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Regiments in Pembroke Dock 1847 to 1967

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1814 The Royal Marine Light Infantry (Neptune's Bodyguard) Two Corps, one from

Chatham the other from Portsmouth, arrived on orders of the Naval Department to guard

The new Royal Dockyard, initially under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Ballie of

the Portsmouth Division. Prior to marching into town they lived under canvas at

Bierspool until their Band had learnt some Welsh tunes.

 

1840 The Pater Artillery Corps Pater being the original name of the area, this corps was raised

from volunteers and was a carbon copy of the disbanded Milford Artillery Corps. They

were based in the partially constructed Pater Fort.

 

1844 The 14th Foot (The Prince of Wales's Own) (The Old and Bold) The first of many

regiments to arrive at Pembroke Dock, they went under canvas on the Barrack Hill. In

1881 they renamed The West Yorkshire Regiment.

 

1844 The 41st Foot (The Welch) (1st Invalids) In 1881 they renamed the Welsh Regiment.

The unit was formed after 1751 from the Invalid Battalions

 

1845 The Royal Marine Light Infantry (Neptune's Bodyguard) Two Coys one from

Woolwich one from Plymouth took control of Treowen Barracks on Tuesday

November 25th at 1500hrs. Formed the Guard of Honour for the First Sea Lord

who attended the consecration of St. Johns Church in Bush St. Pembroke Dock

 

1846 The 37th Foot (The Hampshire's) (The Hampshire Tigers) The unit formed a

cordon on Monday 21st Sept when the First Sea Lord led the procession for the

consecration of St. Johns Church in Bush St. Pembroke Dock

 

1847 The 8th Battalion Royal Dock Yard Battalion The Commanding Officer was Col.

Gordon Thomas Falcon. The Pater Artillery Corps was stood down

 

1850 The 8th Foot (The Kings Liverpool) (The Leather Hats) In 1881 they renamed The

Kings Liverpool Regiment and arrived to relieve the Royal Marines. Possibly the first

Regiment to use St Johns Church

 

1850 The 13th Foot (The Prince Albert's) In 1881 they renamed to The Somerset Light

Infantry

 

1850 The 11th Foot (The Devonshire's) (Sanky's Horse) who later moved to Pembroke

Castle would accompany the 31st (East Surrey) Regt at Pembroke Dock, to the Crimea.

In 1881 they renamed the Devonshire Regiment

 

1850 The 2nd Foot (The West Surreys) (Kirk's Lamb) 1st Battalion. In 1881 renamed the

Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment. This was to be the most senior regiment to serve

at Pembroke Dock.

 

1853 The 31st Foot (The East Surreys) (The Young Buffs) The Commanding Officer was

Major Kelly. In 1881 renamed the East Surrey Regiment

 

1853 The Royal Engineers 22nd & 30th (Submarine & Miners) Coys (The Mudlarks) The

Commanding Officer was Lt. Col. Crawley. Lt. C.G. Gordon (Later General of

Khartoum) served here with this unit.

 

1853 The London Electric Light Company Joined the Royal Engineers at East Pennar Point.

In 1940 they became a Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery

 

1853 Royal Pembrokeshire Artillery (M) (Cochin in China) Formed from the Royal

Pembrokeshire Infantry (V)

 

1854 The 7th Company Royal Artillery, 1st Battalion (The Gunners) This unit dismounted

the guns from the redundant Gun Towers at Pembroke Dock on July 5th

 

1855 The 31st Royal Monmouthshire Militia Regiment (V) On Monday 6th February 1855

they relieved the 31st East Surrey Regiment who were bound for the Crimea. Lt. C.G.

Gordon, Royal Engineers (later General) travelled with them.

 

1856 The 8th Company Royal Artillery, 4th Battalion (The Gunners) Arrived July 31st

1856 Royal North Gloucester Militia Regiment (M). Reputed to be the first to occupy the

new Llanion Hut Camp on Pier Road, Pembroke Dock.

