Formed initially as the 'Experimental Corps of Riflemen' it became the 'Rifle Corps' and then the '95th Regiment of Foot (Rifles)'. In 1816 it became the Rifle Brigade. Unusually the soldiers wore green uniforms rather than red and on 1 January 1966 it merged with other corps to become the Royal Green Jackets.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Rifle Brigade
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Rifle Brigade - WW1 and WW2
There are 3 statues on this memorial: to the left - a rifleman of 1806; to th...
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2 memorials
EPI Architects
Architects. The only reference we can find to a group with this name is based in Tanzania.
1 memorial
Friends in Hampton District
This phrase sounds rather formal but is probably just a short way of saying "friends living in the Hampton area".
1 memorial
Friars of the Holy Cross, Crutched Friars
Their odd name is just a corruption of 'Crossed', a reference to the red cloth cross which they wore on their garments. Â The Crutched Friars House in the City was founded at the end of the 13th cen...
1 memorial
Cambridge Circus Cinematograph Theatre
Our 1960 picture comes from Warsaw1948 which has a wonderful collection of old pictures of this area, many with current photos for comparison. There we also found this useful text: "The cinema on ...
1 memorial
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