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The Border Regiment. "The Cattle Reeves"
Active 1881 / 1959
Formed by the amalgamation of
34th Regiment of Foot formed 1772
55th Regiment of Foot formed 1755.
Motto Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense.
Evil Be To Him Who Evil Thinks.
March John Peel
Anniversaries 25th October Arroyo Day.
As the 34th/55th served in The War of Spanish Succession, The Jacobite Rebellion, The French and Indian War, The Seven Years War, The American Revolutionary War, The Napoleonic War,
The Upper Canadian Rebellion, The Crimean War, The lndian Mutiny and The Boar War.
ln The Great War saw action at Gallipoli, The Somme, Arras, Messines, Ypres and Cambrai just to name a few. ln that war they won 64 battle honours. They lost 7,450 men and were honoured with 5 Victoria Crosses.
ln World War 2 They served at Dunkirk and took part in a desperate rear guard action. They also served at Tobruk and Burma where they formed part of Wingates long penetration group. They also took part in The Normandy Landings on D Day. The Laurel leaves near the centre of the badge represent heroic conduct at the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745. At the centre of the badge is a Chinese Dragon and the word China. This is for service in the Chinese war of 1840/42. A well served regiment now part of The Duke of Lancaster Regiment
The Border Regiment. "The Cattle Reeves"
Active 1881 / 1959
Formed by the amalgamation of
34th Regiment of Foot formed 1772
55th Regiment of Foot formed 1755.
Motto Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense.
Evil Be To Him Who Evil Thinks.
March John Peel
Anniversaries 25th October Arroyo Day.
As the 34th/55th served in The War of Spanish Succession, The Jacobite Rebellion, The French and Indian War, The Seven Years War, The American Revolutionary War, The Napoleonic War,
The Upper Canadian Rebellion, The Crimean War, The lndian Mutiny and The Boar War.
ln The Great War saw action at Gallipoli, The Somme, Arras, Messines, Ypres and Cambrai just to name a few. ln that war they won 64 battle honours. They lost 7,450 men and were honoured with 5 Victoria Crosses.
ln World War 2 They served at Dunkirk and took part in a desperate rear guard action. They also served at Tobruk and Burma where they formed part of Wingates long penetration group. They also took part in The Normandy Landings on D Day. The Laurel leaves near the centre of the badge represent heroic conduct at the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745. At the centre of the badge is a Chinese Dragon and the word China. This is for service in the Chinese war of 1840/42. A well served regiment now part of The Duke of Lancaster Regiment