Regimental Association
The Regimental Association of The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (King’s, Lancashire and Border) is commonly referred to as ‘The Association’. It embraces all members of the Regiment with the aim of promoting regimental efficiency and offering support when needed.
The detailed aims of the Association are to promote the efficiency of the Regiment by:
- Fostering esprit de corps among serving and former members of the Regiment and enabling them to keep in touch with Regimental affairs and with one another;
- Preserving the traditions and perpetuating the deeds of the Regiment;
- Encouraging recruitment for the Regiment; and
- Assisting serving and former members of the Regiment to obtain suitable employment.
- Assisting serving or former members of the Regiment, including their dependants, who are in need by virtue of financial hardship, sickness or old age.
There is a general misunderstanding, also common amongst other regiments that the Association embraces only veterans, but in fact it is much wider. Membership comprises of 4 classes;
- Serving Members: all serving officers and other ranks of the Regiment, Regular and Reserve, including ACF and CCF officers who hold a Type II Reserve Commission.
- Veterans: all veterans of the Regiment, Regular or Reserve.
- Honorary Membership is automatically conferred on widows, widowers or partners of deceased serving and veteran members of the Association.
- Associate Membership is automatically conferred on serving and veteran officers or other ranks of the Armed Forces as follows:
- Any former member of another corps or regiment who served as an attached member of a battalion of the Regiment.
- The ship’s companies of ships affiliated to the Regiment, whenever such a ship is visiting a port in the North West of England.
- Members of affiliated foreign regiments whilst temporarily in the United Kingdom.
- Members of the North West Officer Training Regiment.
- Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs) from the Army Cadet Force ACF and Combined Cadet Force CCF contingents affiliated to the Regiment.
Only Serving or Veteran Members can vote at Association or Branch meetings (if a member of that branch).
Note this does not include Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs) from the Army Cadet Force (ACF) and Combined Cadet Force (CCF) contingents as, whilst described as non-commissioned, CFAVs are not enlisted in the Army, unlike Cadet Officers. Similarly, unless a retired CFAV has previous Regular or Reserve service they cannot be classed as a Veteran.
HOW CAN I JOIN?
Membership costs £12.50 per year for retired soldiers and £20 per year for retired officers. If you would like to join please fill out the forms below and send them to RHQ.
Association-Bank-Standing-Order-Form
Branch Membership
Membership of a branch is open to all Association members. Contact details for our branches can be found below.
Ashton under Lyne Branch. Contact - OCAAshton@yahoo.com
Meets Tuesday evenings 1900-2230 and first Sunday of the month 1200-1600, The Armoury, Ashton under Lyne.
Barrow Branch. Contact - barrowdolkorbrra@outlook.
Meets 1st Sunday of the month at Barrow Royal British Legion at 12.30.
Carlisle Branch. Contact - alanbrayt@aol.com
Meets the last Wednesday of every month at 1930hrs, The Ex-Services Mens Club, Carlisle.
Fleetwood Branch. Contact - josephwitton76@gmail.com
Meets the third Sunday of the month 1100hrs, The Kings Old Comrades Club, Fleetwood.
Lancaster and District Branch. Contact - dol.association@aol.com
Meets on the first Thursday of each month 2000hrs, at Lansil Sports & Social Club, Caton Road, Lancaster LA1 3PE
Liverpool Branch. Contact - chairman@dolla.uk
Meetings to be confirmed after lockdown restrictions end.
Manchester Branch. Contact - allanwroe1234@virginmedia.com
Meets the second Sunday of each month 1230hrs The Wheatsheaf Inn, Manchester.
Preston Branch. Contact - Prestonkings1685@yahoo.com
Meets first Thursday of the month, Fulwood Barracks.
Warrington Branch. Contact - percy.bell@ntlworld.com
Meets third Tuesday every month at 1930hrs, Peninsula Barracks, O'Leary Street, Warrington, WA2 7QS.
West Cumberland Branch. Contact - keack45@gmail.com
Meets first Tuesday every month at Workington Army Reserve Centre, Annie Pit Lane, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 2QY
If you require further information please do not hesitate to contact our Personnel Support Officer by emailing rhqlancswelfare@gmail.com
