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British Commonwealth

Title	Service	Notes
1st Line Territorial Army	Army	Formed in 1908 as the Territorial Force from Volunteer Battalions. Territorial Army (TA) formations were affiliated with Regular Regiments. Indicates TA formations that existed before 1939.
2nd Line Territorial Army	Army	These Battalions were formed in August 1914 as duplicates of existing Territorial Force Battalions and were indicated with the designation "2/", ie 2/7th, 2/8th etc. Many served overseas. In 1939, when the Territorial Army was doubled in size, the duplicate Battalions were designated 2nd Line Territorial Army Battalions; the numbering scheme varied from Regiment to Regiment however.
3rd Line Territorial Army	Army	Raised in 1915 to supply reinforcements for the 1st and 2nd Line Territorial Battalions in most Regiments designated as "3/", i.e. 3/4th, 3/5th etc. In 1916, these Battalions dropped the prefix and were numbered as 4 Reserve Battalion, 5 Reserve Battalion etc. In September 1916, these Battalions were amalgamated into one or two Reserve Battalions in each Regiment.
2nd Reserve	Army	Formed in April 1915 from the 75 Service Battalions of the "Fourth New Army" that were formed in October 1914. In September 1916, they became part of the Training Reserve.
1st Line Yeomanry	Army	Part-time Cavalry formations - part of the Territorial Force after 1908. In origin, however, they generally predate the Volunteer Force units of 1859 and date back to the 18th century.
2nd Line Yeomanry	Army	Yeomanry Formations that were created in 1914 and 1939 when some of the original Yeomanry Regiments were duplicated
3rd Line Yeomanry	Army	Created in 1915 to supply reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Line Yeomanry Regiments.
Active Citizen Force	Army	Militia Force in South Africa
Australian Imperial Force	Army	Formed in 1939 as the 2nd AIF as a volunteer force for service overseas. All units of Battalion size are identified by the prefix "2/" to distinguish them from the 1st AIF of 1914-18.
Auxiliary Force (India)	Army	Territorial part-time volunteer units formed from British and European residents in India.
Burma Auxiliary Force	Army	Formed in 1937 from Indian Territorial and Auxiliary units when Burma was separated from India. Mainly consisted of British, Anglo-Indians and Anglo-Burmans
Burma Military Police	Army	Burma Military Police
Burma Territorial Force	Army	Formed in 1937 from Indian Territorial and Auxiliary units when Burma was separated from India. Mainly consisted of Burmese and Karens
Canadian Army Occupation Force	Army	Formed in 1945 to act as a garrison force in Germany
Canadian Active Service Force	Army	Formed in 1939 for Service overseas. In November 1940, it was redesignated The Canadian Army (Active).
Canadian Army (Active)	Army	Formed in 1940 from the Canadian Active Service Force. All mobilised units were designated as "Active" units of the Canadian Army.
Canadian Army (Reserve)	Army	Formed in 1940 from the Non-Permanent Active Militia. All non-mobilised units became "Reserve" units of the Canadian Army
Canadian Expeditionary Force	Army	Canadian units raised for overseas service in the First World War
Graduated	Army	Created in 1917 to provide specialised training to soldiers drafted from Young Soldier Battalions
Home Defence	Army	British formations raised for service in the United Kingdom only in the Second World War. A few did serve overseas. Do not confuse these Battalions with the Home Guard as the Home Guard units had their own numbering sequence within Regiments.
Home Service	Army	Regimental Battalions converted in 1917 from Provisional Territorial Force Battalions formed in 1915
Fiji Defence Force	Army	Renamed Fijian Military Forces in November 1942
Honourable East India Company Service	Army	In 1859, all units in the East India Company Service passed under crown control
Indian Military Police	Army	Para-military police units organised along military lines
Indian State Forces	Army	Forces raised by the independent Indian Princely States which were lent to the British during times of war
Indian Territorial Force	Army	The Indian Equivalent to the Territorial Army
Local Reserve	Army	Formed in 1915 from the depot companies of the Service Battalions. In 1916, all Battalions were renumbered as Training Reserve Battalions
Militia	Army	Part-time Units in the Commonwealth outside the United Kingdom which were equivalent to the Territorial Army
Militia (Inactive)	Army	The British Militia were the historic home defence forces in the United Kingdom. They were redesignated Special Reserve in 1908.
National Military Reserve	Army	Home Defence Force in New Zealand which was incorporated into the New Zealand Territorial Force in February 1942
Service	Army	Raised in the First World War only. Also known as New Army
New Zealand Expeditionary Force	Army	Formed in 1939 as the 2nd NZEF, a volunteer force for service outside New Zealand. The original NZEF served in the First World War.
New Zealand Territorial Force	Army	Formed in 1911 for Home Defence in New Zealand
New Zealand Volunteer Force	Army	Formed by the Militia Act of 1858. It was replaced in 1910 by the New Zealand Territorial Force
Non-Permanent Active Militia	Army	The Canadian equivalent of the Territorial Army. All units were part of the Active Militia and those units that were not permanently embodied were part of the Non-Permanent Active Militia. In 1940, became part of the Canadian Army.
Permanent Active Militia	Army	The Regular units of the Active Militia in Canada. The term ceased to be used after the creation of the Canadian Army in 1940
Regular	Army	British and Commonwealth formations which were part of the Regular Army or Permanent Force in 1939 or were created from mainly Regular formations later in the War.
Reserve	Army
Special Reserve	Army	Formerly designated the Militia
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force	Army	Forces raised in Singapore and Malaya by the British Army
Supplementary Reserve	Army	Formed in 1924 to provide a reserve of men with specialist skills. Northern Irish formations were part of the Supplementary Reserve as the Territorial Army did not exist in Northern Ireland.
Tonga Defence Force	Army
Volunteer Force	Army	Pre-1908 Volunteer Units in the United Kingdom which were formed in 1859. In 1908, they became part of the Territorial Force (later the Territorial Army).
War Formed	Army	British and Commonwealth formations formed during the War.
Young Soldier	Army	Young Soldier Battalions were created in both 1917 and 1940

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