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40th (3rd Manchester) Lancashire RVC
4th Volunteer Bn, Manchester Regiment
7th Bn, Manchester Regiment
Active29 February 1860 – 31 December 1921
Country3rd Manchester Rifles United Kingdom
Branch Territorial Force
RoleInfantry
Size1-3 Battalions
Part of127th (Manchester) Brigade
199th (Manchester) Brigade
Garrison/HQGreenheys, Manchester
Motto(s)'Defence, not defiance'
EngagementsFirst 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
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Major John Snowdon Henry
Hon Algernon Egerton
Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere

The 3rd Manchester Rifles, later the 7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment was a unit of Britain's Volunteers and Territorial Force raised in Manchester. It served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front in the First World War.

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