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Military unit
Brigade: 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) 2nd Green Jackets, the King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Green Jackets, the Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own). There
Royal_Green_Jackets
Infantry regiment of the British Army
in the Green Jackets Brigade in 1946. In 1966 all three regiments were formally amalgamated into a new regiment known as the Royal Green Jackets, with
King's_Royal_Rifle_Corps
Regimental museum in Peninsula Barracks, Winchester
Barracks). These regiments went on to form the Green Jackets Brigade in 1958 and the Royal Green Jackets Regiment in 1966. It was opened by the Queen,
The_Rifleman's_Museum
Military unit
The Green Jackets Brigade (known as O Group until 1948) was an administrative brigade of the British Army from 1946 to 1966, that administered the English
Green_Jackets_Brigade
Infantry rifle regiment of the British Army
the Green Jackets Brigade as 3rd Green Jackets and was amalgamated with the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) and the 2nd Green Jackets (King's Royal Rifle
Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
Rifle_Brigade_(The_Prince_Consort's_Own)
Military unit
Green Jackets Brigade which included the 2nd Green Jackets, Kings Royal Rifle Corps and the 3rd Green Jackets, Rifle Brigade. The regiment wore the Brigade's
1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd)
1st_Green_Jackets_(43rd_and_52nd)
Infantry regiment of the British Army
the Light Infantry The Peninsula Band of the Royal Green Jackets The Normandy Band of the Royal Green Jackets In addition, the two Army Reserve Battalions
The_Rifles
Military unit
Barracks, Reading A (Royal Green Jackets) Company, in Oxford – from amalgamation of HQ & A Coys, 5th (V) Bn, Royal Green Jackets Anti-Tank Platoon, in
7th_Battalion,_The_Rifles
Military unit
Royal Green Jackets Bandsman John Heritage, 1st Battalion The Royal Green Jackets Corporal Robert Livingstone, 1st Battalion The Royal Green Jackets Corporal
Band_and_Bugles_of_The_Rifles
British Army officer and Chief of the General Staff since 2022
then attended the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He was once more commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Green Jackets on 12 April 1986.
Patrick Sanders (British Army officer)
Patrick_Sanders_(British_Army_officer)
Topics referred to by the same term
of early camouflage Green Jackets Brigade, an administrative formation of the British Army from 1948 to 1968 Royal Green Jackets, the modern descendant
Greenjackets
British government recognitions
Ambrose, The Royal Green Jackets. 24110498 Corporal David John Barker, The Royal Green Jackets. 22251303 Staff Sergeant John Beattie, Royal Army Ordnance
1972_Special_Honours
English army sergeant and author (born 1959)
Military Medal in 1979 for gallantry in action whilst serving with the Royal Green Jackets in Northern Ireland. He has published a number of other novels and
Andy_McNab
British Army officer (1938–1978)
10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles, later transferring to the Royal Green Jackets. He was subsequently seconded to the Special Air Service (SAS). In
Ian_Corden-Lloyd
Combat arm of the British Army
as the Royal Anglian Regiment and Royal Green Jackets in 1964 and 1966 respectively. Four further large regiments (The Queen's Regiment, Royal Regiment
Infantry_of_the_British_Army
Association football tournament in Gibraltar
Manchester United Reserve 1974–75 Glacis United 1975–76 2nd Battalion Royal Green Jackets 1976–77 Manchester United 1977–78 Not held 1978–79 St Jago's 1979–80
Rock_Cup
a retired officer mainly involved in officer recruitment for the Royal Green Jackets. Tillett became curator of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light
John Tillett (British Army officer)
John_Tillett_(British_Army_officer)
English writer
joined the British Army in 1967 aged 17. He later served in the Royal Green Jackets regiment. He left the army in 1973. Upon leaving the military, he
Ken_Wharton_(writer)
Infantry soldier armed with a rifle
France. 60th rifles/King's Royal Rifle Corps 95th Rifles/The Rifle Brigade Royal Ulster Rifles Royal Green Jackets The Rifles Royal Gurkha Rifles Cameronians
Rifleman
Military buildings in Winchester, Hampshire, England
listed buildings in their own right including the Green Jackets Headquarters and the Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum, the Gymnasium, the Main Entrance
Peninsula_Barracks
British Army officer
Bachelor of Arts degree in 1966. Vyvyan was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets in 1967. After a two-year secondment to the Sultan of Oman's Land
Charles_Vyvyan
