The King's Own Malta Regiment

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King's Own Malta Regiment
Founded	1932
Disbanded	1972
Service branches	1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion 10th Battalion
Headquarters	Valletta
Leadership
Chief of Defence	Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Worrall
Personnel
Military age	18 years of age
Conscription	Voluntary
Industry
Foreign suppliers	United Kingdom  United States
Related articles
History	Military history of Malta

The King's Own Malta Regiment was a territorial infantry regiment on the British Army colonial list prior to Malta's independence. It was formed in 1801 as the "Regiment of Maltese Militia", existing only until the following year. It was reformed as the "Maltese Militia" by Sir Adrian Dingli in 1852 before disbanding again in 1857. It was raised again, this time as the "Royal Malta Regiment of Militia" in 1889; this regiment was considered to be the successor to the "Maltese Chasseurs" of the early 19th century. The regiment was renamed the "King's Own Royal Malta Regiment of Militia" in 1903, and was disbanded in 1921. The regiment was raised for a fourth time in 1931 as the "King's Own Malta Regiment". Initially on the British Establishment, in 1951 it was transferred to the Malta Territorial Force before becoming part of the Malta Land Force on Malta's independence in 1964. The regiment was disbanded in 1972.