 

1856 The 37th Foot (The North Hampshires) (The Hampshire Tigers) In 1881 they renamed

The North Hampshire Regiment

 

1856 The 8th Depot Battalion Formed at Pembroke Dock on Oct 1st to administer units

returning from the Crimean war

 

1856 The 5th Foot (The Northumberland) (Lord Wellington's Bodyguard) In 1881 they

renamed The Northumberland Fusiliers

 

1856 Royal Pembrokeshire Artillery, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Coys Moved into the Pater Fort under

the Command of Lt. Col. H.O. Owen D.L., J.P.

 

1857 The Pater Artillery Corps. Reformed following the disbanding of the 8th Dock Yard

Battalion. Commanding Officer, Captain Charles Augustus Christie, previously of the

Royal Pembrokeshire Artillery handed their Colours into the care of St Mary’s Church,

Pembroke in 1903, at this time Mr Slogget of Pembroke Dock was serving as a Sergeant

Major in the unit. The unit was dissolved in 1885

 

1857 The 7th Foot (The Royal Fusiliers) Depot Battalion (Elegant Extracts) In 1881 they

renamed The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)

 

1857 The 94th Foot (Scottish) Depot Battalion (The Devils Own) The Commanding Officer

was Col. Raymond. In 1881 they renamed the Connought Rangers

1857 The 80th Foot (The Staffordshires) Depot Battalion (The Pump and Tortoise) In 1881

they renamed The 2nd Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment

 

1857 The 56th Foot (The Essex) (Pompadours) In 1881 they renamed 2nd Battalion, The

Essex Regiment

 

1857 The 13th Foot (The Prince Albert's) Depot Battalion In 1881 they renamed The Prince

Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)

 

1858 The 2nd (Pembroke Dock) Depot Battalion Arrived from Buttevant Ireland moved to

India 1860 as the 15th Depot Battalion Their Commanding Officer was buried in the

Military Cemetery Llanion before the unit ever arrived here

 

1858 The 1st Company Royal Artillery, 10th Battalion (The Gunners)

 

1860 The 2nd Pembroke Dock Rifle Corps. Formed as part of the 1857 Defence review. The

Commanding Officer was Captain Commandant Edgecumbe Chevallier.

 

1861 The 101st Royal Bengal (European) Fusiliers (The Dirty Shirts) The Commanding

Officer was Lt. Col. P. Nesbitt. In 1881 they renamed The Royal Munster Fusiliers. All

members of this unit were Irish or have Irish decent.

 

1861 The 15th Brigade Royal Artillery, 1st Battery (The Gunners) The Commanding Officer

was Captain P. Dickson, arrived on HMT Himalaya Feb 18 th

 

1862 The 5th Brigade Royal Artillery, 1st Battery (The Gunners) The Commanding Officer

was Captain W.H.R. Simpson, arrived Dec. 31 st

 

1864 The 2nd Pembroke Dock Artillery Corps The Commanding Officer was Captain J.

Richardson They formed by conversion of 2nd Pembroke Dock Rifles

 

1865 The 7th Brigade Royal Artillery. 1st & 2nd Batteries (The Gunners) C.O. Captain

R.H. Champion, arrived onboard HMS Urgent 2pm Feb. 6 th

 

1865 The 58th Foot (The Rutlandshire) (The Steelbacks) Their nickname came from the

unflinching way in which the men took their floggings. In 1881 they renamed The 2nd

Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment

 

1865 The 62nd Foot (The Wiltshire Regiment) (The Moonrakers) In 1881 renamed The 1st

Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)

 

1865 The 103rd Royal Bombay (European) Fusiliers) (The Old Toughs) In 1881 they

renamed The Dublin Fusiliers

 

1865 The 6th (Royal Warwickshire) Regiment (The Saucy Sixth) On January 8th 1866

assisted in fighting a fire at Bush House, Pembroke Dock. In 1881 they renamed The 1st

Battalion, The Warwickshire Regiment

 

1866 The 7th Brigade Royal Artillery, 3rd Battery (The Gunners) Under the command of

Captain T. Mahon, arrived on board the MS Foyle

 

1867 The 7th Brigade Royal Artillery, 4th Battery (The Gunners) Under the command of

Captain C. Carpenter

 

1868 The 46th Foot (Murray's Bucks) In 1881 they renamed The 2nd Battalion, The Duke of

Cornwall's Light Infantry.

