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in March 1942. At the time, there was a shortage of insignia, so the troops were ordered to cut off the 'KING'S' and 'L.I.' from the ends of their cloth shoulder titles, leaving 'SHROPSHIRE', which led to the regiment's nickname 'the
Shropshire Gunners'. This regiment served with
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The 5th
Battalion was a 2nd Line TA duplicate of the 4th Battalion formed in 1939 on the doubling of the Territorial Army as, by this time, another European conflict seemed inevitable. The battalion was assigned to the
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since 1985 and combines the collections of the 53rd, the 85th, the KSLI to 1968, the local
Militia, Rifle Volunteers and Territorials, as well as those of other county regiments - the
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badges, but still with a regimental badge of a gold light infantry bugle horn embroidered on a green background. The
Shropshire Gunners supported 15th (Scottish) throughout the
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at
Wembley. Bandmaster Burnell was the last to conduct the National Anthem before the withdrawal of British troops from the area in November 1927. The battalion returned to
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Shropshire Light Infantry with skulls excavated during the construction of trenches and dugouts at the ancient Greek site of
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following the war in Europe, the KSLI suffered the
British Army's first casualties at the hands of the IRA when a detachment from a unit stationed at
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The 2nd battalion was stationed in
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Infantry (Reserve) Division. With these two formations, the battalion served as a training unit for both the KSLI and the
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in July 1917 for service on the
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in July 1915 also for service on the Western Front. The 7th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the
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in May 1915 also for service on the Western Front. The 6th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-Sur-Mer as part of the
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of the 4th Battalion was awarded the Victoria Cross for his part in knocking out multiple enemy machine guns.
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in 1992 and extensive damage to the collection and to some of the Castle resulted: it re-opened in 1995.
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Private Arthur "Nick" Carter served with the regiment from 1901 to 1951. He actively served in the
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The 1st battalion of the KSLI was stationed in Egypt from 1882, and served with distinction in the
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with two clasps for 48 years of good service, the only soldier in British Army history to do so.
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The Black Bull: From Normandy to the Baltic with the 11th Armoured Division, Patrick Delaforce
362:. Following the end of the war in South Africa in 1902, the battalion went to India on the SS
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A hostilities-only unit, the 6th Battalion was raised in June 1940 and assigned to the
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units within the regimental district as battalions of the regiment. Accordingly, the
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from Normandy to Germany, being the first field artillery regiment across both the
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After its Irish posting, the Second Battalion was moved away in December 1922 to
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where it was from 1883 to 1891, but was back in the Eastern Sudan serving in the
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In 1948, the KSLI was reduced to one regular battalion and became part of the
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The 1/4th Battalion served in India before landing at Le Havre as part of the
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became the 3rd and 4th (Militia) Battalions respectively, and the 1st and 2nd
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that was sent to France at the outbreak of war. The battalion fought in the
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The Succession of Colonels of the British Army from 1660 to the Present Day
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The 2nd Battalion began the war in Jamaica, with a company detached to the
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for the entire war. Corporal Thomas Priday was killed by a land mine near
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of the 53rd and 85th Foot, the KSLI bore the following honours on their
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was also affiliated as a volunteer battalion, without change of title.
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1st Herefordshire (Herefordshire and Radnorshire) Rifle Volunteer Corps
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Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the Korean War
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49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot
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was ambushed on a church parade by an IRA unit under the command of
474:. The 10th (Shropshire & Cheshire Yeomanry) Battalion landed at
393:. At the same time, the Herefordshire RVC became independent as the
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of 1881, but with antecedents dating back to 1755. It served in the
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351:, serving there until early 1903. The last posting in India was at
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1335:"4th (Territorial) Battalion KSLI: Bligny and the Croix de Guerre"
305:
712:, a Scotsman, of the 2nd Battalion was posthumously awarded the
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and it was the longest-serving British regiment, alongside the
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in November 1942, but was disbanded in December 1943. The 8th (
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Leeds Rifles, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
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Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)
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1267:"Naval & Military intelligence - Troops returning Home".
