King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
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The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army. It served under various titles and fought in many wars and conflicts, including both the First and the Second World Wars, from 1680 to 1959. In 1959, the regiment was amalgamated with the Border Regiment to form the King's Own Royal Border Regiment.
Cap badge of the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster).
The founder of the regiment, Charles Fitzcharles, Earl of Plymouth 1657-1680, illegitimate son of Charles II
An Incident in the Rebellion of 1745, a painting that shows grenadiers of the regiment fighting highlanders of the Jacobite Army at the Battle of Cullodenin April 1746
Colours of Barrell's Regiment, carried at Culloden
Border Regiment
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The Border Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot.
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Colours of the Border Regiment
Player's cigarette card showing a lance corporal of the 5th (Cumberland) Battalion, The Border Regiment in 1914 while in France.
Troops of the Border Regiment resting in a front line trench in Thiepval Wood, France, August 1916.