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The Rifles
Cap and back badges of The Rifles
Active	1st February 2007-
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Army
Type	Rifles
Role	1st Battalion - Light Role 2nd Battalion - Light Role 3rd Battalion - Light Role 4th Battalion - Mechanised 5th Battalion - Armoured 6th Battalion - TA Reserve 7th Battalion - TA Reserve
Size	Seven battalions
Garrison/HQ	RHQ - Winchester 1st Battalion/DDLI - Catterick 1st Battalion/RGBWLI - Chester 2nd Battalion - Weeton 3rd Battalion - Edinburgh 4th Battalion - Bulford 5th Battalion - Paderborn, Germany
Motto	Swift and Bold
Colors	N/A
March	Quick - Mechanised Infantry Double Past - Keel Row/Road to the Isles Slow - Old Salamanca
Commanders
Colonel in Chief	HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Colonel Commandant	Lieutenant General RV Brims CBE DSO
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash
Arm Badge	Croix de Guerre From Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry

For the band The Rifles, see The Rifles (band). For the novel by William T. Vollmann, see The Rifles (novel).

The Rifles is a regiment of the British Army. It consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, making the regiment the largest in the infantry. Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light Division (with the exception of the 1st Battalion, which is an amalgamation of two individual regiments). Image File history File links Army_flag. ... The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army. ... The British Armys Infantry is comprised of 55 battalions of Infantry, from 32 Regiments. ... The Guards Division is an administrative unit of the British Army responsible for the administration of all the units of Foot Guards of the Household Division. ... 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The Light Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for the current light infantry and rifles regiments. ...

History

The Rifles was created as a result of the Future Army Structure. Under the original announcement, the Light Division would have remained essentially unchanged, with the exception of the Light Infantry gaining a new battalion through the amalgamation of two other regiments, and both gaining a TA battalions. However, on 24 November 2005, it was announced by the Ministry of Defence that the four regiments would amalgamate into a single five battalion regiment. The Rifles was formed on 1st February 2007 by the amalgamation of the four light infantry and rifles regiments of the Light Division: The 2003 Defence White Paper, entitled Delivering Security in a Changing World sets out the future of the British military, and builds on the 1998 Strategic Defence Review (SDR) and the 2002 SDR New Chapter which responded to the challenges raised by the War on Terror. ... Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. ... (Redirected from 1st February) February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... The Light Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for the current light infantry and rifles regiments. ...

• The Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry
• The Light Infantry
• The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry
• The Royal Green Jackets

The two existing battalions each of the Light Infantry and the Royal Green Jackets were renamed, while the single battalions of the DDLI and the RGBWLI were merged into one battalion. This brought the whole of the Light Division under a single cap badge. On formation, The Rifles became the county regiment of the following counties: 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 is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Light Division. ... The Wardrobe in Salisbury houses the RGBW regimental museum. ... The Royal Green Jackets (RGJ) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, one of two within the Light Division (the other being The Light Infantry). ... Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO military graphic symbols A battalion is a military unit usually consisting of between two and six companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel. ... A cap badge is a badge worn on the front of uniform headgear and distinguishes the wearers organisation. ...

• Berkshire
• Buckinghamshire
• Cornwall
• Devonshire
• Dorset
• Durham
• Gloucestershire
• Oxfordshire
• Shropshire
• Somerset
• South Yorkshire
• Wiltshire

As a rifle regiment, a private soldier in The Rifles is known as a Rifleman; the regiment wears a standard rifle green beret. A number of golden threads have been brought into the new regiment from each of its founder regiments: Berks redirects here. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... Cornwall (Cornish: ) is a county in South West England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar and Devon. ... This page is about the English county, for alternative meanings see Devon (disambiguation). ... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dɔ.sət], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... Durham (IPA: locally, in RP) is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham in North East England. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... Shropshire (alternatively Salop or abbreviated Shrops) is an English county in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...

• Croix de Guerre - the French Croix de Guerre ribbon awarded to the Devonshire Regiment in World War I, and subsequently worn by the Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry, is worn on both sleeves of No. 1 and No. 2 dress.
• Back Badge - the badge worn on the back of headdress that was awarded as an honour to the 28th Foot, and subsequently worn by the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry is worn on the forage cap and side hat, and on the shako of the regimental band and bugles.
• Bugle Horn - the bugle horn badge of the Light Infantry is the regiment's cap badge.
• Maltese Cross - the Maltese Cross of the Royal Green Jackets is worn as a buckle on the cross belt, and will contain the regiment's representative battle honours. In accordance with the tradition of the Rifles, the regiment does not carry colours.
• Black Buttons - the traditional black buttons of a rifle regiment are worn on all forms of dress with the exception of combat dress.

