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== Introduction ==
For a list of all Corporals in the Regiment in 1888, see the [[#Adjutant’s Roll 1888|Adjutant’s Roll]]. For a list of married Sergeants and Corporals, see the [[#Married Roll 1889|Married Roll]].
The information on this page is extracted from a number of sources, including notes sent to Cathy Day by the Regimental Museum in Cornwall, a page from 'The British Army of 1914' and various War Office documents such as pension records and Muster Rolls.


For a list of all Corporals in the Regiment in 1888, see the Adjutant’s Roll. For a list of married Sergeants and Corporals, see the Married Roll.
== Chronology ==
*'''1702''' raised as Fox's Regiment of Marines
*'''1751''' became 32nd Regiment of Foot
*'''1782''' became 32nd (The Cornwall) Regiment of Foot
*'''1858''' became the 32nd (Cornwall) Light Infantry
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[46th Regiment of Foot]] to become 1st Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
*'''1959''' merged to become part of the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry
*'''1968''' amalgamated with the three other regiments of the Light Infantry Brigade to form The Light Infantry


==Service in India==
=== 1847-1859===
In 1847 the regiment were in [[Meerut]] and were involved in the [[2nd Sikh War]] (1848-49).


== Brief History ==
At the outbreak of the [[Indian Mutiny]] in 1857 the 32nd (The Cornwall) Regiment was stationed at [[Lucknow]] except for 30 men who were at Cawnpore. They were part of the [[Siege of Lucknow]] from 30 May until the final relief by [[Colin Campbell|Sir Colin Campbell]] on 27 November. They lost 15 officers and 364 other ranks dead and 11 officers and 198 other ranks wounded. The regiment won four Victoria Crosses for gallantry during the siege:
'''32nd Regiment of Foot (Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry)'''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Oxenham Cpl William Oxenham]  30 June
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dowling_(VC) Pte William Dowling] 4 July, 9 July and 27 September
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Hill_Lawrence Lieut Samuel Hill Lawrence] 7 July and 26 September
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_George_Gore-Browne Capt Henry George Gore-Browne] 21 August


This regiment was first raised in 1702 as Fox's Regiment of Marines, then numbered as the 32nd Foot in 1751. In 1782 it was designated the 32nd, or Cornwall, Regiment then in 1858 it was named the 32nd, or Cornwall, Light Infantry. In 1881 it was renamed as the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.  
=== 1888-1901===
During 1884, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI) was stationed at Dublin, where its men would be sent after four months training at the newly-built depot at Bodmin, Cornwall. The Regimental Museum has photographs of all the recruits of the time, but unfortunately, they are not named. In 1885, the First Battalion moved to Malta, and three years later, on 18th February 1888, to India arriving in [[Madras (City)|Madras]] on 7th March.  


During 1884, the D.C.L.I. was stationed at Dublin, where its men would be sent after four months training at the newly-built depot at Bodmin, Cornwall. The Regimental Museum has photographs of all the recruits of the time, but unfortunately, they are not named. In 1885, the First Battalion moved to Malta, and three years later, on 18th February 1888, they moved to India, arriving in Madras on 7th March.  
In 1890, rebellion broke out in [[Burma]], led by a tribe known as the Tsawbaws. The First Battalion was moved to [[Mandalay]], and the following year took part in what became known as the Wunthoo Expedition which successfully quelled the revolt.  


In 1890, rebellion broke out in Burma, led by a tribe known as the Tsawbaws. The First Battalion were moved to Mandalay, and the following year took part in what became known as the Wunthoo Expedition which successfully quelled the revolt.  
It then returned to India, doing garrison duty successively at Pur and [[Roorkee]] (1893), Chakrata and [[Meerut]] (1894) and [[Lucknow]] (1896). In 1897 a campaign was fought on the [[North West Frontier Province|North West Frontier]] in which the battalion took part in the [[Tirah Campaign 1897-98]], seeing active service in Tirah and the Bara Valley.  


