Clip art of a pre-2007 Stable Belt of the Royal Air Force. Newer versions feature a decorative buckle instead of the simple loop.
A stable belt is an item of uniform used in the armed forces of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries. A uniform is a set of standard Clothing worn by members of an organization while participating in that organization's activity For the military meaning see Armed forces. For the Soviet sports society see Armed Forces (sports society Armed Forces The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Stable belts or similar derivatives are also worn by the armed forced of other nations such as the Danish army, Homeguard and Air Force.
Originally, stable belts were worn by cavalrymen in the working dress they used for cleaning the stables and tending to their horses, but in the 1950s they spread to all branches of the armed forces, adding a splash of colour and individuality to the drab khaki working uniforms. The Cavalry (from French cavalerie) is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as Soldiers or Warriors who fought mounted on A stable is a Building in which Livestock, especially Horses are kept The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. This article is about the fabric. For the colour see Khaki (color. Initially they were resisted by many senior officers, who saw them as too individualistic, but they soon became accepted throughout the forces.
A stable belt is a wide webbing belt, usually a single solid colour or horizontally striped in two or more different colours. Webbing is a strong fabric woven as a flat strip or tube of varying width and Fibers often used in place of Rope. A belt is a flexible band typically made of Leather or heavy Cloth, and worn around the Waist. It is worn around the waist, either in the belt loops of trousers or a skirt or over a jersey. Trousers are an item of Clothing worn on the lower part of the body from the waist to the ankles covering both legs separately (rather than with cloth stretching across A skirt is a tube- or cone-shaped Garment that hangs from the Waist and covers all or part of the Legs In European culture, skirts are usually A jersey is an item of Knitted Clothing, traditionally in Wool or Cotton, with Sleeves worn as a Pullover; this is The original cavalry stable belts buckled at the side to avoid chafing the soldier's stomach as he bent down during stable work, but many stable belts are now clipped at the front, sometimes behind a metal belt plate (usually bearing the badge of the regiment), although a few regiments such as the Light Infantry clip their stable belts at the front with the original two leather straps. Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a Skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of Infantry, harassing A large number of units, however, continue to use the traditional method of securing the belt using two leather straps and metal buckles at the left-hand side.
Today, every regiment and corps of the British Army has its own stable belt, often very colourful. A regiment is a Military unit, composed of a variable number of Battalions – commanded by a Colonel. This article is about a military unit For alternative meanings see Corps (disambiguation. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force also have their own. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy Stable belts are worn with most styles of informal dress, but not with full dress, service dress or mess dress. Full dress is a category dress codes that refers to most formal clothing available in Western society ' Service Dress' was the name of the new khaki uniforms introduced by the British Army for use in the field from the early 1900's following the experiences of a number of imperial Mess dress is the Military term for the formal Evening dress worn in the Mess or at other formal occasions Stable belts are purchased by individual service personnel, not issued, so are theoretically neither regulation nor compulsory but since most people own one they are effectively uniform items in the Army.
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Note that these belts are shown in cross section, the stripes actually being horizontal as worn, and are actually considerably wider than shown, although the stripes are shown in correct proportion. Where belts are asymmetrical, the left-hand side of the illustration is the uppermost as worn.
