Staffordshire Regiment
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The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales') (or simply "Staffords" for short) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The regiment was formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of the South Staffordshire Regiment and the North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales'), and in 2007 was amalgamated with the Cheshire Regiment and the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment to become the 3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment.
Troops from C Company, 1st Battalion, engaged in a live firing exercise during Operation Granby, 6 January 1991.
Tombes de deux soldats du Staffordshire Regiment dans le cimetière de Mory Abbey Military Cemetery.
South Staffordshire Regiment
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The South Staffordshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for only 68 years. The regiment was created in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 38th Regiment of Foot and the 80th Regiment of Foot. The regiment saw service in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II.
Cap badge of the South Staffordshire Regiment.
List of casualties from the Regiment during the First World War at Tyne Cot
Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, part of 1st Airlanding Brigade of 1st Airborne Division, marching on a road between Oosterbeek and Arnhem. 19 September 1944
A rifleman of the 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment wearing a light-coloured oversuit for camouflage against the dunes during training at Mersa Matruh, 25 October 1940.