9th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
| 9th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) | |
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Cap badge of the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
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| Active | 14 October 1859–1 May 1961 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 Territorial Army
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| Type | Infantry Air defence |
| Garrison/HQ |
Lord's Cricket Ground (1859–1880s) Willesden (1880s–WWII) Kingsbury (1947–1961) |
| Anniversaries | Albuhera Day (16 May). |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
John Charles Templer |
The 9th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment was an infantry battalion of the British Army. Part of the Volunteer Force, later the Territorial Force (renamed the Territorial Army in 1920), the battalion was part of the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) and recruited from the north-western suburbs of London. It served as infantry in the Mesopotamian campaign during World War I and as an air defence regiment during and after World War II.
The battalion's origins lay in the enthusiasm for joining local Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs) engendered by an invasion scare in 1859. Two of the many units formed in the populous county of Middlesex were the 'Marylebone & West Middlesex Rifles' and the 'Harrow Rifles'.
The 9th (Marylebone & West Middlesex) Middlesex RVC was formed at Lord's Cricket Ground on 14 October 1859 under the command of . Initially consisting of six companies, it rose to eight by April 1860.
Under the 'Localisation of the Forces' scheme introduced in 1872 by the Cardwell Reforms, the 9th Middlesex RVC (with the 18th attached, see below) formed part of Brigade No 49 (Middlesex and Metropolitan) alongside the Regular battalions of the Royal Fusiliers (the City of London Regiment).
The unit was renumbered the 5th (West Middlesex) Middlesex RVC in 1880 and was attached as a Volunteer Battalion (VB) to the Royal Fusiliers the following year, transferring to the King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC) as the 4th VB in 1883, without changing its title in either case. Its original uniform was grey with red facings, but in 1891 it adopted the KRRC's Rifle green with red facings. Its HQ was at 29 Park Road, Regents Park.
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