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The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS) is the most senior regiment
Regiment

A regiment is a military unit, composed of variable numbers of battalions, commanded by a Colonel. Depending on the nation, military branch, mission, and organization, a modern regiment resembles a brigade, in that both range in size from a few hundred to 5,000 soldiers ....
 of the Guards Division
Guards Division

The Guards Division is an administrative unit of the British Army responsible for the administration of the regiments of Foot Guards.The Headquarters of the Guards Division is in London, along with the RHQs of each regiment....
 of the British Army
British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
, and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards
Life Guards (British Army)

The Life Guards is the senior regiment of the British Army. With the Blues and Royals they make up the Household Cavalry.They originated in the four troops of horse guards raised by Charles II of England around the time of his English Restoration, plus two troops of horse grenadier guards which were raised some years later....
. The Coldstream Guards
Coldstream Guards

Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
 was formed before the Grenadier Guards, but that regiment is ranked after the Grenadiers in seniority as it was a regiment of the New Model Army
New Model Army

The New Model Army was formed in 1645 by the roundhead in the English Civil War. It differed from other armies in the same conflict in that it was intended as an army liable for service anywhere in the country, rather than being tied to a single area or garrison....
.

The grouping of buttons on the tunic is a common way to distinguish between the regiments of Foot Guards.






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The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS) is the most senior regiment
Regiment

A regiment is a military unit, composed of variable numbers of battalions, commanded by a Colonel. Depending on the nation, military branch, mission, and organization, a modern regiment resembles a brigade, in that both range in size from a few hundred to 5,000 soldiers ....
 of the Guards Division
Guards Division

The Guards Division is an administrative unit of the British Army responsible for the administration of the regiments of Foot Guards.The Headquarters of the Guards Division is in London, along with the RHQs of each regiment....
 of the British Army
British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
, and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards
Life Guards (British Army)

The Life Guards is the senior regiment of the British Army. With the Blues and Royals they make up the Household Cavalry.They originated in the four troops of horse guards raised by Charles II of England around the time of his English Restoration, plus two troops of horse grenadier guards which were raised some years later....
. The Coldstream Guards
Coldstream Guards

Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
 was formed before the Grenadier Guards, but that regiment is ranked after the Grenadiers in seniority as it was a regiment of the New Model Army
New Model Army

The New Model Army was formed in 1645 by the roundhead in the English Civil War. It differed from other armies in the same conflict in that it was intended as an army liable for service anywhere in the country, rather than being tied to a single area or garrison....
.

The grouping of buttons on the tunic is a common way to distinguish between the regiments of Foot Guards. Grenadier Guards' buttons are equally spaced and embossed with the Royal Cypher
Royal Cypher

A Royal Cypher, or Royal and Imperial Cypher is the Monarch's monogram or the initials of their name and title, usually surmounted by a crown....
 reversed and interlaced surrounded by the Royal Garter bearing Honi soit qui mal y pense
Honi soit qui mal y pense

"Honi soit qui mal y pense" sometimes rendered as "Honi soit quy mal y pense", "Hony soyt qe mal y pense", "Hony soyt ke mal y pense", "Hony soyt qui mal pence" and various other phoneticizations, is the motto of the England chivalric order Order of the Garter....
 (Evil be to him who evil thinks ). Their “Buff Belt” brass clasped also carry the Royal Cypher, Modern Grenadier Guardsmen wear a cap badge of a "grenade fired proper" with seventeen flames. This cap badge is to be cleaned twice a day once in the morning and once in the afternoon, as it is made from brass and a tarnished grenade is frowned upon by all in the regiment.

History

The Grenadier Guards celebrated its 350th anniversary in 2006.

