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Most were Home corps and units (i.e., those depoted and recruited in the British Isles, wherever they might be deployed) though some were raised in colonies. The regular forces also included at various times, usually in particular locations, invalid , fencible , and other units, utilised primarily for garrison or defensive duties.
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Sydney Beckwith (1770—1831), Commander-in-Chief, Bombay Army; Major-General Merton Beckwith-Smith (1890—1942), GOC 18th Infantry Division; Brigadier Sir Edward Henry Lionel Beddington [49] (1884—1966), Home Guard, War Office, (1940—1945) Brigadier Davis Evan Bedford (1898–1978), Royal Army Medical Corps
The 1944 King's Birthday Honours, celebrating the official birthday of King George VI, were announced on 2 June 1944 for the United Kingdom and British Empire, [1] [2] New Zealand, [3] and South Africa.
Mumbai to Aden: May 1941 November 1942 BAF Mumbai to Aden: fast troopships BC Beira, Mozambique to Durban (OR) Mumbai to Colombo: July 1942 from Beira - September 1943 from Mumbai September 1942 from Beira BK Mumbai to Karachi: 1943 1943 little used BM Mumbai to Singapore (or Colombo after January 1942) BN Mumbai to Suez Canal: 1940 1941 BP ...
From 1899 to 1902, South Africa was ravaged by a war between the British Empire – including the Cape Colony and Natal – and the Boer republics in the Orange Free State and Transvaal. Boer forces invaded the Cape in 1899 and besieged Mafeking and Kimberley. The Cape government mobilised the Colonial Forces to guard railways and other lines ...
A Zemessardze (Latvian National Guardswoman) guards the battalion tactical operations center during the Strong Guard 2016 (Zobens 2016) distinguished visitor's day.. Home guard is a title given to various military organizations at various times, with the implication of an emergency or reserve force raised for local defense.
Monument to the Durham Light Infantry, Durham Marketplace. The Durham Light Infantry (DLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1968. It was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) and the 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) along with the Militia and Volunteers of ...
The 11th Battalion was created in October 1940 from a re-designation of the 50th (Holding) Battalion, and 32,000 men in 19 battalions of the Home Guard wore the badges of the regiment. As the threat of invasion receded, most of these home defence battalions were disbanded, the 8th and 70th in 1942, the 9th in 1943, and the Home Guard in 1945.