World’s Oldest Regiment
The Honourable Artillery Company of London, to which the Prince of ’Wales was admitted a member a few •weeks ago. is not only the oldest British regiment but is the oldest regiment in the world. It had its first charter to enrol members from Henry VIII. in 1537, and some historians have traced its existence back to the time of the Normans. Bluff King Hal established a “Fraternitie or Guyldc of Artillery of Longbowes, Crossbows, and Han/1gonnes,” with the right to admit its own members and elect its own officers.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 237, 6 October 1928, Page 18 (Supplement)
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93World’s Oldest Regiment Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 237, 6 October 1928, Page 18 (Supplement)
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