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Formation Day 2015
The 1st September 2015 marked eight years since The Mercian Regiment was formed at Tamworth Castle in the presence of the Colonel in Chief, His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales.
In the UK, 2 MERCIAN hosted celebrations at Dale Barracks, Chester. Soldiers and officers from the battalion paraded while the Colonel of the Regiment, Brigadier Williams OBE watched on proudly.
Alongside celebrating the formation of the regiment, 1 MERCIAN commemorated its formation on
the Canadian prairie amidst gophers, coyotes, elk and of course, surrounded by its armoured vehicles. Due to an exercise, it was held on the 2nd of September. The battalion padre led a field service and oak leaves were proudly worn by all.
At the time of formation, it saw three regiments, each with more than 300 years’ loyal and professional service to the Crown, merge into the infantry’s newest regiment.
The regiments that formed The Mercian Regiment are The Cheshire Regiment, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment, and The Staffordshire Regiment. These are still remembered today in the official regiment name which is:
The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords)
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