Suffolk Regiment

Suffolk Regiment
Badge of the Suffolk Regiment
Active20 June 1685–29 August 1959
Country Kingdom of England (1685–1707)
 Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1959)
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry
RoleLine infantry
Size1–2 Regular battalions

1–2 Militia and Special Reserve battalions
1–4 Territorial and Volunteer battalions

Up to 16 Hostilities-only battalions
Garrison/HQGibraltar Barracks, Bury St Edmunds
Nickname(s)The Old Dozen[1]
AnniversariesMinden Day
EngagementsBattle of Minden
Great Siege of Gibraltar
Napoleonic Wars
Eureka Rebellion
Second Boer War
World War I
World War II
Battle of Singapore

The Suffolk Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army with a history dating back to 1685. It saw service for three centuries, participating in many wars and conflicts, including the First and Second World Wars, before being amalgamated with the Royal Norfolk Regiment to form the 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk) in 1959 which, in 1964, was further amalgamated with the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire), the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot) and the Royal Leicestershire Regiment to create the present Royal Anglian Regiment.

  1. ^ Farmer, p. 101.