Regiment. Amalgamation In December 2004, it was announced that, as part of the planned Army restructuring published in Delivering Security in a Changing World, the Light Infantry would gain a new battalion through amalgamating with the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment and the Gloucestershire elements of the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. However, on 24 November 2005 it was further announced by the Ministry of Defence that, after discussions between the Light Infantry, the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment and the Royal Green Jackets, the four regiments would amalgamate to form a single, large regiment to be named The Rifles. The new regiment was formed on 1 February 2007 with 1st Battalion, The Light Infantry becoming 5th Battalion, The Rifles and 2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry becoming 3rd Battalion, The Rifles. Alliances - The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) - Le Régiment de Maisonneuve - The North Saskatchewan Regiment - The Canterbury, and Nelson-Marlborough and West Coast Regiment - 11th Battalion, The Baloch Regiment - 1st Battalion, Sindh Regiment - 1st Battalion, The Kenya Rifles - Special Mobile Force - The Rand Light Infantry - HMS Cornwall References External links Ministry of Defence Press Release November 2005 Light Infantry Committee & Associations The Light Infantry British Light Infantry Regiments Light Infantry Light Infantry regiments of the British Army The Light Infantry Light Infantry Military units and formations established in 1968 Light Infantry