1st Battalion, The Rifles
| 1st Battalion, The Rifles | |
|---|---|
|
Cap and Back badges of The Rifles | |
| Active | 25 December 2007 – |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Light Infantry |
| Role | 160 (Wales) Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Beachley Barracks, Chepstow |
| Motto | Swift and Bold |
| Colours | Rifle Green |
| March |
Quick: Mechanised Infantry Double Past: Keel Row/Road to the Isles Slow: Old Salamanca |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel in Chief | HRH The Duke of Edinburgh |
| Colonel Commandant | General Sir Nicholas Parker KCB CBE |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |
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| Arm Badge |
Croix de Guerre From Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry |
| Abbreviation | 1 RIFLES |
1st Battalion, The Rifles (1 RIFLES) is a light infantry battalion of The Rifles under the command of 160 (Wales) Brigade.[1][2]
History
The battalion formed on 25 December 2007 in Alma Barracks, Catterick Garrison as part of 52 Infantry Brigade, merging the single battalions of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment and the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. In August that year, the Battalion moved again to its permanent home of Beachley Barracks at Chepstow still under 52 Brigade, whose HQ had departed for Afghanistan. From 2008 to 2012 it was attached to 3 Commando Brigade alongside three commandos of the Royal Marines.
See also
References
- ↑ Army basing matrix
- ↑ "1st Battalion The Rifles". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 20 April 2014.