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Royal_Marines (3801 words) |
 | As their uniforms were the blue of the Royal Regiment of Artillery this group was nicknamed the "Blue Marines" and the infantry element, who wore the scarlet uniforms of the British infantry, became known as the "Red Marines", often given the derogatory nickname "Lobsters" by ordinary sailors. |
| Royal Marines Band Service: The only branch of the Royal Marines which admits women and whose members are not necessarily commando-trained (and therefore may wear blue berets instead of green), the Band Service provides all the regular bands for the Royal Navy and also trains the RN Volunteer Bands. |
| As the descendent of the old marine regiments of the British Army, the Royal Marines has a position in the Order of Precedence of the infantry; this is after the 49th Regiment of Foot, the descendent of which is the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. |
| Wiltshire Genealogy (3761 words) |
| On the north and west side of it lies Gloucestershire; its western boundary is Somersetshire; Dorsetshire confines its southern extremity; and Hampshire and Berkshire inclose it on the east. |
| Familia for Wiltshire County Council is the county section of a web-based directory of family history resources held in public libraries in the UK and Ireland. |
| The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment (Salisbury) Museum is in a historic house called The Wardrobe, in the Cathedral Close at Salisbury. |
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