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1068:, enacted during a renewed period of international tension. As before, units were raised and administered on a county basis, and filled by voluntary enlistment (although conscription by means of the Militia Ballot might be used if the counties failed to meet their quotas). Training was for 56 days on enlistment, then for 21–28 days per year, during which the men received full army pay. Under the Act, Militia units could be embodied by Royal Proclamation for full-time home defence service in three circumstances:
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1098:) and the adjutant continued in their posts, but a number of former Regular Army officers were appointed as company commanders, along with a roster of new junior officers. The East Norfolk Militia was called out for training under Lt-Col Mason on 25 April 1854. The regiment was presented with new colours on 16 May 1854 at a public ceremony held on South Denes, Great Yarmouth, attended by 10,000 persons, including civic dignitaries. The day concluded with a ball held at
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527:, which was the army's largest training camp. Here the militia were exercised under Lt-Gen Pierson as part of a division alongside Regular troops while providing a reserve in case of French invasion of South East England. The camp broke up in November and the East Norfolks marched back in two divisions to Yarmouth and King's Lynn for the winter. In February 1780 the division at King's Lynn joined the other at Yarmouth, then on 25 May the whole regiment was ordered to
458:, where they were joined by a recruiting party and recruits from Norwich. In June 1760 the East battalion marched back to Norwich and Yarmouth, where they took over guarding French prisoners. On 28 May 1761 King George granted the two battalions of the Norfolk Militia a 'Warrant for Colours'. In June 1762 the East Battalion was ordered to leave a detachment at Yarmouth and to take over duties at
858:, escaped from the tower, but could not leave the churchyard due to posted sentries. Being unable to escape, De Narde chose to hide in a tree; but his absence was noted and he was soon discovered by a sergeant. De Narde ignored orders to surrender and the sergeant shot him dead. The local people of Dereham were ashamed of this killing and a monument was built by public subscription.
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until 1833. In that year the King drew the lots for individual regiments and the resulting list remained in force with minor amendments until the end of the militia. The regiments raised before the peace of 1763 took the first 47 places: the West
Norfolk was 39th and the East Norfolk was 40th, although most regiments paid little notice to the additional number.
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1293:, the Militia were called out. The 4th Battalion was embodied on 1 May 1900 and disembodied on 17 July the following year. Although the 4th Bn Norfolks was not deployed overseas, 14 names of men from the battalion appear on the Boer War memorial to the militia and volunteer battalions of the Norfolks in
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Abbey Fields at
Colchester, where a grand review was held for the Queen's birthday. In following years the battalion's training returned to Yarmouth, sometimes brigaded with the Norfolk Artillery Militia. The sequence was broken in 1898 when the 4th Norfolks returned to Abbey Fields, brigaded with the
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The militia order of precedence balloted for in 1793 (Norfolk was 4th) remained in force throughout the French
Revolutionary War: this still covered all the regiments in the county. Another ballot for precedence took place at the start of the Napoleonic War, when Norfolk was 46th.This order continued
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at the edge of
Norwich as a depot for the whole of the Norfolk Regiment. In 1889 the annual training for the 4th Battalion was moved from Yarmouth to the new depot, and a "great number of men bought their discharge rather than train at Norwich". The following year the training was at a tented camp on
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Large numbers of militia were recruited into the
Regulars during 1805 (men from the East Norfolks mainly joined the new 96th Foot), and recourse was made to the ballot to make up the numbers, when large amounts were paid for substitutes, though the establishments of the Norfolk regiments were reduced
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when the country was threatened with invasion by the
Americans' allies, France and Spain. Orford ordered the Norfolk Militia to assemble on 13 April 1778, ammunition was issued, and the Eastern Battalion marched from Norwich to Yarmouth on 23 April. Here it was reviewed by Lt-Gen Sir Richard Pierson
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was also formed, partly by transfers from the two infantry regiments. The government's orders to build an armoury and quarters in Great
Yarmouth for the permanent staff of the East Norfolk Militia and Norfolk Artillery Militia caused headaches for the Norfolk civil authorities. One suitable building
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from
December 1875. This assigned Regular and Militia units to places in an order of battle of corps, divisions and brigades for the 'Active Army', even though these formations were entirely theoretical, with no staff or services assigned. The West and East Norfolk Militia were both assigned to 1st
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of permanent staff (about 30) and a number of the officers were former
Regulars. Around a third of the recruits and many young officers went on to join the Regular Army. The Militia Reserve introduced in 1867 consisted of present and former militiamen who undertook to serve overseas in case of war.