They then returned to India, doing garrison duty successively at Pur and Roorkee (1893), Chakrata and [[Meerut]] (1894) and [[Lucknow]] (1896). In 1897 a campaign was fought on the North-West Frontier in which the Battalion took part in the Tirrah expedition, seeing active service in Tirrah and the Bara Valley.  
During the next two years it was stationed at [[Peshawar]], [[Rawalpindi]] and [[Lucknow]] (1898-1899) and [[Calcutta]] and [[Dum Dum]] (1900). In 1901, prisoners of war from [[South Africa]] were shipped over to [[Ceylon]] to hastily constructed camps, and the First Battalion was given the task of guarding them.  


During the next two years they were stationed at Peshawar, Rawal Pindi and [[Lucknow]] (1898-1899) and Calcutta and Dum-Dum (1900).  
=== 1902-1914===
The following year the battalion sailed for South Africa as part of the army of occupation, and was stationed at Stellenbosch (1902), Middleburg and Cape Colony (1903) and Wynberg (1904-05).  In 1906, the Battalion returned to England whereit was initially quartered at Crownhill Barracks, Plymouth. From thereit moved to Woolwich (1907), Gravesend (1908-1910) and Tidworth (1911). In 1913 it was back in Ireland in Curragh and they mobilised for war on 5th August, 1914. They took part in every major battle on the Western Front.


In 1901, prisoners of war from South Africa were shipped over to Ceylon to hastily constructed camps, and the First Battalion was given the task of guarding them. The following year they sailed for South Africa as part of the army of occupation, and were stationed at Stellenbosch (1902), Middleburg and Cape Colony (1903) and Wynberg (1904-05).
==Regimental Museum==
 
For further information on the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, you could contact the Regimental Museum. Its address is:
In 1906, the Battalion returned to England where they were initially quartered at Crownhill Barracks, Plymouth. From there they moved to Woolwich (1907), Gravesend (1908-1910) and Tidworth (1911). In 1913 they were back in Ireland in Curragh and they mobilised for war on 5th August, 1914. They took part in every major battle on the Western Front.
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For further information on the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, you could contact the Regimental Museum. Its address is The Curator, Regimental Museum, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, The Keep, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 1EG ENGLAND Telephone: Bodmin (0208) 2810.
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== Adjutant’s Roll ==
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The following is an extract from the Adjutant’s Roll of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry for 1888 when the regiment was in Madras, India. This brief extract is from a single page of the Roll and contains the names of all Corporals.
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This page was transcribed by Cathy Day of Alice Springs, Central Australia in November, 1998. Cathy's great-grandfather, Job Henry HARMAN, served in the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry from 1882 until he transferred to the East Surrey Regiment in 1895. Job finally retired from military service in 1918 and died the following year.
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===Adjutant’s Roll 1888 ===
The following is an extract from the Adjutant’s Roll of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry for 1888 when the regiment was in Madras, India. This brief extract is from a single page of the Roll and contains the names of all Corporals.
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! No. of Soldier !! Name of Soldier !! Rank !! Rate of Good Conduct Pay
! No. of Soldier !! Name of Soldier !! Rank !! Rate of Good Conduct Pay
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== Married Roll ==
===Married Roll 1889 ===
 
The following is the Married Roll of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry for 1889, when the regiment was in Madras, India. This brief extract is from a single page of the Roll and contains the names of Sergeants down to Lance Corproals, with one Private named.
The following is the Married Roll of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry for 1889, when the regiment was in Madras, India. This brief extract is from a single page of the Roll and contains the names of Sergeants down to Lance Corproals, with one Private named.


