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*'''1959''' amalgamated with the North Staffordshire Regiment to form the Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) | *'''1959''' amalgamated with the North Staffordshire Regiment to form the Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) | ||
*'''2007''' merged with the Cheshire Regiment and the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment into a new three battalion regiment called the Mercian Regiment and became 3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment (Staffords) | *'''2007''' merged with the Cheshire Regiment and the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment into a new three battalion regiment called the Mercian Regiment and became 3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment (Staffords) | ||
==Histories== | |||
*''A History of the South Staffordshire Regiment, 1705-1923'' by James P. Jones 1923 is available at the British Library | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_South_Staffordshire_Regiment South Staffordshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire_Regiment The Staffordshire Regiment] Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_South_Staffordshire_Regiment South Staffordshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire_Regiment The Staffordshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://web.archive.org/web/20080109015828/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/038-705.htm 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071213223116/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/038-1.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site<br> | |||
[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113060310/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/038SStaf.htm The South Staffordshire Regiment] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071213223116/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/038-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071216005426/www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/080-1.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site<br> | |||
[http://staffordshireregimentmuseum.com/ The Staffordshire Regiment Museum], Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, Staffs | |||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 04:57, 9 August 2011
Also known as The Staffordshire Regiment
History
- 1705 raised in Lichfield as Colonel Luke Lillingstone's Regiment
- 1751 became 38th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated to become 1st Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment
- 1959 amalgamated with the North Staffordshire Regiment to form the Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's)
- 2007 merged with the Cheshire Regiment and the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment into a new three battalion regiment called the Mercian Regiment and became 3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment (Staffords)
Histories
- A History of the South Staffordshire Regiment, 1705-1923 by James P. Jones 1923 is available at the British Library
External Links
South Staffordshire Regiment Wikipedia
The Staffordshire Regiment Wikipedia
38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot including deployments Regiments.org, an archived site
The South Staffordshire Regiment including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion Regiments.org, an archived site
The Staffordshire Regiment Museum, Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, Staffs