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In 1948, the depots adopted names and this depot became the East
Anglian Brigade, with all regiments being reduced to a single battalion at the same time. The East Anglian Brigade was formed on 14 July 1948 at
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339:. The new regiment's cap badge was similar to that of the East Anglian Brigade except that the scroll was now inscribed "Royal Anglian" and the cap badge is now smaller..
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and buttons replaced those of the individual regiments. The cap badge was a silver eight-pointed star bearing the castle and key of
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The 1st East
Anglian Regiment wore collar badges consisting of Britannia in front of the Castle of Gibraltar and a yellow lanyard
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was transferred from the
Forester Brigade. The regiment wore collar badges comprising a royal tiger within an unbroken
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from 1779 - 1783. The brigade buttons were identical to those of the Royal
Norfolk Regiment, bearing the figure of
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the
British Army had fourteen infantry depots, each bearing a letter. The depots were territorially organised, and
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2nd East
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The three regiments could be distinguished by their collar badges and coloured lanyards:
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announced in July 1957, the infantry of the line was reorganised: In 1958, the
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from 1946 to 1968, that administered the regiments with recruiting grounds in
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In 1964, all four were amalgamated to form a new, large regiment called the
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as an administrative apparatus for the infantry regiments from East Anglia:
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Throughout its existence, the brigade was made up of the following units:
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A History of
British Infantry: For Love of Regiment, Volume 2, 1915-1994
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5th
Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (1947–1958)
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2nd
Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (1946–1948)
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The 2nd East
Anglian Regiment wore collar badges consisting of a
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The 3rd East Anglian Regiment wore collar badges depicting a
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Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment and Essex Regiment -
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4th/5th Battalion, Royal Leicestershire Regiment (1963–1967)
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On 1 July 1968 the East Anglian Brigade was united with the
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Royal Lincolnshire Regiment and Northamptonshire Regiment -
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4th/6th Battalion, Royal Lincolnshire Regiment (1958–1967)
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Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (TA) (1961–1967)
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Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (T) (1967–1969)
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5th (V) Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment (1967–1968)
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on a tablet inscribed "Egypt" over a scroll with the
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1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk)
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1968
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Infantry administrative brigades of the British Army
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2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment (1946–1948)
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Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Regiment (T) (1967–1969)
919:Military units and formations established in 1948
486:4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment (1947–1967)
474:4th Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment (1964–1968)
471:3rd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment (1964–1968)
468:2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment (1964–1968)
383:2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment (1946–1948)
156:was the headquarters for the county regiments of
124:until 1948) was an administrative brigade of the
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524:Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Regiment (1961–1967)
254:Royal Norfolk Regiment and Suffolk Regiment -
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566:Royal Leicestershire Regiment (T) (1967–1969)
530:4th/5th Battalion, Essex Regiment (1961–1967)
332:and a pearl grey, black and scarlet lanyard.
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551:Royal Lincolnshire Regiment (T) (1967–1969)
489:4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment (1947–1961)
393:2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment (1946–1948)
213:The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
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249:3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot)
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509:4th Battalion, Essex Regiment (1947–1961)
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413:2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment (1946–1948)
668:Buttons of the British Army 1855 - 1970
536:, Northamptonshire Regiment (1961–1967)
515:, Northamptonshire Regiment (1947–1961)
398:Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
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545:Royal Norfolk Regiment (T) (1967–1969)
521:Bedfordshire Regiment (TA) (1958–1961)
269:At the same time East Anglian Brigade
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655:Head-dress badges of the British Army
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591:Messenger, Charles (16 March 1994).
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194:Gibraltar Barracks, Bury St Edmunds
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797:Scottish, Welsh and Irish Division
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617:Whitaker's Almanack 1956, p. 471
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225:The Northamptonshire Regiment
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653:A L Kipling and H L King,
201:The Royal Norfolk Regiment
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418:Northamptonshire Regiment
239:was transferred from the
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279:Great Siege of Gibraltar
742:British Infantry Depots
494:Cambridgeshire Regiment
320:(claret purple) lanyard
888:Light Infantry Brigade
690:"East Anglian Brigade"
504:Hertfordshire Regiment
481:Territorial Battalions
463:Royal Anglian Regiment
378:Royal Norfolk Regiment
348:Home Counties Brigades
337:Royal Anglian Regiment
99:Representative Colonel
893:Green Jackets Brigade
838:Home Counties Brigade
848:East Anglian Brigade
207:The Suffolk Regiment
118:East Anglian Brigade
106:Sir Reginald Denning
23:East Anglian Brigade
883:North Irish Brigade
873:Lancastrian Brigade
696:on 26 February 2007
306:and a black lanyard
644:Army Order 29/1960
635:Army Order 40/1959
626:Army Order 35/1958
371:Regular battalions
219:The Essex Regiment
84:Gibraltar Barracks
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792:Scottish Division
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534:4th/5th Battalion
258:on 29 August 1959
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853:Forester Brigade
843:Fusilier Brigade
833:Highland Brigade
780:Former divisions
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330:wreath of laurel
311:Napoleonic eagle
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182:Northamptonshire
150:Infantry Depot G
146:Second World War
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66:British Army
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430:(1958–1960)
420:(1946–1960)
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390:(1946–1959)
380:(1946–1959)
130:East Anglia
80:Garrison/HQ
908:Categories
579:References
271:cap badges
231:Under the
154:Colchester
144:After the
132:, and the
120:(known as
94:Commanders
700:6 January
315:pompadour
283:Britannia
275:Gibraltar
31:1946–1968
346:and the
304:Talavera
749:Current
186:Suffolk
178:Norfolk
140:History
122:G Group
36:Country
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297:sphinx
103:Lt-Gen
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