Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wearing a camouflage uniform and the regimental beret, the Prince of Wales meets soldiers from the 1st Battalion the Mercian ...

The British Army's 5th Battalion, the Rifles (5 Rifles) has officially handed over to the incoming 1st Battalion, the Mercian Regiment, following a ceremony at Tapa base Monday. The ceremony also ...

The Prince of Wales was taken in a tank to observe an attack exercise The Prince of Wales has visited The 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment for the first time since becoming its Colonel-in-Chief. Prince ...

The Mercian Regiment has welcomed its new mascot: a Swaledale ram who comes with a royal seal of approval. Private Derby XXXI (31st) was chosen by the Duke of Devonshire from his flock at Chatsworth ...

A newly merged military regiment has held one of its first parades in Staffordshire. The march through Tamworth came after the 1st and 2nd Battalions of The Mercian Regiment combined. Soldiers from ...

SOLDIERS who recently returned home from Afghanistan are set to march through a Merseyside town. The 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire) has completed a six-month tour of duty in Helmand ...

COUNCILLORS are due to agree tomorrow evening (Wednesday, March 26) that the Mercian Regiment should be granted the freedom of the City of Chester. The regiment's 1st Battalion was formed from the ...

A SOLDIER from 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment died in hospital yesterday evening after being wounded in Afghanistan. He served with the regiment, which recruits from Merseyside, in the Nahr-e ...