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The South Wales Borderers by Christopher Wilkinson-Latham, Michael Roffe
 
The South Wales Borderers by Christopher Wilkinson-Latham, Michael Roffe
 
Illustrated by Michael Roffe. Published by Osprey Publishing, 1975
 
Illustrated by Michael Roffe. Published by Osprey Publishing, 1975
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ISBN 0850452090 and ISBN 9780850452099 [http://books.google.com/books?id=Kv5Z2DBV2swC&pg=PA15  Limited View Google Books]
  
 
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
 
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Revision as of 12:20, 20 August 2009

Known as South Wales Borderers

Chronology

  • 1689 raised as Sir Edward Dering's Regiment of Foot
  • 1751 became 24th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 became 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 became the South Wales Borderers
  • 1935 became The Buffs, (Royal East Kent Regiment)
  • 1969 amalgamated with the Welch Regiment to form the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot)

External Links

South Wales Borderers Wikipedia
Royal Regiment of Wales History www.rrw.org.uk
24th in 2nd Sikh War www.rrw.org.uk
1/24th Foot Locations 1689-1969 www.rrw.org.uk
2/24th Foot Locations 1756-1948 www.rrw.org.uk

Recommended Reading

The South Wales Borderers by Christopher Wilkinson-Latham, Michael Roffe Illustrated by Michael Roffe. Published by Osprey Publishing, 1975 ISBN 0850452090 and ISBN 9780850452099 Limited View Google Books