In addition, the new regiment's "Double Past" march (the music used when marching past at the double) is an amalgam of the Light Infantry's (Keel Row) and the Royal Green Jackets' (Road to the Isles). The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of both Belgium and France which was first created in 1915. ... THE BADGE OF THE DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT The Devonshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nikolay II Aleksey Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Robert Nivelle Herbert H. Asquith D. Lloyd George Sir Douglas Haig Sir John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna... The 28th Regiment of North Gloucesteshire , nicknamed The Glorious Glosters was a British unit that fought in the battles of Waterloo and Quatre Bras during which they earned distinguished mention in the dispatches of the Duke of Wellington. ... A Shako of a French Navy uniform of the 19th century. ... // Origins The practice of carrying standards, to act both as a rallying point for troops, and to mark the location of the commander, is thought to have originated in Egypt some 5,000 years ago. ...

Organisation

The new regiment has 5 regular and 2 Territorial Army Battalions. In the United Kingdom the Territorial Army is a part of the British Army composed of reserve units, or part-time soldiers. ...

• 1st Battalion - amalgamation of the 1st Battalion, Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry and the 1st Battalion, Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry
• 2nd Battalion - redesignation of the 1st Battalion, Royal Green Jackets
• 3rd Battalion - redesignation of the 2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry
• 4th Battalion - redesignation of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Green Jackets
• 5th Battalion - redesignation of the 1st Battalion, The Light Infantry
• 6th (V) Battalion - redesignation of the Rifle Volunteers
• 7th (V) Battalion - redesignation of the Royal Rifle Volunteers, minus the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment company, plus the Royal Green Jacket companies of the London Regiment

Following the restructuring of the infantry and the end of the arms plot, the new regiment's five regular battalions will have fixed roles: 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 Wardrobe in Salisbury houses the RGBW regimental museum. ... The Royal Green Jackets (RGJ) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, one of two within the Light Division (the other being The Light Infantry). ... The Light Infantry is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Light Division. ... The Royal Green Jackets (RGJ) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, one of two within the Light Division (the other being The Light Infantry). ... The Light Infantry is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Light Division. ... The Rifle Volunteers is a regiment of the British Territorial Army. ... The Royal Rifle Volunteers is a former regiment of the British Territorial Army. ... The Princess of Waless Royal Regiment (Queens and Royal Hampshires) is the senior English infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queens Division. ... A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 100-200 soldiers. ... Battalions of the London Regiment early 1900s by Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927) The London Regiment is a Territorial Army regiment in the British Army. ...

• 1st Battalion - Commando Support (3 Commando Brigade)
• 2nd Battalion - Light Role (19 Light Brigade)
• 3rd Battalion - Light Role (52 Infantry Brigade)
• 4th Battalion - Mechanised Infantry (1 Mechanised Brigade)
• 5th Battalion - Armoured Infantry (20 Armoured Brigade)

The 1st Battalion will initially continue to serve as two units; one will be based at Catterick as part of 19 Light Brigade, continuing the light role carried out by 1 DDLI, while the other will be stationed at Chester as part of 52 Infantry Brigade, maintaining the independent light role carried out by 1 RGBWLI. From April 2008 however, it have fully merged and will be assigned to 3 Commando Brigade, where it will serve as the brigade's fourth battalion alongside the three commandos of the Royal Marines. 3 Commando Brigade is the main manoeuvre force of the British Royal Marines. ... The 19th Infantry Brigade was a regular British Army formation at the beginning of World War II . ... The British 52nd Infantry Brigade is a British Army formation that has been formed and disbanded several times during the 20th Century. ... The 1st Infantry Brigade is a British Army formation with a long history including service during the Second World War . ... The 20th Armoured Brigade has been a British Army brigade since the Second World War. ... 3 Commando Brigade is the main manoeuvre force of the British Royal Marines. ... The Royal Marines (RM), are the Royal Navys elite fighting forces. ...

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (Colonel-in-Chief, RGBWLI) is the new regiment's Colonel-in-Chief, but each battalion has its own Royal Colonel: HRH The Duke of Edinburgh His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten), styled HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (born June 10, 1921), is the consort of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ... In the British and other Commonwealth armies, the Colonel-in-Chief of a regiment is its (usually Royal) patron. ...

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Alliances

Although no list of regimental alliances has been announced as yet, using the large regiments that have formed already as examples, it can be assumed that all of the current alliances of the four individual regiments will be carried into the Rifles.