1102:, which had been decorated with the new colours, mirrors and stars formed of bayonets. These colours were still being carried in 1898. The regiment completed its training on 27 May and the men were sent home, though some had expected the regiment to be kept embodied in view of the outbreak of the
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November 1805 the East Norfolks were at Hastings Barracks, moving to Riding Street Barracks later that month. The following February the regiment was ordered to Chelmsford Barracks, moving to Colchester Barracks in May. On 10 October the garrison of Colchester was reviewed by the Duke of York,
435:, and the men from isolated Norfolk villages with little immunity succumbed in large numbers. Casualties were severe, and those who did not die suffered long convalescences. In October the Norfolks were relieved by the Warwickshire Militia, but only after the barracks had been thoroughly cleaned.
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An expeditionary force having been sent to the Crimea, the militia began to be called out for home defence. All three Norfolk regiments were embodied on 27 December 1854. Because of the way the 1852 Act had been drafted, a number of men enlisted before April 1854 had to be released, reducing the
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With the Seven Years' War drawing to an end orders to disembody the two Norfolk battalions were issued on 15 December 1762. Annual training continued thereafter – the East Norfolks usually at Norwich or Yarmouth – ballots were held regularly, and officers were commissioned to fill vacancies. Sir
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After Waterloo there was another long peace. The East Norfolk Militia was mustered at Yarmouth for training in 1820, 1821, 1825, 1826 and 1831, but not thereafter. Although officers continued to be commissioned into the militia, the permanent staffs of sergeants and drummers were progressively
1322:(SR), a semi-professional force whose role was to provide reinforcement drafts for regular units serving overseas in wartime, rather like the earlier Militia Reserve. For the Norfolk Regiment this role was fulfilled by the 3rd Battalion, and the 4th Battalion was disbanded on 15 July 1908.
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In the Seven Years' War militia regiments camped together took precedence according to the order in which they had arrived. During the War of American Independence the counties were given an order of precedence determined by ballot each year. For the Norfolk Militia the positions were:
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then the regiments marched out to winter quarters, the East Norfolks going to Ipswich. In August 1808 the regiment moved out of the old barracks in Ipswich to the newly-built barracks on Woodbridge Road. In June 1809 it moved to Kent join the Chatham garrison; in 1810 it was at nearby
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289:, the men being conscripted by means of parish ballots (paid substitutes were permitted) to serve for three years. In peacetime they assembled for 28 days' annual training. There was a property qualification for officers, who were commissioned by the lord lieutenant. An
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An 'Interchange Act' passed in 1811 permitted English militia regiments to serve in Ireland once again, for a period of up to two years. The East Norfolks was one of the regiments that volunteered for this service, and in September the main body, 700 strong, marched to
602:), which the regular army increasingly saw as a prime source of recruits. They served in coast defences, manned garrisons, guarded prisoners of war, and carried out internal security duties, while their traditional local defence duties were taken over by the
378:, 23 drummers and 466 rank and file, organised in 12 companies, and that the two battalions would be ready to march at four days' notice. They were embodied for fulltime service on 24 June 1759 and on 4 July marched by four 'divisions' (half battalions) to
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From 1784 to 1792 the militia were supposed to assemble for 28 days' annual training, even though to save money only two-thirds of the men were actually called out each year. In 1786 the number of permanent non-commissioned officers (NCOs) was reduced.
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badge 1874–81 was the Royal crest above a scroll inscribed EAST NORFOLK. In 1881 all ranks adopted the Britannia badge of the Norfolk Regiment, but the officers of all the battalions of the Norfolk Regiment wore the castle on their waistbelt plate.
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abdicated on 6 April 1814, the militia began to be stood down. The East Norfolks marched from Plymouth to Woodbridge in May, and then returned to Yarmouth, where it was disembodied at Yarmouth on 24 June 1814. It was not called out during the short
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they were met by the band of the Essex Rifle Militia. The strength at this time was recorded as 1 Major (Lacon), 13 officers, 3 staff sergeants and 415 men. On April 23 the units at Colchester, including the East Norfolk Militia, were reviewed by
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The Peace of Amiens was short-lived and Britain declared war on France once more on 18 May 1803, the East Norfolk Militia having already been re-embodied at Yarmouth on 21 March. In June it was distributed across Suffolk at Beccles (2 Companies),
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in 1786 the regiment was temporarily moved out of nearby Braintree and quartered in the North London suburbs. For their summer training in 1797 the militia were again formed into brigades. The East Norfolks, together with the Cambridgeshires,
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Major Sir Edmund Lacon had been in effective command of the regiment during its embodiment. He was promoted to Lt-Col on 31 August 1859 and on 16 March 1860 he became Lt-Col Commandant, with Berkeley Wodehouse retiring to become the first
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In about 1800 the officers' shoulder-belt plate was oval with the castle and lion on a shield. About 1845–55 it had a cut star with St George's Cross in the centre, all within a crowned garter below a scroll inscribed EAST NORFOLK.
