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*[http://www.rrw.org.uk/museums/brecon/fact_sheets/2.htm 2/24th Foot Locations 1756-1948] 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://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> | *[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> | ||
| + | *[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]]. | *[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]]. | ||
*[http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:z88LWFZj4bIJ:www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2257545/pdf/brmedj04747-0041.pdf+%22volunteer+regiments%22+bengal&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjsrJkHAxSoX8FCMQ92ug46qSQxrvaWyrDhsc0_e9aKMF-ljxQ_8PW8m2lDn2Md3ywGx4MjKPrsOSb8qKlvR11q1N8WxFnMJKZhQdSPpzvqAsyzkdzsow2ywN0cVBNTCkqgqaqr&sig=AHIEtbTm6CO42igkpsVJ8rKrnHU0tAX4QA Burma 1886]. Sickness and death from the British Medical Journal | *[http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:z88LWFZj4bIJ:www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2257545/pdf/brmedj04747-0041.pdf+%22volunteer+regiments%22+bengal&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjsrJkHAxSoX8FCMQ92ug46qSQxrvaWyrDhsc0_e9aKMF-ljxQ_8PW8m2lDn2Md3ywGx4MjKPrsOSb8qKlvR11q1N8WxFnMJKZhQdSPpzvqAsyzkdzsow2ywN0cVBNTCkqgqaqr&sig=AHIEtbTm6CO42igkpsVJ8rKrnHU0tAX4QA Burma 1886]. Sickness and death from the British Medical Journal | ||
Revision as of 10:11, 7 December 2011
Nicknames: Howard's Greens, The Bengal Tigers
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
- 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, and continue until WO 12/4133 2nd Battalion 1804-1805, with final item WO 12/4157 2nd Battalion 1876-1877
External Links
- 24th Regiment of Foot www.britishempire.co.uk
- 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
- The South Wales Borderers including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion Regiments.org, an archived site.
- South Wales Borderers Museum at Brecon www.rrw.org.uk
- Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier covers 1st Dragoon Guards, 2nd Dragoon Guards or The Queen’s Bays, 23rd, 24th , 41st and 69th Regiments of Foot.
- Burma 1886. Sickness and death from the British Medical Journal
Historical books on-line
- Historical records of the 24th regiment, from its formation, in 1689 1892. Archive.org. Page 90 states the Regiment (the 1st Battalion) left Cape Town for India in 1810
- "The Second Advance of the 24th Foot at Chillianwalla", page 128 Commentaries on the Punjab Campaign, 1848-49. Including some additions to the history of the Second Sikh War, from original sources by J H Lawrence-Archer 1878 Archive.org
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
