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*'''1964''' became 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment. | *'''1964''' became 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment. | ||
| − | == External | + | == External links == |
| − | ===Historical | + | ===Historical books online=== |
*''Historical Record of the Ninth, or the East Norfolk Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1847'' by Richard Cannon 1848 [http://books.google.com/books?id=zX0ykEGNe1EC Google Books] Indian Service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=zX0ykEGNe1EC&pg=PA85 page 85] in 1835 at Calcutta | *''Historical Record of the Ninth, or the East Norfolk Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1847'' by Richard Cannon 1848 [http://books.google.com/books?id=zX0ykEGNe1EC Google Books] Indian Service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=zX0ykEGNe1EC&pg=PA85 page 85] in 1835 at Calcutta | ||
| − | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=624BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1 ''A narrative of four months' campaign in India, 1845-6 including the Battles of Moodkee, Ferozeshuhur. & Sobraon''], by J W. Baldwin 1853 Google Books | + | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=624BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1 ''A narrative of four months' campaign in India, 1845-6 including the Battles of Moodkee, Ferozeshuhur. & Sobraon''], by J W. Baldwin 1853 Google Books |
| + | *[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015076666372?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 ''The History of the Norfolk Regiment Volume I 20th June 1685 to 3rd August 1914''] by F Loraine Petre. c 1924. HathiTrust Digital Library. [https://archive.org/details/histnorfolkregvol1/page/n9/mode/2up Archive.org version]. | ||
| + | :[https://archive.org/details/norfolkregimentvol2/page/n9/mode/2up ''The History of the Norfolk Regiment 1685-1918. Volume 2, 4th August 1914 to 31st December 1918''] by F Loraine Petre c 1925 Archive.org. Battalions served on the [[Western Front]], [[Mesopotamia Campaign| Mesopotamia]], [[Gallipoli]], [[Egypt, Palestine, Syria (First World War)|Egypt and Palestine]]. | ||
| + | :''History of the Royal Norfolk Regiment 1919-1951'' by P.K. Kemp is available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01017581375 | ||
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===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
*Wikipedia: | *Wikipedia: | ||
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**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_Regiment Royal Norfolk Regiment] | **[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_Regiment Royal Norfolk Regiment] | ||
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Anglian_Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment] | **[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Anglian_Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment] | ||
| − | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20080128063301/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/009RNorf. | + | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20080128063301/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/009RNorf.htm The Royal Norfolk Regiment] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20080131142430/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/009-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20080131193508/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/009-2.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived website. |
*[http://www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk/index.html The Royal Anglian Regiment Museum]. Covers the Royal Norfolk Regiment (9th Foot), the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment ([[10th Regiment of Foot|10th Foot]]), the Suffolk Regiment ([[12th Regiment of Foot|12th Foot]]), the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment ([[16th Regiment of Foot|16th Foot]]), the Royal Leicestershire Regiment ([[17th Regiment of Foot|17th Foot)]]), the Essex Regiment ([[44th Regiment of Foot|44th]]/ [[56th Regiment of Foot|56th Foot]]), and the Northamptonshire Regiment ([[48th Regiment of Foot|48th]]/ [[58th Regiment of Foot|58th Foot]]). | *[http://www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk/index.html The Royal Anglian Regiment Museum]. Covers the Royal Norfolk Regiment (9th Foot), the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment ([[10th Regiment of Foot|10th Foot]]), the Suffolk Regiment ([[12th Regiment of Foot|12th Foot]]), the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment ([[16th Regiment of Foot|16th Foot]]), the Royal Leicestershire Regiment ([[17th Regiment of Foot|17th Foot)]]), the Essex Regiment ([[44th Regiment of Foot|44th]]/ [[56th Regiment of Foot|56th Foot]]), and the Northamptonshire Regiment ([[48th Regiment of Foot|48th]]/ [[58th Regiment of Foot|58th Foot]]). | ||
**[http://www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk/norfolk.html The Royal Norfolk Regiment (9th Foot)] | **[http://www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk/norfolk.html The Royal Norfolk Regiment (9th Foot)] | ||
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***[http://www.rnrm.org.uk/web_trail/web_marriage_01.html Photograph of A regimental wedding in India, 1902-1905 ] | ***[http://www.rnrm.org.uk/web_trail/web_marriage_01.html Photograph of A regimental wedding in India, 1902-1905 ] | ||
