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Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers 4th Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment Active 1999 – present Allegiance
United Kingdom Branch
British Army Role
Line Infantry Size One Battalion Tactical Recognition Flash (1999–2006)
Military unit
The Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers was a
Territorial Army unit of the
British Army .
It was formed on 1 July 1999 following the
Strategic Defence Review by the amalgamation of the 4th (Volunteer) Battalion,
Queen's Lancashire Regiment and the 4th (Volunteer) Battalion,
King's Own Royal Border Regiment . On 1 July 2006,
[1] the regiment was re-designated as the 4th Battalion,
Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) .
History
Initial Structure
This initial structure of the regiment, upon creation, was as follows:
[2]
Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers Regimental Headquarters, at
Kimberley Barracks ,
Preston
HQ (Quebec) Company, at
Kimberley Barracks , Preston(from HQ Company, 4th Battalion, Queen's Lancashire Regiment)
A (Tobruk) (King's Own Royal Border Regiment) Company, at
Barrow-in-Furness and
Lancaster (from HQ and C Companies, 4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Border Regiment)
B (Somme) (Queen's Lancashire Regiment) Company, at Preston and
Blackpool (from HQ and B Companies, 4th Battalion, Queen's Lancashire Regiment)
C (Sicily) (King's Own Royal Border Regiment) Company, at
Workington and
Carlisle (from A and D Company, 4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Border Regiment)
D (Waterloo) (Queen's Lancashire Regiment) Company, at
Blackburn and
Bury (from A and C Companies, 4th Battalion, Queen's Lancashire Regiment)
Prior to re-designation
Three months prior to re-designation as a battalion of the
Duke of Lancaster's Regiment , the
King's Regiment companies of the
King's and Cheshire Regiment were integrated into the structure of the regiment, in order to ease the process of re-designation.
[2]
HQ Company, at
Kimberley Barracks , Preston
A (King's Regiment) Company, at
Liverpool (from A (King's) Company, King's and Cheshire Regiment)
B (Queen's Lancashire Regiment) Company, at Blackburn and Blackpool(from B and D Companies)
C (King's Own Royal Border Regiment) Company, at Workington, Carlisle, and Barrow-in-Furness(from A and C Companies)
D (King's Regiment) Company, at
Ardwick Green Barracks ,
Manchester (from C (King's) Company, King's and Cheshire Regiment)
4th Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
In July 2006, as part of
Delivering Security in a Changing World , the regiment was transferred to the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, and designated as the 4th Battalion. It now acts as the reserve infantry battalion for
Merseyside ,
Lancashire ,
Greater Manchester , and
Cumbria , with sub-units dispersed throughout all four counties.
[3]
Current Structure
The current battalion structure is as follows:
[4]
Battalion Headquarters, at
Kimberley Barracks ,
Preston
[5]
Headquarters Company, at Kimberley Barracks, Preston
[5]
A (Ladysmith) Company, in
Liverpool
[6]
B (Somme) Company, at
Somme Barracks ,
Blackburn
[8]
5 Platoon, at Kimberley Barracks, Preston
Rifle Platoon, at Alexandra Barracks,
Lancaster
Mortar Platoon, in
Blackpool
C (Kohima) Company, in
Workington
[9]
D (Inkerman) Company, in
Manchester
[10]
References