Cap badge Royal Northumberland Fusiliers

The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Originally raised in 1674 as the 5th Regiment of Foot, the regiment was amalgamated with three other fusilier regiments in 1968 to form the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.

World War II

The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers served in France (1939–1940), North Africa, Singapore, Italy, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, North West Europe (1944–1945), India and Greece. They were awarded twenty-nine battle honours:

Defence of Escaut
Arras counter attack
St Omer-La Bassée
Dunkirk 1940
Odon
Caen
Cagny
Falaise
Nederrijn
Rhineland
North-West Europe 1940, 1944-5
Sidi Barrani
Defence of Tobruk
Tobruk 1941
Belhamed
Cauldron
Ruweisat Ridge
El Alamein
Advance on Tripoli
Medenine
North Africa 1940-43
Salerno
Volturno Crossing
Monte Camino
Garigliano Crossing
Cassino II
Italy 1943-5
Singapore Island
Those shown in bold print were selected to be borne on the king's colours.