force in GreatBritain and into the probability of its continuance at its existing strength . According to the report, as of 1 April 1862, the VolunteerForce had a strength of 162,681 consisting of 662 ...More footnotes date July 2011 The VolunteerForce was a citizen army of part time rifle, artillery and engineer ... are directly descended from VolunteerForce units. The British Army following the Crimea Following ... and the Austrian Empire the Second Italian War of Independence , and there were fears that Britain might be caught up in a wider European conflict. Creation of the VolunteerForce On 12 May 1859 the Secretary ... the early 1850s became the two senior rifle corps of the new force. These were the 1st Rifle Volunteer ... by some to exclude the lower classes. ref Hugh Cunningham The VolunteerForce 1975 ref Unlike ... and instruction ref Report of the Royal Commission upon the VolunteerForce 3053 HC 1862 xxvii, 89 ... 1863 26 & 27 Vict. C.65 ref Part I of the Act dealt with the organisation of the VolunteerForce. It became ..., the VolunteerForce had become indispensable to British defence planning, as well as an enabler ... passed the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 , which merged the VolunteerForce with the yeomanry ... unit of the VolunteerForce until disbandment in 1920. Strength According to the Territorial Year Book 1909 , the VolunteerForce had the following strength over its existence ref Encyclopaedia Britannica ... 244,212 See also Portal British Army Category VolunteerForce officers Territorial Army United ... volunteers index.htm Research Press The VolunteerForce 1859 1908. Rifle Corps Histories. http www.coghlan.co.uk ... in 1881, before forming part of the Territorial Force in 1908. Most of the regiments of the present ... and despatch an effective expeditionary force to a new area of conflict, unless it was to reduce ... without sending a third of the army to another Crimea, Britain s military defences had already ... in England, Wales and Scotland, authorising the formation of volunteer rifle corps VRC, a.k.a. ... more details
Engineers, Singapore Armoured Car Company and 3 ambulance units. World War II File Singapore VolunteerForce training November 1941.jpg thumb right Volunteer troops training with a Lewis machine gun ... the SSVF. It included naval, air force, special operations , irregular military forces irregular units .... In 1954, the Singapore Volunteer Corps was absorbed into the Singapore Armed Forces Singapore Military ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Michigan Volunteer Defense Force nativename nativename a nativename r logo logo width seal seal width seal caption formed 2004 preceding1 Michigan State Troops Home Guard 1917 30 June 1952 preceding2 Michigan Emergency Volunteers 1988 1998 dissolved superseding jurisdiction headquarters Lansing, Michigan employees 200 officers and enlisted members budget minister1 name minister1 pfo minister2 name minister2 pfo chief1 name Col. William R. Ewald chief1 position Brigade Commander chief2 name Lt.Col. O. Clayton Johnson chief2 position Chief of Staff parent agency Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs child1 agency 1st 7th Battalions child2 agency website http www.mivdf.org www.mivdf.org http michigan.gov dmva 0,1607,7 126 36614 ,00.html Michigan Dept. Military & Veteran Affairs Webpage footnotes The Michigan Volunteer Defense Force is a military force, duly constituted as a State Defense Forces state defense force and an element of Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs . The MI VDF was reorganized from the former Michigan ... to stand down in October 1998. Michigan Volunteer Defense Force On 20 September 2004 MG Thomas ... the reactivation of the new Michigan Volunteer Defense Force to undertake involvement in various ... the Michigan Volunteer Defense Force is organized as a state wide brigade with three regional commands ... staffing External links http www.mivdf.org Michigan Volunteer Defense Force Official Page http www.michigan.gov ... States Army colonel. History Michigan State Troops Michigan s first State Defense Force state defense force was established as the Michigan State Troops Home Guard along with the Michigan State Police Michigan State Troops Permanent Force in Act No. 53 Public Acts of Michigan on 17 April 1917. The Michigan ... of 1988 . The original intention for the MEV was to act as a force of trained emergency volunteers ... staff to review and discuss various opportunities for a state defense force to again serve within the state ... more details
Infobox war faction name Loyalist VolunteerForce LVF war The Troubles image caption active August 1996 ... area Northern Ireland strength unknown previous Ulster VolunteerForce 1966 Ulster VolunteerForce next allies Red Hand Defenders and dissident Ulster Defence Association UDA volunteers ref David ... Irish republicans , Irish nationalism Irish nationalists battles The Loyalist VolunteerForce LVF ... loyalist Billy Wright in 1996 when he and the Portadown unit of the Ulster VolunteerForce 1966 Ulster VolunteerForce s UVF Mid Ulster Brigade Mid Ulster Brigade UVF was stood down by the UVF leadership ... were Ulster VolunteerForce UVF volunteer Ulster loyalist volunteer s. The LVF has also killed ... days Billy Wright loyalist Billy Wright was the leader of the Mid Ulster Brigade of the Ulster VolunteerForce 1966 Ulster VolunteerForce UVF , ref name mult http www.findarticles.com p articles mi qn4156 ... responsible for the death ref which included 13 civilians 11 Catholics and 2 Protestants 3 Ulster VolunteerForce 1966 Ulster VolunteerForce members 1 former Provisional Irish Republican Army Provisional ... Of LVF Leader Billy Wright ISBN 1 84018 639 9 The Troubles Category Loyalist VolunteerForce ... Political schisms ca Loyalist VolunteerForce de Loyalist VolunteerForce es Fuerza Voluntaria Lealista eu Loialista Boluntarioen Indarra fr Loyalist VolunteerForce no Loyalist VolunteerForce sv Loyalist VolunteerForce ... Republican Army Provisional IRA volunteer, was killed. ref name Irish News Police believed that the disco itself was the intended target, rather than the ex volunteer. ref name Irish News Witnesses said ... saying that its war is over . 1999 26 March The LVF warned that there would be a great strain on its ceasefire if the Provisional IRA did not begin decommissioning. 5 June LVF volunteer were blamed ... Archive on the Internet ref 2000 10 January LVF volunteers shot dead UVF volunteer Richard Jameson ... more details
