by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (or PWRR, also known as ‘the Tigers’) is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen’s Division, and second only in line infantry order of precedence to the...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King’s Division. It was created in 1958 by the amalgamation of the West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) (14th Foot) and the East...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The King’s Own Royal Border Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1959 until 2006, and was part of the King’s Division. It was formed at Barnard Castle on 1 October 1959 through the amalgamation of the King’s Own...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The King’s Own Scottish Borderers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. On 28 March 2006 the regiment was amalgamated with the Royal Scots, the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret’s Own Glasgow and...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. History The regiment was formed on 9 June 1959 after defence cuts implemented in the late 1950s saw the amalgamation of the Royal Berkshire...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (King’s, Lancashire and Border) (LANCS) is an infantry regiment of the line within the British Army. It recruits throughout the North West of England. History The regiment’s formation was announced on 16 December 2004...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Gordon Highlanders was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed for 113 years, from 1881 until 1994, when it was amalgamated with the Queen’s Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) to form the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)....
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King’s Division.In 1702 Colonel George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, was authorised to raise a new regiment, which he did in and...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Women’s Royal Army Corps (WRAC; sometimes pronounced acronymically as /ˈræk/, a term unpopular with its members) was the corps to which all women in the British Army except medical, dental and veterinary officers and chaplains (who belonged to the same corps...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Royal Welch Fusiliers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales’ Division. It was founded in 1689 to oppose James II and to take part in the imminent war with France. The regiment was numbered as the 23rd Regiment...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the corps of the British Army responsible for the policing of army service personnel, and for providing a military police presence both in the UK and while service personnel are deployed overseas on operations and exercises. Members...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Royal Pioneer Corps was a British Army combatant corps used for light engineering tasks. It was formed in 1939 and amalgamated into the Royal Logistic Corps in 1993. Pioneer units performed a wide variety of tasks in all theatres of war, including...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own Yorkshire Regiment), frequently known as the Yorkshire Regiment until the 1920s, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, in the King’s Division. Raised in 1688, it served under various...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals – abbreviated to R SIGNALS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signals units are among the first into action, providing the battlefield communications and information...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, which is recruited from five of the counties that formed the ancient kingdom of Mercia. Known as ‘The Heart of...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Light Division. History The regiment was formed on 10 July 1968 as a large regiment by the amalgamation of the four remaining light infantry regiments of the Light Infantry Brigade...
