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Royal Tank Regiment

by | 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...

Cheshire Regiment

by | 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...

Grenadier Guards

by | 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...

Gloucestershire Regiment

by | 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...