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*'''1881''' amalgamated with [[81st Regiment of Foot|81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment of Foot]], to form The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment | *'''1881''' amalgamated with [[81st Regiment of Foot|81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment of Foot]], to form The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment | ||
*'''1970''' amalgamated with The Lancashire Regiment to form The Queen's Lancashire Regiment | *'''1970''' amalgamated with The Lancashire Regiment to form The Queen's Lancashire Regiment | ||
| − | + | *'''2006''' amalgamated with the King’s Own Royal Border Regiment and the King’s Regiment to become the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border) | |
== Service in British India == | == Service in British India == | ||
*'''1808''' India (1st Btn) | *'''1808''' India (1st Btn) | ||
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*[http://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2016/07/the-high-cost-of-life-in-india.html "The high cost of life in India"] 14 July 2016. British Library Untold lives blog. States that inspection of two pages of the Bombay Burial Register, covering 26 March-9 July 1812 reveals nineteen entries for burials of individuals connected with the 47th Regiment. | *[http://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2016/07/the-high-cost-of-life-in-india.html "The high cost of life in India"] 14 July 2016. British Library Untold lives blog. States that inspection of two pages of the Bombay Burial Register, covering 26 March-9 July 1812 reveals nineteen entries for burials of individuals connected with the 47th Regiment. | ||
*[http://www.indian-cemeteries.org/viewimage.asp?mode=mon&ID=13 Memorial to those who died 1st Bn The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) during the stay of the Battalion in India 11.1925-2.1936] All Souls Church, Cawnpore. indian-cemeteries.org | *[http://www.indian-cemeteries.org/viewimage.asp?mode=mon&ID=13 Memorial to those who died 1st Bn The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) during the stay of the Battalion in India 11.1925-2.1936] All Souls Church, Cawnpore. indian-cemeteries.org | ||
| + | *[https://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/Regimental_History.pdf “The Regimental History of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment”] army.mod.uk | ||
| + | :The constituent regiments are the [[4th Regiment of Foot|4th]], [[8th Regiment of Foot|8th]], [[30th Regiment of Foot|30th]], [[34th Regiment of Foot|34th]], [[40th Regiment of Foot|40th]], [[47th Regiment of Foot|47th]], [[55th Regiment of Foot|55th]], [[59th Regiment of Foot|59th]], [[63rd Regiment of Foot|63rd]], [[81st Regiment of Foot|81st]], [[82nd Regiment of Foot|82nd]] and [[96th Regiment of Foot|96th]] Regiments of Foot. | ||
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Revision as of 02:49, 17 January 2018
Chronology
- 1741 raised as Sir John Mordaunt's Regiment of Foot
- 1743 became Peregrine Lascelles' Regiment of Foot
- 1747 ranked as 58th Regiment of Foot
- 1751 became 47th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became 47th (the Lancashire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with 81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment of Foot, to form The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 1970 amalgamated with The Lancashire Regiment to form The Queen's Lancashire Regiment
- 2006 amalgamated with the King’s Own Royal Border Regiment and the King’s Regiment to become the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border)
Service in British India
- 1808 India (1st Btn)
- 1817 Pindari War (1st Btn)
- 1824 1st Burma War (1st Btn)
- 1881 Bengal (2nd Btn)
- 1884 Bombay (1st Btn)
- 1884 Quetta (1st Btn)
- 1889 Mhow (1st Btn)
- 1892 Kamptee (1st Btn)
- 1910 Poona/Bangalore (2nd Btn)
- 1924 Secunderabad (1st Btn)
- 1929 Calcutta (1st Btn)
- 1931 Waziristan (1st Btn)
- 1932 Cawnpore (1st Btn)
British Library
The British Library has the books
- The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, in 2 Volumes, by Colonel H. C. Wylly 1933
- A short history of the Loyal Regiment 1965
External Links
- 47th Foot Wikipedia
- Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Wikipedia
- Queen's Lancashire Regiment Wikipedia
- 47th (the Lancashire) Regiment of Foot including deployments Regiments.org, an archived site
- The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) including deployments:1st Battalion and 2nd Battalion Regiments.org, an archived site
- Lancashire Infantry Museum, includes the East Lancashire Regiment (30th and 59th of Foot), the South Lancashire Regiment (40th and 82nd of Foot), the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (47th and 81st of Foot)
- "The high cost of life in India" 14 July 2016. British Library Untold lives blog. States that inspection of two pages of the Bombay Burial Register, covering 26 March-9 July 1812 reveals nineteen entries for burials of individuals connected with the 47th Regiment.
- Memorial to those who died 1st Bn The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) during the stay of the Battalion in India 11.1925-2.1936 All Souls Church, Cawnpore. indian-cemeteries.org
- “The Regimental History of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment” army.mod.uk
- The constituent regiments are the 4th, 8th, 30th, 34th, 40th, 47th, 55th, 59th, 63rd, 81st, 82nd and 96th Regiments of Foot.