For the original Ulster VolunteerForce organisation of the 1910s Ulster Volunteers Infobox War Faction name Ulster VolunteerForce UVF war The Troubles image Image Uvf badge.jpg 150px caption The UVF ... republicans , Irish nationalism Irish nationalists battles The Ulster VolunteerForce UVF is a Ulster ... 1966 and named after the Ulster Volunteers Ulster VolunteerForce of 1913 . Its first leader was Gusty Spence , a former British soldier. The group s Volunteer Ulster loyalist volunteers undertook Timeline of Ulster VolunteerForce actions an armed campaign of almost thirty years during The Troubles ... History see also Timeline of Ulster VolunteerForce actions The 1960s The year 1966 marked the 50th ... calling itself the Ulster VolunteerForce issued a statement blockquote From this day, we declare ..., broke away to form the Loyalist VolunteerForce LVF . This development came soon after ... groups. Robin Jackson Larne Gun Running Loyalist VolunteerForce Red Hand Commandos Red ... Conflict Archive Use dmy dates date September 2011 The Troubles Category Ulster VolunteerForce ... Home Office designated terrorist groups ca Ulster VolunteerForce de Ulster VolunteerForce es Fuerza Voluntaria del Ulster eu Ulsterko Boluntarioen Indarra fr Ulster VolunteerForce ga glaigh Uladh hi it Ulster VolunteerForce he nl Ulster VolunteerForce no Ulster VolunteerForce pl Ulster VolunteerForce ru simple Ulster VolunteerForce fi Ulster VolunteerForce sv Ulster VolunteerForce uk ... Brigade Staff File Ulster Volunteer force.jpg thumb left Masked UVF Brigade Staff members at a press ... UVF volunteer Noel Nogi Shaw was killed by Lenny Murphy in November 1975 as part of an internal ... the covername Protestant Action Force PAF . Like the Ulster Defence Association UDA , the UVF s modus ... Page.61. ref blockquote On 27 May, four UVF men were sent to kill an IRA Volunteer Irish republican ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Special Operations VolunteerForce image caption dates 1952&ndash 1960 country flag icon United Kingdom United Kingdom br flagicon Malaya Federation of Malaya branch type Counterinsurgency role size garrison ceremonial chief colonel of the regiment nickname motto colors march mascot battles Malayan Emergency notable commanders anniversaries File GOV 003823.jpg thumb Captured communist guerrillas like the ones pictured above, captured with their weapons trying to infiltrate a village under government protection, would be recruited by British and Malayan officials to form the Special Operations VolunteerForce. Given when photo was taken, it is possible that the people pictured were induced to surrender by an SOVF patrol. The Special Operations VolunteerForce was a special program developed by the British and Malayan authorities during the Malayan Emergency . The unit existed from 1952 until the end of the Emergency in 1960. Origins The Malayan Emergency began during the aftermath of the Second World War. As the British tried to repair the Malayan economy, the Malayan Communist Party , or MCP, was organizing protests against labor conditions in the country. ref Michael Morgan, The Rise and Fall of Malayan Trade Unionism, 1945 50 , in Mohamed Amin and Malcolm Caldwell, ed s, Malaya, The Making of a Neo Colony Nottingham, UK Spokesman Books, 1977 p. 165. ref As the protests became more effective, the British responded with harsher measures. This in turn caused the protesters to become more militant, culminating in the beginning of organized violence ... Operations VolunteerForce. ref Department of Defense,Office of Force Transformation, Network ... Special Operations VolunteerForce ... Emergency , Australia Monash University Press, 2008 p. 4. ref The Special Operations VolunteerForce, or the SOVF, came into existence in 1952. The program, although a military one, was controlled ... more details
merge to Combat 18 date November 2011 The Racial VolunteerForce RVF is a violent neo Nazi splinter group of the United Kingdom British neo Nazi group Combat 18 C18 with close ties to far right paramilitary group, British Freedom Fighters. Although originating as a breakaway group the RVF has since re established links to C18 whilst maintaining a distinct identity. ref name Metareligion article on Combat 18 http www.meta religion.com Extremism White extremism Combat 18 combat 18.htm Metareligion article on Combat 18 ref Formation The RVF emerged in 2002 after a split in C18. The long established extreme right group had entered a period of severe inactivity under the leadership of Will Browning, leading to a sense of frustration amongst activists keen to reignite activity. As a consequence a group of militants under the leadership of Mark Atkinson, a long term activist in C18, and John Hill, an Oldham based organiser, split to establish the RVF as a separate paramilitary organisation. ref State of the Right , Searchlight magazine Searchlight , January 2005, p. 12 ref The RVF claims to be part of