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and the Shropshire Artillery. The museum was attacked by the
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on 9 December 1939 when the 1st Battalion was based near the
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Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
1220:"Locations: 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry"
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Egypt 1882, Suakin 1885, Paardeberg, South Africa 1899-1902
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1773:
A Register of the Regiments and Corps of the British Army
1282:"Naval & Military intelligence - The Army in India".
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in Shrewsbury. Its regimental museum has been located in
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Military units and formations in Bermuda in World War II
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Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
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Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
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in December 1914 also for service on the Western Front.
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Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
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Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment
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1286:. No. 36896. London. 11 October 1902. p. 12.
681:, where they failed to capture the D-Day objective of
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Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians)
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Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
1271:. No. 36977. London. 14 January 1903. p. 8.
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was formed on 1 July 1881 as the county regiment of
1735:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
1054:
486:in May 1918 also for service on the Western Front.
2762:Hallamshire Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
1670:. British Light Infantry Regiments. 10 August 2009
1431:"The King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1939 - 1945"
665:in April 1943, when the division was preparing to
2243:British infantry regiments of the First World War
1933:51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot
964:The following served as Colonel of the regiment:
858:In 1968, the Brigade's four regiments (the KSLI,
324:became the 1st and 2nd Volunteer Battalions. The
2800:
2572:Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment)
2742:Liverpool Scottish, King's (Liverpool Regiment)
2367:Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
1965:68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)
1390:The King's Shropshire Light Infantry: 1881-1968
275:The King's Light Infantry (Shropshire Regiment)
2507:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
2136:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
1973:106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry)
1941:105th Regiment of Foot (Madras Light Infantry)
1433:. Shropshire Regimental Museum. Archived from
1337:. Shropshire Regimental Museum. Archived from
939:Ten selected honours for the Second World War:
2844:Regiments of the British Army in World War II
2752:Cinque Ports Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
2732:Liverpool Rifles, King's (Liverpool Regiment)
2228:
1989:61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot
1981:28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot
1848:
1733:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
1714:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
929:Ten selected honours for the First World War:
657:. The brigade was originally assigned to the
302:85th (King's Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot
2849:Regiments of the British Army in World War I
2834:Light Infantry regiments of the British Army
2737:Liverpool Irish, King's (Liverpool Regiment)
2552:Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
1698:(Supplement). 29 December 1944. p. 139.
1474:(Supplement). 29 December 1944. p. 139.
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2824:Military units and formations in Shrewsbury
2819:Military units and formations in Shropshire
2612:Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers)
2462:Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
1392:, Duckers, Peter, Tempus Publications, 2004
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366:in January 1903, where it was stationed at
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645:. The battalion would eventually join the
569:, and across the river in January 1926 to
26:
2362:Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)
2332:Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
1711:
1425:
1423:
1362:
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786:204th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
161:("I rise again with increased splendour")
2642:Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
2562:Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)
2053:Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
1957:85th Regiment of Foot (Bucks Volunteers)
1925:46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot
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1314:"The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry)"
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343:1886–87. From 1891 the battalion was in
296:The regiment was an amalgamation of the
36:of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry.
