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*'''1751''' Colonel Peregrine Hopton's Regiment became the 29th Regiment of Foot
*'''1751''' Colonel Peregrine Hopton's Regiment became the 29th Regiment of Foot
*'''1782''' retitled as the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot
*'''1782''' retitled as the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot and became the 1st Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[36th Regiment of Foot|36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot]] and became the 1st Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment
*'''1970'''  amalgamated with The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) to become Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment
*'''1970'''  amalgamated with The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) to become Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment
*'''2004''' amalgamated with the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment and the Staffordshire Regiment to form the new Mercian Regiment   
*'''2004''' amalgamated with the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment and the Staffordshire Regiment to form the new Mercian Regiment   
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29th_Regiment_of_Foot#India 29th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Worcestershire_Regiment Worcestershire Regiment] Wikipedia<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercian_Regiment Mercian Regiment] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29th_Regiment_of_Foot#India 29th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Worcestershire_Regiment Worcestershire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercian_Regiment Mercian Regiment] Wikipedia
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113060242/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/029-694.htm 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot] including  [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221233559/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/029-1.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived website
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071218204125/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/029Worcs.htmThe Worcestershire Regiment] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221233559/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/029-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071214092230/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/036-1.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived website
*[http://www.worcestershireregiment.com/wr.php?main=inc/welcome  Worcestershire Regiment]
**[http://www.worcestershireregiment.com/wr.php?main=inc/PRO_records Worcestershire Regiment Records held at the National Archives, Kew]
*[http://www.wfrmuseum.org.uk/The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regimental Collections (29th/45th Foot)] WRF Museum
**[http://www.wfrmuseum.org.uk/archives.htm Regimental Archives]
 


[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 12:34, 1 January 2012

The Worcestershire Regiment

Chronology

  • 1694 raised by Colonel Thomas Farrington with the name of the current colonel
  • 1698 disbanded
  • 1702 reformed
  • 1751 Colonel Peregrine Hopton's Regiment became the 29th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 retitled as the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 amalgamated with the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot and became the 1st Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment
  • 1970 amalgamated with The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) to become Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment
  • 2004 amalgamated with the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment and the Staffordshire Regiment to form the new Mercian Regiment

External Links

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