an international organisation led by a Europe an Council and states that it aims for unity between all Nazism National Socialists and White nationalism white nationalists including Combat 18 in an alliance against the supposed Zionist Occupation Government . ref http www.rvforce.org about.html RVF site ref The group has garnered a reputation for its highly violent nature to the extent that other groups on the fringes of the British far right have sought to avoid being publicly associated with the RVF. ref name searchlightmagazine.com http www.searchlightmagazine.com index.php?link template&story 361 No unity so far for anti Griffin right ref Trial A few of the group s members were ... The Racial VolunteerForce ref According to Peter Davies, the Assistant Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police the force making the arrests , it is difficult to imagine more extreme race hatred than ... more details
Sri Lanka Army The Sri Lanka Army VolunteerForce SLAVF is the principal and Volunteer reserve force .... Overall administration and recruitment of reserve personal is carried out by the VolunteerForce Headquarters in Battaramulla, headed by the Commandant of the VolunteerForce , this is usually a Major General . The current commandant is Major General J. J. P. S. T. Liyanage. Volunteer officers undergo basic training at the Sri Lanka Military Academy and the other ranks at the VolunteerForce Training ... unit. The different units that emerged from the VolunteerForce were the, Ceylon Artillery Volunteers Ceylon Mounted Infantry CMI Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps CPRC Ceylon Volunteer Medical Corps ... coup in Ceylon, 1962 attempted coup in 1962 the post of Commandant of the VolunteerForce has since ... of the force was changed to Sri Lanka Army VolunteerForce. The current strength of the SLAVF is about ... cadet battalions came under the VolunteerForce until 1988 when the National Cadet Corps Sri Lanka ... National Guard 34th Sri Lanka National Guard 35th Sri Lanka National Guard VolunteerForce Training .... Karyakshama Seva Padakkama Since 1972 for other ranks. Sri Lanka Army VolunteerForce Centenary Medal Awarded on the 100th Anniversary of the VolunteerForce Efficiency Decoration Efficiency Decoration ... Silver Medalist Captain land and air Captain J.A.R. Felix Staff Officer, Ceylon VolunteerForce Headquarters ... Former Minister See also Sri Lanka Army Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force Sri Lanka Volunteer ... of Volunteer Corps in the island. It was designated the Ceylon Light Infantry Ceylon Light ... Force main Ceylon Defence Force In 1910 the name of the military was formerly changed to the Ceylon Defence Force CDF . It continued to grow throughout the early period of 20th century. The CDF saw ... Force traveled to England and joined the British Army , and many of them were killed in action ... World War Britain assumed direct control over the Armed Forces of Ceylon. ref name SLALIR1 cite ... more details
SLAF The Sri Lanka Volunteer Air Force SLVAF is the volunteer reserve element of the Sri Lanka Air Force . Its current mission is to provide trained personnel in support of the Sri Lanka Air Force , specifically No. 3 Squadron, SLAF Regiment and Airfield Construction Squadron. It is very similar to the Royal Air Force s Royal Auxiliary Air Force and the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force of the Sri Lanka Navy . All officers and airmen who are commissioned or enlisted to the Volunteer Air Force has to undergo a specified training course to suite the SLAF requirements since they are a part of the staff of the SLAF. The duration and the nature of the training is determined by the Commander of the SLAF. History It was formed in 1971 vide Extraordinary Gazette No. 14, 953 18 dated 14 April 1971 by the Governor general . This was in response to the man power shortage faced by the air force in face of the 1971 JVP Insurrection Sri Lanka 1971 JVP Insurrection that started on 5 April 1971. The purpose of the Volunteer Air Force is to absorb personnel into the organization to fulfill urgent requirements ... tasks Volunteer personnel were employed almost in every field of Air Force activity, on flying duties ... Army VolunteerForce Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force Royal Auxiliary Air Force RAF Volunteer Reserve References Reflist External links http www.airforce.lk est vol.htm Sri Lanka Volunteer Air Force http www.airforce.lk hist hist1 h2c1p3.htm History of the Sri Lanka Air Force Category Sri Lanka Air Force Category Reserve forces of Sri Lanka ... force. Sqn Ldr J.T. Rex Fernando was the first Commanding Officer of the unit with Flt. Lt. Mani Seneviratne as his adjutant. At its conception the role of the VolunteerForce was essentially to assist the Regular Force in its primary and internal security duties. With more volunteers employed ... on operational and air transportation commitments since the outbreak of the insurrection. The Volunteer ... more details
