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Territorial Army

British  

noun

  1. Full name: Territorial and Volunteer Reserve.  (in Britain) a standing reserve army originally organized between 1907 and 1908

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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However, in 1939, with the country on the brink of war, Donnie joined the Territorial Army and was called up to fight.

From BBC Jan. 21, 2025

Prior to becoming an MP, he also worked as a chartered surveyor and served with the Territorial Army for five years.

From BBC Oct. 25, 2022

He set world records at 40 and 100 miles - to go with his Territorial Army 110-mile march record set in 1959.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2022

All of the confirmed dead were members of the volunteer Territorial Army, state chief minister N. Biren Singh said.

From Seattle Times Jun. 30, 2022

For almost a week we stayed like that, bunked up with various members of the Territorial Army.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff

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