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===Historical books online=== | |||
*[http://archive.org/stream/historythosfarr00evergoog#page/n10/mode/2up ''History of Thos. Farrington's Regiment Subsequently Designated the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot 1694-1891''] by Major H Everard 1891 Archive.org | |||
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Revision as of 02:29, 20 April 2012
The Worcestershire Regiment
Chronology
- 1694 raised by Colonel Thomas Farrington with the name of the current colonel
- 1698 disbanded
- 1702 reformed
- 1751 Colonel Peregrine Hopton's Regiment became the 29th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 retitled as the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot and became the 1st Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment
- 1970 amalgamated with The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) to become Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment
- 2004 amalgamated with the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment and the Staffordshire Regiment to form the new Mercian Regiment
External Links
- 29th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
- Worcestershire Regiment Wikipedia
- Mercian Regiment Wikipedia
- 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot including deployments Regiments.org, an archived website
- Worcestershire Regiment including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion Regiments.org, an archived website
- Worcestershire Regiment
- Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regimental Collections (29th/45th Foot) WRF Museum
Historical books online
- History of Thos. Farrington's Regiment Subsequently Designated the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot 1694-1891 by Major H Everard 1891 Archive.org