The King's and Cheshire Regiment was a regiment of the British Territorial Army, with HQ in Warrington, Cheshire.
The regiment was the territorial battalion of the regular King's Regiment and Cheshire Regiment. The companies of the battalion were located in Warrington, Liverpool, Manchester and Crewe (detachment in Northwich).
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