Cheshire Regiment
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | 4th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment | . |
1947.01.01 | reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Birkenhead | 158 (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Infantry Brigade |
. | A Company at Chester | . |
. | B Company at Birkenhead | . |
. | C Company at Northwich | . |
. | D Company at Babington | . |
1967.04.01 | amalgamated with 7th Battalion The Cheshire Regiment, to form Cheshire TAVR elements of The Cheshire Regiment | . |
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. | 7th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment | . |
1947.01.01 | reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Macclesfield | 158 (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Infantry Brigade |
. | A Company at Congleton | . |
. | B Company at Crewe | . |
. | C Company at Hale | . |
. | D Company at Sandbach | . |
1967.04.01 | amalgamated with 4th Battalion The Cheshire Regiment, to form Cheshire TAVR elements of The Cheshire Regiment | . |
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1967.04.01 | TA elements of The Cheshire Regiment disbanded and concurrently reconstituted in TAVR as: | . |
. | A Company (Cheshire), Mercian Volunteers, at Stockport, formed in TAVR II, successor to 4th Bn The Cheshire Regt, and 7th Bn The Cheshire Regt | . |
. | 4th/7th (Territorial) Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment formed with HQ at Macclesfield as TAVR III successor to T.A. units: | . |
. | A Company at Macclesfield, successor to 7th Bn The Cheshire Regt and 3 Sqn 57 Signal Regt R Sigs | . |
. | B Company at Crewe | . |
. | C Company at Ellesmere Port, successor to 4th Bn The Cheshire Regt | . |
1969.04.01 | TAVR III element reduced to cadre as 4th/7th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment at Macclesfield, sponsored by Mercian Volunteers | . |
1971.04.01 | reorganised as two companies: | . |
. | A Company (Cheshire), Mercian Volunteers, at Stockport | . |
. | E Company (Cheshire), Mercian Volunteers, at Ellesmere Port, reconstituted from cadre 4th/7th Bn The Cheshire Regt | . |
1975.04.01 | E Company transferred as C Company 2nd Battalion, Mercian Volunteers | . |
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1988.04.05 | 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment formed with HQ at Runcorn with companies from Mercian Volunteers | . |
. | HQ Company at Runcorn, raised 1986 | . |
. | A Company at Stockport, redesignation of A Coy 1st Bn Mercian Vols | . |
. | B Company at Macclesfield, raised 1986 | . |
. | C Company at Ellesmere Port, redesignation of C Coy 2nd Bn Mercian Vols | . |
. | D Company at Crewe with Pln at Northwich, raised 1986 | . |
1993.04.01 | Reorganised in three rifle company order of battle: B Coy disbanded; HQ and HQ Coy moved to Abbots Park, Chester | . |
1995.04.01 | Converted to Fire Support Battalion, with battle honours used for company designations: | . |
. | Salerno Company at Stockport with Milan Pln at Macclesfield, redesignation of A Coy | . |
. | Gaza Company at Crewe with Mortar Pln at Ellesmere Port and GPMG (SF) at Northwich, amalgamation of C Coy and D Coy | . |
1999.07.01 | The King's and Cheshire Regiment formed with HQ at Peninsula Barracks, Warrington, by amalgamation ofÃÂ 5th/8th (V) Bn, The King's Regt and 3rd (V) Bn, The Cheshire Regt | . |
1999.07.01 | B (Cheshire) Company at Peninsula Barracks, Warrington with Mortar Pln at Stockport, amalgamation of HQ Coy 5th/8th Bn, The King's Regiment and dets Salerno Coy | . |
. | D (Cheshire) Company at Crewe with GPMG (SF) Pln at Northwich, redesignation of Gaza Coy | . |
2006.04.01 | The King's and Cheshire Regiment broken up to form 4th Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) [King's coys], and 4th Battalion, The Mercian Regiment [Cheshire coys] | . |
2006.04.01 | A (Cheshire) Company, The West Midlands Regiment formed at Warrington and Stockport, by redesignation of B (Cheshire) Company | . |
. | B Company, The West Midlands Regiment at Crewe and new pln at Stoke-on-Trent, the latter transferred from D Coy West Midlands Regiment | . |
2007.08.24 | The West Midlands Regiment redesignated 4th Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Volunteers) | . |
. | A (Cheshire) Company at Warrington and Stockport | . |
. | B Company at Crewe and at Stoke-on-Trent | . |
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