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The Changing Name of the Regiment

Here is a list of the various names by which the Regiment was known over the years.

		Colonel Henry Cornwall's Regiment of Foot
		Colonel Oliver Nicholas' Regiment of Foot
	1688	Colonel Thomas Cunningham's Regiment of Foot
	1689	Colonel William Steuart's Regiment of Foot
	1715	Colonel James Campbell's Regiment of Foot
	1717	Lord Cathcart's Regiment of Foot
	1718	Colonel James Otway's Regiment of Foot
	1725	Colonel Richard Kane's Regiment of Foot
	1737	Colonel William Hargrave's Regiment of Foot
	1739	Colonel George Reade's Regiment of Foot
	1747	9th Foot
	1782	9th East Norfolk Regiment : The first association with the county.
	1881	The Norfolk Regiment : With Cardwell's reforms the regiment was firmly identified with the county.
	1935	The Royal Norfolk Regiment : On his Silver Jubilee King George V, Colonel in Chief of the Regiment, conferred the title Royal on the Regiment.
	1959	The 1st East Anglian Regiment : Formed from an amalgamation with the Suffolk Regiment.
		The 1st (Norfolk, Suffolk Cambridgeshire) Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment

The changing uniform of the Regiment from a number of watercolours by R. Simpkin in the Museum collection.

Related subjects:
	What is a Regiment?
	From 9th to Norfolk
	The Changing Name of The Regimet
	Colours
	Battle Honours
	Britannia
	Holy Boys
	The Regiment in The First World War
	The Second World War
	The Regiment After the War
	National Service
	The Korean War
	Hong Kong & The New Territories
	The Cyprus Emergency 1955-59
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