255 Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force commemorates its 56th anniversary ref The current Commandant of the SLVNF ... SLN The mission statement of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force is cquote To supplement and to provide the Regular Naval Force with the required assistance in the execution of the role and tasks of the Navy ... of the Sri Lanka Navy lies with the history of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force, the roots of which go back to the Ceylon Naval VolunteerForce CNVF of the colonial days. The Ceylon Naval VolunteerForce CNVF was raised subsequent the Volunteer Naval Defense Force Act 1. of 1937 under the command of Commander Later Captain naval Captain W.G. Beauchamp, Volunteer Reserve Decoration VRD , CBE with 12 officers and 18 sailors. The first headquarters of the force was set up only days before ... October 1943 it was renamed the Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve . In 1946 it was brought back under the command of the Government of Ceylon . The Royal Ceylon VolunteerForce was sanctioned and formed ... of the Royal Ceylon Volunteer Naval Force RCVNF with a strength of 12 officers and 121 men. To keep ... in 1956. In 1972 when Sri Lanka became a republic the , Royal Ceylon Volunteer Naval Force became the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force SLVNF . Since then officers and sailors of the SLVNF have taken part ..., VNF See also Sri Lanka Army VolunteerForce Sri Lanka Volunteer Air Force Royal Naval Reserve References reflist 2 External links http www.navy.lk index.php?id 5 Volunteer Naval Force http www.navy.lk ... sec process.php?chapterid 1956Y11V358C§ionno 5&title NAVY 20&path 3 Navy Act, Volunteer ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The British Legion Volunteer Police Force was formed on the 6th October 1938. It was disbanded on the 15th October 1938, some ten days later. To set the formation of the British Legion Volunteer Police Force into context it is necessary to briefly mention the International affairs on the go at that time. The Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia was about to be claimed and annexed by the German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and to this end Hitler had demanded the withdrawal of all Czech troops and police by the 1st October 1938. This alarmed the other European countries and after discussion Hitler Munich Agreement agreed to a Plebiscite controlled by an International Commission. Several plans were put forward which ended by the British Government authorising the British Legion in agreement with Hitler to organise a force of Legionaries to supervise the voting, and its anticipated transfer of the territory to Germany. External links http www.britishlegion northstaffs.org.uk history police force.htm British Legion Volunteer Police Force in the Royal British Legion in North Staffordshire s On line Museum http www.britishlegion northstaffs.org.uk history cap collardogs.htm Badge Exhibition at the Royal British Legion On Line Museum http www.legion memorabilia.org.uk cap badges police.htm British Legion Memorabilia Collectors Club British Legion Volunteer Police Force Category Defunct police forces of the United Kingdom UK law enforcement agency stub ... more details
This is a timeline of actions by the Ulster VolunteerForce 1966 Ulster VolunteerForce UVF , a Ulster ... Action Force claimed responsibility for killing a Catholic civilian with a bomb on Great Patrick Street ... attacks claimed by the Protestant Action Force PAF , a covername used by the UVF. Most of these actions ... resulting in at least three deaths are marked in bold. TOC right 1960s 1966 7 May Ulster VolunteerForce UVF members petrol bomb ed a Irish Catholic Catholic owned pub on the Shankill Road , Belfast ... dedicated to this cause. 27 May UVF leader Gusty Spence sent four UVF men to kill an IRA volunteer ... house in Jordanstown . 14 April The UVF shot dead an Official Irish Republican Army Official IRA volunteer ... shot dead an Official IRA volunteer on Falls Road, Belfast. 21 July The UVF shot a Protestant civilian ... Action Force claimed responsibility for shooting dead a Catholic civilian in Newtownabbey . 11 October The Protestant Action Force claimed responsibility for shooting dead a Catholic civilian ... on Hightown Road, Belfast. 18 October The Protestant Action Force claimed responsibility for exploding ... . ref The Press Courier , 19 October 1974 ref 18 October The Protestant Action Force claimed responsibility ... Unionist Party . 27 October The Protestant Action Force claimed responsibility for shooting ... The Protestant Action Force claimed responsibility for shooting dead a Catholic civilian on Byron ... , 9 November 1974 ref 9 November The Protestant Action Force claimed responsibility for shooting dead two Catholic civilians in Templepatrick . 12 November The Protestant Action Force claimed responsibility ... Force claimed responsibility for a gun attack at Falls Bar in Aughnamullen, near Clonoe . A Catholic ... January The UVF claimed responsibility for shooting dead Provisional IRA volunteer John Francis Green ..., Belfast. ref McKittrick, p.530 ref 5 April The Protestant Action Force claimed responsibility for bombing ... Force claimed responsibility for shooting a Catholic civilian in Glencull near Aughnacloy, County Tyrone ... more details
Onesource date January 2009 RAF The Royal Air ForceVolunteer Reserve RAFVR consists of a number of groupings of individual military reservists for the management and operation of the Royal Air Force s RAF Air Training Corps and CCF RAF Air Cadet formations, Volunteer Gliding Squadron s VGS , Air Experience Flights , and also to form the membership of University Air Squadron s RAFVR UAS and the Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme RAFVR DTUS . Personnel involved in a training function of the RAFVR are commissioned into the Royal Air ForceVolunteer Reserve Training Branch RAFVR T for service with the Air Cadet Organisation . History The RAFVR was formed in July 1936 to provide individuals to supplement the Royal Auxiliary Air Force which had been formed in 1925 by the local Territorial Associations. The AAF was organised on a Squadron basis, with local recruitment similar to the Territorial Army Regiments. Initially the RAFVR was composed of civilians recruited from the neighbourhoods of Reserve Flying Schools, which were run