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was promoted to Lt-Col on 19 May 1774 and then to Colonel on 6 June the same year. John Wodehouse, later 1st Lord Wodehouse, had marched as a private militiaman in the battalion under his father's command when it was first raised.
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A memorial service for Jean De Narde was held at Dereham church on 23 July 2016, including a re-enactment of the shooting and a minute's silence. A short documentary on the subject of the shooting was released in 2017.
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The East Norfolk regiment began its service by marching its 8 companies to the Colchester neighbourhood on 15 February. Finding a suitable training ground in a town where a regiment was billeted could be a problem: the
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After the Boer War, the future of the militia was called into question. There were moves to reform the Auxiliary Forces (Militia, Yeomanry and Volunteers) to take their place in the six Army Corps proposed by the
420:, drawing on Townshend's expert knowledge, and which Townshend revised in 1768 after Windham's death. This is said to have become one of the most important drill manuals employed during the American Revolution.
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923:, using Lexden Heath for parades. On 25 July 1804 both regiments marched from Colchester and arrived at Coxheath Camp in Kent on 27 July after a rapid and fatiguing march. The East and West Norfolks with the
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in Essex, where it joined two regular and six militia regiments in summer camp. The East Norfolks returned to Yarmouth in October. In May 1781 the regiment marched to Ipswich, with detachments across
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and In June the warrant for disembodying the militia was issued. The East Norfolks returned to Great Yarmouth to be paid off. Unlike the West Norfolks, the regiment was not re-embodied during the
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where the following month it was joined by its depot detachment, which had remained at Sheerness during the Irish deployment, and by the regiment's recruits from Norwich. By December it was at
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Following the 1852 reforms the rank of colonel was progressively abolished in the militia and the lieutenant-colonel became the commanding officer; at the same time, the position of
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Powers, Sandra L. (July 2006). "Studying the Art of War: Military Books Known to American Officers and Their French Counterparts During the Second Half of the Eighteenth Century".
775:, to be his successor. Portland passed this recommendation to Townshend (now Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk) and the young man was accordingly commissioned as colonel on 14 July 1798.
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saw a new phase for the English militia: they were embodied for a whole generation, and became regiments of full-time professional soldiers (though restricted to service in the
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of 1881 completed the Cardwell process by converting the Regular regiments into county regiments and incorporating the militia battalions into them. The 9th Foot became the
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1780–1800 has an ornate 'EN' within an eight-pointed cut star. The officers' buttons until 1881 carried the castle and lion within a crowned garter inscribed EAST NORFOLK.
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reduced. John Wodehouse (2nd Lord Wodehouse from 1834) retained the colonelcy until 1843, when his younger son Major the Hon Berkeley Wodehouse, formerly of the
3055:, London: United Service Gazette, 1905/Ray Westlake Military Books, 1987, ISBN 0-9508530-7-0/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1-78331171-2.
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Norfolk claimed to have raised the first regiment under the new Acts, but it was actually the second county regiment (after Dorset) to be issued with arms.
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was across the border in Suffolk, and the large barracks at Yarmouth was occupied by Royal Navy as a hospital. Eventually the hospital was converted into
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374:. The review was reported in the press, with the conduct of the men being praised. Orford reported the strength of the East Battalion as 33 officers, 24
370:. Orford reviewed the Eastern Battalion on 4 June 1759 at Magdalen Fairstead, just outside Norwich, after they had completed their training there and at
1553:, appointed 12 October 1904; transferred to the 3rd (Reserve) Bn (former West Norfolk Militia) on disbandment of 4th Bn; commanded a battalion of the
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in Essex. In November, now only 7 companies strong, the regiment marched to winter quarters dispersed around south-west Norfolk at
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A List of the Officers of the Militia, the Gentlemen & Yeomanry Cavalry, and Volunteer Infantry of the United Kingdom
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in North Kent for the winter. The following spring the regiment was quartered in the
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1. 'Whenever a state of war exists between Her Majesty and any foreign power'.
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Armine Wodehouse gave up the command of the East Battalion and his eldest son
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Soldiers: Army Lives and Loyalties from Redcoats to Dusty Warriors
3081:, London: Allen Lane, 2013/Penguin, 2014, ISBN 978-0-141-03894-0.
3039:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-007-3.
