Huntingdonshire Rifles

The Huntingdonshire Militia, later the Huntingdonshire Rifles, was an auxiliary military force in the county of Huntingdonshire in the East Midlands of England. From their formal organisation as Trained Bands in 1558 the Militia of Huntingdonshire served during times of international tension and Britain's major wars. They provided internal security and home defence, relieving regular troops from routine garrison duties, and acting as a source of trained officers and men for the Regular Army. The regiment later became a battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, and trained thousands of reservists and recruits during World War I. It maintained a shadowy existence until final disbandment in 1953.