by civilian contractors who largely employed as instructors members of the Reserve of Air Force Officers RAFO , who had previously completed a four year short service commission as pilots in the RAF. Navigation instructors were mainly former master mariners without any air experience. Recruits were confined to men of between 18 and 25 years of age who had been accepted for part time training as Pilots, Observers and Wireless Operators. The object was to provide .... A civilian volunteer on being accepted for aircrew training took an oath of allegiance ... order was raised for members of the Auxiliary Air Force, who retained their A s on uniforms at that time ... called up for Air Force Service with the RAF, both commissioned officers and other ranks, did so ... UAS and RAFVR DTUS are eligible in exactly the same manner as for members of the RAF s active volunteer ... Air Force Category 1936 establishments Category Royal Air Force ... more details
The Niger Delta People s VolunteerForce http www.akumafiete.org is one of the largest armed groups in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria and is composed primarily of members of the region s largest ethnic group, the Ijaw people Ijaw . The group was founded in 2004 in an attempt to gain more control over the region s vast petroleum resources, particularly in Delta State . The NDPVF has frequently demanded a greater share of the oil wealth from both the state and federal government and has occasionally supported independence for the Delta region. Until 2005 the group was spearheaded by their presently incarcerated Citation needed date February 2010 charisma tic leader, Mujahid Dokubo Asari Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo Asari , who is viewed by many Delta residents as a folk hero . Founding and initial conflict The NDPVF s strongly Ijaw people Ijaw agenda has led to conflict with both the Nigerian state and federal governments, as well as with neighboring ethnic groups, notably long time rivals the Itsekiri . This rivalry precipitated a number of conflicts in the region, centered primarily around the cities of Warri, Nigeria Warri and subsequently the oil capital of Port Harcourt . The issue of local government ward allocation has proven particularly contentious, as the Ijaw feel that the way in which wards have been allocated ensures that their superior numbers will not be reflected in the number of wards controlled by politicians of Ijaw ethnicity. Control of the city of Warri, the largest metropolitan area in Delta State and therefore a prime source of political patronage , has been an especially fiercely contested prize. This has given birth to heated disputes between the Ijaw, the Itsekiri and the Urhobo people Urhobo about which of the three groups are truly indigenous to the Warri region, with the underlying presumption being that the real indigenes should have control of the levers of power, regardless of the fact that all three groups enjoy ostensibly equal political rights ... more details
Refimprove date December 2011 RAF The Royal Air ForceVolunteer Reserve Training Branch , often abbreviated to RAFVR T is a voluntary element of the British Royal Air Force specifically appointed in a training role within the RAFVR . Members of the RAFVR T have no call up liability and often operate part time on Air Experience Flight s, Volunteer Gliding Squadrons , or more commonly in the local structure of the Air Cadet Organisation either the RAF Sections of the Combined Cadet Force CCF , or the Air Training Corps ATC . Recruitment and selection Many RAFVR T officers have previous military experience, commissioned, or other ranks service, and many have professional and educational qualifications, but unlike the requirements for joining the regular armed forces, applicants for RAFVR T positions are not required to have formal educational or other qualifications. It is also not uncommon to find RAFVR T staff hold commissions in the RAuxAF, RAFRO, or other services also. All the Pilots who man the Air Experience Flights AEF are former regular service aircrew RAF, Army or RN , some even at Air rank serving as supernumary Flying Officers RAFVR T adding much to the wealth and professional ... joining a Combined Cadet Force unit are recommended by the relevant headmaster and Section Commander ... bound youth work. Other members of the RAFVR T serve as flying instructors on the Volunteer Gliding ... Main Uniform of the Air Cadet Organisation RAFVR T members wear Royal Air Force uniform the same uniform worn by regular Royal Air Force or active reserve Royal Auxiliary Air Force commissioned officers .... Thus the RAFVR T follows the traditional dress regulation of the senior air force formation, the RAuxAF ... Royal Air Force badge. The RAF Motto is Per Ardua ad Astra Latin , which translates as Through Adversity ... RAF TEST sergeant s mapped to their specific school. Volunteer Gliding Squadron VGS and Air Experience ... Air Force Category Air Training Corps Category Air Cadet Organisation Category Air Cadet organisations ... more details
that existed from 1707 to 1801 Kingdom of GreatBritain the ship SS GreatBritain other uses GreatBritain disambiguation Use British English date November 2010 Please do not edit British English ... move indef Infobox islands name GreatBritain native name Collapsible list title center Names in native languages center center lang en GreatBritain en icon center center lang cy Prydain Fawr cy icon ... center lang kw Breten Veur kw icon center center image name Satellite image of GreatBritain and Northern Ireland in April 2002.jpg image caption True colour image of GreatBritain, captured by a National ... islands. ref density km2 277 GreatBritain or Britain lang cy Prydain Fawr , Scottish Gaelic Breatainn ... and Honsh . GreatBritain is surrounded by over 1,000 smaller islands and islets . The island of Ireland lies to its west. Politically, GreatBritain may also refer to the island itself together with a number ... as an island and GreatBritain as a political unit formed by England, Scotland and Wales. ref ..., Wales, and Scotland. The name is broadly synonymous with GreatBritain, but the longer form is more ... Oxford English Dictionary quote GreatBritain England, Wales, and Scotland considered as a unit ... definition GreatBritain ref whereas the Cambridge Guide to English Usage gives Britain as familiar shorthand for GreatBritain , the island which geographically contains England, Wales and Scotland ... 79 quote The term Britain is familiar shorthand for GreatBritain ref ref name note0 ref cite web ... Kingdom United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Northern Ireland , and most of the United Kingdom s territory is in GreatBritain. Most of England, Scotland, and Wales are on the island of GreatBritain, as are their respective capital cities London , Edinburgh , and Cardiff . The Kingdom of Great ... of Scotland Scotland with the Acts of Union 1707 on 1 May 1707 under Anne of GreatBritain Queen ... to create the United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Ireland . After the Irish War of Independence ... more details
Orphan date July 2009 unreferenced date June 2009 Infobox Ambulance Company name Great Bay Regional Volunteer EMS logo Image Star of life.svg thumb The Star of Life motto established 1999 headquarters Squad 85 Little Egg Harbor , New Jersey NJ jurisdiction Little Egg Harbor, Tuckerton, West Creek, Parkertown, Bass River, Eagleswood staff type Volunteer employees 68 BLS or ALS BLS medical director ambulances 5 chief Captain Al Gentless revenue yearly responses website http www.greatbayems.org Great Bay Regional Volunteer Emergency Medical Services EMS is the Volunteer Emergency Medical Services for the Southern Ocean County area and part of Burlington County in New Jersey , United States of America . The service is operated directly as a branch of the municipal government as an independent, third service option provider, which means that the service is funded by the municipal tax base , and operates in much the same manner as any other municipal department, such as the police or fire department, or in some cases like a public utility, but retains its complete independence from all other departments. History Great Bay Regional Volunteer EMS, was created in May 1999 from the previous Tuckerton First Aid Squad in Tuckerton, New Jersey . The agency worked out of a small construction trailer on Little Egg Harbor Township property for 2 years before moving onto its permanent property in the township s West Tuckerton Section. Great Bay Regional Volunteer EMS celebrated the grand opening of its building on June 18, 2005, with a parade and ceremony. Staff Great Bay Regional Volunteer EMS has 68 members including EMT B Emergency Medical Technicians , First Responders, and other support staff. As listed on the Great Bay Regional Volunteer EMS website. These are categorized as follows ... their functions. Community involvement Great Bay Regional Volunteer EMS provides a Senior ... to a residential population of approximately 22,413 people. Great Bay Regional EMS serves four townships ... more details
For the 1848 replica canal boat The Volunteer canal boat Infobox film name The Volunteer image TheVolunteerTradeAd.jpg image size 225px caption trade ad director Michael Powell director Michael Powell br Emeric Pressburger producer Michael Powell br Emeric Pressburger writer Michael Powell br Emeric Pressburger starring Ralph Richardson music Allan Gray composer Allan Gray cinematography Frederick Ford editing John Seabourne br Michael C. Chorlton distributor released film date 1944 1 10 df y runtime 24 minutes country Film UK language English budget gross The Volunteer 1944 is a short black and white Cinema of the United Kingdom British film by the filmmakers Powell and Pressburger Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger for the U.K. Ministry of Information. Made during World War II as recruitment propaganda for the Fleet Air Arm , volunteer numbers rose after its release. The films features actor Ralph Richardson starring in a West End theatre West End production of Othello . Pat McGrath actor Pat McGrath plays his dresser, who joins the Fleet Air Arm and becomes a war hero &ndash as famous as Richardson himself. British film stars Anna Neagle and Laurence Olivier make cameo appearance s, as does director Michael Powell and fellow British film director Anthony Asquith . External links http www.powell pressburger.org Reviews 43 Volunteer The Volunteer reviews and articles at the http www.powell pressburger.org Powell & Pressburger Pages IMDB title 0037439 Amg movie 120144 spacing, please do not remove Powell and Pressburger CinemaoftheUK Use dmy dates date September 2010 DEFAULTSORT Volunteer, The Category 1944 films Category Aviation films Category Black and white films Category British World War II propaganda films Category Denham films Category English language films Category Films by Powell and Pressburger Category British short films es The Volunteer ... more details
