Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps
The Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps (BVRC) was created in 1894 as a reserve for the Regular Army infantry component of the Bermuda Garrison. Renamed the Bermuda Rifles in 1951, it was amalgamated into the Bermuda Regiment in 1965.
| The Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps | |
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Badges of the Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps (left), the Bermuda Rifles (as the BVRC was retitled between 1951 and 1965, right), the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment (top), and its successor, the Royal Anglian Regiment (bottom-centre) | |
| Active | 1894–1965 |
| Country | Bermuda (United Kingdom overseas territory) |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Rifle regiment |
| Size | Three rifle companies |
| Garrison/HQ | Bermuda Garrison |
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