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Battalions of the regular army

 

1st Battalion:

August 1914 : in Holywood, Belfast. Part of 15th Brigade, 5th Division

 

2nd Battalion:

August 1914 : in Bombay, with 18th Indian Brigade, 6th (Poona) Division.
Moved to Mesopotamia November 1914, where it then remained throughout the war.
Transferred to 37th Indian Brigade, 14th Indian Division, in February 1917.

 

3rd (Reserve) Battalion:

August 1914 : in Norwich. A training and depot unit, it took over duties as the Harwich Garrison and remained as such throughout the war.

 

 

Battalions of the Territorial Force

 

1/4th Battalion:

August 1914 : in Norwich. Part of Norfolk and Suffolk Brigade, East Anglian Division. May 1915 : formation became 163rd Brigade, 54th Division.

 

2/4th Battalion:

Formed at Norwich in August 1914 as a second line battalion. Attached to 208th Brigade, 69th Division. June 1918 : disbanded in UK

 

1/5th Battalion:

August 1914 : in Norwich. Part of Norfolk and Suffolk Brigade, East Anglian Division. May 1915 : formation became 163rd Brigade, 54th Division.

 

2/5th Battalion:

Formed at East Dereham in October 1914 as a second line battalion. Attached to 208th Brigade, 69th Division. June 1918 : disbanded in UK

 

1/6th (Cyclist) Battalion:

August 1914 : in Norwich. Attached to 1st Mounted Division. Remained in UK until early 1918 when moved to Ireland.

 

2/6th (Cyclist) Battalion:

Formed in October 1914 : in Bridlington. Remained in UK throughout the war.

 

3/4th and 3 /5th Battalions:

Formed at Norwich and East Dereham early in 1915. 8 April 1916 : became 4th and 5th (Reserve) Bns; eventually 5th was absorbed by 4th. Remained in UK throughout the war.

 

3/6th (Cyclist) Battalion:

Formed in May 1915 and disbanded March 1916.

 

11th Battalion:

Formed on 1 January 1917 from what had previously been the 61st Provisional Battalion of the TF. It had been formed at Lowestoft in June 1915 from "Home Service only" personnel. Disbanded on 20 December 1917.

 

12th (Norfolk Yeomanry) Battalion:

Formed in Egypt on 11 February 1917 from the dismounted 1/1st Norfolk Yeomanry and attached to 230th Brigade, 74th Division.
1 May 1918 : embarked at Alexandria for Marseilles, landing 7 May.
21 June 1918 : attached to 94th Brigade, 31st Division

 

 

Battalions of the New Armies

 

7th (Service) Battalion:

Formed at Norwich in August 1914 as part of K1. August 1914 : attached to 35th Brigade, 12th (Eastern) Division

 

8th (Service) Battalion:

Formed at Guildford in September 1914 as part of K2. September 1914 : attached to 53rd Brigade, 18th (Eastern) Division. 12 February 1918 : disbanded in Belgium

 

9th (Service) Battalion:

Formed at Norwich in September 1914 as part of K3. September 1914 : attached to 71st Brigade, 24th Division.
11 October 1915 : transferred with Brigade to 6th Division

 

10th (Reserve) Battalion:

Formed in Walton-on-the-Naze in October 1914 as a Service battalion, part of K4.
November 1914 : attached to 94th Brigade, original 31st Division.
April 1915 : became a Reserve battalion.
1 September 1916 : became 25th Battalion of 6th Reserve Brigade of Training Reserve.

 

 

Other battalions raised by the regiment

 

1st (Garrison ) Battalion:

Formed in Seaford in September 1915. Moved to India in December 1915 and then remained there.

 

 

Did you know? The Norfolks formed no "pals" or other unofficially raised units.

 

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