Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers explained

Unit Name:	Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers 4th Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
Dates:	1999 – present
Allegiance:	United Kingdom
Role:	Line Infantry
Size:	One Battalion
Identification Symbol Label:	Tactical Recognition Flash (1999–2006)

The Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers was a Territorial Army unit of the British Army.

It was formed on 1 July 1999 following the Strategic Defence Review by the amalgamation of the 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, Queen's Lancashire Regiment and the 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, King's Own Royal Border Regiment. On 1 July 2006,^[1] the regiment was re-designated as the 4th Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border).

History

This initial structure of the regiment, upon creation, was as follows:^[2]

Three months prior to re-designation as a battalion of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, the King's Regiment companies of the King's and Cheshire Regiment were integrated into the structure of the regiment, in order to ease the process of re-designation.^[2]

HQ Company, at Kimberley Barracks, Preston
A (King's Regiment) Company, at Liverpool
(from A (King's) Company, King's and Cheshire Regiment)
B (Queen's Lancashire Regiment) Company, at Blackburn and Blackpool
(from B and D Companies)
C (King's Own Royal Border Regiment) Company, at Workington, Carlisle, and Barrow-in-Furness
(from A and C Companies)
D (King's Regiment) Company, at Ardwick Green Barracks, Manchester
(from C (King's) Company, King's and Cheshire Regiment)

In July 2006, as part of Delivering Security in a Changing World, the regiment was transferred to the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, and designated as the 4th Battalion. It now acts as the reserve infantry battalion for Merseyside, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, and Cumbria, with sub-units dispersed throughout all four counties.^[3]

The current battalion structure is as follows:^[4]

Battalion Headquarters, at Kimberley Barracks, Preston
Headquarters Company, at Kimberley Barracks, Preston^[5]
A (Ladysmith) Company, in Liverpool^[6]
- Rifle Platoon, at Peninsula Barracks, Warrington^[7]
B (Somme) Company, at Somme Barracks, Blackburn^[8]
- 5 Platoon, at Kimberley Barracks, Preston
- Rifle Platoon, at Alexandra Barracks, Lancaster
- Mortar Platoon, in Blackpool
C (Kohima) Company, in Workington^[9]
- 8 Platoon, in Carlisle Castle, Carlisle
- Assault Pioneer Platoon (Corps of Drums), in Barrow-in-Furness
  - Detachment, at Alexandra Barracks, Lancaster
D (Inkerman) Company, in Manchester^[10]
- Machine Gun Platoon (Fusiliers), at Castle Armoury, Bury

http://www.army.mod.uk/lancs/formation_decisions/index.htm Formation decisions
Web site: The Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers / 3rd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. https://web.archive.org/web/20070223230409/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-no/99LanCum.htm. 23 February 2007. 11 December 2020.
Web site: Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers. British Army Units 1945 On. 11 December 2020.
Web site: A Moment in Time. 220. 11 December 2020.
Web site: Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. 11 December 2020.
Web site: Army Reserve Centre - Liverpool - Townsend Avenue. 11 December 2020.
Web site: The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment returns to Orford Barracks. 23 October 2019 . 11 December 2020.
Web site: Assoc_Lancs_Newsheet - the fusiliers association web site. 11 December 2020.
News: Cumbria marks 75th anniversary of VJ Day. 15 August 2020. News & Star. 11 December 2020.
Web site: Levenshulme Detachment visits D Inkerman Company - 4 Lancs. 11 December 2020.