The three regiments that preceded The Royal Green Jackets and which merged on 1 January 1966 to form The Royal Green Jackets were:
The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
The King’s Royal Rifle Corps
The Rifle Brigade
The succession of titles used by these regiments prior to 1 January 1966 is listed below.
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (1741-1966)
1741 – Colonel Fowke’s Regiment of Foot
1741 – Colonel Graham’s Regiment of Foot
1746 – Colonel Kennedy’s Regiment of Foot
1747 – 54th Regiment of Foot
1751 – Renumbered 43rd Regiment of Foot
1782 – 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot
1803 – 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)
1755 – 54th Regiment of Foot
1756 – Renumbered 52nd Regiment of Foot
1782 – 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot
1803 – 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)
1881 – The Oxfordshire Light Infantry
1908 – Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
1958 – 1st Green Jackets, 43rd and 52n
The King’s Royal Rifle Corps (1755-1966)
1755 – 62nd (Royal American) Regiment of Foot
1756 – Renumbered 60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot
1824 – 60th (The Duke of York’s Own Rifle Corps)
1830 – 60th (The King’s Royal Rifle Corps)
1881 – The King’s Royal Rifle Corps
1958 – 2nd Green Jackets, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps
The Rifle Brigade (1800-1966)
1800 – Experimental Corps of Riflemen
1800 – The Corps of Riflemen
1802 – 95th Regiment (Rifles)
1816 – The Rifle Brigade
1862 – The Prince Consort’s Own Rifle Brigade
1881 – The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own)
1921 – The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own)
1958 – 3rd Green Jackets, The Rifle Brigade
