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In 2004, as part of the restructuring of the infantry, it was announced that the King's Own Royal Border Regiment would amalgamate with the King's Regiment and the Queen's Lancashire Regiment to form the new Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border). The Regiment's final act was to serve in Iraq between 2005 and 2006. [5] The ...
Pages in category "King's Own Royal Border Regiment officers" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a list of British Regular Army regiments after the Army restructuring caused by the 1957 Defence White Paper.The paper set out the reduction in size of the Army to 165,000 following the end of National Service and the change to an entirely voluntary army; units were to be disbanded or amalgamated over two phases, to be completed in 1959 and 1962.
After service in the Second Boer War, followed by both World War I and World War II, the regiment was amalgamated with the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) into the King's Own Royal Border Regiment in 1959, which was later merged with the King's Regiment (Liverpool and Manchester) and the Queen's Lancashire Regiment to form the present ...
The Border Regiment's expansion during the Second World War was modest compared to 1914–1918. National Defence Companies were combined to create a new " Home Defence " battalion. In addition 12 battalions of the Home Guard were affiliated to the regiment, wearing its cap badge.
Includes commissioned officers of the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) of the British Army and its predecessor, the 4th Regiment of Foot. The unit was formed in 1680 and merged into the King's Own Royal Border Regiment in 1959.
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