1027:
988:
790:
779:
741:
552:
532:
493:
459:
358:
in November. Orford appointed George Townshend as Colonel of the
324:
174:
1402:
by 1780, promoted to Colonel, West Norfolk Militia 19 March 1792
492:
on 15 May, and then on 19 May was ordered to its war station at
3183:
3079:
Britain Against Napoleon: The Organization of Victory 1793–1815
3052:
An Epitomized History of the Militia (The Constitutional Force)
1143:. From 1864 Lacon was simultaneously Lt-Col Commandant of the
1082:
The West and East Norfolk Militia were reformed in 1853, and a
1008:
896:
887:
886:
The Norfolk Militia conducting training in front of a crowd at
806:
631:
447:
439:
432:
1411:
Lt-Col Charles Lucas appointed 17 February 1804, resigned 1805
1155:
Under the Localisation of the Forces scheme introduced by the
1075:
2. 'In all cases of invasion or upon imminent danger thereof'.
697:, with a detachment guarding the Royal Gun Powder Magazine at
992:
938:, while Napoleon assembled an expeditionary force across the
822:
724:
After 17 months at Chelmsford the East Norfolks were sent to
682:
505:
1663:
1279:
4th (Hertfordshire Militia) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment
958:. On 1 September the East Norfolks had 698 men under Lt-Col
693:, in October, after which the East Norfolks wintered around
524:
1586:, with a castle above a lion of England. The other ranks'
1477:
The following served as Honorary Colonel of the regiment:
950:
the East and West Norfolks formed a brigade under Maj Gen
323:
Norfolk's quota was set at 960 men in two battalions, the
2447:
Once our foe - The shooting of Jean DeNarde (documentary)
1361:
Hon Berkeley Wodehouse, son of the above, former Major,
173:
was an auxiliary military unit in the English county of
1958:
Harvey, 'List of Officers in the Regiment', pp. 252–88.
1358:, son of the above, promoted from Captain 14 July 1798.
813:, from where it went in November to winter quarters at
669:
to prevent rioting, and then marched to summer camp at
1275:
3rd (West Suffolk Militia) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
239:. Although hardly employed during the civil wars, the
1392:, appointed 19 May 1774, promoted to Col 6 June 1774
1255:
3rd (1st Norfolk Militia) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment
1229:
4th (2nd Norfolk Militia) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment
1064:
The Militia of the United Kingdom was revived by the
728:
in November 1797. Here the regiment guarded the huge
681:
under Maj-Gen Grenfield. The brigade was reviewed at
638:
for a few days before spending two weeks training at
487:
The militia was called out after the outbreak of the
3845:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1908
3168:
3155:
History of the 12th (The Suffolk) Regiment 1685–1913
3074:, London: HarperPress, 2011, ISBN 978-0-00-722570-5.
1443:
Lt-Col Thomas William Haines, promoted 24 April 1888
1258:
4th (2nd Norfolk Miltia) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment
874:
The Norfolk Militia undergoing musketry training on
203:
The universal obligation to military service in the
3105:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
3096:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
3087:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
3061:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
2344:'Broadwater Common 1793' at Royal Collection Trust.
1582:The badge of the Norfolk Militia regiments was the
1183:
1st (City of Norwich) Norfolk Rifle Volunteer Corps
285:a series of Militia Acts from 1757 reorganised the
3059:Brig Charles Herbert, 'Coxheath Camp, 1778–1779',
1186:2nd (Great Yarmouth) Norfolk Rifle Volunteer Corps
966:& Pleydon Barracks with the Nottinghamshires.
389:, because Townshend was serving as a brigadier in
3840:Military units and formations established in 1758
1988:
1986:
1984:
1982:
1980:
1978:
1437:Lt-Col Cmndt Henry Mathew, promoted 18 April 1881
1385:Lt-Col Henry William Wilson, from first formation
1189:3rd Norfolk Rifle Volunteer Corps at East Dereham
496:and Landguard Fort, with detachments billeted at
243:were active in controlling the country under the
3811:
3427:
3134:The Royal Militia and Yeomanry Cavalry Army List
1440:Lt-Col Charles Applewhaite, promoted 19 May 1886
1150:
773:William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
618:reluctantly agreed to repay the East Norfolks a
594:declared war on Britain on 1 February 1793. The
416:, Portsmouth, Windham published a drill manual,
3835:Military units and formations in Great Yarmouth
1078:3. 'In all cases of rebellion or insurrection'.
991:from where it sailed to Ireland and marched to
482:
1975:
1424:Lt-Col William Durrant promoted 27 April 1808.