 

1868 The 13th Brigade Royal Artillery, 5th Battery (The Gunners) Under the command of

Capt J Singleton. Capt T.P. Turberville later assumed command

 

1869 The 7th Brigade Royal Artillery, 8th Battery (The Gunners) Under the command of

Capt W.S.M. Wolfe arrived on board the SS Calypso

 

1870 The 7th Brigade, Royal Artillery, 1st Battery (The Gunners) Under the command of Lt

M.M. Lane, arrived on board SS Countess of Dublin

 

1871 The 3rd Depot Battalion Arrived from Fernoy Ireland

 

1871 The 12th Brigade, Royal Artillery, 6th Battery (The Gunners) Under the command of

Lieutenant E.C. Ireland, arrived on board HMT Orontes

 

1871 The 21st Royal North British Fusiliers, 1st Coy (The Glesca Keelies) In 1959 they

renamed The Highland Light Infantry

 

1871 The 12th Brigade, Royal Artillery, 7th Battery (The Gunners) Under the command of

Captain J.L. Clarke, arrived on board HMT Orontes

 

1871 The Royal Welch Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion (The Nanny Goats) Arrived on 28 th Sept.

Billeting in the ‘Upper Camp’, and left on 26 th July 1873 bound for West Africa where it

was involved in the Ashanti Campaign being one of only two regiments to serve there.

 

1872 The 9th Foot (The Norfolks) (Holy Boys) In 1881 they renamed The Norfolk Regiment.

1872 The 41st Foot (The Welsh) (The Invalids) In 1881 the 69th (Lincolnshire)

(Grasspickers) merged with them to became the 2nd. Battalion, The Welsh Regiment.

 

1872 The 54th Foot (The West Norfolks) (Sankey's Horse) In 1881 they merged with the

39th (Dorsetshire) (Flamers) becoming the 2nd. Battalion to form The Dorset Regiment

 

1872 The 94th Foot (Scottish) (The Devils Own) Formed in 1760 as the 94th Royal Welsh, in

1794 they changed to the 94th Irish, in 1803 they became the 94th Scottish, finally in

1881 the 88th Foot merged with them to form The Connought Rangers, only to disband in

1922.

 

1872 The 36th Foot (The Worcester). In 1881 they merged with 29th Foot (The Eversworded

29th) to become The 2nd Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment. C.O. Lt. Colonel Carr.

1873 The 10th Brigade, Royal Artillery, 7th Battery (The Gunners) Under the command of

Captain H.C. Farrell, arrived on HMS Tamer Nov. 2nd.

 

1873 The 24th Foot (Howard’s Greens) In 1881 they became The South Wales Borderers.

Under the command of Colonel Prevost.

 

1875 The 10th Brigade, Royal Artillery, 6th Battery (The Gunners) Under the command of

Captain F.G. Bayley, arrived on HMS Tamer Nov. 2nd.

 

1876 The 3rd Brigade, Royal Artillery, 3rd Battery (The Gunners) Under the command of

Captain T.L. Still, arrived on HMT Assistance at 2.30pm May 19th.

 

1879 The 37th Foot (The Hampshires) (The Hampshire Tigers) In 1881 the 67th Foot merged

with them to become The Hampshire Regiment.

 

1880 The 7th Foot (The Royal Fusiliers) (Elegant Extracts) billeted in Llanion Hut Camp.

In 1881 they renamed The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).

 

1880 The 2nd (Pembroke Dock) Artillery Corps In 1884 the Commanding Officer was

Captain Charles Augustus Christie. Renumbered the 1st in 1881.

DURING 1881 THE ARMY DISCONTINUED THE NUMERAL SYSTEM AND ADOPTED

REGIMENTAL TITLES OR NAMES

 

1881 The Royal Welch Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion (The Nanny Goats) Arrived on 1st March,

consisting of only 13 Officers 41 Sergeants. 418 Privates.

