Exeter and South Devon Volunteers information

The Exeter & South Devon Volunteers was the premier unit of Britain's Volunteer Force. Formed in 1852 it went on to become a battalion of the Devonshire...

Devon (/ˈdɛvən/ DEV-ən; historically also known as Devonshire /-ʃɪər, -ʃər/ -⁠sheer, -⁠shər) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered...

Artillery Volunteer Corps formed on 2 August, 1859. The Exeter and South Devon Volunteers numbered first in the order of precedence of the Volunteer Infantry...

new force. These were the Exeter and South Devon Volunteers, formed in 1852, who became the 1st Devonshire Rifle Volunteers (and were often referred to as...

Institution founded. 1848 – South Devon Railway begins operating from Exeter St Davids station. 1852 – Exeter and South Devon Volunteers formed. 1853 – Prison...

Rifle Volunteers was a regiment of the British Territorial Army. In 2007, it was re-designated as 6th Battalion, The Rifles. The Rifle Volunteers were...

Volunteers, with its HQ at Exeter. All the Engineer Volunteers' titles were changed to simply 'Royal Engineers (Volunteers)' in 1896. The Cheltenham College...

battalions to disband, and so the 4th was renumbered at the 3rd. The Devons fielded 28 battalions and lost over 6,000 officers and other ranks during the...

Western District alongside the 11th Foot, the 1st Devon Militia and the Exeter and South Devon Volunteers. The Militia were now controlled by the War Office...

town, civil parish and seaside resort situated on the east bank of the mouth of the River Exe, 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Exeter. In 2011 it had a population...

Western District alongside the 11th Foot, the South Devon Militia and the Exeter and South Devon Volunteers. The Militia were now controlled by the War...

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service (DSFRS) is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the counties Devon and Somerset in South West England...

The Devon Trained Bands were a part-time militia force recruited from Devonshire in South West England, first organised in 1558. They were periodically...

Plymouth, Exeter, Truro, Bath, Swindon, Gloucester, Bournemouth and Poole. The service is headquartered in Exeter, Devon. It has 96 ambulance stations and six...

Brigade, Devonshire Artillery Volunteers HQ at Teignmouth; moved to Torquay in 1863 and to Exeter in 1865 1st (United Woodbury and Topsham 'Royal') Devonshire...

Militia and to form corps of volunteers for the defence of the country. The mounted arm of the volunteers became known as the "Gentlemen and Yeomanry...

attached for administrative purposes to the 1st (Exeter and South Devon) Devonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps from April 1863 until August 1869, when it joined...

April 1891. He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 1st (Exeter and South Devon) Volunteer Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, on 4 May 1892. Although expected...

The University of Exeter is a research university in the West Country of England, with its main campus in Exeter, Devon. Its predecessor institutions...

it merged with the militia and rifle volunteer units of the county of Devon. It took part in the Tirah Campaign in 1897 and the Second Boer War in 1899...

several Headway Devon Centres, located in Exeter, Honiton, and South Devon, where individuals can avail of the rehabilitation programmes and services. Community...

The Devon County War Memorial is a First World War memorial, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and situated on Cathedral Green in Exeter, the county town of...

as "Bovey". It is about 10 miles south-west of Exeter and lies on the A382 road, about halfway between Newton Abbot and Moretonhampstead. The village is...

county of Devon in South West England. The helicopters and cars are owned and operated by the charity, which raises money from public donations and its charity...

situated near the villages of Lympstone and Exton, between the city of Exeter, and the town of Exmouth in Devon, England. The site was established in 1940...