1261:1st–4th Volunteer Battalions, Norfolk Regiment
297:were to be provided to each regiment from the
3218:
3204:
3143:, London: Longmans, 1980, ISBN 0-582-48565-7.
3116:The History of the Norfolk Regiment 1685–1918
3089:, Vol 4, No 15 (January–March 1925), pp. 6–7.
3037:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
3017:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914
2714:
2712:
2710:
2708:
2706:
2052:
2050:
1954:
1952:
1950:
1948:
1946:
1944:
1942:
1940:
1938:
1912:
1910:
1212:a mobilisation scheme began to appear in the
736:). In March 1798 the regiment was ordered to
2166:
1908:
1906:
1904:
1902:
1900:
1898:
1896:
1894:
1892:
1890:
1672:being awarded the Freedom of the borough of
1192:4th Norfolk Rifle Volunteer Corps at Norwich
515:On 4 June 1779 the East Norfolks marched to
450:, and then in November they were marched to
259:in 1715 the militia was allowed to decline.
3179:Imperial War Museum, War Memorials Register
3107:, Vol 15, No 60 (Winter 1936), pp. 216–248.
3063:, Vol 45, No 183 (Autumn 1967), pp. 129–48.
2866:
2687:
2685:
2683:
2681:
2679:
2542:
2540:
2538:
2536:
2534:
2484:
2482:
2480:
2478:
2476:
2474:
2382:
2380:
2378:
2225:
2223:
2164:
2162:
2160:
2158:
2156:
2154:
2152:
2150:
2148:
2146:
2031:
2029:
2027:
1966:
1964:
1928:
1926:
1924:
1922:
1405:Lt. Col Richard Ward promoted 19 March 1792
1395:Lt-Col Jacob Preston, appointed 6 June 1774
653:In May 1794 the regiment went into camp on
585:
281:Under threat of French invasion during the
3211:
3197:
3031:, Vol I, 2nd Edn, London: Macmillan, 1910.
3009:A General History of the County of Norfolk
3001:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,
2703:
2581:
2579:
2047:
1935:
1872:NAM Online Collection Ref NAM 1998-11-1-1.
1840:
1838:
1565:
1488:on 31 December 1881; died 2 December 1888.
28:
2956:
2954:
2602:
2600:
2398:
2396:
2394:
2392:
2285:
2283:
2281:
2279:
2277:
2275:
2273:
2271:
2015:
2013:
2011:
2009:
2007:
2005:
2003:
2001:
1887:
1753:Fortescue, Vol I, pp. 12, 16, 125, 294–5.
1664:East Norfolk Militia (re-enactment group)
1408:Lt-Col Edmund Mapes promoted 19 June 1799
1318:of 1908, the Militia was replaced by the
1127:. The war had ended on 30 March with the
3830:Military units and formations in Norfolk
3098:, Vol 12, No 45 (Spring 1933), pp. 45–9.
2981:East Norfolk Militia re-enactment group.
2947:Buttons E–F at British Military Buttons.
2751:
2749:
2747:
2676:
2531:
2471:
2375:
2220:
2143:
2024:
1961:
1919:
1638:
1630:
1570:
1515:
1427:Lt-Col William Mason promoted 6 May 1824
1418:, promoted 7 May 1805, resigned May 1806
1252:1st and 2nd Battalions, Norfolk Regiment
881:
869:
839:
303:
261:
2745:
2743:
2741:
2739:
2737:
2735:
2733:
2731:
2729:
2727:
2576:
2436:The East Norfolk Militia: Jean De Narde
1835:
1771:Hay, pp. 11–17, 25–6, 60–1, 88, 99–104.
1716:East Norfolk Militia re-enactment group
1416:Sir George Berney Brograve, 2nd Baronet
1233:Not to be confused with 4th Battalion,
960:Sir George Berney Brograve, 2nd Baronet
3812:
3184:National Army Museum Online Collection
3094:'Militia Regiments of Great Britain',
2951:
2826:
2824:
2597:
2389:
2268:
2096:
1998:
1801:
1799:
1797:
1376:
634:. On 6 August the whole camp moved to
3192:
2077:'Militia Regiments of Great Britain'.
1795:
1793:
1791:
1789:
1787:
1785:
1783:
1781:
1779:
1777:
1221:. The brigade would have mustered at
1007:in January 1813. In June 1813 it was
825:, from where it moved to quarters in
266:Officer of the Norfolk Militia, 1759.
2724:
1823:Fortescue, Vol II, pp. 288, 299–302.
1527:Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
1493:Arnold Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle
1472:
1464:Lt-Col William Danby, former Major,
1235:Norfolk Regiment (Territorial Force)
848:
786:, but their offer was not accepted.
