Regiments and Corps

Other ranks' cap badge, The Durham Light Infantry, c1914

The Durham Light Infantry

This infantry unit was formed in 1881. It continued in British Army service until 1968, when it was amalgamated into The Light Infantry.

Glengarry badge, 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry), c1874

68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)

This infantry unit was raised in 1758. It served until the 1881 Army reforms, when it was merged into The Durham Light Infantry.

Glengarry badge, 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry), c1874

106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry)

This infantry unit was raised for the army of the East India Company in 1839, but joined the British Army in 1862. It continued in service until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The Durham Light Infantry.

Glengarry badge, 26th (The Cameronians) Regiment of Foot, c1874

26th (The Cameronians) Regiment of Foot

This Scottish infantry unit was raised in 1688. It served until the 1881 Army reforms, when it was merged into The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).

Glengarry badge, 90th (Perthshire Volunteers) Regiment, c1874

90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) (Light Infantry)

This Scottish infantry unit was raised in 1794. It served with the British Army until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).

Cap badge, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), c1898

The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

This rifle unit was formed in 1881 and recruited in Lanarkshire, Dumfriesshire and Galloway. It served with the British Army until 1968, when it chose to disband rather than be amalgamated.

Cap badge, Royal Armoured Corps, 1942

Royal Armoured Corps

Formed in 1939, this is the overall corps for the armoured units of the British Army. Equipped with tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, its formations have served in many campaigns, including the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Other ranks' cap badge, The Welsh Guards, c1990

The Welsh Guards

This foot guard regiment was formed in 1915. As well as guarding the monarch and carrying out ceremonial duties, it has served on active deployments with the British Army for over a century.

Cap badge, The King's Own Scottish Borderers, c1930

The King’s Own Scottish Borderers

This infantry regiment was formed in 1689 and recruited in the south-east of Scotland. Its long service with the British Army continued until 2006, when it was merged into The Royal Regiment of Scotland.

Cap badge, The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, c1914

The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders

This Scottish infantry regiment was formed in 1793. It fought in many British Army campaigns until 1961, when it was merged into The Queen’s Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons).

Cap badge, The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s), c1914

The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s)

This Scottish infantry regiment was formed in 1881. It served with the British Army until 1961, when it was merged into The Queen’s Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons).

Glengarry badge, 72nd (Duke of Albany’s Own Highlanders) Regiment, c1874

72nd Regiment of Foot (The Duke of Albany’s Own Highlanders)

This Scottish infantry regiment was formed in 1778. It served with the British Army until the 1881 reforms, when it was amalgamated into The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s).