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HISTORY The ''Regiment'' was formed in 1999 by the amalgamation of the 6th Battalion, The Royal Regiment Of Fusiliers (Volunteers) , 4th/5th Battalion The Green Howards (Yorkshire Volunteers) and 7th Battalion, The Light Infantry due to the implementation of the reforms of the Territorial Army envisaged in the Strategic Defence Review . The HQ is based at Durham and the ''Regiment'' is comprised of 5 companies: The Regimental motto is ''"payus upon boutiuos quicken Sir"'' - meaning - Have I qualified for my bounty Sir?
The ''Regiment'' is part of 15 (North East) Brigade and is presently the Territorial unit of Infantry in the area stretching from Scarborough in North Yorkshire, to Alnwick in Northumberland. On July 4th 2003 a composite company was dispatched to Iraq and was the first TA Infantry unit to be compulsorily mobilised since the Korean War. The three platoons deployed there served at Basra Palace , Basra Airport and Shaibah Logistics Base and were rotated around at intervals during this difficult and unstable period in Iraq's history. A 4th platoon augmented the company formed from The East of England Regiment. In 2004 a platoon was deployed to Iraq as part of a company of the East And West Riding Regiment . As part of the restructuring of the infantry announced in 2004 , it is envisaged that the Tyne-Tees Regiment will be broken up, with its constituent companies going to their parent regiments:
Official name Colonel-in-Chief Motto Anniversaries Marches Left, Right, Left and right again Description Territorial Army Infantry Alliances Creation date Reason for creation Was formed with HQ at Gilesgate Armoury, Durham, by amalgamation of 6th Bn The Royal Regt of Fusiliers (V), 4th/5th Bn The Green Howards (Yorkshire Vols), and 7th Bn The Light Infantry (V) |
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