Cavalry/Armoured regiments
Infantry regiments
Corps
Sub-units
Training units
Other services
Former cavalry regiments
Former Yeomanry regiments
Many of these belts are still worn by sub-units. The Life Guards (LG is the senior Regiment of the British Army. The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons (RHG/D is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (QDG is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys (SCOTS DG is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. The Royal Dragoon Guards (RDG is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish (QRH is the senior United Kingdom light cavalry regiment. The 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's (9/12 L is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The King's Royal Hussars (KRH is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The Light Dragoons (LD is a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The Queen's Royal Lancers (QRL is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The Royal Tank Regiment (RTR is an armoured regiment of the British Army. The Royal Yeomanry (RY is an armoured Regiment of the Territorial Army consisting of five Squadrons and a military band A ( Royal Wiltshire The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry is a Yeomanry regiment of the United Kingdom 's Territorial Army. The Royal Wessex Yeomanry is an Armoured Regiment of the British Territorial Army consisting of four Squadrons each of which bears the Cap The Queen's Own Yeomanry (QOY is an armoured regiment of the British Territorial Army. Foot guards is a term used to describe elite Infantry Regiments British Army The Foot Guards are the Infantry Regiments of the The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS is the senior and only Scottish Line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry. "PWRR" redirects here For the railroad with these reporting marks see Portland and Western Railroad. 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 Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (RRF is an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division. The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN is an Infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division. The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th 19th and 33rd/76th Foot (YORKS is one of the large Infantry Regiments of the British Army. The Mercian Regiment (MERCIAN is an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of four existing regiments in 2007 The Royal Welsh (R WELSH ( Welsh Y Cymry Brenhinol) was formed on St David's Day, 1 March 2006. For the regiment of the same name disbanded in 1922 see Royal Irish Regiment (1684-1922 The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling 83rd The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne Infantry element of the British Army. The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR is a Regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. For the band The Rifles see The Rifles (band. For the novel by William T The Special Air Service ( SAS) is a Special forces regiment within the British Army which has served as a model and inspiration for the special The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army. The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army. The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers ( RE) and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. The Army Air Corps is a component of the British Army, first formed in 1942 The Royal Army Chaplains' Department (RAChD is an all-officer corps that provides Ordained Clergy to minister to the British Army. Royal Logistic Corps is the British Army Corps that provides the logistic support for the Army The Royal Army Medical Corps ( RAMC) is a specialist Corps in the British Army which provides Medical services to all British Army The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ( REME; pronounced phonetically as "Reemee" is a Corps of the British Army that has The Adjutant General's Corps is a corps in the British Army responsible for many of its general administrative services The Royal Army Veterinary Corps ( RAVC) is an administrative and operational branch of the British Army responsible for the provision training and care of animals The Small Arms School Corps (SASC is a small corps of the British Army responsible for maintaining the proficiency of the army in the use of small arms support weapons and The Royal Army Dental Corps ( RADC) is a specialist Corps in the British Army that provides dental care services to British Army personnel and their families The Intelligence Corps (also known as Int Corps) is one of the Corps of the British Army. The Army Physical Training Corps ( APTC) is the British Army Corps responsible for Physical fitness and Physical education. Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps ( QARANC; commonly known as the QAs) is the Nursing branch of the British Army and part of the The Corps of Army Music is a corps of the British Army. It was formed in 1994 as an umbrella organisation centred on the Royal Military School of Music The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC is the oldest surviving Regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior in the The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC is the oldest surviving Regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior in the The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC is the oldest surviving Regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior in the The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC is the oldest surviving Regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior in the The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC is the oldest surviving Regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior in the The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC is the oldest surviving Regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior in the The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia (R MON RE(M is the most senior Regiment in the British Territorial Army, having given continuous loyal service 29 Commando Regiment is the Commando-trained unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery. The Royal Horse Artillery (RHA is a regiment in the British Army. The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ( RMAS) commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is the British Army officer initial training centre The Combined Cadet Force (CCF is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom. History During the late 1850’s local Militia units (Predecessors of the Territorial Army (TA were organised into a nationwide Volunteer Reserve Force The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy The Royal Horse Guards ( RHG) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. The 1st King's Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685 by King James II. The 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1922 to 1992. The 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1922 to 1992 when it was amalgmated into the Royal The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The Royal Scots Greys was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1678 until 1971 when they amalgamated with the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon The 3rd (The King's Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685 The 4th Queen's Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685 The 7th Queen's Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first formed in 1690 The 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1693 The 9th Queen's Royal Lancers were a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The 17th/21st Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1922 to 1993. The Queen's Own Hussars, normally referred to by the abbreviation QOH, was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, formed from the amalgamation of The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars, normally referred to by the abbreviation QRIH, was a cavalry regiment of the British Army formed from the amalgamation The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1969 to 1992.
