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6th (Service) Battalion: Moved to Gallipoli in July 1915. Went to Egypt in January 1916 and thence to Mesopotamia.<ref>[http://www.1914-1918.net/kingsown.htm The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)] The Long. Long Trail</ref>. Note that there is at least one burial In India <ref>[http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1450896/ Peter Prince] CWGC</ref> for a man sent from Mesopotamia on medical grounds, thought to be a burial at [[Murree]] whose grave is marked  'died in Murree of wounds received in Mesopotamia'.<ref>Khyber Pass and kenf48  [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/225793-15th-royal-west-surrey-murree-aug-1916/?do=findComment&comment=2301225 1/5th Royal West Surrey, Murree, Aug 1916] ''Great War Forum'' 28 August 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2019.</ref>
6th (Service) Battalion: Moved to Gallipoli in July 1915. Went to Egypt in January 1916 and thence to Mesopotamia.<ref>[http://www.1914-1918.net/kingsown.htm The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)] The Long. Long Trail</ref>. Note that there is at least one burial In India <ref>[http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1450896/ Peter Prince] CWGC</ref> for a man sent from Mesopotamia on medical grounds, thought to be a burial at [[Murree]] whose grave is marked  'died in Murree of wounds received in Mesopotamia'.<ref>Khyber Pass and kenf48  [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/225793-15th-royal-west-surrey-murree-aug-1916/?do=findComment&comment=2301225 1/5th Royal West Surrey, Murree, Aug 1916] ''Great War Forum'' 28 August 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2019.</ref>


== External Links ==
== External links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_(The_King%27s_Own)_Regiment_of_Foot King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_(The_King%27s_Own)_Regiment_of_Foot King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/4thkingsown.htm The King's Own Regiment] British Empire website<br>
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/4thkingsown.htm The King's Own Regiment] British Empire website<br>
*[http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Shortt,_Captain_James_Symington:_Court_Martial_transcript,_21_Jan_1847,_Kamptee,_India Shortt, Captain James Symington: Court Martial transcript, 21 Jan 1847, Kamptee, India] Your Archives<br>
*[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20091004074618/http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Shortt%2C_Captain_James_Symington:_Court_Martial_transcript%2C_21_Jan_1847%2C_Kamptee%2C_India Shortt, Captain James Symington: Court Martial transcript, 21 Jan 1847, Kamptee, India] From WO 71/329, The National Archives. webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080115004302/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/004KORR.htm The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071216215903/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/004-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20080123122404/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/004-2.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site.<br>
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080115004302/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/004KORR.htm The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071216215903/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/004-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20080123122404/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/004-2.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site.<br>
*[http://www.kingsownmuseum.com King's Own Royal Regiment Museum Lancaster]. There are references to India through the website, including
*[http://www.kingsownmuseum.com King's Own Royal Regiment Museum Lancaster]. There are references to India through the website, including
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[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
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Latest revision as of 07:59, 20 July 2024

Also known as King's Own Royal Regiment

Chronology

  • 1680 raised as the 2nd Tangier, or Earl of Plymouth's Regiment of Foot
  • 1684 became The Duchess of York and Albany's Regiment of Foot
  • 1685 became The Queen's Regiment
  • 1702 became The Queen's Regiment of Marines
  • 1710 became The Queen's Regiment of Foot
  • 1715 became The King's Own Regiment of Foot
  • 1751 became 4th or the King's Own Regiment of Foot
  • 1867 became 4th (The King's Own Royal) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 became The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
  • 1959 amalgamated with The Border Regiment into the The King's Own Royal Border Regiment
  • 2006 amalgamated with the King’s Regiment, and the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment to become the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border)

First World War

6th (Service) Battalion: Moved to Gallipoli in July 1915. Went to Egypt in January 1916 and thence to Mesopotamia.[1]. Note that there is at least one burial In India [2] for a man sent from Mesopotamia on medical grounds, thought to be a burial at Murree whose grave is marked 'died in Murree of wounds received in Mesopotamia'.[3]

External links

The constituent regiments are the 4th, 8th, 30th, 34th, 40th, 47th, 55th, 59th, 63rd, 81st, 82nd and 96th Regiments of Foot.

Historical books online

References

  1. ↑ The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) The Long. Long Trail
  2. ↑ Peter Prince CWGC
  3. ↑ Khyber Pass and kenf48 1/5th Royal West Surrey, Murree, Aug 1916 Great War Forum 28 August 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
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