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30th June 15, 05:46 AM
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 Originally Posted by jimintoronto
Thank you for taking up the challenge......
Dating from 1650, The Coldstream Guards, in continual service. Some times , as a joke, called "Pontius Pilot's body guard ".
The Royal Scots were known as "Pontius Pilate's Body Guard" due to their being the first regiment of foot raised in 1633 for service in France by Sir John Hepburn:
http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/ponti...ates_bodyguard
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