The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (LANCS) is an infantry regiment of the line within the British Army. It recruits throughout the North West of England. The regiment's formation was announced on 16 December 2004 by Geoff Hoon and General Sir Mike Jackson as part of the restructuring of the infantry, when it was initially to be known as the King's, Lancashire and Border Regiment. The regiment was given its new name in November 2005. Initially formed of three regular army battalions, it was eventually reduced to two regular battalions, plus a Territorial Army battalion. The regiment was formed through the merger of three single battalion regiments:
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| - The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (LANCS) is an infantry regiment of the line within the British Army. It recruits throughout the North West of England. The regiment's formation was announced on 16 December 2004 by Geoff Hoon and General Sir Mike Jackson as part of the restructuring of the infantry, when it was initially to be known as the King's, Lancashire and Border Regiment. The regiment was given its new name in November 2005. Initially formed of three regular army battalions, it was eventually reduced to two regular battalions, plus a Territorial Army battalion. The regiment was formed through the merger of three single battalion regiments:
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| - The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (LANCS) is an infantry regiment of the line within the British Army. It recruits throughout the North West of England. The regiment's formation was announced on 16 December 2004 by Geoff Hoon and General Sir Mike Jackson as part of the restructuring of the infantry, when it was initially to be known as the King's, Lancashire and Border Regiment. The regiment was given its new name in November 2005. Initially formed of three regular army battalions, it was eventually reduced to two regular battalions, plus a Territorial Army battalion. The regiment was formed through the merger of three single battalion regiments:
* The King's Own Royal Border Regiment
* The King's Regiment
* The Queen's Lancashire Regiment The regiment was formed on 1 July 2006. Initially, on formation, the regiment contained three regular battalions, with each battalion simply being renamed:
* 1st Battalion, Queen's Lancashire Regiment - 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
* 1st Battalion, King's Regiment - 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
* 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Border Regiment - 3rd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment However, very soon after formation the regiment gained its own character as a result of the cross-posting of individuals of the antecedent regiments. In March 2007, the 3rd Battalion was disbanded, with its personnel dispersed to the other two, leaving the final roll of two regular battalions and one TA battalion. The 4th Battalion (Volunteers) was completed in late 2006 by adding the two King's Regiment companies from the King's and Cheshire Regiment to the battalion which had been initially formed from the Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers. The 4th Battalion has its RHQ and HQ Company at Preston, A Company is at Liverpool, B (Somme) Company is at Blackburn and Blackpool, C Company is at Workington, Barrow-in-Furness,Carlisle and Lancaster. D (Inkerman) Company is at Manchester and Bury (Platoon based at Bury are Fusilers). Private soldiers inherited the rank of Kingsman from The King's Regiment. The cap badge is a Lancaster rose in a Fontenoy laurel surmounted by a crown. At the base is a scroll with the motto Nec Aspera Terrent (Difficulties be Damned). The regiment's Colonel-in-Chief is HM The Queen, who concurrently holds the title Duke of Lancaster. The regiment has brought forward a number of Golden Threads from its antecedents, as displays of its history and heritage:
* Lion of England - the English Lion, facing inwards as worn by the King's Own Royal Border Regiment, has been adopted as the regiment's collar badge. The Lion of England is known as the regiment's "Ancient Badge" and provides inspiration for the regimental nickname - first adopted by the 2nd Battalion in August 2009 - "Lions of England".
* Glider Flash - the glider awarded as an honour to the King's Own Royal Border Regiment is worn on the sleeve of No. 1 and No. 2 dress. The glider also forms the regiment's tactical recognition flash.
* Fleur-de-Lys - the fleur-de-lys worn by the King's Regiment is featured on the regiment's buttons. The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment serves as the county regiment for the following counties:
* Cumbria
* Lancashire (South, East, North and North Central)
* Merseyside
* Greater Manchester The 1st Battalion is a light infantry battalion based in Catterick Garrison, while the 2nd Battalion was initially an armoured infantry unit stationed at Catterick Garrison. The 2nd Battalion converted to light infantry and moved to Cyprus in August 2008. As a resident battalion in Cyprus the 2nd Battalion completed the longest operational tour of Afghanistan in contemporary history, completing over 15 months on operations as the Theatre Reserve Battalion from August 2009 to October 2010. The 2nd Battalion moved back home to the North West in August 2011 and is now based in Weeton Barracks, near Blackpool, where it continues to train and operate in the light infantry role. The 3rd Battalion was a light infantry battalion stationed at St George's Barracks, North Luffenham in Rutland before being amalgamated with the 1st and 2nd Battalions. On 26 June 2008, the regiment was presented by the Queen as Colonel-in-Chief with its first stands of colours since formation. Both regular battalions have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan supported by officers and soldiers from the Territorial Army battalion.
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