Former infantry regiments
Former volunteer infantry regiments
These stable belts may still be worn by sub-units. The Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own Yeomanry was a Regiment of the British Yeomanry and is now an armoured Squadron of the Queen's Own Yeomanry (QOY part of Bedfordshire Yeomanry, a unit of the British Army originally raised in 1797 as a body of independent troops the Bedfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry was disbanded after the Napoleonic 94 ( Berkshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron recently became a member of 39 (Skinners Signal Regiment. The Cheshire Yeomanry was a Yeomanry Regiment that can trace its history back to 1797 when Sir John Fleming Leicester of Tabley raised a The City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders was a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Territorial Army, formed in 1901 and amalgamated in 1961 The 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters was formed in July 1944 by the amalgamation at Carpiquet Airfield in Normandy of the two existing The Derbyshire Yeomanry was a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Army first raised in 1794 which served as a cavalry regiment and dismounted Infantry The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry has its origins in the various troops of light horse raised in the eighteenth century in the County of Lancaster, the earliest of which The Essex Yeomanry is a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army. The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (FFY was an Armoured Yeomanry Regiment of the British Territorial Army from 1793 to 1956 when it was amalgimated The Glamorgan Yeomanry were formed in 1794 when King George III was on the throne William Pitt the Younger was the Prime Minister of Great Britain The Inns of Court Regiment was a British army Regiment from May 1932 to May 1961 History The Inns of Court and City Yeomanry (ICCY is a Yeomanry Regiment of the Territorial Army. The Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry is a unit of the Territorial Army ('TA' that was formed in 1961 as the Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters The Lanarkshire Yeomanry was a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Army first raised in 1819 which served as a dismounted Infantry regiment in the First The Lancashire Hussars were originally formed in 1798 as independent troops before becoming the Lancashire Yeomanry Cavalry in 1828 and then being disbanded in 1832 The Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own was a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794 and again in 1803 which provided The Leicestershire and Derbyshire (Prince Albert's Own Yeomanry was a Yeomanry Regiment of the Territorial Army, formed in 1957 by the amalgamation The Lovat Scouts is now a Platoon of the British Army 's 51st Highland Regiment. The Norfolk Yeomanry was a regiment of the British Army In 1901 the Norfolk Yeomanry were raised at the express wish of King Edward VII, after a gap of 33 years and The North Irish Horse is a Yeomanry unit of the British Territorial Army raised in the northern counties of Ireland in the aftermath of the The North Somerset Yeomanry was raised in 1798 in Frome, there was a condition that it should not be required to march more than 10 miles from the town but they were soon The Northumberland Hussars is a Squadron of The Queen's Own Yeomanry (QOY is an armoured Squadron of the British Territorial Army. The Pembroke Yeomanry were formed in 1794 by Lord Mitford when King George III was on the throne William Pitt the Younger was Prime Minister The Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry was a cavalry regiment of the Territorial Army, formed in 1971 by the reconstitution of squadrons from The Queen's Own Warwickshire The Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars was the designated name of a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Army between 1888 and 1922 The Queens Own Warwickshire & Worcestershire Yeomanry was a regiment of the Territorial Army, formed in 1956 by the amalgamation of The Warwickshire Yeomanry and History The Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars were formed in 1794 as the Worcestershire Yeomanry, when King George III, was on the throne The Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons were formed in 1794 when King George III was on the throne William Pitt the Younger was the Prime Minister of The Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry was formed in 1794 when King George III, was on the throne and William Pitt the Younger was the Prime Minister The Royal Devon Yeomanry was a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794 it participated in the Boer War, World The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars (RGH was a unit of the British Army The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (RWY was a Yeomanry Regiment of the United Kingdom established in 1794 The Scottish Horse was a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Territorial Army from 1900 to 1956 when it was amalgimated with the The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry. The Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry (SRY is one of the five squadrons of the Royal Yeomanry (RY an armoured regiment of the Territorial Army. History The Shropshire Yeomanry dates its origins to the French wars of 1793-1815 when volunteer cavalry units were raised throughout the country The Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment was a unit of the British Army Yeomanry is a designation used by a number of units or sub-units of the British Territorial Army, descended from volunteer Cavalry regiments The Warwickshire Yeomanry was a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Army first raised in 1794 which served as a Cavalry and dismounted Infantry The Westminster Dragoons (WDs are central London’s only Territorial Army cavalry unit The Yorkshire Hussars were formed in 1794 when King George III was on the throne William Pitt the Younger was the Prime Minister of Great Britain Yorkshire Squadron The Queen’s Own Yeomanry, is a Cavalry Squadron from Yorkshire, England. The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal's Volunteer Corps (FANY(PRVC - pronounced Fanny) is a British independent all-female unit and Registered The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (known as The Bedfordshire Regiment until 1919 was an Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Army The Black Watch 3rd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS is an Infantry Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. 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 The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment had a history dating back to 1572 and was one of the oldest Regiments in the British Army being the 3rd Regiment of Foot The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, the only regiment of rifles amongst the Scottish regiments The Cheshire Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry (usually known as the Devon and Dorset Regiment or just the Devon and Dorsets) was an Infantry Regiment The Devonshire Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army. The Dorset Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army. The Duke of Cornwall 's Light Infantry was the 32nd Regiment of Foot of the British Army. The 7th (Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles started as a Regiment of the British Indian Army, before being transferred to the British Army following The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire was an 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 Durham Light Infantry (DLI was formed in 1881 from the 68th Regiment of Foot which had originally been raised in County Durham The 