NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of British Army Regiments (1994)

This is a list of British Army regiments in the aftermath of the defence cuts of the Options for Change defence white paper in 1991. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Flag of the British Army File links The following pages link to this file: British Army Royal Air Force Royal Navy Military of the United Kingdom Structure of the British Army Territorial Army British Forces Germany British Army officer rank insignia British Army enlisted rank insignia List of British Army... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... In the United Kingdom the Territorial Army is a part of the British Army composed of reserve units, or part-time soldiers. ... This is a list of British Army regiments in the aftermath of the defence cuts of the Options for Change defence white paper in 1991. ... The British Forces Germany (BFG) is the successor of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) and Royal Air Force Germany (RAFG) which were disbanded in 1994 after the end of the Cold War. ... The structure of the British Army is complex, due to the different origins of its various constituent parts. ... The history of the British Army spans three centuries and numerous European, colonial and world wars. ... 1600_1699 1633 _ The Royal Regiment of Foot (later the Royal Scots) is placed on the Scottish Establshment, later becoming the oldest infantry regiment in continious service in the British Army. ... This is a list of senior officers of the British Army. ... Origins From medieval times, devices such as pennants and shield patterns though to the full development of heraldry had been used to identify very senior ranks such as the monarch or other leaders of armies. ... Enlisted ranks is not a term used in the British Army, and is only used in this articles title for the sake of consistency with rank listings in other countries; not least those of the United States. ... British Army commissioned ship ensign from Flags of the World. ... This page is a list of British Army Groups in WWII. It is intended as a central point of access information about British formations of that size. ... This page is a list of British army formations existing during World War I. First Army Second Army Third Army Fourth Army Fifth Army (originally the Reserve Army) Dardanelles Army Salonika Army Categories: Lists of military units | British field armies ... This page is a list of British Armies in WWII. It is intended to provide a central point to access information about British formations of that size. ... List of military corps — List of British corps in WWI This is a list of British army corps that existed during World War I. Most of the corps operated on the Western Front. ... This page is a list of British Corps in WWII. It is intended to provide a central point to access information about British formations of that size. ... List of military divisions — List of British divisions in WWI This page is a list of British divisions that fought in World War I. Divisions were either infantry or cavalry. ... List of military divisions — List of British divisions in WWII This page is a list of British divisions that fought in World War II. It is intended to provide a central point to access information about British formations of that size. ... This is a list of British Brigades in WWII. It is intended as a central place to access resources about formations of that size. ... This is a list of Regiments of Foot of the British Army. ... This is a list of British Army cavalry and infantry regiments that were created by Childers reforms in 1881, a continuation of the Cardwell reforms. ... This is a list of British Army regiments after the Army restructuring caused by the 1957 Defence White Paper: many regiments were amalgamated between 1958-60. ... Nicknames of regiments and other units of the British Army. ... Options for Change was a restructuring of the British military in 1993, aimed at cutting defence spending following the end of the Cold War. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cavalry

Household Cavalry Regiment and Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment

The Life Guards is the senior regiment of the British Army. ... The Blues and Royals are a British Army armoured regiment and are part of the Household Cavalry. ...

Royal Armoured Corps

The 1st The Queens Dragoon Guards (the Welsh Cavalry) is an armoured dragoon regiment of the British Army, comprising troops from Wales, Herefordshire, and Shropshire. ... The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) (RSDG) is a British armoured regiment formed on 2 July 1971 from the union of two famous regiments, the 3rd Carabiniers and the Royal Scots Greys. ... The Royal Dragoon Guards is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ... The 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. ... The Queens Royal Hussars (QRH), sometimes clarified as The Queens Royal Hussars (The Queens Own and Royal Irish), is a United Kingdom armoured regiment formed on September, 1993 from The Queens Own Hussars and The Queens Royal Irish Hussars. ... The Queens Own Hussars was a United Kingdom armoured military regiment, formed from the amalgamation of the 3rd Hussars and the 7th Hussars in Tidworth in 1958. ... The Queens Royal Irish Hussars, normally reffered to by the abbriviation QRIH, was a United Kingdom cavalry regiment formed from the amalgamation of the 4th Queens Own Hussars and the 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars in Hohne, Germany in 1958. ... The 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Waless) is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ... The Kings Royal Hussars is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ... The Light Dragoons is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ... The 19th Light Dragoons gained much of their fame in India, where they were given the ASSAYE badge, which had the likeness of an elephant upon it. ... The Queens Royal Lancers (The Death or Glory Boys) is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ... The Royal Tank Regiment is a unit of the British Army (formerly the Tank Corps and Royal Tank Corps). ...

