Kingdom of Great Britain (1759–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1953)
Branch
Militia/Special Reserve
Role
Infantry
Size
1 Battalion
Part of
Somerset Light Infantry
Garrison/HQ
Jellalabad Barracks, Taunton
Motto(s)
Defendemus ('We will defend')
Commanders
Notable commanders
John Poulett, 2nd Earl Poulett Frederick North, Lord North Edmund Boyle, 7th Earl of Cork John Poulett, 4th Earl Poulett John Poulett, 5th Earl Poulett
Military unit
The 1st Somerset Militia was an auxiliary[a] military unit in the county of Somerset in South West England. 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 Somerset Light Infantry 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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Kingdom of Great Britain (1759–1800)
United Kingdom (1801–1953)
Militia/Special Reserve