West Suffolk Militia
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The West Suffolk Militia was an auxiliary[lower-alpha 1] military unit in the English county of Suffolk in East Anglia. First organised during the Seven Years' War it served on internal security and home defence duties in all of Britain's major wars. It later became a battalion of the Suffolk Regiment and supplied thousands of recruits to the fighting battalions during World War I. After 1921 the militia had only a shadowy existence until its final abolition in 1953.
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West Suffolk Militia 3rd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment | |
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Active | 27 April 1759–1 April 1953 |
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Type | Infantry |
Role | Infantry |
Size | 1 Battalion |
Part of | Suffolk Regiment |
Garrison/HQ | Gibraltar Barracks, Bury St Edmunds |
Anniversaries | Minden Day (adopted 1889) |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol Brig-Gen Samuel Eyre Massy Lloyd |
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