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The 12th Regiment of Foot first 1st battalion embarked for the East Indies [[Madras]] in June 1796 onboard 1807 aboard the [[East Indiamen]] "[[RockinghamRoyal George]]". ", [[HawkesburyWyndham]]", "and [[Airlie CastleWexford]]" ariving in November 1807 and "quartered at [[Melville CastleFort St George]]". They were convoyed by The ships logs can be found at the frigate "Fox". Lists of British Library and list all the officers and men members of the regiment that boarded these ships have been transcribed from the ships logs held at for India along with the British Library women and put online on the [http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_advanced_search.php fibis search] website. Wives children that accompanied the men are also listedthem.

The regiment arrived in Madras in January 1797 and remained in India until 1809. During it's time in India 1808 the regiment saw action battalion took part in an expedition against [[Tranquebar]] which surrendered to the British on 8th February 1808. The battalion then proceeded to [[4th Mysore WarBengal]] taking part in the storming of . They remained at [[SeringapatamFort William]] on until they were sent to take part in an expedition against the 4th May 1799Isle of France (Mauritius).

The regiment embarked again for India from Ireland in July 1864 aboard the "Alnwick Castle", "Trafalgar", Calcutta" 1814 returned to Bengal and "Alquis". The First Battalion saw action were stationed in the Second Afghan War 1879-1881[[Berhampore]].

From 1864 1815 sent to 1907 the Suffolk Regiment always had at least one battalion serving take part in India. In St Marys Church, Bury St Edmunds, there is a brass plaque commemorating the 266 officers and men of the Second Battalion who died [[First War in India from 1864 to 1878Nepaul]].

The Suffolk Regiment 1818-1824 the battalion were also in India during World War IIat [[Meerut]].

The Suffolk Regiment Archives are held 1830 in November the regiment left [[Berampore]] and went to [[Fort William]]. On 27th December 1830 some of the regiment embarked for Europe aboard the EIC chartered ship [[Recovery]] and arrived at Gravesend on 13th May 1831. 1831 the rest of the men left [[Calcutta]] in January and arrived in Gravesend in July.  == 1868-1879 == The 1st Battalion were in India. 1868 arrived in [Suffolk Record Office[Bombay]] on 14th November on H.M.S. Euphrates. Were stationed in [[Cawnpore]] in Bury St EdmundsDecember.   == 1878-1892 ==  The 2nd battalion were in India. 1879 at the outbreak at [[Cabul]] 1880 at [[Afghanistan]] 1882 at [[Nowshera]] 1883 at [[Amritsar]] and [[Sialkote]] 1885 leaves [[Umballah]] for [[Mooltan]] 1886 at [[Mooltan]]