[13] The regimental headquarters is situated at DMS Whittington in Lichfield, with outstations in Chester and Nottingham.

[14] The 1st Battalion has deployed on five operational tours since its formation in 2007, one to Iraq, two to Afghanistan, one to Ukraine, and one to Estonia.

[19] The regiment's cap badge is a double headed Mercian Eagle with Saxon crown.

This has been chosen because it forms a link to the regiment's recruiting area, which encompass a number of divergent counties that do not have modern traditional links, only under the ancient Kingdom of Mercia (unlike the other new regiments from Scotland, Wales and Yorkshire).

[26] In December 2017 Private Derby XXXII was presented to the Regiment[27] by the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire at Chatsworth House.

[31] In July 2024 Derby XXXII was promoted to the rank of Corporal for the first time in the history of his lineage.

Based in Wolverhampton, the Band is composed of volunteer musicians that include many from civilian careers.

In recent years, the band has visited countries such as Cyprus, participated in events like the Buxton Military Tattoo and in 2014, became the first and only reserve band based outside of London to performs during the changing of the Queen's Guard at both Buckingham Palace and St James's Palace.

[37] On the 10 October 2019, Mercian Band Bugler Msn Wykes performed the Last Post and Rouse at the National Memorial Arboretum.