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| 191 || Warren, J.S. || Lance Corporal || Emma Mole [?] || Child born / 27 Mar 1889 || 17 Feb 1888
| 191 || Warren, J.S. || Lance Corporal || Emma Mole [?] || Child born / 27 Mar 1889 || 17 Feb 1888
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== External Links ==
*[http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=BLVU1 British Library Catalogue link]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32nd_(Cornwall)_Regiment_of_Foot 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.lightinfantry.me.uk/dukecornwallli.htm Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry] www.lightinfantry.me.uk<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Cornwall's_Light_Infantry Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset_and_Cornwall_Light_Infantry Somerset & Cornwall Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.lightinfantry.org.uk/regiments/dcli/duke_timeline.htm Regimental Timeline] www.lightinfantry.org.uk<br>
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113060252/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/032-702.htm 32nd (Cornwall Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot] including  [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221053831/www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/032-1.htm  deployments]  Regiments.org, an archived site<br>
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080118040213/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/032DCLI.htm  The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221053831/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/032-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221233605/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/046-1.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site
*[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/duke-of-cornwalls-light-infantry/ The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1914-1918] The Long, Long Trail. The 1/4th Battalion and 2/4th Battalion were in [[First World War#British Army Territorial Force troops in India|India as part of the Territorial Force]] 1914-1916 and 1914-1918 respectively.
*[http://www.cornwalls-regimentalmuseum.org/ Cornwall’s Regimental Museum].
===Historical books online===
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OXABAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP5 ''Four Years' Service in India''] by John Ryder 1853 Google Books. The author was in India 1846-1849. (This title has been reprinted subsequently by Leonaur Publishing as ''A Leicestershire Soldier in the Second Sikh War: Recollections of a Corporal of the 32nd Regiment of Foot in India 1848-49''.)
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecor00swingoog#page/n10/mode/2up ''Historical Records of the 32nd (Cornwall) Light Infantry now the 1st Battalion Duke of Cornwall’s L.I.''], compiled by Colonel G C Swiney 1893 Archive.org
*"Notes on the History and Services of the Thirty-Second Regiment" ''Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal''. Sections relating to the Indian Mutiny  are in 1880 Parts 2 and 3, and  1881 Part 1, as follows:
:[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=K-cRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA290 Page 290], from 1880 Part 2; [http://www.archive.org/stream/unitedservicema02pollgoog#page/n125/mode/1up  page 114], [http://www.archive.org/stream/unitedservicema02pollgoog#page/n227/mode/1up  page 218], [http://www.archive.org/stream/unitedservicema02pollgoog#page/n302/mode/1up    page 299] from 1880 Part 3, [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433081663571?urlappend=%3Bseq=33 page 23] from 1881, Part 1.  Archive.org and HathiTrust Digital Library.
:Earlier history is available in earlier pages of 1880 Part 2, and earlier  editions of ''Colburn's United Service Magazine'', see [[Military periodicals online#The United Service Journal and Naval and Military Magazine|Military periodicals online - The United Service Journal and Naval and Military Magazine]].
*[https://archive.org/stream/siegelucknowadi00inglgoog#page/n4/mode/2up ''The Siege of Lucknow, A Diary''] by The Honourable Lady Inglis 1892 (archive.org) Account by the wife of the colonel of the 32nd Regt during the Siege of Lucknow.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.71912/page/n5/mode/2up ''The Chronicle Of Private Henry Metcalfe H M 32nd Regiment of Foot, together with Lieutenant John Edmondstone’s Letter to his Mother of 4 January 1858''] collected and edited by Lieut.-General Sir Francis Tuker 1953 Archive.org. Metcalfe embarked for India 14 June 1849, and served there until the regiment returned to England in 1859. He served until discharged 1872.
*[http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/infantry-histories/library/The-History-of-The-Duke-of-Cornwalls-Light-Infantry-1914-1919/files/assets/basic-html/page1.html ''The History of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry 1914-1919''] by Everard Wyrall  1932. Transcription by OCR, so subject to errors. lib.militaryarchive.co.uk. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=L5QFAQAAIAAJ Snippet view, Searchable] Google Books. Also Searchable at [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000442490 HathiTrust Digital Library].




== External Links ==


[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OXABAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP5&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html Google Books - Four Years' Service in India By John Ryder]
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