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[[Category:Royal Regiments]]
Known as '''The West Yorkshire Regiment''' after 1881.


== 4th Mysore War ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1685''' raised by Sir Edward Hales as Hales's Regiment
*'''1694''' took precedence as the 14th Regiment of Foot
*'''1751''' became the 14th Regiment of Foot
*'''1782''' became the 14th (the Bedfordshire) Regiment of Foot
*'''1809''' became the 14th (Buckinghamshire - The Prince of Wales Own) Regiment of Foot
*'''1881''' became The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
*'''1921''' became The West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own)
*'''1958''' amalgamated with The East Yorkshire Regiment (15th Foot) to form The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire
*'''2006''' amalgamated with two other Yorkshire regiments becoming the 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)


The 12th Regiment of Foot first embarked for the East Indies in June 1796 onboard the [[East Indiamen]] "[[Rockingham]]". "[[Hawkesbury]]", "[[Airlie Castle]]" and "[[Melville Castle]]". They were convoyed by the frigate "Fox". Lists of the officers and men of the regiment that boarded these ships have been transcribed from the ships logs held at the British Library and put online on the [http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_advanced_search.php fibis search] website. Wives that accompanied the men are also listed.
== History in India ==
==== 1807-1831 ====
The 1st battalion embarked for [[Madras]] in June 1807 aboard the East Indiamen ''Royal George'', ''Wyndham'' and ''Wexford'' arriving in November and being quartered at [[Fort St George]]. The ships' logs can be found in the [[British Library]] and list all the members of the regiment that boarded the ships for India along with the women and children that accompanied them.


The regiment arrived in Madras in January 1797 and remained in India until 1809. During it's time in India the regiment saw action in the [[4th Mysore War]] taking part in the storming of [[Seringapatam]] on the 4th May 1799.
'''1808''' the battalion took part in an expedition against [[Tranquebar]] which surrendered to the British on 8th February 1808. The battalion then proceeded to [[Bengal]]. They remained at [[Fort William]] until they were sent to take part in an expedition against the Île de France ([[Mauritius]]).


'''1811''' took part in the [[Java Expedition 1811|capture of Java]].


== Afghan War ==
'''1813''' sent out against the piratical state of Sambas in Borneo.


The regiment embarked again for India from Ireland in July 1864 aboard the "Alnwick Castle", "Trafalgar", Calcutta" and "Alquis". The First Battalion saw action in the Second Afghan War 1879-1881.
'''1814''' returned to Bengal and were stationed in [[Berhampore (Bengal Presidency)|Berhampore]].


From 1864 to 1907 the Suffolk Regiment always had at least one battalion serving in India. In St Marys Church, Bury St Edmunds, there is a brass plaque commemorating the 266 officers and men of the Second Battalion who died in India from 1864 to 1878.  
'''1815''' sent to take part in the [[Gurkha War]].  


'''1816''' the battallion stayed in [[Cawnpore]].


== World War II ==
'''1817''' they were employed against the [[3rd Maratha War|Pindarees and Mahrattas]].


The Suffolk Regiment were also in India during World War II.
'''1818-1824''' the battalion were at [[Meerut]].


'''1825-26''' Took part in the [[Siege of Bhurtpore 1826|Capture of Bhurtpore]]. The regiment marched from Meerut on 20th October and arrived in [[Cawnpore]] on 15th November. They left for [[Fort William]] on 19th November.


== Suffolk Regiment Archive ==
'''1827''' arrived at Fort William on 15th January


'''1828''' left for [[Berhampore (Bengal Presidency)|Berhampore]] on 25th January and arrived on 21st February.


The Suffolk Regiment Archives are held at the [[Suffolk Record Office]] in Bury St Edmunds.
'''1830''' in November the regiment left Berhampore and went to Fort William. On 27th December some of the regiment embarked for Europe aboard the EIC chartered ship ''Recovery'' and arrived at Gravesend on 13th May 1831.
 
'''1831''' the rest of the men left [[Calcutta]] in January and arrived in Gravesend in July.
 
==== 1868-1879 ====
 
The 1st Battalion were in India.
 
'''1868''' arrived in [[Bombay]] on 14th November on ''H.M.S. Euphrates''. Were stationed in [[Cawnpore]] in December.
 
==== 1878-1892 ====
 
The 2nd battalion were in India.
 
'''1879''' at the [[Battle of Kabul 1879|outbreak at  Cabul]]
 
'''1880''' at [[Afghanistan]]
 
'''1882''' at [[Nowshera]]
 
'''1883''' at [[Amritsar]] and [[Sialkot]]
 
'''1885''' leaves [[Umballa]] for [[Mooltan]]
 
'''1886''' at [[Mooltan]]
 
== External links ==
'''Historical books online'''
*''Historical record of the Fourteenth, or the Buckinghamshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1845'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=UXL_zGewQLsC Google Books ]. First Battalion’s Indian Service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=UXL_zGewQLsC&pg=PA62 page 62]
*Memorial at St John’s Churchyard, Meerut  to those who died at the [[Siege of Bhurtpore 1826|Capture of Bhurtpore]]: [http://www.archive.org/stream/listofinscriptio00blunuoft#page/6/mode/2up Names on monument of NCOs and men killed] page 6 '' List of inscriptions on Christian tombs and tablets of historical interest in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh'' by E A H Blunt ICS 1911 Archive.org
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=raQEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA265 "On Cholera Morbus,in His Majesty's 14th Regt. Berhampore"] by J. Mouat,  M. D. ''Transactions of the Medical and Physical Society of Calcutta Volume 4 1829'', page 265. Includes a list of names of soldiers who became ill.
 
