6 The Rifle Brigade
6 Battalion The Rifle Brigade
Unit Histories
| 30-Jun-1793 ? |
30-Jun-1793 ? |
Created |
as The Prince of Wales's Royal Longford Militia in Newtown Forbes sometime in 1793 |
| 30-Jun-1854 |
30-Jun-1854 |
Renamed |
The Prince of Wales's Royal Longford Rifles sometime in 1854 |
| 30-Jun-1855 |
30-Jun-1855 |
Renamed |
The Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment of Longford Light Infantry sometime in 1855 |
| 01-Jul-1881 |
01-Jul-1881 |
Renamed |
6 Battalion The Rifle Brigade |
| 01-Apr-1899 |
01-Apr-1899 |
Absorbed |
9 The Rifle Brigade |
| 01-Apr-1899 |
01-Apr-1899 |
Renamed |
9 The Rifle Brigade 6 Battalion (Royal Longford and Westmeath Militia) The Rifle Brigade |
| 05-Dec-1899 |
05-Dec-1899 |
Embodied |
|
| 03-Dec-1900 |
03-Dec-1900 |
Disembodied |
|
| 26-Jun-1908 |
26-Jun-1908 |
Converted from |
7 The Rifle Brigade at Dalston |
| 26-Jun-1908 |
26-Jun-1908 |
Reorganised |
Transfered to the Extra Reserve |
| 31-Jul-1908 |
31-Jul-1908 |
Disbanded |
in Ireland (Refers to Royal Longford and Westmeath Militia Battalion) |
| 04-Aug-1914 |
04-Aug-1914 |
Event |
Not Embodied |
| 15-Apr-1953 ? |
15-Apr-1953 ? |
Disbanded |
Officially |
| Number of Records Returned: 13 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
Pages
| Home |
Unit Definition |
| Corps |
Corps of which the Unit was a part (British Commonweath Units only) |
| History |
Important Dates and Events in the History of the Unit |
| Forces |
Forces of which the Unit was a part (British Commonweath and American Units only) |