4 The Border Regiment
4 (Westmorland) Battalion The Border Regiment
Unit Histories
| 01-Jan-1753 |
01-Jan-1753 |
Active |
as the Westmoreland and Cumberland Militia |
| 29-Oct-1759 |
29-Oct-1759 |
Reorganised |
as the Westmoreland Militia at Appleby |
| 30-Jun-1800 ? |
30-Jun-1800 ? |
Renamed |
Royal Westmoreland Militia sometime in 1800 |
| 30-Jun-1854 ? |
30-Jun-1854 ? |
Renamed |
Royal Westmoreland Light Infantry sometime in 1854 |
| 01-Jul-1881 |
01-Jul-1881 |
Renamed |
4 Battalion The Border Regiment |
| 31-Mar-1908 ? |
31-Mar-1908 ? |
Disbanded |
See Note |
| 01-Apr-1908 |
01-Apr-1908 |
Amalgamated From |
1 The Border Regiment Volunteers |
| 01-Apr-1908 |
01-Apr-1908 |
Amalgamated From |
2 The Border Regiment Volunteers |
| 15-Mar-1909 ? |
15-Mar-1909 ? |
Renamed |
4 (Cumberland and Westmorland) Battalion The Border Regiment |
| 04-Aug-1914 |
04-Aug-1914 |
Embodied |
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| 15-Mar-1915 ? |
15-Mar-1915 ? |
Converted to |
1/4 The Border Regiment |
| 07-Feb-1920 |
07-Feb-1920 |
Reformed |
as 4 (Cumberland and Westmorland) Battalion The Border Regiment |
| 31-Mar-1939 |
31-Mar-1939 |
Renamed |
4 (Westmorland) Battalion The Border Regiment |
| 01-Sep-1939 |
01-Sep-1939 |
Embodied |
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| 03-Sep-1939 |
03-Sep-1939 |
Active |
United Kingdom. |
| 31-Aug-1945 |
31-Aug-1945 |
Active |
Burma. |
| 01-Dec-1945 |
01-Dec-1945 |
Absorbed |
9 The Border Regiment in Burma. |
| 15-Mar-1947 ? |
15-Mar-1947 ? |
Suspended Animation |
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| Number of Records Returned: 18 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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