67-557: Legge-Bourke may refer to: The family name originated with the adoption by Lt. Nigel Walter Henry Legge, of the Coldstream Guards (whose father, Hon. Sir Henry Charles Legge, K.C.V.O. , descended from the Earls of Dartmouth ), of the additional surname of 'Bourke', by Royal Licence, 26 April 1911, on succeeding to the estate of the Hon. Henry Lorton Bourke, of Hayes, Co. Meath , a descendant of
134-574: A French attack. The Duke of Wellington himself declared after the battle that "the success of the battle turned upon closing the gates at Hougoumont". The regiment was later part of the British occupation forces of Paris until 1816. During the Crimean War , the Coldstream Regiment fought in the battles of Alma , Inkerman and Sevastopol . On its return, four men of the regiment were awarded
201-441: A light infantry role. Under Army 2020 it transferred to London District as a public duties battalion, then in 2019 it joined the 11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East . It will move to 4 Light Brigade Combat Team by 2025. The structure of the regiment and affiliated band includes: Companies that make up the regiment are traditionally numbered. New officers destined for the regiment that are at Sandhurst or at
268-567: A motorized battalion in 1940 and then an armoured battalion in 1943. Coldstreamers gave up their tanks at the end of the war, the new battalions were disbanded, and the troops distributed to the 1st and 2nd Guard Training Battalions. After the war, the 1st and 3rd battalions served in Palestine . The 2nd battalion served in the Malayan Emergency . The 3rd battalion was placed in suspended animation in 1959. The remaining battalions served during
335-463: A new Royal standard bearing his cypher and crown to the King's Company. King Edward VII assumed the colonelcy-in-chief of the regiment on his accession, and subsequent monarchs have also been colonel-in-chief. The following is a list of individuals who have served in the role of colonel of the regiment: For many years each Foot Guards regiment was commanded by a Colonel (called, for historical reasons,
402-513: A part of the Household Troops . The regiment was placed as the second senior regiment of Household Troops, as it entered the service of the Crown after the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards , but it answered to that by adopting the motto Nulli Secundus ( Second to None ) as the regiment is older than the senior regiment. The regiment always stands on the left of the line when on parade with the rest of
469-461: A possible German invasion . Between October 1940 and October 1941, the regiment raised the 4th, 5th, and 6th Battalions. Later, in the summer of 1941, there was a need to increase the number of armoured and motorised units in the British Army and as a result many infantry battalions were converted into armoured regiments; the 2nd and 4th Battalions were re-equipped with tanks, while the 1st Battalion
536-655: A service battalion, the 4th Battalion, and a reserve battalion, known as the 5th (Reserve) Battalion, which was used to carry out ceremonial duties in London and Windsor during the war. The 2nd Battalion of the regiment was sent to France in August, and the 1st Battalion followed to Belgium in October. They took part in the early stages of the fighting during the period known as " Race to the Sea ", during which time they were involved significantly at
603-572: A similar regiment known as John Russell's Regiment of Guards was formed. In 1665, these two regiments were combined to form the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards, consisting of 24 companies of men. Throughout the 18th century, the regiment took part in a number of campaigns including the War of Spanish Succession , the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War . At the end of the Napoleonic Wars ,
670-665: A single battalion (the 1st Battalion), an independent incremental company (Number 7 Company, maintaining the customs and traditions, as well as carrying the Colours of 2nd Battalion), a Regimental Band, a reserve company (Number 17 Company) and individuals at training establishments and other extra regimental employment. The origin of the Coldstream Guards lies in the English Civil War when Oliver Cromwell gave Colonel George Monck permission to form his own regiment as part of
737-492: A support company and a headquarters company, and one independent company, Nijmegen Company, based at Wellington Barracks , London. The Queen , as Colonel-in-Chief, presented new colours to Nijmegen Company in 2013. Following the Integrated Review , G (Guards) Company, London Regiment based at Kingston upon Thames , re-badged and became Ypres Company, Grenadier Guards. The King's Company (or Queen's Company when