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk was an infantry regiment of the British Army. The 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire was a short-lived Infantry regiment of the British Army from 1960 The 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army. The East Lancashire Regiment of the British Army was formed in 1881 from the 30th (Cambridgeshire Regiment of Foot and the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire Regiment The East Surrey Regiment was a regiment in the British Army formed in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 31st (Huntingdonshire Regiment of Foot and the 70th The East Yorkshire Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised in 1685 The Essex Regiment was an Infantry regiment of the British Army that saw active service from 1881 to 1958 The Gloucestershire Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army. The Gordon Highlanders was a British Army Infantry Regiment from 1881 until 1994 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 Highland Light Infantry was a Regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1959 The 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles was a Regiment of the British Indian Army before being transferred to the British Army The King's Own Royal Border Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster was an Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised on July 13, 1680 The King's Own Scottish Borderers was an Infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was a Regiment of the British Army. 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 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 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 The King's Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI was a Regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881 but with antecedents dating back to 1755 The Lancashire Fusiliers was a British Infantry Regiment that was amalgamated with other Fusilier regiments in 1968 to form the Royal The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. The Light Infantry was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the Light Division. 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 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 The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own was a Regiment of the British Army. The Northamptonshire Regiment was an Infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1960 The North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's was an Infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881 with antecedents dating from 1756 The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was an Infantry regiment of the British Army. The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. The 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles was a regiment of the British Indian Army, before being transferred to the British Army following India's independence The Queen's Lancashire Regiment (30th 40th 47th 59th 81st and 82nd Regiments of Foot (QLR was an Infantry regiment The Queen's Own Buffs The Royal Kent Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1961 to 1966 The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders was an Infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1793 The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons, officially abbreviated "QOHldrs" was an Infantry Regiment in the Scottish Division The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment was a regiment of the British Army. The Queen's Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army formed in 1966 through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the Home Counties Division The 2nd (The Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot was the title given to The Tangier Regiment, when regimental numbering was introduced in Britain in 1751 The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army. The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own was a regiment of the British Army, and the first to use Military camouflage. The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's was an Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army. The Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army. The Royal Green Jackets (RGJ was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, one of two within the Light Division (the other being The The Royal Hampshire Regiment is a former British Army line infantry regiment who trace their origins back to 1702 The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment was a regular Scottish line Infantry regiment of the British Army, part of The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was an Irish Infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 27th (Inniskilling 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 The Royal Irish Rangers 27th (Inniskilling 83rd and 87th (abbreviated as "R IRISH" was a regular Infantry Regiment of the British Army The Royal Leicestershire Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Army, with a history going back to 1688 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 The Royal Norfolk Regiment, originally formed as the Norfolk Regiment, was an infantry Regiment of the British Army. The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was one of England's premier county Regiments and can trace its ancestry back to the year 1674 The Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment, once known as the Royal Regiment of Foot, was the oldest and therefore most senior Infantry Regiment of the line The Royal Scots Fusiliers was a Regiment of the British Army. The Royal Sussex Regiment, a regiment in the British Army, was formed in 1881 from the 35th (Royal Sussex Regiment of Foot and the 107th Regiment of Foot The Royal Ulster Rifles (formerly Royal Irish Rifles) was an Irish Infantry Regiment of the British Army. The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers, previously titled the 6th Regiment of Foot and The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, was an Infantry Regiment of The Royal Welch Fusiliers were a Regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. This page is for the historical Scottish regiment For the Canadian regiment of the same name see The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment was formed during the Childers Reforms in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 45th (Nottinghamshire The Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry was formed in 1959 by the merger of two regiments The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's was an infantry regiment of the British Army. The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers was a regiment of the British Army. The South Staffordshire Regiment was an Infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881 but with antecedents dating from 1705 The South Wales Borderers was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army. The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales' (or simply "Staffords" for short was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the The Suffolk Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Army with a history dating back to 1685 The Ulster Defence Regiment ( UDR) was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army formed as an anti-terrorist Militia in 1970 to replace The Welch Regiment (or "The Welch" was a British Army Regiment from 1881 to 1969. The West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own (14th Foot was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army. 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 The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division 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 York and Lancaster Regiment was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army.
