Royal Gibraltar Regiment
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| The Royal Gibraltar Regiment | |
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 Cap badge of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment |
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| Active | April 1958- |
| Country | Gibraltar, (UK) |
| Branch | British Army |
| Type | Line Infantry |
| Role | Internal Security |
| Size | One battalion |
| Part of | Queen's Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Devil's Tower Camp, Gibraltar |
| Motto | Nulli expugnabilis hosti (Conquered by no Enemy) (Latin) |
| March | Quick - The British Grenadiers |
| Anniversaries | Regimental Day: 28 April |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel in Chief | Sir Robert Fulton KBE Governor of Gibraltar |
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| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
| Arm Badge | Key of Gibraltar |
| Abbreviation | RG |
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is the home defence unit for the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. It was formed in 1958 from the Gibraltar Defence Force as an infantry unit, with an integrated artillery troop. Initially a reserve force, on the withdrawal of the British Army garrison from the colony in 1991, it was placed on the British Army's regular establishment attached to British Forces Gibraltar. It is formed as a standard light infantry battalion with a Headquarters Company and three rifle companies. Of these, two are made up of regular soldiers and the other is a Territorial Army unit:
- Organisation
- HQ Company (Thomson's Battery)
- G Company (regulars)
- I Company (regulars)
- B Company (volunteers)
In 1999 the regiment was granted the Royal title. In March 2001, for the first time, the regiment mounted the guard at Buckingham Palace. In addition to this, the regiment, thanks to its artillery heritage, is also permitted to fire gun salutes from the Tower of London, something that is traditionally done only by the Honourable Artillery Company. The regiment also has responsibility for the Ceremony of the Keys in Gibraltar.
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[edit] Notable members of the regiment
Sgt. Alfred Holmes of the Gibraltar Regiment (1931 - 1994)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Royal Gibraltar Regiment - regiments.org entry, with history and more web links.
- Gibraltar soldiers feel the benefit of African training, Defence News report.
[edit] Alliances
United Kingdom - The Royal Anglian Regiment- United Kingdom - Royal Regiment of Artillery
- United Kingdom - Corps of Royal Engineers
- United Kingdom - The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd, 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment)
| Preceded by: Corps of Army Music |
Order of Precedence | Succeeded by: Last in the Regular Army order of precedence |
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