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*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=jcU_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PR3''Historical Record of the Fifty - Second Regiment (Oxfordshire Light Infantry) from the year 1755 to the year 1858''] by W S Moorsom 1860  Google Books.  [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=jcU_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA26 Page 26] details the circumstances of the service in Madras from 1783 including the loss of life when the ship blew up on arrival.
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=jcU_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PR3''Historical Record of the Fifty - Second Regiment (Oxfordshire Light Infantry) from the year 1755 to the year 1858''] by W S Moorsom 1860  Google Books.  [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=jcU_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA26 Page 26] details the circumstances of the service in Madras from 1783 including the loss of life when the ship blew up on arrival.
*''A Sketch of the War with Tippoo Sultaun: or A Detail of Military Operations from the Commencement Of Hostilities At The Lines Of Travancore In December 1789, Until The Peace Concluded Before Seringapatam In February 1792'' by Roderick Mackenzie, Lieut. 52d Regiment may be downloaded as pdfs [http://hdl.handle.net/10689/7140 Volume I], [http://hdl.handle.net/10689/7143 Volume II] from DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library. These volumes are also available to read  online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.
*''A Sketch of the War with Tippoo Sultaun: or A Detail of Military Operations from the Commencement Of Hostilities At The Lines Of Travancore In December 1789, Until The Peace Concluded Before Seringapatam In February 1792'' by Roderick Mackenzie, Lieut. 52d Regiment may be downloaded as pdfs [http://hdl.handle.net/10689/7140 Volume I], [http://hdl.handle.net/10689/7143 Volume II] from DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library. These volumes are also available to read  online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.
*''The History of Lord Seaton's Regiment, (the 52nd Light Infantry) at the Battle of Waterloo, Volume 2'' by William Leeke 1866 Google Books contains a section on the [http://books.google.com/books?id=NPtFVRXjJsMC&pg=PA385 Regiment during the Indian Mutiny], page 385
*''The History of Lord Seaton's Regiment, (the 52nd Light Infantry) at the Battle of Waterloo, Volume 2'' by William Leeke 1866 Google Books contains a section on the [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=tGoBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA389 Regiment during the Indian Mutiny], page 389
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/reminiscencessc00baylgoog#page/n4/mode/2up ''Reminiscences of school and army life, 1839 to 1859'']  by John Arthur Bayley 1875 Archive.org. The author went to India in 1852.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/reminiscencessc00baylgoog#page/n4/mode/2up ''Reminiscences of school and army life, 1839 to 1859'']  by John Arthur Bayley 1875 Archive.org. The author went to India in 1852.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924073630968#page/n9/mode/2up ''An unrecorded chapter of the Indian mutiny: being the personal reminiscences of Reginald G. Wilberforce, late 52nd Light Infantry, compiled from a diary and letters written on the spot''] 1894 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924073630968#page/n9/mode/2up ''An unrecorded chapter of the Indian mutiny: being the personal reminiscences of Reginald G. Wilberforce, late 52nd Light Infantry, compiled from a diary and letters written on the spot''] 1894 Archive.org
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=u4IDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1 ''Standing Orders of the 52nd Light Infantry''] 1853 Google Books
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=u4IDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1 ''Standing Orders of the 52nd Light Infantry''] 1853 Google Books


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Revision as of 08:25, 6 May 2015

Also known as The Oxfordshire Light Infantry

Chronology

  • 1755 raised as 54th Regiment of Foot
  • 1757 renumbered as the 52nd Regiment of Foot
  • 1781 became the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot
  • 1803 became the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Light Infantry
  • 1881 amalgamated with the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot to become the regiment later known as the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
  • 1908 became the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
  • 1958 re-titled as the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd)
  • 1966 amalgamated with the two other regiments of the Green Jackets Brigade to become the 1st Battalion Royal Green Jackets
  • 1992 1st Battalion disbanded

Regimental Journal

  • The Oxfordshire Light Infantry Chronicle , 1895(-1908). An annual record of the First and Second Battalions, formerly the 43rd and 52nd Light Infantry. Volumes 4-17 are available at the British Library
  • The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Chronicle from Volume 18 is also available at the British Library and a broken range of editions is available at the National Army Museum

Histories

External Links

Historical Books Online

Other

References

  1. Alfred Madgwick’s service record (service number 19150) , available on the commercial site Ancestry.co.uk, indicates that he served with the B Company No. 1 Reserve Battalion Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry from June 1916 to November 1918 stationed at Wellington (possibly Wellington Barracks, Bangalore) and Bangalore. India List thread and email to User: Maureene dated 6 July 2011.