senior officers of the Royal Navy List of serving senior officers of the Royal Marines List of serving senior officers of the Royal Air Force "No. 64459"
List of serving senior officers of the British Army
List_of_serving_senior_officers_of_the_British_Army
Multi-battalion British Army formation
announced that the regiments of the Green Jackets Brigade were to become the three-battalion Royal Green Jackets from 1 January 1966. In September 1965
Large_regiment
Military unit
unit was part of the 4th (Volunteer) Battalion Royal Green Jackets. This later became G (Royal Green Jackets) Company of the current London Regiment and
London_Rifle_Brigade
Emergency in the late 1950s and was made Commanding Officer of 3rd Bn Royal Green Jackets in 1966. He was appointed Commander of 39th Infantry Brigade in Northern
Peter Hudson (British Army officer)
Peter_Hudson_(British_Army_officer)
HorsePower: The Museum of the King's Royal Hussars Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum in Serle's House Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum The Gurkha Museum
Winchester's_Military_Museums
US Army officer (1920-2007)
one son, Robert, who grew up to become a lieutenant colonel in the Royal Green Jackets. The 1992 Stephen E. Ambrose book Band of Brothers claimed Speirs'
Ronald_Speirs
British Army officer (born 1969)
as a cadetship officer. Copinger-Symes was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets in 1992. He deployed to Iraq in 2007, for which he was awarded a
Tom_Copinger-Symes
British Army general (1943–2016)
Queen's Medal. Wallace was commissioned into the 2nd Battalion Green Jackets (Kings Royal Rifle Corps) in 1962. The regiment saw service in Penang and Borneo
Christopher Wallace (British Army officer)
Christopher_Wallace_(British_Army_officer)
British Army officer (born 1959)
Army in 1978. He served as commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, Royal Green Jackets in the late 1990s, deploying with his unit to Bosnia in 1998 and
Nick Carter (British Army officer)
Nick_Carter_(British_Army_officer)
Heraldic cross
officers' cross belt of the Gurkha Rifles and now amalgamated, the Royal Green Jackets. The first postmark employed for the cancellation of the then new
Maltese_cross
1982 IRA attack in London, England
of the Blues and Royals at Hyde Park, and seven bandsmen of the Royal Green Jackets at Regent's Park. Seven of the Blues and Royals' horses were also
Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings
Hyde_Park_and_Regent's_Park_bombings
British Army officer (1923–2019)
January 1965, he was appointed Commanding Officer of the 2nd Green Jackets, The King's Royal Rifle Corps: the Battalion was deployed to Borneo during the
Edwin_Bramall
British Army general (born 1932)
1st Battalion Royal Green Jackets in the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. Pascoe commanded the 1st Battalion Royal Green Jackets in the British
Robert_Pascoe
British government recognitions
Royal Green Jackets, Captain (acting Major) Richard John Rimmer (479330), The Royal Green Jackets. Captain Anthony John Shipley (482834), Royal Corps
1974_Special_Honours
British government recognitions
The Royal Green Jackets. Major Paul Mallalieu (449154), The Queen's Regiment. Major Simon Hugh Cadman Marriott (467599), The Royal Green Jackets. Major
1973_Special_Honours
English journalist and novelist (born 1961)
transferred from the general list to the 4th Volunteer Battalion, the Royal Green Jackets, as a second lieutenant (on probation) and was given seniority from
Frank_Gardner_(journalist)
including the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) from April 1962 to December 1964 which became the 1st Battalion, Royal Green Jackets in 1966. The barracks
Minden_Barracks
British army officer and co-founder of the White Helmets
Strategic Studies. In 1990, Le Mesurier was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets, British Army, as a second lieutenant (University Cadetship); the
James_Le_Mesurier
British cartoonist (1956–2023)
scholarship due to his father's military service. Parry served in the Royal Green Jackets, now known as The Rifles, for ten years. In 1985, he left the army
Bryn_Parry
Military unit
Queen's Division to the Guards Division. The two Royal Green Jackets companies were transferred to the Royal Rifle Volunteers in preparation for the formation
London_Guards
Irish ballad
Jackets Green is an Irish ballad by Michael Scanlan (1833–1917) concerning an Irish woman and her beloved, an Irish soldier fighting in the Jacobite army
Jackets_Green
Light infantry regiment of the British Army
Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment and the Royal Green Jackets to form The Rifles, which continues
