Royal Hampshire Regiment
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Founded | 1881 |
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Color | Yellow facings from 1904. Adopted from the uniform of the 37th Regiment of foot |
Role | Line infantry |
March | The Farmer's Boy |
Headquarters | Lower Barracks |
Winchester | |
Parent organizations | British Army |
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ID | 2457846 |
About Royal Hampshire Regiment
The Hampshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 37th Regiment of Foot and the 67th Regiment of Foot. The regiment existed continuously for 111 years and served in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II.