Very many thanks to everyone.
I intend to go to Kew when I can get it organised (hopefully before it starts its refurbishment or whatever it is in the "autumn") so perhaps I'll find something there.
Kilbarchan militia - for Russell
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Without wishing to be a wet blanket, I'm afraid that it's the case that relatively little Rifle Volunteer info has survived, but that's not to say that you wouldn't be the lucky onehelenbee wrote:Very many thanks to everyone.
I intend to go to Kew when I can get it organised (hopefully before it starts its refurbishment or whatever it is in the "autumn") so perhaps I'll find something there.
David
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Re: Kilbarchan militia - for Russell
Folks
This thread has just come to my attention. Militia units didn't become Volunteer units so the Kilbarchan Militia and Kilbarchan Rifle Volunteers were not the same thing.
In the 19th Century the Militia and Rifle Volunteers were seperate units. The Rifle Volunteers were formed in 1859-1860, the Militia had been embodied several times over the 19th Century before 1859 and was embodied after that time too.
Both Militia and Volunteers continued as different units affiliated to a regular regiment up until 1908. In 1908 as part of the Haldane Army reforms the Rifle Volunteers became the Territorial Force (later the TA). The Milita was abolished by Haldane and reformed as the Special Reserve. It finally disappered in 1919.
To complicate matters in the early days of the volunteers they were raised as independant companies before they were grouped into administrative battalions and took their own names and own uniforms. the 15th Renfrewshire Coy. would also have been known as the Kilbarchan Rife Volunteers until 1881 when they would have become a lettered company (e.g. 'C' Coy or 'E' Coy) of a Volunteer Battalion of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders.
By the time the Rifle Volunteers were raised the local county militia unit was The Prince of Wales Royal Regiment of Renfrewshire Militia. It would have been based in Paisley.
Kind regards
Adam
This thread has just come to my attention. Militia units didn't become Volunteer units so the Kilbarchan Militia and Kilbarchan Rifle Volunteers were not the same thing.
In the 19th Century the Militia and Rifle Volunteers were seperate units. The Rifle Volunteers were formed in 1859-1860, the Militia had been embodied several times over the 19th Century before 1859 and was embodied after that time too.
Both Militia and Volunteers continued as different units affiliated to a regular regiment up until 1908. In 1908 as part of the Haldane Army reforms the Rifle Volunteers became the Territorial Force (later the TA). The Milita was abolished by Haldane and reformed as the Special Reserve. It finally disappered in 1919.
To complicate matters in the early days of the volunteers they were raised as independant companies before they were grouped into administrative battalions and took their own names and own uniforms. the 15th Renfrewshire Coy. would also have been known as the Kilbarchan Rife Volunteers until 1881 when they would have become a lettered company (e.g. 'C' Coy or 'E' Coy) of a Volunteer Battalion of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders.
By the time the Rifle Volunteers were raised the local county militia unit was The Prince of Wales Royal Regiment of Renfrewshire Militia. It would have been based in Paisley.
Kind regards
Adam
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