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The South Wales Borderers by Christopher Wilkinson-Latham, Michael Roffe | The South Wales Borderers by Christopher Wilkinson-Latham, Michael Roffe | ||
Illustrated by Michael Roffe. Published by Osprey Publishing, 1975 | Illustrated by Michael Roffe. Published by Osprey Publishing, 1975 | ||
ISBN 0850452090 and ISBN 9780850452099 | ISBN 0850452090 and ISBN 9780850452099 [http://books.google.com/books?id=Kv5Z2DBV2swC&pg=PA15 Limited View Google Books] | ||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 12:20, 20 August 2009
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
- 1935 became The Buffs, (Royal East Kent Regiment)
- 1969 amalgamated with the Welch Regiment to form the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot)
External Links
South Wales Borderers Wikipedia
Royal Regiment of Wales History www.rrw.org.uk
24th in 2nd Sikh War www.rrw.org.uk
1/24th Foot Locations 1689-1969 www.rrw.org.uk
2/24th Foot Locations 1756-1948 www.rrw.org.uk
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