Archive for February, 2011

350: The Sussex (1701) & Middlesex (1741) Regiment

Posted by on Friday, 18 February, 2011

Royal Sussex Regiment The Royal Sussex Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1966. The regiment was formed as part of the Childers reforms bu the amalgamation of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot and the 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry). Its lineage is continued today by the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment. The Royal Sussex Regiment 1881 […]


347: The Loyal North Lancashire (1741) & York & Lancaster (1756)

Posted by on Friday, 18 February, 2011

  York and Lancaster Regiment The York and Lancaster Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. History It was formed on 1 July 1881 through the amalgamation of two regiments of foot and a militia regiment: 65th (2nd Yorkshire North Riding) Regiment 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment 3rd West York Light Infantry Militia […]


346: The Norfolk (1685) & Suffolk Regiment (1685)

Posted by on Friday, 18 February, 2011

 Royal Norfolk Regiment The Royal Norfolk Regiment, originally formed as the Norfolk Regiment, was an infantry regiment of the British Army. The Norfolk Regiment was created on 1 July 1881 as the county regiment of Norfolk. It was formed from the 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot[note 1] and covered the local militia and rifle […]


345: Royal Irish Rifles, Ulster Defence Corps, North Irish Brigade

Posted by on Tuesday, 8 February, 2011

Royal Ulster Rifles The Royal Ulster Rifles (formerly Royal Irish Rifles) was a British Army infantry regiment. It saw service in the Second Boer War, Great War, the Second World War and the Korean War, before being amalgamated into the Royal Irish Rangers in 1968. History The regiment’s history dates backs to the reign of […]