Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers
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 Battalion, Queen's Lancashire Regiment and the 4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Border Regiment. On 1 July 2006, the regiment was re-designated as the 4th Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border).
History
Initial structure
This initial structure of the regiment, upon creation, was as follows:- Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers Regimental Headquarters, at Kimberley Barracks, Preston
- *HQ Company, at Kimberley Barracks, Preston
' - *A Company, at Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster
' - *B Company, at Preston and Blackpool
' - *C Company, at Workington and Carlisle
' - *D Company, at Blackburn and Bury
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Prior to re-designation
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.- HQ Company, at Kimberley Barracks, Preston
- A Company, at Liverpool
' - B Company, at Blackburn and Blackpool
' - C Company, at Workington, Carlisle, and Barrow-in-Furness
- D Company, at Ardwick Green Barracks, Manchester
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4th Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's 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.Current Structure
The current battalion structure is as follows:- Battalion Headquarters, at Kimberley Barracks, Preston
- Headquarters Company, at Kimberley Barracks, Preston
- A Company, in Liverpool
- *The Band of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, also based in Liverpool
- *3 Platoon, at Peninsula Barracks, Warrington
- B Company, at Somme Barracks, Blackburn
- *5 Platoon, at Kimberley Barracks, Preston
- *Rifle Platoon, at Alexandra Barracks, Lancaster
- *Mortar Platoon, in Blackpool
- C Company, in Workington
- *8 Platoon, in Carlisle Castle, Carlisle
- *Assault Pioneer Platoon, in Barrow-in-Furness
- **Detachment, at Alexandra Barracks, Lancaster
- D Company, in Manchester
- *Machine Gun Platoon, at Castle Armoury, Bury