The Territorial Auxiliary and Volunteer Reserve Associations were formed in 1908 under the provisions of the
Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
The Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 ('' 7 Edw. 7, c.9'') was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed the auxiliary forces of the British Army by transferring existing Volunteer and Yeomanry units into a new Territori ...
to provide local support to the Territorial Force in the United Kingdom.
There were originally 104
County Territorial Associations, one for each county. The Lord Lieutenant of each county was ex-officio president of their Association. In 1922 the title was changed to Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Association when the Auxiliary Air Force was formed. In 1967 the County Associations were amalgamated into 14 Associations.
Under the
Reserve Forces Act 1996 they were renamed
Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations in 1999.
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Military of the United Kingdom