Worcestershire Militia

Worcestershire Militia
3rd & 4th Battalions, Worcestershire Regiment
5th & 6th Battalions, Worcestershire Regiment
Active1558 – 1 April 1953
CountryKingdom of England (1558–1707)
Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)
United Kingdom (1801–1953)
Branch Militia
RoleInfantry
Size2 battalions
Part ofWorcestershire Regiment
Garrison/HQWorcester
EngagementsFirst Siege of Worcester
Second Siege of Worcester
Battle of Worcester
Irish Rebellion of 1798
Second Boer War

The Worcestershire Militia was an auxiliary military force in the English county of Worcestershire. From their formal organisation as trained bands in 1558 until their final service as the Special Reserve, the Militia regiments of the county carried out internal security and home defence duties in all of Britain's major wars, seeing action during the English Civil Wars and the Second Boer War and finally training thousands of reinforcements during World War I. After a shadowy postwar existence they were formally disbanded in 1953.