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created 15 July 2000. Corrected and updated
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The Devonshire
and Dorset Regiment |
crest and tie
by A. Melville-Brown |
United
Kingdom
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| How to find information about individuals who served in this corps |
| 1958.05.17 | The Devonshire
and Dorset Regiment formed by amalgamation of The Devonshire Regiment, and The Dorset Regiment |
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| 2005.07 | transferred to Light Division | |
| 2005.07.22 | The Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry | |
| 2007.02 | united with The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry, The Light Infantry, and The Royal Green Jackets, to form The Rifles | |
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The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment (Army site) | |
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History of The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment (Army site) | |
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The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, by Glenvil Roberts. | |
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Future Structure of the Regiment (Army site) | |
| RHQ and Depot: | ||
| RHQ: Wyvern Barracks, Exeter, Devon | ||
| Wessex Brigade at Exeter [1958-1968] | ||
| Prince of Wales's Division at Lichfield [1968-2005] | ||
| Light Division [2005-2006] | ||
| Regulars: | ||
| 1st Battalion [1958-2007] | ||
| Territorials and Volunteers: | ||
| The Devonshire Regiment (1st Rifle Volunteers) [1958-1967] | ||
| The Dorset Regiment [1958-1967] | ||
| The Wessex Regiment [1967-1988] | ||
| The Devonshire Territorials (Royal Devon Yeomanry/The 1st Rifle Volunteers) [1967-1971] | ||
| The Dorset Territorials [1967-1971] | ||
| 4th (V) Battalion [1987-1999] | ||
| The Rifle Volunteers [1999-2007] | ||
| [combined battle honours of The Devonshire Regiment, and The Dorset Regiment] | |
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| Badges: | The Sphinx superimposed upon the Castle of Exeter; The Castle and Key superscribed 'Gibraltar 1779-1783' and with the motto 'Montis Insignia Calpe' beneath; The Sphinx superscribed 'Semper Fidelis, Primus in Indis' | |||||||
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| Uniform: | 1958-2007:
blue; facings: grass green; piping: grass green headdress: blue beret (1959-2005), green beret (22 July 2005-2006) |
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| 1958.05.17 | HRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, CI, GCVO, GBE | |
| 1977.06.11 | F.M. HRH Edward, The Duke of Kent, KG, GCMG, GCVO, ADC | |
| 1958.05.17 | Maj-Gen. George Neville Wood, CB, CBE, DSO, MC [from Dorset Regt] | |
| 1962.02.26 | Maj-Gen. Hugh Alastair Borradaile, CB, DSO | |
| 1967.02.07 | Brig. Alexander Edward Craven Bredin, DSO, MC | |
| 1977.02.07 | Gen. Sir Arthur John Archer, KCB, OBE | |
| 1979.12.01 | Col. Michael Frederick Robert Bullock, OBE, DL | |
| 1984.11.30 | Maj-Gen. Colin Terry Shortis, CB, CBE | |
| 1990.05.31 | Gen. Sir John Finlay Willasey Wilsey, GCB, CBE, ADC [also Col. Cmdt. ACC; POW Div] | |
| 1998.01.01 | Maj-Gen. Bryan Hawkins Dutton, CB, CBE | |
| 2002.12.31 | Lt-Gen. Sir Cedric Norman George Delves, KBE, DSO | |
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| Motto: | Semper fidelis; Montis insignia calpe; Primus in Indis | |
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| Anniversaries: | Wagon Hill (6 Jan.), Amalgamation Day (17 May), Bois des Buttes (27 May), Sarah Sands Day (11 Nov.) | |
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| Miscellaneous Tradition Links: | ||
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Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke | 1958-present | |
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The Royal New South Wales Regiment | ||
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5th Battalion, The King's African Rifles | ||
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6th Battalion, The Royal Malay Regiment | 1958-present | |
| Bonds of Friendship: | |||
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5th South African Infantry | ||
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2e Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie | ||
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HMS Exeter | ||
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A Flight, 22 Squadron, RAF Chivenor | ||
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The Devonshire and Dorset Regimental Association (Army site) | |
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Military Museum of Devon and Dorset, Dorchester (Army Museums Ogilby Trust) | |
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The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester (museum site) | |
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The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester (Simonides listing) | |
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The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester (WestCountry.com listing) | |
| Regimental Journal: | ||
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The journal of The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment. Dorchester, 1959- | |
| Full Histories: | ||
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| Short Histories: | ||
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A short history of the Devonshire & Dorset Regiment. [s.l. : s.n.], C.H. Challacombe Ltd.), 1969. | |
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