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Muster records at the National Archives, Kew in the series WO 12 commence at [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C2463896?v=r  WO 12/4059] 1st Battalion 1760 - 1782, and continue until    [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C2463970?v=r WO 12/4133]  2nd Battalion 1804-1805, with final item  [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C2463994?v=r WO 12/4157] 2nd Battalion 1876-1877
Muster records at the National Archives, Kew in the series WO 12 commence at [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C2463896?v=r  WO 12/4059] 1st Battalion 1760 - 1782, and continue until    [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C2463970?v=r WO 12/4133]  2nd Battalion 1804-1805, with final item  [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C2463994?v=r WO 12/4157] 2nd Battalion 1876-1877
== Regimental flash==
The flash,  also known as the pagri (puggaree) badge,  affixed to the pagri around  the sun helmet in India, consisted of two outer stripes of green and an inner stripe of white. <ref>FROGSMILE. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=161930&p=1571543 Help with photograph please] ''Great War Forum'' 31 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2016.</ref>


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Revision as of 07:32, 5 March 2016

Nicknames: Howard's Greens, The Bengal Tigers
Known as South Wales Borderers

Chronology

  • 1689 raised as Sir Edward Dering's Regiment of Foot
  • 1751 became 24th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 became 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 became the South Wales Borderers
  • 1969 amalgamated with the Welch Regiment to form the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot)
1st Battalion in India 1897-1910 [1]

Records

Refer British Army - Records

Muster records at the National Archives, Kew in the series WO 12 commence at WO 12/4059 1st Battalion 1760 - 1782, and continue until WO 12/4133 2nd Battalion 1804-1805, with final item WO 12/4157 2nd Battalion 1876-1877

Regimental flash

The flash, also known as the pagri (puggaree) badge, affixed to the pagri around the sun helmet in India, consisted of two outer stripes of green and an inner stripe of white. [3]

External Links

Historical books on-line

Recommended Reading

The South Wales Borderers by Christopher Wilkinson-Latham, Michael Roffe Illustrated by Michael Roffe. Published by Osprey Publishing, 1975 ISBN 0850452090 and ISBN 9780850452099 Limited View Google Books

References

  1. Dave (Heritage Plus) South Wales Borderers pre 1914 Great War Forum 03 July 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2015
  2. Pur appears to be situated about 15 miles from both Muzaffarnagar and Roorkee Page 136 Highland Light Infantry Chronicle 1905
  3. FROGSMILE. Help with photograph please Great War Forum 31 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2016.