***[http://www.rnrm.org.uk/web_trail/web_marriage_04.html Wives and children of NCOs and men in Bareilly, India, between 1898 and 1905] | ***[http://www.rnrm.org.uk/web_trail/web_marriage_04.html Wives and children of NCOs and men in Bareilly, India, between 1898 and 1905] | ||
| − | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20040407134248/http://home.clara.net/nhpendall/fpdiary.htm The Diary of Frederick Pendall], a member of the Norfolk regiment who was in Belgaum from March 1917 to March 1918 (archived website) This [http://www.nhpendall.webspace.virginmedia.com/ | + | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20040407134248/http://home.clara.net/nhpendall/fpdiary.htm The Diary of Frederick Pendall], a member of the Norfolk regiment who was in Belgaum from March 1917 to March 1918 (archived website) This [https://web.archive.org/web/20160418023728/http://www.nhpendall.webspace.virginmedia.com/fpdiary.htm link] (now archived) contains a photograph. Previously it was advised he was "Pte 26695 Norfolk Regiment 1916-1919", but this page is no longer available. He appears likely to have been 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment,<ref>[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/5119/images/41629_611411_5656-00264?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=5ee88330ac6b6f89c2d4c332e087265b&usePUB=true&_phsrc=grO5&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.101423490.2012274224.1597621852-1620083147.1597621851&pId=5946160 Ancestry Medal Roll for British War Medal] awarded for earlier service as 54270 Royal Berkshires. To access you must be signed in to Ancestry.</ref> although the 2nd Battalion is generally stated to have been in Mesopotamia during this period. Perhaps there was a Depot in India? |
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/brianharringtonspier/sets/72157604061358252/detail Photographs of 1st Bn The Royal Norfolk Regiment In India] 1933-1939 Flickr, Brian Harrington Spiers’ photostream | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/brianharringtonspier/sets/72157604061358252/detail Photographs of 1st Bn The Royal Norfolk Regiment In India] 1933-1939 Flickr, Brian Harrington Spiers’ photostream | ||
*[http://colonialfilm.org.uk/node/3187 Film: The Army In India Northern Command, 1933-34] colonialfilm.org.uk. Includes Stretcher drill by Bandsmen of 1st Battalion The Norfolk Regiment at Sialkot, 1933. | *[http://colonialfilm.org.uk/node/3187 Film: The Army In India Northern Command, 1933-34] colonialfilm.org.uk. Includes Stretcher drill by Bandsmen of 1st Battalion The Norfolk Regiment at Sialkot, 1933. | ||
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/95/a5967895.shtml Belated award [wanted<nowiki>]</nowiki>] by Ronald Rae, 2nd Battalion of the Royal Norfolk Regiment, who were engaged in internal defence duties and were then the first soldiers to leave India after independence. BBC’s WW2 People’s War. | *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/95/a5967895.shtml Belated award [wanted<nowiki>]</nowiki>] by Ronald Rae, 2nd Battalion of the Royal Norfolk Regiment, who were engaged in internal defence duties and were then the first soldiers to leave India after independence. BBC’s WW2 People’s War. | ||
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19470818&id=a2hAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3090,6345664 '"British Troops Leave"] ''The Glasgow Herald'' August 18, 1947 Google News | *[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19470818&id=a2hAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3090,6345664 '"British Troops Leave"] ''The Glasgow Herald'' August 18, 1947 Google News | ||
| − | *[http://www.mid-day.com/photos/independence-day-special-reliving-history-in-pictures/5861/56226 Photograph: August 17, 1947, soldiers from The Royal Norfolk Regiment embark on the S.S. Georgic bound for Britain] on the quayside in Mumbai, the first British Army unit to leave Indian soil after the country achieved independence. mid-day.com | + | *[http://www.mid-day.com/photos/independence-day-special-reliving-history-in-pictures/5861/56226 Photograph: August 17, 1947, soldiers from The Royal Norfolk Regiment embark on the S.S. Georgic bound for Britain] on the quayside in Mumbai, the first British Army unit to leave Indian soil after the country achieved independence. mid-day.com. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znxckDsWPko Video: British Troops Leave India 1947] British Pathe on YouTube . This video appears to be of the same troops as in the photograph although they are unnamed. They are however sailing on the 'Georgic.' |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:42, 21 December 2023
The Norfolk Regiment
Chronology
- 1685 raised as Henry Cornewall's Regiment of Foot by James II
- 1751 became the 9th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became the 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 became the Norfolk Regiment;
- 1935 became the Royal Norfolk Regiment
- 1959 amalgamated with The Suffolk Regiment to become the 1st Battalion 1st East Anglian Regiment.
