1st Battalion, The Rifles


1st Battalion, The Rifles is a light infantry battalion of The Rifles under the command of 7 Brigade.

History

The battalion formed on 25 December 2007 in Alma Barracks, Catterick Garrison as part of 52 Infantry Brigade, merging the single battalions of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment and the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. The Battalion then moved to its permanent home of Beachley Barracks at Chepstow.
From 2008 to 2012, it was attached to 3 Commando Brigade as the fourth manoeuvre unit of the Brigade alongside the three commandos of the Royal Marines.