KING’S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS

60th Regiment of Foot

Royal Green Jackets Museum
Peninsular Barracks
Romsey Road
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 8TS

1st Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Aldershot in the 6th Brigade, 2nd Division.

2nd Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Blackdown in the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division.

3rd Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Meerut in the Bareilly Brigade, 7th (Indian) Division.

4th Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Gharial attached to the 2nd (Indian) Division.

5th (Reserve) Bn. Regular. Stayed in the UK (Thames and Medway Garrison) and supplied drafts to the Regular Battalions overseas.

6th (Reserve) Bn. Regular. Stayed in the UK (Thames and Medway Garrison) and supplied drafts to the Regular Battalions overseas.

7th (Service) Bn. K1. Formed at Winchester on 19 Aug 1914 in the 41st Brigade, 14th Division.

8th (Service) Bn. K1. Formed at Winchester on 21 Aug 1914 in the 41st Brigade, 14th Division.

9th (Service) Bn. K1. Formed at Winchester in Aug 1914 in the 42nd Brigade, 14th Division.

10th (Service) Bn. K2. Formed at Winchester on 14 Sep 1914 in the 59th Brigade, 20th Division.

11th (Service) Bn. K2. Formed at Winchester in Sep 1914 in the 59th Brigade, 20th Division.

12th (Service) Bn. K2. Formed at Winchester on 21 Sep 1914 in the 60th Brigade, 20th Division.

13th (Service) Bn. K3. Formed at Winchester on 07 Oct 1914 attached to the 21st Division.

14th (Reserve) Bn. K4. Formed at Sheerness in Oct 1914. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the Service Battalions overseas.

15th (Reserve) Bn. K4. Formed at Sheerness in Oct 1914. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the Service Battalions overseas.

16th (Service) (Church Lads Brigade) Bn. Locally raised. Formed at Denham by Field Marshal Lord Grenfell on 19 Sep 1914. Joined the 100th Brigade, 33rd Division.

17th (Service) (British Empire League) Bn. Locally raised. Formed in London by the British Empire League on 16 Apr 1915. Joined the 117th Brigade, 39th Division.

18th (Service) (Arts and Crafts) Bn. Locally raised. Formed at Gildea Park, Essex by the Mayor Sir Herbert Raphael on 04 Jun 1915. Joined the 122nd Brigade, 41st Division.

19th (Reserve) Bn. Locally raised. Formed at Bexhill from the Depot Coys of the 16th and 17th Bns in Oct 1915. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the 16th and 17th Bns.

20th (Service) (British Empire League Pioneer) Bn. Locally raised. Formed in London by the British Empire League on 20 Aug 1915. Joined the 3rd Division.

21st (Service) (Yeoman Rifles) Bn. Formed by the Northern Command from farmers from Yorkshire (2 Coys), Northumberland and Durham (1 Coy), Lincolnshire (1 Coy) and Leicestershire and Norfolk (1 Coy) in Sep 1915. Joined the 124th Brigade, 41st Division.

22nd (Reserve) Bn. Locally raised. Formed from the Depot Coys of the 20th Bn in Sep 1915. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the 20th Bn.

23rd (Reserve) Bn. Locally raised. Formed from the Depot Coys of the 18th Bn in the autumn of 1915. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the 18th Bn.

24th (Reserve) Bn. Formed at Skipton from the Depot Coys of the 21st Bn in Apr 1916. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the 21st Bn.

25th (Service) (Pioneer) Bn. Formed in France in May 1918 from the 2nd Provisional Garrison Guard Bn in the 59th Division.

51st Graduated Bn. Formed at Canterbury from the 284th Graduated Bn on 27 Oct 1917 in the 202nd Brigade, 67th Division.

52nd Graduated Bn. Formed at Canterbury from the 285th Graduated Bn on 27 Oct 1917 in the 202nd Brigade, 67th Division.

53rd Young Soldier Bn. Formed at Northampton from the 20th Young Soldier Bn on 27 Oct 1917.

 

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