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*'''1921''' [[Malabar]]  
 
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==Regimental journal==
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*''The Dorset regimental journal : a paper for Dorset men and men of the Dorsets''.  Vol. 1, no. 1 (May 1912)-v. 3, no. 27 (July 1914) is  available at the [[British Library]]
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*''The Dorsetshire regimental quarterly''. Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 1926)-v. 19, no. 2 (June 1951) is available at the [[British Library]]
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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/54th_(West_Norfolk)_Regiment_of_Foot 54th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/54th_(West_Norfolk)_Regiment_of_Foot 54th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dorsetshire_Regiment The Dorsetshire Regiment] Wikipedia
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dorsetshire_Regiment The Dorsetshire Regiment] Wikipedia
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20071216173215/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/039Dorst.htm The Dorset Regiment] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071031093202/www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/054-1.htm deployments (2nd Battalion)]  Regiments.org, an archived site 
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*[http://www.keepmilitarymuseum.org./ The Keep Military Museum], Dorchester, Dorset including
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**[http://www.keepmilitarymuseum.org./mesopotamia_2nd_dorsets.php?&dx=1&ob=3&rpn=mesopotamia&sid=b520d6b10d214e4670b1537bac968b07 The 2nd Dorsets in Mesopotamia]
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**[http://www.keepmilitarymuseum.org./malabar.php?&dx=1&ob=3&rpn=history&sid=b520d6b10d214e4670b1537bac968b07 The Malabar Campaign (Moplah Rebellion) 1921]
  
  
 
[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 22:33, 10 December 2010

Chronology

  • 1755 raised as the 56th Regiment of Foot
  • 1756 became the 54th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 became the 28th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 amalgamated with the 39th Regiment of Foot to form The Dorsetshireshire Regiment

Service in British India

Regimental journal

  • The Dorset regimental journal : a paper for Dorset men and men of the Dorsets. Vol. 1, no. 1 (May 1912)-v. 3, no. 27 (July 1914) is available at the British Library
  • The Dorsetshire regimental quarterly. Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 1926)-v. 19, no. 2 (June 1951) is available at the British Library


External Links