8 The King's Royal Rifle Corps
8 Battalion The King's Royal Rifle Corps
Unit Histories
| 15-Jan-1814 ? |
15-Jan-1814 ? |
Created |
as 8 Battalion 60 (Royal Americans) Regiment of Foot in Lisbon |
| 20-May-1816 |
20-May-1816 |
Disbanded |
at Gibraltar |
| 01-Jul-1881 |
01-Jul-1881 |
Reformed |
as 8 Battalion The King's Royal Rifle Corps from Militia (see Notes) |
| 31-Jul-1908 |
31-Jul-1908 |
Disbanded |
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| 21-Aug-1914 |
21-Aug-1914 |
Reformed |
at Winchester |
| 27-Apr-1918 |
27-Apr-1918 |
Reduced to Cadre |
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| 31-Aug-1918 |
31-Aug-1918 |
Disbanded |
in France |
| 02-Nov-1939 |
02-Nov-1939 |
Reformed |
from 21B Group National Defence Corps |
| 22-Mar-1941 |
22-Mar-1941 |
Converted from |
2 Queen Victoria's Rifles |
| 22-Mar-1941 |
22-Mar-1941 |
Converted to |
14 The King's Royal Rifle Corps |
| 31-Aug-1945 |
31-Aug-1945 |
Active |
in the United Kingdom |
| Number of Records Returned: 11 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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| 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) |
| Notes |
Miscellaneous Notes for Unit |
| Superiors |
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| Theatres |
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