Kingdom of England (1685–1707) Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1958)
Branch
British Army
Type
Line infantry
Role
Infantry
Size
1–2 Regular battalions Up to 2 Militia and Reserve battalions Up to 5 Volunteer and Territorial battalions Up to 19 Hostilities-only battalions
Garrison/HQ
Topsham Barracks, Exeter
Nickname(s)
The Bloody Eleventh[1]
Motto(s)
Semper Fidelis (Ever faithful)
Colors
Lincoln green facings
March
We've Lived and We've Loved Together
Insignia
Arm Badge
Croix de Guerre
Military unit
The Devonshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that served under various titles and served in many wars and conflicts from 1685 to 1958, such as the Second Boer War, the First World War and the Second World War. In 1958 the regiment was amalgamated with the Dorset Regiment to form the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment which, in 2007, was amalgamated with the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment, the Royal Green Jackets and The Light Infantry to form a new large regiment, The Rifles.
^Farmer, John S. (1984). The Regimental Records of the British Army. Bristol: Crecy Books. p. 99. ISBN 0 947554 03 3.
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Kingdom of England (1685–1707)
Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)
United Kingdom (1801–1958)
British Army