45th Regiment of Foot

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Also known as The Sherwood Foresters

History

  • 1741 raised as Daniel Houghton's Regiment of Foot
  • 1751 became the 45th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 became the 45th (the Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 united with 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot to become 1st Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment)
  • 1902 became The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
  • 1970 amalgamated with The Worcestershire Regiment to form The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot)
  • 2007 amalgamated with with The Cheshire Regiment and The Staffordshire Regiment to form The Mercian Regiment


External Links

45th (Nottinghamshire) (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment of Foot www.regiments.org, an archived site.
The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) including 1st Battalion deployments www.regiments.org, an archived site.
Sherwood Foresters British Armed Forces & National Service. Includes deployments
45th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Mercian Regiment Wikipedia

Historical Books on-line

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