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Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border)
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The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (LANCS) is an infantry
regiment
of the line within the British Army
. It recruits throughout the North West of England. The regiment's formation was announced on 16 December 2004 by Geoff Hoon
and General Sir Mike Jackson
as part of the restructuring of the infantry
, when it was initially to be known as the King's, Lancashire and Border Regiment. The regiment was given its new name in November 2005. Initially formed of three regular army battalion
s, it was eventually reduced to two regular battalions, plus a Territorial Army battalion. The regiment was formed through the merger of three single battalion regiments:
The regiment was formed on 1 July 2006. Initially, on formation, the regiment contained three regular battalions, with each battalion simply being renamed:
However, very soon after formation the regiment gained its own character as a result of the cross-posting of individuals of the antecedent regiments.
In March 2007, the 3rd Battalion was disbanded, with its personnel dispersed to the other two, leaving the final roll of two regular battalions and one TA battalion. The 4th Battalion (Volunteers) was completed in late 2006 by adding the two King's Regiment companies from the King's and Cheshire Regiment
to the battalion which had been initially formed from the Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers
. The 4th Battalion has its RHQ and HQ Company at Preston, A Company is at Liverpool, B (Somme) Company is at Blackburn and Blackpool, C Company is at Workington, Barrow-in-Furness,Carlisle and Lancaster. D (Inkerman) Company is at Manchester and Bury (Platoon based at Bury are Fusilers).
Private soldiers inherited the rank of Kingsman
from The King's Regiment. The cap badge
is a Lancaster rose
in a Fontenoy laurel surmounted by a crown. At the base is a scroll with the motto Nec Aspera Terrent (Difficulties be Damned). The regiment's Colonel-in-Chief
is HM The Queen
, who concurrently holds the title Duke of Lancaster
.
The regiment has brought forward a number of Golden Threads from its antecedents, as displays of its history and heritage:
The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment serves as the county regiment for the following counties:
The 1st Battalion is a light infantry
battalion based in Catterick Garrison
, while the 2nd Battalion was initially an armoured infantry unit stationed at Catterick Garrison. However, it continues to arms plot. The 2nd Battalion converted to light infantry
and moved to Cyprus
in August 2008. As a resident battalion in Cyprus
the 2nd Battalion completed the longest operational tour of Afghanistan in contemporary history, completing over 15 months on operations as the Theatre Reserve Battalion from August 2009 to October 2010. The 2nd Battalion moved back home to the North West in August 2011 and is now based in Weeton Barracks, near Blackpool, where it continues to train and operate in the light infantry
role. The 3rd Battalion was a light infantry battalion stationed at St George's Barracks
, North Luffenham
in Rutland
before being amalgamated with the 1st and 2nd Battalions. On 26 June 2008, the regiment was presented by the Queen as Colonel-in-Chief
with its first stands of colours
since formation. Both regular battalions have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan supported by officers and soldiers from the Territorial Army battalion.
In addition to the displayed honours, the regimental colour will also display four emblems from the antecedents regiments:
In addition, the Regimental Colour also features a Sphinx
to distinguish the battle honour "Egypt" and a Dragon for the honour "China".
