2nd or East Norfolk Militia 4th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment | |
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Active | 7 October 1758–15 July 1908 |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1758–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1908) |
Branch | Militia |
Role | Infantry |
Size | 1 Battalion |
Part of | Norfolk Regiment |
Garrison/HQ | Great Yarmouth |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Sir Armine Wodehouse, 5th Baronet John Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse John Wodehouse, 2nd Baron Wodehouse Sir Edmund Lacon, 3rd Baronet |
The East Norfolk Militia was an auxiliary military unit in the English county of Norfolk in East Anglia. First organised during the Seven Years' War it carried out internal security and home defence duties in all of Britain's major wars. It later became a battalion of the Norfolk Regiment, but was disbanded in 1908.