‘Back to the Future’

The Regiment through the ages 1741 - 2007

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (1741-1966)

1741 – Colonel Fowke’s Regiment of Foot 1741 – Colonel Graham’s Regiment of Foot 1746 – Colonel Kennedy’s Regiment of Foot 1747 – 54th Regiment of Foot 1751 – Renumbered 43rd Regiment of Foot 1782 – 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot 1803 – 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) 1755 – 54th Regiment of Foot 1756 – Renumbered 52nd Regiment of Foot 1782 – 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot 1803 – 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) 1881 – The Oxfordshire Light Infantry 1908 – Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1958 – 1st Green Jackets, 43rd and 52n

The King’s Royal Rifle Corps (1755-1966)

1755 – 62nd (Royal American) Regiment of Foot 1756 – Renumbered 60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot 1824 – 60th (The Duke of York’s Own Rifle Corps) 1830 – 60th (The King’s Royal Rifle Corps) 1881 – The King’s Royal Rifle Corps 1958 – 2nd Green Jackets, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps

The Rifle Brigade (1800-1966)

1800 – Experimental Corps of Riflemen 1800 – The Corps of Riflemen 1802 – 95th Regiment (Rifles) 1816 – The Rifle Brigade 1862 – The Prince Consort’s Own Rifle Brigade 1881 – The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own) 1921 – The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) 1958 – 3rd Green Jackets, The Rifle Brigade