In 1656, Lord Wentworth's Regiment
Lord Wentworth's Regiment

Lord Wentworth's Regiment was a regiment of infantry raised during the exile of Charles II of England during the English Interregnum. Formed as the Royal Regiment of Guards in 1656 at Bruges under the command of the Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester, it was made up of men who remained loyal to the King and had followed him into exile...
 was formed in Bruges, in the Spanish Netherlands, currently Belgium, forming a portion of exiled King Charles II's
Charles II of England

Charles II was the Monarchy of Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, and Kingdom of Ireland.His father Charles I of England Regicide#The regicide of Charles I of England at Palace of Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War....
 bodyguard. A few years later, a similar regiment known as John Russell's Regiment of Guards
John Russell's Regiment of Guards

John Russell's Regiment of Guards was an infantry regiment formed following the Restoration of Charles II of England to the throne in 1660 to serve as a second regiment of foot guards, mirroring the form and function of Lord Wentworth's Regiment....
 was formed. In 1665, these two regiments were combined to form the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards. As a result of their heroic actions in defeating the French Imperial Grenadiers at Waterloo, the 1st Guards were renamed by Royal Proclamation as the 1st or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards, thus becoming the only regiment in the British Army to win its name in battle. The 1st British Foot Guards never faced the French Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard. They in fact with the help of the adjacent British brigade of General Adam, beat and routed roughly three battalions of French Chausseurs of the Imperial (Middle) Guard; . One can even research the uniforms of the Imperial Guard and see that the British Grenadier adoption of the bearskin bonnet uses the Chasseur Imperial guards type that has no brassplate on the front. The Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard had this distinct brass plate on their bonnets. The nickname for the 2nd Battalion is the 'Models' and for the third battalion the 'Ribbs'.

The Grenadier Guards have served ten Kings and three Queens, including currently Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II is the queen regnant of sixteen independent states known as the Commonwealth realms: Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Monarchy of Canada, Monarchy of Australia, Monarchy of New Zealand, Monarchy of Jamaica, Monarchy of Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Monarchy of the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Sain...
.

Role

The Grenadier Guards serves as a light infantry battalion - following the reforms
Delivering Security in a Changing World

The 2003 Defence white paper, entitled Delivering Security in a Changing World set out the future structure of the Military of the United Kingdom, and was preceded by the 1998 Strategic Defence Review and the 2002 SDR New Chapter, which responded to the immediate challenges to security in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks....
 of 2004, this will be fixed. The regiment will alternate with the Welsh Guards
Welsh Guards

The Welsh Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division....
 in the public duties role. In recent years the 1st Battalion has deployed as part of Operation TELIC
Operation Telic

Operation TELIC is the codename under which all United Kingdom operations of the 2003 2003 invasion of Iraq and after are being conducted....
 in Iraq
Iraq

Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros Mountains, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, and Op Herrick
Operation Herrick

Operation Herrick is the codename under which all United Kingdom operations in the War in Afghanistan have been conducted since 2002. It consists of the British contribution to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and support to the United States-led Operation Enduring Freedom ....
 in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia....
.

Battle honours

Grenadier Guards
The 1st Foot Guards have received 79 battle honours, including:
  • various actions near the Strait of Gibraltar
    Strait of Gibraltar

    The Strait of Gibraltar is the strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Spain from Morocco. The name comes from Gibraltar, which in turn originates from the Arabic language Jebel Tariq meaning mountain of Tariq....
  • the War of the Spanish Succession
    War of the Spanish Succession

    War of the Spanish Succession was a war fought in 1701-1714, in which several European powers combined to stop a possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under a single Bourbon monarch, upsetting the European Balance of power in international relations....
    , including Oudenarde
    Battle of Oudenarde

    The Battle of Oudenaarde was a key battle in the War of the Spanish Succession fought on 11 July 1708 between the forces of Great Britain, Dutch Republic and the Holy Roman Empire on the one side and the French on the other....
  • the War of the Austrian Succession
    War of the Austrian Succession

    The War of the Austrian Succession involved nearly all the Power in international relations of Europe. The war began under the pretext that Maria Theresa of Austria was ineligible to succeed to the House of Habsburg throne, because Salic law precluded royal inheritance by a woman, though in reality this was a convenient excuse put forward by...
  • the Peninsular War
    Peninsular War

    The Peninsular War or Spanish War of Independence was a contest between First French Empire and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Kingdom of Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars....
  • the Napoleonic Wars
    Napoleonic Wars

    The Napoleonic Wars were a series of conflicts involving Napoleon I of France First French Empire and changing sets of European allies and opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815....
    , including Waterloo
    Battle of Waterloo

    In the Battle of Waterloo forces of the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte and Michel Ney were defeated by those of the Seventh Coalition, including a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Bl?cher and an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington....
  • the Crimean War
    Crimean War

