DUKE OF CORNWALL’S LIGHT INFANTRY

32nd and 46th Regiment of Foot

Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Museum
The Keep
Bodmin
Cornwall
PL31 1EG

1st Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at the Curragh in the 14th Brigade, 5th Division.

2nd Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Hong Kong.

3rd (Reserve) Bn. Regular. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the Regular Battalions overseas.

1/4th Bn. Territorial Force. 04 Aug 1914 at Truro in the Devon and Cornwall Brigade, Wessex Division (43rd Div).

2/4th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Truro in Sep 1914 in the 136th Brigade, 45th Division.

3/4th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Bodmin in Mar 1915. Supplied drafts to the 1/4th and 2/4th Bns.

1/5th Bn. Territorial Force. 04 Aug 1914 at Bodmin in the Devon and Cornwall Brigade, Wessex Division (43rd Div).

2/5th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Bodmin in May 1915. Supplied drafts to the 1/5th Bn.

6th (Service) Bn. K1. Formed at Bodmin in Aug 1914 in the 43rd Brigade, 14th Division.

7th (Service) Bn. K2. Formed at Bodmin in Sep 1914 in the 61st Brigade, 20th Division.

8th (Service) Bn. K3. Formed at Bodmin in Sep 1914 in the 79th Brigade, 26th Division.

9th (Reserve) Bn. K4. Formed at Falmouth on 29 Oct 1914. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the Service Battalions overseas.

10th (Service) (Cornwall Pioneers) Bn. Locally raised. Formed at Truro by the Mayor and City on 29 Mar 1915. Joined the 2nd Division as the Pioneer Bn.

11th (Reserve) Bn. Locally raised. Formed at Launceston from the Depot Coys of the 10th Bn. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the 10th Bn.

12th (Labour) Bn. Formed at Plymouth in Apr 1916. Landing in France in May 1916 to the Army Troops.

13th Bn. Formed at Aldeburgh on 01 Jun 1918 and was absorbed by the 6th Bn Somerset Light Infantry on 20 Jun 1918.

 

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