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The King’s Royal Rifle Corps was formed in 1756 and was one of the first in the British Army to be equipped with rifles.
In 1824, the regiment was renamed the 60th (The Duke of York’s Own Rifle Corps) after King George IV's younger brother, Frederick.
Six years later, when another of George's brothers acceded to the throne, as William IV, the regiment was renamed again, becoming the 60th (The King's Royal Rifle Corps). It would eventually drop the numeral from its title in 1881.
In 1948, it became a single-battalion regiment within the new Green Jackets Brigade. This formation also included the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and the Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own).
In 1966, the three regiments of the Green Jackets Brigade were amalgamated to form The Royal Green Jackets. The King’s Royal Rifle Corps (which had been renamed the 2nd Green Jackets in 1958) became the new unit’s 2nd Battalion.
