1 The Rifle Brigade
1 Battalion The Rifle Brigade
Unit Histories
| 23-Feb-1816 |
23-Feb-1816 |
Converted from |
1/95 Regiment of Foot |
| 17-Jan-1862 |
17-Jan-1862 |
Renamed |
1 Battalion The Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade |
| 01-Jul-1881 |
01-Jul-1881 |
Renamed |
1 Battalion The Prince Consort's Own (Rifle Brigade) |
| 13-Dec-1881 |
13-Dec-1881 |
Renamed |
1 Battalion The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) |
| 01-Jan-1921 |
01-Jan-1921 |
Renamed |
1 Battalion The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) |
| 15-Jun-1937 ? |
15-Jun-1937 ? |
Reorganised |
at Gosport as a Motor Battalion |
| 01-Sep-1939 |
01-Sep-1939 |
Active |
in the United Kingdom |
| 26-May-1940 |
26-May-1940 |
Destroyed |
by the Germans in the defence of Calais |
| 15-Jul-1940 |
15-Jul-1940 |
Reformed |
in the United Kingdom |
| 31-Aug-1945 |
31-Aug-1945 |
Active |
in North West Europe |
| Number of Records Returned: 10 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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