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#1733105445719804-520: Is now paraded only in the Sovereign's presence. In 1656, King Charles II issued the first Colour to the company and every Monarch since has presented their Company with their own Royal Standard just once in their reign, with the exception of King George II, whose color was in 1709, was shot to pieces at the Battle of Malplaquet, and subsequently replaced the following year. In April 2023, King Charles III presented
871-717: Is older than the Grenadier Guards. The regiment's nickname is Lilywhites. An ordinary soldier of the regiment is called a Guardsman, a designation granted by King George V after the First World War. The regiment is always referred to as the Coldstream, never as the Coldstreams; likewise, a member of the regiment is referred to as a Coldstreamer. Recruits to the Guards Division go through an intensive training programme at
938-568: Is the most senior infantry regiment of the British Army , being at the top of the Infantry Order of Precedence. It can trace its lineage back to 1656 when Lord Wentworth's Regiment was raised in Bruges to protect the exiled Charles II . In 1665, this regiment was combined with John Russell's Regiment of Guards to form the current regiment, known as the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards. Since then,
1005-417: Is the protection of the monarchy ; due to this, it often participates in state ceremonial occasions. The Regiment has consistently provided formations on deployments around the world and has fought in the majority of the major conflicts in which the British Army has been engaged. The Regiment has been in continuous service and has never been amalgamated. It was formed in 1650 as 'Monck's Regiment of Foot' and
1072-525: The Options for Change reforms, the Grenadier Guards was reduced to a single battalion. The 2nd Battalion was put into 'suspended animation', and its colours passed for safekeeping to a newly formed independent company , which was named "Nijmegen Company" . As a result of this, the regiment was reduced to its current composition: one full battalion, the 1st Battalion, consisting of three rifle companies (The King's Company, No. 2 Company and The Inkerman Company),
1139-616: The 1st Infantry Division , commanded by Major General Harold Alexander . As the BEF was pushed back by the German blitzkrieg during the battles of France and Dunkirk , these battalions played a considerable role in maintaining the British Army's reputation during the withdrawal phase of the campaign before being themselves evacuated from Dunkirk . After this, they returned to the United Kingdom, where they undertook defensive duties in anticipation of
1206-746: The Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882, and then the Mahdist War in Sudan , both during the 1885 Suakin Expedition and in 1898, at the Battle of Omdurman . During the Second Boer War , the 2nd and 3rd Battalions were deployed to South Africa, where they took part in a number of battles including the Battle of Modder River and the Battle of Belmont , as well as a number of smaller actions. In 1900, seventy-five men from
1273-823: The Battle of the Bulge and Operation Veritable . The 3rd, 5th and 6th Battalions served in the North African Campaign and in the final stages of the Tunisia Campaign , under command of the British First Army , where they fought significant battles in the Medjez-el-Bab and along the Mareth Line . The battalions took part in the Italian Campaign at Salerno , Monte Camino , Anzio , Monte Cassino , and along
1340-504: The Earls of Mayo . Henry Lorton Bourke and Henry Charles Legge's wives were both daughters of Gustavus William Lambart (his eldest son was created a baronet ); when Bourke and his wife died without issue, his estate was inherited by his nephew. Coldstream Guards The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army . As part of the Household Division , one of its principal roles
1407-544: The First Battle of Ypres . In February 1915, a fifth Guards regiment was raised, known as the Welsh Guards . In recognition of the significant contribution Welshmen had made to the Grenadier Guards, the regiment transferred five officers and 634 other ranks to the newly formed unit. A short time later, permission was received for the formation of the Guards Division , the brainchild of Lord Kitchener , and on 18 August 1915,
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#17331054457191474-502: The Gothic Line . The 3rd Battalion, still with the 1st Guards Brigade, was attached to the 78th Battleaxe Infantry Division for two months in Tunisia until it was exchanged for the 38th (Irish) Brigade and became part of the 6th Armoured Division , where it would remain for the rest of the war. The 5th Battalion was part of 24th Guards Brigade and served with the 1st Division during
1541-517: The Guards Division go through a gruelling thirty-week training programme at the Infantry Training Centre (ITC). The training is two weeks longer than the training for the Regular line infantry regiments of the British Army; the extra training, carried out throughout the course, is devoted to drill and ceremonies. In 2012, Lance Corporal James Ashworth of the Grenadier Guards was awarded