 

1883 The Royal Munster Fusiliers, 1st Battalion (The Dirty Shirts) Arrived Nov. 21st on

board HMT Himalaya. Moved to Portsmouth 14th Sept 1885. Formerly this unit was

titled 101st (Royal Bengal Fusiliers)

 

1886 The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment pre 1881 the 47th Foot (The Cauliflowers)

merged with the 81st Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) to become the Loyals.

 

1886 The Royal Engineers 21st (Submarine & Miners) Coy. (The Mudlarks)

 

1887 The Pembrokeshire Artillery (27th Coy) (Welsh Division) Royal Artillery.

 

1888 The Pembrokeshire Artillery (Welsh Div.) R.A. The remainder of the unit now joined

the 27th Coy. The Commanding Officer was Lt. Col. F.P. Edwardes. The only unit to

abbreviate the shoulder title 'Pembrke'.

 

1889 The Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry (Murray's Bucks) pre 1881 the 32nd Foot merged

with the 46th Foot.

 

1889 The Connought Rangers (The Devil's Own) A Cadre of 40 men from the 1st Battalion.

The Commanding Officer was Lt. Col. Sir G.A. HochepiedLarpent.

This unit assisted in fighting a fire in the Cooperative Society Building in Bush Street, Pembroke Dock.

 

1893 The Welsh Regiment (The Invalids) Arrived on November 24th from Malta aboard

HMT Himalaya.

 

1895 2nd Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment (The Bloody Eleventh) Arrived by paddle

steamer on Aug. 17th. The Commanding Officer was Colonel Bullock.

 

1897 2nd Battalion, The South Wales Borderers (Howard's Greens)

 

1899 1st Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers (The Nanny Goats)

 

1899 1st & 3rd Battalion, The Welsh Regiment (The Invalid) In transit for the Boer War.

 

1899 The Glamorganshire Garrison Artillery (M) (Coastal) Arrived for annual firing camp,

which took place on Stack Rock, Milford Haven.

 

1899 2nd Battalion, The South Wales Borderers (Howard's Greens) 8th May 1899 lined the

road in Royal Dock Yard for the Duchess of York and Duke of Connought arriving to

launch the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert

 

1899 3rd Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers (The Nanny Goats)

 

1900 The Prince Albert's Somerset Light Infantry

 

1901 35 th Submarine Mining Company Royal Engineers arrived billeted at Pennar Point

East

 

1902 The Border Regiment (The Cattle Reeves) this unit formed by merging the 34th

(Cumberland) and the 55th (Westmoreland) Foot (The Two Fives) Regiments.

 

1902 The Pembrokeshire Garrison Artillery (M) (Coastal) the Commanding Officer was Lt.

Col. W.C. Cope, two Coys in the Defensible Barracks.

 

1902 2nd Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry (Elegant Extracts) were

stationed in the ‘Upper Camp’ (better known today as the Hutted Camp) built in 1855

and situated between Pier Road and the new barracks being constructed on Llanion Hill

 

1904 ‘C’ Coy 1st (V) Battalion, The Welsh Regiment (The Invalids) Formed at Pembroke

Dock, Mr. Treweeks of Pembroke was the Captain and W.H. Bowling of Dimond Street

Pembroke Dock was the Lieutenant.

 

1905 2 nd Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh's Wiltshire Regiment (The Splashers) entrained

at Bentley station Bordon in two trains arriving at Pembroke Dock 17 th Oct., 31 st July

 

1906 20 Officers, two Warrant Officers and 612 Rank & File, moved to hollingbury

Camp, to take part in Sussex Manoeuvres. Returning 1 st September 1906, 10 th July 1907

marched to Rosebush for Battalion training, 31 st August 1907 rout marched to Salisbury,

arriving 7 th September returning by rail same day.

 

1908 37th Coy, The Pembrokeshire Royal Garrison Artillery (T.F.) the Commanding Officer

was Lt. Col. R.V.L. Lloyd Phillips HQ Victoria House Pembroke Dock

 

1911 The Welsh Regiment (The Invalids) Later this year they moved to Liverpool to assist

Civil Authorities in the dock strike.

Artillery Coast Defences Headquarters established at Pembroke Dock close to the

Defensible Barracks. Units deployed: No’s 1, 2 and 3 Companies Pembroke RGA.

