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Originally Posted by Graham Stewart
You mean "1st Cadet Bn, Royal Fusiliers" - the "Royal Regiment of Fusiliers" was created until 23rd April 1968, with the amalgamation of all the Fusilier regiments.
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Surely, the Royal Fusiliers 7th of Foot, has always been known, and going back well beyond recent amalagamations as the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
I would suggest, going back as far as 1685 the regiment was known as the 'Our Royal Regiment of Fuziliers'.
Ref: 'A companion to the British Army 1660 - 1983' by David Ascoli