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*'''1936''' [[Sialkot]]
*'''1939''' [[Rawalpindi]]
===India 1863===
In 1863 the regiment embarked for India. They served in Lucknow, Peshawar and Rawlpindi, mainly as a presence rather than engaged in military action. The regiment returned to England from Bombay arriving back on 18th December 1875. In Hereford Cathedral it is recorded that, during the service in India a total of nine officers, seventeen corporals, two drummers and 307 privates died. The majority of deaths were from cholera<ref> B S Sharples’ [http://www.bsswebsite.me.uk/Local-history/Herefordshire%20Regiment/HerefordshireRgmts.html History of the Herefordshire Regiments -Herefordshire Regiment 1]</ref>
==Regimental histories==
Refer Historical books online. An additional volume was published: ''Historical records of the Thirty-sixth Regiment from 1852 to 1881 : compiled from the official digest of services of the regiment''. London : Mitchell & Co., 1883. This [http://www.worcestershireregiment.com/wr.php?main=inc/b_36th_Foot link] advises in 2003, Golden Valley Publications produced a limited number of 30 copies (facsimile) of both the original book and its appendix in one book with a hardback cover (ISBN 0-9542578-3-9).
== References ==
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== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=I0EIAAAAQAAJ&printsec=titlepage Historical Record of the 36th Foot to 1852] Google Books. Indian service commences [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=I0EIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA38 page 38] in 1783 at Madras
===Other===
[http://web.archive.org/web/20071015190219/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/036-701.htm 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot] www.regiments.org<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/36th_(Herefordshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.worcestershireregiment.com/wr.php?main=inc/welcome The Worcestershire Regiment] www.worcestershireregiment.com<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcestershire_Regiment Worcestershire Regiment] Wikipedia<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercian_Regiment Mercian Regiment] Wikipedia<br>B S Sharples’ [http://www.bsswebsite.me.uk/Local-history/Herefordshire%20Regiment/HerefordshireRgmts.html History of the Herefordshire Regiments -Herefordshire Regiment 1]<br>[http://www.wfrmuseum.org.uk/index.htm WFR Museum] including [http://www.wfrmuseum.org.uk/archives.htm Regimental Archives]
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