Dates: 1873 - 1963

The Royal Warwickshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment traces its origins to the 17th Century. In Holland in 1674 the government retained two regiments of English troops, two of Scots and one Irish. In 1685 when James II requested their services during the Duke of Monmouth’s rebellion and organised them into two units, given the precedence as the 5th and 6th Regiments of Foot. After Monmouth’s defeat they returned to Holland, but when William III became king of England in 1688 they accompanied him, with their seniority being confirmed from 1685. The 6th were nicknamed "The Dutch Guards" by William. Service in Ireland followed and the regiment became involved in a number of notable campaigns; the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and Aughrim 1691. Campaigning in Flanders 1692-1695 followed, with action at Steenkirk 1693 and the storming of Namur 1695 which was the 6th’s first battle honour. Including the Napoleonic Wars, the Boer Wars, the two World Wars and the Korean War.

In 1873, they recieved the title the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
In 1963, the became the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers. Then on the 23rd April 1968, as part of the reforms of the army that saw the creation of the first 'large infantry regiment', The Warwickshire Fusilier Regiment was amalgamated with three other Fusilier regiments; the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, the Royal Lancashire Fusiliers and the Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment to form The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving Royal Warwickshire Regiment

" I am trying to trace my birth father. He was serving with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment when I was born in 1945. My birth certificate states him as Private George Frederick Lavell Service No. 14434724. At that time he was living in Stour street in Birmingham. If anybody knows of his wherabouts I would be grateful if you would contact me. Kind RegardsKen "

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" Does anyone remember Francis John Harvey?  He was a Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1935 but I don’t know what happened to him after that.  He was married to Annie Beatrice (nee Clarke). Thanks "

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" Dad’s service number was 5115812 and he joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in Birmingham 1940. His Registration number was Q C A M.89.3 Territorial Army. He was then sent to BTNI Vehicle maintainence school in Ireland to gain his Group D class 2 licence.Ha was sent to Northern France on ..."

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" When I read Ians’ post I thought it may be wrong, so I had a read through my books & found the Liverpool Police strike 1918/19. Since then I’ve found it on Google (thank goodness I didn’t want to type out all the gen, now I can copy & paste;  In 1918 and 1919 the Police twice went on strike in ..."

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" The remains of some 400 British and Australian soldiers from the First World War are to be exhumed from a battlefield in France and given individual burials.  The excavation of 6 mass graves in Fromelles will begin in May after the sites were discovered by archaeologists last year.  The ..."

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