Royal Gibraltar Regiment
Royal Gibraltar Regiment |
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Badge of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment |
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Lineup | April 1958 |
Country |
United Kingdom of Gibraltar |
Armed forces | United Kingdom Armed Forces |
Armed forces | British Army |
Type |
Infantry artillery |
structure | 1 battalion |
Location | Devil's Tower Camp, Gibraltar |
commander | |
Lieutenant-General Sir James Dutton KCB, CBE, ADC | Colonel-in-Chief |
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is a territorial unit of the British overseas territory Gibraltar and the only surviving unit of the Gibraltar garrison of the British Army . It was set up in 1958 by the Gibraltar Defense Force as light infantry with a staff and supply company and three rifle companies as well as integrated artillery with L118 field howitzers. Two of the rifle companies are active, one is a reserve company with reservists.
The regiments of Malta and Bermuda (as the Bermuda Regiment ) rank 28 in the order of the regiments of the British Army. Job.