- 1964 became 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment.
External links
Historical books online
- Historical Record of the Ninth, or the East Norfolk Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1847 by Richard Cannon 1848 Google Books Indian Service commences page 85 in 1835 at Calcutta
- A narrative of four months' campaign in India, 1845-6 including the Battles of Moodkee, Ferozeshuhur. & Sobraon, by J W. Baldwin 1853 Google Books
- The History of the Norfolk Regiment Volume I 20th June 1685 to 3rd August 1914 by F Loraine Petre. c 1924. HathiTrust Digital Library. Archive.org version.
- The History of the Norfolk Regiment 1685-1918. Volume 2, 4th August 1914 to 31st December 1918 by F Loraine Petre c 1925 Archive.org. Battalions served on the Western Front, Mesopotamia, Gallipoli, Egypt and Palestine.
- History of the Royal Norfolk Regiment 1919-1951 by P.K. Kemp is available at the British Library UIN: BLL01017581375
Other
- Wikipedia:
- The Royal Norfolk Regiment including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion Regiments.org, an archived website.
- The Royal Anglian Regiment Museum. Covers the Royal Norfolk Regiment (9th Foot), the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment (10th Foot), the Suffolk Regiment (12th Foot), the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (16th Foot), the Royal Leicestershire Regiment (17th Foot)), the Essex Regiment (44th/ 56th Foot), and the Northamptonshire Regiment (48th/ 58th Foot).
- Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum.
- Regimental history
- Various pages contain photographs as follow:
- Photograph of Three NCOs with their wives and children and two very young recruits in India, 1902-1905
- Photograph of Army children at a school in India, 1902-1905.
- Photograph of Pupils and teacher of the Depot School in Deolali, India, in 1905.
- Photograph of A baby on a leopard skin rug in India, 1902-1905.
- Photograph of A regimental wedding in India, 1902-1905
- Wives and children of NCOs and men in Bareilly, India, between 1898 and 1905
- The Diary of Frederick Pendall, a member of the Norfolk regiment who was in Belgaum from March 1917 to March 1918 (archived website) This link (now archived) contains a photograph. Previously it was advised he was "Pte 26695 Norfolk Regiment 1916-1919", but this page is no longer available. He appears likely to have been 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment,[1] although the 2nd Battalion is generally stated to have been in Mesopotamia during this period. Perhaps there was a Depot in India?
- Photographs of 1st Bn The Royal Norfolk Regiment In India 1933-1939 Flickr, Brian Harrington Spiers’ photostream
- Film: The Army In India Northern Command, 1933-34 colonialfilm.org.uk. Includes Stretcher drill by Bandsmen of 1st Battalion The Norfolk Regiment at Sialkot, 1933.
- Film:Calling Blighty: Burma 1945 East Anglian Film Archive 2nd Battalion of the Royal Norfolk Regiment in Burma
- Belated award [wanted] by Ronald Rae, 2nd Battalion of the Royal Norfolk Regiment, who were engaged in internal defence duties and were then the first soldiers to leave India after independence. BBC’s WW2 People’s War.
- '"British Troops Leave" The Glasgow Herald August 18, 1947 Google News
- Photograph: August 17, 1947, soldiers from The Royal Norfolk Regiment embark on the S.S. Georgic bound for Britain on the quayside in Mumbai, the first British Army unit to leave Indian soil after the country achieved independence. mid-day.com. Video: British Troops Leave India 1947 British Pathe on YouTube . This video appears to be of the same troops as in the photograph although they are unnamed. They are however sailing on the 'Georgic.'
References
- ↑ Ancestry Medal Roll for British War Medal awarded for earlier service as 54270 Royal Berkshires. To access you must be signed in to Ancestry.
