 
Dates: 1958 - The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Volunteers) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. It was formed, as a consequence of defence cuts implemented in the late 1950s, by the amalgamation of the 1st Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment and 1st Battalion, The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers) on 1 July 1958, forming the 1st Battalion, The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Volunteers). The Regiment was first based in Hong Kong where both of its predecessor regiments had been based when they amalgamated. In 1961 the Regiment arrived in Hilden, West Germany as part of the British Army of the Rhine. The Regiment arrived in Swaziland in late 1964, shortly after Swaziland’s first-ever elections. The Regiment remained in that country until early the following year when it returned to Britain, being based in Catterick. In 1967 the Lancashires arrived in Aden in the Middle East a number of months before Aden gained independence from the British Empire. The Regiment saw active involvement in the efforts to quell the numerous guerillas, some of which were Egyptian-backed, and sustained a number of casualties in the process. During their tour of Aden the Regiment accumulated the largest amount of operational awards given to units that participated in the Aden Crisis. The Regiment left Aden two months before it gained its independence on 30 November. In 1968 the Regiment was posted to the garrison in Malta. The following year the Lancashires again returned home to the UK. On 25 March 1970, after a relatively brief existence, the Regiment was amalgamated with the 1st Battalion, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire), to form the 1st Battalion, The Queen’s Lancashire Regiment.
Memories of Lancashire Regiment
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, in 1958Written by Roy Dawson-Savage Contact this person >>  "Bugle Practice on the main field at the Ipoh Barracks, I recall that occasionally we would swap our Bugles for the Cavalry Trumpets that the Ghurkas used and that were much easier to blow. Running up a huge bill at the Charwallahs
for cold very weak orange juice and Egg Banjo’s that decimated my wages at weekend. Dressing in Whites and using the Silver Drums From the Officers Mess for a Queens Birthday Parade or Regimental parade on the field. Watching the head of Schofield’s Tenor Drum Stick Sail over the heads of the Officers as they sat on their Dias for a regimental parade! Seeing men cry on because they were leaving their mates as they boarded the trucks on the MT park to take them to singapore for demob" Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, in 1956Written by John Varley Contact this person >> "
No doubt whatsoever! sailng into Singapore, and seeing thousands of SPARROWS flying around. Never dreamed that they would be half way round the world."
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving Lancashire Regiment
" The Bolton Branch of the Queen’s Lancashire Regimental Association meet on the 1st Monday of each Month at 2015 hours. This is at: The Veterans Club, Duke Street, Bolton. The Branch Secretary is Geoff Lowe on 01204 667219. Last edited by Neil Whittaker"
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"The Blackburn Branch of the Queen’s Lancashire Regimental Association meet at Somme Barracks, Blackburn on the last Wednesday of the month. From May to Sept (inclusive) at 1900 hours. All other months at 1230 hours. The Branch Secretary is Miss Shelley Whitehead on 01254 877630."
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"The Burnley and Pendle Branch of the Queen’s Lancashire Regimental Association meet on the last Friday of the month at 2000 hours. This is at The Keirby Hotel, Burnley. The Branch Secretary is Mr Robert Booth JP on 01282 427471."
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"The Manchester Branch of the Queen’s Lancashire Regimental Association meet on the 3rd Sunday of every month at 1115 hours. This is at Ardwick Green,TA Barracks, Manchester. The Branch Secretary is Mr R Ruscoe on 0161 211 9953."
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"The Rossendale Branch of the Queen’s Lancashire Regimental Association meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 2030 hours. This is at Waterfoot Conservative Club, Burnley Road East, Waterfoot, Rossendale. The Branch Secretary is Mr Derek Moran on 01706 874013."
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