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The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. It was formed in 1970 through the amalgamation of two other regiments: This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... 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. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
In 2004, as part of the restructuring of the infantry, it was announced that the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters would be amalgamated with the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment and the Staffordshire Regiment to form the new Mercian Regiment. // Early History The 29th Regiment of Foot was raised in 1694 by Colonel Thomas Farrington, an officer of the Coldstream Guards during War of the Grand Alliance known in America as King Williams War. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales Division. ... 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... The Mercian Regiment is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ...
As of July 2005, the 1st Battalion is based at Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow as a public duties battalion. Cavalry Barracks is a British Army installation located on Hounslow Heath in Hounslow. ... Three infantry battalions of the British army are currently tasked with the provision of Public Duties. ...
Worcestershire was the site of the Battle of Evesham in which Simon de Montfort was killed (4th August, 1265), and later, in the English Civil War, the Battle of Worcester (1651).
Worcestershire's boundaries have been fluid for over a hundred years since the abolition of the form of administration known as the Hundreds, though the continual expansion of Birmingham and the Black Country considerably altered the map.
Other areas of Worcestershire including Yardley, Northfield and Kings Heath became part of the county borough of Birmingham (and therefore were considered part of the geographical county of Warwickshire), the surrounding islands to their respective counties, Oldbury to Warley County Borough and St.
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