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Duke_of_Cornwall's_Light_Infantry
British explorer and British Army officer
was a soldier in the British Army for 36 years. He served with the Royal Green Jackets and later The Rifles. In 1988, he passed the Special Air Service
Henry_Worsley_(explorer)
Military unit type and size designation
targets. (The use of green was so distinctive that it led to the naming of the Green Jackets Brigade who became the Royal Green Jackets.) Officially the Baker
Rifle_regiment
British diplomat
officer in the Royal Tank Regiment together with Mark Urban, who also lived in Salisbury and he was a member of the Royal Green Jackets in the British
Pablo_Miller
Military unit
Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment and the Royal Green Jackets to become The Rifles in 2007. The
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
King's_Own_Yorkshire_Light_Infantry
British Army general (1928-2005)
the 2nd Green Jackets (KRRC) during the confrontation with Indonesia. He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion The Royal Green Jackets in 1969
Roland_Guy
British politician and peer (1930–2026)
years 1950 and 1951, commissioned as second lieutenant, and in the Royal Green Jackets reaching the rank of lieutenant. In 1958, Lord Bridgeman became a
Robin Bridgeman, 3rd Viscount Bridgeman
Robin_Bridgeman,_3rd_Viscount_Bridgeman
British infantry regiment
was amalgamated with the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment, The Light Infantry and the Royal Green Jackets to form a new large regiment
Dorset_Regiment
Limbu, during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation. Along with the Royal Green Jackets, the Gurkha regiments are among the most heavily decorated Commonwealth
List of Brigade of Gurkhas recipients of the Victoria Cross
List_of_Brigade_of_Gurkhas_recipients_of_the_Victoria_Cross
English actor (1936–2023)
Church, Oxford. During National Service he was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets (Rifle Brigade) and was a captain in Queen Victoria's Rifles. Prior
Richard_Franklin_(actor)
British Army general from 1973 to 2013
served as Colonel Commandant of 1st Battalion The Royal Green Jackets. When the Royal Green Jackets were merged with others in 2007 to form The Rifles
Nick_Parker
Military unit
amalgamated with the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry, The Light Infantry and the Royal Green Jackets to form The Rifles.
Devonshire and Dorset Regiment
Devonshire_and_Dorset_Regiment
English criminal (1936–2025)
Harry Maurice Roberts (21 July 1936 – 13 December 2025) was an English career criminal and murderer who in 1966 instigated the Shepherd's Bush murders
Harry_Roberts_(criminal)
British light infantry regiment (1755–1881)
Bucks became the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd), and in 1966 was merged into the Royal Green Jackets. In 2007, the Royal Green Jackets became part of The
52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot
52nd_(Oxfordshire)_Regiment_of_Foot
British-American politician, soldier and author (born 1966)
2017 to 2019. Prior to his political career, Ellwood served in the Royal Green Jackets and reached the rank of captain. He transferred to the Army Reserve
Tobias_Ellwood
British Army general (1936-2007)
confrontation. His regiment became the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) in 1958, and was merged into The Royal Green Jackets in 1966, becoming its 1st Battalion
Edward Jones (British Army officer, born 1936)
Edward_Jones_(British_Army_officer,_born_1936)
Military installation in Gilbraltar
2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015. "Trip down Rock memory lane for Royal Green Jackets". Panorama. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2015. "Single
Devil's_Tower_Camp
British politician (born 1960)
Army, and was posted to Northern Ireland and the Far East with the Royal Green Jackets. He was elected to Newbury District Council in 1991 and became Conservative
Richard_Benyon
British government recognitions
Lancers. Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Miles Welsh, M.C. (418431) The Royal Green Jackets. Military Division Major Patrick Michael Beaumont (440421), The Parachute
1993_Special_Honours
British Army officer (1923–2009)
Light Infantry became the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) on 7 November 1958 and the 1st Battalion The Royal Green Jackets on 1 January 1966. Wood retired
David Wood (British Army officer)
David_Wood_(British_Army_officer)
1989 wartime structure of NATO's Northern Army Group
Btn, Royal Green Jackets, Osnabrück, (79× FV432, 8× FV107 Scimitar, 4× FV103 Spartan, 8× 81mm Mortars) 4th (Volunteer) Btn, Royal Green Jackets, London
Northern Army Group (1989) order of battle
