Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment

The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot)
(WFR)
Cap badge
Active1970–2007
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry
RoleLight Infantry
SizeOne battalion
Part ofPrince of Wales' Division
Garrison/HQ1st Battalion - London
Nickname(s)Woofers
Motto(s)Firm
MarchQuick: Young May Moon & The Royal Windsor
Slow: "Duchess of Kent"
Mascot(s)Ram named Private Derby
EngagementsSee honours list
Commanders
Last Colonel-in-ChiefThe Princess Royal, KG, KT, GCVO
Colonel of
the Regiment
Colonel Jonathan Rupert Maunsell Hackett, CBE

The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) (abbreviated as WFR) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The regiment served as the county regiment for Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire.[1]

  1. ^ Mercian Regimental Handbook.

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