'''Wikipedia'''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Yorkshire_Regiment West Yorkshire Regiment]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_of_Wales%27s_Own_Regiment_of_Yorkshire Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_Regiment Yorkshire Regiment]
'''Other links'''
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080110104657/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/014WYork.htm The West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own)] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071223004519/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/014-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071214220157/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/014-2.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220004/https://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/yorks_family_tree_1.pdf Yorkshire Regiment Family Tree] www.army.mod.uk, now an archived webpage.
*[http://www.geocities.ws/scn_pk/westyorkshire.html West Yorkshire Regiment memorial] in Kuldana, [[Murree]] where the 14th were from 1907-1910, photos and details
*[http://earlyphotographers.blogspot.com/2011/07/bremner.html  Photograph of the 1st Battalion The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment. Winners of the Quetta District Machine Gun Competition 1904]. Photograph by Fred Bremner.  earlyphotographers.blogspot.com
*Now an archived website: [http://www.pwoyorkshire.co.uk:80/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 The Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire (PWO) Museum] Archived website including
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20140802181140/http://www.pwoyorkshire.co.uk:80/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=29 The West Yorkshire Regiment (14th Regiment of Foot)]
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20140802181133/http://www.pwoyorkshire.co.uk:80/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=27 Historical Research]. Replaced by
*[http://www.yorkarmymuseum.co.uk/index.php York Army Museum] The regimental museum of The Royal Dragoon Guards and The Yorkshire Regiment. The Museum holds  the collection of Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire for the Yorkshire Regiment, being  the  14th and [[15th Regiment of Foot]],  and  the regimental collections for all of The Royal Dragoon Guards’ antecedents, being [[4th Dragoon Guards|4th]], [[5th Dragoon Guards|5th]] and [[7th Dragoon Guards]] and the [[6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons|6th Dragoons]].
 
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[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 00:02, 29 June 2019

Known as The West Yorkshire Regiment after 1881.

Chronology

  • 1685 raised by Sir Edward Hales as Hales's Regiment
  • 1694 took precedence as the 14th Regiment of Foot
  • 1751 became the 14th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 became the 14th (the Bedfordshire) Regiment of Foot
  • 1809 became the 14th (Buckinghamshire - The Prince of Wales Own) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 became The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
  • 1921 became The West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own)
  • 1958 amalgamated with The East Yorkshire Regiment (15th Foot) to form The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire
  • 2006 amalgamated with two other Yorkshire regiments becoming the 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

History in India

1807-1831

The 1st battalion embarked for Madras in June 1807 aboard the East Indiamen Royal George, Wyndham and Wexford arriving in November and being quartered at Fort St George. The ships' logs can be found in the British Library and list all the members of the regiment that boarded the ships for India along with the women and children that accompanied them.

1808 the battalion took part in an expedition against Tranquebar which surrendered to the British on 8th February 1808. The battalion then proceeded to Bengal. They remained at Fort William until they were sent to take part in an expedition against the Île de France (Mauritius).

1811 took part in the capture of Java.

1813 sent out against the piratical state of Sambas in Borneo.

1814 returned to Bengal and were stationed in Berhampore.

1815 sent to take part in the Gurkha War.

1816 the battallion stayed in Cawnpore.

1817 they were employed against the Pindarees and Mahrattas.

1818-1824 the battalion were at Meerut.

1825-26 Took part in the Capture of Bhurtpore. The regiment marched from Meerut on 20th October and arrived in Cawnpore on 15th November. They left for Fort William on 19th November.

1827 arrived at Fort William on 15th January

1828 left for Berhampore on 25th January and arrived on 21st February.

1830 in November the regiment left Berhampore and went to Fort William. On 27th December some of the regiment embarked for Europe aboard the EIC chartered ship Recovery and arrived at Gravesend on 13th May 1831.

1831 the rest of the men left Calcutta in January and arrived in Gravesend in July.

1868-1879

The 1st Battalion were in India.

1868 arrived in Bombay on 14th November on H.M.S. Euphrates. Were stationed in Cawnpore in December.

1878-1892

The 2nd battalion were in India.

1879 at the outbreak at Cabul

1880 at Afghanistan

1882 at Nowshera

1883 at Amritsar and Sialkot

1885 leaves Umballa for Mooltan

1886 at Mooltan

External links

Historical books online

  • Historical record of the Fourteenth, or the Buckinghamshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1845 Google Books . First Battalion’s Indian Service commences page 62
  • Memorial at St John’s Churchyard, Meerut to those who died at the Capture of Bhurtpore: Names on monument of NCOs and men killed page 6 List of inscriptions on Christian tombs and tablets of historical interest in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh by E A H Blunt ICS 1911 Archive.org
  • "On Cholera Morbus,in His Majesty's 14th Regt. Berhampore" by J. Mouat, M. D. Transactions of the Medical and Physical Society of Calcutta Volume 4 1829, page 265. Includes a list of names of soldiers who became ill.

Wikipedia

Other links

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