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*'''1935''' became The Buffs, (Royal East Kent Regiment) | *'''1935''' became The Buffs, (Royal East Kent Regiment) | ||
*'''1969''' amalgamated with the Welch Regiment to form the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot) | *'''1969''' amalgamated with the Welch Regiment to form the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot) | ||
| + | ==Records== | ||
| + | Refer [[British Army#Records|British Army - Records]] | ||
| + | Muster records at the National Archives, Kew in the series WO 12 commence at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/browser.asp?CATLN=3&CATID=13072&POSCATLN=6&POSCATID=4061000 WO 12/4059 1st Battalion 1760 - 1782], [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/browser.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3160522&GPE=False&MARKER=0 WO 12/4133 2nd Battalion 1804-1805], with final item | ||
| + | [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATID=3160546&CATLN=6&accessmethod=5 WO 12/4157 2nd Battalion 1876-1877] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales_Borderers South Wales Borderers] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.rrw.org.uk/regiment/history.htm Royal Regiment of Wales History] www.rrw.org.uk<br>[http://www.rrw.org.uk/museums/brecon/fact_sheets/4.htm 24th in 2nd Sikh War] www.rrw.org.uk<br>[http://www.rrw.org.uk/museums/brecon/fact_sheets/1.htm 1/24th Foot Locations 1689-1969] www.rrw.org.uk<br>[http://www.rrw.org.uk/museums/brecon/fact_sheets/2.htm 2/24th Foot Locations 1756-1948] www.rrw.org.uk<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales_Borderers South Wales Borderers] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.rrw.org.uk/regiment/history.htm Royal Regiment of Wales History] www.rrw.org.uk<br>[http://www.rrw.org.uk/museums/brecon/fact_sheets/4.htm 24th in 2nd Sikh War] www.rrw.org.uk<br>[http://www.rrw.org.uk/museums/brecon/fact_sheets/1.htm 1/24th Foot Locations 1689-1969] www.rrw.org.uk<br>[http://www.rrw.org.uk/museums/brecon/fact_sheets/2.htm 2/24th Foot Locations 1756-1948] www.rrw.org.uk<br> | ||
Revision as of 10:27, 23 December 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)
Records
Refer British Army - Records Muster records at the National Archives, Kew in the series WO 12 commence at WO 12/4059 1st Battalion 1760 - 1782, WO 12/4133 2nd Battalion 1804-1805, with final item WO 12/4157 2nd Battalion 1876-1877
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
