Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)
| Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's) |
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Wiltshire Regiment Cap Badge
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| Active | 1881–1959 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Line infantry |
| Size |
1–2 Regular battalions |
| Garrison/HQ | Le Marchant Barracks, Devizes |
| Nickname(s) | The Springers, The Moonrakers, The Splashers |
| Motto(s) | Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense |
| March |
Quick: The Wiltshire, The Farmer's Boy |
| Anniversaries | Ferozeshah, 21 Dec |
| Commanders | |
| Ceremonial chief | HRH The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh (1953–1959) |
1–2 Regular battalions
1 Militia battalion
1–2 Territorial and Volunteer battalions
Quick: The Wiltshire, The Farmer's Boy
The Wiltshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot and the 99th Duke of Edinburgh's (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot.
The regiment was originally formed as the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment), taking the county affiliation from the 62nd Foot (which became the 1st Battalion) and the honorific from the 99th Foot (which became the 2nd Battalion). In 1921, the titles switched to become the Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's).
After service in both the First and Second World Wars, it was amalgamated with the Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) into Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) in 1959 which was, in 1994, merged with the Gloucestershire Regiment to form the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment, which later amalgamated with the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, the Royal Green Jackets and The Light Infantry to form The Rifles, which continues the lineage of the regiment. The regiment's depot was at Le Marchant Barracks in Devizes.
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