Bloomsbury Rifles
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The St Giles's and St George's Bloomsbury Rifle Volunteer Corps, more familiarly known as the Bloomsbury Rifles, was a Volunteer unit of the British Army in London from 1803 to 1814 and from 1860 until 1908.
Quick Facts St Giles's and St George's Bloomsbury Volunteers37th (St Giles's and St George's Bloomsbury) Middlesex RVC 19th (St Giles's and St George's Bloomsbury) Middlesex RVC, Active ...
St Giles's and St George's Bloomsbury Volunteers 37th (St Giles's and St George's Bloomsbury) Middlesex RVC 19th (St Giles's and St George's Bloomsbury) Middlesex RVC | |
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Active | 1803–1814 1860–1908 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Volunteer Force |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Battalion |
Part of | Rifle Brigade North London Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Foundling Hospital (1860–1882) Chenies Street drill hall (1882–1908) |
Colors | None (Rifle regiment) |
Engagements | Second Boer War |
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