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The Manchester Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1958. The regiment was created during the 1881 Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot and the 96th Regiment of Foot as the 1st and 2nd battalions; the 6th Royal Lancashire Militia became the 3rd (Reserve) and 4th (Extra Reserve) battalions and the ...
When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947, 5th Bn Manchester Regiment reformed at Wigan as 652 (Manchester) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery. It formed part of 94 (AA) Army Group Royal Artillery , but when that was disbanded on 9 September 1948 the regiment was probably taken over by Anti-Aircraft Command .
Although the Manchester City battalions wore the standard Manchester Regiment cap badge, they had a unique design of brass title worn on the shoulder straps. Above a scroll curving upwards at the end and inscribed 'MANCHESTER' was the battalion numeral ('8' for the 8th City Battalion), overall another scroll inscribed 'CITY' curving down at the ...
The brigade re-formed as the 127th (Manchester) Infantry Brigade with the same units as it had before the First World War, with all four battalions of the Manchester Regiment. However, the 6th and 7th Manchesters were merged, in 1921, to create the 6th/7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. [ 8 ]
The 1st Manchester Rifles, later the 6th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, was a unit of Britain's Volunteer Force and Territorial Army recruited in and around Manchester.It served as infantry at Gallipoli, fighting with distinction at the Third Battle of Krithia, and in some of the bitterest battles on the Western Front in the First World War.
This category contains articles relating to the Manchester Regiment, extant between 1881 and 1958, and the units which formed it. The unit was merged into the King's Regiment in 1958. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Manchester Regiment .
The 12th (Service) Battalion, Manchester Regiment, was a unit of 'Kitchener's Army' formed immediately after the outbreak of the First World War.It saw action in the Ypres Salient in 1915–16, on the Somme in 1916, including actions at Mametz Wood and the Battle of Delville Wood, and in the Arras Offensive.
The 3rd Manchester Rifles, later the 7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment was a unit of Britain's Volunteers and Territorial Force raised in Manchester. It served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front in the First World War .