The Wardrobe in Salisbury houses the RGBW regimental museum.

The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1139x720, 264 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1139x720, 264 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment ... Salisbury Cathedral from the Cathedral Yard High Street Market Great West Front of Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury (pronounced Solsbree or Sauls-bree) is a small cathedral city in Wiltshire, England. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... // Size and Composition A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

It was formed in 1994 by the amalgamation of two English Regiments. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

• The Gloucestershire Regiment
• The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)

The regiment is unique in the British Army in that it is permitted to wear the United States Distinguished Unit Citation, which it inherited from the 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment which was awarded for their defence of Gloster Hill during the Battle of the Imjin River in April 1951 during the Korean War. 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 British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Presidential Unit Citation is a senior unit award granted to military units which have performed an extremely meritorious or heroic act, usually in the face of an armed enemy. ... The hill designated Hill 235 during the Korean War is remembered as Gloster Hill because of the actions of the Gloucestershire Regiment (the Glorious Glosters) in following their orders to Hold on where you are during the Battle of the Imjin River 1951. ... The Battle of the Imjin took place between April 22 – April 25, 1951 during the Korean War. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The Korean War (Korean: 한국전쟁/韓國戰爭), from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ...

It is also unique in being the only regiment in the British Army permitted to wear a cap badge on both the front and the rear of their hats. The back badge was awarded to the 28th Regiment of Foot for their actions at the Battle of Alexandria in 1801. A cap badge is a badge worn on the front of uniform headgear and distinguishes the wearers organisation. ... The Egyptian city of Alexandria figured prominently in the military operations of Napoleons expedition of 1798. ... 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

On 16th December 2004, it was announced that the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment will be disbanded - the Gloucestershire element will, along with the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment be merged with the Light Infantry, while the Berkshire and Wiltshire elements will be merged with the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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... 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...

In March 2005, it was further announced that the de-amalgamation of the regiment would now not take place; instead it would merge completely with the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment as 1st Battalion, Light Infantry. In preparation for this, the regiment will be moved from the Prince of Wales' Division to the Light Division and renamed the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry in July 2005. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... The Prince of Waless Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in the West of England and Wales. ... The Light Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for the current light infantry and rifles regiments. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

See Also

Non US Winners of US gallantry awards The Unknown Warrior On November 11 1920, an unidentified British Soldier from a battlefield of the First World War was buried at the western end of the Nave of Westminster Abbey. ...

External Links

BBC News article on the reorganization