 

1914 The Heavy & Siege Signals Training Centre Royal Artillery (The Gunners) Formed at

Pembroke Dock then moved to East Blockhouse.

 

1914 3rd Reserve Battalion, The King's Liverpool Regiment (The Leather Hats) The first

of eight battalions to arrive P/D on the 4th August.

 

1914 2nd Battalion, The Border Regiment (The Cattle Reeves) Moved to Lyndhurst on

6/9/14.

 

1914 1st, 2nd & 3rd Battalions, The Monmouthshire Regiment (T.F.)

 

1914 1st Battalion, The 1st Hereford Regiment

 

1914 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers (The Nanny Goats) Moved to

Wrexham on 9/8/14.

 

1914 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry Moved to Edinburgh

Nov.1914.

 

1914 3rd Battalion 1st Brecknockshire Regiment (TF) arrived 28th Sept. and moved to Fort

Hubberston, remaining until 1917

 

1914 1st Battalion, The 1st Brecknockshire Regiment (T.F.) arrived 28th Sept. moved to

Dale same day.

 

1914 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, The South Wales Borderers Moved to Edinburgh Nov. 1914.

 

1914 9th (Reserve) Battalion, The South Wales Borderers Formed at Pembroke Dock 31st

Nov. as part of Kitchener's K4.

 

1914 44 and 57 Companies, Royal Garrison Artillery, returned from annual camp to

Defensible Barracks

 

1914 9th (Service) Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry Formed at Pembroke

Dock on Nov. 31st.

 

1914 16th Siege Battery Royal Artillery. Formed at Pembroke Dock 26th December.

Disbanded 18th February 1919

 

1914 19th Siege Battery Royal Artillery. Formed at Pembroke Dock, and disbanded 18th

February 1919

 

1914 The Pembrokeshire Royal Garrison Artillery (T.F.) the Commanding Officer was Lt.

Col. R.V.L. Lloyd Phillips D.S.O. Stationed at the Defensible Barracks.

 

1915 88th Siege Battery Royal Artillery. Formed at Pembroke Dock 1st February

 

1915 3rd (Home Service) Garrison Battalion, The Kings Liverpool Regiment. Formed at

Pembroke Dock

 

1915 49th Siege Battery Royal Artillery (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke Dock 30/7/15.

Disbanded 14/5/1919. Sgt. R. Massey, of Front Street served with this unit.

 

1915 3rd (Home Service) Garrison Battalion, The King's Liverpool Regiment Formed at

Pembroke Dock April 16th. Moved to Cork Dec 1917.

 

1915 3rd (Home Service) Garrison Battalion, The King's Liverpool Regiment Formed at

Pembroke Dock April 16th. Moved to Cork Dec 1917.

 

1916 113th Siege Battery Royal Artillery, (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke Dock

14/2/1916. Disbanded 4/11/1919.

 

1916 114th Siege Battery Royal Artillery, (The Gunners) Formed from Pemb's RGA at

Pembroke Dock. The Commanding Officer was Major K.V.B. Benfield D.S.O.

Disbanded 1919.

 

1916 121st Siege Battery Royal Artillery (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke Dock

23/2/1916. Disbanded 1919.

 

1916 137th Siege Battery Royal Artillery (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke Dock 3/5/1916.

Disbanded 1919.

 

1916 146th Siege Battery Royal Artillery (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke Dock

22/5/1916. Disbanded 1919.

 

1916 160th Siege Battery Royal Artillery, (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke Dock

23/5/1916. Disbanded 1919.

 

1916 171st Siege Battery Royal Artillery (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke Dock

13/5/1916, this was made up with local men. In the 1970’s this Battery was bought back

into service, and became 171 (The Broken Wheel) Battery, Royal Artillery, with whom

the author served.

 

1916 187th Siege Battery Royal Artillery, (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke Dock

13/7/1916. Disbanded 1919.

 

1916 203rd Siege Battery Royal Artillery, (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke Dock

13/7/1916. Disbanded 1919.

 

1916 219th Siege Battery Royal Artillery, (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke Dock

31/7/1916. Disbanded 28/5/1919.

