43rd (Wessex) Reconnaissance Regiment

48th Reconnaissance Battalion
43rd Reconnaissance Battalion
43rd (Wessex) Reconnaissance Regiment
Cap badge of the Reconnaissance Corps[a]
Active1941–1946
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeReconnaissance
SizeRegiment
Part ofReconnaissance Corps
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Sir Dudley Ward
Francis Lane Fox

The 43rd (Wessex) Reconnaissance Regiment (The Gloucestershire Regiment) (43 Recce) was a regiment of the British Army's Reconnaissance Corps, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps, during World War II. It fought in North West Europe with the 21st Army Group in 1944–1945. Throughout most of its existence the regiment was part of the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division.

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