Territorial Army

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component of the British Army military reserve force

The Territorial Army, now known as the Army Reserve, is the volunteer reserve component of the British Army made up of part-time soldiers who support regular forces in operations and training.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Territorial Army canonical	29
Army Reserve (United Kingdom)	6
British Army Reserve	6
British Army auxiliary forces	4
British Army reserve forces	1
British Army reserve structure	1
British Territorial Army	1
Territorial Army armoured units	1
Territorial Army elements of the Royal Welch Fusiliers	1
Territorial Army infantry divisions	1
Territorial Army medical units	1
Territorial Army regimental system	1
Territorial Force	1
Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of the British Army ⓘ military reserve force ⓘ
branch	British Army ⓘ
canBeMobilizedFor	national emergencies ⓘ overseas operations ⓘ
controlledBy	United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ surface form: Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
engagementType	voluntary enlistment ⓘ
established	1908 ⓘ
establishedBy	Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 ⓘ
garrison	various Army Reserve Centres across the United Kingdom ⓘ
governedBy	Reserve Forces Act 1996 (United Kingdom) ⓘ surface form: Reserve Forces Act 1996
hasAlternativeName	Army Reserve ⓘ surface form: Army Reserve (post‑2014 name) TA ⓘ
hasComponent	armoured units ⓘ artillery units ⓘ engineer units ⓘ infantry units ⓘ logistic units ⓘ medical units ⓘ signals units ⓘ
hasSuccessor	Territorial Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Army Reserve (United Kingdom)
isA	part-time military force ⓘ volunteer reserve component ⓘ
mottoType	varies by unit ⓘ
participatedIn	Cold War era deployments ⓘ World War I ⓘ surface form: First World War Iraq War ⓘ surface form: Iraq War (2003–2011) World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ surface form: War in Afghanistan (2001–2014)
partOf	British Army ⓘ
predecessor	Volunteer Force (United Kingdom) ⓘ Shropshire Yeomanry ⓘ surface form: Yeomanry
primaryFunction	augmentation of regular army on operations ⓘ home defence ⓘ
rebrandedAs	Territorial Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Army Reserve (United Kingdom)
rebrandingYear	2014 ⓘ
recruitmentBase	civilian population ⓘ
reorganizedAs	Territorial Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Army Reserve (United Kingdom) Territorial Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
role	provide trained individuals and units for operations ⓘ support regular British Army forces ⓘ support training of regular forces ⓘ
serviceStatus	part-time military service alongside civilian careers ⓘ
serviceType	part-time soldiers ⓘ
trainingStatus	trained soldiers liable for mobilization ⓘ
typicalCommitment	annual training camp ⓘ training on evenings and weekends ⓘ
uniform	same pattern as regular British Army with reserve insignia ⓘ

Referenced by (55)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Army Reserve → formerlyKnownAs → Territorial Army ⓘ

British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division → raisedFrom → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Territorial Force

British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division → raisedFrom → Territorial Army ⓘ

Military Training Act 1939 → serviceBranch → Territorial Army ⓘ

Regular Army → distinctFrom → Territorial Army ⓘ

51st (Highland) Division → associatedWith → Territorial Army ⓘ

Loyalist provincial corps → partOf → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Army auxiliary forces

21 SAS → partOf → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Army Reserve

Military history of the Territorial Army → mainSubject → Territorial Army ⓘ

Military history of the Territorial Army → describes → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Territorial Army infantry divisions

Military history of the Territorial Army → describes → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Territorial Army armoured units

Military history of the Territorial Army → describes → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Territorial Army medical units

Military history of the Territorial Army → covers → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Territorial Army regimental system

Military history of the Territorial Army → relatedTo → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Army Reserve (United Kingdom)

43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division → partOf → Territorial Army ⓘ

Territorial Army → hasSuccessor → Territorial Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Army Reserve (United Kingdom)

Territorial Army → reorganizedAs → Territorial Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve

Territorial Army → reorganizedAs → Territorial Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Army Reserve (United Kingdom)

Territorial Army → rebrandedAs → Territorial Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Army Reserve (United Kingdom)

SaBRE (Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers) → relatedTo → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Army Reserve (United Kingdom)

8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry → associatedWith → Territorial Army ⓘ

London Scottish Regiment → partOf → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Army Reserve

Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire Militia colonel → service → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Army auxiliary forces

Territorial Force → replacedBy → Territorial Army ⓘ

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars → servedIn → Territorial Army ⓘ

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars → partOf → Territorial Army ⓘ

North Riding of Yorkshire militia → partOf → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Army auxiliary forces

West Riding militia → partOf → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Army auxiliary forces

Shropshire Yeomanry → partOf → Territorial Army ⓘ

Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham → militaryUnit → Territorial Army ⓘ

London Guards → service → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Army Reserve

52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division → partOf → Territorial Army ⓘ

23 SAS Regiment → service → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Army Reserve

51st (Highland) Infantry Division → associatedWith → Territorial Army ⓘ

Holcombe Moor → usedBy → Territorial Army ⓘ

Royal Welsh → formedByMergerOf → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Territorial Army elements of the Royal Welch Fusiliers

Efficiency Decoration → usedBy → Territorial Army ⓘ

153rd (Leicestershire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery → force → Territorial Army ⓘ

129th Infantry Brigade → militaryBranch → Territorial Army ⓘ

94th (Dorset and Hampshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery → partOf → Territorial Army ⓘ

59th (Wessex) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery → allegiance → Territorial Army ⓘ

59th (Wessex) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery → service → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Territorial Army

112th (Wessex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery → allegiance → Territorial Army ⓘ

Reserve Forces Act 1980 → appliesTo → Territorial Army ⓘ

Reserve Forces Act 1980 → hasEffectOn → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Army reserve structure

56th (London) Infantry Division → partOf → Territorial Army ⓘ

TA → standsFor → Territorial Army ⓘ

Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 → relatedTo → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Army Reserve (United Kingdom)

Volunteer Force (United Kingdom) → partOf → Territorial Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Army reserve forces