. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Royal Guards March"@en . . . . . . "Unit colours"@en . . . . "The 1st Infantry Regiment, King's Close Bodyguard (Thai: \u0E01\u0E23\u0E21\u0E17\u0E2B\u0E32\u0E23\u0E23\u0E32\u0E1A\u0E17\u0E35\u0E48 1 \u0E21\u0E2B\u0E32\u0E14\u0E40\u0E25\u0E47\u0E01\u0E23\u0E32\u0E0A\u0E27\u0E31\u0E25\u0E25\u0E20\u0E23\u0E31\u0E01\u0E29\u0E32\u0E1E\u0E23\u0E30\u0E2D\u0E07\u0E04\u0E4C) (\u0E23.1 \u0E17\u0E21.\u0E23\u0E2D.) is a King's Guard regiment under the 1st Division, King's Guard of the Royal Thai Army. The regiment is divided into three battalions, all of them based in Bangkok. The regiment is the only unit of the Royal Thai Armed Forces with the designation Mahat Lek Rajawallop (Thai: \u0E21\u0E2B\u0E32\u0E14\u0E40\u0E25\u0E47\u0E01\u0E23\u0E32\u0E0A\u0E27\u0E31\u0E25\u0E25\u0E20); meaning the king's close bodyguards, translated as the King's Own Bodyguards. The unit was first established by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1859, whilst he was still a young prince. One of the primary role of the regiment is to provide security and protection to members of the Thai Royal Family as well as the ceremonial escort and guarding of the royal palaces. The unit is the oldest "@en . . . . . . "1st Infantry Regiment, King's Close Bodyguard"@en . . . . . . . . "1859"^^ . . . . . "50318153"^^ . . . "1"^^ . . "* Haw wars\n* Franco-Siamese War\n* World War I\n** Western Front\n* Boworadet rebellion\n* World War II\n** Franco-Thai War \n** Pacific War \n** Japanese invasion of Thailand\n** South-East Asian theatre\n** Burma campaign\n* Cold War\n** Korean War \n** Vietnam War\n** Communist insurgency in Thailand\n** Vietnamese border raids in Thailand\n** Thai\u2013Laotian Border War\n* South Thailand insurgency"@en . . . . "centre|200px" . . "King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal, 1st Class"@en . . . . "10259"^^ . . . . . . . "80"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "King Rama VIII Royal Cypher Medal, 1st Class"@en . "Infantry" . . . . . "Bravery Medal"@en . . . . . "Rajawallop insignia, the official emblem of the 1st Infantry Regiment, King's Close Bodyguard"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "3"^^ . . . . . ""@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1st Infantry Regiment (Thailand)"@en . . . . . ""@en . . . . . . . "3Battallion" . . . . . . . . . . . "Red\u2013White"@en . "1859"^^ . . . . . . . . . "The 1st Infantry Regiment, King's Close Bodyguard (Thai: \u0E01\u0E23\u0E21\u0E17\u0E2B\u0E32\u0E23\u0E23\u0E32\u0E1A\u0E17\u0E35\u0E48 1 \u0E21\u0E2B\u0E32\u0E14\u0E40\u0E25\u0E47\u0E01\u0E23\u0E32\u0E0A\u0E27\u0E31\u0E25\u0E25\u0E20\u0E23\u0E31\u0E01\u0E29\u0E32\u0E1E\u0E23\u0E30\u0E2D\u0E07\u0E04\u0E4C) (\u0E23.1 \u0E17\u0E21.\u0E23\u0E2D.) is a King's Guard regiment under the 1st Division, King's Guard of the Royal Thai Army. The regiment is divided into three battalions, all of them based in Bangkok. The regiment is the only unit of the Royal Thai Armed Forces with the designation Mahat Lek Rajawallop (Thai: \u0E21\u0E2B\u0E32\u0E14\u0E40\u0E25\u0E47\u0E01\u0E23\u0E32\u0E0A\u0E27\u0E31\u0E25\u0E25\u0E20); meaning the king's close bodyguards, translated as the King's Own Bodyguards. The unit was first established by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1859, whilst he was still a young prince. One of the primary role of the regiment is to provide security and protection to members of the Thai Royal Family as well as the ceremonial escort and guarding of the royal palaces. The unit is the oldest regiment of the Thai army."@en . . "1089972726"^^ . . . . .