The 4th "Territorial" Battalion The Wiltshire regiment ( Duke of Edinburgh's) brass cap badge, Ca.1921
The 4th "Territorial" Battalion The Wiltshire regiment ( Duke of Edinburgh's) brass cap badge, Ca.1921
The Wiltshire regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British army
There nicknames are " The Springers" , " The Moonrakers" , " The Splashers"
This infantry unit was formed in 1881 Under the Childers Reform By amalgamation of The 62nd ( Wiltshire ) Regiment of Foot and 99th Duke of Edinburgh's ( Lanarkshire ) Regiment of Foot.
In 1921 there title switched to become The Wiltshire Regiment.