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===First World War===
===First World War===
Three Garrison Battalions were sent to India. Garrison Battalions were composed of men who were classified medically unfit for front line war operations.  
Three Garrison Battalions were sent to India. Garrison Battalions were composed of men who were classified medically unfit for front line war operations.  
*1st Garrison Battalion: Formed in Bedford in December 1915. Moved to India in February 1916. Came under command of the Dehra Dun Brigade in the 7th (Meerut) Divisional Area. Moved in March 1918 to the Delhi Brigade in the same area.
*1st Garrison Battalion: Formed in Bedford in December 1915. Moved to India in February 1916. Came under command of the Dehra Dun Brigade in the 7th (Meerut) Divisional Area. Moved in March 1918 to the Delhi Brigade in the same area.<ref name=LLT >[http://www.1914-1918.net/bedfords.htm The Bedfordshire Regiment] The Long, Long Trail </ref>
*2nd Garrison Battalion. Formed in Bedford in December 1916. Moved to India in February 1917. Came under command of the Karachi Brigade in the 4th (Quetta) Division.
 
*3rd Garrison Battalion. Formed in Bedford in January 1917. Moved to India and thence to Burma. Came under command of the Burma Division and under the Rangoon Brigade of the same Division in November 1917.<ref>[http://www.1914-1918.net/bedfords.htm The Bedfordshire Regiment] The Long, Long Trail </ref>
:Additional information: The 1st Garrison Battalion  was raised at Seaford 18/12/15 by Major Smithers by the transfer of about 400 ranks from the Middlesex Regiment, 200 men of the Suffolk Regiment and by drafts of men from the Essex Surrey, Kent and Sussex Regiments.
:The Battalion reached Delhi Fort March 1916 where they remained for 3 years. March 26th [1916], 300 men under Major Ward went to [[Mussoorie|Landour]] a hill station.
:The Battalion lost 51 men during its stay in Delhi and they rest in Delhi Cemetery. Tombstones were erected and the Regiment placed a brass tablet to their memory in St James Church, Delhi.<ref>inniskilling dragoos [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=239090&p=2398206 1st Garrison Battalion Bedfordfordshire Regiment] ''Great War Forum''  11May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016. Based on an article  by Colonel  William Blakeney, who served with the Battalion during the whole of its stay in India </ref>
 
*2nd Garrison Battalion. Formed in Bedford in December 1916. Moved to India in February 1917. Came under command of the Karachi Brigade in the 4th (Quetta) Division.<ref name=LLT />
*3rd Garrison Battalion. Formed in Bedford in January 1917. Moved to India and thence to Burma. Came under command of the Burma Division and under the Rangoon Brigade of the same Division in November 1917.<ref name=LLT />
 
The three Garrison Battalions were disbanded in January 1920.<ref>The 1st, 2nd and 3rd (Garrison) Battalions "The Bedfordshire Regiment in the Great War". Refer External links.</ref>


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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*[http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/ArchivesAndRecordOffice.aspx Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service] has [http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/SummaryofArchiveHoldings.aspx Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regimental archives] including [http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/NewsletterArticles/AttestationBooks.aspx post 1920 soldiers’ attestation and discharge books]
*[http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/ArchivesAndRecordOffice.aspx Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service] has [http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/SummaryofArchiveHoldings.aspx Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regimental archives] including [http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/NewsletterArticles/AttestationBooks.aspx post 1920 soldiers’ attestation and discharge books]
*[http://www.maltaramc.com/regmltgar/1bedford.html 1st Bedfordshire left Malta 20 Dec 1890 for Bombay] maltaramc.com
*[http://www.maltaramc.com/regmltgar/1bedford.html 1st Bedfordshire left Malta 20 Dec 1890 for Bombay] maltaramc.com
*[http://bedfordregiment.org.uk/otherbn/garrisonbattalions.html  The 1st, 2nd and 3rd (Garrison) Battalions] "The Bedfordshire Regiment in the Great War". Contains a link to photographs.


==== Historical books on-line ====
==== Historical books on-line ====

Revision as of 05:41, 12 May 2016

Known as The Bedfordshire Regiment

History

  • 1688 raised as Douglas' Regiment of Foot by Col Archibald Douglas
  • 1751 became 16th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 became 16th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment of Foot
  • 1809 became 16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 became The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (known as The Bedfordshire Regiment until 1919)
  • 1958 merged with The Essex Regiment to form the 1st Battalion 3rd East Anglian Regiment
  • 1964 amalgamated with the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade to become 3rd Battalion (16th/44th Foot) Royal Anglian Regiment

Service in British India

First World War

Three Garrison Battalions were sent to India. Garrison Battalions were composed of men who were classified medically unfit for front line war operations.

  • 1st Garrison Battalion: Formed in Bedford in December 1915. Moved to India in February 1916. Came under command of the Dehra Dun Brigade in the 7th (Meerut) Divisional Area. Moved in March 1918 to the Delhi Brigade in the same area.[1]
Additional information: The 1st Garrison Battalion was raised at Seaford 18/12/15 by Major Smithers by the transfer of about 400 ranks from the Middlesex Regiment, 200 men of the Suffolk Regiment and by drafts of men from the Essex Surrey, Kent and Sussex Regiments.
The Battalion reached Delhi Fort March 1916 where they remained for 3 years. March 26th [1916], 300 men under Major Ward went to Landour a hill station.
The Battalion lost 51 men during its stay in Delhi and they rest in Delhi Cemetery. Tombstones were erected and the Regiment placed a brass tablet to their memory in St James Church, Delhi.[2]
  • 2nd Garrison Battalion. Formed in Bedford in December 1916. Moved to India in February 1917. Came under command of the Karachi Brigade in the 4th (Quetta) Division.[1]
  • 3rd Garrison Battalion. Formed in Bedford in January 1917. Moved to India and thence to Burma. Came under command of the Burma Division and under the Rangoon Brigade of the same Division in November 1917.[1]

The three Garrison Battalions were disbanded in January 1920.[3]

External Links

Historical books on-line

  • Historical Record of the Sixteenth, or The Bedfordshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1688, and of its subsequent services to 1848 by Richard Cannon 1848. Google Books Page 30 states the Regiment went to Ceylon in 1820. Indian service commenced in 1829
  • Narrative of a Three Month's March in India by Harriette Ashmore, Wife of an Officer in the 16th Foot London 1841 Google Books

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Bedfordshire Regiment The Long, Long Trail
  2. ↑ inniskilling dragoos 1st Garrison Battalion Bedfordfordshire Regiment Great War Forum 11May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016. Based on an article by Colonel William Blakeney, who served with the Battalion during the whole of its stay in India
  3. ↑ The 1st, 2nd and 3rd (Garrison) Battalions "The Bedfordshire Regiment in the Great War". Refer External links.
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