Territorial Army

WW1

In WW1, Hastings provided two territorial battalions that saw service; the 1/5th Battalion and the 2/5th. Brief details of their service are below:-

1/5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion
August 1914 : in Hastings. Army Troops attached to Home Counties Division.
Moved to France in early 1915.
21 February 1915 : came under command of 2nd Brigade in 1st Division.
20 August 1915 : transferred as Pioneer Battalion to 48th (South Midland) Division.
November 1917 : moved with the Division to Italy.

2/5th (Cinque Ports) Battalions
Formed at Hastings in September 1914 as home service (“second line”) unit.
Absorbed by the 3rd-Line Battalions in September 1915, which was then renamed 2/5th Bns.
8 April 1916 : renamed 5th Reserve Bns; eventually 5th was absorbed, into 4th Reserve Bn.
Was at Tunbridge Wells in September 1916.