An 8 pointed star surmounted by a royal crown, with a centre of Exeter Castle surrounded by a circlet with ‘The Devonshire Regiment’
The Devonshire and Dorset regiments saw active service in WWI including action at Gallipoli, the Middle East, Battle of the Somme and subsequently on the Home Front in WWII and has a history that includes it’s origins with the Beaufort Musketeers, Battles of the Boyne Plassey, Great Siege of Gibraltar, The Napoleonic Wars and even the Korean War…
Links and resources:
- Regimental Museum for detailed information on the regiment:
- Battle Honours for the D&D Dorset and devonshires which amalgamated in 2007 as part of a new super regiment called The Rifles.
- The end of an era, the final parade in 2007 on BBC Archives
- Cap Badges associated with the D&D
- The excellent resources available on the Devonshire in the Long Tail by the very dedicated Chris Baker you simply must take a look at the detailed information here, it will help hugely for anyone looking to find out who was where from the Devons and the campaigns they were involved in.
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