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Nicknames: '''Howard's Greens, The Bengal Tigers'''<br /> | |||
Known as '''South Wales Borderers''' | Known as '''South Wales Borderers''' | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
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*'''1782''' became 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot | *'''1782''' became 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1881''' became the''' South Wales Borderers''' | *'''1881''' became the''' South Wales Borderers''' | ||
*'''1969''' amalgamated with the Welch Regiment to form the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot) | *'''1969''' amalgamated with the Welch Regiment to form the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot) | ||
==Records== | ==Records== | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/24thfoot.htm 24th Regiment of Foot] www.britishempire.co.uk<br /> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales_Borderers South Wales Borderers] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.rrw.org.uk/regiment/history.htm Royal Regiment of Wales History] www.rrw.org.uk<br> | |||
[http://www.rrw.org.uk/museums/brecon/fact_sheets/4.htm 24th in 2nd Sikh War] www.rrw.org.uk<br>[http://www.rrw.org.uk/museums/brecon/fact_sheets/1.htm 1/24th Foot Locations 1689-1969] www.rrw.org.uk<br> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales_Borderers South Wales Borderers] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.rrw.org.uk/regiment/history.htm Royal Regiment of Wales History] www.rrw.org.uk<br>[http://www.rrw.org.uk/museums/brecon/fact_sheets/4.htm 24th in 2nd Sikh War] www.rrw.org.uk<br>[http://www.rrw.org.uk/museums/brecon/fact_sheets/1.htm 1/24th Foot Locations 1689-1969] www.rrw.org.uk<br>[http://www.rrw.org.uk/museums/brecon/fact_sheets/2.htm 2/24th Foot Locations 1756-1948] www.rrw.org.uk<br> | [http://www.rrw.org.uk/museums/brecon/fact_sheets/2.htm 2/24th Foot Locations 1756-1948] www.rrw.org.uk<br> | ||
[http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:z88LWFZj4bIJ:www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2257545/pdf/brmedj04747-0041.pdf+%22volunteer+regiments%22+bengal&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjsrJkHAxSoX8FCMQ92ug46qSQxrvaWyrDhsc0_e9aKMF-ljxQ_8PW8m2lDn2Md3ywGx4MjKPrsOSb8qKlvR11q1N8WxFnMJKZhQdSPpzvqAsyzkdzsow2ywN0cVBNTCkqgqaqr&sig=AHIEtbTm6CO42igkpsVJ8rKrnHU0tAX4QA Burma 1886]. Sickness and death from the British Medical Journal | [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:z88LWFZj4bIJ:www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2257545/pdf/brmedj04747-0041.pdf+%22volunteer+regiments%22+bengal&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjsrJkHAxSoX8FCMQ92ug46qSQxrvaWyrDhsc0_e9aKMF-ljxQ_8PW8m2lDn2Md3ywGx4MjKPrsOSb8qKlvR11q1N8WxFnMJKZhQdSPpzvqAsyzkdzsow2ywN0cVBNTCkqgqaqr&sig=AHIEtbTm6CO42igkpsVJ8rKrnHU0tAX4QA Burma 1886]. Sickness and death from the British Medical Journal | ||
====Historical books on-line==== | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/cihm_05694#page/n11/mode/2up ''Historical records of the 24th regiment, from its formation, in 1689''] 1892. Archive.org [http://www.archive.org/stream/cihm_05694#page/n133/mode/2up Page 90] states the Regiment left Cape Town for India in 1810= | |||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
Revision as of 11:11, 22 April 2011
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)
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
External Links
24th Regiment of Foot www.britishempire.co.uk
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
Burma 1886. Sickness and death from the British Medical Journal
Historical books on-line
Historical records of the 24th regiment, from its formation, in 1689 1892. Archive.org Page 90 states the Regiment left Cape Town for India in 1810=
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