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*'''1964''' became 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment.
*'''1964''' became 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment.


== External Links ==
== External links ==
===Historical Books Online===
===Historical books online===
*''Historical Record of the Ninth, or the East Norfolk Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1847''  by Richard Cannon 1848 [http://books.google.com/books?id=zX0ykEGNe1EC Google Books]  Indian Service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=zX0ykEGNe1EC&pg=PA85 page 85] in 1835 at Calcutta
*''Historical Record of the Ninth, or the East Norfolk Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1847''  by Richard Cannon 1848 [http://books.google.com/books?id=zX0ykEGNe1EC Google Books]  Indian Service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=zX0ykEGNe1EC&pg=PA85 page 85] in 1835 at Calcutta
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=624BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1 ''A narrative of four months' campaign in India, 1845-6 including the Battles of Moodkee, Ferozeshuhur. & Sobraon''], by J W. Baldwin 1853 Google Books  
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=624BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1 ''A narrative of four months' campaign in India, 1845-6 including the Battles of Moodkee, Ferozeshuhur. & Sobraon''], by J W. Baldwin 1853 Google Books
*[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015076666372?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 ''The History of the Norfolk Regiment Volume I 20th June 1685 to 3rd August 1914'']  by F Loraine Petre. c 1924. HathiTrust Digital Library. [https://archive.org/details/histnorfolkregvol1/page/n9/mode/2up Archive.org  version].
:[https://archive.org/details/norfolkregimentvol2/page/n9/mode/2up ''The History of the Norfolk Regiment 1685-1918. Volume 2, 4th August 1914 to 31st December 1918''] by F Loraine Petre c 1925 Archive.org. Battalions served on the [[Western Front]],  [[Mesopotamia Campaign| Mesopotamia]], [[Gallipoli]], [[Egypt, Palestine, Syria (First World War)|Egypt and Palestine]].
:''History of the Royal Norfolk Regiment 1919-1951''  by P.K. Kemp is available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01017581375
 
