21-547: [REDACTED] Look up DOL in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. DOL may refer to: David O'Leary (born 1958), Irish football manager and former player Deauville – Saint-Gatien Airport (IATA code) Degree of Operating Leverage , a measure of operating leverage - how revenue growth translates into growth in operating income Department of Labor Direct on line starter , starter starts electric motors by applying
42-551: A colour sergeant from 4th Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment was fined and dismissed for lifting the skirt of a Kenyan woman, whom he knew, in a shopping mall in Nanyuki while intoxicated. A British Army spokesperson described the colour sergeant's conduct as disgraceful and said; “This was appalling behaviour from the senior non-commissioned officer.” In 2012, a Kenyan mother and alleged prostitute called Agnes Wanjiru
63-482: A chemical component with chemical formula (CH 2 ) 2 O 2 CH 2 See also [ edit ] Dol (disambiguation) Dolnet.gr, company publication website of Lambrakis Press Group , a media group in Greece Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title DOL . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
84-419: A chemical component with chemical formula (CH 2 ) 2 O 2 CH 2 See also [ edit ] Dol (disambiguation) Dolnet.gr, company publication website of Lambrakis Press Group , a media group in Greece Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title DOL . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
105-733: Is an infantry regiment of the line within the British Army , part of the King's Division . Headquartered in Preston , it recruits throughout the North West of England . The title of Duke of Lancaster merged with the Crown on the accession of Henry V in 1413 and remains dormant, subject to any future revival. Customarily, however, the Sovereign (whether male or female) is referred to as
126-676: Is split into a 1st and 4th Battalion, with the Regimental Headquarters located in Fulwood Barracks , Preston . The 1st Battalion is a light role infantry battalion based in Chester. The 4th Battalion is the regiment's reserve battalion and has its headquarters in Preston, with sub-units dispersed throughout its recruiting areas of Merseyside, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Cumbria. Both battalions form part of
147-865: The Baltics, Poland, the Balkans and Georgia. In May 2023, 4LANCS won the 2022-2023 Army Football Reserve Challenge Cup against 6SCOTS in a 2–1 victory at Aldershot. LANCS’ captain Cpl Kiel Brennan was awarded the Player of the Match. Also in May, personnel from 1 LANCS took part in the IRONMAN70.3 Venice-Jesolo Triathlon. All 5 Triathletes from the 1 LANCS Triathlon club completed the 1.9 km Swim, 90 km Bike & 21 km Run course. The regiment
168-527: The British Army that use traditional names other than Private for the lowest rank, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment uses the rank Kingsman (Kgn) instead of Private , a tradition inherited from the King's Regiment (itself having inherited the tradition from the King's Regiment (Liverpool) ). Its use has been officially sanctioned since 1951, but it was informally used before this for over one hundred years. Regimental Colonels were as follows: In 2021
189-645: The Duke of Lancaster within Lancashire and in relation to the Duchy of Lancaster, and is the regiment's Colonel in Chief. The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment is the county regiment for Cumbria , Lancashire , Greater Manchester , Merseyside and the Isle of Man , and as such, recruits mainly from these areas. The regiment's formation was announced on 16 December 2004 by Geoff Hoon and General Sir Mike Jackson as part of
210-480: The displayed honours, the Regimental Colour will also display four emblems from the antecedents regiments: In addition, the Regimental Colour also features a Sphinx to distinguish the battle honour "Egypt" and a Dragon for the honour "China". The regiment has brought forward a number of Golden Threads from its antecedents, as displays of its history and heritage: Alongside a few other regiments in
231-399: The free dictionary. DOL may refer to: David O'Leary (born 1958), Irish football manager and former player Deauville – Saint-Gatien Airport (IATA code) Degree of Operating Leverage , a measure of operating leverage - how revenue growth translates into growth in operating income Department of Labor Direct on line starter , starter starts electric motors by applying
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#1732780186468252-558: The full line voltage to the motor terminals Duke of Lancaster's Regiment , one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army DOL, the product code used by Nintendo for GameCube hardware and software, a reference to the platform's prototype name of Dolphin. It is also used as a filename extension in GameCube and Wii software. Division of labour Dream Out Loud , an Indian rock band 1,3-dioxolane ,
273-435: The full line voltage to the motor terminals Duke of Lancaster's Regiment , one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army DOL, the product code used by Nintendo for GameCube hardware and software, a reference to the platform's prototype name of Dolphin. It is also used as a filename extension in GameCube and Wii software. Division of labour Dream Out Loud , an Indian rock band 1,3-dioxolane ,
294-435: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DOL&oldid=830685479 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages DOL [REDACTED] Look up DOL in Wiktionary,
315-449: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DOL&oldid=830685479 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Duke of Lancaster%27s Regiment The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) ( LANCS )
336-595: The new 4th Light Brigade Combat Team, in the 1st (UK) Division . There are five regimental museum collections based around the antecedent regiments: Infantry regiments are permitted to display 43 battle honours from the two world wars on the Queen's Colour and 46 honours from other conflicts on the Regimental Colour. Upon amalgamation, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment had to choose from the total list of honours of its three antecedents which honours would be displayed on its new Colours. The chosen honours were: In addition to
357-660: The regiment had returned to the UK. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace denied that the British military had covered-up Wanjiru's murder, but admitted guilt to and expressed concern over the Army hierarchy turning a "blind eye" to the use of prostitutes by personnel, especially within “countries in poverty”. In 2021, screenshots of a private Facebook group chat allegedly run by soldiers of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment were published across British newspapers. The screenshots reportedly showed
378-466: The regiment's soldiers joking and laughing at memes mocking the murder of Agnes Wanjiru. The leaking of the secret chats apparently mocking the murder sparked a reinvestigation into the case by Kenyan police. In 2022, UK armed forces introduced a ban on the use of sex workers abroad for the first time. Personnel found to have engaged in what the Ministry of Defence describes as “transactional sex” face
399-513: The restructuring of the infantry , when it was initially to be known as the King's Lancashire and Border Regiment. The regiment was given its new name in November 2005. Initially formed of three regular army battalions , it was eventually reduced to two regular battalions, plus an Army Reserve battalion. The regiment was formed through the merger of three single battalion regiments: The regiment
420-414: Was allegedly murdered by soldiers of the Duke of Lancaster Regiment, with the murder reportedly covered up by British Army officials. The Sunday Times said a fellow soldier had gone to the “proper people” immediately after hearing a squaddie confess to the killing, but said he was told to “shut up” when he reported it and no action was taken. Ms Wanjiru's body was not discovered until two months later, after
441-736: Was formed on 1 July 2006. Initially, on formation, the regiment contained three regular battalions, with each battalion simply being renamed: In March 2007, the 3rd Battalion was disbanded, with its personnel dispersed to the other two, leaving the final roll of two regular battalions and one Reserve battalion. In December 2021, the regiment's 2nd Battalion re-subordinated to the Ranger Regiment , as its 3rd Battalion. The regiment's 4th (Territorial) Battalion has served in Iraq, Cyprus and Afghanistan. In recent years, deployments have included Denmark, Italy, Nigeria, South Sudan, Kenya, Lithuania,
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