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King's Own Royal Regiment

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The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)

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The fine old county regiment of North Lancashire, 'The Kings Own' was formed in 1680 as the 2nd Tangier, or Earl of Plymouth's Regiment of Foot. Unsurprisingly - and in common with many other foot regiments - the name changed many times over the years, notably:

1684 - The Duchess of York and Albany's Regiment of Foot
1685 - The Queen's Regiment of Foot
1688 - The Queen Consort's Regiment of Foot
1702 - The Queen's Regiment of Foot
1703 - The Queen's Own Regiment of Marines
1710 - The Queen's Own Regiment of Foot
1715 - The King's Own Regiment of Foot
1751 - 4th (The King's Own) Regiment of Foot
1867 - 4th (The King's Own Royal) Regiment of Foot
1881 - The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) with Militia and infantry battalions of the Volunteer Force
1921 - The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)

The regiment was amalgamated with the Border Regiment in 1959, to form the King's Own Royal Border Regiment.