Hertfordshire Regiment
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This article is about the Territorial Army regiment. For the regular infantry regiment raised in 1744, and which became the 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) in 1881, see 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot.
The Hertfordshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the Territorial Army, part of the British Army. Originating in units of Rifle Volunteers formed in 1859, the regiment served in the Second Anglo-Boer War and the First and Second World Wars before losing its separate identity in 1961.[3] Its lineage is continued today by the Royal Anglian Regiment.[4]
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Hertfordshire Regiment | |
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Active | 1908–1961 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Allegiance | British Army |
Branch | Infantry |
Type | Territorial |
Size | 1 battalion (peacetime) |
Garrison/HQ | Port Hill drill hall, Hertford |
Nickname(s) | The Hertfordshire Guards[1] |
Colors | White |
March | ‘The Young May Moon’[2] |
Engagements | Second Boer War, First World War, Second World War, Palestine Mandate |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Henry Page Croft, 1st Baron Croft, |
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