Search The Directory The Web for Home > Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > Government > Defence > Army > Regiments New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire - The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire (PWO) is the modern-day successor to the former West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own) and the East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own).   The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment - The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is the senior English infantry regiment of The Line. It was formed on 9th September 1992 by the amalgamation of the Queen's Regiment and The Royal Hampshire Regiment. It is the Infantry County Regiment of London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Middlesex, Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.   The Queen's Lancashire Regiment - The Red Rose County's Own Infantry Regiment   The Queen's Royal Lancers - As part of the Royal Armoured Corps, The Queen's Royal Lancers are the 'mailed fist' of the British Army. Together with the Infantry, the Regiment's role is to seek and close with the enemy and defeat him using Firepower, Mobility and Protection.   The Royal Anglian Regiment - The Royal Anglian Regiment is the Regiment of ten counties of East Anglia and the East Midlands with a history going back to 1685. It was formed in 1964 from the regiments of the East Anglian Brigade, which themselves had been formed through a series of amalgamations of six former County Regiments between 1958-60.   The Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers - The British Army is a professional, high-tech operation. Around the world it employs a range of complex equipment to achieve its objectives. From rifles to rocket launchers, motorcycles to main battle tanks, the Army's effectiveness depends on its equipment being fit and ready to go at a moments notice. The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) makes sure that it is.   The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment - The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment is almost the youngest regiment in the British Army, but was formed from the Gloucestershire Regiment and the Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) whose 300 years of history and traditions it has inherited.   The Royal Green Jackets - The Royal Green Jackets was formed as a large Regiment on 1 January 1966 by the amalgamation of the 1st Green Jackets (the 43rd & 52nd), the 2nd Green Jackets (the King's Royal Rifle Corps), and the 3rd Green Jackets (the Rifle Brigade).   The Royal Gurkha Rifles - One of the most historic regiments of the British Army, the Royal Gurkha Rifles recruits from the Gurkha people of Nepal and has participated in campaigns around the world for nearly 200 years.   The Royal Highland Fusiliers - The Fusiliers are Infantry soldiers, equipped with Warrior Armoured vehicles, and recruit primarily from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.   The Royal Irish Regiment - In 1992 the oldest, most distinguished Irish infantry Regiment of the line, the Royal Irish Rangers (itself the successor to several famous Irish Regiments of the past) merged with the youngest and largest infantry Regiment in the British Army, The Ulster Defence Regiment, to create a new Regiment with a unique identity - The Royal Irish Regiment.   The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers - The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, formed in 1968 from the amalgamation of several older regiments, is today headquartered in Her Majesty's Tower of London - the last remnant of the once huge garrison in the Tower.   The Royal Regiment of Wales - Formed in 1969 as a result of an amalgamation of the Welch Regiment and the South Wales Borderers, the Royal Regiment of Wales is one of the oldest and most decorated infantry regiments in the British Army.   The Royal Scots - A Scottish Infantry Regiment which recruits from Edinburgh and The Lothians. Site provides information on the regiment and the lifestyle of its members.   The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Scotland's only cavalry regiment, based in Northern Germany and equipped with the new Challenger II Main Battle Tanks.   The Royal Tank Regiment - The first tank unit in the world, the Royal Tank Regiment has (in its previous guise as the Royal Tank Corps) used tanks since their invention in 1916 and today continues to serve in deployments around the world, most recently in Kosovo.   The Royal Welch Fusiliers - A distinguished Welsh Infantry regiment, which has recruited from North Wales since 1689.   The Scots Guards - Formed in 1642 as King James I's Royal Guard, the Scots Guards have seen action around the world as a long-serving Infantry regiment.   The Staffordshire Regiment - An armoured infantry regiment, equipped with Warrior Armoured Vehicles and recruiting from Staffordshire and the West Midlands.   The Welsh Guards - Raised in 1915 as one of the Royal Regiments of Foot Guards, the Welsh Guards is a prominent Infantry regiment currently roled as a Mechanised Battalion.     [ 1 2 3 4 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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