Territorial Army

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Territorial Army

(Military) (in Britain) a standing reserve army originally organized between 1907 and 1908. Full name: Territorial and Volunteer Reserve

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Territorial Army - British unit of nonprofessional soldiers organized for the defense of Great Britain

yeomanry - a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army

territorial reserve, territorial - a territorial military unit

territorial - nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit

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Territorial Army

n (Brit) → Territorialheer nt

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Territorial Army

n (Brit) → Milizia Territoriale

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Summary: New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): India wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni will carry out patrolling and guard duties with troops during his 15-day stint with a Territorial Army battalion in the Kashmir Valley starting from July 31.

Dhoni to perform guard duties, patrolling with troops during Army training

The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) today refuted a Facebook posting and a report in a Tamil daily alleging that the ministry had agreed to recruit all 75 Indian youths trained by the Territorial Army even though 60 of them did not meet the requirements.

Mindef refutes report subpar Indian youths recruited into Territorial Army

And the voice of the sixth Duke of Westminster, who rose to the rank of Major General with the Territorial Army, can also be heard in this poignant video.

Listen to Duke of Westminster speaking on a subject close to his heart; The 27-year-old duke is proud of his late father's legacy in backing a national rehabilitation centre

John, one of five siblings, was in the Territorial Army when he signed up to the Royal Navy in 1934 at 17, serving on HMS Courageous and the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal.

Army, Navy, Police and Fire Service veteran hits 100; Oh, and John was a traffic warden too

MEMBERS of the Cleveland Cadet Band joined the Royal Signals Northern Band to march through Middlesbrough town centre to raise awareness about the Territorial Army.

TEN YEARS AGO..

A PAINTER and decorator who served in ER and decorator who served in Iraq with the Territorial Army will be joining collectors in the town for this year's Royal British Legion (RBL) Poppy Appeal.

'TIMETOREMEMBER COMRADES' ' Iraq veteran John backs Legion appeal

A GROUP of school friends from South Wales who joined the Territorial Army together in the 1960s have met for the first time in 40 years.

School friends who joined TAs together are reunited

Sources said the soldiers are from Territorial Army centres in Belfast, Portadown, Armagh, Enniskillen, Newtownards and Ballymena.

TA forces in Afghan operation

TERRITORIAL Army soldiers who served in Iraq were honoured by the Prince of Wales yesterday in the grounds of his private Scottish home.

Charles honours our Territorial troops

COVENTRY nurse Liz Colley is flying off to Iraq in the new year - after being called up by the Territorial Army.

Nurse Liz is off to serve in war zone; MEDICINE: First operational tour after 20 years with the Territorial Army

Members of the Cleveland Cadet Band joined the Royal Signals Northern Band to march through Middlesbrough town centre as part of a special event to raise awareness about the Territorial Army.