DERR

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DERR is the commonly used abbreviation for the Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire), an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in the mid-20th century.

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DERR canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf infantry regiment
infantry regiment abbreviation
regiment of the British Army
alliedTo 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Cape Town Highlanders
Fiji Infantry Regiment
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Royal New Brunswick Regiment
The Barbados Regiment
linked to: Barbados Regiment

The Bermuda Regiment
linked to: Bermuda Regiment

The Jamaica Regiment
linked to: Jamaica Regiment

The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers)
The Singapore Infantry Regiment
The Sri Lanka Gemunu Watch
The Sri Lanka Light Infantry
The Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment
The Sri Lanka Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment
West Nova Scotia Regiment
amalgamatedInto Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment
The Rifles
arm Infantry
associatedWith Berkshire
Wiltshire
battleHonoursInheritedFrom Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)
Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's)
linked to: Wiltshire Regiment
branch British Army
country United Kingdom
dateFormed 1959
formedByAmalgamationOf Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)
Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's)
linked to: Wiltshire Regiment
formedIn 20th century
nickname DERR
primaryRecruitingArea Berkshire
Wiltshire
regimentalDepot Greenlands, Bulford
linked to: Bulford
regimentalMarch The DERR Quick March
regimentalMuseum The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum
regimentalMuseumLocation The Close, Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire
servedIn Aden
Borneo
Cyprus
Falkland Islands
Germany
Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China

Northern Ireland
standsFor Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)

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Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) nickname DERR
subject linked to: DERR