Template:The Manchester Regiment
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| 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot |
| The King's Regiment (Liverpool) |
| 63rd Regiment of Foot |
| 96th Regiment of Foot |
| The Manchester Regiment |
| The King's Regiment |
Official name
The Manchester Regiment
Colonel-in-Chief
Field Marshal HM King George V (1930)
HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1947)
Nicknames
Motto
Anniversaries
Marches
Description
Line Infantry regiment
Creation date
1 July 1881
Reason for creation
Created by the amalgamation of the 63rd and 96th Regiments of Foot during the Childers Reforms, which were a continuation of the Cardwell Reforms, becoming the city regiment of Manchester, when they formed the 1st and 2nd Battalions, The Manchester Regiment.
