The Childers Reforms restructured the infantry regiments of the British army. The Infantry is the oldest and most numerous of the Combat Arms in the Armed forces, and consists A regiment is a Military unit, composed of a variable number of Battalions – commanded by a Colonel. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. They were undertaken by Secretary of State for War Hugh Childers in 1881, and were a continuation of the earlier Cardwell reforms. The position of Secretary of State for War, commonly called War Secretary, was a British Cabinet -level position first applied to Henry Dundas Hugh Culling Eardley Childers ( 25 June 1827 &ndash 29 January 1896) was a British and Australian Liberal Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Cardwell Reforms refer to a series of reforms of the British Army undertaken by Secretary of State for War (and former soldier Edward Cardwell between
The reorganisation was brought into effect by General Order 41/1881, issued on 1 May 1881, amended by G. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common O. 70/1881 dated 1 July, which created a network of multi-battalion regiments. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. A battalion is a Military unit of around 500-1500 men usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel In England, Wales and Scotland, each regiment was to have two regular or "line" battalions and two militia battalions. In Ireland, there were to be two line and three militia battalions. This was done by renaming the numbered regiments of foot and county militia regiments. In addition the various corps of rifle volunteers were to be designated as volunteer battalions. Each of these regiments was linked by headquarters location and territorial name to its "Regimental District". The reforms came into effect on 1 July. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song.
From 1881 regimental seniority numbers were officially abolished and battalions came to be known by their number within the regiment and the regimental district name. A battalion is a Military unit of around 500-1500 men usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel Unofficially, the regiments were still referred to by their numbers by their officers and men, as tradition and a point of pride, and several regiments such as "The Buffs", The Cameron Highlanders, and "The Black Watch", lobbied to keep their distinct names as part of their battalion titles.
In practice, it was not always possible to apply the scheme strictly: the Cameron Highlanders initially had only one regular battalion, while several regiments had more or fewer militia regiments than envisaged in the initial scheme. In addition, the Rifle Brigade and King's Royal Rifle Corps had no regimental districts, and their affiliated militia and volunteer battalions were selected not on a territorial basis, but due to their "rifle" traditions. This structure lasted until 1948, when every regiment of line infantry had its regular battalions cut to one, with only the three original Guards Division regiments retaining two regular battalions. Infantry of the Line or Line Infantry refers to the soldiers forming the bulk of any dismounted force as distinct from Guards, Light infantry and more The Guards Division is an administrative unit of the British Army responsible for the administration of the regiments of Foot Guards.
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Standardisation of uniforms and colours
An attempt was also made to have the facings of uniforms standardised: English and Welsh regiments would have white facings, Irish regiments would wear green facings, Scottish regiments would have yellow facings, and royal regiments would have dark blue facings. Officers' uniforms had lace in distinctive national patterns: rose pattern for England and Wales, thistle for Scotland and shamrock for Ireland. In the case of regular battalions the lace was gold, while that of the militia battalions was silver. There were also attempts to assimilate regimental insignia and remove "tribal" uniform distinctions. This was less successful, as regimental tribalism and tradition forced a national outcry.
In 1890, The Buffs succeeded in being allowed to resume the wearing of buff facings. Within a few years, a number of other regiments had replaced white facings with traditional colours. After 1935, the ruling on blue facings for royal regiments effectively lapsed. In that year, in celebration of his silver jubilee, King George V designated three regiments as royal. A Silver Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 25th anniversary In each case, they were "permitted to retain their present facings". [1] In 1939 The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, who had worn blue facings since 1881, were issued buff regimental colours "by request and gracious permission". [2] Again in 1946 three infantry regiments were designated as "royal" for services in the Second World War. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Of these, only the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment replaced its (white) facings with blue. [3]
Regiments created
| Original title | Changes | Regular battalions | Militia battalions | Volunteer battalions | Regimental district | Facings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) | 1921: The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)[4] | 1st, or The Royal Scots Regiment (2 battalions) | The Edinburgh (or Queen's) Regiment of Light Infantry Militia |
City of Edinburgh Rifle Volunteer Brigade 2nd Midlothian (Midlothian and Peebles-shire) Rifle Volunteer Corps |
Berwickshire†, City of Edinburgh, County of Edinburgh, Haddingtonshire, Linlithgowshire | Blue |
| The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) | 1921: The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)[4] | 2nd (Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | 2nd Royal Surrey Militia | 2nd Surrey RVC 4th Surrey RVC |
Part of Surrey (including Bermondsey, Croydon, Guildford and Southwark) | Blue |
| The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) | 1935: The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)[5] | 3rd (East Kent, The Buffs) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | East Kent Militia A new 4th Battalion was also formed |
2nd Kent (East Kent) RVC 5th Kent (Weald of Kent) RVC |
Part of Kent (including Ashford, Canterbury, Dover and Ramsgate) | White, changed to buff in 1890[6] |
| The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) | 1921: The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)[4] | 4th (King's Own Royal) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | 1st Royal Lancashire Militia (Duke of Lancaster's Own) (2 battalions) | 10th Lancashire RVC | Part of Lancashire (including Barrow-in-Furness, Lancaster, Morecambe and Ulverston) | Blue |
| The Northumberland Fusiliers | 1935: The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers[5] | 5th (Northumberland) (Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | The Northumberland Light Infantry Militia | 1st Northumberland (Northumberland and Berwick-on-Tweed) RVC 2nd Northumberland RVC |
Northumberland (including Berwick-upon-Tweed) | White, changed to gosling green in 1899 |
