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*'''1964''' amalgamated with the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade to become 3rd Battalion (16th/44th Foot) Royal Anglian Regiment | *'''1964''' amalgamated with the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade to become 3rd Battalion (16th/44th Foot) Royal Anglian Regiment | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.bedfordregiment.org.uk/16thfoothistory.html 16th Foot History] bedfordregiment.org.uk<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bedfordshire_Regiment Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_East_Anglian_Regiment3rd East Anglian regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Anglian_Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment] Wikipedia | [http://www.bedfordregiment.org.uk/16thfoothistory.html 16th Foot History] bedfordregiment.org.uk<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bedfordshire_Regiment Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_East_Anglian_Regiment3rd East Anglian regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Anglian_Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Regiments/16thRegimentofFoot.html 16th Regiment of Foot] Roll-of-Honour.com | ||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 13:39, 7 April 2009
History
- 1688 raised as Douglas' Regiment of Foot by Col Archibald Douglas
- 1751 became 16th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became 16th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1809 became 16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 became The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (known as The Bedfordshire Regiment until 1919)
- 1958 merged with The Essex Regiment to form the 1st Battalion 3rd East Anglian Regiment
- 1964 amalgamated with the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade to become 3rd Battalion (16th/44th Foot) Royal Anglian Regiment
External Links
16th Foot History bedfordregiment.org.uk
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment Wikipedia
East Anglian regiment Wikipedia
Royal Anglian Regiment Wikipedia
16th Regiment of Foot Roll-of-Honour.com