First Coldstream March

Soldiers from the Coldstream Guards have completed a mile charity march on a route first taken years ago.
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In October , the Battalion was deployed on Operation Herrick 11, with units deploying to the Babaji area of central Helmand Province , Afghanistan, playing a major role in Operation Moshtarak in February Companies that make up the regiment are traditionally numbered. Operationally, The Coldstream Guards currently perform the role of light infantry. The 1st Battalion is based in Windsor at Victoria Barracks as an operational light infantry battalion.

Coldstream Guards recreate Monck's march to London

The Corps of Drums , in addition to their ceremonial role, which has been primarily the musical accompaniment of Changing of the Guard for Windsor Castle , has the role of machine gun platoon. All Guardsmen for public duties wear the 'Home Service' Dress tunic in summer or greatcoat in winter and bearskin with a red plume. The Coldstream Guards regimental band plays at Changing of The Guard, state visits and many other events. Unlike the other four regiments of foot guards, which recruit from each of the four home nations , the Coldstream Guards has a specific recruiting area, which encompasses the counties that Monck's Regiment passed through on its march from Coldstream to London.

The grouping of buttons on the tunic is a common way to distinguish between the regiments of Foot Guards. Coldstream buttons are arranged in pairs, and a Star of the Garter is marked on their brassware. The regiment is ranked second in the order of precedence, behind The Grenadier Guards.

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The regiment have the motto Nulli Secundus Second to None , which is a play on the fact that the regiment was originally the "Second Regiment of Foot Guards". The regiment's nickname is Lilywhites. The regiment is always referred to as the Coldstream, never as the Coldstreams; likewise, a member of the regiment is referred to as a Coldstreamer. Their training is two weeks longer than the programme provided for recruits to the Regular line infantry regiments of the British Army; the extra training, carried out throughout the course, is devoted to drill and ceremonies. The Coldstream Guards have earned battle honours: A Coldstream Guards Sergeant dressing through the ranks during the rehearsal for the Trooping the Colour.


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Led by Major James Coleby the 7th Company Coldstream Guards were given a rousing send off from Coldstream by local residents and 30 members of the Old Coldstream Corp of Drums who escorted them to Coldstream Bridge, as they headed for Berwick on the first leg of their 24 day journey.

The Corps of Drums, some of whom had travelled from as far away as the Isle of Wight, waited for the soldiers at the entrance to Henderson Park, where Brigadier Jonathan Bourne-May took the salute and formally requested permission to march on London. It was an act which was the cornerstone of the modern British army, and an act of great significance. There was a bridge at the time but it wasn't big enough for all of them get over.

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General George Monck's actions in taking his troops to London in the final days of Cromwell's rule, helped restore the monarchy, and Charles II, to the throne. This earned him a dukedom and his army became known as the Coldstream Guards — today the oldest regiment of the British Army.

Brigadier Bourne-May went on to add that he had spoken to his counterpart with the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, currently in Afghanistan, who wished the soldiers good luck with their march south. Also at the ceremony was the vicar of Berwick, Rev Alan Hughes who told the guardsmen that he had been sent by the Mayor and Freemen of Berwick to invite them to attend a service of welcome at Berwick Parish Church on the Wednesday evening "that we might honour your epic endeavour and pray for a safe and successful outcome, as you raise funds for The Army Benevolent Fund".


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Rev Hughes, a former Coldstream Guard, said: Nicknamed 'The Coldstreamers', we were the only regiment to survive when the New Model Army was disbanded in