2821:
1670:Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
1584:Coat of arms of the City of Norwich
1356:John Wodehouse, 2nd Baron Wodehouse
1350:John Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse
1196:Militia battalions now had a large
155:John Wodehouse, 2nd Baron Wodehouse
151:John Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse
13:
3011:, Vol I, Norwich: John Stacy 1829.
1774:
1284:
1026:in late June and was quartered at
865:
821:. In May 1801 the regiment was at
423:Hilsea Barracks was infected with
412:and undergoing training. While at
211:, which placed selected men, the '
14:
3856:
3162:
1344:Sir Armine Wodehouse, 5th Baronet
1248:with the following organisation:
809:(2). By September 1800 it was at
673:, where it was brigaded with the
364:Sir Armine Wodehouse, 5th Baronet
354:on 7 October 1758 and paraded at
327:contributing 151 of the men. The
309:Sir Armine Wodehouse, 5th Baronet
147:Sir Armine Wodehouse, 5th Baronet
34:Cap badge of the Norfolk Regiment
2974:
2922:Dictionary of Canadian Biography
2298:Knight, pp. 78–9, 111, 255, 411.
1486:1st Norfolk Artillery Volunteers
1180:East Norfolk Militia at Yarmouth
1145:1st Norfolk Artillery Volunteers
927:formed Maj-Gen Baird's Brigade.
83:
65:
52:
3127:The Royal Monmouthshire Militia
3120:30th June 1685 to 3 August 1914
2965:
2940:
2928:
2914:
2902:
2888:
2875:
2857:
2844:
2835:
2812:
2803:
2792:
2779:
2770:
2761:
2694:
2667:
2658:
2649:
2640:
2631:
2622:
2609:
2588:
2567:
2558:
2549:
2520:
2511:
2500:
2491:
2460:
2451:
2440:
2429:
2420:
2409:
2366:
2357:
2348:
2337:
2328:
2319:
2310:
2301:
2292:
2259:
2250:
2241:
2232:
2211:
2202:
2191:
2182:
2173:
2134:
2125:
2090:
2081:
2070:
2059:
2038:
1876:
1865:
1856:
1728:
1448:Sir Charles Harvey, 2nd Baronet
1177:West Norfolk Militia at Norwich
1059:
701:. When an election was held at
650:in West Sussex for the winter.
270:
23:4th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment
3141:The Army and Society 1815–1914
2238:Fortescue, Vol III, pp. 530–1.
2056:Western, Appendices A & B.
1847:
1826:
1817:
1808:
1765:
1756:
1747:
1545:Maj the Hon St Leger Vincent,
1300:
1173:9th (Norfolk) Regiment of Foot
1109:
189:, but was disbanded in 1908.
1:
3825:Militia of the United Kingdom
3085:M.J.D.C., 'Standing Orders',
3029:A History of the British Army
2988:
2044:Western, pp. 124, 141, 157–9.
1605:
1533:Sir Edmund Lacon, 2nd Baronet
1511:, appointed 26 September 1900
1432:Sir Edmund Lacon, 3rd Baronet
1365:, appointed 9 September 1842.
1325:
1151:Cardwell and Childers reforms
1096:Sir Edmund Lacon, 3rd Baronet
1046:
925:Royal Buckinghamshire Militia
192:
181:. First organised during the
159:Sir Edmund Lacon, 3rd Baronet
2066:M.J.D.C., 'Standing Orders'.
1721:
1651:
974:, and the following year at
844:De Narde's grave at Dereham.
714:, formed the 2nd Brigade of
489:War of American Independence
483:American War of Independence
391:Wolfe's expedition to Quebec
7:
2841:Dunlop, pp. 131–40, 158-62.
2099:Journal of Military History
1679:
1461:, appointed 3 February 1900
1450:, promoted 11 December 1895
1330:
1091:for the artillery militia.
253:Restoration of the monarchy
43:7 October 1758–15 July 1908
21:2nd or East Norfolk Militia
10:
3861:
2924:: 'Smyth, George Stracey'.
2911:, 'Harvey of Crown Point'.
1468:, promoted 3 February 1905
1308:Secretary of State for War
1232:
1120:Colchester railway station
981:
952:Alexander Mackenzie Fraser
329:Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk
274:
196:
3727:
3691:
3670:
3454:
3447:
3420:
3345:
3309:
3233:
3226:
3220:British Militia Regiments
2655:Harvey, pp. 115–8, 120–3.
1862:Western, pp. 124–57, 251.
1706:Norfolk Artillery Militia
1217:Brigade of 2nd Division,
1084:Norfolk Artillery Militia
1056:, took over the command.
