2 The Rifle Brigade
2 Battalion The Rifle Brigade
Unit Histories
| 23-Feb-1816 |
23-Feb-1816 |
Converted from |
2/95 Regiment of Foot |
| 17-Jan-1862 |
17-Jan-1862 |
Renamed |
2 Battalion The Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade |
| 01-Jul-1881 |
01-Jul-1881 |
Renamed |
2 Battalion The Prince Consort's Own (Rifle Brigade) |
| 01-Jan-1921 |
01-Jan-1921 |
Renamed |
2 Battalion The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) |
| 15-Jun-1939 ? |
15-Jun-1939 ? |
Reorganised |
as a Motor Battalion sometime in 1939 |
| 03-Sep-1939 |
03-Sep-1939 |
Active |
in Palestine |
| 15-May-1944 ? |
15-May-1944 ? |
Reorganised |
as a Lorried Infantry Battalion |
| 31-Aug-1945 |
31-Aug-1945 |
Active |
in Austria |
| Number of Records Returned: 8 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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