 

1916 The Kings Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd (Reserve) Battalion Arrived on Aug. 4th

moved to Cork December 1917.

 

1916 227th Siege Battery Royal Artillery, (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke Dock

12/8/1916. Disbanded 1919.

 

1916 250th Siege Battery Royal Artillery, (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke Dock

13/9/1916. Disbanded 16/6/1919.

 

1916 262nd Siege Battery Royal Artillery, (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke Dock

28/9/1916. Disbanded 1919.

 

1916 292nd Siege Battery Royal Artillery, (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke Dock

1/11/1916. Disbanded 1919.

 

1916 306th Siege Battery Royal Artillery, (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke Dock

17/11/1916. Disbanded 1919.

 

1917 343rd Siege Battery Royal Artillery, (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke Dock

16/3/1917. Disbanded 1919.

 

1917 388th Siege Battery Royal Artillery, (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke Dock

3/3/1917.

 

1917 433rd Siege Battery Royal Artillery, (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke Dock

21/4/1917.

 

1917 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, The Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Arrived from Cork in December.

 

1919 1st & 3rd Battalions, The Welsh Regiment, (The Invalids) The 1st Battalion amounted

to just 5 Officers and 35 men. By 28th May 1st Battalion had reformed and were

presented with their colours.

 

1919 4th Battalion, The Kings Shropshire light Infantry. Moved into Bush Camp Pembroke

Dock

 

1919 7th siege Brigade Royal Artillery (The Gunners) Unlike the siege units, which had

previously formed here, this was a regular regiment.

 

1920 The Pembrokeshire Heavy Brigade Royal Artillery (TA).

 

1920 2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's South Lancashire Regiment (V) (The Fighting

Fortieth)

 

1920 2nd Battalion, The York & Lancaster Regiment (Hickety Pips) Arrived in October.

1921 'P' & 'Q' Batteries, Royal Pembrokeshire Artillery, Arrived at Pembroke Dock on

Jan.27 th , they later merged with Pembrokeshire Yeomanry.

 

1922 The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion (The Nanny Goats) The Regimental Band

played at the opening of Memorial Park, Bush Street May 2nd 1925.

 

1924 185th Battery, The Pembrokeshire Heavy Brigade Royal Artillery (TA) Between

1926 1935 the Commanding Officer was Major Carew.

 

1926 The East Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion (The Lilly Whites) Stationed in Llanion

Barracks.

 

1929 The Essex Regiment, 1st Battalion (Two Fours) Stationed in Llanion Barracks.

 

1933 The Royal Fusiliers, City of London Regiment( The Elegant Extracts) Stationed in

Llanion Barracks.

 

1937 The Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, 2nd Battalion (Elegant Extracts) Stationed in

Llanion Barracks.

 

1939 The Buffs, 2nd Battalion, (East Kent Regiment) (The Resurrectionists) Its previous

title was ‘The Holland Regiment’ and was the most senior regiment to be stationed in

Pembroke Dock, they billeted at Llanion Barracks.

 

1939 139 Battery Royal Artillery, (The Gunners) Arrived in June, stationed at Llanion

Barracks. The remainder of the Regt were at Raglan Barracks, Newport, Gwent

 

1939 The Pembrokeshire Heavy Regt Royal Artillery Reformed at Pembroke Dock. Capt

Frank Owen, of Pembroke Dock, as Adjutant of this regiment closed the Defensible

Barracks in 1956.

 

1949 3 RD Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment, as part of 159 Brigade, 53 Welsh Division.

Arrived Pembroke Dock under command of Lt. Col. J.T. Phillips TD. Departed for

Londonderry May 1940.

 

1940 'A' & 'B' Batteries, The 77th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery Duke of

Lancashire's Own Yeomanry (The Gunners) stationed at Llanion Barracks, actor

Arthur Lowe, of Dad's Army fame, serving with the unit, was in barracks. when the first

German bomb was dropped on the town.

 

1940 The 532nd Pembrokeshire Coast Regiment Royal Artillery (TA) Formed at Pembroke

Dock in Sept from the Kent & Sussex Heavy Regt.

