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== British India Service == | == British India Service == | ||
'''37th Regiment of Foot''' | |||
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!1st Battalion | |||
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!2nd Battalion | |||
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|Bread | |||
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|Pie | |||
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|Butter | |||
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|Ice cream | |||
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*Ceylon 1846-57 | *Ceylon 1846-57 | ||
*[[Indian Mutiny]] 1857-61 | *[[Indian Mutiny]] 1857-61 | ||
Revision as of 16:58, 24 April 2012
Also known as 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot
Chronology
- 1702 raised in Ireland as Thomas Meredith's Regiment of Foot also known until 1751 by the names of seven other colonels
- 1751 became 37th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became 37th (the North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 united with 67th Regiment of Foot to become the 1st Battalion The Hampshire Regiment
- 1946 became The Royal Hampshire Regiment
- 1992 merged with the Queens Regiment to become The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
British India Service
37th Regiment of Foot
| 1st Battalion | 2nd Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| Bread | Pie | |
| Butter | Ice cream |
- Ceylon 1846-57
- Indian Mutiny 1857-61
- Azimghur
- Arrah
- Bengal & Cawnpore 1866
- Bareilly 1867-68
- Meerut & Ramikhet 1870
- Mean Meer 1870-72
- Dagshai 1873
- Allahabad & Cawnpore & Bombay & Umballa 1874
- Dagshai 1875
Regimental journal
Journal. 1st Hampshire Regiment no. 1-6 1903-1904 and The 37th Journal. 1st Hampshire Regiment no. 7-12 1904-1905. Available at the British Library
The Hampshire Regimental Journal from 1905. The British Library has some issues from 1905, but it is unclear what the holding is. The Regimental Museum, refer below, holds issues from 1905-1992. The National Army Museum may be another source.
External Links
- 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
- Royal Hampshire Regiment Wikipedia
- 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot including deployments Regiments.org, an archived site.
- The Royal Hampshire Regiment including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion Regiments.org, an archived site.
- The Royal Hampshire Regiment British Armed Forces & National Service
- The Royal Hamphire Regiment Museum including details of the Archive www.royalhampshireregimentmuseum.co.uk
- The Royal Hampshire Regiment (The Tigers) southernlife.org.uk
- Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Wikipedia
- 37th North Hampshire Regiment of Foot www.pauljerrard.com
- Andover Family History Group
- Hampshire Genealogical Society
Historical books online
- Memoirs of the Great War by James Racine c 1920s. Scribd.com. Pages 70-101 cover his period in India as an officer with the 2/5th Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment in Secunderabad c 1915-1916 until the Battalion was transferred to Egypt. Pdf version available from Archive.org