- The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)
- The Royal Queensland Regiment
- 1st and 15th Battalions, The Frontier Force Regiment
- The Royal Regiment of Canada
- The Royal South Australia Regiment
- The Otago and Southland Regiment
- 5th Battalion, The Sikh Regiment - The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment
- The West Nova Scotia Regiment
- The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry)
- The Royal Tasmania Regiment
- The Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Regiment
- 8th and 14th Battalions, The Punjab Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, The Royal Malay Regiment
- The Kimberley Regiment
- HMS Cumberland
- HMS Liverpool
- HMS Manchester
- HMS Lancaster
| align="center" colspan="5"|Lineage
|-
| width="25%" rowspan="20" align="center" | The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border)
| width="25%" rowspan="3" align="center"| The King's Own Royal Border Regiment
| width="25%" colspan="3" align="center"| The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
|-
| width="25%" rowspan="2" align="center"| The Border Regiment
| width="25%" colspan="2" align="center"| The 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot
|-
| width="25%" colspan="2" align="center"| The 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot
|-
| width="25%" rowspan="3" align="center"| The King's Regiment
| width="25%" colspan="3" align="center"| The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
|-
| width="25%" rowspan="2" align="center"| The Manchester Regiment
| width="25%" colspan="2" align="center"| The 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot
|-
| width="25%" colspan="2" align="center"| The 96th Regiment of Foot
|-
| width="25%" rowspan="6" align="center" | The Queen's Lancashire Regiment
| width="25%" rowspan="4" align="center" | The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
| width="25%" rowspan="2" align="center" | The East Lancashire Regiment
| width="25%" align="center" | The 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot
|-
| width="25%" align="center" | The 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot
|-
| width="25%" rowspan="2" align="center" | The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
| width="25%" align="center" | The 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot
|-
| width="25%" align="center" | The 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
|-
| width=25%" rowspan="2" align="center" | The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
| width="25%" colspan="2" align="center" | The 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot
|-
| width="25%" colspan="2" align="center" | The 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers)
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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 within 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...
. It recruits throughout the North West of England. The regiment's formation was announced on 16 December 2004 by Geoff Hoon
Geoff Hoon
Geoffrey "Geoff" William Hoon is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Ashfield from 1992 to 2010...
and General Sir Mike Jackson
Mike Jackson
General Sir Michael David "Mike" Jackson, is a retired British Army officer and one of its most high-profile generals since the Second World War. Originally commissioned into the Intelligence Corps in 1963, he transferred to the Parachute Regiment, with whom he served two of his three tours of...
as part of the restructuring of the infantry
British Army Infantry
The British Army's Infantry, part of the Structure of the British Army, comprises 51 battalions of Infantry, from 19 Regiments. Of these 37 battalions are part of the 'Regular' army and the remaining 14 a part of the 'Territorial' force...
, when it was initially to be known as the King's, Lancashire and Border Regiment. The regiment was given its new name in November 2005. Initially formed of three regular army battalion
Battalion
A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
s, it was eventually reduced to two regular battalions, plus a Territorial Army battalion. The regiment was formed through the merger of three single battalion regiments:
- The King's Own Royal Border RegimentThe King's Own Royal Border RegimentThe 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...
- The King's RegimentThe King's RegimentThe King's Regiment, officially abbreviated as KINGS, was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. It was formed on 1 September 1958 by the amalgamation of The King's Regiment which had been raised in 1685 and The Manchester Regiment which traced its history to 1758...
- The Queen's Lancashire RegimentQueen's Lancashire RegimentThe Queen's Lancashire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division...
The regiment was formed on 1 July 2006. Initially, on formation, the regiment contained three regular battalions, with each battalion simply being renamed:
- 1st Battalion, Queen's Lancashire Regiment - 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
- 1st Battalion, King's Regiment - 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
- 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Border Regiment - 3rd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
However, very soon after formation the regiment gained its own character as a result of the cross-posting of individuals of the antecedent regiments.
In March 2007, the 3rd Battalion was disbanded, with its personnel dispersed to the other two, leaving the final roll of two regular battalions and one TA battalion. The 4th Battalion (Volunteers) was completed in late 2006 by adding the two King's Regiment companies from the King's and Cheshire Regiment
King's and Cheshire Regiment
The King's and Cheshire Regiment was a regiment of the British Territorial Army, with HQ in Warrington, Cheshire.The regiment was the territorial battalion of the regular King's Regiment and Cheshire Regiment...
to the battalion which had been initially formed from the Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers
Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers
The Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers is a Territorial Army unit of the British Army.It was formed on 1 July 1999 following the Strategic Defence Review by the amagamation of the 4th Battalion Queen's Lancashire Regiment and the 4th Battalion of the King's Own Royal Border Regiment...
. The 4th Battalion has its RHQ and HQ Company at Preston, A Company is at Liverpool, B (Somme) Company is at Blackburn and Blackpool, C Company is at Workington, Barrow-in-Furness,Carlisle and Lancaster. D (Inkerman) Company is at Manchester and Bury (Platoon based at Bury are Fusilers).