Infantry

The infantry in 1994 was divided into six divisions for administrative purposes:

Foot Guards

The Grenadier Guards is the most senior Foot Guards regiment of the British Army. ... The Coldstream Guards is a regiment of the British Army. ... The Scots Guards are a regiment of the British Army and have a long and proud history stretching back hundreds of years. ... Official name Irish Guards Colonel-in-Chief HM Queen Elizabeth II Colonel-of-the-Regiment James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn Nicknames Bobs Own The Micks Motto Quis Separabit (Who Shall Separate Us) Anniversaries Saint Patricks Day (17 March) Marches quick: St Patricks Day slow: Let Erin Remember... The Welsh Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ...

Line Infantry

Categories: Stub | British Army regiments ... Official name The Princess of Waless Royal Regiment (Queens and Royal Hampshires) Colonel-in-Chief HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Nicknames The Tigers Motto Anniversaries Marches Quick: The Farmers Boy Quick: The Soldiers of the Queen Description Infantry regiment Creation date 1992 Reason for creation Formed by... The Queens Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Kings Own Royal Border Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... Official name The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Colonel-in-Chief HRH The Duke of Kent Nicknames Motto Anniversaries St Georges Day (23 April) Minden (1 August) Marches Quick: The British Grenadiers Slow: Rule Britnnia Mascot Indian Black Buck named Bobby Description Infantry regiment Creation date 1968 Reason for creation... The Kings Regiment is a regiment of the British Army. ... The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment (usually known as the Devon and Dorset Regiment or just the Devon and Dorsets) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Light Infantry Nicknames Motto Aucto Splendore Resurgo Cede Millis Faithful Marches Quick: Light Infantry Double Past: Keel Row Anniversaries Salamanca (22 July) Description Infantry regiment Creation date 1968 Reason for creation Formed by uniting the 4 battalions of the Light Infantry Brigade The Light Infantry is an infantry regiment... The Prince of Waless Own Regiment of Yorkshire was created in 1958 by the amalgamation of the West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Waless Own) (the 14th of Foot) and the East Yorkshire Regiment (the 15th of Foot). ... Official name The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Waless Own Yorkshire Regiment) Colonel-in-Chief HM King Harald V of Norway Nicknames Original nickname was the Green Howards. ... Royal Highland Fusiliers cap badge and tartan The Royal Highland Fusiliers is a regiment of the British Army. ... The 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... Official name The Royal Welch Fusiliers Colonel-in-Chief HM Queen Elizabeth II Colonel Major-General Brian Peter Plummer CBE Nicknames Motto Nec Aspera Terrent Anniversaries St. ... The Royal Regiment of Wales is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... Kings Own Scottish Borderers cap badge and tartan The Kings Own Scottish Borderers is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... In the British Army, there have been two regiments titled the Royal Irish Regiment Royal Irish Regiment The Royal Irish Regiment was formed in 1684 by the Earl of Granard from independent companies in Ireland. ... The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd and 87th) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Gloucestershire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Duke of Edinburghs Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Queens Lancashire Regiment (QLR) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... Official name The Duke of Wellingtons Regiment (West Riding) Colonel-in-Chief Brigadier His Grace Arthur Valerian Wellesley KG LVO OBE MC BA DL, 8th Duke of Wellington Colonel_of_the_Regiment Major-General Sir Evelyn John Webb-Carter KCB Nicknames The Dukes, The Havercake Lads, The Pattern, The Immortals, The Pigs... // History The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales) or Staffords was formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of The South Staffordshire Regiment and the North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales). The Staffords can trace their history back to 1705 when a regiment known as the 38th Foot was raised at Lichfield... Official name The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) Colonel-in-Chief HRH The Prince of Wales Nicknames Motto Nemo Me Impune Lacessit Anniversaries Red Hackle Day (5 January) Marches Quick: All the Blue Bonnets are oer the Border Slow: The Garb of Old Gaul Pipes & Drums Quick: Hielan Laddie... Official name The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) Colonel-in-Chief HRH the Duke of Edinburgh Deputy Colonel-in-Chief HRH the Prince of Wales Nicknames Motto Cuidich n Righ Marches Quick: The West Highland Laddie Description Infantry regiment Creation date 1994 Reason for creation Formed by the amalgamation ot... The Gordon Highlanders was a British Army infantry regiment from 1881 until 1994. ... The Queens Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons), officially abbreviated QOH, was an infantry regiment in the Scottish Division of the British Army. ... Official name Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louises) Colonel-in-Chief HM Queen Elizabeth II Nicknames Motto Sans Peur Ne Obliviscaris Anniversaries Balaklava (25 October) Marches Quick: The Highland Laddie Quick: The Campbells Are Coming Charge: Monymusk Funerals: Lochaber No More Mascot A Shetland Pony called Cruachan Description Infantry... Parachute Regiment cap badge The Parachute Regiment is the infantry element of the airborne troops of the British Army. ... The Royal Gurkha Rifles Nicknames Motto Marches Quick: Black Bear Double Past: Keel Row Slow: God Bless the Prince of Wales Anniversaries Meiktila (1 March) Medicina (16 April) Gallipoli (7 August) Delhi Day (14 September) Description Gurkha Infantry regiment Creation date 1994 Reason for creation Formed by uniting the 4... ... The 7th Duke of Edinburghs Own Gurkha Rifles started as a regiment of the British Indian Army, before being transferred to the British Army following Indias independence. ... The 10th Princess Marys Own Gurkha Rifles was originally a regiment of the British Indian Army. ... Gurkha Soldiers (1896) The Brigade of Gurkhas is the collective term for British Army units that are composed of Nepalese soldiers. ... Cap badge of the Royal Green Jackets The Royal Green Jackets is an infantry regiment of the British Army, one of two within the Light Division (the other being The Light Infantry). ... The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is the home defence unit for the British Colony of Gibraltar. ...

