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*'''2006''' amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single large Royal Regiment of Scotland becoming The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS)
*'''2006''' amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single large Royal Regiment of Scotland becoming The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS)


== External Links ==
== External links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/77th_(East_Middlesex)_Regiment_of_Foot 77th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/77th_(East_Middlesex)_Regiment_of_Foot 77th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Middlesex_Regiment The Middlesex Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Middlesex_Regiment The Middlesex Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
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*[http://www.armymuseums.org.uk/museums/0000000082-Princess-of-Wales-s-Royal-Regiment--Queen-s-Regiment-Museum.htm Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment & Queen's Regiment Museum] Armymuseums.org
*[http://www.armymuseums.org.uk/museums/0000000082-Princess-of-Wales-s-Royal-Regiment--Queen-s-Regiment-Museum.htm Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment & Queen's Regiment Museum] Armymuseums.org
*[http://wibbo-archive.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/out-in-india.html Photograph: "A" Company, 3rd Middlesex Regiment. Winners Football, 1912, Lebong, India.] wibbo-archive.blogspot.com
*[http://wibbo-archive.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/out-in-india.html Photograph: "A" Company, 3rd Middlesex Regiment. Winners Football, 1912, Lebong, India.] wibbo-archive.blogspot.com
*[http://www.1914-1918.net/msex.htm 1/9th Battalion and 1/10th Battalion Middlesex Regiment] Both battalions sailed 30 October 1914  from Southampton for India, arriving Bombay on 2 December 1914. The 1/9th Battalion eventually moved to Mesopotamia, arriving Basra on 24 November 1917, and joined the 53rd Brigade of the 18th Indian Division. It remained in that theatre until the end of the war.. The 1/10th Battalion remained in India until the end of the war.  www.1914-1918.net
*[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/the-duke-of-cambridges-own-middlesex-regiment/ The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment)] 1/9th Battalion and 1/10th Battalion Middlesex Regiment: Both battalions sailed 30 October 1914  from Southampton for India, arriving Bombay on 2 December 1914. The 1/9th Battalion eventually moved to Mesopotamia, arriving Basra on 24 November 1917, and joined the 53rd Brigade of the 18th Indian Division. It remained in that theatre until the end of the war. The 1/10th Battalion remained in India until the end of the war.  longlongtrail.co.uk.
**[http://www.flickr.com/photos/58031268@N03  David Prebble’s Photostream]. flickr.com Some of the photographs are labelled “1/9th Middlesex Regiment India 1914 to 1920” and it very probable all the photographs are of this regiment, in England or India.
**[http://www.flickr.com/photos/58031268@N03  David Prebble’s Photostream]. flickr.com Some of the photographs are labelled “1/9th Middlesex Regiment India 1914 to 1920” and it very probable all the photographs are of this regiment, in England or India.
**[http://www.king-emperor.com/Photographs%20-%20103rd%20Mahrattas%20-%201-9th%20Middlesex%20Regt..html Photographs: 1/9th Middlesex Regiment in India 1914-1918] king-emperor.com. Taken by then Sgt Maurice Mendes, later commissioned.
**[http://www.king-emperor.com/Photographs%20-%20103rd%20Mahrattas%20-%201-9th%20Middlesex%20Regt..html Photographs: 1/9th Middlesex Regiment in India 1914-1918] king-emperor.com. Taken by then Sgt Maurice Mendes, later commissioned.

Revision as of 06:25, 26 April 2019

Chronology

  • 1787 raised as 77th (Hindoostan) Regiment of Foot by EIC for service in India when war with the French was imminent
  • 1807 renamed the 77th (the East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot
  • 1876 renamed the 77th (the East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot (The Duke of Cambridge's Own)
  • 1881 united with 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot to form The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
  • 1966 amalgamated with three other regiments to become 4th Battalion The Queen's Regiment
  • 1992 amalgamated with The Royal Hampshire Regiment to become Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
  • 2006 amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single large Royal Regiment of Scotland becoming The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS)

External links

Historical books on-line