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The Manchester Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1958. The regiment was created during the 1881 Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot and the 96th Regiment of Foot as the 1st and 2nd battalions; the 6th Royal Lancashire Militia became the 3rd (Reserve) and 4th (Extra Reserve) battalions and the ...
The Manchester Regiment was a Jacobite unit raised during the 1745 Rebellion and the only significant number of English recruits willing to fight for Charles Edward Stuart in his attempt to regain the British throne for his father.
This category contains articles relating to the Manchester Regiment, extant between 1881 and 1958, and the units which formed it. The unit was merged into the King's Regiment in 1958. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Manchester Regiment .
The 1st Manchester Rifles, later the 6th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, was a unit of Britain's Volunteer Force and Territorial Army recruited in and around Manchester.It served as infantry at Gallipoli, fighting with distinction at the Third Battle of Krithia, and in some of the bitterest battles on the Western Front in the First World War.
The 21st (Wigan) Lancashire Rifle Volunteers, later the 5th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, was a unit of Britain's Volunteer Force and Territorial Army recruited in and around Wigan. It served as infantry in Egypt , at Gallipoli , and in some of the bitterest battles on the Western Front in the First World War .
7th Manchester Pals became 22nd (Service) Battalion, Manchester Regiment (7th City) 8th Manchester Pals became 23rd (Service) Battalion, Manchester Regiment (8th City) The 16th–19th (Service) Bns constituted 90th Brigade in 30th Division and the 20th–22nd Bns, together with the 24th (Service Battalion, Manchester Regiment (Oldham Pioneers ...
The Namurs – Royal Irish Regiment (from their battle honour of 'Namur' gained in 1695, the first such honour granted to a regiment of the British Army) [1] [58] [4] [64] The Nanny Goats – The Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] [58] The Night-Jars – 10th Battalion Manchester Regiment (after the nocturnal bird, for its success in night attacks ...
Although the Manchester City battalions wore the standard Manchester Regiment cap badge, they had a unique design of brass title worn on the shoulder straps. Above a scroll curving upwards at the end and inscribed 'MANCHESTER' was the battalion numeral ('8' for the 8th City Battalion), overall another scroll inscribed 'CITY' curving down at the ...