Northern_Army_Group_(1989)_order_of_battle
British Army general (1926–2024)
of more honorary positions: Colonel Commandant of 2nd Battalion, Royal Green Jackets from 1 January 1979 to 1 January 1987; Honorary Colonel to the University
Frank_Kitson
British civil servant and diplomat
Eton and King's College, Cambridge and then commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets, serving with the United Nations Force in Cyprus. After Richards'
Francis_Richards_(diplomat)
at Eton and the Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester. He served as a Major in the Royal Green Jackets, and is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of
Nicholas_Halsey
Senior British Armed Forces officer
Infantry) 1983–1985 Brigadier John Foley (late Royal Green Jackets) 1986–1988 Brigadier Michael Wilkes (late Royal Artillery) 1988–1989 Brigadier Michael Rose
Director_Special_Forces
British Army officer (1914–1993)
43rd and 52nd and the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) in Cyprus from 1957 to 1959. He was Brigade Colonel of the Green Jackets Brigade at Winchester, Hampshire
Andrew Martin (British Army officer)
Andrew_Martin_(British_Army_officer)
British military officer (1796–1841)
31 January 2014. Vol. XVII The Royal Green Jackets Chronicle. United Kingdom: Great Britain Army, Royal Green Jackets Brigade. 1966. p. 212. Snodgrass
John_James_Snodgrass
Uniform for wear on formal occasions
the Royal Green Jackets, which continued to wear a dark green dress uniform, and black buttons and belts. Changes have brought the Royal Green Jackets and
Full_dress_uniform
British soldier and mountaineer
and their two sons. At the age of seventeen, Stokes joined the Royal Green Jackets, an infantry regiment of the British Army. Three years later, he
John_Stokes_(mountaineer)
SAS Gulf War patrol
Sergeant Steven Billy Mitchell, DCM, MM, patrol commander former Royal Green Jackets. Captured by the enemy, later released. Author of Bravo Two Zero
Bravo_Two_Zero
Parade order of British Army units
Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry, the Light Infantry and the Royal Green Jackets, were absorbed into what has become part of The Rifles, and moved
Order of precedence in the British Army
Order_of_precedence_in_the_British_Army
British Army officer
(Military Strategy and Operations). Collins was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets in 1995. He was appointed commanding officer of the 5th Battalion
Charles Collins (British Army officer)
Charles_Collins_(British_Army_officer)
British Army general
Gordon was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets in 1975. He became commanding officer of 2nd Battalion Royal Green Jackets in 1995, Deputy Assistant Chief
James Gordon (British Army officer, born 1957)
James_Gordon_(British_Army_officer,_born_1957)
Former regiment of the British Army
in 2007, was amalgamated with the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment, the Royal Green Jackets and The Light Infantry to form a new
Devonshire_Regiment
British diplomat and peer (born 1941)
Economics. He then took a three-year Short Service Commission in the Royal Green Jackets. On joining the Diplomatic Service in 1965, he studied Arabic in
Andrew Green, Baron Green of Deddington
Andrew_Green,_Baron_Green_of_Deddington
Military unit
(in Exeter) H (HSF) Coy 4th (V) Bn, Royal Green Jackets (in West London) I (HSF) Coy 5th (V) Bn, Royal Green Jackets, (in Aldershot, Winchester & The IOW)
Home_Service_Force
Topics referred to by the same term
Reno Gazette-Journal, a newspaper in Reno, Nevada, United States Royal Green Jackets, an infantry regiment of the British Army This disambiguation page
RGJ
Museum dedicated to the history of a specific army regiment
Royal Engineers Museum is based at Gillingham in Kent The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum is based at Peninsula Barracks in Winchester The Royal Hampshire
Regimental_museum
British businessman
scholarship to The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. After being commissoned, he served in the British Armed Forces with the Royal Green Jackets from 1985 to
Mark_Cornell
British Army general
Defence Staff, Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Dickson (RAF officer).[33] House commanded the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) at Penang from
David_House
British diplomat
from 2018 to 2020. Bowden was educated at Eton, then served in the Royal Green Jackets 1980–86. He then joined the diplomatic service and served at Aden
Jamie_Bowden_(diplomat)
Military unit
February 2007 merged with the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, the Royal Green Jackets and The Light Infantry to form a new large regiment, The Rifles.
