c1952-59 North Staffordshire Regiment Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge Gaunt

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Formed at a time when the British Empire was reaching its peak, the regiment served all over the Empire, in times of both peace and war, and in many theatres of war outside the Empire. It fought with distinction in the First World War and the Second World War, as well as in other smaller conflicts around the world. These other wars included the Second Sudanese War, the Second Boer War, the Irish War of Independence and the Third Anglo-Afghan War.

In 1959, as part of a defence review, the North Staffordshire Regiment, by now reduced to only a single regular battalion, was amalgamated with the South Staffordshire Regiment to form the Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) which was, in 2006, amalgamated with the Cheshire Regiment and the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) to form the Mercian Regiment. The traditions of the North Staffordshire Regiment are continued by the Mercian Regiment.

Code: 1952