The Border Regiment was an infantry

Infantry

Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...

 regiment

Regiment

A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...

 of the line in the British Army

British Army

The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...

, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot

34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot

The 34th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1702 and amalgamated with the 55th Regiment of Foot, into The Border Regiment in 1881.-Early 18th century :...

 and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot.

After service in the First and Second World Wars, it was amalgamated into The King's Own Royal Border Regiment

The King's Own Royal Border Regiment

The King's Own Royal Border Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. It was formed in 1959 through the amalgamation of two other regiments:*The King's Own Royal Regiment *The Border Regiment...

 in 1959. Its lineage is continued today by the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.

Victoria Crosses

Five men of the Border Regiment were awarded the Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....

, all during World War I:

• Private James Alexander Smith
  James Alexander Smith
  James Alexander Smith VC was born in Workington, Cumberland and was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
  
   (21 December 1914)
• Private Abraham Acton
  Abraham Acton
  Abraham Acton VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
  
   (21 December 1914)
• Sergeant Edward John Mott
  Edward John Mott
  Edward John Mott VC DCM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
  
   (27 January 1917)
• Sergeant Charles Edward Spackman
  Charles Edward Spackman
  Charles Edward Spackman VC, MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
  
   (20 November 1917)
• Captain (Acting Lieutenant-Colonel) James Forbes-Robertson
  James Forbes-Robertson
  Colonel James Forbes-Robertson VC, DSO & Bar, MC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Forbes-Robertson was born in 1884 and was educated at Cheltenham...
  
   (11/12 April 1918)

External links

Includes chronological index of titles.

• 2nd Battalion Border Regiment Living History and reenactment unit portraying the 2/Border during the Great War 1914-1918.
• The Regimental Museum at Carlisle Castle
  Carlisle Castle
  Carlisle Castle is situated in Carlisle, in the English county of Cumbria, near the ruins of Hadrian's Wall. The castle is over 900 years old and has been the scene of many historical episodes in British history. Given the proximity of Carlisle to the border between England and Scotland, it...