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The Kings Division

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The Regiments of The King’s Division recruit from a specific parts of the North of England. West of the Pennines The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment recruits from North and South Lancashire and from Manchester and Liverpool while The Yorkshire Regiment recruits from the Ridings. The Regiments of the King’s Division serve all over the world in a variety of roles from Armoured Infantry, Mechanised, Light and Air Assault. The Kings Division is made up of five Regular and two Territorial Infantry Battalions.

The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (King’s, Lancashire and Border) (LANCS)

The Regiment consists of the following Battalions:

Regular Battalions 1st Bn The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (King’s, Lancashire and Border) (1 LANCS)
2nd Bn The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (King’s, Lancashire and Border) (2 LANCS)

Territorial Army Battalion 4th Bn The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (King’s, Lancashire and Border) (4 LANCS)

The Regiment was formed in 2006 by the amalgamation of The King’s Own Royal Border Regiment, The King’s Regiment, and The Queen’s Lancashire Regiment. The Regiment can trace its history back to 1680 when the 4th, or King’s Own, Regiment of Foot, was raised by Charles II as The Earl of Plymouth’s Regiment of Foot. The 1st and 2nd Bns The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment are currently employed in the Mechanised and Armoured Infantry roles. The 4th Bn is a Territorial Infantry Bn consisting of four rifle companies located in separate areas of the Regimental recruiting area.

The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot)

The Regiment consists of The following Battalions:

Regular Battalions 1st Bn The Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) (1 YORKS)
2nd Bn The Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) (2 YORKS)
3rd Bn The Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of Wellington’s) (3 YORKS)

Territorial Army Battalion 4th Bn The Yorkshire Regiment (4 YORKS)

The Regiment can trace its history back to 1685 but the most recent changes were made in 2006 when The Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire (14th/15th Foot), The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own Yorkshire Regiment) (19th Foot), The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding) (33rd/76th Foot) and The East and West Riding Regiment were amalgamated to form The Regiment as it is today. The Yorkshire Regiment is the only single county named regiment in the British Army. The Regular Army Battalions are employed in the Light and Armoured Infantry roles with the Territorial Battalion held as a Reserve Battalion.

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