68th Regiment of Foot

Also known as The Northumberland Fusiliers

Chronology

1745 raised as the 68th Regiment of Foot by John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
1746 disbanded
1758 2nd Battalion, 23rd Regiment of Foot redesignated as the 68th Regiment of Foot
1782 became 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot
1808 became 68th (Durham Light Infantry) Regiment
1881 amalgamated with the 106th Regiment of Foot(Bombay Light Infantry) and became the 1st Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
1968 amalgamated with three other county light infantry regiments to become 4th Battalion The Light Infantry
1969 4th Battalion (formerly Durham Light Infantry) was disbanded

68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) Wikipedia
The Durham Light Infantry www.lightinfantry.me.uk
Durham Light Infantry Wikipedia
The Light Infantry Wikipedia
68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) including deployments Regiments.org, an archived site.
The Durham Light Infantry including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion Regiments.org, an archived site
Durham County Record Office holds Durham Light Infantry Records
The Story of Jimmy Durham includes two photographs in India and Burma 1897-1899. Durham County Record Office.