Dates: 1881 - 1966
The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) was a regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms when the 57th (West Middlesex) and 77th (East Middlesex) Regiments of Foot were amalgamated with the county’s militia and rifle volunteer units.
On December 31, 1966 The Middlesex Regiment was amalgamated with three other regiments to form The Queen’s Regiment. The latter regiment was itself subject to a merger in 1992 to form part of the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment.
The Middlesex was one of the principal London based regiments with a long tradition. They gained their nickname the “Die-hards” from the Peninsular War when the first battalion (also known as the 57th Foot regiment) served under Wellington. At the Battle of Albuera on 16 May 1811 their commander Colonel Inglis had his horse shot from under him, severely wounded. He lay on the ground, refusing to be moved to the rear, and called to his soldiers “Die Hard, 57th.” The regiment thus acquired the nickname of “The Die-Hards”.
The present Supreme Court building occupies the site of two previous Middlesex Guildhalls.
The men of Middlesex served with great distinction in the First World War, and the Middlesex Guildhall was the natural location for commemoration of their bravery with a war memorial.
During the recent renovation of the building, the memorial was moved to the left hand side of the entrance hall. The memorial's lifelike central figure was modelled on one of the Middlesex Regiment's sergeants, Robert Ryder VC, who won his Victoria Cross in September 1916 as a private at Thiepval during the Battle of the Somme, and went on to fight in the second world war.
To mark the Regiment's connection with the building the county flag also flies from the tower every year on the anniversary of the Battle of Albuhera, 16 May, which is also celebrated as Middlesex Day.
Memories of Middlesex Regiment
Middlesex Regiment, baor in 1961Written by raymond hall
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"january 1961 30 miles east of the pied piper town of hameln, the temprature about minus 9 and about 3 feet of snow my mate and i were making breakfast from our A rations [this box had red salmco0ldon in great] then I suddenly realised today was my birthday, the most important in my life I WAS 21 TODAY and here i was up to my waist in snow eating cold red salmon washed down with coffee made from frozen snow!how could anyone forget that birthday?"
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" AM TRYING TO TRACE THE HISTORY OF MY FATHER, ALBERT SYDNEY GAITT, WHO WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN IN THE 9 MIDDLESEX REGIMENT AND WAS BASED IN NORTH WEST LONDON. HE WAS A RENOWNED AMATEUR BOXER DURUNG THE WAR AND HAVE FOUND SOME DIARY ENTRIES WHERE HE WAS IN ITALY AND THE AUSTRO JUGO BORDER IN ..."
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" I’m trying to find out any information about my Grandfather William Parsons on behlf of my father Victor Cranfield who was his son. William served in the Middlesex Regiment - Dad thinks it was based in Wood Green but is not too sure. He thinks he had something to do with horses ..."
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"I believe the Middlesex Regiment have an Old Comrades Assoc, which you should be able to trace through the web search engines. If not, come back to me and I will speak to a pal of mine, whose father is ex-Middx Regt."
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" Forces Reunited has received the following request for help: "Dear Sir I am writing on behalf of my nan, Mrs Marjorie Phipps. I am aware that you must be inundated with requests such as this, but I would appreciate your help anyway. She would very much like to contact a member of the Middlesex ..."
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" Hello everyone, Can anyone help me? My grandads 70th birthday is approaching this year and i would like to replace his missing medal. He served in cyprus as part of middlesex regiment during ’57-’58 (ish) He was awarded a general service medal which went missing over the years. I ..."
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