1608-591: The Gulf War , Afghanistan and Iraq . The Grenadier Guards trace their lineage back to 1656, when Lord Wentworth's Regiment was raised from gentlemen of the Honourable Artillery Company by the then heir to the throne, Prince Charles (later King Charles II ), in Bruges , in the Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium), where it formed a part of the exiled King's bodyguard. A few years later,
1675-507: The Household Division . The 1st Battalion is based in Windsor at Victoria Barracks as an operational light infantry battalion. In 2027 the 1st Battalion will take over a security force assistance role from 1st Battalion Irish Guards . The Corps of Drums , in addition to their ceremonial role, which has been primarily the musical accompaniment of Changing of the Guard for Windsor Castle , has
1742-509: The Infantry Battle School form No. 13 Coy, while Guardsmen under training at ITC Catterick make up No. 14 Coy. No. 7 Coy is one of the incremental companies formed to undertake public duties in London and Windsor, and maintains the Colours and traditions of the former 2nd Battalion. Currently, the most prominent role of the 1st Battalion and No. 7 Company is the performance of ceremonial duties in London and Windsor as part of
1809-749: The Mau Mau rebellion from 1959 to 1962, in Aden in 1964, in Mauritius in 1965, in the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 and several times in Northern Ireland after 1969. The Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards was the first act on stage at the Wembley leg of the 1985 Live Aid charity concert. It played for the Prince and Princess of Wales . In 1991, the 1st battalion
1876-900: The NATO force stationed in Germany during the Cold War . In 1991, the 1st Battalion, which had been serving in Germany, was deployed to the Middle East, where it took part in the Persian Gulf War mounted in Warrior armoured personnel carriers , before returning for a six-month tour of Northern Ireland. In 2002, the 1st Battalion deployed as part of as Operation Herrick in Afghanistan , and in 2003, it deployed as part of Operation Telic in Iraq . As of 2014, recruits to
1943-591: The Napoleonic Wars . Under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby , it defeated French troops in Egypt . In 1807, it took part in the investment of Copenhagen . In January 1809, it sailed to Portugal to join the forces under Sir Arthur Wellesley . In 1814, it took part in the Battle of Bayonne , in France, where a cemetery keeps their memory. The 2nd Battalion joined the Walcheren Expedition . Later, it served as part of
2010-595: The New Model Army . Monck took men from the regiments of George Fenwick and Sir Arthur Haselrig , five companies each, and on 13 August 1650 formed Monck's Regiment of Foot . Less than two weeks later, this force took part in the Battle of Dunbar , at which the Roundheads defeated the forces of Charles Stuart . After Richard Cromwell 's abdication, Monck gave his support to the Stuarts, and on 1 January 1660 he crossed
2077-623: The River Tweed into England at the village of Coldstream , from where he made a five-week march to London . He arrived in London on 2 February and helped in the Restoration of the monarchy. For his help, Monck was given the Order of the Garter and his regiment was assigned to keep order in London. However, the new parliament soon ordered his regiment to be disbanded along with all of the other regiments of
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2144-530: The Seven Years' War , and the Napoleonic Wars ; at the end of this period the regiment was granted the "Grenadier" designation by a Royal Proclamation. During the Victorian era , the regiment took part in the Crimean War , the Anglo-Egyptian War , the Mahdist War , and the Second Boer War . During the First World War , the Grenadier Guards was expanded from three battalions to five, of which four served on
2211-647: The Siege of Namur . In 1760, the 2nd Battalion was sent to Germany to campaign under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick and fought in the Battle of Wilhelmstal and at the Castle of Amöneburg. Three Guards companies of 307 men under Coldstream commander Colonel Edward Mathew fought in the American Revolutionary War . The Coldstream Regiment saw extensive service in the wars against the French Revolution and in
2278-715: The Victoria Cross posthumously for bravery in Helmand Province , Afghanistan . In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic , members of the regiment helped assist the NHS for testing of COVID-19 patients, and provided checkpoints throughout London in collaboration with the Royal Anglian Regiment . The 1st Foot Guards has received 78 battle honours , gained for its involvement in a number of conflicts including: In 1994, under