Infobox Military Award name Volunteer Officers Decoration image Image Volunteer Decoration UK ribbon.png caption Volunteer Decoration ribbon awarded by the United Kingdom type Military decoration eligibility Efficient and capable officers of the VolunteerForceGreatBritainVolunteerForce for Military service of twenty years eighteen for those serving in India campaign status Superseded by the Territorial Decoration description clasps post nominals V.D. established 1892 first award last award 1907 total posthumous recipients individual higher same lower related Volunteer Reserves Service Medal image2 caption2 The Volunteer Officers Decoration was created by Royal Warrant under command of Queen Victoria on 25 July 1892 ref http www.gazettes.co.uk ViewPDF.aspx?pdf 26311&geotype London&gpn 4303 Volunteer Officers Decoration Warrant London Gazette 29th July 1892 ref to reward efficient and capable Officer armed forces officers of the VolunteerForceGreatBritainVolunteerForce who had served for twenty years. In 1894 the decoration was introduced for officers of Volunteer Forces in India and the British Empire Colonies although in the case of India the length of qualifying service was reduced to eighteen years . Colonial and Indian officers were issued with different volunteer decorations from May, 1899. Their version had the letters VRI Queen Victoria Victoria Regina Imperatrix in place of the VR Queen Victoria Victoria Regina . The award of the Volunteer Decoration entitled the recipient to the use of the postnominal letters V.D. ref http www.gazettes.co.uk ViewPDF.aspx?pdf 33049&geotype London&gpn 3446 London Gazette 22nd May 1925 ref after their name. The award was superseded by the Territorial Decoration in 1908. See also Category Recipients of the Volunteer Decoration Sources http www.vac acc.gc.ca remembers sub.cfm?source collections cmdp mainmenu group11 vlsm Volunteer ... Army Category Long and Meritorious Service Medals of Britain and the Commonwealth odm ... more details
class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1744 in GreatBritain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1742 in GreatBritain 1742 1743 in GreatBritain 1743 1744 1745 in GreatBritain 1745 1746 in GreatBritain 1746 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1744 English cricket season Events from the year 1744 in Kingdom of GreatBritainGreatBritain . Incumbents Monarch George II of the United Kingdom King George II Prime Minister Henry Pelham , British Whig Party Whig Events 22 February 23 February War of the Austrian Succession British fleet defeated by a France Franco Spain Spanish fleet at the Battle of Toulon 1744 Battle of Toulon . ref name Pocket On This Day cite book title Penguin Pocket On This Day publisher Penguin Reference Library isbn 0 14 102715 0 year 2006 ref 27 February A Planned French Invasion of Britain 1744 planned French invasion of Britain fails when a violent storm partially wrecks the French invasion force. 4 March 15 March War of the Austrian Succession France declares war on Britain. ref name Cassell s Chronology cite book last Williams first Hywel title Cassell s Chronology of World History publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson year 2005 isbn 0 304 35730 8 pages 310 ref 3 October HMS Victory 1737 HMS ... February David Allan painter David Allan , painter died 1796 in GreatBritain 1796 19 May Charlotte of Mecklenburg Strelitz , queen of George III of GreatBritain died 1818 in the United Kingdom 1818 ... in the England 1673 18 October Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough , friend of Anne of GreatBritain Queen Anne born 1660 in England 1660 References Reflist See also GB year nav Category 1744 in GreatBritain ... 8 January 1745 War of the Austrian Succession The Quadruple Alliance of Britain, Austria , Saxony ... more details
s, 1994. ISBN 1 85753 099 3. refend Royal Air Force DEFAULTSORT Air Defence Of GreatBritain Category Royal Air Force commands Category Military units and formations established in 1925 Category Military ...Infobox Military Unit unit name Air Defence of GreatBritain image caption Command crest start date 1925 end date 1936 country flagicon UK United Kingdom allegiance branch Image Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg 23px Royal Air Force type Command military formation Command role Homeland Air Defence size command structure garrison Air Ministry , London 1925 1926 br Hillingdon House , Uxbridge 1926 1936 garrison label equipment equipment label nickname patron motto colors colors label march mascot battles anniversaries decorations battle honours Commanders current commander current commander label ceremonial chief ceremonial chief label colonel of the regiment colonel of the regiment label notable commanders Insignia identification symbol identification symbol label identification symbol 2 identification symbol 2 label Aircraft aircraft attack aircraft bomber aircraft electronic aircraft fighter aircraft interceptor aircraft recon aircraft patrol aircraft trainer aircraft transport The Air Defence of GreatBritain ADGB was a Royal Air Force RAF command comprising substantial Army and RAF elements responsible for the air defence of the British Isles. It lasted from 1925, following recommendations that the RAF take control of homeland air defence, and lasted until 1936 when it became RAF ... The RAF s Metropolitan Air Force, initially comprising 25 squadrons 9 fighter , soon expanding to 52 ... formed part time volunteer Royal Observer Corps Observer Corps . ADGB was organised into three ... of the Royal Air Force, Chapter 2, The Inter War Years, 1919 1939 ref In 1936, ADGB was abolished ... 7132 E8716B8C2DA98948.pdf A Short History of the Royal Air Force, Chapter 2, The Inter War Years, 1919 ... the formation of the RAF Second Tactical Air Force Second Tactical Air Force in 1943 and the still ... more details
