4 The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
4 Battalion The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Unit Histories
| 01-Jan-1753 |
01-Jan-1753 |
Active |
as Oxfordshire Militia, originally formed 1697 |
| 30-Jun-1759 ? |
30-Jun-1759 ? |
Reorganised |
as a Regiment sometime in 1759 |
| 01-Jul-1881 |
01-Jul-1881 |
Renamed |
4 Battalion The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |
| 31-Mar-1908 |
31-Mar-1908 |
Converted to |
3 The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |
| 01-Apr-1908 |
01-Apr-1908 |
Converted from |
2 The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Volunteers |
| 04-Aug-1914 |
04-Aug-1914 |
Embodied |
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| 15-Mar-1915 ? |
15-Mar-1915 ? |
Converted to |
1/4 The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |
| 07-Feb-1920 |
07-Feb-1920 |
Reformed |
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| 01-Sep-1939 |
01-Sep-1939 |
Embodied |
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| 29-May-1940 |
29-May-1940 |
Destroyed |
near Watou. Only a few elements were able to return to the United Kingdom |
| 01-Jun-1940 |
01-Jun-1940 |
Reformed |
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| 31-Aug-1945 |
31-Aug-1945 |
Active |
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| 05-May-1946 |
05-May-1946 |
Suspended Animation |
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| Number of Records Returned: 13 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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