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SUFFOLK REGIMENT

The Suffolk Regiment was a British army infantry unit raised in east Suffolk in 1685 and named the 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot in 1782, whereupon it became known as the 'Old Dozen'. It won its badge of a castle and key for services rendered during the Siege of Gibraltar during 1779 to 1783.
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