3rd East Anglian Regiment
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The 3rd East Anglian Regiment was a British Army infantry regiment that existed briefly in the early 1960s as part of the East Anglian Brigade before being merged into the Royal Anglian Regiment.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedCounty |
Bedfordshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ Hertfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Infantry ⓘ |
| brigade | East Anglian Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capBadge | Royal Anglian Brigade badge with numeral III ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateDisbanded | 1964 ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1958 ⓘ |
| disbandedBy | formation of the Royal Anglian Regiment ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy | 3rd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essex Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
Blaxhall Heath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warley Barracks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inheritedTraditionsFrom |
16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment of Foot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Royal Anglian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Pompadours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentFormation | East Anglian Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Army
ⓘ
East Anglian Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essex Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalDepot | Warley, Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalNumberAssociation |
16th Foot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
44th Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalSystem | British regimental system ⓘ |
| regimentalTitle |
3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | line infantry ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Aden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | 3rd East Anglians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| successor | 3rd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment (The Pompadours) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | line infantry regiment ⓘ |
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