Regiment Nicknames
The Queen’s Royal Regiment
Kirke's Lambs |
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(After the name of their Colonel, Piercy Kirke) |
The Tangerines |
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(After Tangier) |
The Mutton Lancers |
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(After Paschal Lamb and Flag Badge) |
The Pork and Beans |
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(Cockney slang) |
The Other Surrey Regiment |
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The East Surrey Regiment
The Young Buffs |
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(After being mistaken for the Buffs (3rd Foot) at the Battle of Dettingen by King George II, because of the Regiment’s buff facings) |
The Glasgow Greys |
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(From the 70th Foot, having been raised in Glasgow and having grey facings) |
The Other Surrey Regiment |
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