RIFLE BRIGADE (PRINCE CONSORTS OWN)

Unnumbered Regiment

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

1st Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Colchester in the 11th Brigade, 4th Division.

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

3rd Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Cork in the 17th Brigade, 6th Division.

4th Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Dagshai in the Sirhind Brigade, 3rd (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 21 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 on 21 Aug 1914 in the 42nd Brigade, 14th Division.

10th (Service) Bn. K2. Formed at Winchester in 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 in Sep 1914 in the 60th Brigade, 20th Division.

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

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

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

16th (Service) (St. Pancras) Bn. Locally raised. Formed at St. Pancras by the parliamentary recruiting committee on 02 Apr 1915. Joined the 117th Brigade, 39th Division.

17th (Reserve) Bn. Locally raised. Formed from the Depot Coys of the 16th Bn. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the 16th Bn.

18th (London) Bn. Territorial Force. Formed in 1915. Went to India in 1916 and joined the Rangoon Brigade, Burma Division.

19th (Western) Bn. Territorial Force. Formed in 1915. Went to Egypt in 1916.

20th (Northern) Bn. Territorial Force. Formed in 1915. Went to Egypt in 1916.

21st (Midland) Bn. Territorial Force. Formed in 1915. Went to Egypt in 1916.

22nd (Wessex and Welsh) Bn. Territorial Force. Formed in 1915. Went to Egypt in 1916.

23rd (North Western) Bn. Territorial Force. Formed in 1915. Went to India in 1916 to the 3rd Lahore divisional area.

24th (Home Counties) Bn. Territorial Force. Formed in 1915. Went to India in 1916 to the 7th Meerut divisional area.

25th (Reserve) Garrison Bn. Territorial Force. Formed in Aug 1916. Stayed in the UK.

51st Graduated Bn. Formed at Welbeck from the 237th Graduated Bn on 27 Oct 1917 in the 206th Brigade, 69th Division.

52nd Graduated Bn. Formed at Clipstone from the 241st Graduated Bn on 27 Oct 1917 in the 207th Brigade, 69th Division.

53rd Young Soldier Bn. Formed at Northampton from the 18th Young Soldier Bn on 27 Oct 1917.

 

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