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*'''1881''' became the''' South Wales Borderers'''
*'''1969''' amalgamated with the Welch Regiment to form the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot)
==Records==
Refer [[British Army#Records|British Army - Records]]
*[http://www.rrw.org.uk/museums/brecon/fact_sheets/2.htm 2/24th Foot Locations 1756-1948] www.rrw.org.uk<br>
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071007120108/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/024SWB.htm The South Wales Borderers] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071020112456/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/024-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071020111739/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/024-2.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site.<br>
*First World War: [http://www.1914-1918.net/swb.htm 1/1st Brecknockshire Battalion, South Wales Borderers
], a Battalion of the Territorial Force, arrived in Bombay 3 December 1914, almost immediately went to Aden, subsequently returned to India and remained in India throughout the war, stationed at [[Mhow]] www.1914-1918.net
**[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rugby_pioneers/3255635108/in/gallery-23268776@N03-72157639070529513/ Photograph: Winners of the All India (Calcutta) Rugby Challenge Cup 1917] flickr.com
*[http://www.rrw.org.uk/museums/index.htm South Wales Borderers Museum at Brecon] www.rrw.org.uk
*[http://www.cardiffcastlemuseum.org.uk Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier] covers [[1st Dragoon Guards]], [[2nd Dragoon Guards]] or The Queen’s Bays, [[23rd Regiment of Foot|23rd]], 24th , [[41st Regiment of Foot|41st]] and [[69th Regiment of Foot|69th Regiments of Foot]].
