| King's Own Royal Border Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Cap badge | |
| Active | 1959–2006 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Line infantry |
| Part of | King's Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Regimental Headquarters,Carlisle Castle |
| Mottos | Tried and Valiant, for Duty not Display |
| March | De ye ken John Peel |
| Anniversaries | 28 OctoberArroyo Day Commemorates an action in Spain when the 34th Foot captured the Drums of their French opposite numbers. |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
| Arm Badge | Glider From Border Regiment |
TheKing's Own Royal Border Regiment was aninfantryregiment of theBritish Army in existence from 1959 until 2006, and was part of theKing's Division. It was formed at Barnard Castle on 1 October 1959 through the amalgamation of theKing's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) and theBorder Regiment.
The regiment's earliest forebears were the4th, or Kings Own Regiment of Foot, formed 13 July 1680 as the2nd Tangier Regiment, also known as 'Charles Earl of Plymouth's Regiment of Foot for Tangiers', being the fourth regiment of foot in seniority in the British Army.[1]
The34th (Cumberland) and55th (Westmorland) Regiments of Foot were formed later in 1705 and 1755, respectively.[2] In 1881 they amalgamated to form theBorder Regiment.[2]
The 1 October 1959 amalgamated regiment preserved traditions of the previous three regiments (4th, 34th and 55th). Every 28 October, the regiment would celebrate "Arroyo Day" by parading the French drums and French drum major's mace captured during thePeninsular War in 1811. They had been taken intact in theBattle of Arroyo dos Molinos from the French 34e Régiment de Ligne on 28 October 1811.[3]
The regiment saw a great deal of service inNorthern Ireland duringthe troubles. The regiment was twice awarded theWilkinson Sword of Peace for work in bothDerry andBosnia.[4]
In 2004, as part of the restructuring of the infantry, it was announced that the King's Own Royal Border Regiment would amalgamate with theKing's Regiment and theQueen's Lancashire Regiment to form the newDuke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border). The Regiment's final act was to serve inIraq between 2005 and 2006.[5] The new regiment was formed on 1 July 2006, with the Kings Own Royal Border Regiment forming the 3rd Battalion.[6]
Upon the regiment's creation the territorial battalions of both predecessor regiments were transferred, without a change in name. These were:[7]
In 1967, when theTAVR was formed, both of the battalions lost a company to theLancastrian Volunteers, and also retained the rest of the battalion within the regiment. However, this didn't last very long, as in 1969, the battalions were reduced to cadre– the KORR battalion formed a new company of 1st Battalion,Lancastrian Volunteers; whilst the Border Regiment battalion formed a company of theNorthumbrian Volunteers, in 1971.[8]
In 1975, control of the territorial units was passed back to the affiliated regiments, and so the regiment formed 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, from companies of the Lancastrian Volunteers and Northumbrian Volunteers.[9][10]
1984 saw the establishment of E (Home Service Force) Company, with a platoon stationed with each company, however this was disbanded along with the rest of the HSF in 1992. At the same time, the battalion was reduced down to a HQ Company, and 3 rifle companies and retained this structure until amalgamation in 1999.[9][10]
The battalion amalgamated with the 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, Queen's Lancashire Regiment, in 1999, to form theLancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers; HQ and C Companies amalgamated to form A (Tobruk) (King's Own Royal Border Regiment) Company, and A and D Companies amalgamated to form C (Sicily) (King's Own Royal Border Regiment) Company, of the new regiment. The Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers later amalgamated with the two King's Companies of the King's and Cheshire Regiment, to form4th Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, with the KORBR lineage being maintained by C (Kohima) Company, spread across Workington, Carlisle, Barrow, and Lancaster.[9][10]
Archives of the regiment are preserved in Cumbria's Museum of Military Life atCarlisle Castle.[11]
Regimental Colonels have been:[7]
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