| The Royal Warwickshire Regiment | 1963: The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers | 6th (Royal 1st Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | 1st Warwickshire Militia 2nd Warwickshire Militia |
1st Warwickshire (Birmingham) RVC 2nd Warwickshire RVC |
Warwickshire | Blue |
| The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) | 7th (Royal Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | Royal London Militia 3rd or Royal Westminster Middlesex (Light Infantry) Militia |
1st Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteer Brigade Originally the 5th Middlesex RVC, 9th Middlesex RVC and 22nd Middlesex RVC, reallocated to King's Royal Rifle Corps 1882/3 |
City of London, part of Middlesex (the Tower division, Bloomsbury and Westminster) | Blue | |
| The Liverpool Regiment | 1881: The King's (Liverpool Regiment) | 8th (the King's) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | 2nd Royal Lancashire Militia (Duke of Lancaster's Own Rifles) | 1st Lancashire RVC Liverpool Rifle Brigade (5th Lancashire RVC) |
Part of Lancashire (including Bootle, Liverpool and Southport) and the Isle of Man | Blue |
| The Norfolk Regiment | 1935: The Royal Norfolk Regiment[5] | 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | 1st or West Norfolk Militia 2nd or East Norfolk Militia |
1st Norfolk (City of Norwich) RVC 2nd Norfolk RVC |
Norfolk | White, changed to yellow in 1905 |
| The Lincolnshire Regiment | 1946:The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment[7] | 10th (North Lincoln) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | Royal North Lincolnshire Militia Royal South Lincolnshire Militia |
1st Lincolnshire RVC 2nd Lincolnshire RVC |
Lincolnshire | White, changed to royal blue in 1946 and to blue in 1949[7][8] |
| The Devonshire Regiment | 11th (North Devon) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | 1st or East Devon Militia 2nd or South Devon Militia |
1st Devonshire (Exeter and South Devon) RVC 2nd Devonshire Rifle Volunteers (Prince of Wales's) |
Devon | White, changed to Lincoln green in 1905 | |
| The Suffolk Regiment | 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | West Suffolk Militia Cambridgeshire Militia |
1st Suffolk RVC 6th Suffolk (West Suffolk) RVC |
Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, also Huntingdonshire until 1900‡ | White, changed to yellow in 1899 | |
| Prince Albert's Light Infantry (Somersetshire Regiment) | 1882: The Prince Albert's (Somersetshire Light Infantry) 1912: Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) |
13th (1st Somersetshire) (Prince Albert's Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | 1st Somersetshire Light Infantry Militia 2nd Somersetshire Light Infantry Militia |
1st Somersetshire RVC 2nd Somersetshire RVC |
Somerset | Blue |
| The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) |
1921: The West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own)[4] | 14th (Buckinghamshire) (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | 2nd West York Light Infantry Militia 4th West York Militia |
1st Yorkshire, West Riding RVC 3rd Yorkshire, West Riding RVC |
Part of the West Riding of Yorkshire (including Bradford, Harrogate, Leeds and Ripon) and the county and city of York | White, changed to buff in 1900[9] |
| The East Yorkshire Regiment | 1935: The East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own)[5] | 15th (York, East Riding) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | East York Militia | 1st Yorkshire, East Riding, RVC 2nd Yorkshire, East Riding, RVC |
East Riding of Yorkshire | White |
| The Bedfordshire Regiment | 1919: The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment[10] | 16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | Bedfordshire Light Infantry Militia Hertfordshire Militia |
1st Hertfordshire RVC 2nd Hertfordshire RVC 1st Bedfordshire RVC |
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire; also Huntingdonshire 1900 - 1908‡ | White |
| The Leicestershire Regiment | 1946: The Royal Leicestershire Regiment[7] | 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | Leicestershire Militia | 1st Leicestershire RVC | Leicestershire and Rutland | White, changed to pearl grey in 1931[11] |
| The Royal Irish Regiment | Disbanded 1922[12] | 18th (The Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | Wexford Militia 2nd or North Tipperary Light Infantry Militia |
N/A | County Kilkenny, County Tipperary, County Waterford and County Wexford | Blue |
| The Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) | 1902: Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) 1921: The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment)[4] |
19th (1st York, North Riding) (Princess of Wales's Own) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | 5th West York Militia North York Rifles |
1st Yorkshire (North Riding) RVC 2nd Yorkshire (North Riding) RVC |
North Riding of Yorkshire | White, changed to grass green in 1899 |
| The Lancashire Fusiliers | 20th (East Devonshire) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | 7th Royal Lancashire Militia | 8th Lancashire RVC 12th Lancashire RVC |
part of Lancashire (including Bury, Middleton, Radcliffe, Rochdale and Salford) | White | |
| The Royal Scots Fusiliers | 21st (Royal Scots Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | Dumfries, Roxburgh, Kirkcudbright and Selkirk (Scottish Borderers) Militia[13] Royal Ayrshire and Wigton Rifles (The Prince Regent's Own) |
1st Ayrshire RVC 2nd Ayrshire RVC |
Ayrshire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire, also Dumfriesshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire until 1887† | Blue | |
| The Cheshire Regiment | 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | 1st Royal Cheshire Light Infantry Militia 2nd Royal Cheshire Militia |
1st Cheshire RVC 2nd (Earl of Chester's) Cheshire RVC |
Cheshire | White, changed to buff in 1904 | |
| The Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 1920: The Royal Welch Fusiliers[14] | 23rd (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | Royal Denbigh and Merioneth Rifles Royal Carnarvon Rifle Corps |
1st Denbighshire RVC 1st Flintshire and Carnarvonshire RVC |
