Dorset Regiment
The Dorset Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958, being the county regiment of Dorset. Until 1951, it was formally called the Dorsetshire Regiment, although usually known as "The Dorsets". In 1958, after service in the Second Boer War along with World War I and World War II, the Dorset Regiment was amalgamated with the Devonshire Regiment to form the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment. In 2007, it was amalgamated with the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment, The Light Infantry and the Royal Green Jackets to form a new large regiment, The Rifles.
Alexander KearseyAlfred Dudley WardBrian_Urquhart__MilitaryService__1Colin ShortisDerek KneeErnest DownGeorge Wood (British Army officer)Hubert DinwoodieHubert HuddlestonJames Bush (RFC officer)John Harold Owen WilseyJohn Woodhouse (British Army officer)Louis StrangeSamuel VickerySir Walter Barttelot, 3rd Baronet
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Dorset Regiment
The Dorset Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958, being the county regiment of Dorset. Until 1951, it was formally called the Dorsetshire Regiment, although usually known as "The Dorsets". In 1958, after service in the Second Boer War along with World War I and World War II, the Dorset Regiment was amalgamated with the Devonshire Regiment to form the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment. In 2007, it was amalgamated with the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment, The Light Infantry and the Royal Green Jackets to form a new large regiment, The Rifles.
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The Dorset Regiment was a line ...... ew large regiment, The Rifles.
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Дорсетский полк (англ. Dorset ...... к Королевских зелёных курток).
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Primus in Indis
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Cap badge of the Dorset Regiment .
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Quick: The Maid of Glenconnel
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Primus in Indis
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The Dorsets
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Dorset Regiment
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Dorsetshire Regiment
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The Dorset Regiment was a line ...... ew large regiment, The Rifles.
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Дорсетский полк (англ. Dorset ...... к Королевских зелёных курток).
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Dorset Regiment
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Дорсетский полк
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Dorset Regiment
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Dorsetshire Regiment
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The Dorsets
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