7th Battalion, The Rifles

7th Battalion, The Rifles (formerly the Royal Rifle Volunteers)
Cap and Back badges of The Rifles
Active1999–Present
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeArmoured Infantry
Size320 personnel (2024)[1]
Part of20th Armoured Infantry Brigade
Battalion HQIverna Gardens drill hall, Kensington
Nickname(s)7 RIFLES
ColoursRifle Green
EquipmentWarrior IFV
EngagementsKFOR
SFOR
Operation Palliser
Operation Telic
Operation Banner
Operation Herrick
Operation Tosca
Website7 RIFLES
Insignia
Royal Rifle Volunteers TRF
Rifles TRF
Rifles Arm Badge
Croix de Guerre
From Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry

The 7th Battalion, The Rifles (7 RIFLES) is an Army Reserve battalion of the British Army originally formed from elements of the Royal Rifle Volunteers, and Royal Green Jacket badged Sub-Units of The London Regiment following the Future Army Structure programme, and remains an integral part of the regiment.

  1. ^ "Historical size of The Rifles Reserve" (PDF). Retrieved 16 October 2024.