Special Forces

The 21st Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Volunteers) is a special forces regiment of the British Territorial Army. ... This article is about the British Special Air Service. ... This article is about the British Special Air Service. ... The Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) is a British special forces unit. ...

Support Arms and Services

Support Arms

The Royal Regiment of Artillery, generally known as the Royal Artillery (RA), is, despite its name, a corps of the British Army It is made up of a number of regiments. ... The Corps of Royal Engineers (RE), commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ... The Royal Corps of Signals (sometimes referred to incorrectly as the Royal Signal Corps and often known simply as the Royal Signals or R Sigs) is one of the arms (combat support corps) of the British Army. ... The Army Air Corps is a vital component of the British Army. ...

Services

Categories: Lists of military units | British Army regiments The Royal Army Chaplains Department (RAChD) is an all-officer corps that provides ordained clergy to minister to the British Army. ... The Royal Logistic Corps is a British military unit that provides the logistics for other units in the British military. ... The Royal Corps of Transport (RCT) was a British Army corps formed in 1965 from the transport elements (land, water and air) of the Royal Army Service Corps. ... The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace. ... Ã‘ The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers cap badge The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME; usually pronounced phonetically as Reemee) is a corps of the British Army that has responsibility for the maintenance of all electrical and mechanical equipment. ... The Adjutant Generals Corps is a corps in the British Army responsible for many of its general administrative services. ... The Womens Royal Army Corps (WRAC - sometimes pronounced phonetically as rack, a term unpopular with its members) was the corps to which all women in the British Army except medical, dental and veterinary officers and chaplains (who belonged to the same corps as the men) and nurses (who belonged... An administrative and operational branch of the British Army responsible for the provision, training and care of animals. ... The Royal Army Dental Corps is a specialist unit in the British Army that provides dental training to its members as well as dental care services to British Forces personnel and their families in war and in peace. ... Intelligence Corps camp flag The Intelligence Corps (often called Int Corps) is one of the corps of the British Army, responsible for gathering, analysing and disseminating military intelligence and also for counter-intelligence and security. ... The Corps of Army Music is a corps of the British Army. ...

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