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1374:
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792:. The 6th Battalion was converted into
602:The 1st Battalion would serve with the
2801:
2537:Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
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1668:"The King's Shropshire Light Infantry"
1644:. British Armed Forces. Archived from
1568:"The King's Shropshire Light Infantry"
1420:
494:The 5th (Service) Battalion landed at
291:The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry)
2783:Royal Militia of the Island of Jersey
2542:King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
2317:King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
2216:
2029:43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot
1836:
1478:
1404:Outbreak: 1939: The World Goes to War
1290:
794:181st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
434:in September 1914 for service on the
241:. In 1968, the four regiments of the
2307:Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
2163:Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry
1901:54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot
1811:KSLI at Shropshire Regimental Museum
1642:"Succession of Colonels 1755 - 1963"
877:
860:Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry
649:, which included the 2nd Battalion,
556:The King's Shropshire Light Infantry
470:for which it was awarded the French
453:
247:Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry
21:The King's Shropshire Light Infantry
2088:King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
2037:52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot
2021:99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot
1893:39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot
1048:Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
1032:
1000:, KCB, KCVO, DSO (16 February 1931)
864:King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
779:
750:11th "Black Bull" Armoured Division
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251:King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
125:Up to 6 hostilities-only battalions
13:
2547:King's (Shropshire Light Infantry)
2187:Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment
1949:53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot
1246:"King's Shropshire Light Infantry"
1164:"King's Shropshire Light Infantry"
1129:. 1 July 1881. pp. 3300–3301.
1073:53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot
1026:Sir Geoffrey Randolph Dixon Musson
689:. The 2nd Battalion fought in the
661:, but was then transferred to the
400:
298:53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot
14:
2865:
2710:Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion
2457:Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
2080:Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
2013:62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot
2005:66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot
1794:
1782:, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010,
1085:, 2nd Battalion, Second World War
1064:, 4th Battalion, Second World War
1028:, GCB, CBE, DSO (5 November 1963)
901:
799:15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
732:The 4th Battalion was a 1st Line
673:. The battalion took part in the
597:
2809:King's Shropshire Light Infantry
2096:King's Shropshire Light Infantry
1917:32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot
1806:British Light Infantry Regiments
1801:King's Shropshire Light Infantry
1557:Whitaker's Almanack 1956, p. 471
1055:Recipients of the Victoria Cross
770:80th Infantry (Reserve) Division
542:On 7 September 1919, during the
530:in September 1915 but sailed to
322:Shropshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
208:King's Shropshire Light Infantry
72:
54:
2602:Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
2522:Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
2502:Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
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1166:. Regiments.org. Archived from
977:Sir Henry de Bathe, 4th Baronet
972:, KCB (1st Bn 27 December 1868)
669:, until it was replaced by the
417:
335:. The battalion transferred to
2302:Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
2155:Devonshire and Dorset Regiment
1862:
1616:"Shropshire Regimental Museum"
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991:Raymond Northland Revell Reade
766:38th (Welsh) Infantry Division
742:53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
671:1st Canadian Infantry Division
438:. The 2nd Battalion landed at
175:"The daughter of the regiment"
1:
2427:Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
2422:King's Own Scottish Borderers
1705:
1406:. Random House. p. 284.
853:King's Own Scottish Borderers
663:3rd British Infantry Division
489:
2660:Honourable Artillery Company
2482:South Staffordshire Regiment
2432:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
1780:Tracing the Rifle Volunteers
1712:Frederick, J. B. M. (1984).
1005:John Malcolm Lawrence Grover
998:Sir Charles John Cecil Grant
790:Lincolnshire County Division
774:North Staffordshire Regiment
422:The 1st Battalion landed at
269:
7:
2577:York and Lancaster Regiment
2337:King's (Liverpool Regiment)
2327:Royal Warwickshire Regiment
2281:Guards Machine Gun Regiment
1828:The Royal Artillery 1939–45
1021:, CB, DSO (5 November 1957)
959:
870:) were amalgamated to form
685:due to the presence of the
651:Royal Warwickshire Regiment
620:British Expeditionary Force
318:Royal Herefordshire Militia
169:Quick : 1st Bn :
10:
2870:
2700:Highland Cyclist Battalion
2695:Northern Cyclist Battalion
2312:Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
1379:. Four Square. p. 16.
979:KCB (2nd Bn 25 April 1880)
906:As well as inheriting the
835:
811:North West Europe Campaign
736:(TA) unit assigned to the
699:North West Europe Campaign
264:
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2718:
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2527:Northamptonshire Regiment
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2248:
2147:
2064:
1877:
1870:
1816:26 September 2014 at the
1760:, Studley: Brewin, 2001,
1375:Bennett, Richard (1959).