Private soldiers inherited the rank of Kingsman
Kingsman
Kingsman is a rank in the British Army equivalent to Private. Historically, it could be applied to any man serving in the British Army from the late 17th century...
from The King's Regiment. The cap badge
Cap badge
A cap badge, also known as head badge or hat badge, is a badge worn on uniform headgear and distinguishes the wearer's nationality and/or organisation. The wearing of cap badges is a convention commonly found among military and police forces, as well as uniformed civilian groups such as the Boy...
is a Lancaster rose
Red Rose of Lancaster
The Red Rose of Lancaster is the county flower of Lancashire.The exact species or cultivar which the red rose relates to is uncertain, but it is thought to be Rosa gallica officinalis....
in a Fontenoy laurel surmounted by a crown. At the base is a scroll with the motto Nec Aspera Terrent (Difficulties be Damned). The regiment's Colonel-in-Chief
Colonel-in-Chief
In the various Commonwealth armies, the Colonel-in-Chief of a regiment is its patron. This position is distinct from that of Colonel of the Regiment. They do not have an operational role. They are however kept informed of all important activities of the regiment, and pay occasional visits to its...
is HM The Queen
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
, who concurrently holds the title Duke of Lancaster
Duke of Lancaster
There were several Dukes of Lancaster in the 14th and early 15th Centuries. See also Duchy of Lancaster.There were three creations of the Dukedom of Lancaster....
.
The regiment has brought forward a number of Golden Threads from its antecedents, as displays of its history and heritage:
- Lion of England - the English Lion, facing inwards as worn by the King's Own Royal Border Regiment, has been adopted as the regiment's collar badge. The Lion of England is known as the regiment's "Ancient Badge" and provides inspiration for the regimental nickname - first adopted by the 2nd Battalion in August 2009 - "Lions of England".
- Glider Flash - the glider awarded as an honour to the King's Own Royal Border Regiment is worn on the sleeve of No. 1 and No. 2 dress. The glider also forms the regiment's tactical recognition flashTactical recognition flash100px|thumb|Red and blue tactical recognition flash of the [[Royal Artillery]].A Tactical Recognition Flash is a coloured patch worn on the arm of combat clothing by members of the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force to distinguish their Regiment or Corps in the absence of a cap badge. It...
. - Fleur-de-Lys - the fleur-de-lys worn by the King's Regiment is featured on the regiment's buttons.
The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment serves as the county regiment for the following counties:
- CumbriaCumbriaCumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
- LancashireLancashireLancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
(South, East, North and North Central) - MerseysideMerseysideMerseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
- Greater ManchesterGreater ManchesterGreater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
The 1st Battalion is a light infantry
Light infantry
Traditionally light infantry were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. Light infantry was distinct from medium, heavy or line infantry. Heavy infantry were dedicated primarily to fighting in tight...
battalion based in Catterick Garrison
Catterick Garrison
Catterick Garrison is a major Army base located in Northern England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world with a population of around 12,000, plus a large temporary population of soldiers, and is larger than its older neighbour...
, while the 2nd Battalion was initially an armoured infantry unit stationed at Catterick Garrison. However, it continues to arms plot. The 2nd Battalion converted to light infantry
Light infantry
Traditionally light infantry were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. Light infantry was distinct from medium, heavy or line infantry. Heavy infantry were dedicated primarily to fighting in tight...
and moved to Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
in August 2008. As a resident battalion in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
the 2nd Battalion completed the longest operational tour of Afghanistan in contemporary history, completing over 15 months on operations as the Theatre Reserve Battalion from August 2009 to October 2010. The 2nd Battalion moved back home to the North West in August 2011 and is now based in Weeton Barracks, near Blackpool, where it continues to train and operate in the light infantry
Light infantry
Traditionally light infantry were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. Light infantry was distinct from medium, heavy or line infantry. Heavy infantry were dedicated primarily to fighting in tight...
role. The 3rd Battalion was a light infantry battalion stationed at St George's Barracks
RAF North Luffenham
RAF North Luffenham was a Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England, 1940 - 1998. It is near to the villages of Edith Weston and North Luffenham....
