55th Regiment of Foot

The Border Regiment

Chronology

1755 raised in Stirling by George Perry as the 57th Regiment of Foot
1757 re-ranked as the 55th Regiment of Foot
1782 became the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot
1881 amalgamated with the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot to become the 2nd Battalion The Border Regiment
1959 amalgamated with The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) to become 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Border Regiment as part of the King's Division
2006 merged with the other regiments of North West England to become 3rd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border)