Mercian Regiment
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The Mercian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army that recruits primarily from the Midlands region of England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mercian Regiment canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infantry regiment
ⓘ
regiment of the British Army ⓘ |
| alliance |
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal New Brunswick Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Western Australia Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Mercia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midlands of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleHonoursInclude |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| capBadgeFeatures | double-headed Mercian eagle ⓘ |
| component |
Army Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regular Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 2007-09-01 ⓘ |
| formedByAmalgamationOf |
Cheshire Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Staffordshire Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ West Midlands Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
Dale Barracks, Chester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palace Barracks, Holywood NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfe Armoury, Nottingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBattalion |
1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColonelInChief | Prince of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Stand Firm, Strike Hard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Heart of England’s Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Cheshire Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Staffordshire Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ West Midlands Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitsFrom |
Cheshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Derbyshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Leicestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Staffordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Worcestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalDay | September 1 ⓘ |
| regimentalMarch | The Mercian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
armoured infantry
ⓘ
light infantry ⓘ line infantry ⓘ |
| type | line infantry regiment ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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