, North Luffenham
North Luffenham
North Luffenham is a village in Rutland, in the East Midlands of England. It lies to the north of the River Chater, east of Uppingham and west of Stamford.Located to the north of the village is St George's Barracks, formerly RAF North Luffenham....
in Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
before being amalgamated with the 1st and 2nd Battalions. On 26 June 2008, the regiment was presented by the Queen as Colonel-in-Chief
Colonel-in-Chief
In the various Commonwealth armies, the Colonel-in-Chief of a regiment is its patron. This position is distinct from that of Colonel of the Regiment. They do not have an operational role. They are however kept informed of all important activities of the regiment, and pay occasional visits to its...
with its first stands of colours
Colours, standards and guidons
In military organizations, the practice of carrying colours, standards or Guidons, both to act as a rallying point for troops and to mark the location of the commander, is thought to have originated in Ancient Egypt some 5,000 years ago...
since formation. Both regular battalions have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan supported by officers and soldiers from the Territorial Army battalion.
Battle honours
Infantry regiments are permitted to display 43 battle honours from the two world wars on the Queen's Colour and 46 honours from other conflicts on the Regimental Colour. Upon amalgamation, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment had to choose from the total list of honours of its three antecedents which honours would be displayed on its new colours. The chosen honours were:- Queen's Colour
- Mons; Retreat from Mons; Marne 1914, 18; Aisne 1914, 18; Messines 1914, 17, 18; Ypres 1914, 15, 17, 18; Neuve Chapelle; Loos; Somme 1916, 18; Arras 1917, 18; Scarpe 1917, 18; Cambrai 1917, 18; Lys; Hindenburg Line; Vittorio Veneto; Macedonia 1915-18; Sari Bair; Gallipoli 1915-16; Megiddo; Kut al Amara 1917; Baghdad; Kilimanjaro; Dunkirk; Normandy Landing; Falaise; Arnhem 1944; Lower Maas; Ourthe; Reichswald; Defence of Habbaniya; Tobruk 1941; Madagascar; Gueriat el Atach Ridge; Landing in Sicily; Anzio; Cassino II; Malta 1940-42; Singapore Island; Chindits 1943; North Arakan; Chindits 1944; Imphal; Kohima; Nyaungu Bridgehead; Burma 1943-45
- Regimental Colour
- Namur 1695; Gibraltar 1704-5; Blenheim; Ramillies; Oudenarde; Malplaquet; Dettingen; Louisburg; Guadeloupe 1759; Quebec 1759; Maida; Monte Video; Vimiera; Corunna; Arroyo dos Molinos; Tarifa; Badajoz; Salamanca; Vittoria; St Sebastian; Pyrenees; Nivelle; Nive; Guadeloupe 1810; Java; Bladensburg; Niagara; Waterloo; Bhurtpore; Candahar 1842; Cabool 1842; Maharajpore; New Zealand 1845-47; Alma; Inkerman; Sevastopol; Canton; Delhi 1857; Lucknow; New Zealand 1860-68; Abyssinia; Ahmad Khel; Afghanistan 1878-80; Defence of Kimberley; Defence of Ladysmith; Relief of Ladysmith; Afghanistan 1919; Korea 1952-53; The Hook 1953
In addition to the displayed honours, the regimental colour will also display four emblems from the antecedents regiments:
- Lion of England - displayed top left; from the King's Own Royal Border Regiment
- White Horse of Hanover - displayed top right; from the King's Regiment
- Red Rose charged with the Prince of Wales's feathersPrince of Wales's feathersThe Prince of Wales's feathers is the heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent to the British and Commonwealth Realms thrones. It consists of three white feathers emerging from a gold coronet. A ribbon below the coronet bears the motto Ich dien...
- displayed bottom left; from the Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) - Red Rose charged with the Royal Crest - displayed bottom right; from the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
In addition, the Regimental Colour also features a Sphinx
Sphinx
A sphinx is a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head or a cat head.The sphinx, in Greek tradition, has the haunches of a lion, the wings of a great bird, and the face of a woman. She is mythicised as treacherous and merciless...
to distinguish the battle honour "Egypt" and a Dragon for the honour "China".
