37th Regiment of Foot

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Also known as 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot

Chronology

  • 1702 raised in Ireland as Thomas Meredith's Regiment of Foot also known until 1751 by the names of seven other colonels
  • 1751 became 37th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 became 37th (the North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 united with 67th Regiment of Foot to become the 1st Battalion The Hampshire Regiment
  • 1946 became The Royal Hampshire Regiment
  • 1992 merged with the Queens Regiment to become The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment

British India Service

  • Ceylon 1846-57
  • Indian Mutiny 1857-61
  • Azimghur
  • Arrah
  • Bengal & Cawnpore 1866
  • Bareilly 1867-68
  • Meerut & Ramikhet 1870
  • Mean Meer 1870-72
  • Dagshai 1873
  • Allahabad & Cawnpore & Bombay & Umballa 1874
  • Dagshai 1875

External Links

37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Royal Hampshire Regiment Wikipedia
The Royal Hamphire Regiment Museum www.royalhampshireregimentmuseum.co.uk
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Wikipedia