2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment

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The 2nd Battalion, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment is a light infantry battalion of the British Army, known for its operational deployments and lineage as the senior English line infantry regiment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army unit ⓘ
infantry battalion ⓘ
allegiance British Crown ⓘ
associatedWith Queen’s Division ⓘ
associatedWithRecruitingAreas Home Counties ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

South East England ⓘ
branch British Army ⓘ
ceremonialRole represents senior English line infantry in ceremonial duties ⓘ
commandStructure under British Army divisional and brigade commands ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
engagement homeland defence tasks ⓘ
overseas operations ⓘ
equipment personal weapons of British light infantry ⓘ
garrisonLabel battalion headquarters location varies by posting ⓘ
hasRegimentalColonelInChief The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment colonel-in-chief ⓘ
inheritsTraditionsFrom Queen’s Regiment ⓘ
linked to: Queen's Regiment

Royal Hampshire Regiment ⓘ
lineageIncludes East Surrey Regiment ⓘ
Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) ⓘ
Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) ⓘ
Royal Hampshire Regiment ⓘ
Royal West Kent Regiment ⓘ
motto “Unconquered I Serve” (regimental motto of PWRR) ⓘ
nickname 2 PWRR ⓘ
linked to: PWRR
notableFor operational deployments ⓘ
parentRegimentFormationYear 1992 ⓘ
parentRegimentFormedByAmalgamationOf Queen’s Regiment ⓘ
linked to: Queen's Regiment

Royal Hampshire Regiment ⓘ
partOf The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment ⓘ
primaryFunction provide trained light infantry soldiers for operations ⓘ
regimentalFamily The Tigers ⓘ
regimentalSeniority senior English line infantry regiment ⓘ
regimentalSystem British regimental system ⓘ
role light infantry ⓘ
sharesBattleHonoursWith 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment ⓘ
specialisation dismounted close combat ⓘ
tradition English county infantry regiment ⓘ
traditionsInclude regimental colours ⓘ
regimental days ⓘ
regimental marches ⓘ
trainingFocus fieldcraft ⓘ
infantry tactics ⓘ
marksmanship ⓘ
urban operations ⓘ
type light infantry ⓘ

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British Forces Cyprus → hasUnit → 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment ⓘ
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment → hasBattalion → 2nd Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment ⓘ
subject linked to: PWRR
linked to: 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment