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Following the merger of the 1st and 2nd Battalions in 2022, 1 MERCIAN has consolidated the regiment's history and capabilities, recruiting soldiers primarily from Cheshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire. 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