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Organisation: Dorset Regiment
Name Dorset Regiment
Description A line infantry regiment of the British Army established in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot and the 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot. It served in the Second Boer War, WW1 and WW2. In 1958 it was amalgamated with the Devonshire Regiment to form the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment and later in 2007 into a new regiment, The Rifles.
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Name By Air to Battle. The official account of the British Airborne Divisions
Category Action in the Air
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For Air Ministry
Published Oct/1945