2345-805: The Western Front , while later during the Second World War , six battalions were raised, and several were converted to an armoured role as part of the Guards Armoured Division . These units fought in France , North-West Europe , North Africa and Italy . After the Second World War the regiment was reduced first to three battalions, then to two, and finally to one battalion in the mid-1990s. Major deployments during this time have included operations in Palestine , Malaya , Cyprus , Northern Ireland ,
2412-406: The 2nd Guards Brigade in the Chateau Hougoumont where they resisted French assaults all day during the Battle of Waterloo . This defence is considered one of the greatest achievements of the regiment, and an annual ceremony of "Hanging the Brick" is performed each year in the Sergeants' Mess to commemorate the efforts of Cpl James Graham and Lt-Col James Macdonnell , who shut the North Gate after
2479-444: The 3rd Battalion paraded for the last time and was subsequently placed in suspended animation. In order to maintain the battalion's customs and traditions, one of its companies, The Inkerman Company, was incorporated into the 1st Battalion. Since the mid-1960s, the 1st and 2nd Battalions have been deployed to Africa , South America and Northern Ireland where they undertook peacekeeping duties. They also undertook duties as part of
2546-428: The 3rd Battalion, during the Battle of Dunkirk , and Major William Sidney of the 5th Battalion during the Battle of Anzio in March 1944. In June 1945, following the end of hostilities, the 2nd and 4th Battalions gave up their tanks and returned to an infantry role. The regiment returned to three battalions at this time, with the 4th and 5th Battalions being disbanded along with the 6th, which had been removed from
2613-446: The Battle of Anzio. After suffering devastating casualties, the brigade was relieved in March 1944 . The 6th Battalion served with the 22nd Guards Brigade , later redesignated 201st Guards Motor Brigade, until late 1944 when the battalion was disbanded due to an acute shortage of Guards replacements. During the course of the conflict, two men of the regiment were awarded the Victoria Cross . They were Lance Corporal Harry Nicholls of
2680-744: The British Army's Infantry Training Centre (ITC). Their training is two weeks longer than the programme provided for recruits to the Regular line infantry regiments of the British Army; the extra training, carried out throughout the course, is devoted to drill and ceremonies. King Edward VII assumed the colonelcy-in-chief of the regiment on his accession, and subsequent monarchs have also been colonel-in-chief. Duke of Abermarle's Regiment of Foot (1650) Lord General's Regiment of Foot Guards (1661) Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards (1670) The Regimental Lieutenant Colonels have included: The Coldstream Guards have earned 117 battle honours: Grenadier Guards The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS)
2747-400: The Foot Guards, so standing "second to none". When Monck died in 1670, the Earl of Craven took command of the regiment and it adopted a new name, the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards . The regiment saw active service in Flanders and in the Monmouth Rebellion , including the decisive Battle of Sedgemoor in 1685. It fought in the Battle of Walcourt in 1689, the Battle of Landen and
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2814-415: The Lieutenant Colonel). In the 1980s, the army having reduced in size, the role was judged no longer to justify the appointment of a full colonel, so in 1986 a Lieutenant Colonel was appointed; but in 1989 the appointment of full-time officers to command each regiment ceased. Instead, a senior serving or recently retired officer (of at least the rank of colonel) is appointed as Regimental Lieutenant Colonel ;
2881-457: The New Model Army. Before that could happen, Parliament was forced to rely on the help of the regiment against the rebellion by the Fifth Monarchists led by Thomas Venner on 6 January 1661. The regiment defeated the rebels and on 14 February the men of the regiment symbolically laid down their arms as part of the New Model Army and were immediately ordered to take them up again as a royal regiment of The Lord General's Regiment of Foot Guards ,
2948-411: The Regimental Lieutenant Colonel oversees the 'regimental affairs' of the regiment. The Regimental Lieutenant Colonels have included: The Grenadier Guards Regimental Slow March is the march "Scipio", from the opera Scipione by George Frideric Handel , inspired by the exploits of the Roman General Scipio Africanus . The first performance of Scipione was in 1726. Handel actually composed
