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Mercian Volunteers
Active1967–1988
AllegianceMercian Volunteers United Kingdom
BranchMercian Volunteers British Army
RoleLine Infantry
SizeTwo battalions
Garrison/HQ1st Battalion – Walsall
2nd Battalion – Shirley

The Mercian Volunteers was a Territorial Army infantry regiment of the British Army, in existence from 1967 to 1988. Upon formation, it consisted of a singular battalion, however it later raised a second in 1975.

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