The 2011 Bear Town Bikers Charity

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The 3rd Battalion Mercian Regiment (Staffords)

More information regarding the 3rd Mercian Regiment.

The 3rd Battalion the Mercian Regiment (Staffords), is an armoured infantry battalion based in Bad Fallingbostel, Germany. 

They are the armoured infantry component of the 7th (Armoured) Brigade - The Desert Rats. The Battalion continues to train hard as the brigade prepares for operations in March this year. 

The 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Staffords) continue to recruit soldiers from

Staffordshire, West Midlands and Birmingham.

3 MERCIAN last deployed on operations to Iraq in 2007. Since then they have been training in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan.

Prince Charles visited soldiers from the 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment on Salisbury Plain.

The regiment, an armoured infantry battalion based in Germany, is taking part in its final training exercise before deployment to Afganistan in March 2011.

As Colonel in Chief of the Mercians, the Prince met soldiers who will work under Task Force Helmand.

(Taken from the BBC Web Site) Click HERE for more details.