East Lancashire Regiment
| East Lancashire Regiment | |
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Badge of the East Lancashire Regiment
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| Active | 1 July 1881–1 July 1958 |
| 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 |
Burnley Barracks (1881 – 1898) Fulwood Barracks, Preston (1898 – 1958) |
| Motto(s) | Spectamur agendo (judge us by our deeds) |
| Colors | White facings |
| Engagements | Second Boer War, Western Front (World War I), Battle of Dunkirk, Burma Campaign |
1–2 Regular battalions
1 Militia and Special Reserve battalion
2 Territorial and Volunteer battalions
The East Lancashire Regiment was, from 1881 to 1958, a line infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot and 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot with the militia and rifle volunteer units of eastern Lancashire. In 1958 the regiment was amalgamated with the South Lancashire Regiment to form the Lancashire Regiment which was, in 1970, merged with the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) to form the Queen's Lancashire Regiment. However, in 2006, the Queen's Lancashire were amalgamated with the King's Own Royal Border Regiment and the King's Regiment (Liverpool and Manchester) to form the present Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border).
The 1st Battalion was formed from the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1702) and the 2nd Battalion from the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot (raised 1755) and the regiment was renamed the East Lancashire Regiment in July 1881.
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