1003:in May 1812, and then to
596:French Revolutionary Wars
221:county militia in England
140:
135:
125:
115:
104:
94:
79:
47:
39:
27:
20:
3174:British Military Buttons
3050:Col George Jackson Hay,
3046:, London: Jarrold, 1899.
3042:Col Sir Charles Harvey,
3019:, London: Methuen, 1938.
3003:100th Edn, London, 1953.
1741:
1691:Militia (United Kingdom)
1551:King's Royal Rifle Corps
1453:Lt-Col Edmund Kerrison,
1335:The following served as
1171:1st and 2nd Battalions,
1100:Great Yarmouth Town Hall
586:French Revolutionary War
368:2nd or Eastern Battalion
360:1st or Western Battalion
287:county militia regiments
215:', under the command of
60:Kingdom of Great Britain
3719:Forfar & Kincardine
3332:Forfar & Kincardine
3122:, Norwich: Jarrold, nd.
2140:Harvey, pp. 34–7, 41–3.
1971:Chambers, pp. xcvii–ci.
1932:Harvey, pp. 23–34, 289.
1686:Militia (Great Britain)
1566:Heritage and ceremonial
1337:Colonel of the Regiment
1022:The regiment landed at
954:, with headquarters in
948:Nottinghamshire Militia
936:invasion crisis of 1805
277:Militia (Great Britain)
2872:Frederick, pp. vi–vii.
2131:Western, pp. 384, 393.
1711:Royal Norfolk Regiment
1644:
1636:
891:
879:
845:
679:East Middlesex Militia
510:Cambridgeshire Militia
320:
267:
3125:Capt B.E. Sargeaunt,
2111:10.1353/jmh.2006.0187
1642:
1634:
1571:Uniforms and insignia
1540:Royal Welch Fusiliers
1516:Other notable members
885:
873:
843:
726:Norman Cross Barracks
307:
265:
241:Norfolk Trained Bands
3153:Lt-Col E.A.H. Webb,
3015:Col John K. Dunlop,
1701:West Norfolk Militia
1624:7th on 28 April 1781
1523:George Stracey Smyth
730:Prisoner-of-war camp
592:Revolutionary France
567:and places nearby.
468:East Suffolk Militia
171:East Norfolk Militia
2700:Harvey, pp. 123–33.
2664:Harvey, pp. 107–15.
2546:Harvey, pp. 95–100.
2517:Harvey, pp. 94, 98.
1844:Holmes, pp. 94–100.
1615:28th on 1 June 1778
1555:Manchester Regiment
1457:, retired from the
1400:Hon Horatio Walpole
1377:Lieutenant-Colonels
921:Colchester Barracks
3139:Edward M. Spiers,
3035:J.B.M. Frederick,
2883:Army & Society
2863:Dunlop, pp. 270–2.
2852:Army & Society
2831:IWM WMR Ref 19941.
2809:Harvey, pp. 134–7.
2787:Army & Society
2673:Harvey, pp. 118–9.
2628:Frederick, p. 980.
2617:Army & Society
2594:Harvey, pp. 105–7.
2564:Harvey, pp. 103–5.
2555:Harvey, pp. 100–2.
2426:Harvey, pp. 82–91.
2372:Harvey, pp. 79–81.
2325:Harvey, pp. 69–72.
2307:Harvey, pp. 69–70.
2208:Harvey, pp. 54–65.
2188:Harvey, pp. 48–53.
1916:Frederick, p. 220.
1645:
1637:
1627:33rd on 7 May 1782
1618:34th on12 May 1779
1466:7th Dragoon Guards
1266:Britannia Barracks
1165:Gorleston Barracks
1089:Gorleston Barracks
892:
880:
846:
765:Hon John Wodehouse
754:Newmarket, Suffolk
687:Commander-in-Chief
384:Lieutenant-Colonel
333:3rd Earl of Orford
321:
268:
3807:
3806:
3803:
3802:
3699:Argyll & Bute
3455:England and Wales
3443:
3442:
3428:England and Wales
3416:
3415:
3317:Argyll & Bute
3234:England and Wales
2854:, pp. 243–2, 254.
2691:Petre, pp. 377–8.
2606:Dunlop, pp. 42–5.
2497:Harvey, pp. 92–3.
2488:Petre, pp. 375–6.
2457:Harvey, pp. 91–2.
2416:Matchett, p. 458.
2354:Harvey, pp. 72–9.
2334:Sargeaunt, p. 85.
2256:Harvey, pp. 66–7.
2217:Harvey, pp. 65–6.
2179:Harvey, pp. 44–8.