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Dover is a town and major ferry port in the county of Kent, England. Ramsgate is a seaside town on the Isle of Thanet in east Kent, England. The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster was an Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised on July 13, 1680 Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and Seaport in Cumbria, England. Lancaster (pronounced ˈlæŋˌkæstə or ˈlænˌkæstə is a City in Lancashire, England. Morecambe is a resort town within the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. Ulverston is a Market town in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria in north-west England. The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was one of England's premier county Regiments and can trace its ancestry back to the year 1674 Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west Berwick-upon-Tweed ( ˈbɛrɪk- ( Scots: Berwick or historically South Berwick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers, previously titled the 6th Regiment of Foot and The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, was an Infantry Regiment of Geography Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army. For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The Tower Division was a liberty, a historical form of local government in the ancient county of Middlesex, England. Bloomsbury is an area of central London in the south of the London Borough of Camden, developed by the Russell family in the 17th and 18th centuries into Westminster is an area of Central London, within the City of Westminster. The King's Regiment (Liverpool was one of the oldest Infantry Regiments of the British Army, having been formed in 1685 and numbered as the 8th Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Bootle is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Southport is a seaside town on the Irish Sea coast situated within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in England, UK. The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical The Royal Norfolk Regiment, originally formed as the Norfolk Regiment, was an infantry Regiment of the British Army. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment was raised on June 20, 1685 as the Earl of Bath's Regiment for its first Colonel John Granville 1st Earl of Bath Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. The Devonshire Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army. Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name The Suffolk Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Army with a history dating back to 1685 History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. History The earliest English settlers in the district were the Gyrwas, an East Anglian tribe who early in the 6th century worked their way up the Ouse and the Cam The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county The West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own (14th Foot was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army. The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. Harrogate (or Harrogate Spa) is a large wealthy Spa town in North Yorkshire, England. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England Ripon is a Cathedral city, Market town and Civil parish within the Borough of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England. York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The East Yorkshire Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised in 1685 The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (known as The Bedfordshire Regiment until 1919 was an Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Army Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of History The earliest English settlers in the district were the Gyrwas, an East Anglian tribe who early in the 6th century worked their way up the Ouse and the Cam The Royal Leicestershire Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Army, with a history going back to 1688 Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics Rutland is a county of mainland England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by County Kilkenny ( is a landlocked county in Ireland. The county takes its name from the city of Kilkenny and has a population of 87558 County Tipperary (Contae Thiobraid Árann is a County in Ireland situated in the Province of Munster. County Waterford (Contae Phort Láirge is a County in the province of Munster on the south coast of Ireland. County Wexford (Contae Loch Garman is a maritime county in the southeast of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. The Green Howards (Alexandra Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division The North Riding of Yorkshire was one of the three historic subdivisions of the English county of Yorkshire, alongside the East and West The Lancashire Fusiliers was a British Infantry Regiment that was amalgamated with other Fusilier regiments in 1968 to form the Royal Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, north-northwest of the city of Manchester, west-southwest of Middleton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. Radcliffe is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. Rochdale is a large Market town in Greater Manchester, England Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. The Royal Scots Fusiliers was a Regiment of the British Army. Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲiɾʲˈaːɾʲ is a Registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright (kɚˈkuːbriː Siorrachd Chille Chuithbheirt in Gaelic) or Kirkcudbrightshire (kɚˈkuːbriːʃɚ was formerly a The County of Wigtown, or Wigtownshire ( Gaelic: Siorrachd Bhaile na h-Uige) is a Registration county in the south west of Scotland Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries ( Siorrachd Dhùn Phris in Gaelic) is a Registration county of Scotland. Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh is a Registration county of Scotland. Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk ( Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Shalcraig) is a Registration county of Scotland. The Cheshire Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. The Royal Welch Fusiliers were a Regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. History There are numerous Megalithic monuments and Menhirs present on Anglesey testifying to the presence of mankind in prehistory Caernarfonshire (Sir Gaernarfon sometimes also spelt as Caernarvonshire and Carnarvonshire, is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative Formation The present principal area was formed on April 1, 1996, under the Local Government (Wales Act 1994, from various parts of the county History The current administrative area of Flintshire (a Unitary authority) came into existence in 1996 when the former Administrative county of Clwyd Merionethshire (Meirionnydd Sir Feirionnydd is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, and a former administrative county Montgomeryshire, also known as Maldwyn (Sir Drefaldwyn is one of thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. [15] | Blue |
| The South Wales Borderers | 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | Royal South Wales Borderers Militia (Royal Radnor and Brecknock Rifles) Royal Montgomery Rifles |
1st Brecknockshire RVC 1st Monmouthshire RVC |
Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire, also Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire until 1908. The South Wales Borderers was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army. Brecknockshire (Sir Frycheiniog also known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon is one of thirteen historic counties Monmouthshire, also known as the County of Monmouth (Sir Fynwy is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county Montgomeryshire, also known as Maldwyn (Sir Drefaldwyn is one of thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. Radnorshire (Sir Faesyfed is one of thirteen ancient and former administrative counties of Wales. [15] | White, changed to grass green in 1905 | |
| The King's Own Borderers | 1887: The King's Own Scottish Borderers | 25th (King's Own Borderers) Regiment of Foot (2 battalions) | Transferred from the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1887: Dumfries, Roxburgh, Kirkcudbright and Selkirk (Scottish Borderers) Militia[13] |
