Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment | . |
1999.07.01 | Formed with Headquarters at Canterbury by amalgamation of 5th (Volunteer) Battalion and part 6th/7th (Volunteer) Battalion. | . |
. | HQ (The Buffs) Company at Canterbury | . |
. | A (Queen's Royal Surreys) Company at Farnham (Rifle Pltn and Recce Pltn) with Pltn at Camberley. Formed by redesignation of 'A' Company 6th/7th Battalion | . |
. | B (Royal Sussex) Company at Brighton (Rifle Pltn and GPMG Pltn) with Pltn at Worthing. Formed by redesignation of 'B' Company 6th/7th Battalion | . |
. | C (Royal West Kent) Company at Canterbury with Assault Pioneer Pltn at Dover. Formed by redesignation of 'HQ' Company 5th Battalion | . |
2013 | Battalion HQ and HQ Company at Canterbury | . |
. | A (Queen's Royal Surreys) Company at Farnham. Camberley platoon disbanded. | . |
. | B (Royal Sussex) Company at Brighton. Worthing platoon disbanded. By Dec 2016 Company will inherit Eastbourne TA Centre from 56 Signal Squadron | . |
. | C (Royal West Kent) Company at Rochester and Canterbury | . |
. | D Company at Portsmouth. Re-roles as 679 Squadron, 6 Regiment Army Air Corps, Option for personnel to join the Royal Artillery in a new Battery from 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery or 128 Field Company of 103 Battalion REME in the nearby Peronne Road TA Centre | . |
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. | 5th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) | . |
1992.09.09 | Formed by redesignation of 5th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Queen's Regiment on formation of The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) | . |
. | Reorganised with HQ at Canterbury, and reduced to three rifle company establishment: | . |
. | HQ (Albuhera) Company at Canterbury with Assault Pioneer Pln at Dover by amalgamation of HQ Company and B Company 5th Bn The Queen's Regt | . |
. | A (Anzio) Company at Guildford with Pln at Cobham by redesignation of A Company 5th Bn The Queen's Regt | . |
. | B (Kohima) Company at Gillingham with Pln at Maidstone by redesignation of E Company 5th Bn The Queen's Regt | . |
. | C (Cinque Ports) Company at Hastings by redesignation of C Company 5th Bn The Queen's Regt | . |
1999.07.01 | Battalion disbanded as result of the Strategic Defence Review and amalgamated with 6th/7th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires), to form 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment; A, B and C Companies disbanded. HQ Company redesignated as HQ Company and C Company 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion | . |
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. | 6th/7th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) | . |
1992.09.09 | Formed by reorganisation and redesignation of 6th/7th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Queen's Regiment with a three rifle company establishment with HQ at Horsham, absorbing Hampshire elements 2nd Battalion, The Wessex Regiment; D Company disbanded; E Company disbanded | . |
. | HQ (Alamein) Company at Horsham with GPMG (SF) at Crawley, amalgamation of HQ Company and C Company | . |
. | A (Salerno) Company at Farnham with Pln at Camberley | . |
. | B (Somme) Company at Brighton with Pln at Worthing | . |
. | C (Duke of Connaught's) Company at Portsmouth with 9 (Princess Beatrice's) Pln at Newport, IOW by amalgamation of A Company and B Company 2nd Bn The Wessex Regiment | . |
1999.07.01 | Battalion disbanded as result of the Strategic Defence Review and amalgamated with 5th (V) Battalion, The Queen's Regiment to form 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment; less C Company redesignated C Company The Royal Rifle Volunteers. A Company and B Company transferred as A Company and B Company 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion | . |
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