1007:, CB, MC (1 January 1947)
544:Irish War of Independence
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140:
129:
105:
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2557:King's Royal Rifle Corps
2447:East Lancashire Regiment
2437:Gloucestershire Regiment
2322:Northumberland Fusiliers
2120:Royal Berkshire Regiment
2112:Gloucestershire Regiment
2045:King's Royal Rifle Corps
1533:"RA 1939-45 99 A/Tk Rgt"
1489:"RA 1939-45 181 Fld Rgt"
1107:
1077:Indian Rebellion of 1857
847:KSLI was participate in
618:as part of the original
484:74th (Yeomanry) Division
377:In 1908, as part of the
2776:Channel Islands Militia
2720:Territorial Battalions
2670:Cambridgeshire Regiment
2637:Royal Munster Fusiliers
2587:Highland Light Infantry
2442:Worcestershire Regiment
2382:Leicestershire Regiment
2372:East Yorkshire Regiment
1909:Somerset Light Infantry
1731:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
1402:Charman, Terry (2010).
1090:Harold Edward Whitfield
984:Sir Charles Edmond Knox
826:99th Anti-Tank Regiment
695:Operation Market Garden
653:and the 1st Battalion,
567:demilitarised Rhineland
159:Aucto Splendore Resurgo
2829:British light infantry
2705:Kent Cyclist Battalion
2690:Herefordshire Regiment
2685:Hertfordshire Regiment
2680:Inns of Court Regiment
2665:Monmouthshire Regiment
2632:Royal Dublin Fusiliers
1570:. National Army Museum
1209:Hart′s Army list, 1903
1103:) Battalion, Great War
1014:, KBE, CB (5 May 1955)
1012:Sir Ernest Edward Down
993:, CB (19 January 1921)
882:The KSLI was based at
842:Light Infantry Brigade
762:114th Infantry Brigade
738:159th Infantry Brigade
729:
659:79th Armoured Division
655:Royal Norfolk Regiment
647:185th Infantry Brigade
594:
414:
395:Herefordshire Regiment
257:) amalgamated to form
243:Light Infantry Brigade
134:Light Infantry Brigade
2582:Durham Light Infantry
2472:Royal Sussex Regiment
2417:South Wales Borderers
2412:Royal Welsh Fusiliers
2402:Royal Scots Fusiliers
2377:Bedfordshire Regiment
2347:Lincolnshire Regiment
2104:Durham Light Infantry
1200:Westlake, pp. 209–12.
1062:George Harold Eardley
868:Durham Light Infantry
754:George Harold Eardley
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608:1st Infantry Division
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2487:Dorsetshire Regiment
2452:East Surrey Regiment
2397:Lancashire Fusiliers
2387:Royal Irish Regiment
1590:"Regimental History"
1019:William Reginald Cox
986:KCB (6 January 1907)
970:Sir Charles Trollope
697:and the rest of the
687:21st Panzer Division
604:3rd Infantry Brigade
289:. It was renamed as
2767:Glasgow Highlanders
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2286:Household Battalion
2195:Royal Green Jackets
1885:Devonshire Regiment
1170:on 24 December 2005
1010:Lieutenant-General
982:Lieutenant-General
892:Shropshire Yeomanry
801:, wearing Scottish
703:British Second Army
192:Charles Edmond Knox
2814:The Light Infantry
2724:Infantry Regiments
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2597:Gordon Highlanders
2477:Hampshire Regiment
2171:The Light Infantry
2128:Wiltshire Regiment
1695:The London Gazette
1471:The London Gazette
1377:The Black and Tans
1226:on 17 January 2006
1126:The London Gazette
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872:The Light Infantry
746:motorised infantry
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595:
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314:Shropshire Militia
293:on 10 March 1882.
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145:Copthorne Barracks
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