Alliances
- The Royal Regiment of CanadaThe Royal Regiment of Canada
The Royal Regiment of Canada is the largest army regiment in the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve. It is an infantry unit based in Toronto, Ontario, part of Land Force Central Area's 32 Canadian Brigade Group....
- The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)
The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)
The King's Own Calgary Regiment , or KOCR, is an armoured unit of the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve based at the Mewata Armoury in Calgary, Alberta....
- The Royal Queensland Regiment
Royal Queensland Regiment
The Royal Queensland Regiment is a reserve light infantry formation in the Australian Army based in Queensland.-Current Structure:The regiment currently consists of three battalions:*9th Battalion *25th/49th Battalion...
- 1st and 15th Battalions, The Frontier Force Regiment
Frontier Force Regiment
For Pakistan's Border Guard see: Frontier CorpsThe Frontier Force Regiment is one of six Infantry regiments in the Pakistan Army. At present, the regiment consists of 67 battalions and has its regimental depot at Abbottabad in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. For that reason Abbottabad is also known as Home of...
- The Royal Regiment of Canada
The Royal Regiment of Canada
The Royal Regiment of Canada is the largest army regiment in the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve. It is an infantry unit based in Toronto, Ontario, part of Land Force Central Area's 32 Canadian Brigade Group....
- The Royal South Australia Regiment
Royal South Australia Regiment
The Royal South Australia Regiment is a reserve regiment of the Australian Army consisting of a single battalion, the 10th/27th Battalion, part of the 9th Brigade. It was raised on 1 July 1960, as The South Australia Regiment.-History:...
- The Otago and Southland Regiment
Otago and Southland Regiment
The Otago and Southland Regiment is a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army. It was originally formed in 1948 by the amalgamation of two separate regiments:*Otago Regiment*Southland Regiment...
- 5th Battalion, The Sikh Regiment - The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment
The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment
The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces.The regiment was created on 16 January 1863 as the 14th Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles of Canada from the amalgamation of Kingston, Ontario’s seven independent rifle companies...
- The West Nova Scotia Regiment
The West Nova Scotia Regiment
The West Nova Scotia Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces, twenty fourth in the order of precedence. It has seen active service in both the Great War and World War II...
- The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry)
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry)
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment , or LER, is a Primary Reserve infantry unit of the Canadian Forces based in Edmonton, Alberta. The LER is part of Land Force Western Area's 41 Canadian Brigade Group...
- The Royal Tasmania Regiment
Royal Tasmania Regiment
The Royal Tasmania Regiment is a Reserve infantry regiment within the Australian Army consisting of a single battalion. Formed in 1960 following a review of military formations in Australia, the Regiment can trace its lineage back the late 19th Century and as served Australia in a number of...
- The Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Regiment
Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Regiment
The Wellington and Hawke's Bay Regiment is a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army. It was formed in 1964 during the reorganisation of the army by the amalgamation of two separate regiments:*5th Wellington Regiment...
- 8th and 14th Battalions, The Punjab Regiment
Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)
The Punjab Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army. The modern regiment was formed in 1956 from an amalgamation of the 1st Punjab Regiment, 14th Punjab Regiment, 15th Punjab Regiment and 16th Punjab Regiment...
- 2nd Battalion, The Royal Malay Regiment
Royal Malay Regiment
The Royal Malay Regiment is the premier unit of the Malaysian Army's two infantry regiments. At its largest, the Malay Regiment comprised 27 battalions. At present, two battalions are parachute trained and form part of the Malaysian Army Rapid Deployment Force...
- The Kimberley Regiment
Kimberley Regiment
The Kimberley Regiment is an infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Territorial Army or United States Army National Guard unit.-History:...
- HMS Cumberland
HMS Cumberland (F85)
HMS Cumberland was a Batch 3 Type 22 frigate of the British Royal Navy. She was launched in 1986 and commissioned on 10 June 1989. The frigate was on station during the First Gulf War and was part of the Devonport Flotilla based at Devonport Dockyard. Cumberland was decommissioned on 23 June...
