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# The Rifles |
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On the 21st June 2006, the Light Division announced the future cap-badge for 'The Rifles' which will be formed in 2007 from the Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry, the Light Infantry, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry and The Royal Green Jackets. On 5th May Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II approved the cap-badge to be worn by the soldiers in a new and distinctive Regiment – The Rifles. The 4 forming Regiments will join together to create a modern and forward-looking Regiment in February 2007 that will be the biggest Infantry Regiment in The British Army. The Rifles is the direct descendant of the Rifle Regiments and Light Infantry Light Companies brought to television screens in the series Sharpe’s Rifles, starring Sean Bean. The elegant cap-badge is simple and yet encapsulates the famous history of the four Regiments that now comprise the Light Division. The back badge distinction worn by RGBWLI soldiers will be carried forward on certain forms of head dress. All four of the Former Regiments of The Rifles fought with distinction during the Battle of the Somme and representatives from across the Regimental Family will be attending the Annual Remembrance Service in Thiepval (France) on 1st July to commemorate the 90th Anniversary of the start of the Battle. The battle honour, “Somme” will be carried forward into The Rifles and worn on a belt-badge by all ranks as part of ceremonial dress. Members of the Former Regiments were also the first troops to land in Normandy, some years later, when inserted in gliders at Pegasus Bridge at the start of D-Day. Between them the four Regiments have amassed a staggering 913 battle honours and 123 Victoria Crosses (the highest award for gallantry in The British Army). One of The Light Division’s battalions has recently returned from Afghanistan, two are currently deployed in Iraq and the remaining three battalions are scheduled to go on operations before the middle of next year. For more details
on the history and origins of 'The Rifles' cap-badge visit the official
website by clicking on the link below. |
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# Latest News |
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Summer Camp 2006 Browndown Army Camp Gosport was this year's location for the Annual Camp when over 180 Cadets from Cornwall spent two weeks fulfilling a wide and varying programme of activities. { Read More } |
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