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The Royal Leicestershire Regiment
The Royal Leicestershire Regiment was an infantry regiment. It was formed in 1688 and served with distinction around the world until being merged into The Royal Anglian Regiment in 1964. Since 1825 it was known by its famous nickname "The Tigers". Further details can be found on the History page of this website.
Until 2024, the Regiment had a thriving association for old comrades (The Royal Tigers' Association), which then became the Royal Anglian Regimental Association (Leicestershire). Its legacy includes a splendid Regimental Chapel in Leicester Cathedral, a fascinating Regimental Museum in Leicester, one of the most prominent memorials at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, a living memorial to the Regiment (Royal Tigers' Wood) at Bagworth in Leicestershire and many other memorials in Leicestershire. Further details of all these can be found in the last (Autumn 2024) edition of the Green Tiger journal - The Green Tiger 2024 Autumn - page 5 - Royal Leicestershire Regiment
Most archival records about the Regiment are deposited in:
The Record Office for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
Long Street
Wigston
LE18 2AH
Telephone: 0116 2571080
Email: recordoffice@leics.gov.uk