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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 .
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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.
The unit was formed in 1680 and merged into the King's Own Royal Border Regiment in 1959. Pages in category "King's Own Royal Regiment officers" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total.
The King's Own Regiment may refer to: King's Own Royal Regiment (active 1680–1959), line infantry regiment of the British Army; 2nd King's Own Regiment of Horse (active 1685–1959), cavalry regiment of the British Army; King's Own Enlisted Regiment (active 1719–1829), enlisted infantry regiment of the Royal Swedish Army
The regiment fielded 17 battalions and lost 6,515 officers and other ranks during the course of the war. [7] The regiment's territorial components formed duplicate second and third line battalions. As an example, the three-line battalions of the 4th Battalion were numbered as the 1/4th, 2/4th, and 3/4th respectively.