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The Royal Bermuda Regiment (RBR) is the home defence unit of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda.It is a single territorial [2] infantry battalion that was formed on the amalgamation in 1965 of two originally voluntary units, the mostly black Bermuda Militia Artillery (BMA) and the almost entirely white Bermuda Rifles (titled the Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps (BVRC) until 1949), and the ...
The National Rifle Association was founded in 1859, 12 years before its (unconnected) American namesake. [2] Registered as a United Kingdom charity, its objectives are to "promote and encourage marksmanship throughout the King’s dominions in the interest of defence and the permanence of the volunteer and auxiliary forces, naval, military and ...
The 20th (Service) Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps (British Empire League Pioneers) ('20th KRRC' or 'XX KRRC') was an infantry pioneer unit recruited as part of 'Kitchener's Army' in World War I. It was raised in London in the summer of 1915 by the British Empire League .
The Place, Duke's Road, Camden, built 1888 as the headquarters of the 20th Middlesex (Artists') Rifle Volunteer Corps. The regiment was established in 1859, part of the widespread volunteer movement which developed in the face of potential French invasion after Felice Orsini's attack on Napoleon III was linked to Britain. [4]
The 17th (Service) Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps (British Empire League), (17th KRRC) was an infantry unit recruited by the British Empire League as part of 'Kitchener's Army' in World War I. It served on the Western Front , including the battles of the Somme and the Ancre , the Third Battle of Ypres and the German spring offensives .
Infantry Depot O at Upper Barracks, Winchester was the headquarters for the two rifle regiments and the Middlesex Regiment. [ 1 ] In 1948, the depots adopted names and this depot became the Green Jackets Brigade.
After the Napoleonic Wars, the regiment received a new title: first, in 1815, its name was changed to The Duke of York's Own Rifle Corps and then, in 1830, to the King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC). In 1858, the Rifle Depot at Winchester was made their headquarters. The regiment served in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882.
[2] [3] The barracks became the depot of the King's Royal Rifle Corps and the Rifle Brigade in 1858. [4] The barracks went on to become the regional centre for infantry training as the Green Jackets Brigade Depot in 1960. [5] The name of the barracks was changed from Upper Barracks, Winchester to Peninsula Barracks in 1964. [4]