Royal_Berkshire_Regiment
Regiment Royal Artillery, Royal Artillery Barracks King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, Royal Artillery Barracks 4th Battalion, Royal Green Jackets (V), Mayfair
Outline of the British Army at the end of the Cold War
Outline_of_the_British_Army_at_the_end_of_the_Cold_War
Ministers who are ex-servicepeople and are alive today. Royal Navy Royal Marines British Army Royal Air Force Defence Select Committee Dan Jarvis MBE MP
List of military veterans in British politics
List_of_military_veterans_in_British_politics
British Army officer
an MA in 2003). In August 1984, Butler was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets. He was mentioned in dispatches while on active service in Northern
Ed Butler (British Army officer)
Ed_Butler_(British_Army_officer)
Ex military barracks
Kingdom regiment based here was the 3rd Battalion Royal Green Jackets who handed it over to the local Royal Gibraltar Regiment and it is now owned by the
Lathbury_Barracks
attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned on 16 December 1966, as a second lieutenant in the Royal Green Jackets. He was promoted
Andrew Pringle (British Army officer)
Andrew_Pringle_(British_Army_officer)
Military units
29 May 2020. "The Royal Green Jackets: The Formation and Origins of the Regiment" (PDF). greenjackets-net.org.uk. Royal Green Jackets Association. February
British Army incremental infantry companies
British_Army_incremental_infantry_companies
Casual jacket originally worn by aviators
sheepskin flying jacket. In 1926 he set up a manufacturing company in the United Kingdom, and became the main supplier of flying jackets to the Royal Air Force
Flight_jacket
British Army general
serving with the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd). In 1969 he was appointed commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion The Royal Green Jackets and was deployed
David Mostyn (British Army officer)
David_Mostyn_(British_Army_officer)
Organization
professional head of the British Army. Bryn had served with the Royal Green Jackets for 10 years, before leaving to become a cartoonist. The couple visited
Help_for_Heroes
1981 IRA ambush in Northern Ireland
roadblock east of the main Belfast-Dublin road by 12 members of the Royal Green Jackets, who had been divided into three teams. A second volunteer crossed
Glasdrumman_ambush
British Army general
Union for Easter term of 1972. Cottam was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets in 1973. He became commanding officer of his regiment and was deployed
Nicholas_Cottam
British politician (born 1976)
Anderson joined the army after leaving school at 16, served in the Royal Green Jackets, and was shot in the foot by a friend during a training exercise
Stuart_Anderson_(politician)
British Army general
Lieutenant-General Sir John Paul Foley, KCB, OBE, MC, DL (born 22 April 1939) is a retired British Army officer with a long career in military intelligence
John Foley (British Army officer)
John_Foley_(British_Army_officer)
British businessman and politician (born 1951)
Bachelor of Arts in 1973. Trenchard served in the 4th Battalion, The Royal Green Jackets from 1972 to 1980, reaching the rank of Captain. In 2006, he became
Hugh Trenchard, 3rd Viscount Trenchard
Hugh_Trenchard,_3rd_Viscount_Trenchard
Killing of three Catholic civilians by undercover British soldiers in 1971
Catholic civilians in disputed circumstances on 23 October 1971. Four Royal Green Jackets soldiers were stationed in the town's Woolworths department store
1971_Newry_killings
British Army general (1929–2000)
Malayan Emergency. He was commanding officer of the 3rd Battalion Royal Green Jackets from 1970 to 1971. He then went on to command 19 Air Portable Brigade
James Glover (British Army officer)
James_Glover_(British_Army_officer)
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