    The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Oriental War was fought between the Russian Empire on one side and an alliance of France, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Ottoman Empire on the other....
  • the Urabi Revolt
    Urabi Revolt

    The Urabi Revolt or Orabi Revolt , also known as the Orabi Revolution, was an uprising in Egypt in 1879-82 against the Khedive and European influence in the country....
  • the Opium Wars
    Opium Wars

    The Opium Wars , also known as the Anglo-Chinese Wars, lasted from 1839 to 1842 and 1856 to 1860, the climax of a trade dispute between China under the Qing Dynasty and the British Empire....
  • the Sudan Campaign
    Mahdist War

    The Mahdist War was a colonial war of the late 19th century. It was fought between the Mahdist Sudanese and the Egyptian and later United Kingdom forces....
  • the Boer Wars
  • World War I
    World War I

    World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
     and World War II
    World War II

    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
     (North Africa, Italy, Northwest Europe)
  • the Persian Gulf War
    Gulf War

    "Persian Gulf War" and "First Gulf War" redirect here. For other uses, see Persian Gulf War .The Persian Gulf War was a United Nations-authorized military conflict between Iraq and a Coalition of Gulf War from 34 nations commissioned with expelling Iraqi forces from Kuwait after Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait of Kuwait in August 1990....


In 1994, under the Options for Change
Options for Change

Options for Change was a restructuring of the British Armed Forces in 1990, aimed at cutting defence spending following the end of the Cold War....
 reforms, the Grenadier Guards was reduced to a single battalion. The 2nd Battalion was put into 'suspended animation', and its colours passed for safekeeping to a newly formed independent Company, which was named "The Nijmegen Company"
Guards Incremental Companies

The Guards Division of the British Army contains a total of five battalions, one from each of the five regiments of Foot Guards. However, before the Options for Change defence review in 1992, there were eight battalions:...
. The Inkerman Company, one of the three rifle companies that form the 1st Battalion, maintains the customs and traditions of the 3rd Battalion that went into 'suspended animation' back in 1962.

Training

Recruits to the Grenadier Guards go through a twenty-eight week training course at the Infantry Training Centre
Infantry Training Centre

The Infantry Training Centre is a unit of the British Army administered by HQ School of Infantry responsible for both basic and advanced training of Soldiers and Officers joining the British Army Infantry....
. This is two weeks more than the training for regular line regiments of the British Army; the extra training, carried out throughout the course, is devoted to drill and ceremonies.

Following graduation from the ITC, guardsmen are assigned to Nijmegen Company for additional training and orientation before being posted to the 1st Battalion.

Colonels-in-Chief

Stjamessentry
The Grenadier Guards' various colonels-in-chief have generally been the British monarchs, including Edward VII
Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Edward VII was Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death on 6 May 1910....
, George V
George V of the United Kingdom

George V was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, which he created from the British branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha....
, Edward VIII
Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

Edward VIII was Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the dominion, and Emperor of India from 20 January 1936, following the death of his father, George V of the United Kingdom, until his abdication on 11 December 1936....
, George VI
George VI of the United Kingdom

George VI was British monarchy and the United Kingdom Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India and the last King of Ireland , and the first Head of the Commonwealth....
, and currently Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II is the queen regnant of sixteen independent states known as the Commonwealth realms: Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Monarchy of Canada, Monarchy of Australia, Monarchy of New Zealand, Monarchy of Jamaica, Monarchy of Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Monarchy of the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Sain...
. The Colonel-in-Chief is always the reigning Sovereign. This applies to all regiments of the Household Division
Household Division

Household Division is a term used principally in the Commonwealth of Nations to describe a country?s most elite or historically senior military units, or those military units that provide ceremonial or protective functions associated directly with the head of state....
. Other Sovereigns have served in the regiment.

