Regiments in Pembroke Dock
compiled by Mr Ron Watts.©
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Llanion Barracks was completed and handed over to the military in 1904, during that yea
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others before it, was to house a battalion of 1,000 infantry.
1905 2nd Battalion,
Duke of Edinburgh's Wiltshire Regiment
arrived in the garrison
(The Springers)
relieving the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry,
billeted at Bush Camp.
The Wiltshire’s were officially the first
regiment to occupy the new Barracks.
1911 2nd Battalion, The Welsh Regiment arrived on their fifth tour marching into
(The Old Agamemnons)
Llanion Barracks from where, later in the year
they were ordered to Liverpool to assist the
civil powers during the national rail strike.
1914 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Kings Liverpool Regiment
1914
3rd (Reserve) Battalion Kings Shropshire Light Infantry An hour later the
KSLI moved in with them.
1915 Kings Liverpool Regiment
formed at Llanion Barracks on August 17th
(The Leather hats)
1919 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Welsh Regiment. The first Btn. consisted of just 5
(The invalids) and (The Old Agamemnons)
Officers and 35 men.
1922 2nd Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers, Their band played at the opening of the
(The Nanny Goats)
1940 77 (Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry) Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
(The Gunners)
A note of interest here shows that Arthur
Lowe known today as Captain Mannering
in the television series Dad's Army served
with the 77th at Llanion Barracks.
1940 138 Heavy AckAck Regiment Royal Artillery (TA), shared with the 77 (Duke of
(The Gunners)
Lancaster's Own Yeomanry) Medium
Regiment,
1941 10th and 11th Battalions of the Durham Light Infantry with elements of the
(The Faithful Durhams)
Tyne Side Scottish arrived from Iceland
on Christmas eve
1942 41st Commando Royal Marine Light Infantry reorganised at Llanion Barracks
(The Jollies)
on the 10th October, once formed it re
designated to 'B' Commando Royal
Marine.
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1943 US 110 Regiment of the 28 (Keystone) Infantry Division accompanied by their
(Keystone)
engineers from the (Rainbow) Division
1949 144 Battery of 56 Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery
(The Gunners)
1952 138 Battery Royal Artillery
leaving in 1955. Sharing with 408
(The Gunners)
1953 408 Coast Regiment Royal Artillery (Pembroke) (TA)
(The Heavies)
1954 1st Battalion The Welsh Regiment
under command of Colonel Cowie DSO
(The Invalids)
1957 22 Light Ack Ack Regiment Royal Artillery (Welsh Gunners)
(The Gunners)
1962 42 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
under the command of Lieutenant Colonel
(The Gunners)
Norman Walker OBE MC
1965 37 Guided Weapons Regiment, Royal Artillery
(The Gunners)
1967 The Garrison Closed
Italics are regimental nicknames
to garrison the town.
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Memorial Park, 2nd May 1925
1926 2nd Battalion East Lancashire Regiment
(The Triple Xs)
1929 1st Battalion the Essex Regiment
(The Little Fighting Fours)
1933 2nd Battalion The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
(Elegant Extracts)
1937 2nd Battalion The Kings Shropshire Light Infantry
(Elegant Extracts)
1939 2nd Battalion The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) the most senior infantry regiment
(The Resurrectionists)
