Staffordshire Regiment

Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales')
Collar badge of the Staffordshire Regiment
Active	1959–2007
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Armoured Infantry
Size	One Battalion
Part of	Prince of Wales' Division
Nickname(s)	The Staffords
Colors	Black & Gold
March	Quick – The Staffordshire Regiment Slow – God Bless the Prince of Wales
Mascot(s)	Staffordshire Bull Terrier, each successive mascot called Watchman
Anniversaries	Anzio (22 January), Ypres (31 July), Arnhem (17 September), Ferozeshah (21 December)
Disbanded	2007
Commanders
Colonel in Chief	HRH The Duke of York
Colonel of the Regiment	Brigadier James Kenneth Tanner OBE
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash
Arm Badge	Glider From South Staffordshire Regiment

The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales') (or simply "Staffords" for short) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The regiment was formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of the South Staffordshire Regiment and the North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales'), and in 2007 was amalgamated with the Cheshire Regiment and the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment to become the 3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment.

In 2014, the 3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment was merged with the 1st and 2nd battalions, to create the 1st and 2nd battalions, Mercian Regiment (Cheshires, Worcesters and Sherwood Foresters, and Staffords).

The mascot of the Staffordshire Regiment was a Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Each successive mascot holding the name Watchman. The current serving mascot is called Sgt Watchman V, who carries out his duties as part of the Staffordshire Regimental Association.

The regiment was formed on 31 January 1959 by the amalgamation of the South Staffordshire Regiment and North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales').

In 1962 the regiment undertook a six-month exercise in Kenya, followed by a year in Colchester and then a return to Kenya for a further two years. On the tour the regiment had to deal with a mutiny by the Ugandan Army. Returning home the regiment was the last unit of the British Army to serve in East Africa.

A home tour in Dover followed in 1964. Then came a two-year posting to Berlin in 1968 followed by a tour in Sharjah in the Persian Gulf where the regiment again recorded a 'last unit' distinction being the last unit to serve in Sharjah.