| New Bridge Street drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Truro | |
 New Bridge Street drill hall | |
  New Bridge Street drill hall Location in Cornwall | |
| Coordinates | 50°15′49″N5°02′54″W / 50.26361°N 5.04820°W Coordinates: 50°15′49″N5°02′54″W / 50.26361°N 5.04820°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | Late 19th century |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | Late 19th century – 1960 |
The New Bridge Street drill hall is a former military installation in Truro, Cornwall.
The building was designed as the headquarters of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and was completed in the late 19th century. [1] [2] The unit evolved to become the 4th Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in 1908. [3] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to India. [4]
After the battalion amalgamated with the 5th Battalion to form the 4th/5th Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry at Truro in 1921, [3] the amalgamated unit moved to the Armoury in Pydar Street. [5] [6] The drill hall became surplus to requirements and was decommissioned and converted for retail use. [7]
The Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Light Division.
The Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry (SCLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in October 1959 by the merger of the Somerset Light Infantry and the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, and was itself merged with three other regiments of the Light Infantry Brigade in 1968 to form The Light Infantry.
The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five Regular and three Reserve battalions, plus a number of companies in other Army Reserve battalions. Each battalion of The Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light Division. Since formation the regiment has been involved in combat operations, first in the later stages of the Iraq War and in the War in Afghanistan.
The 130th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army. During World War I the brigade served in British India throughout the war and did not see service together as a complete unit. In World War II served in North-western Europe from June 1944 to May 1945.
The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1959.
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