joined 68th (2nd Welsh) Division and remained in the UK; disbanded in April 1919 3/2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment – see 3/1st Bn 1/3rd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment – part of 53rd (Welsh) Division; joined 28th Division on Western Front May 1915; to 49th (West Riding) Division as pioneer battalion September 1915; nrken up and drafted to 1/1st and 1/2nd Bns August 1916 2/3rd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment – formed in September 1914 at Abergavenny; joined 68th (2nd Welsh) Division and remained in the UK; disbanded August 1917. 4th Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment – formed in 1916 as 48th Provisional Battalion from home service personnel of the Monmouthshire and Herefordshire Regiments; became 4th Monmouths January 1917; remained in the UK for the duration of the war Interwar After demobilisation the SR battalions (renamed Militia in 1921) remained on the Army List but were inactive; they were finally disbanded in 1953. The TF was reformed in 1920 and was reorganised as the Territorial Army (TA) in 1921–22: 1st (Rifle) Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (TA) – converted to searchlight role in 1938 and transferred to Royal Artillery as 68th (Monmouthshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment in 1940 2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (TA) 3rd Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire Battalion (TA) – formed in 1922 when the Brecknockshire Battalion was absorbed by the 3rd Battalion, Monmouthshires; subtitle dropped when new Brecknockshire Battalion formed 1939 World War II Just before the outbreak of World War II the TA was doubled in size and battalions formed duplicates. There was also a number of war-formed units: South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion – reduced to cadre in Cyprus August 1942, most of the unit having been taken prisoner or becoming casualties with 10th Indian Division in the Western Desert Campaign (see 4th Monmouth below) 2nd Battalion– served in the Norwegian campaign, landed on D-Day and served through the North West Europe campaign 5th (Home Defence) Battalion (TA) – formed 1939 from National Defence Companies; converted to infantry 1941 as 30th Battalion 6th Battalion – formed 1940, transferred to Royal Armoured Corps as 158th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps 1942; reverted to infantry as 6th Battalion 1943 and served in Burma 7th Battalion – converted from 50th (Holding) Battalion 1940; transferred to Royal Artillery as 90th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 1941 and served with 1st Division in Tunisia and Italy 30th Battalion (TA) – converted from 5th (HD) Battalion 1941; disbanded 1943 50th (Holding) Battalion – formed 1940, converted