- HMS Liverpool
HMS Liverpool (D92)
HMS Liverpool is a Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was built by Cammell Laird in Birkenhead and launched on 25 September 1980 by Lady Strathcona, wife of Euan Howard, the then Minister of State for Defence. Liverpool is the last Batch 2 Type 42 in service.-Operational history:Liverpool was...
- HMS Manchester
HMS Manchester (D95)
HMS Manchester was a Type 42 destroyer in the 5th Destroyer Squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. She was laid down in 1978 at Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, launched in 1980, commissioned in 1982, and decommissioned on 24 February 2011.Her nickname is the "Busy Bee", in reference to...
- HMS Lancaster
HMS Lancaster (F229)
HMS Lancaster is a 'Duke' class Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. She is known as "The Queen's Frigate", the Duke of Lancaster being an honorary title of the Sovereign. She is also known as The Red Rose Frigate, after the emblem of Lancashire...
Order of precedence
Lineage
|-style="text-align: center; background: #F08080;"| align="center" colspan="5"|Lineage
|-
| width="25%" rowspan="20" align="center" | The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border)
| width="25%" rowspan="3" align="center"| The King's Own Royal Border Regiment
| width="25%" colspan="3" align="center"| The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
The King's Own Royal Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line of the British Army, which served under various titles from 1680 to 1959. Its lineage is continued today by the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.-History:...
|-
| width="25%" rowspan="2" align="center"| The Border Regiment
| width="25%" colspan="2" align="center"| 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 :...
|-
| width="25%" colspan="2" align="center"| The 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot
|-
| width="25%" rowspan="3" align="center"| The King's Regiment
| width="25%" colspan="3" align="center"| The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
|-
| width="25%" rowspan="2" align="center"| The Manchester Regiment
| width="25%" colspan="2" align="center"| The 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot
63rd Regiment of Foot
The 63rd Regiment of Foot known as "The Bloodsuckers", was a British Army regiment in the 18th and 19th centuries.As part of the Childers Reforms, the 63rd and the 96th Regiments of Foot amalgamated in 1881 to form The Manchester Regiment the heritage continuing through to The King's Regiment in...
|-
| width="25%" colspan="2" align="center"| The 96th Regiment of Foot
96th Regiment of Foot
The 96th Regiment of Foot was a regiment of the British Army from 1798 to 1881, when it became the 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Its lineage is perpetuated by the 2nd Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, previously the King's Regiment....
|-
| width="25%" rowspan="6" align="center" | The Queen's Lancashire Regiment
Queen's Lancashire Regiment
The Queen's Lancashire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division...
| width="25%" rowspan="4" align="center" | The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
| width="25%" rowspan="2" align="center" | The East Lancashire Regiment
East Lancashire Regiment
The East Lancashire Regiment was, from 1881 to 1958, an infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of two 30th and 59th Regiments of Foot with the militia and rifle volunteer units of eastern Lancashire...
| width="25%" align="center" | The 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot
30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot
The 30th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1702 and amalgamated into The East Lancashire Regiment in 1881.-Predecessor regiment:...
|-
| width="25%" align="center" | The 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot
59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot
The 59th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1755 in response to the threat of renewed war with France. It was amalgamated with the 30th Regiment of Foot in 1881 to form The East Lancashire Regiment as part of the Childers Reforms.-Formation and numbering:In...
|-
| width="25%" rowspan="2" align="center" | The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
| width="25%" align="center" | The 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot
40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot
The 40th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1717 and amalgamated into The Prince of Wales's Volunteers in 1881.-Formation:...
|-
| width="25%" align="center" | The 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
The 82nd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1793 and amalgamated into The Prince of Wales's Volunteers in 1881....
|-
| width=25%" rowspan="2" align="center" | The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
The Loyal Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army from 1881 to 1970...
| width="25%" colspan="2" align="center" | The 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot
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| width="25%" colspan="2" align="center" | The 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers)
81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers)
The 81st Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793 and amalgamated into The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in 1881.-Raising of the Regiment:...
External links
SOURCES
- MOD Press Release Nov 2005 The official website of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum, Lancaster, United Kingdom.