Transferred from the Royal Scots in 1887: 1st Roxburgh and Selkirk (The Border) RVC Transferred from the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1877: 1st Dumfriesshire RVC |
Originally to have been part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, but no regimental district formed in 1881. The King's Own Scottish Borderers was an Infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. In 1887 a regimental district was formed comprising Berwickshire, Dumfriesshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire by transferring areas from the Royal Scots and Royal Scots Fusiliers. Berwickshire or the County of Berwick is a Registration county, a Committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a lieutenancy Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries ( Siorrachd Dhùn Phris in Gaelic) is a Registration county of Scotland. Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh is a Registration county of Scotland. Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk ( Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Shalcraig) is a Registration county of Scotland. | Blue |
| The Cameronians (Scotch Rifles) | 1881: The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) | 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot 90th (Perthshire Volunteers) (Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot |
2nd Royal Lanark Militia (2 battalions) | 1st Lanarkshire (or Glasgow 1st Western) RVC 2nd Lanarkshire RVC |
Part of Lanarkshire (including Hamilton, Motherwell and parts of Glasgow) | Rifle green faced dark green |
| The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot 108th (Madras Infantry) Regiment of Foot |
Fermanagh Light Infantry Militia Royal Tyrone Fusiliers Militia |
N/A | County Donegal (until 1922), County Fermanagh, County Londonderry, County Tyrone§ | Blue | |
| The Gloucestershire Regiment | 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot |
Royal South Gloucestershire Light Infantry Militia Royal North Gloucestershire Militia |
1st Gloucestershire (City of Bristol) RVC 2nd Gloucestershire RVC |
Gloucestershire | White, changed to primrose yellow in 1929 | |
| The Worcestershire Regiment | 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot |
1st Worcestershire Militia 2nd Worcestershire Militia |
1st Worcestershire RVC 2nd Worcestershire RVC |
Worcestershire | White, changed to grass green in 1920 and to "grass green (emerald)" in 1924 | |
| The West Lancashire Regiment | 1881: The East Lancashire Regiment | 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot |
5th Royal Lancashire Militia | 2nd Lancashire RVC 3rd Lancashire RVC |
Part of Lancashire (including Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Clitheroe and Darwen) | White |
| The East Surrey Regiment | 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot |
1st Royal Surrey Militia 3rd Royal Surrey Militia |
1st Surrey (South London) RVC 3rd Surrey RVC |
Part of Surrey (including Camberwell, Kingston upon Thames, Richmond, Southwark and Wandsworth) | White | |
| The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry | 32nd (Cornwall) (Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot |
Royal Cornwall Rangers, Duke of Cornwall's Own Rifles | 1st Cornwall RVC 2nd Cornwall RVC |
Cornwall | White | |
| The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) | 1921: The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)[4] | 33rd (Duke of Wellington's Regiment) Regiment of Foot 76th Regiment of Foot |
6th West York Militia (2 battalions) | 4th Yorkshire, West Riding RVC 6th Yorkshire, West Riding RVC |
Part of the West Riding of Yorkshire (including Brighouse, Halifax, Huddersfield, Keighley and Skipton) | White, changed to scarlet in 1905 |
| The Border Regiment | 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot 55th (Westmoreland) Regiment of Foot |
Royal Cumberland Militia Royal Westmoreland Light Infantry Militia |
1st Cumberland RVC 1st Westmoreland RVC |
Cumberland and Westmorland | White, changed to yellow in 1913 | |
| The Royal Sussex Regiment | 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot 107th (Bengal Infantry) Regiment of Foot |
Royal Sussex Light Infantry Militia | 1st Sussex RVC 2nd Sussex RVC |
Sussex | Blue | |
| The Hampshire Regiment | 1946: The Royal Hampshire Regiment[7] | 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot |
Royal Hampshire Militia | 1st Hampshire RVC 2nd Hampshire RVC |
Hampshire (including the Isle of Wight) | White, changed to yellow in 1904 |
| The South Staffordshire Regiment | 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot 80th (Staffordshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot |
(The King's Own) 1st Staffordshire Militia (2 battalions) | 1st Staffordshire RVC 3rd Staffordshire RVC |
Part of Staffordshire (including Handsworth, Walsall, Wednesbury and Wolverhampton) | White, changed to yellow in 1936[16] | |
| The Dorsetshire Regiment | 1951: The Dorset Regiment[17] | 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of foot |
Dorsetshire Militia | 1st Dorsetshire RVC | Dorset | White, changed to grass green in 1904 |
| The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | 1938: The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers)[18] | 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of foot 82nd (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) Regiment of Foot |
4th Royal Lancashire (Duke of Lancaster's Own) Light Infantry Militia | 9th Lancashire RVC 21st Lancashire RVC |
Part of Lancashire (including St Helens and Warrington) | White, changed to buff in 1933 |
| The Welsh Regiment | 1920: The Welch Regiment[19] | 41st (The Welsh) Regiment of Foot 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot |
Royal Glamorganshire Light Infantry Militia | 1st Pembrokeshire (Pembroke, Carmarthen and Haverfordwest) RVC 1st Glamorganshire RVC |
Carmarthenshire, Glamorgan and Pembrokeshire | White |
| The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 1934: The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)[20] | 42nd (Royal Highland, The Black Watch) Regiment of Foot 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of foot |
Royal Perthshire Rifle Regiment of Militia | 1st Forfarshire RVC 2nd Forfarshire (Forfarshire or Angus) RVC |
Fife, Forfarshire and Perthshire | Blue |
| The Oxfordshire Light Infantry | 1908: The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry | 43rd (Monmouthshire Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 52nd (Oxfordshire) (Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot |
Royal Bucks (King's Own) Militia Oxfordshire Militia |
1st Oxfordshire (Oxford University) RVC 2nd Oxfordshire RVC |
Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | White |
| The Essex Regiment | 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot |
Eastern Regiment of Essex Militia 1st or West Essex Militia |
1st Essex RVC 2nd Essex RVC |
Essex | White, changed to purple in 1936[21] | |
| The Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment) | 1902: The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) | 45th (Nottinghamshire) (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment of Foot 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot |
1st Derbyshire Militia 2nd Derbyshire Militia (The Chatsworth Rifles) |
1st Derbyshire RVC 2nd Derbyshire RVC |
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | White, changed to lincoln green in 1913 |
| The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment | The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)[4] | 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot 81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment of Foot |
3rd Duke of Lancaster's Own Royal Lancashire Militia (2 battalions) | 11th Lancashire RVC 14th Lancashire RVC |
Part of Lancashire (including Bolton, Chorley and Preston) | White |
| The Northamptonshire Regiment | 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot |
Northampton and Rutland Militia | 1st Northamptonshire RVC |
Northamptonshire, plus Huntingdonshire from 1914‡ | White, changed to buff in 1927 | |
| Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment) | 1885: Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) 1921: The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)[4] |
49th (Hertfordshire) (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Regiment of Foot 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot |
Royal Berkshire Militia | 1st Berkshire RVC | Berkshire | White, changed to blue in 1885 |
| The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) | January 1, 1921: The Royal West Kent (Queen's Own)[4] April 16, 1921: The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment[22] |
50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot 97th (Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot |
West Kent Light Infantry Militia | 1st Kent RVC 3rd Kent RVC |
Part of Kent (including Bromley, Maidstone, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells) | Blue |
| The King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment) | 1887: The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) |
51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding, King's Own Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 105th (Madras Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot |
1st West York Rifles Militia | 3rd Yorkshire, West Riding RVC | Part of the West Riding of Yorkshire (including Batley, Castleford, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Goole, Pontefract and Wakefield) | Blue |
| The King's Light Infantry (Shropshire Regiment) | 1882: The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) |
53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot 85th (Bucks Volunteers) (King's Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot |
Shropshire Militia Royal Herefordshire Militia |
1st Shropshire RVC 2nd Shropshire RVC |
Herefordshire and Shropshire, also Radnorshire from 1908[15] | Blue |
| The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) | 1921: The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)[4] | 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot (The Duke of Cambridge's Own) |
Royal Elthorne or 5th Middlesex Light Infantry Militia Royal East Middlesex Militia |
3rd Middlesex RVC 8th Middlesex RVC |
Middlesex, except parts included in the regimental district of the Royal Fusiliers | White, changed to lemon yellow in 1902 |
| The King's Royal Rifle Corps | January 1, 1921: The King's Royal Rifles[4] February 10, 1921: The King's Royal Rifle Corps[23] |
60th (King's Royal Rifle Corps) Regiment of Foot (4 battalions) | Huntingdonshire Rifles Militia Royal Flint Rifles Militia |
3rd City of London RVC
1st Middlesex RVC (Victoria Rifles) |
Recruited throughout United Kingdom (depot at Winchester) | Rifle green faced scarlet |
| The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) | 1921: The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's)[4] | 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot 99th (Duke of Edinburgh's) Regiment of Foot |
Royal Wiltshire Militia | 1st Wiltshire RVC 2nd Wiltshire RVC |
Wiltshire | White, changed to buff in 1905 |
| The Manchester Regiment | 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot 96th Regiment of Foot |
6th Royal Lancashire Militia (2 battalions) | 4th Lancashire RVC
6th Lancashire (1st Manchester) RVC |
Part of Lancashire (including Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester and Oldham) | White, changed to deep green in 1937 | |
| The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) | 1921: The North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's)[4] | 64th (North Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot 98th (Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Foot |
The King's Own (2nd Staffordshire) Light Infantry Militia The King's Own (3rd Staffordshire) Rifles Militia |
2nd Staffordshire (Staffordshire Rangers) RVC 5th Staffordshire RVC |
Part of Staffordshire (including Burton upon Trent, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent and Tamworth) | White, changed to black in 1937 |
| The York and Lancaster Regiment | 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot |
3rd West York Light Infantry Militia | 2nd Yorkshire West Riding (Hallamshire) RVC 8th Yorkshire West Riding RVC |
Part of the West Riding of Yorkshire (including Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield) | White | |
| The Durham Light Infantry | 68th (Durham) (Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 106th (Bombay Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot |
1st South Durham Militia 2nd North Durham Militia |
1st Durham (Durham and North Riding of York) RVC 2nd Durham RVC |
County Durham | White changed to dark green in 1903 | |
| The Highland Light Infantry | 1923: The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment)[24] | 71st (Highland) (light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 74th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot |
1st Royal Lanark Militia | 5th Lanarkshire (Glasgow 2nd Northern) RVC 6th Lanarkshire RVC |
Part of Lanarkshire (including Glasgow and Lanark) | Yellow, changed to buff in 1899 |
| Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) | 1881: Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) 1921: The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)[4] |
72nd (Duke of Albany's own Highlanders) Regiment of foot 78th (Highlanders) (Ross-shire Buffs) Regiment of Foot |
Highland Rifles Militia (The militia regiment of the counties of Ross, Caithness, Sutherland and Cromarty) | 1st Ross-shire (Ross Highland) RVC 1st Sutherland (The Sutherland Highland) RVC |
Caithness, Cromarty, Elginshire, Nairnshire, Orkney, Ross-shire and Sutherland | Yellow, changed to buff to 1899 |
| The Gordon Highlanders | 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot |
Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders Militia | 1st Aberdeenshire RVC 2nd Aberdeenshire RVC |
Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Kincardineshire, also Zetland from 1900 | Yellow | |
| The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders | 79th (Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot 2nd battalion raised in 1897 |
Inverness, Banff, Elgin and Nairn Militia | 1st Inverness-shire (Inverness Highland) RVC |
Inverness-shire | Blue | |