3015-419: The battalion was to be sent to Afghanistan as part of 52 Infantry Brigade . In October 2009, the battalion was deployed on Operation Herrick 11, with units deploying to the Babaji area of central Helmand Province , Afghanistan, playing a major role in Operation Moshtarak in February 2010. Before the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010 the battalion was part of the 12th Mechanised Brigade in
3082-406: The company are over the height of six feet. The King serves as the Company Commander of the King's Company, with executive authority for the daily administration of the company being designated to the "Captain-Lieutenant" (or simply "The Captain"), with there being with 100 Captains over time leading the Company on the Sovereigns' behalf. The company Royal Standard is gifted by the monarch and
3149-404: The conflict, they would prove instrumental at the Battle of Belmont , and were also present at Graspan , Modder River , Magersfontein , Driefontein , Diamond Hill , Belfast , and were also involved in hunting Christiaan de Wet . At the outbreak of the First World War , the Coldstream Guards was among the first British regiments to arrive in France after Britain declared war on Germany. In
3216-440: The counties that Monck's Regiment passed through on its march from Coldstream to London . The traditional recruiting area of the Coldstream Guards is the South West and North East of England. The Coldstream Guards and other Guards Regiments have a long-standing connection to The Parachute Regiment . Guardsmen who have completed P Company have the option of being posted to the Guards Parachute Platoon , 3 PARA , still keeping
3283-405: The division came into existence, consisting of three brigades, each with four battalions. Following this the four service battalions of the regiment fought in a number of significant battles including Loos , the Somme , Cambrai , Arras and the Hindenburg Line . Seven members of the regiment received the Victoria Cross during the war. Following the Armistice with Germany in November 1918,
3350-434: The early stages of the fighting when all three regular battalions were sent to France in late 1939 as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). The 1st and 2nd Battalions were serving in the 7th Guards Brigade , which also included the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards , and were part of the 3rd Infantry Division , led by Major General Bernard Montgomery . The 3rd Battalion was in the 1st Guards Brigade attached to
3417-409: The eponymous slow march for the First Guards, presenting it to the regiment before he added it to the score of the opera. The Quick March is " The British Grenadiers ". Full dress uniform of the Grenadier Guards worn on ceremonial occasions as in the Household Division includes a tall and heavy fur cap, called bearskin with a white plume worn on the left side of the bearskin, properly called
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#17331054457193484-470: The following battles, it suffered heavy losses, in two cases losing all of its officers. At the First Battle of Ypres , the 1st battalion was virtually annihilated: by 1 November down to 150 men and the Lt Quartermaster. The regiment fought at Mons , Loos , the Somme , Ginchy and in the 3rd Battle of Ypres . The regiment also formed the 4th (Pioneer) Battalion, which was disbanded after the war, in 1919. The 5th Reserve battalion never left Britain before it
3551-462: The monarch is female, or Sovereign's Company in general) of the Grenadier Guards is the premier ceremonial unit of the regiment and one of the oldest bodies of troops in the Army. It traditionally provides the pallbearers for all deceased monarchs, most recently at the State funeral of Elizabeth II in 2022. They played a role in the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla , with a colour party being present in Westminster Abbey . All soldiers within
3618-410: The newly instituted Victoria Cross . The regiment received its current name, the Coldstream Guards , in 1855. In 1882, it was sent to Egypt against the rebels of Ahmed 'Urabi and in 1885 in the Suakin Campaign. In 1897, the Coldstreamers were reinforced with the addition of a 3rd battalion. The 1st and 2nd battalions were dispatched to South Africa at the outbreak of the Second Boer War . During
3685-422: The order of battle before the end of the war. Initially, the regiment was employed on occupation duties in Germany; however, the 3rd Battalion was deployed shortly afterwards to Palestine , where it attempted to keep the peace until May 1948, when it was replaced by the 1st Battalion. Further deployments came to Malaya in 1948, Tripoli in 1951 and Cyprus in 1956. In 1960, shortly after returning from Cyprus,
3752-407: The other Foot Guards by the presence of a red plume ( hackle ) on the right side of their bearskins. The regiment is ranked second in the order of precedence, behind the Grenadier Guards . The regiment have the motto Nulli Secundus (Second to None), which is a play on the fact that the regiment was originally the "Second Regiment of Foot Guards", a position they have never accepted as the regiment