•  Australia - Monash University Regiment
•  Australia - Melbourne University Regiment
•  Canada - The Royal Canadian Regiment
•  Canada - Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
•  New Zealand - The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
•  Canada - Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke
•  Australia - The Royal New South Wales Regiment
•  Malaysia - 6th Battalion, The Royal Malay Regiment
•  South Africa - 5 South African Infantry Battalion (Bond of Friendship)
•  Canada - The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment)
•  Canada - Le Régiment de Maisonneuve
•  Canada - The North Saskatchewan Regiment
•  New Zealand - The Canterbury, and Nelson-Marlborough and West Coast Regiment
•  Pakistan - 11th Battalion, The Baloch Regiment
•  Pakistan - 1st Battalion, The Sind Regiment
•  Kenya - 1st and 3rd Battalions, The Kenya Rifles
•  Mauritius - Mauritius Special Mobile Force
•  South Africa - The Rand Light Infantry
•  Canada - The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
•  Canada - The Algonquin Regiment
•  Australia - 11th/28th Battalion, The Royal Western Australia Regiment
•  Pakistan - 2nd and 13th Battalions, The Frontier Force Regiment
•  South Africa - The Cape Town Rifles
•  Canada - The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (RCAC)
•  Canada - The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
•  Canada - The Brockville Rifles
•  Canada - The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
•  Canada - The Royal Regina Rifles
•  New Zealand - The Hauraki Regiment
•  South Africa - The Durban Light Infantry
•  South Africa - The Kaffrarian Rifles
•  Ghana - 1st Battalion, The Ghana Regiment
• Royal Navy - HMS Exeter
• Royal Navy - HMS Cornwall
• Royal Navy - HMS Gloucester
• Royal Navy - HMS Somerset

•  France - 2e Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie (Bond of Friendship)

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The Royal New South Wales Regiment is a reserve infantry regiment of the Australian Army based in the state of New South Wales. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malaysia. ... The Royal Malay Regiment (Malay: Rejimen Askar Melayu DiRaja) is one of two infantry regiments in the Malaysian Army. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... The South African Infantry Corps is the largest combat corps within the South African Army. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) is a Militia unit of the Canadian Forces based at John W. Foote VC Armouries in Hamilton, Ontario. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Le Régiment de Maisonneuve is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... The North Saskatchewan Regiment is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... The Canterbury, and Nelson-Marlborough and West Coast Regiment is a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Pakistan_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Pakistan_(bordered). ... Sindh Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army and it was established in 1976-1977. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kenya. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mauritius. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... The Rand Light Infantry (RLI) is an infantry regiment of the South African Army. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... The Lincoln and Welland Regiment, a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces, is based in St. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... The Algonquin Regiment is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... The Royal Western Australia Regiment is a reserve infantry regiment of the Australian Army consisting of two battalions, the 11th/28th Battalion and the 16th Battalion. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Pakistan_(bordered). ... // History The Frontier Force Regiment (commonly known as the Piffers) was officially raised on May 18, 1849 by Colonel Henry Lawrence. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... The Cape Town Rifles Regiment (also referred to as the Dukes) is an infantry regiment of the South African Army. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaughts Own) (RCAC) is a reserve armoured reconnaissance (recce) regiment of the Canadian Forces. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... The Queens Own Rifles of Canada is a militia regiment within the Canadian Armed Forces and is based in Toronto, Ontario. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... The Brockville Rifles is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... The Royal Winnipeg Rifles are a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... The Royal Regina Rifles is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... The Hauraki Regiment is a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... The Durban Light Infantry Regiment is a Mechanised infantry regiment of the South African Army. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... The Kaffrarian Rifles (now the Buffalo Volunteer Rifles (BVR)) is an infantry regiment of the South African Army. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... The Ghana Regiment is an infantry regiment that forms the main fighting element of the Ghanaian Army. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... HMS Exeter (D89) is a Type 42 destroyer, the fifth ship of the Royal Navy to be named Exeter, after the city of Exeter in Devon. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... The sixth and present HMS Cornwall is the first of the Batch 3 Type 22 frigates of the Royal Navy. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... HMS Gloucester (D96) is a Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... HMS Somerset (F82) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ...

Battle Honours

The following battle honours are a representation of the total honours awarded to the regiments which formed The Rifles. These are inscribed on the regiment's belt badge:

• Gibraltar, Dettingen, Plassey, Minden, Quebec, Martinique, Marabout, Waterloo, Peninsula, Afghanistan, Jellalabad, Ferozeshah, Delhi, Lucknow, New Zealand, Pekin, South Africa, Inkerman
• Great War: Nonne Boschen, Ypres, Somme, Vittoria Veneto, Megiddo
• Second World War: Calais, El Alamein, Kohima, Pegasus Bridge, Normandy, Italy 1943-45, Anzio
• Imjin, Korea, Iraq 2003

Order of Precedence

The Royal Gurkha Rifles is a regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. ... For the purposes of parading, the regular army of the British Army is listed according to an order of precedence. ... The Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) is the principal special forces unit of the British Army, and arguably the most well trained special forces unit in current existence. ...

See also

• The Rifle Brigade
• Pegasus Bridge

The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consorts Own) was a regiment of the British Army. ... Pegasus Bridge before its replacement Pegasus was the name given to a bridge over the Caen canal, near the town of Ouistreham. ...

References

• Regimental Website (official)
• The Rifles on Regiments.org
• MOD Press Release Nov 2005
• Statement by CO Devon and Dorset Regiment
• Statement by CO Royal Gloucester, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment (Now Offline)
• The Light Infantry Homepage
• BBC Gloucestershire News
• 1 RIFLES to join the Commandos