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*'''1863''' India | *'''1863''' India | ||
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*'''1939''' [[Rawalpindi]] | *'''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’ [https://web.archive.org/web/20211017184723/http://www.bsswebsite.me.uk/Local-history/Herefordshire%20Regiment/HerefordshireRgmts.html History of the Herefordshire Regiments -Herefordshire Regiment 1], now archived.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==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). | ||
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| + | ==Regimental journals== | ||
| + | ''The Green ’Un'' was published regularly from November 1922-March 1927, but there were some earlier editions<br> | ||
| + | ''Firm. The Journal of the Worcestershire Regiment'' was published from 1927.<br> | ||
| + | This [http://www.worcestershireregiment.com/wr.php?main=inc/Regimental_Magazine link] gives further details.<br> | ||
| + | Both these journals are available at the [[British Library]] | ||
| + | == References == | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
| + | ===Historical books online=== | ||
| + | *[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 | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/details/worcestershirereggreatwar/page/n15/mode/2up ''The Worcestershire Regiment in the Great War''] by Captain H FitzM Stacke (Henry FitzMaurice) 1928 Archive.org | ||
| + | ===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://www.worcestershireregiment.com/wr.php?main=inc/PRO_records Worcestershire Regiment Records held at the National Archives, Kew] | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcestershire_Regiment Worcestershire Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercian_Regiment Mercian Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20071226171157/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/036-701.htm 36th (Herefordshire)Regiment of Foot] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071214092230/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/036-1.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived website | ||
| + | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20071218204125/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/029Worcs.htmThe Worcestershire Regiment] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221233559/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/029-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071214092230/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/036-1.htm 2nd Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071111143028/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/029w-4.htm 4th Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived website | ||
| + | *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.worcestershireregiment.com The Worcestershire Regiment] | ||
| + | **[http://www.worcestershireregiment.com/h_waziristan.php "Waziristan (1940) - The North-West Frontier"] worcestershireregiment.com. Scroll down for a photograph of a Indian Army Crossley armoured car. | ||
| + | *[https://worcestershireandmercianregimentmuseum.org/ Museum] Mercian Regiment Museum at Worcester. | ||
| + | **[https://worcestershireandmercianregimentmuseum.org/worcestershire-regiment-ancestors/ Regimental Archives] | ||
| + | *[https://www.stand-firm-strike-hard.org.uk Museum of the Mercian Regiment] at Nottingham Castle. The museum informs and educates about the history of The Mercian Regiment, The Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters & The Sherwood Foresters. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:48, 30 November 2023
Also known as 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot
Contents
Chronology
- 1694 raised as Viscount Charlemont's Regiment of Foot
- 1698 disbanded
- 1701 raised again as Viscount Charlemont's Regiment of Foot also known by the names of eleven other colonels until 1751
- 1751 became 36th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became 36th (the Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 united with 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot, to become 2nd Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment
- 1970 amalgamated with The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) to become Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment
- 2004 amalgamated with the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment and the Staffordshire Regiment to form the new Mercian Regiment
Service in British India
- 1783 Arrived at Madras in July
- 1783 2nd Mysore War
- 1789 3rd Mysore War
- 1793 Pondicherry
- 1798 Departed India
- 1863 India
- 1904 Ceylon
- 1906 Ahmadnagar
- 1909 Jhansi
- 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[1]
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 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).
Regimental journals
The Green ’Un was published regularly from November 1922-March 1927, but there were some earlier editions
Firm. The Journal of the Worcestershire Regiment was published from 1927.
This link gives further details.
Both these journals are available at the British Library
References
- ↑ B S Sharples’ History of the Herefordshire Regiments -Herefordshire Regiment 1, now archived.
External links
Historical books online
- Historical Record of the 36th Foot to 1852 Google Books. Indian service commences page 38 in 1783 at Madras
- The Worcestershire Regiment in the Great War by Captain H FitzM Stacke (Henry FitzMaurice) 1928 Archive.org
Other
- 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot www.regiments.org
- 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
- The Worcestershire Regiment www.worcestershireregiment.com
- Worcestershire Regiment Wikipedia
- Mercian Regiment Wikipedia
- 36th (Herefordshire)Regiment of Foot including deployments Regiments.org, an archived website
- Worcestershire Regiment including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 4th Battalion Regiments.org, an archived website
- B S Sharples’ History of the Herefordshire Regiments -Herefordshire Regiment 1
- The Worcestershire Regiment
- "Waziristan (1940) - The North-West Frontier" worcestershireregiment.com. Scroll down for a photograph of a Indian Army Crossley armoured car.
- Museum Mercian Regiment Museum at Worcester.
- Museum of the Mercian Regiment at Nottingham Castle. The museum informs and educates about the history of The Mercian Regiment, The Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters & The Sherwood Foresters.
