King's Regiment
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The King's Regiment, officially abbreviated as KINGS, was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. It was formed on 1 September 1958 by the amalgamation of the King's Reg
Cap Badge of the King's Regiment, c.1960
The Ferret was operated by the regiment's reconnaissance platoon in West Germany before and after conversion to armoured infantry.
Manchester Regiment
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The Manchester Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1958. The regiment was created during the 1881 Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 63rd Re
King's Regiment
…of the King's Division. It was formed on 1 September 1958 by the amalgamation of the King's Regiment (Liverpool) which had been raised in 1685 and the Manchester Regiment which traced its history to 1758. In existence for almost 50 years, the regular battalion, 1 KINGS, served in Kenya, Kuwait, British Guiana (Guyana…
Cap badge of the Manchester Regiment during the First World War.
The Manchester Regiment in the full dress uniform of 1914. Illustration by Harry Payne (1858–1927)
A regimental South African War Memorial (the work of William Hamo Thornycroft) in St Ann's Square, Manchester
The 1911 Delhi Durbar