The 1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers was a Scottish Volunteer unit of the British Army. Originally raised in Glasgow from 1859, it later became a battalion of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). During World War I it served on the Western Front and in Ireland. Converted into an anti-aircraft regiment just before World War II, it served during The Blitz and in the campaign in North West Europe, and continued in air defence role in the postwar years until 1955.
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The 1stLanarkshireRifleVolunteers was a Scottish Volunteer unit of the British Army. Originally raised in Glasgow from 1859, it later became a battalion...
for team sports. Burnbank Park was originally owned by the 1stLanarkshireRifleVolunteers, who used the area for practising their drills. The regiment...
The 1stLanarkshire Artillery Volunteers were formed in 1859 as a response to a French invasion threat. Its units fought at Gallipoli and in Palestine...
Volunteers, the Galloway RifleVolunteers, and the LanarkshireRifleVolunteers. The 1st Battalion of the LanarkshireRifleVolunteers were raised in 1860...
amalgamated into the 52nd Lowland Volunteers in 1967. The regiment was originally formed as the 105th LanarkshireRifleVolunteers, also known as the Glasgow...
but lost 4–1 to Possilpark at Burnbank Park (the home of 1stLanarkshireRifleVolunteers F.C.), the lack of practice telling the difference. The school...
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it was formed into the first company of the 2nd Battalion, 1stLanarkshireRifleVolunteer Corps; he served until 1864, when he resigned due to pressure...
Edinburgh District side at Burnbank Park, the home ground of 1stLanarkshireRifleVolunteers RFC and at the time also leased for use by Glasgow Academicals...
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