3819-410: The regiment gained the name "Grenadier" in July 1815 following a Royal Proclamation. During the Victorian era, the regiment took part in the Crimean War , participating in the fighting at the Alma river , Inkerman , and Sevastopol . For their involvement in the Crimean War, four members of the 3rd Battalion received the Victoria Cross . Later the regiment fought at Battle of Tel el-Kebir during
3886-421: The regiment has filled both a ceremonial and protective role as well as an operational one. In 1900, the regiment provided a cadre of personnel to form the Irish Guards ; while later, in 1915 it also provided the basis of the Welsh Guards upon their formation. The regiment's early history saw it take part in numerous conflicts including the War of the Spanish Succession , the War of the Austrian Succession ,
3953-407: The regiment returned to just three battalions, which were used in a variety of roles, serving at home in the United Kingdom, as well as in France, Turkey and Egypt. During the Second World War , the regiment was expanded to six service battalions, with the re-raising of the 4th Battalion, and the establishment of the 5th and 6th Battalions. The Grenadier Guards' first involvement in the war came in
4020-406: The regiment were used to raise a fourth Guards regiment, known as the Irish Guards in honour of the role that Irish regiments had played in the fighting in South Africa. At the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, the regiment consisted of three battalions and the regiment's commanding officer was Colonel Henry Streatfeild . With the commencement of hostilities, the regiment raised
4087-443: The role of machine gun platoon. All Guardsmen for public duties wear the 'Home Service' Dress tunic in summer or greatcoat in winter and bearskin with a red plume. The Band of the Coldstream Guards plays at Changing of The Guard, state visits and many other events. Unlike the other four regiments of foot guards, which recruit from each of the four home nations , the Coldstream Guards has a specific recruiting area, which encompasses
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#17331054457194154-441: The tradition of the No. 1 (Guards) Independent Parachute Company, which was the original Pathfinder Group of 16th Parachute Brigade , now renamed 16th Air Assault Brigade . The grouping of buttons on the tunic is a common way to distinguish between the regiments of Foot Guards . Coldstream buttons are arranged in pairs, and a Star of the Garter is marked on their brassware. The Coldstream Guards can also be distinguished from
4221-471: Was disbanded. When the Second World War began, the 1st and 2nd battalions of the Coldstream Guards were part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France; whilst the 3rd Battalion was on overseas service in the Middle East. Additional 4th and 5th battalions were also formed for the duration of the war. They fought extensively, as part of the Guards Armoured Division , in North Africa and Europe as dismounted infantry. The 4th battalion first became
4288-507: Was dispatched to the first Gulf War , where it was involved in prisoner of war handling and other roles. In 1993, due to defence cutbacks , the 2nd battalion was placed in suspended animation. For much of the 1990s, the 1st Battalion was stationed in Münster , Germany, in the Armoured Infantry Role with Warrior APCs as part of the 4th Armoured Brigade . In 1993–1994, the battalion served as an armoured infantry battalion in peacekeeping duties in Bosnia as part of UNPROFOR . The battalion
4355-431: Was motorised. The 1st and 2nd (Armoured) Battalions were part of the 5th Guards Armoured Brigade , attached to the Guards Armoured Division , and the 4th Battalion was part of the 6th Guards Tank Brigade Group . They subsequently served in the North West Europe Campaign of 1944–45, taking part in several actions, including the Battle for Caen , particularly in Operation Goodwood , as well as Operation Market Garden ,
4422-406: Was posted to Derry , Northern Ireland, on a two-year deployment in 2001. It then deployed to Iraq in April 2005 for a six-month tour with the rest of 12th Mechanised Brigade, based in the south of the country. The battalion lost two of its soldiers, on 2 May, near Al Amarah and on 18 October at Basra . Des Browne , Secretary of State for Defence , announced on 19 July 2007 that in October 2007
4489-447: Was then renamed 'The Lord General's Regiment of Foot Guards' after the Restoration in 1660. With George Monck's death in 1670 it was again renamed 'The Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards' after the location in Scotland from which it marched to help restore the monarchy in 1660. Its name was again changed to the 'Coldstream Guards' in 1855 and this is still its present title. Today, the Regiment consists of: Regimental Headquarters,
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