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==History== |
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As a result of the [[1957 Defence White Paper|Defence Review]], the 1st Battalion, [[Royal Norfolk Regiment]] and the 1st Battalion, [[Suffolk Regiment]] amalgamated on 29 August 1959 to form the 1st Battalion, '''1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk)'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/204865|title=Birth of a regiment|publisher=East Anglian Film Archive|date=19 September 1959|accessdate=24 January 2016|archive-date=31 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131091022/http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/204865|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | On formation the regiment was based in [[West Berlin]] (the location of the 1st Royal Norfolks).<ref name=bau>{{cite web|url=http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/infantry/east-anglian-regiment.html|title=East Anglian Regiment|publisher=British Army units 1945 on|accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref> In 1961 the Regiment was posted to the United Kingdom for the first since its creation, being based in [[Harwich]].<ref name=bau/> The following year the 1st East Anglians deployed to the [[South America]]n colony of [[British Guiana]] (now the state of [[Guyana]]) after violence erupted between the African and Indian ethnic groups there.<ref name=bau/> The Regiment returned to the UK later that year.<ref name=bau/> |
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| ⚫ | In February 1964 the Regiment arrived in [[Aden]] as part of the [[Aden Brigade]], seeing active service in the [[Radfan]] on the border with [[South Yemen]] as part of Radforce, fighting [[Egypt]]ian-supported guerillas, losing a number of its soldiers in the process.<ref name=bau/> In September that year, while still based there, the Regiment amalgamated with the three other remaining regiments of the [[East Anglian Brigade]] ([[2nd East Anglian Regiment|2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire)]], [[3rd East Anglian Regiment|3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot)]] and the [[Royal Leicestershire Regiment]]) on 1 September 1964 to form one of the new 'large' regiments, the [[Royal Anglian Regiment]]; the 1st East Anglians became the 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk).<ref name=bau/> |
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As a result of defence cuts implemented in the late [[1950s]], the 1st Battalion, [[The Royal Norfolk Regiment]] and the 1st Battalion, [[The Suffolk Regiment]] amalgamated on [[29 August]] [[1959]] to form the 1st Battalion, '''1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk)'''. |
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The regiment's alliances were as follows: |
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*{{AUS}} [[Royal Tasmania Regiment]]—Australia (1960–64) |
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*{{NZ}} [[Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) and Northland Regiment|The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's) Own]]—New Zealand (1960–64) |
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**[[The Royal Tanzania Regiment]] -- Australia (1960-64) |
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**[[The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's) Own]] -- Australia (1960-64) |
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Latest revision as of 08:35, 14 June 2023
| 1st East Anglian Regiment | |
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| Active | 29 August 1959 - 1964 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Line infantry |
| Size | Battalion |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon |
The 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk) was an infantry regiment of the British Army.
History
[edit]As a result of the Defence Review, the 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment and the 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment amalgamated on 29 August 1959 to form the 1st Battalion, 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk).[1]
On formation the regiment was based in West Berlin (the location of the 1st Royal Norfolks).[2] In 1961 the Regiment was posted to the United Kingdom for the first since its creation, being based in Harwich.[2] The following year the 1st East Anglians deployed to the South American colony of British Guiana (now the state of Guyana) after violence erupted between the African and Indian ethnic groups there.[2] The Regiment returned to the UK later that year.[2]
In February 1964 the Regiment arrived in Aden as part of the Aden Brigade, seeing active service in the Radfan on the border with South Yemen as part of Radforce, fighting Egyptian-supported guerillas, losing a number of its soldiers in the process.[2] In September that year, while still based there, the Regiment amalgamated with the three other remaining regiments of the East Anglian Brigade (2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire), 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot) and the Royal Leicestershire Regiment) on 1 September 1964 to form one of the new 'large' regiments, the Royal Anglian Regiment; the 1st East Anglians became the 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk).[2]
Alliances
[edit]The regiment's alliances were as follows:
Australia 12th Infantry Battalion (The Launceston Regiment)—Australia (1959-1960)- Australia Royal Tasmania Regiment—Australia (1960–64)
New Zealand The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's) Own—New Zealand (1960–64)
Associated Cadet Forces
[edit]The Army sections of some contingents of the Combined Cadet Force were associated with the Regiment, as follows:
References
[edit]- ^ "Birth of a regiment". East Anglian Film Archive. 19 September 1959. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "East Anglian Regiment". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
See also
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