▁North ▁West ▁Europe ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 – 4 5 . ▁It ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁T A ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁Vol unte er ▁Force ▁An ▁invasion ▁sc are ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Vol unte er ▁Force ▁and ▁huge ▁enthus ias m ▁for ▁joining ▁local ▁R if le ▁Vol unte er ▁Corps ▁( R VC s ). ▁The ▁Tower ▁Ham lets ▁area ▁of ▁East ▁London ▁was ▁no ▁exception . ▁The ▁first ▁R VC ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁short - l ived , ▁but ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Tower ▁Ham lets ▁R VC ▁formed ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁at ▁Dal ston ▁soon ▁had ▁seven ▁companies : ▁ ▁No ▁ 1 ▁Company ▁at ▁H ack ney ▁ ▁No ▁ 2 ▁Company ▁at ▁Dal ston ▁ ▁No ▁ 3 ▁Company ▁at ▁Bow ▁ ▁N os ▁ 4 , ▁ 5 ▁& ▁ 6 ▁Comp an ies ▁at ▁Pop lar ▁and ▁L ime house ▁ ▁No ▁ 7 ▁Company ▁at ▁Cla pton ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁the ▁H Q ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁South ▁H ack ney . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁officers ▁was ▁Captain ▁Joseph ▁d ' A gu ilar ▁Sam uda , ▁a ▁Th ames - side ▁ship builder . ▁ ▁Similarly , ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Tower ▁Ham lets ▁R VC ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁at ▁St ▁Leonard ' s , ▁Sh ored itch , ▁initially ▁with ▁five ▁companies