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In pictures: 1 Mercian take part in first parades since merger

1 Mercian troops taking part in their first parades since the merging of 1st and 2nd Battalion in Chester
1 Mercian have taken part in their first parades in a number of locations across the UK (Picture: MOD).
1 Mercian troops taking part in their first parades since the merging of 1st and 2nd Battalion, in Chester
Troops from 1 Mercian took part in parades in Chester, Tamworth and Nottingham (Picture: MOD).
1 Mercian troops taking part in their first parades since the merging of 1st and 2nd Battalion
Personnel from 1st Battalion, the Colour Party and The Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas also took part (Pictures: MOD).
1 Mercian personnel taking part in their first parades since the merging of 1st and 2nd Battalion
The final parade took place on Thursday in Nottingham, alongside 1 Mercian musicians (Pictures: MOD).
Troops taking part in 1 Mercian's first parades since the merging of 1st and 2nd Battalion
Troops taking part in 1 Mercian's first parades since the merging of 1st and 2nd Battalions (Picture: MOD).
1 Mercian troops taking part in their first parades since the merging of 1st and 2nd Battalion in Chester
1 Mercian troops taking part in their first parades since the merging of 1st and 2nd Battalion, in Chester
1 Mercian troops taking part in their first parades since the merging of 1st and 2nd Battalion
1 Mercian personnel taking part in their first parades since the merging of 1st and 2nd Battalion
Troops taking part in 1 Mercian's first parades since the merging of 1st and 2nd Battalion

1 Mercian have taken part in their first parades in a number of locations across the UK.

The first two parades took part in Chester and Tamworth, alongside 1st Battalion, the Colour Party and The Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas, on the 27 and 28 September.

The final parade took place on the 29 in Nottingham, with 1 Mercian musicians.

It is the first time 1 Mercian has taken part in parades since the merger of 1st and 2nd Battalion.

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