6th (1st Manchester Rifles) Lancashire RVC 2nd Volunteer Bn, Manchester Regiment 6th Bn, Manchester Regiment 65th (Manchester Regiment) HAA Regiment 465 (Manchester) HAA Regiment
Active
25 August 1859 – 10 March 1955
Country
United Kingdom
Branch
Territorial Army
Role
Infantry Air defence
Size
1-3 Infantry battalions Artillery regiment
Part of
127th (Manchester) Brigade Anti-Aircraft Command British Army in Ceylon Middle East Command
Garrison/HQ
Hulme
Engagements
First World War:
Third Battle of Krithia
Battle of Krithia Vineyard
Battle of Romani
Battle of Poelcapelle
Defence of Bucquoy
Battle of Albert
Battle of the Canal du Nord
Battle of the Selle
Second World War:
Battle of Britain
Defence of Ceylon
Military unit
The 1st Manchester Rifles, later the 6th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, was a unit of Britain's Volunteer Force and Territorial Army recruited in and around Manchester. It served as infantry at Gallipoli, fighting with distinction at the Third Battle of Krithia, and in some of the bitterest battles on the Western Front in the First World War. After conversion into an anti-aircraft unit of the Royal Artillery between the wars, it defended Manchester, Scapa Flow and Ceylon during the Second World War and continued in the air defence role until 1955.
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United Kingdom
Territorial Army