class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1712 in GreatBritain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1710 in GreatBritain 1710 1711 in GreatBritain 1711 1712 1713 in GreatBritain 1713 1714 in GreatBritain 1714 Events from the year 1712 in Kingdom of GreatBritainGreatBritain . Incumbents Monarch Anne of GreatBritain Events 1 January War of the Spanish Succession Treaty of Utrecht Peace congress opens at Utrecht city Utrecht . 17 January Robert Walpole imprisoned in the Tower of London following charges of corruption. ref name Cassell s Chronology citebook last Williams first Hywel title Cassell s Chronology of World History location London publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson year 2005 isbn 0 304 35730 8 pages 293 294 ref 24 July War of the Spanish Succession At the Battle of Denain , the French defeat a combined Dutch Austrian force following the withdrawal of British troops. ref name PC cite book chapter 1712 title The People s Chronology editor Everett, Jason M. publisher Thomson Gale year 2006 ref 4 November Bandbox Plot Jonathan Swift foils an attempted ... 17 January John Stanley composer John Stanley , composer died 1786 in GreatBritain 1786 8 March John Fothergill physician John Fothergill , physician died 1780 in GreatBritain 1780 22 March Edward Moore dramatist Edward Moore , writer died 1757 in GreatBritain 1757 14 October George Grenville , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom died 1770 in GreatBritain 1770 21 October Sir James Denham Steuart, 4th Baronet , economist died 1780 in GreatBritain 1780 Richard Glover poet Richard Glover , poet died 1785 in GreatBritain 1785 Deaths 2 February Martin Lister , naturalist and physician born ... in GreatBritain ... creates the character of John Bull to represent Britain. ref name PC Castle Howard in North Yorkshire ... more details
Wiktionary volunteerVolunteer or Volunteers may refer to Tocright Volunteerism Volunteering , the practice of people working on behalf of others without being motivated by financial or material gain Volunteers of America , U.S. religious group working in social welfare Military volunteer , in some countries ... countries this means a reservist originally unpaid, thus volunteerVolunteer Irish republican Volunteer ... Pennsylvania sometimes known as the Black Boys Rebellion. Volunteer Infantry , a military home defence force raised as part of the British anti invasion preparations of 1803 1805 VolunteerForceGreatBritain , a British military home defence force from 1857 to 1908 Ships The Volunteer canal boat The Volunteer canal boat , a replica of a 19th century canal boat which operates on the Illinois and Michigan Canal at LaSalle, Illinois, in the United States USS Volunteer USS Volunteer , the name of more than one United States Navy ship Places Volunteer, North Carolina Volunteer Island , also called Starbuck Island, among the Line Islands of Kiribati Volunteer Park Seattle Volunteer Hotel , former pub in Balmain, Sydney, Australia Volunteer State Community College , community college located in Gallatin, Tennessee Sports Volunteer State Athletic Conference , a defunct Tennessee college conference Volunteer 500 , the original name of the Sharpie 500 NASCAR race Volunteer yacht , the winner ... album Volunteers film a 1985 comedy film starring John Candy and Tom Hanks Volunteer band , Ukrainian punk metal band Other Volunteer botany , a desirable plant that grows on its own, rather than being planted. Volunteer Decoration , awarded to officers of the VolunteerForce in the British Empire Volunteer Examiner Coordinator any organization approved for the administration of U.S. amateur radio license examinations. VoluntEARS , the term for Disney cast members who volunteer their time for charitable ... Volunteer Disambig de Freiwilliger es Voluntario ru ... more details
Volunteer Army may refer to Volunteer military White movement , the anti Bolshevik volunteer military during the Russian Civil War VolunteerForceGreatBritain , the British volunteer military mil unit dis ... more details
class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1760 in GreatBritain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1758 in GreatBritain 1758 1759 in GreatBritain 1759 1760 1761 in GreatBritain 1761 1762 in GreatBritain 1762 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1760 English cricket season Events from the year 1760 in Kingdom of GreatBritainGreatBritain . Incumbents Monarch George II of the United Kingdom George II to 25 October , George III of the United Kingdom George III Prime Minister Thomas Pelham Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne Duke of Newcastle , British Whig Party Whig Events 22 January Seven Years War At the Battle of Wandiwash in India , British general Sir Eyre Coote, KB Sir Eyre Coote is victorious over the France in the Seven Years War French under Marquis de Bussy Castelnau . ref name Cassell s Chronology cite book last Williams first Hywel title Cassell s Chronology of World History publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson year 2005 isbn 0 304 35730 8 pages 320 ref 15 February HMS Royal Katherine 1664 HMS Royal Katherine runs aground off Bolt Head , South Devon , with the loss of 699 lives. 21&ndash 26 February Seven Years War At the Battle of Carrickfergus 1760 Battle of Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland , a force ... George II of GreatBritain George II . ref name Cassell s Chronology Publications Geologist John Michell ... Earl Ferrers , murderer hanged born 1720 in GreatBritain 1720 25 October King George II of GreatBritain born 1683, Electorate of Hanover Hanover References Reflist See also GB year nav Category 1760 in GreatBritain ... and castle of Carrickfergus before retiring the force is defeated and Thurot killed in a naval ... N. A. M. title The Command of the Ocean A Naval History of Britain, 1649 1815 location London publisher ... more details
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