King's and Cheshire Regiment

King's and Cheshire Regiment
Active	1999 – 2006
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Role	Line Infantry
Size	One Battalion

Military unit

The King's and Cheshire Regiment was a regiment of the British Territorial Army, with headquarters in Warrington, Cheshire.

History

The regiment was formed in 1999 by the amalgamation of the 5th/8th (Volunteer) Battalion of the King's Regiment and the 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment.^[1]

The regiment was composed of four companies, continuing to wear the badges of the regular regiments to which they were affiliated:^[1]

A (King's) Company (including the Liverpool Scottish Platoon), Liverpool - (King's)
B (Cheshire) Company, Warrington - (Cheshire)
C (King's) Company, Manchester - (King's)
D (Cheshire) Company, Crewe - (Cheshire)

The first Commanding Officer was Lt Col David Richardson MBE and the first Regimental Sergeant Major was WO1(RSM) Ian Foster, both having previously been with 5/8th (Volunteer) Battalion The King's Regiment.

In July 2006 the King's Regiment companies were amalgamated with the Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers to form the 4th Battalion (Volunteers), Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, and the Cheshire companies amalgamating with the West Midlands Regiment to form the 4th Battalion (Volunteers), Mercian Regiment.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "The King's and Cheshire Regiment". Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
^ "Presentation of New Colours To The Mercian Regiment". Visions Unlimited. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.

Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

Predecessors

1st generation	Border Regiment (1881–1959) East Lancashire Regiment (1881–1958) King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (1680–1959) Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) (1881–1970) Manchester Regiment (1881–1958) South Lancashire Regiment (1881–1958) 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot (1702–1881) 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot (1755–1881) King's Regiment (Liverpool) (1685–1958) 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot (1744–1881) 96th Regiment of Foot (1798–1881) 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot (1702–1881) 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot (1755–1881) 40th (the 2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot (1717–1881) 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) (1793–1881) 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot (1741–1881) 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) (1793–1881)
2nd generation	King's Own Royal Border Regiment (1959–2006) King's Regiment (1958–2006) Lancashire Regiment (1958–1970) Queen's Lancashire Regiment (1970–2006)

1st generation