2170:Petre, pp. 372–4.
1814:Holmes, pp. 90–4.
1762:Harvey, pp. 9–16.
1658:Norwich Cathedral
1621:9th on 6 May 1780
1549:, retired Major,
1473:Honorary Colonels
1295:Norwich Cathedral
1203:Russo-Turkish War
1041:Waterloo campaign
849:Prisoner shooting
646:and then back to
403:Kensington Palace
237:English Civil War
164:
163:
3852:
3452:
3451:
3425:
3424:
3388:Londonderry (II)
3231:
3230:
3213:
3206:
3199:
3190:
3189:
3112:F. Loraine Petre
2983:
2978:
2972:
2969:
2963:
2958:
2949:
2944:
2938:
2932:
2926:
2918:
2912:
2906:
2900:
2892:
2886:
2879:
2873:
2870:
2864:
2861:
2855:
2848:
2842:
2839:
2833:
2828:
2819:
2816:
2810:
2807:
2801:
2796:
2790:
2783:
2777:
2774:
2768:
2765:
2759:
2758:, various dates.
2753:
2722:
2716:
2701:
2698:
2692:
2689:
2674:
2671:
2665:
2662:
2656:
2653:
2647:
2644:
2638:
2635:
2629:
2626:
2620:
2613:
2607:
2604:
2595:
2592:
2586:
2585:Webb, pp. 434–5.
2583:
2574:
2571:
2565:
2562:
2556:
2553:
2547:
2544:
2529:
2524:
2518:
2515:
2509:
2507:Matchett, p. 79.
2504:
2498:
2495:
2489:
2486:
2469:
2467:Matchett, p. 65.
2464:
2458:
2455:
2449:
2444:
2438:
2433:
2427:
2424:
2418:
2413:
2407:
2400:
2387:
2384:
2373:
2370:
2364:
2361:
2355:
2352:
2346:
2341:
2335:
2332:
2326:
2323:
2317:
2316:Western, p. 410.
2314:
2308:
2305:
2299:
2296:
2290:
2287:
2266:
2263:
2257:
2254:
2248:
2247:Western, p. 333.
2245:
2239:
2236:
2230:
2227:
2218:
2215:
2209:
2206:
2200:
2195:
2189:
2186:
2180:
2177:
2171:
2168:
2141:
2138:
2132:
2129:
2123:
2122:
2094:
2088:
2087:Western, p. 405.
2085:
2079:
2074:
2068:
2063:
2057:
2054:
2045:
2042:
2036:
2033:
2022:
2017:
1996:
1990:
1973:
1968:
1959:
1956:
1933:
1930:
1917:
1914:
1885:
1880:
1874:
1869:
1863:
1860:
1854:
1851:
1845:
1842:
1833:
1832:Hay, pp. 136–44.
1830:
1824:
1821:
1815:
1812:
1806:
1803:
1772:
1769:
1763:
1760:
1754:
1751:
1735:
1732:
1373:was introduced.
1371:Honorary Colonel
1312:St John Brodrick
1246:Norfolk Regiment
1242:Childers Reforms
1225:in time of war.
1210:Cardwell Reforms
1157:Cardwell Reforms
1147:formed in 1859.
1141:Honorary Colonel
1066:Militia Act 1852
1032:Dartmouth, Devon
835:Treaty of Amiens
719:Sir William Howe
695:Braintree, Essex
675:Royal Lancashire
616:Secretary at War
410:prisoners of war
340:George Townshend
283:Seven Years' War
257:Peace of Utrecht
235:that led to the
217:Lords Lieutenant
187:Norfolk Regiment
183:Seven Years' War
120:Norfolk Regiment
87:
71:
69:
68:
58:
56:
55:
32:
18:
17:
3860:
3859:
3855:
3854:
3853:
3851:
3850:
3849:
3820:Norfolk Militia
3810:
3809:
3808:
3799:
3723:
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3577:Montgomeryshire
3542:North Hampshire
3537:Gloucestershire
3497:Caernarvonshire
3492:Carmarthenshire
3477:Buckinghamshire
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3383:Londonderry (I)
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3222:
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3160:
3132:Arthur Sleigh,
3007:John Chambers,
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2971:Hay, pp. 154–5.
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1270:Mousehold Heath
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748:, and later to
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1398:Lt-Col the
1363:8th Hussars
1346:, from 1759
1301:Disbandment
1223:Northampton
1110:Crimean War
1104:Crimean War
1054:8th Hussars
934:During the
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179:East Anglia
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2756:Army List
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2119:159785118
1722:Footnotes
1652:Memorials
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1214:Army List
1161:Volunteer
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