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*'''1964''' amalgamated with the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade to become 3rd Battalion (16th/44th Foot) Royal Anglian Regiment
== External Links ==
*[http://www.bedfordregiment.org.uk/16thfoothistory.html 16th Foot History] bedfordregiment.org.uk<br>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bedfordshire_Regiment Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_East_Anglian_Regiment 3rd East Anglian regiment] Wikipedia<br>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Anglian_Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment] Wikipedia<br>*[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Regiments/16thRegimentofFoot.html 16th Regiment of Foot] Roll-of-Honour.com
==== Historical books on-line ====
*''Historical Record of the Sixteenth, or The Bedfordshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1688, and of its subsequent services to 1848'' by Richard Cannon 1848. [http://books.google.com/books?id=keKND1Pz6pYC Google Books] [http://books.google.com/books?id=keKND1Pz6pYC&pg=PA30 Page 30] states the Regiment went to Ceylon in 1820. Indian service commenced in 1829
