Formation and Antecedents
The regiment was formed as part of the Childers Reforms on July 1, 1881 by the amalgamation of the 38th and 80th regiments of foot, which became the regular 1st and 2nd Battalions of the regiment. Militia and Rifle Volunteers of south Staffordshire were also incorporated in the new regiment. The battalions formed in 1881 were as follows:
- 1st Battalion: the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot, raised in Lichfield in 1705 as Colonel Luke Lillingstone's Regiment, numbered as the 38th in 1751, and received the subsidiary title of 1st Staffordshire in 1782.
- 2nd Battalion: the 80th (Staffordshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot, raised in 1793 by Lord William Henry Paget from members of the Staffordshire Militia.
- 3rd (Militia) Battalion: 1st Battalion (The King's Own) 1st Staffordshire Militia
- 4th (Militia) Battalion: 2nd Battalion (The King's Own) 1st Staffordshire Militia
- 1st Volunteer Battalion: 1st Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
- 2nd Volunteer Battalion: 3rd Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
- 3rd Volunteer Battalion: 4th Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
The reserve battalions of the regiment were reorganised in 1908 by the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907, with the two militia battalions becoming as the 3rd and 4th (Special Reserve) Battalions and the 2nd and 3rd Volunteer Battalions transferring to the Territorial Force as the 5th and 6th Battalions (TF). The 1st Volunteer Battalion became 1st North Midland Field Company, Royal Engineers, and ceased to be part of the regiment.
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