Regiments and Corps

The Colours of the Welsh Guards being paraded at Horse Guards, 2015

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The regimental system

The regiment or corps is the key administrative component of the British Army. Each has its own long history, traditions and insignia. To its soldiers, the regiment is a military family that provides comradeship and a unique identity.

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29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was raised in 1694. It served in many British Army campaigns until the reforms of 1881, when it was merged into The Worcestershire Regiment.

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Glengarry badge, 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment, c1874

36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was raised in 1701. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The Worcestershire Regiment.

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Cap badge, The North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's), c1900

The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales’s)

This infantry unit was raised in 1881 and continued in British Army service until 1959, when it was merged into The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales’s).

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Glengarry badge, 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment, c1874

64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was raised in 1756. It served with the British Army in several campaigns until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales’s) Regiment.

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Glengarry badge, 98th (Prince of Wales’s) Regiment of Foot, c1874

98th (The Prince of Wales’s) Regiment of Foot

This infantry regiment was raised in 1824. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it became part of The North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales’s) Regiment.

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Cap badge, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment, c2015

The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (Queen’s and Royal Hampshires)

Formed in 1992, this is the senior English line regiment of the British Army. It has taken part in several campaigns, including the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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The Royal Hampshire Regiment

This infantry regiment was formed in 1881. It continued in British Army service until 1992, when it was amalgamated into The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment.

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Glengarry badge, 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment, c1874

37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was raised in 1702. It fought in many British Army campaigns until the 1881 reforms, when it became part of The Hampshire Regiment.

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67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was raised in 1756. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it became part of The Hampshire Regiment.

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Cap badge, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment, c1912

The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

Raised in 1661, this was the oldest English line regiment in the British Army. It existed until 1959, when it was merged into The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment.

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Army Catering Corps

This unit was responsible for feeding the British Army. It was formed in 1941 and existed until 1993, when it became part of the Royal Logistic Corps.

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Cap badge, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, c1954

Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

This British Army unit was established in 1942. It is responsible for maintaining, recovering and repairing tanks, vehicles, weapons and equipment.

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