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KING’S (SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY) 53rd and 85th Regiment of Foot King’s (Shropshire
Light Infantry) Museum 1st Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Tipperary in the 16th Brigade, 6th Division. 2nd Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Secunderbad in the Secunderbad Brigade, 9th (Indian) Division. 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 Shrewsbury attached to the Welsh Division (53rd Div). 2/4th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Shrewsbury in Oct 1914, eventually joining the 204th Brigade, 68th Division. 3/4th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Shrewsbury in Mar 1915. Supplied drafts to the 1/4th Bn. 5th (Service) Bn. K1. Formed at Shrewsbury in Aug 1914 in the 42nd Brigade, 14th Division. 6th (Service) Bn. K2. Formed at Shrewsbury in Sep 1914 in the 60th Brigade, 20th Division. 7th (Service) Bn. K3. Formed at Shrewsbury in Sep 1914 in the 76th Brigade, 25th Division. 8th (Service) Bn. K3. Formed at Shrewsbury in Sep 1914 in the 66th Brigade, 22nd Division. 9th (Reserve) Bn. K4. Formed at Pembroke Dock in Oct 1914. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the Service Battalions overseas. 10th (Shropshire and Cheshire Yeomanry) Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Cairo from the two dismounted Yeomanry Regiments on 02 Mar 1917 in the 231st Brigade, 74th Division.
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