by Tony Foran | Jan 7, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) is the oldest tank unit in the world, being formed by the British Army in 1916 during the Great War.[1] Today, it is the armoured regiment of the British Army’s 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade. Formerly known as the Tank...
by Tony Foran | Jan 7, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Cheshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales’ Division. The 22nd Regiment of Foot was raised by the Duke of Norfolk in 1689 and was able to boast an independent existence of over 300 years. The...
by Tony Foran | Jan 6, 2018 | Harley Davidson, Motorcycle
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (H-D), or Harley, is an American motorcycle manufacturer, founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1903. One of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression (along with Indian),[5] the company has survived numerous...
by Tony Foran | Jan 6, 2018 | Military
The New Zealand Army (Māori: Ngāti Tūmatauenga, “Tribe of the God of War”) is the land component of the New Zealand Defence Force and comprises around 4,500 Regular Force personnel, 2,000 Territorial Force personnel and 500 civilians. Formerly the New...
by Tony Foran | Jan 6, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being...
by Tony Foran | Jan 6, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Gloucestershire Regiment, commonly referred to as the Glosters, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 until 1994. It traced its origins to Colonel Gibson’s Regiment of Foot raised in 1694, which later became the 28th (North...
by Tony Foran | Jan 6, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as “The Gunners”, is the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises thirteen Regular Army Regiments,...
by Tony Foran | Jan 6, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Royal Green Jackets (RGJ) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, one of two “large regiments” within the Light Division (the other being The Light Infantry). History The Royal Green Jackets was formed on 1...
by Tony Foran | Jan 6, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military, Slide Silver
The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army and is one of the four regiments of the Queen’s Division. The regiment came into being following the amalgamation of various county regiments and thus can trace its lineage back...
by Tony Foran | Jan 6, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military, Slide Silver
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. It is highly regarded throughout the military, and especially the Army. It provides military engineering and other...
by Tony Foran | Jan 6, 2018 | Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Army, Military
The Canadian Army (French: Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. As of September 2013 the Army has 21,600 regular soldiers, about 24,000 reserve soldiers, and 5,000 rangers,...
by Tony Foran | Jan 6, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Scots Guards trace their origins back to 1642 when, by order of King Charles I, the regiment was raised by Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll for service in Ireland, and was known as the Marquis of Argyll’s Royal Regiment It spent a number of years...
by Tony Foran | Jan 6, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army and is one of the four regiments of the Queen’s Division. The regiment came into being following the amalgamation of various county regiments and thus can trace its lineage...
by Tony Foran | Jan 6, 2018 | Military, United States Military, United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest and most capable navy in the world, with the highest combined battle...
by Tony Foran | Jan 6, 2018 | Military, United States Army, United States Military
The United States Army (USA) is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States...
by Tony Foran | Jan 6, 2018 | Masonic, Masonic
Freemasonry or Masonry consists of fraternal organizations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons, which from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and...
