Difference between revisions of "68th Regiment of Foot"

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1745 raised as the 68th Regiment of Foot by John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
1746 disbanded
1758 2nd Battalion, 23rd Regiment of Foot redesignated as the 68th Regiment of Foot
1782 became 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot
1808 became 68th (Durham Light Infantry) Regiment
1881 amalgamated with the 106th Regiment of Foot(Bombay Light Infantry) and became the 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
1968 amalgamated with three other county light infantry regiments to become 4th Battalion The Light Infantry
1969 4th Battalion (formerly Durham Light Infantry) was disbanded

The Bugle. A Chronicle of Regimental News. May 1894-Sept. 1902 This was publication relating to the 2nd Battalion in India, available at the British Library. The Bugle recommenced again in the 1920s, but the British Library does not appear to have copies.
The Regimental Journal of the Durham Light Infantry. (Incorporating “The Bugle.”) was published from 1934 and is available at the British Library

68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) Wikipedia
The Durham Light Infantry www.lightinfantry.me.uk
Durham Light Infantry Wikipedia
The Light Infantry Wikipedia
68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) including deployments Regiments.org, an archived site.
The Durham Light Infantry including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion Regiments.org, an archived site
68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) National Army Museum. The regiment was sent to Burma in 1857, remaining there for six years. In 1872 the regiment landed in India for the first time and was still there in 1881 [and for a further six years]
Durham Light Infantry National Army Museum
Durham Light Infantry Museum at Aykley Heads, Durham
- Regimental Booklists
Durham County Record Office holds Durham Light Infantry Records
- The Bugle; Regimental news in India
- Enlistment and Discharge Books from 1921 onwards^[1]
- The Story of Jimmy Durham includes two photographs of the 2nd Battalion in India and Burma 1897-1899.
Durham Light Infantry 1920-1946

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 *[http://web.archive.org/web/20080109015853/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/068-758.htm 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071214220347/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/068-1.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site.<br>
 *[http://web.archive.org/web/20071228184348/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/068DLI.htm The Durham Light Infantry] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071214220347/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/068-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221222438/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/106.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site<br>
+*[http://www.nam.ac.uk/research/famous-units/68th-durham-regiment-foot-light-infantry 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)] National Army Museum. The regiment was sent to Burma in 1857, remaining there for six years. In 1872 the regiment landed in India for the first time and was still there in 1881 [and for a further six years]
+*[http://www.nam.ac.uk/research/famous-units/durham-light-infantry Durham Light Infantry] National Army Museum
 *[http://www.dlidurham.org.uk/Pages/MuseumHomepage.aspx  Durham Light Infantry Museum] at Aykley Heads, Durham
 **[http://www.dlidurham.org.uk/Pages/RegimentalBooklist.aspx Regimental Booklists]