Regiments
Of the Malta Garrison
The Loyal
North Lancashire

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

The Loyal North Lancashire
The Royal Crest consisting of a Lion upon the crown, below the crown the red rose of Lancaster, and below the rose a scroll inscribed The Loyal Regiment (St Andrew's Barracks)

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment was formed on 1 July 1881 from the amalgamation of The 47th (Lancashire) Regiment with The 81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment.

The 47th became The First Battalion The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.

The 81st became The Second Battalion The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.

In 1920, the regimental name changed to The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire).

On 25 March 1970, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) merged with the Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) to form The Queen's Lancashire Regiment (Loyals and Lancashire).

The 1st/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (47th/81st)

J Miller
57875 Pte J Miller died 18 Aug 1920 aged 27 yrs.
57724 Cpl J Wastell died 26 July 1920 aged 21 yrs (Mtarfa Military Cemetery)

1919 1st/Loyal North Lancashire

Francis Reginald
Francis Reginald, son of CSM and Mrs J Parkinson died 30 Oct 1921 aged 16 mths (Pembroke Military Cemetery)

21 Aug 1919 The 1st/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment embarked in England for Malta.

1 Dec Strength: 20 officers, 820 rank and file.

1920 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire)

1 Jan 1920 Strength: 20 officers, 805 rank and file. The regiment was on garrison duty with The 2nd/Essex Regiment.

1921 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire)

1 Jan 1921 Strength: 27 officers, 948 rank and file.

Apr The 1st/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment embarked for Plymouth.

1922 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire)

Baptisms in the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1922:

The 1st/The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)

1923 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire)

Oct 1923 The 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire) Regiment arrived at Malta en route to Tientsin, China. It had 29 officers and 873 rank and file.

1924 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire)

1 Jan 1924 Strength: 14 rank and file.

The 1st/The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)

1966 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire)

Jan 1966 The 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire) Regiment arrived from England. It was quartered at St Andrew's Barracks Pembroke.

July 1966–Jan 1967 One company deployed to Aden.

1967 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire)

1967 The battalion was at St Andrew's Barracks Pembroke.

1968 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire)

Dec 1968 The 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire) Regiment embarked for Dover England.

The 2nd/The Loyal (North Lancashire) Regiment

1899 2nd/Loyal North Lancashire

St Andrew's Barracks
St Andrew's Barracks Pembroke

1 July 1881 The 81st Regiment became the 2nd Battalion The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.

20 Sep 1899 The 2nd/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment embarked at Southampton from Dover on the transport Jelunga. It disembarked at Malta on 29 September and was quartered at Pembroke Camp.

Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1899:

1900 2nd/Loyal North Lancashire

1 July 1900 Strength: 849 men. The regiment was at Pembroke Camp.

Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1900:

1901 2nd/Loyal North Lancashire

22 Feb 1901 The 2nd/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment embarked for Crete, where it disembarked on 27 February.
It left Crete for Gibraltar on 7 May 1902.

The 3rd/The Royal Lancashire Regiment

Royal Lancashire Regiment
The 3rd Royal North Lancashire Regiment (Main Guard Valletta)

1900 3rd/Loyal North Lancashire

Jan 1900 The 3rd/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment arrived from England.
The battalion had 917 men at Fort Manoel.

Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1900:

1901 3rd/Loyal North Lancashire

1 Jan 1901 Strength: 1027 men.

Apr The 3rd/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment left for South Africa.

Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1901:

The 6th/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

1915 – 6th/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1915:

The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales Volunteers)

Lancashire Regiment
The Lancashire Regiment (PWV)

1968 Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales Volunteers)

1969 Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales Volunteers)

1970 Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales Volunteers)

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