Monmouthshire Regiment

This article is about the Territorial Army regiment. For the regular infantry regiment raised in 1741, and which became the 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in 1881, see 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot.
Monmouthshire Regiment
Cap badge
Active1908–1967
Country United Kingdom
Branch Territorial Army
TypeInfantry
Size1–10 battalions
EngagementsSecond Boer War
World War I
World War II

The Monmouthshire Regiment was a Territorial infantry regiment of the British Army. Originating in units of rifle volunteers formed in Monmouthshire in 1859, the regiment served in the Second Anglo-Boer War and both World War I and World War II before losing its separate identity in 1967.[1][2][3][4][5]

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  2. ^ Mills, T F. "2nd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  3. ^ Mills, T F. "3rd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  4. ^ Baker, Chris. "The Monmouthshire Regiment". The Long, Long Trail. The British Army in the Great War of 1914-1918. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  5. ^ "The Monmouthshire Regiment TF World War I. Fact Sheet: 7-B07-11" (PDF). The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh (Brecon). Retrieved 4 May 2013.