1st Battalion, The Rifles
1st Battalion, The Rifles | |
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Active | 1 February 2007 – |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Light Infantry |
Role | 7 Brigade |
Size | Battalion |
Garrison/HQ | Beachley Barracks, Chepstow |
Motto(s) | Swift and Bold |
Colours | Rifle Green |
March | Quick: Mechanised Infantry Double Past: Keel Row/Road to the Isles Slow: Old Salamanca |
Commanders | |
Colonel in Chief | The Duke of Edinburgh |
Colonel Commandant | General Sir Nicholas Parker KCB CBE |
Insignia | |
Tactical Recognition Flash | |
Arm Badge | Croix de Guerre From Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry |
Abbreviation | 1 RIFLES |
1st Battalion, The Rifles (1 RIFLES) is a light infantry battalion of The Rifles under the command of 7 Brigade.[1][2]
History[]
The battalion formed on 1 February 2007 in Alma Barracks, Catterick Garrison[citation needed] as part of 52 Infantry Brigade, merging the single battalions of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment and the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment.[3] The Battalion then moved in August 2007 to its permanent home of Beachley Barracks at Chepstow.[4]
From 2008 to 2012, it was attached to 3 Commando Brigade as the fourth manoeuvre unit of the Brigade alongside the three commandos of the Royal Marines.[5]
From March 2020, 1 RIFLES was deployed throughout Wales on Operation Rescript, supporting the UK's efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The battalion helped install hospital beds at Dragon's Heart Hospital, a temporary critical care hospital for COVID-19.[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "1st Battalion The Rifles". British Army. Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "1st Battalion The Rifles". British Army. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "History of the Light Infantry". Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Barracks set to close as part of armed forces cutbacks". Chepstow Beacon. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "The Resubordination of the 1st Battalion The Rifles to 3 Commando Brigade RM on 1 April 2008" (PDF). Royal Marines Badge & Insignia Reference. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Duchess makes first visit to The Rifles in new role". BBC News. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
External links[]
- Infantry battalions of the British Army
- Rifle regiments
- Military units and formations established in 2007
- Military units and formations of the Iraq War
- Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- British light infantry
- The Rifles
- 2007 establishments in the United Kingdom