Description
Physical description
Anodized aluminium headdress badge for soldiers of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, being a fused grenade with a triangle of flames, on ther neck of the ball a St. Edward's (Queen's) crown, on the ball of the grenade the figure of St, George slaying the dragon, the device enclosed in an open-topped laurel wreath. Wreath and figure silver, remainder gold. Two lugs to reverse. Captioned: Cap Badge.
Physical description
Box 42: Mounting card captioned "Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Soldiers" with 7 items, one a pair. Reverse with a large deposit of green sealing wax on which an oval on which MINISTRY OF DEFENCE / PATTERN ROOM with in the centre ARMY / OFFICERS. Top right corner a red oval stamp "Q (MAINT) 2 / MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" with in the centre "15 JUL 1970".
History note
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers is (as of 2018) a regular infantry regiment of the British Army. It was created on St. George's Day 1968, 23 April, from the constituent units of the Fusilier Brigade.
History note
The Fusilier Brigade was formed in 1958, comprising the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) and the Lancashire Fusiliers. In 1963 the Royal Warwickshire Regiment joined the Brigade when it was re-designated the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers and transferred from the Foresters Brigade.
History note
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was formed as a 'large' regiment, its constituent battalions created from the units of the Fusilier Brigade. 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Battalions of the new regiment were created by the re-designation of the 1st Battalions of, respectively, the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers, the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) and the Lancashire Fusiliers. There seems to be no evidence that the heritage titles were perpetuated.
History note
The 4th Battalion was an early casualty of cuts and was disbanded on 1 November 1969. 3rd Battalion was the next to go when it was "merged" with 1st Battalion on 1 August 1992 and in the autumn of 2014, 2nd Battalion was "absorbed" into the Regiment, leaving a single regular unit. The new Regiment was augmented by the creation on 1 April 2006 of a Reserve unit, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, by the re-designation of the Tyne Tees Regiment, paired with the regular battalion.
History note
The design of the badge derives from the headdress badges of the original three constituent Regiments of the Fusilier Brigade, St. George and the Dragon from the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, the laurel wreath from the Lancashire Fusiliers and the crown from The Royal Fusiliers. When the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers joined the Brigade all units adopted the Warwickshire button of a chained antelope within a crowned Garter. This was carried forward into the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.