The VTC in Devon
I'm having difficulty in understanding the VTC.
K&K Vol 1 says:-
Devonshire Volunteer Regiment, Later 1st, 2nd, 3rd Volunteer Battalions, The Devonshire Regiment.
Exeter Volunteer Regiment, was later the 1st Volunteer battalion, The Devonshire Regiment.
Plymouth Volunteer Training Corps, was later the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment.
It appears that various small towns a villages also started their own independent units in 1914-15, were they lumped together to form the 3rd Volunteer Battalion? or was this made up of North Devon units in which case did Tiverton and Uffculme for example become part of their nearest Volunteer Battalion, The 1st at Exeter?
Below are 2 pictures of Uffculme VTC before and after they obtained their uniforms and a picture captioned Tiverton VTC, but as they are mostly wearing Devonshire Regiment shaped badges, possibly part of a later Volunteer Battalion?
Any thoughts and other pictures of the VTC in Devon welcome.
Rob.
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