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Footnotes
- ^ Worn by Regimental Headquarters. The Cambridgeshire Regiment was a territorial infantry regiment of the British Army from 1908 to 1961 The Glasgow Highlanders were a former Territorial Army battalion in the British Army, it eventually became part of The Highland Light Infantry regiment The 51st Highland Volunteers was a Regiment and is now a Battalion in the British Army 's Territorial Army (TA or reserve force in the The 51st Highland Volunteers was a Regiment and is now a Battalion in the British Army 's Territorial Army (TA or reserve force in the The 51st Highland Volunteers was a Regiment and is now a Battalion in the British Army 's Territorial Army (TA or reserve force in the The Liverpool Scottish, known diminutively as 'the Scottish' is a unit of the British Territorial Army raised in 1900 as an Infantry Battalion The London Irish Rifles (LIR is now known more formally known as "D (London Irish Rifles Company London Regiment " and is a volunteer Rifle Regiment with a distinguished The London Regiment is a Territorial Army Regiment in the British Army. The Queen Victoria's Rifles were a London -based regiment of the British armed forces. The Queen's Westminsters was a Regiment of the British Territorial Army (TA The Tyneside Scottish Brigade was a British First World War Infantry Brigade of Kitchener's Army, raised in 1914 The Wessex Regiment was a Territorial Army (TA infantry regiment of the British Army between 1971 and 1995 The Wessex Regiment was a Territorial Army (TA infantry regiment of the British Army between 1971 and 1995 The Adjutant General's Corps is a corps in the British Army responsible for many of its general administrative services The Army Catering Corps was a Corps of the British Army, responsible for the feeding of all Army units The Army Fire Service ( AFS) later called the Army Department Fire Service, was the fire service which performed Firefighting duties on British Army The Army Legal Services Branch ( ALS) is a branch of the Adjutant-General's Corps (AGC in the British Army. The Military Provost Staff Corps ( MPSC) was the Corps of the British Army which ran its Military prisons As the Military Provost Staff The Royal Army Educational Corps ( RAEC) was a Corps of the British Army tasked with educating and instructing personnel in a diverse range of skills The Royal Army Ordnance Corps ( RAOC) was a former Corps of the British Army. The Royal Army Ordnance Corps ( RAOC) was a former Corps of the British Army. The Royal Army Pay Corps ( RAPC) was a former Corps of the British Army responsible for administering all financial matters The Royal Army Service Corps ( RASC) was a former Corps of the British Army. The Royal Corps of Transport ( RCT) was a British Army Corps formed in 1965 from the transport (land water and air and movement control elements The Royal Military Police ( RMP) is the branch of the British Army responsible for the policing of service personnel and providing a Military police The Royal Pioneer Corps was a British Army combatant corps used for light engineering tasks The Army Apprentices College was a college system in the United Kingdom that offered military training education and common core skills leadership and adventurous training The Army Apprentices College was a college system in the United Kingdom that offered military training education and common core skills leadership and adventurous training The Army Apprentices College was a college system in the United Kingdom that offered military training education and common core skills leadership and adventurous training Squadrons wear old stable belts: Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry, Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry, and Westminster Dragoons.
- ^ Individual squadrons wear old stable belts: Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, Royal Devon Yeomanry, and Dorset Yeomanry.
- ^ The RAF Regiment stable belt has the same colours as the general RAF belt; however it features an interlocking RAF Regiment badge. The Royal Air Force Regiment ( RAF Regt) is a specialist Airfield defence Corps founded by Royal Warrant in 1942
- ^ Worn by 70th (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals.
- ^ Worn by 201 (The Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Battery, Royal Artillery.
- ^ Worn by 68th (Inns of Court and City Yeomanry) Signal Squadron and the Band of the Royal Yeomanry.
- ^ a b c d e These belts are now worn by squadrons of The Royal Yeomanry.
- ^ Also worn by HQ (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Squadron, 71st Signal Regiment.
- ^ Worn by 224 (Pembrokeshire Yeomanry) Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps.
- ^ Worn by 67th (Queens Own Warwickshire & Worcestershire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron.
- ^ a b c These belts are now worn by squadrons of The Wessex Yeomanry.
- ^ The Scottish Yeomanry (1992-1999) adopted the stable belt of the 15th/19th Kings Royal Hussars following the latters amalgamation. This was decided due to its similarity to the Ayrshire Yeomanry's previous belt. The Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own Yeomanry was a Regiment of the British Yeomanry and is now an armoured Squadron of the Queen's Own Yeomanry (QOY part of
- ^ Worn by A (London Scottish) Company, The London Regiment. The London Regiment is a Territorial Army Regiment in the British Army.
- ^ Worn by 41st (Princess Louise's Kensington) Signal Squadron (Volunteers).
References
- Materiel Regulations for The Army, Volume 3, Pamphlet No. 16, Optional items of dress, Ministry of Defence, London, 1995
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