 

1940 The 72nd Coast (Training) Battery Royal Artillery (The Gunners) Formed at

Pembroke Dock in November. Disbanded on 1/1/1942.

 

1940 One Battery, of the 79th Heavy Ack Ack Regiment Royal Artillery, Hertfordshire

Yeomanry (TA) At this time the Battery number is unknown, in all probability it arrived

May 1940 leaving about July 23rd 1942. [Their 247 Battery left Aberporth on the same

day bound for Swansea]

 

1941 The 138th Heavy Ack Ack Regiment Royal Artillery (TA) Formed in November. 437

Battery. 79th Regt joined the 138th on July 10th 1942. The 138th disbanded at

Sittingbourne Oct. 1945

 

1941 10th & 11th Battalions, The Durham Light Infantry, (The Faithful Durhams) Arrived

from Iceland on Christmas Eve, and were stationed at Llanion Barracks.

 

1942 The kings Own Scottish Borderers (KokkyOlly

Birds) Stationed at Llanion Barracks.

On 28th April 1942 19 men lost their lives following an accident in the nearby Defensible

Barracks 4 came from this Regt, and are buried in the Pembroke Dock Military Cemetery.

 

1942 The Royal Marine Light Infantry, 41st Commando (The Jollies) Reformed at

Pembroke Dock as 'B' Commando and were stationed at Llanion Barracks.

 

1943 The US 110th Regiment 8th (Keystone) Infantry Division (Pennsylvania) Arrived

P/D in Oct. leaving for a camp in England April 14th 1944. [During WW2 the German

Army named this unit: ‘The Bloody Red Bucket’, this being the shape of their shoulder

flashes] an the ferocity with which they fought.

 

1944 The 8th (Reserve) Battalion, Manchester Regiment. May 9th the unit invited children

from Albion Square School to a V.E. party. On Thursday 27th Dec. they invited 100

children to a Christmas Party.

 

1945 The 620th Infantry Regiment Royal Artillery (The Gunners) Formed at Pembroke

Dock by conversion of RHQ Battery, 532nd Regiment on January 15th.

 

1947 The Royal (Pembrokeshire) Coast Regiment Royal Artillery Stationed in Llanion

Barracks.

 

1949 The 144th Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery Royal Artillery (The Gunners) Here for less

than a year, part of the 56th HAA Regt RA which was stationed at Newport.

 

1953 The 408th Coast Regiment Royal Artillery (Pembroke) (TA) stationed in Llanion

Barracks.

 

1954 The Welsh Regiment (The Invalids) C.O. Lt. Col. Cowie During the afternoon of 16th

November the unit arrived from Hong Kong and marched into Llanion Barracks.

 

1957 The 22nd Light Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery Arrived from Shorncliffe May

17th, stationed in Llanion Barracks. Left for Germany 1961. 1967 adopted the title of

the Welsh Gunners. Disbanded 2004. The author served with this regiment at Llanion.

 

1963 The 42nd Field Regiment Royal Artillery (The Gunners) Arrived from Cyprus,

stationed in Llanion Barracks, the first all regular Regiment of Artillery to arrive here.

 

1964 The 37th Guided Weapons Regiment Royal Artillery (The Gunners) This unit

departed for Germany in 1967.

 

1965 654 and 655 Signals Troops formed at Llanion Barracks. These units supported the

Thunderbird Missile Systems of the 37th Guided Weapons Regiment Royal Artillery.

And on their departure the garrison at Pembroke Dock was closed forever.

The order of precedence in 1861 does not include any service or ancillary Corps, as virtually

none had been formed by this date and since most of those, which did exist, even in embryonic

form were civilian organizations, which did not show in the establishment of the Regular Army.

After the Royal Engineers, which formed in 1787 the first Corps, as such, was the Royal Corps of

Ordinance, which formed in 1794, but was not taken on the establishment as an army service

corps until 1888. The first order of precedence of Corps was printed in the Army List, September

1930. Therefore the only service or ancillary corps listed here is the Engineers.

I do not claim that the list of regiments that came to Pembroke Dock is complete, every effort

will be made to update as I continue the research.

 

© Author 2003: updated 14/05/2006