| The Royal Irish Rifles | 1922: The Royal Ulster Rifles | 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot |
Royal North Down Rifles Royal Antrim Rifles Militia |
N/A | County Antrim and County Down, also County Louth until 1922 | Rifle green faced light green, facings changed to dark green 1882 |
| The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) | 87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot 89th (Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot |
Armagh Light Infantry Militia Cavan Militia |
N/A | County Armagh plus County Cavan and County Monaghan until 1922§ | Blue | |
| The Connaught Rangers | Disbanded 1922[12] | 88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment of Foot 94th Regiment of Foot |
South Mayo Rifles Militia Galway Militia |
N/A | County Galway, County Leitrim, County Mayo and County Roscommon | Green |
| Princess Louises's (Sutherland and Argyll Highlanders) | 1882: Princess Louises's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) 1921: The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)[4] |
91st (Princess Louises's Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot |
Highland Borderers Light Infantry Militia (The militia regiment of the counties of Clackmannan, Dumbarton, Kinross and Stirling) Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment of Renfrew Militia |
1st Renfrewshire RVC 2nd Renfrewshire RVC |
Argyllshire, Buteshire, Dumbartonshire, Kinross-shire, Renfrewshire and Stirlingshire | Yellow |
| The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) | Disbanded 1922[12] | 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot 109th (Bombay Infantry) Regiment of Foot |
King's County Royal Rifles Militia Royal Queen's County Rifles Militia |
N/A | King's County, County Longford, County Meath, Queen's County, and County Westmeath | Blue |
| The Royal Munster Fusiliers | Disbanded 1922[12] | 101st (Royal Bengal Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot 104th (Bengal Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot |
South Cork Light Infantry Militia Kerry Militia |
N/A | County Clare, City of Cork, County Cork, County Kerry and County Limerick | Blue |
| The Royal Dublin Fusiliers | Disbanded 1922[12] | 102nd (Royal Madras Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot 103rd (Royal Bombay Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot |
Kildare Rifles Militia Queen's Own Royal Dublin City Militia |
N/A | City of Dublin, County Dublin and County Kildare | Blue |
| The Prince Consort's Own (Rifle Brigade) | 1921: The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)[4] | Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)[25] (4 battalions) | Queen's Own Royal Tower Hamlets Light Infantry Militia Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment of Longford Light Infantry Militia |
7th Middlesex (London Scottish) RVC 14th Middlesex (Inns of Court) RVC |
Recruited throughout United Kingdom (depot at Winchester) | Rifle green faced black |
†Berwickshire, Dumfriesshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire were transferred to the regimental district of the King's Own Scottish Borderers in 1887
‡Huntingdonshire was originally included in the regimental district of the Suffolk Regiment. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, the only regiment of rifles amongst the Scottish regiments Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) officially the County of Lanark, was formerly a county of Scotland. Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west- Central Lowlands of Scotland. Motherwell ( Tobar na Màthar in Gaelic) and ( Motherwill in local Scots - local people tend not to pronouce the 'e' in Motherwell is a large Town Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was an Irish Infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 27th (Inniskilling County Donegal (ˌdʌnəˈgɔːl Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall. County Fermanagh (fɚr'mænɘ Contae Fhear Manach or Fear Manach ('Men of Monach'in Irish) is the westernmost of the six counties that form Northern The Gloucestershire Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army. History See also History of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a historic county mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the 10th century The Worcestershire Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 29th (Worcestershire The 29th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army The regiment was raised in 1694 by Colonel Thomas Farrington, Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. 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Halifax is a large Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of 82056 in the Huddersfield ( is a large Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, 190 miles (306km north Keighley ( IPA /ˈkiːθli/ "Keeth-ly" is a town and Civil parish within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a Civil parish and historic Market town in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, The Border Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland Regiment Cumberland is one of the 39 Historic counties of England. 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The Royal Hampshire Regiment is a former British Army line infantry regiment who trace their origins back to 1702 Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain The Isle of Wight is an English Island and county in the English Channel between three and five miles (8 km from the south coast of the The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales' (or simply "Staffords" for short was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. Handsworth ( is an inner city suburb of Birmingham in the West Midlands, England. Walsall ( is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. Wednesbury is a Market town in England 's Black Country, part of the Sandwell metropolitan borough in West Midlands, near the The Dorset Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army. Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers was a regiment of the British Army. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea St Helens ( is a large town in Merseyside, England It is the largest settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of just over 100000 Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. The Welch Regiment (or "The Welch" was a British Army Regiment from 1881 to 1969. Geography The county is bounded to the north by Ceredigion, to the east by Powys, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea, to the south by the Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Morgannwg is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. 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History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the The Essex Regiment was an Infantry regiment of the British Army that saw active service from 1881 to 1958 Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment was formed during the Childers Reforms in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 45th (Nottinghamshire History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire (until 1921 known as The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment) was an Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Bolton ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West region of England. Chorley is a Market town in Lancashire, in North West England. 