Birmingham Rifles
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The Birmingham Rifles was a volunteer unit of the British Army founded in Birmingham in 1859. As the 5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, it served as infantry on the Western Front and in Italy
Thorp Street drill hall, now a car park
90 cm 'Projector Anti-Aircraft', displayed at Fort Nelson, Portsmouth
11th AA Divisional sign
A Bofors gun featuring the 'Stiffkey Sight'.
The 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment was a unit of Britain's Territorial Army from 1908 until 1961. Recruited from Birmingham, it served as infantry in some of the bloodiest fighting on the
Birmingham Rifles
…in 1908 as part of the Haldane Reforms, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Birmingham Rifles became the 5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, and 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, respectively and the cyclist company was disbanded, while 'U' Company and the cadet corps became part of the Officer Training Corps. The battalion…
Royal Warwickshire Regiment Cap Badge
The Royal Warwickshires entering Peronne, March 1917, by William Orpen.
Royal Artillery collar badge