Liverpool Rifles
The Liverpool Rifles was a unit of the Territorial Army, part of the British Army, formed in Lancashire as a 'Rifle Volunteer Corps' (RVC) in 1859, becoming a battalion of the King's Regiment (Liverpool) in 1881. It saw action on the Western Front in World War I and later became a searchlight unit of the Royal Artillery in World War II.
19th (Liverpool Lowland Scottish) Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps32nd (Liverpool) Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps38th (The King's Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers38th (The King's Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery39th (Liverpool Welsh) Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps573rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery5th (Liverpool Volunteer Rifle Brigade) Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps635th (King's Regiment) Infantry Regiment, Royal Artillery63rd (Toxteth) Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps68th (Lyceum Corps) Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps71st (Liverpool Highlanders) Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps79th (Liverpool) Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps86th (Liverpool) Lancashire Rifle Volunteer CorpsThe Liverpool Rifles
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Liverpool Rifles
The Liverpool Rifles was a unit of the Territorial Army, part of the British Army, formed in Lancashire as a 'Rifle Volunteer Corps' (RVC) in 1859, becoming a battalion of the King's Regiment (Liverpool) in 1881. It saw action on the Western Front in World War I and later became a searchlight unit of the Royal Artillery in World War II.
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The Liverpool Rifles was a uni ...... yal Artillery in World War II.
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South Africa 1900–01
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Infantry, searchlight, artillery
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The Liverpool Rifles at regiments.org by T.F.Mills
The West Lancashire Regiment, Royal Artillery at regiments.org by T.F.Mills
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The Liverpool Rifles was a uni ...... yal Artillery in World War II.
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