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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales_Borderers South Wales Borderers] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales_Borderers South Wales Borderers] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.royalwelsh.org.uk/regimental-museum-of-the-royal-welsh.shtml The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh (Brecon)] royalwelsh.org.uk includes [http://www.royalwelsh.org.uk/regiment/history-regiment-timeline.htm historical timeline] linking to the regiment's various deployments.  Covers [[23rd Regiment of Foot|23rd]],  24th, [[41st Regiment of Foot|41st]] and [[69th Regiment of Foot|69th Regiments of Foot]].
*[http://www.royalwelsh.org.uk/regimental-museum-of-the-royal-welsh.shtml The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh (Brecon)] royalwelsh.org.uk includes [http://www.royalwelsh.org.uk/regiment/history-regiment-timeline.htm historical timeline] linking to the regiment's various deployments.  Covers [[23rd Regiment of Foot|23rd]],  24th, [[41st Regiment of Foot|41st]] and [[69th Regiment of Foot|69th Regiments of Foot]].
**An  annotated copy of the South Wales Borderers 7th Battalion’s war diary, covering the period from September 1915 to October 1919 in [[Salonika|Macedonia]] is available from The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh.<ref>The Regimental Museum Of The Royal Welsh [https://www.facebook.com/royal.welsh.museum/photos/a.1307568786018263/1793839937391143/?type=3&theater Facebook post 14 September 2018] facebook.com/royal.welsh.museum</ref> (Brief details would appear in  ''The History of the South Wales Borderers 1914 -1918'' by C.T.Atkinson, originally published 1931, and available at the British Library in a reprint edition UIN: BLL01009164174, and online on a pay website, see below.)
**[https://www.neverforgetyourwelshheroes.org.uk Never Forget Your Welsh Heroes] a campaign of the Friends of the Royal Welsh Regimental Museum to digitise letters and diaries of Welsh soldiers.
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071007120108/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/024SWB.htm The South Wales Borderers] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071020112456/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/024-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071020111739/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/024-2.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site.<br>
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071007120108/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/024SWB.htm The South Wales Borderers] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071020112456/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/024-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071020111739/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/024-2.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site.<br>
*First World War  
*First World War  
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/commentariesonpu00lawr#page/128/mode/2up "The Second Advance of the 24th Foot at Chillianwalla"], page 128 ''Commentaries on the Punjab Campaign, 1848-49. Including some additions to the history of the Second Sikh War, from original sources'' by J H  Lawrence-Archer 1878 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/commentariesonpu00lawr#page/128/mode/2up "The Second Advance of the 24th Foot at Chillianwalla"], page 128 ''Commentaries on the Punjab Campaign, 1848-49. Including some additions to the history of the Second Sikh War, from original sources'' by J H  Lawrence-Archer 1878 Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/soldiersshikartr00mainiala#page/n7/mode/2up ''A Soldier's Shikar Trips''] by Brigadier- General H. G. Mainwaring late South Wales Borderers (24th Regiment) 1920 Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/soldiersshikartr00mainiala#page/n7/mode/2up ''A Soldier's Shikar Trips''] by Brigadier- General H. G. Mainwaring late South Wales Borderers (24th Regiment) 1920 Archive.org
 
*''The History of the South Wales Borderers 1914 -1918'' by C.T.Atkinson, originally published 1931 is available in a reprint edition,<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/history-of-the-south-wales-borderers-1914-1918/ ''History of the South Wales Borderers 1914- 1918''] by C T Atkinson, originally published 1931. Naval & Military Press.</ref> which is in turn available as an online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3 as [https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8wIfXXI19XLg-ecJX ''The History of the South Wales Borderers''] located in World WarII/Military Books/Britain/Scroll to letter T.
== Recommended Reading ==
== Recommended Reading ==
The South Wales Borderers by Christopher Wilkinson-Latham, Michael Roffe
The South Wales Borderers by Christopher Wilkinson-Latham, Michael Roffe

Revision as of 23:40, 9 December 2019

Nicknames: Howard's Greens, The Bengal Tigers
Known as South Wales Borderers

Chronology

  • 1689 raised as Sir Edward Dering's Regiment of Foot
  • 1751 became 24th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 became 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 became the South Wales Borderers
  • 1969 amalgamated with the Welch Regiment to form the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot)
1st Battalion in India 1897-1910 [1]

Records

Refer British Army - Records

Muster records at the National Archives, Kew in the series WO 12 commence at WO 12/4059 1st Battalion 1760 - 1782, and continue until WO 12/4133 2nd Battalion 1804-1805, with final item WO 12/4157 2nd Battalion 1876-1877

Regimental flash

The flash, also known as the pagri (puggaree) badge, affixed to the pagri around the sun helmet in India, consisted of two outer stripes of green and an inner stripe of white. [3]

FIBIS resources

  • FIBIS Gallery: Ludwell Collection. Ludwell was in the 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot c 1900-1910. Some photographs are dated 1905 and 1906.

External links

Historical books online

Recommended Reading

The South Wales Borderers by Christopher Wilkinson-Latham, Michael Roffe Illustrated by Michael Roffe. Published by Osprey Publishing, 1975 ISBN 0850452090 and ISBN 9780850452099 Limited View Google Books

References

  1. Dave (Heritage Plus) South Wales Borderers pre 1914 Great War Forum 03 July 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. Pur appears to be situated about 15 miles from both Muzaffarnagar and Roorkee Page 136 Highland Light Infantry Chronicle 1905
  3. FROGSMILE. Help with photograph please Great War Forum 31 March 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  4. The Regimental Museum Of The Royal Welsh Facebook post 14 September 2018 facebook.com/royal.welsh.museum
  5. History of the South Wales Borderers 1914- 1918 by C T Atkinson, originally published 1931. Naval & Military Press.