The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1966. The regiment was formed, as the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms when the 57th (West Middlesex) and 77th (East Middlesex) Regiments of Foot were amalgamated with the county's militia and rifle volunteer units.
Cap Badge of the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
Middlesex Regiment Memorial, St. Mary's Church, Madras
Lieutenant-Colonel John Hamilton Hall (standing directly in front of the Red Cross on the ambulance), the CO of the 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (98th Brigade, 33rd Division), with his officers. Photograph taken during the battalion's rest near Cassel, 25 April 1918.
Badge of the Middlesex Regiment as shown on a Second World War grave at Stanley Military Cemetery, Hong Kong.
57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot
The 57th Regiment of Foot was a regiment of line infantry in the British Army, raised in 1755. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 77th Regiment of Foot to form the Middlesex Regiment in 1881.
Badge of the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot
Ruins of Fort Montgomery, stormed by the regiment in October 1777
Colonel William Inglis, struck down while commanding the 1st battalion at the Battle of Albuera, May 1811
The drummer boys of the 57th Regiment at the Battle of Albuera, May 1811; "Steady the Drums and Fifes" by Lady Elizabeth Butler
