Cap Badge - The Gloucestershire Regiment (Territorial Force) The Gloucestershire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Nicknamed "The Glorious Glosters", the regiment carried more battle honours on their regimental colours than any other British Army line regiment. Soldiers of the Gloucestershire Regiment wore a cap badge on both the front and the rear of their headdress. The back badge is unique in the British Army and was adopted by the 28th Regiment of Foot to commemorate their actions at the Battle of Alexandria in 1801. NOTE: There are "Blank scrolls" such as on the 4th Battalion territorial badge from the period when they were not permitted to wear the battle honours (in this case EGYPT) won by the regular battalions. They were all pulled together under one badge with exceptions for the Regular Battalions where honours might have been awarded which the Territorial units were not entitled to. In 1920 the Territorial Force units were formed into the Territorial Army. The Territorial Army was mobilised again in the Second World War. The old Volunteer Battalions which were consolidated in 1881 became Territorial Battalions. The 1st and 2nd battalions were Regular Battalions, the 3rd were Militia and the rest were Territorials. In 1908 the volunteer units were merged to form the Territorial Force. Members of the Territorial Force were mobilised in the First World War and served alongside the regular army. During the course of the Great War, the regiment raised 25 battalions, seeing service on the Western Front, Gallipoli, Macedonia, Mesopotamia, Persia and Italy.