Artists Rifles
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artists-rifles-185-5025765
title:
Artists Rifles
text:
The 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve), historically known as The Artists Rifles is a regiment of the Army Reserve. Its name is abbreviated to 21 SAS(R).
Raised in London in 1859 as a volunteer light infantry unit, the regiment saw active service during the Second Boer War and the First World War, earning a number of battle honours. During the Second World War, it was used as an officer training unit. The regiment was disbanded in 1945, but in 1947 it was re-established to resur
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Unit of the British Army Reserve
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artists_Rifles
date created:
2004-05-23T04:38:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T18:41:48Z
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