===Other===
===Other===
*Wikipedia:
*Wikipedia:
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**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_Regiment Royal Norfolk Regiment]  
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_Regiment Royal Norfolk Regiment]  
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Anglian_Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment]  
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Anglian_Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment]  
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080128063301/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/009RNorf.htmThe Royal Norfolk Regiment] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20080131142430/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/009-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20080131193508/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/009-2.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived website.
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080128063301/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/009RNorf.htm The Royal Norfolk Regiment] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20080131142430/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/009-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20080131193508/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/009-2.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived website.
*[http://www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk/index.html The Royal Anglian Regiment Museum]. Covers the Royal Norfolk Regiment  (9th Foot), the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment ([[10th Regiment of Foot|10th Foot]]), the Suffolk Regiment ([[12th Regiment of Foot|12th Foot]]), the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment ([[16th Regiment of Foot|16th Foot]]), the Royal Leicestershire Regiment ([[17th Regiment of Foot|17th Foot)]]), the Essex Regiment ([[44th Regiment of Foot|44th]]/ [[56th Regiment of Foot|56th Foot]]), and the Northamptonshire Regiment ([[48th Regiment of Foot|48th]]/ [[58th Regiment of Foot|58th Foot]]).
*[http://www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk/index.html The Royal Anglian Regiment Museum]. Covers the Royal Norfolk Regiment  (9th Foot), the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment ([[10th Regiment of Foot|10th Foot]]), the Suffolk Regiment ([[12th Regiment of Foot|12th Foot]]), the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment ([[16th Regiment of Foot|16th Foot]]), the Royal Leicestershire Regiment ([[17th Regiment of Foot|17th Foot)]]), the Essex Regiment ([[44th Regiment of Foot|44th]]/ [[56th Regiment of Foot|56th Foot]]), and the Northamptonshire Regiment ([[48th Regiment of Foot|48th]]/ [[58th Regiment of Foot|58th Foot]]).
**[http://www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk/norfolk.html  The Royal Norfolk Regiment (9th Foot)]
**[http://www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk/norfolk.html  The Royal Norfolk Regiment (9th Foot)]
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***[http://www.rnrm.org.uk/web_trail/web_marriage_01.html Photograph of A regimental wedding in India, 1902-1905 ]
***[http://www.rnrm.org.uk/web_trail/web_marriage_01.html Photograph of A regimental wedding in India, 1902-1905 ]
***[http://www.rnrm.org.uk/web_trail/web_marriage_04.html Wives and children of NCOs and men in Bareilly, India, between 1898 and 1905]
***[http://www.rnrm.org.uk/web_trail/web_marriage_04.html Wives and children of NCOs and men in Bareilly, India, between 1898 and 1905]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20040407134248/http://home.clara.net/nhpendall/fpdiary.htm The Diary of Frederick Pendall], a  member of the Norfolk regiment who was in Belgaum from  March 1917 to March 1918  (archived website)    This [http://www.nhpendall.webspace.virginmedia.com/page4.html link] contains a photograph and advises  he was "Pte 26695 Norfolk Regiment 1916-1919"
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20040407134248/http://home.clara.net/nhpendall/fpdiary.htm The Diary of Frederick Pendall], a  member of the Norfolk regiment who was in Belgaum from  March 1917 to March 1918  (archived website)    This [https://web.archive.org/web/20160418023728/http://www.nhpendall.webspace.virginmedia.com/fpdiary.htm link] (now archived) contains a photograph. Previously it was advised  he was "Pte 26695 Norfolk Regiment 1916-1919", but this page is no longer available. He appears likely to have been 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment,<ref>[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/5119/images/41629_611411_5656-00264?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=5ee88330ac6b6f89c2d4c332e087265b&usePUB=true&_phsrc=grO5&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.101423490.2012274224.1597621852-1620083147.1597621851&pId=5946160 Ancestry Medal Roll for British War Medal] awarded for earlier service as 54270 Royal Berkshires. To access you must be signed in to Ancestry.</ref> although the 2nd Battalion is generally stated to have been in Mesopotamia during this period. Perhaps there  was a Depot in India?
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/brianharringtonspier/sets/72157604061358252/detail    Photographs of  1st Bn The Royal Norfolk Regiment In India] 1933-1939 Flickr, Brian Harrington Spiers’ photostream
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/brianharringtonspier/sets/72157604061358252/detail    Photographs of  1st Bn The Royal Norfolk Regiment In India] 1933-1939 Flickr, Brian Harrington Spiers’ photostream
*[http://colonialfilm.org.uk/node/3187 Film: The Army In India Northern Command, 1933-34] colonialfilm.org.uk. Includes Stretcher drill by Bandsmen of 1st Battalion The Norfolk Regiment at Sialkot, 1933.  
*[http://colonialfilm.org.uk/node/3187 Film: The Army In India Northern Command, 1933-34] colonialfilm.org.uk. Includes Stretcher drill by Bandsmen of 1st Battalion The Norfolk Regiment at Sialkot, 1933.  
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*[http://www.mid-day.com/photos/independence-day-special-reliving-history-in-pictures/5861/56226 Photograph: August 17, 1947, soldiers from The Royal Norfolk Regiment embark on the S.S. Georgic bound for Britain] on the quayside in Mumbai, the first British Army unit to leave Indian soil after the country achieved independence. mid-day.com. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znxckDsWPko  Video: British Troops Leave India 1947]  British Pathe on YouTube . This video appears to be of the same troops as in the photograph although they are  unnamed. They are however sailing on the 'Georgic.'
*[http://www.mid-day.com/photos/independence-day-special-reliving-history-in-pictures/5861/56226 Photograph: August 17, 1947, soldiers from The Royal Norfolk Regiment embark on the S.S. Georgic bound for Britain] on the quayside in Mumbai, the first British Army unit to leave Indian soil after the country achieved independence. mid-day.com. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znxckDsWPko  Video: British Troops Leave India 1947]  British Pathe on YouTube . This video appears to be of the same troops as in the photograph although they are  unnamed. They are however sailing on the 'Georgic.'


==References==
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[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 07:42, 21 December 2023

The Norfolk Regiment

Chronology

  • 1685 raised as Henry Cornewall's Regiment of Foot by James II
  • 1751 became the 9th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 became the 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 became the Norfolk Regiment;
  • 1935 became the Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • 1959 amalgamated with The Suffolk Regiment to become the 1st Battalion 1st East Anglian Regiment.
  • 1964 became 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment.

External links

Historical books online

The History of the Norfolk Regiment 1685-1918. Volume 2, 4th August 1914 to 31st December 1918 by F Loraine Petre c 1925 Archive.org. Battalions served on the Western Front, Mesopotamia, Gallipoli, Egypt and Palestine.
History of the Royal Norfolk Regiment 1919-1951 by P.K. Kemp is available at the British Library UIN: BLL01017581375

Other

References

  1. Ancestry Medal Roll for British War Medal awarded for earlier service as 54270 Royal Berkshires. To access you must be signed in to Ancestry.