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3rd Border Regiment (Reserve)

3rd Border Regiment cap badge without Battle Honours
Formed / active	1 July 1881 — April 1953
Type	Special Reserve Battalion Reserve or Depot Battalion
Byname
Motto
Anniversary
Commanders	Lt-Col. R.W.H. Woodburne 1908-? Lt.Col. A.E. St. V. Pollard 1917-?
Theatre honours	None - Battalion remained in UK
Battle honours	None - Battalion not deployed on operational service overseas
War diary
Attached
Transferred
Disbanded	April 1953 ^[1]

Notes
Stayed in the UK (Mersey Garrison) and supplied drafts to the Regular Battalions overseas. Re-designation of Royal Cumberland Militia, 1 July 1881. *Reorganised as Special Reserve, 12 July 1908.

First World War

This section requires expansion. (January 2017)

The 3rd Border Regiment was a reserve battalion previously known, prior to the Childers Reforms, as the Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia. Throughout the First World War the 3rd Border Regiment remained in the UK as a depot and draft-finding unit specifically involved in the training of recruits. At the outbreak of war in August 1914 they were based in Carlisle but moved to Shoeburyness on mobilisation and then in January 1916 to Conway. In November 1916 it moved to Barrow and finally in March 1917 to Great Crosby for duty with the Mersey Garrison.

Mersey Garrison included:

3rd (Reserve) Bn South Wales Borderers. Jun 1915 - 11 Nov 1918
3rd (Reserve) Bn Border Regiment. 4 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918

The battalion effectively trained, and subsequently sent overseas, no fewer than 600 officers and 47,000 other ranks.

Roll of Honour

The 3rd Battalion World War One casualty list has been compiled using the publication Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19, Volume 39, The Border Regiment and cross-referenced with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database. The number of casualties compiled to date does not necessarily reflect the total number of casualties for this battalion due to the possibility of missed names and the (current) exclusion of officers and other ranks that were attached to the Border Regiment. This listing is a work-in-progress.

For the 3rd Battalion roll of honour, see 3rd Battalion Border Regiment Casualty List.

References / notes

↑ Specific date of official disbandment not known.

[1] Specific date of official disbandment not known.

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+|title       =3rd Border Regiment (Reserve)
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+|caption     =3rd Border Regiment cap badge without Battle Honours
-| active        =[[1 July]] [[1881]]— April [[1953]]
+|formed      =[[1 July]] 1881 — April 1953
-| type          =Special Reserve Battalion<br>Reserve or Depot Battalion
+|type        =Special Reserve Battalion<br>Reserve or Depot Battalion
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+|motto       =
+|anniversary =
-| mascot        =None
+|commanders  =Lt-Col. R.W.H. Woodburne 1908-?<br>Lt.Col. A.E. St. V. Pollard 1917-?
-| anniversary   =
+|theatrehons =None - Battalion remained in UK
-| commanders    =Lt-Col. R.W.H. Woodburne [[1908]]-?<br>Lt.Col. A.E. St. V. Pollard [[1917]]-?
-| theatrehonours=None. Battalion remained in UK
+|battlehons  =None - Battalion not deployed on operational service overseas
+|wardiary    =
-| battlehonours =None. Battalion not deployed on operational service overseas
+|attached    =
-| amalgamation  ='''Re-designation of:'''<br>Royal Cumberland Militia, [[1 July]] [[1881]]<br>'''Reorganised as:'''<br>Special Reserve, [[12 July]] [[1908]]
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-| disbandment   =April [[1953]]<ref>Specific date of official disbandment not known.</ref>
+|disbanded   =April 1953 <ref>Specific date of official disbandment not known.</ref>
-| notes         =Stayed in the UK (Mersey Garrison) and supplied drafts to the Regular Battalions overseas.
+|notes={{clear}}*Stayed in the UK (Mersey Garrison) and supplied drafts to the Regular Battalions overseas.{{clear}}*Re-designation of Royal Cumberland Militia, [[1 July]] 1881.{{clear}}*Reorganised as Special Reserve, [[12 July]] 1908.}}
-}}
-==Early years==
-{{Expand Section|date=August 2013}}
-<br>
 ==First World War==
-{{Expand Section|date=August 2013}}
+{{Expand-section|date=January 2017}}
-The 3rd Border Regiment was a reserve battalion previously known, prior to the Childers Reforms, as the Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia. Throughout the First World War the 3rd Border Regiment remained in the UK as a depot and draft-finding unit specifically involved in the training of recruits. At the outbreak of war in August 1914 they were based in Carlisle but moved to Shoeburyness on mobilisation and then in January 1916 to Conway. In November 1916 it moved to Barrow and finally in March 1917 to Great Crosby for duty with the Mersey Garrison.<br>
+The '''3rd Border Regiment''' was a reserve battalion previously known, prior to the Childers Reforms, as the Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia. Throughout the First World War the 3rd Border Regiment remained in the UK as a depot and draft-finding unit specifically involved in the training of recruits. At the outbreak of war in August 1914 they were based in Carlisle but moved to Shoeburyness on mobilisation and then in January 1916 to Conway. In November 1916 it moved to Barrow and finally in March 1917 to Great Crosby for duty with the Mersey Garrison.<br>
 Mersey Garrison included:<br>
-rd (Reserve) Bn South Wales Borderers. Jun 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.<br>
+*3rd (Reserve) Bn South Wales Borderers. Jun 1915 - 11 Nov 1918
-rd (Reserve) Bn Border Regiment. 4 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.<br>
+*3rd (Reserve) Bn Border Regiment. 4 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918
 The battalion effectively trained, and subsequently sent overseas, no fewer than 600 officers and 47,000 other ranks.
 <br>
-===Roll of Honour===
+==Roll of Honour==
-The 1st Battalion World War One casualty list has been compiled using the publication ''[[Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19: The Border Regiment]]'' and cross-referenced with the ''[[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]'' database. The number of casualties compiled to date does not necessarily reflect the total number of casualties for this battalion due to the possibility of missed names and the (current) exclusion of officers and other ranks that were attached to the Border Regiment. This listing is a work-in-progress.
+The 3rd Battalion World War One casualty list has been compiled using the publication ''[[Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19, Volume 39, The Border Regiment]]'' and cross-referenced with the ''[[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]'' database. The number of casualties compiled to date does not necessarily reflect the total number of casualties for this battalion due to the possibility of missed names and the (current) exclusion of officers and other ranks that were attached to the Border Regiment. This listing is a work-in-progress.
 For the 3rd Battalion roll of honour, see [[3rd Battalion Border Regiment Casualty List]].
-<br>
-==Interwar years==
-{{Expand Section|date=August 2013}}
-<br>
-==Second World War==
-{{Expand Section|date=August 2013}}
-<br>
-==Postwar years==
-{{Expand Section|date=August 2013}}
-<br>
-==See also==
-{{Expand Section|date=August 2013}}
-<br>
 ==References / notes==
+<references />
-<br>
+[[Category:3rd Battalion]]
-==External links==
-{{Expand Section|date=August 2013}}
-<br>
-{{Btn-historyStub}}
-[[Category:3rd (Reserve) Battalion]]