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The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own was a Regiment of the British Army. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The King's Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army formation originally raised in colonial America as the Royal Americans, and recruited from American colonists Winchester or Winton ( archaic) is a historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40000 within a radius of its centre The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's was an Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 62nd Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye The Manchester Regiment was a regiment of the British army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 63rd Regiment of Foot and the 96th Regiment of Foot Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Ashton-under-Lyne (pop 43200 is a Market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock The North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's was an Infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881 with antecedents dating from 1756 Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, This article is about the town of Stafford England For the larger local government district see Borough of Stafford. Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 Tamworth is a Town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located 14 miles (22 km north-east of Birmingham The York and Lancaster Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army. The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, and west of Doncaster Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire, England and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. Rotherham ( is a large town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, close to its confluence with the River Rother, between Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England The Durham Light Infantry (DLI was formed in 1881 from the 68th Regiment of Foot which had originally been raised in County Durham The Highland Light Infantry was a Regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1959 Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) officially the County of Lanark, was formerly a county of Scotland. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Lanark is a small town in the Central belt of Scotland. Its population of 8253 makes it the 100th largest settlement in Scotland This page is for the historical Scottish regiment For the Canadian regiment of the same name see The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. Geography Caithness extends about 40 Miles (64 Kilometres) north-south and about 30 miles (50 km east-west The Royal Burgh of Cromarty ( Cromba in Gaelic) is a Burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. County The county also known as Nairnshire or Siorrachd Inbhir Narann in Gaelic, was described in 1846 as "about twenty-two miles in Orkney (also known as the Orkney Islands or incorrectly the Orkneys) is an Archipelago in northern Scotland, situated 10 miles (16 km north Ross-shire, or the County of Ross, ( Siorrachd Rois in Scottish Gaelic) is a former county of Scotland. Sutherland (In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas Dùthaich 'Ic Aoidh (NW Asainte (Assynt and Cataibh (East The Gordon Highlanders was a British Army Infantry Regiment from 1881 until 1994 Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland. The County of Banff is a Registration county for property and Banffshire (ˈbæmfʃə ( Siorrachd Bhanbh in Gaelic) is a Lieutenancy area The County of Kincardine, also known as Kincardineshire or The Mearns (from A' Mhaoirne meaning 'The Stewartry' was a local government The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders was an Infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1793 Inverness-shire also known as the county of Inverness or Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic, was a general purpose county of Scotland, The Royal Ulster Rifles (formerly Royal Irish Rifles) was an Irish Infantry Regiment of the British Army. County Antrim ( Contae Aontroma or simply Aontroim in Irish) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties County Down, ( Ulster Scots: Coontie Doun. is one of the nine counties that form the province of Ulster and one of six counties that form County Louth (Contae Lú is a County on the East coast of Ireland, on the border with Northern Ireland. The Royal Irish Fusiliers was an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army, raised originally as 87 Prince of Wales's Irish Regiment of Foot in 1793 and later combined County Armagh ( Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish - from the height of Macha) is a county in Ulster in the north east of Ireland County Cavan ( Contae an Chabháin in Irish) is a County in Ireland. County Monaghan ('mɔnəhən Irish: Contae Mhuineacháin) is a county in Ireland. The Connaught Rangers ("the Devil's Own" was an Irish Regiment of the British Army, formed by the almagation in 1881 of the 88th Regiment County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe is located on the West Coast of Ireland. County Leitrim ( is one of the counties of Ireland and is part of the province of Connacht. Not to be confused with Roscommon County Michigan, United States County Roscommon (Contae Ros Comáin is a County located in central Ireland The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. 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Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling ( Siorrachd Sruighlea in Gaelic) is a Registration county of Scotland, based around Stirling The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians was an Irish Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the County Offaly (Contae Uíbh Fhailí is a County in Leinster, Ireland, bordered by seven other counties Galway, Roscommon, Westmeath County Longford (Contae an Longfoirt is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in northwest Leinster. County Meath (Contae na Mí is a county in Ireland, often informally called The Royal County County Laois (liːʃ Contae Laoise in Irish) formerly also Laoighis or Leix, is a County in the midlands of Ireland, County Westmeath (Contae na hIarmhí is a County situated in the Irish midlands, also popularly called the "Lake county" in the western part of the province The Royal Munster Fusiliers was a regular Irish Infantry Regiment of the British Army. 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§It was originally proposed to disband the Royal Irish Fusiliers in 1922. However, the 2nd battalion of that regiment and of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers were disbanded instead. In 1924 the two regiments formed a single "corps" sharing a depot and regimental district consisting of Counties Armagh, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone. In 1937 the regiments were again separated each forming a second battalion in the following year.
