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- Regular Army Units
- 1st & 2nd Battalions, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border)
- 1st, 2nd & 3rd Battalions, Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot)
- Territorial Army Units
- 4th Battalion (V), Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border)
- 4th Battalion (V), Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot)
In addition, the King's Division also maintains a single band titled the Band of the King's Division. The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border (LANCS is one of the new large Infantry Regiments of the British Army. The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th 19th and 33rd/76th Foot (YORKS is one of the large Infantry Regiments of the British Army. The Band was formed through the amalgamation of two former divisional bands, the Normandy Band and the Waterloo Band.
Past Units
- 1st Battalion, The King's Own Royal Border Regiment - (1959-2006)
- 1st Battalion, The King's Regiment (1958-2006)
- 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire - (1958-2006)
- 1st Battalion, The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment) - (1688-2006)
- 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th) - (1968-1992)
- 2nd Battalion, The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th) - (1968-1992)
- 3rd Battalion, The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th) - (1968)
- 1st Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) - (1881-2006)
- 1st Battalion, The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) - (1958-1970)
- 1st Battalion, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) - (1881-1970)
- 1st Battalion, The Queen's Lancashire Regiment - (1970-2006)
- 3rd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) - (2006-2007)
Fictional
Although not explicitly stated, there is evidence that two fictional infantry regiments depicted on British television have been in the geographical area covered by the King's Division:
- King's Own Fusiliers - The television drama series Soldier Soldier depicts the lives of members of the 1st Battalion, King's Own Fusiliers. The King's Own Royal Border Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. The King's Regiment, abbreviated as 1 KINGS and often referred to as 1st King's or King's, was an Infantry Regiment of the The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. 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 Royal Irish Rangers 27th (Inniskilling 83rd and 87th (abbreviated as "R IRISH" was a regular Infantry Regiment of the British Army The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (officially the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire (until 1921 known as The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment) was an Infantry Regiment of the line in the British The Queen's Lancashire Regiment (30th 40th 47th 59th 81st and 82nd Regiments of Foot (QLR was an Infantry regiment The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border (LANCS is one of the new large Infantry Regiments of the British Army. The King's Own Fusiliers is a fictional British Army infantry regiment portrayed in the ITV drama series Soldier Soldier was a British Television Drama series The title comes from a traditional song of the same name The King's Own Fusiliers is a fictional British Army infantry regiment portrayed in the ITV drama series During Options for Change, the King's Fusiliers is shown amalgamating with a regiment from Cumbria to become the King's Own Fusiliers. Options for Change was a restructuring of the British Armed Forces in 1990, aimed at cutting defence spending following the end of the Cold War. Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy As it is unlikely that regiments from different parts of the country would amalgamate, it can be inferred that the King's Fusiliers, and then the King's Own Fusiliers, are a north-west based regiment.
- Northdale Rifles - the television film The Mark of Cain depicts the deployment to Iraq of the 1st Battalion, Northdale Rifles. The Northdale Rifles is the name given to a fictional infantry regiment of the British Army that was featured in the 2007 This page is about the 2007 television film see Mark of Cain for other uses For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Northdale Rifles is the name given to a fictional infantry regiment of the British Army that was featured in the 2007 Photographs of members of this regiment show that its cap badge contains the Red Rose of Lancashire, suggesting that the Northdale Rifles is a Lancashire-based regiment. The Red Rose of Lancaster is the County flower of Lancashire. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea
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