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*'''1936''' [[Sialkot]] | *'''1936''' [[Sialkot]] | ||
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| + | 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). | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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[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 | [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=== | ===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 | + | [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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Revision as of 11:57, 20 September 2010
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).
References
External Links
Historical Books Online
Historical Record of the 36th Foot to 1852 Google Books. Indian service commences page 38 in 1783 at Madras
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
B S Sharples’ History of the Herefordshire Regiments -Herefordshire Regiment 1
WFR Museum including Regimental Archives
