49. ^ a b Frederick, p. 1027.
  50. ^ Frederick, p. 342.

References

  • Maj A.F. Becke,History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 1: The Regular British Divisions, London: HM Stationery Office, 1934/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-38-X.
  • Maj A.F. Becke,History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2a: The Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st-Line Territorial Force Divisions (42–56), London: HM Stationery Office, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-39-8.
  • Maj A.F. Becke,History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2b: The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th), with the Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions, London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-39-8.
  • Col John K. Dunlop, The Development of the British Army 1899–1914, London: Methuen, 1938.
  • J.B.M. Frederick, Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-007-3.
  • J.B.M. Frederick, Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978, Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-009-X.
  • Brig E.A. James, British Regiments 1914–18, London: Samson Books, 1978, ISBN 0-906304-03-2/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001, ISBN 978-1-84342-197-9.
  • Lt-Col H.F. Joslen, Orders of Battle, United Kingdom and Colonial Formations and Units in the Second World War, 1939–1945, London: HM Stationery Office, 1960/London: London Stamp Exchange, 1990, ISBN 0-948130-03-2/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2003, ISBN 1-843424-74-6.
  • Norman E.H. Litchfield, The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges), Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992, ISBN 0-9508205-2-0.
  • Lt-Col John Margesson, A Short History of the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot), Regimental Committee, 1977.
  • Bryn Owen, History of the Welsh Militia and Volunteer Corps 1757–1908: Montgomeryshire Regiments of Militia, Volunteers and Yeomanry Cavalry, Wrexham: Bridge Books, 2000, ISBN 1-872424-85-6.
  • Edward M. Spiers, The Army and Society 1815–1914, London: Longmans, 1980, ISBN 0-582-48565-7.
  • Edward M. Spiers, The Late Victorian Army 1868–1902, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992/Sandpiper Books, 1999, ISBN 0-7190-2659-8.

External sources

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