5 The Rifle Brigade
5 Battalion The Rifle Brigade
Unit Histories
| 01-Jan-1753 |
01-Jan-1753 |
Active |
as 2 Royal Tower Hamlets Militia |
| 15-Dec-1831 ? |
15-Dec-1831 ? |
Renamed |
The Queen's Own Regiment of Tower Hamlets Militia |
| 30-Jun-1874 ? |
30-Jun-1874 ? |
Renamed |
The Queen's Own Royal Tower Hamlets Light Infantry sometime in 1874 |
| 01-Jul-1881 |
01-Jul-1881 |
Renamed |
5 Battalion The Rifle Brigade |
| 01-May-1900 |
01-May-1900 |
Embodied |
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| 20-Oct-1900 |
20-Oct-1900 |
Disembodied |
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| 09-Dec-1901 |
09-Dec-1901 |
Embodied |
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| 03-Oct-1902 |
03-Oct-1902 |
Disembodied |
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| 30-Jul-1908 |
30-Jul-1908 |
Reorganised |
Transfered to the Special Reserve |
| 04-Aug-1914 |
04-Aug-1914 |
Event |
Not Embodied |
| 15-Apr-1953 ? |
15-Apr-1953 ? |
Disbanded |
Officially |
| Number of Records Returned: 11 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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| Forces |
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| Notes |
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