Colonels

  • 1656: Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth
    Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth

    Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth, Order of the Bath, Privy Council of England was an Kingdom of England soldier and politician.Wentworth was the eldest son of the Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland and his first wife, Anne....
     (colonel of Lord Wentworth's Regiment
    Lord Wentworth's Regiment

    Lord Wentworth's Regiment was a regiment of infantry raised during the exile of Charles II of England during the English Interregnum. Formed as the Royal Regiment of Guards in 1656 at Bruges under the command of the Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester, it was made up of men who remained loyal to the King and had followed him into exile...
    )
  • November 23, 1660: Hon. John Russell
    John Russell (royalist)

    John Russell was a member of the Sealed Knot. He was the third son of Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford, known as the "wise earl". He was a wealthy man with estates at Shingay cum Wendy, Cambridgeshire....
     (colonel of John Russell's Regiment of Guards
    John Russell's Regiment of Guards

    John Russell's Regiment of Guards was an infantry regiment formed following the Restoration of Charles II of England to the throne in 1660 to serve as a second regiment of foot guards, mirroring the form and function of Lord Wentworth's Regiment....
     until united with Wentworth's Regiment in 1665)
  • December 14, 1681: Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Grafton
    Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton

    Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton Order of the Garter was the illegitimate son of Charles II of England by Barbara Villiers, 1st Duchess of Cleveland....
  • November 30, 1688: Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield
    Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield

    Edward Henry Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield was an England peer. He was a staunch tory and followed James II of England to Rochester, Kent#Tudor and Stuart after the king's James II of England#Glorious Revolution in December 1688....
  • December 31, 1688: Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Grafton
    Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton

    Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton Order of the Garter was the illegitimate son of Charles II of England by Barbara Villiers, 1st Duchess of Cleveland....
  • March 16, 1689: Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney
    Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney

    Henry Sydney , 1st Earl of Romney was born in Paris, a son of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester, of Penshurst Place in Kent, England, by Lady Dorothy Percy, a daughter of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, a descendant of Edward III of England....
  • December 27, 1690: Charles Schomberg, 2nd Duke of Schomberg
    Charles Schomberg, 2nd Duke of Schomberg

    Charles Schomberg, 2nd Duke of Schomberg was a General in the British Army, the second person to be Duke of Schomberg, a title in the Peerage of England....
  • November 27, 1693: Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney
    Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney

    Henry Sydney , 1st Earl of Romney was born in Paris, a son of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester, of Penshurst Place in Kent, England, by Lady Dorothy Percy, a daughter of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, a descendant of Edward III of England....
  • April 25, 1704: John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
    John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

    John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Order of the Garter was an England soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs throughout the late 17th and early 18th centuries....
  • January 1, 1712: James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde
    James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde

    James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde Order of the Garter, Order of the Thistle , Irish statesman and soldier, son of Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory and his wife Emilia von Nassau, Countess of Ossory, and grandson of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, was born in Dublin and was educated in France and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford....
  • September 26, 1714: John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
    John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

    John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Order of the Garter was an England soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs throughout the late 17th and early 18th centuries....
  • June 18, 1722: William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan
    William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan

    William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan Order of the Thistle, Privy Council of Great Britain was a noted military officer in the army of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough during the War of the Spanish Succession....
  • September 26, 1726: Sir Charles Wills
  • February 18, 1742: Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
  • November 30, 1757: John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier
    John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier

    Field Marshal John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier, Order of the Bath, Privy Council of Great Britain was a Kingdom of Great Britain military officer....
  • April 30, 1770: Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
    Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh

    Prince William, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh Order of the Garter Privy Council of Great Britain Fellow of the Royal Society was a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of George II of Great Britain and a younger brother of George III of Great Britain....
  • September 5, 1805: Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
    Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

    The Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany was a member of the Kingdom of Hanover and British Royal Family, the second eldest child, and second son, of George III of the United Kingdom....
  • January 22, 1827: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
    Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

    Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Order of the Garter, Order of St Patrick, Order of the Bath, Royal Guelphic Order, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Royal Society , was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the nineteenth century....
  • September 23, 1852: Albert, Prince Consort
  • December 15, 1861: Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
    Prince George, Duke of Cambridge

    Prince George, Duke of Cambridge was a member of the British Royal Family, a male-line grandson of George III of the United Kingdom. The Duke was an army officer and served as commander-in-chief of the British Army from 1856 to 1895....
  • May 1, 1904: Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
    Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

    The Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was a member of the British Royal Family, the third son and seventh child of Victoria of the United Kingdom....
  • February 24, 1942: Princess Elizabeth
    Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

