2nd East Anglian Regiment

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The 2nd East Anglian Regiment was a British Army infantry regiment that existed briefly in the early 1960s before being merged into the Royal Anglian Regiment during a major reorganization of county regiments.

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2nd East Anglian Regiment canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army regiment
infantry regiment
activeDuringCentury 20th century
activeInDecade 1960s
associatedWith East Anglia NERFINISHED
branch British Army
country United Kingdom
disbandedIn 1964
endTime 1964
fate amalgamated
formedByMergerOf existing county regiments of the British Army
formedDuring reorganization of county regiments in the British Army
garrisonRegion East Anglia NERFINISHED
hasLanguage English
mergedInto Royal Anglian Regiment NERFINISHED
militaryBranchType land forces
militaryRole infantry
namedAfterRegion East Anglia NERFINISHED
partOf British Army
reasonForDissolution major reorganization of county regiments
regimentalType line infantry
service British Army NERFINISHED
shortLived true
startTime early 1960s
successor Royal Anglian Regiment NERFINISHED

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Royal Anglian Regiment formedByAmalgamationOf 2nd East Anglian Regiment