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*'''1921''' became The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's) | *'''1921''' became The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's) | ||
*'''1959''' amalgamated with The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's), to form The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) | *'''1959''' amalgamated with The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's), to form The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) | ||
====First World War==== | |||
1/4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment was in India 1914 – 1917 and saw service in Palestine 1917 – 1918.<ref> | |||
[http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/shop/books---regimental/a-journal-of-the-1-4th-battalion-wiltshire-regiment-1914-1918/view ''A Journal of the 1/4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment 1914 – 1918''] The Wardrobe: Home of the Infantry Regiments of Berkshire and Wiltshire</ref> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99th_Duke_of_Edinburgh%27s_(Lanarkshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 99th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Edinburgh's_Royal_Regiment Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99th_Duke_of_Edinburgh%27s_(Lanarkshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 99th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/home The Wardrobe : The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum]-The Story of the Infantry of Berkshire and Wiltshire. Covers the [[49th Regiment of Foot| 49th]], [[62nd Regiment of Foot |62nd]], [[66th Regiment of Foot |66th]] and 99th Regiments of Foot | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Edinburgh's_Royal_Regiment Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | ||
*[http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/regimental-timeline Regimental Time Line]. Extensive details of deployments.<br> | *[http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/home The Wardrobe : The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum]-The Story of the Infantry of Berkshire and Wiltshire. Covers the [[49th Regiment of Foot| 49th]], [[62nd Regiment of Foot |62nd]], [[66th Regiment of Foot |66th]] and 99th Regiments of Foot | ||
*[http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/the-collection/search/category:9 Photographic search facilty].Many photos may be viewed online | **[http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/regimental-timeline Regimental Time Line]. Extensive details of deployments.<br> | ||
**[http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/the-collection/search/category:9 Photographic search facilty].Many photos may be viewed online<br> | |||
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/46212770@N08/sets/72157645014864191/with/14352410605/ Photograph Collection: John White MM 1/4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment] In India WW1. Includes Chaubattia/ [[Ranikhet]]. flickr.com | |||
===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Q6pFAAAAIAAJ&pg=PP11 ''From Calcutta to Pekin: being notes taken from the journal of an officer between those places''] by John Hart Dunne, Captain 99th Regiment 1861 Google Books. The [[2nd China War]] | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Q6pFAAAAIAAJ&pg=PP11 ''From Calcutta to Pekin: being notes taken from the journal of an officer between those places''] by John Hart Dunne, Captain 99th Regiment 1861 Google Books. The [[2nd China War]] | ||
== References == | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:05, 7 August 2015
Also known as 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot
Chronology
- 1824 raised as the 99th Regiment of Foot
- 1832 became the 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1874 became the 99th Duke of Edinburgh's (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot to form The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)
- 1921 became The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's)
- 1959 amalgamated with The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's), to form The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)
First World War
1/4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment was in India 1914 – 1917 and saw service in Palestine 1917 – 1918.[1]
External Links
- 99th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
- Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment Wikipedia
- The Wardrobe : The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum-The Story of the Infantry of Berkshire and Wiltshire. Covers the 49th, 62nd, 66th and 99th Regiments of Foot
- Regimental Time Line. Extensive details of deployments.
- Photographic search facilty.Many photos may be viewed online
- Regimental Time Line. Extensive details of deployments.
- Photograph Collection: John White MM 1/4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment In India WW1. Includes Chaubattia/ Ranikhet. flickr.com
Historical books online
- From Calcutta to Pekin: being notes taken from the journal of an officer between those places by John Hart Dunne, Captain 99th Regiment 1861 Google Books. The 2nd China War
References
- ↑ A Journal of the 1/4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment 1914 – 1918 The Wardrobe: Home of the Infantry Regiments of Berkshire and Wiltshire