Later changes
Between 1897 and 1900 the regular army was increased in size in response to a number of conflicts, especially the Second Boer War. See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: The Cameron Highlanders raised a second battalion, while third and fourth regular battalions were added to the Northumberland Fusiliers, Warwickshire Regiment, Royal Fusiliers, King's (Liverpool Regiment), Lancashire Fusiliers, Worcestershire Regiment, Middlesex Regiment and the Manchester Regiment. The recruiting areas of each of these regiments included parts of large conurbations.
The Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 reformed the reserve forces in 1908. The Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw7 c9 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed the reserve forces of the British A number of militia battalions were disbanded with the remainder being transferred to a new Special Reserve. At the same time the volunteer battalions became part of the new Territorial Force, and were redesignated as numbered battalions of the regiments. The Territorial Force ( TF) was the volunteer component of the British Army from 1908 to 1920 when it became the Territorial Army.
The army was expanded for the duration of the First World War, with the territorial battalions being duplicated and numerous war-time service battalions being formed. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
In 1921 - 1922 the system was somewhat recast: the special reserve battalions were placed in "suspended animation" and a number of Irish regiments were disbanded on the creation of the Irish Free State. The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann (1922&ndash1937 was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by All remaining regiments were reduced to two regular battalions.
During the Second World War regiments were again expanded, although not to the same extent as in the previous conflict. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
Following the independence of India in 1947 regiments lost their second battalion, although some were temporarily reformed during the Korean War. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the
The system introduced in 1881 finally came to an end with the reforms introduced by the Defence White Paper of 1957. The 1957 White Paper on Defence (Cmnd230 was a British White paper setting forth the future as seen of the British military A number of pairs of regiments were amalgamated, while regimental depots were closed with recruiting and training being organised in multi-regiment brigades.
Sources
See also
References
- ^ Honours for the army - new royal regiments, The Times, June 3, 1935. The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the UK in which certain "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This is a list of numbered Regiments of Foot of the British Army. This is a list of British Army cavalry and infantry regiments that were created by Childers reforms in 1881, a continuation of the Cardwell reforms The Cardwell Reforms refer to a series of reforms of the British Army undertaken by Secretary of State for War (and former soldier Edward Cardwell between
- ^ Eric Hamilton, Colours of the Regular Army Infantry of the Line 1st July 1881 to 1958, Bulletin of the Military Historical Society Special Issue No. 1, London, 1968
- ^ Royal corps and regiments - war service honours, The Times, December 10, 1946
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Army Order 509/1920, in effect 1st January 1921
- ^ a b c d Army Order 110/1935
- ^ Naval and military intelligence, The Times, September 13, 1890
- ^ a b c d Army Order 167/1946
- ^ Army Order 136/1949
- ^ Naval and military intelligence, The Times, April 4, 1900
- ^ Army Order 269/1919
- ^ Army's return to old colours - Leicestershire Regiment's new facings, The Times, April 25, 1931
- ^ a b c d e Army Order 78/1922
- ^ a b Transferred to the King's Own Scottish Borderers in 1887
- ^ Army Order 56/1920
- ^ a b c With the creation of the Territorial Force in 1908, Radnorshire was included in the regimental district of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, and Montgomeryshire in that of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers
- ^ The Army - Restoration of old facings, The Times, June 4, 1936
- ^ Army Order 70/1951
- ^ Army Order 244/1938
- ^ Army Order 56/1920
- ^ Army Order 256/1934
- ^ The Army - The Essex Regiment, The Times, August 19, 1936
- ^ Army Order 183/1921
- ^ Army Order 69/1921
- ^ Army Order 221/1923
- ^ The Rifle Brigade was originally the 95th Regiment of Foot. The Territorial Army ( TA) is the principal and Volunteer reserve force of the British Army, the land armed forces branch of the United Kingdom In 1816 the regiment ceased to have a number, taking precedence at the end of the line.
- ^ The Huntingdonshire Battalion (Regiments. org)[1]
External links
- Transcript of a speech on the reforms given by Hugh Childers in 1882
- Original proposals for amalgamations and regimental titles (regiments.org)