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" Hanoverian White Horse," because they bear the famous charger as a badge.

The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) includes the former 33rd, which was known as the " Havercake Lads," from the favourite old Yorkshire food.

The Norfolk Regiment have been styled " Holy Boys." One explanation is that the Spaniards mistook their badge o* Britannia for a figure of the Virgin ; the otner is that the Norfolks on one occasion used the leaves of a Bible for wadding. Both explanations are possible, but neither is probable.

"Howard's Garbage" is a nickname for the Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment.

The South Wales Borderers were known as ' Howard's Greens," Howard being the name of the commander of the regiment early in the last century.

"Immortals" was a name won by the former 76th, the Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment.

Prince Albert's Somersetshire Light In- fantry are styled the "Jellalabad Heroes," from their gallant defence of that ruined fortress in 1842.

The Scots Guards are known as " Jocks."

The Royal Marine Light Infantry have been called "Joeys" and "Jollies." The song of ' Poor Joe the Marine ' would perhaps suggest the former designation.

The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders were originally raised by Sir Allan Cameron at the end of the last century among his friends and tenants. From his use of the Gaelic "Cia mar tha's" (" How do you do?" ) the regiment gained the name of " Kamarha."

The "King's Men" was a name given to the second battalion of the Seaforth High- landers, on account of the Mackenzie motto "Cuidich'n Righ " ("I help the King").

"Kingsley's Stand" is a name for the Lancashire Fusiliers, due to the action of the regiment at the battle of Minden.

The Queen's, or Royal West Surrey, Regi- ment were "Kirke's Lambs." One of its commanders was Col. Kirke, whose unsavoury memory is infamous for his severities in the suppression of Mon mouth's rebellion. The Paschal Lamb is one of the badges of this corps.

The King's Own (Yorkshire) Light Infantry (called from the initials " Kolis ") is made up of the former 51st and the 105th Regiments.

The "Lacedaemonians" is a name given to the Duke of Cornwall's Own. It is said that a former commander, when under fire, made an oration to his men on the military and civic virtues of Lacedsemonia.

The first battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers was nicknamed the " Lambs."

"Lancashire Lads" was a name for the 47th (Loyal North Lancashire Regiment).

The Oxfordshire Light Infantry includes the old 43rd, who were known as "Light Bobs."

"Lily White Seventh" is a nickname for the 7th Hussars.

" Lily Whites " was the name given, from the colour of the facings, to the 59th (East Lancashire Regiment) and to the 17th (Leices- tershire Regiment).

The "Limps" was a nickname for the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

The King's Own, or Royal Lancaster Regi- ment are sometimes styled "Lions," from the arms of the County Palatine which form part of their badges.

The " Little Fighting Fours" was the name for the 44th (Essex Regiment).

The 3rd Hussars have the nickname of " Lord Adam Gordon's Life Guards," because they were for a long time in Scotland at his req uest.

The Northumberland Fusiliers are named " Lord Wellington's Bodyguard," because in 1811 they were the only British troops with the great general at the village of Fuente Guinaldo.

" Macraes " was a name given to the first battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders, be- cause there were so many of that surname in it.

" Minden Boys " is the name given to the Lancashire Fusiliers, in memory of their valour at the battle of Minden.

The nickname of "Mudlarks" is easily ex- plicable as applied to the corps of Royal Engineers, when their services in trenches are remembered.

The Duke of Cornwall's Own is formed of two regiments formerly known as the Corn- wall Light Infantry and the South Devon- shire, who were known as " Murray's Bucks."

The Royal Welsh Fusiliers are nicknamed the " Nannygoats," from the regimental pet, the goat which marched with them.

The "Nottingham Hosiers" was a nick- name for the Sherwood Foresters.

The Coldstream Guards have a history which goes back to the Cromweliian "Iron- sides." The name of "Nullus Secundus Club" has been given to this regiment, probably because they claim to be earlier in point of time than the Grenadiers, although they rank second on the list.

The " Nutcrackers " is a nickname for the Buffs, or East Kent Regiment.

The Welsh Regiment is made up of the 41st