Royal Gibraltar Regiment
| The Royal Gibraltar Regiment | |
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Cap badge of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment
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| Active | April 1958- |
| Country | Gibraltar |
| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Home Defence |
| Role | Ceremonial and Internal Security |
| Size | One battalion |
| Part of | Queen's Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Devil's Tower Camp, Gibraltar |
| Motto(s) | "Nulli expugnabilis hosti" (Latin) (English: Conquered by no Enemy) |
| March | Sortie |
| Anniversaries | Regimental Day: 28 April |
| Engagements | Defence of Gibraltar, 1940-45 |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel in Chief | Lieutenant General Sir James Dutton KCB, CBE, ADC |
| Notable commanders |
Maj Sir Willie Thomson; Lt Col Charles Norton |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
| Arm Badge | Key of Gibraltar |
| Abbreviation | RG |
Coordinates: 36°08′57″N 5°20′31″W / 36.149028°N 5.3419°W
Maj Sir Willie Thomson;
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is the home defence unit for the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. It was formed in 1958 from the Gibraltar Defence Force as an infantry unit, with an integrated artillery troop. The Regiment is included in the British Army as a colonial force. In 1999, the regiment was granted the Royal title. The Regiment recruits from the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and the Commonwealth.
Initially a reserve force, on the withdrawal of the British Army garrison from the territory in 1991, the Regiment was reorganised into an all infantry unit and took over the duties of the resident battalion. The re-roled regiment consisted of a headquarter company (Thompson’s Bty) and three rifle companies of which B Company is the reserve element with the others being made up of regular soldiers.
HQ Company is made up currently of the Artillery Troop, Motor Transport Platoon, Signals Wing, Catering Platoon and Clothing Stores.
G Company comprises 3 regular rifle platoons.
I Company is a regular rifle company, but also holds the regiment's specialists when fully manned. These are:
B Company also consists of three Rifle Platoons. It also provides two Sharpshooter Pairs, two Machine Gun Sections and one Low Risk Search Team.
The regiment undertakes army ceremonial tasks in Gibraltar as it is the only major unit based there. It is responsible for the ceremonial guard of the Governor at his residence the Convent, and performing the ceremony of the keys twice a year and the Queens Birthday Parade in Casemates square, as well as any other Guards of Honour. In March 2001, for the first time, the regiment mounted the guard at Buckingham Palace. In addition to this, The Regiment has fired three 62 Gun Royal salutes at the Tower of London on the occasion of the Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen, a duty normally carried out by the Honourable Artillery Company. The regiment also has responsibility for the Ceremony of the Keys in Gibraltar. In 2012 the Regiment once again provided the Queen's Guard at Buckingham palace during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
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