    Elizabeth II is the queen regnant of sixteen independent states known as the Commonwealth realms: Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Monarchy of Canada, Monarchy of Australia, Monarchy of New Zealand, Monarchy of Jamaica, Monarchy of Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Monarchy of the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Sain...
  • April 8, 1952: George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys
    George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys

    George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem, Privy Council of England , also known as "The Hanging Judge", became notable during the reign of King James II of England, rising to the position of Lord Chancellor ....
  • December 19, 1960: Sir Allan Henry Shafto Adair
    Allan Henry Shafto Adair

    Major General Sir Allan Henry Shafto Adair, 6th Baronet Royal Victorian Order, Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross Medal bar was a British Army General Officer....
  • March 1, 1975: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom since 20 November 1947, and her prince consort since 6 February 1952....


Marches

The Regimental Slow March is the march Scipio, from the opera of the same name by George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel was an England Baroque music composer of Germany birth who is famous for his operas, oratorios, and concerto grosso. His life and music may justly be described as "cosmopolitan": he was born in Germany, trained in Italy, and spent most of his life in England....
, inspired by the exploits of the Roman
Roman Republic

The Roman Republic was the phase of the Ancient Rome characterized by a republican form of government; a period which began with the overthrow of the Roman Roman Kingdom, c....
 General Scipio Africanus
Scipio Africanus

Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus also known as Scipio Africanus, Scipio the Elder, and Africanus the Elder was a general in the Second Punic War and statesman of the Roman Republic....
. The first performance of Scipio was in 1726. Handel actually composed the eponymous slow march for the First Guards, presenting it to the regiment before he added it to the score of the opera. The Quick March is The British Grenadiers
The British Grenadiers

The British Grenadiers is a marching song for the Grenadier units of the British military, the tune of which dates from the seventeenth century....
.

Football

Both the 2nd Grenadier Guards F.C.
2nd Grenadier Guards F.C.

2nd Grenadier Guards F.C. were an England football team that played in the London League during the 1897-98 in English football season, finishing ninth of nine....
 and the 3rd Grenadier Guards F.C.
3rd Grenadier Guards F.C.

3rd Grenadier Guards F.C. were an England football team that played in the London League from as early as 1896 in football until 1898 in football ....
 enjoyed considerable success in the London League, playing against the likes of West Ham United.

Order of Precedence


Cadet Force


The 78th Unit Grenadier Guards Cadet Force meets every Monday and Thursday at the Lorship Lane Cadet Centre near the Horniman Museum
Horniman Museum

The Horniman Museum is a museum in Forest Hill, London, South London, England. Commissioned in 1898, it opened in 1901 and was designed by Charles Harrison Townsend in the Arts and Crafts movement style....
.

Alliances

  • - The Canadian Grenadier Guards
    The Canadian Grenadier Guards

    The Canadian Grenadier Guards is the second most senior and oldest infantry regiment in the Primary Reserve of the Canadian Forces. Located in Montreal, its primary role is the provision of combat-ready troops in support of Canadian regular infantry....
  • - 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
    1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

    1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is one of seven battalions that make up the Royal Australian Regiment, formed in late 1945 the battalion is now based in Townsville, Queensland, and forms part of the Australian 3rd Brigade....
  • - HMS Illustrious
    HMS Illustrious (R06)

    The fifth HMS Illustrious is an Invincible class aircraft carrier light aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy, affectionately known as 'Lusty' to her crew....


Footnotes


See also

  • George Higginson
    George Higginson

    Sir George Wentworth Alexander Higginson, Order of the Bath, Royal Victorian Order was a British general and Crimean War hero who served more than 30 years in the Grenadier Guards....
  • Grenadier Guards Band
    Grenadier Guards Band

    The Band of the Grenadier Guards is the oldest of all of the bands in the British Army, with a history dating back over three hundred years....
  • Military history of the United Kingdom
    Military history of the United Kingdom

    The military history of the United Kingdom covers the period from the birth of the united Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707, with the political union of England and Scotland, to the present day....
  • British Army
    British Army

    The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
  • Canadian Grenadier Guards


External links

  • Containing the history of the five regiments of Foot Guards, Wellington Barracks, London.