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== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1824''' raised as the 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot at Winchester
*'''1824''' raised as the 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot at Winchester
*'''1881''' united with 50th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot , to form The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
*'''1881''' united with 50th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot , and became the 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
* Then see [[50th Regiment of Foot]]


==Regimental Journal==
''The “Queen's Own” Gazette''
<br>Publication Details: Kinsale, Edinburgh Castle, etc., 1876-1961
<br>The British Library  appears to hold most editions, but some are missing.  UIN: BLL01001097053
<br> Some editions are available online, refer below.


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/97th_(The_Earl_of_Ulster%27s)_Regiment_of_Foot 97th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Own_(Royal_West_Kent_Regiment) Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/97th_(The_Earl_of_Ulster%27s)_Regiment_of_Foot 97th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Own_(Royal_West_Kent_Regiment) Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment] Wikipedia
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113060542/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/097-824.htm 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071219075542/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/097-1.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived website
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071217042927/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/050QORWK.htmThe Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071214200748/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/050-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071219075542/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/097-1.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived website
* [http://friendsofthebuffs-rekr.com/ The Friends of the  Buffs,  Royal East Kent Regiment].  Includes some online editions of the regimental magazines. At times the website does not seem to be working properly.
*Also see [[50th Regiment of Foot]] for more "External Links"
===Historical books online===
*[http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100002356198.0x000002# ''A Short History of The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)''] 1920. access.bl.uk British Library
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.19498/page/n3/mode/2up ''The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment 1914 to 1919''] by C T Atkinson 1924. Archive.org.
*A broken range of editions of ''The “Queen's Own” Gazette''  is available on the website of  "The Friends of the  Buffs,  Royal East Kent Regiment", see above. At least a few editions are available from the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201126095240/http://thequeensownbuffs.com/ archived version of the previous website], select Queen's Own Gazette.
:[https://archive.org/details/queensowngazette1914 ''"The Queen's Own Gazette" 1914 September- 1919 December''] Archive.org.
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 08:05, 12 December 2024

Also known as The Earl of Ulster's Regiment of Foot

Chronology

  • 1824 raised as the 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot at Winchester
  • 1881 united with 50th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot , and became the 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
  • Then see 50th Regiment of Foot

Regimental Journal

The “Queen's Own” Gazette
Publication Details: Kinsale, Edinburgh Castle, etc., 1876-1961
The British Library appears to hold most editions, but some are missing. UIN: BLL01001097053
Some editions are available online, refer below.

External Links

Historical books online

"The Queen's Own Gazette" 1914 September- 1919 December Archive.org.