1st Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteers
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The 1st Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteers was a part-time unit of the British Army first raised from the Cinque Ports of Kent and Sussex in 1859. It later became the 5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment. During the First World War, it served on the Western front as pioneers, seeing a great deal of action at Aubers Ridge, the Somme, Ypres, and in Italy. In the Second World War, both the battalion and its duplicate served in the Battle of France and were evacuated from Dunkirk. The 5th Battalion then fought at the Second Battle of El Alamein while its duplicate unit served as an anti-aircraft regiment in the campaign in North West Europe. Neither unit was reformed after the war.
Quick Facts 1st Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteers5th (Cinque Ports) Bn, Royal Sussex Regiment 109th (Royal Sussex) LAA Regiment, RA, Active ...
1st Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteers 5th (Cinque Ports) Bn, Royal Sussex Regiment 109th (Royal Sussex) LAA Regiment, RA | |
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Active | 17 December 1859–9 March 1946 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Volunteer Force/Territorial Force |
Role | Infantry Air defence |
Size | 1–3 Battalions |
Part of | 48th (South Midland) Division 44th (Home Counties) Division 12th (Eastern) Division |
Garrison/HQ | Middle Street, Hastings |
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Notable commanders | Hon George Waldegrave Hon Henry Hall Gage Arthur Montagu Brookfield Frederick Langham |
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