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The claim that "brat" (in the military sense) has been used for a century or more and that it stands for "British Regiment Attached Traveller" is folk etymology, a backronym. There are no appearances of this phrase dating back that far, and English acronyms were almost non-existent before the mid-20th century.
There are now two citations on British Regiment Attached Traveler. "Traveler" is actually a very old British term and I would argue that resonates with "old British Empire" language. Perhaps the term evolved, with "Traveler" in the originating moniker and then later it got worked into an acronym. That's just a guess though.
[Military] Brat: Not an acronym for "British Regiment Attached Traveller". [28] This is just a specific instance of the word brat, meaning child or offspring, first attested in 16th-century Scotland. [29] "Chav": see under "Other" Coma: Some falsely believe that the word coma originates from "cessation of motor activity". Although this ...
The brigade's 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery entered Iraq on 20 March to support U.S. Marine Corps forces in their efforts to capture the Rumaila oil fields, nearly all of the oil wells being taken intact. The rest of the brigade, supported by its AAC helicopters, entered Iraq soon afterwards, still tasked with securing Rumaila.
Lieutenant-Col C.H.N. Seymour arrived to take over command of 17th KRRC. He was a Regular KRRC officer and had already commanded several service battalions of the regiment. He was immediately assigned to form a fifth battalion for the composite brigade from the remaining details of the division.
The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment - 1 + 2 battalions [14] The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment - 1 + 1 battalions [14] The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers - 1 + 1 battalions [14] The Royal Anglian Regiment - 2 + 1 battalions [14] The Royal Yorkshire Regiment - 2 + 1 battalions [14] The Royal Welsh - 1 + 1 battalions [14] The Mercian Regiment - 1 ...
The third group was 5 Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Hargest). Fourth Anti-Tank Company was attached to the Mixed Infantry Brigade and 5 Anti-Tank Company to 5 Infantry Brigade. There was still an acute shortage of arms, vehicles and equipment. Fifth Field Regiment had only one battery: a collection of 18-pounder guns and 4.5-inch (110 mm) howitzers.
The Gordon Highlanders was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed for 113 years, from 1881 until 1994, when it was amalgamated with The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons).