King's Own Royal Border Regiment

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King's Own Royal Border Regiment
King's Own Royal Border Regimental Badge 1959-2006.jpg
Cap badge
Active1959–2006
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
BranchFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
Type Infantry
Role Line infantry
Part of King's Division
Garrison/HQ Regimental Headquarters, Carlisle Castle
Motto(s)Tried and Valiant, for Duty not Display
March De ye ken John Peel
Anniversaries28 October Arroyo Day Commemorates an action in Spain when the 34th Foot captured the Drums of their French opposite numbers.
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash KORBR TRF.svg
Arm BadgeGlider
From Border Regiment

The King's Own Royal Border Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1959 until 2006, and was part of the King's Division. It was formed at Barnard Castle on 1 October 1959 through the amalgamation of the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) and the Border Regiment.

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History

The regiment's earliest forebears were the 4th, or Kings Own Regiment of Foot, formed 13 July 1680 as the 2nd Tangier Regiment, also known as 'Charles Earl of Plymouth's Regiment of Foot for Tangiers', being the fourth regiment of foot in seniority in the British Army. [1]

The 34th (Cumberland) and 55th (Westmorland) Regiments of Foot were formed later in 1705 and 1755, respectively. [2] In 1881 they amalgamated to form the Border Regiment. [2]

The 1 October 1959 amalgamated regiment preserved traditions of the previous three regiments (4th, 34th and 55th). Every 28 October, the regiment would celebrate "Arroyo Day" by parading the French drums and French drum major's mace captured during the Peninsular War in 1811. They had been taken intact in the Battle of Arroyo dos Molinos from the French 34e Régiment de Ligne on 28 October 1811. [3]

The regiment saw a great deal of service in Northern Ireland during the troubles. The regiment was twice awarded the Wilkinson Sword of Peace for work in both Derry and Bosnia. [4]

In 2004, as part of the restructuring of the infantry, it was announced that the King's Own Royal Border Regiment would amalgamate with the King's Regiment and the Queen's Lancashire Regiment to form the new Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border). The Regiment's final act was to serve in Iraq between 2005 and 2006. [5] The new regiment was formed on 1 July 2006, with the Kings Own Royal Border Regiment forming the 3rd Battalion. [6]

Territorials

Upon the regiment's creation the territorial battalions of both predecessor regiments were transferred, without a change in name. These were: [7]

In 1967, when the TAVR was formed, both of the battalions lost a company to the Lancastrian Volunteers, and also retained the rest of the battalion within the regiment. However, this didn't last very long, as in 1969, the battalions were reduced to cadre– the KORR battalion formed a new company of 1st Battalion, Lancastrian Volunteers; whilst the Border Regiment battalion formed a company of the Northumbrian Volunteers, in 1971. [8]

4th (Volunteer) Battalion

In 1975, control of the territorial units was passed back to the affiliated regiments, and so the regiment formed 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, from companies of the Lancastrian Volunteers and Northumbrian Volunteers. [9] [10]

1984 saw the establishment of E (Home Service Force) Company, with a platoon stationed with each company, however this was disbanded along with the rest of the HSF in 1992. At the same time, the battalion was reduced down to a HQ Company, and 3 rifle companies and retained this structure until amalgamation in 1999. [9] [10]

The battalion amalgamated with the 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, Queen's Lancashire Regiment, in 1999, to form the Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers; HQ and C Companies amalgamated to form A (Tobruk) (King's Own Royal Border Regiment) Company, and A and D Companies amalgamated to form C (Sicily) (King's Own Royal Border Regiment) Company, of the new regiment. The Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers later amalgamated with the two King's Companies of the King's and Cheshire Regiment, to form 4th Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, with the KORBR lineage being maintained by C Company. [9] [10]

Regimental museum

Archives of the regiment are preserved in Cumbria's Museum of Military Life at Carlisle Castle. [11]

Colonels-in-Chief

Regimental Colonels

Regimental Colonels have been: [7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Beckett, p. 29
  3. "Duke of Lancaster's Regiment: Regimental History" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. p. 6. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  4. "Duke of Lancaster's Regiment: Regimental History" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. pp. 21–22. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  5. "King's Own Royal Border Regiment". Cumbria Museum if Military Life. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  6. "Duke of Lancaster's Regiment". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  7. 1 2 "The King's Own Royal Border Regiment". regiment.org. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. "Border Regiment". British Army Units 1945 On. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 "The King's Own Royal Border Regiment – lineage". Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  10. 1 2 3 "4th Battalion, The King's Own Royal Border Regiment". Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  11. "Cumbria's Museum of Military Life" . Retrieved 19 July 2015.

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