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*'''1921''' became The King's Shropshire Light Infantry | *'''1921''' became The King's Shropshire Light Infantry | ||
*'''1968''' became the 3rd Battalion of The Light Infantry | *'''1968''' became the 3rd Battalion of The Light Infantry | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
=== Kings Shropshire Light Infantry Collection === | |||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=166-x6005&cid=-1&Gsm=2008-06-18#-1 Access to Archives catalogue entry] The entire catalogue of the collection can be viewed online and contains several India related items. | |||
*[http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/archives.nsf Shropshire Archives] Home of the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry Collection. | |||
*[http://shropshireregiments.org.uk/ Shropshire Regimental Museum] Homepage og the museum containing regimental histories. | |||
===Historical Books Online=== | ===Historical Books Online=== | ||
''Historical Record of the Fifty - Third, or the Shropshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1755, and of its subsequent services to 1848'' by Richard Cannon 1849 [http://books.google.com/books?id=LfuJG3feW-MC Google Books]. Indian Service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=LfuJG3feW-MC&pg=PA13 page 13] in 1805 in Madras and continues [http://books.google.com/books?id=LfuJG3feW-MC&pg=PA27 page 27] in 1844 in Calcutta | ''Historical Record of the Fifty - Third, or the Shropshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1755, and of its subsequent services to 1848'' by Richard Cannon 1849 [http://books.google.com/books?id=LfuJG3feW-MC Google Books]. Indian Service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=LfuJG3feW-MC&pg=PA13 page 13] in 1805 in Madras and continues [http://books.google.com/books?id=LfuJG3feW-MC&pg=PA27 page 27] in 1844 in Calcutta | ||
===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/53rd_(Shropshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 53rd Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/53rd_(Shropshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 53rd Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://www.discovershropshire.org.uk/html/search/verb/GetRecord/theme:20061019092509 53rd Regiment in the Sutlej Campaign] discovershropshire.org.uk | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King%27s_Shropshire_Light_Infantry King's Shropshire Light Infantry] Wikipedia | |||
Revision as of 15:35, 14 February 2010
Also known as The Shropshire Regiment
Chronology
- 1755 raised as 55th Regiment of Foot
- 1757 renamed 53rd Regiment of Foot
- 1881 combined with 85th Regiment of Foot to become The King's Light Infantry (Shropshire Regiment)
- 1921 became The King's Shropshire Light Infantry
- 1968 became the 3rd Battalion of The Light Infantry
External Links
Kings Shropshire Light Infantry Collection
- Access to Archives catalogue entry The entire catalogue of the collection can be viewed online and contains several India related items.
- Shropshire Archives Home of the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry Collection.
- Shropshire Regimental Museum Homepage og the museum containing regimental histories.
Historical Books Online
Historical Record of the Fifty - Third, or the Shropshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1755, and of its subsequent services to 1848 by Richard Cannon 1849 Google Books. Indian Service commences page 13 in 1805 in Madras and continues page 27 in 1844 in Calcutta
Other
- 53rd Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
- 53rd Regiment in the Sutlej Campaign discovershropshire.org.uk
- King's Shropshire Light Infantry Wikipedia