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'''Known as The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI)'''
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Known as the '''King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI)'''
  
 
== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
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*'''1809''' became the 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Regiment of Light Infantry
 
*'''1809''' became the 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Regiment of Light Infantry
 
*'''1821''' became the 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding, The King's Own Light Infantry) Regiment
 
*'''1821''' became the 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding, The King's Own Light Infantry) Regiment
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*'''1881''' became the 1st Battalion, The King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment)
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*'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[2nd Madras (European) Light Infantry|105th Regiment of Foot]] and became the 1st Battalion, The King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment)
 
*'''1897''' became The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
 
*'''1897''' became The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
 
*'''1921''' became '''The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry'''
 
*'''1921''' became '''The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry'''
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*'''2007''' merged with the Royal Green Jackets to form The Rifles becoming '5 RIFLES'
 
*'''2007''' merged with the Royal Green Jackets to form The Rifles becoming '5 RIFLES'
  
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A researcher has advised: The 51st Light Infantry arrived at Calcutta from England in December of 
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==Service in British India==
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1857.  The Regiment remained stationed near the seat of government in  Calcutta and although the odd man or two might have been on detachment with  other regiments and thus have seen action, as a regiment the 51st saw no fighting during the Mutiny and did not qualify for the Indian Mutiny medal.
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*'''1798''' India
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*'''1801''' [[Ceylon]]
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*'''1803''' [[1st Kandyan War]]'''
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*'''1846''' [[Madras]]
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*'''1847''' [[Poonamallee]]
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*'''1848-50''' [[Bangalore]]
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*'''1851''' Poonamallee
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*'''1852''' [[2nd Burma War]], served at [[Pegu]]
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*'''1854''' Left [[Burma]] for England
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*'''1857''' Returned to India due to the [[Indian Mutiny]] (see below)
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*'''1863''' India
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*'''1872''' India
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*'''1881''' [[Dinapore]]
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*'''1886''' [[3rd Burma War]]
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===Indian Mutiny===
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With the exception of a few detachments, the regiment saw no action during the Mutiny and thus were not awarded the Indian Mutiny [[medal]].
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==Regimental journal==
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*The [[British Library]] catalogue lists
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**''The Bugle. A paper for the men of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry''. vol. 18. no. 2.-vol. 19. no. 9. Dec. 1900-July 1902.
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**''The Bugle. The monthly journal of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry''. 1922-
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* The [[National Army Museum]], in its online catalogue lists editions for 1903-1906 and a broken range of editions from 1922
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/51st_(2nd_Yorkshire_West_Riding)_Regiment_of_Foot King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry] Wikipedia
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/51st_(2nd_Yorkshire_West_Riding)_Regiment_of_Foot King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry] Wikipedia
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Light_Infantry The Light Infantry] Wikipedia
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Light_Infantry The Light Infantry] Wikipedia
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*[http://www.lightinfantry.org.uk/regiments/koyli/kingyork_index.htm KOYLIs on Lightinfantry.org]
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080106070531/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/051-757.htm 51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding), or The King's Own Light Infantry Regiment] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20080113182444/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/051-1.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site.
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071218193527/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/051KOYLI.htm The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20080113182444/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/051-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221233651/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/105.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site
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*[http://www.lightinfantry.me.uk/koyli.htm King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry] lightinfantry.me.uk
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*[http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/Leisure_and_Culture/Museums_and_Galleries/Doncaster_Museum_and_Art_Gallery/Kings_Own_Yorkshire_Light_Infantry_Museum.asp King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum]
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===Historical books online===
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/arecordservices00willgoog#page/n4/mode/2up ''A Record of the Services of the Fifty-first (Second West York), the King's Own Light Infantry''] by William Wheater 1870 Archive.org
  
 
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 07:13, 20 July 2015

Known as the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI)

Chronology

  • 1755 raised in Leeds as the 53rd Regiment of Foot
  • 1757 renumbered 51st Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 became the 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Regiment of Foot
  • 1809 became the 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Regiment of Light Infantry
  • 1821 became the 51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding, The King's Own Light Infantry) Regiment
  • 1881 amalgamated with the 105th Regiment of Foot and became the 1st Battalion, The King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment)
  • 1897 became The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
  • 1921 became The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
  • 1968 became the 2nd Battalion of The Light Infantry (2LI)
  • 2007 merged with the Royal Green Jackets to form The Rifles becoming '5 RIFLES'

Service in British India

Indian Mutiny

With the exception of a few detachments, the regiment saw no action during the Mutiny and thus were not awarded the Indian Mutiny medal.

Regimental journal

  • The British Library catalogue lists
    • The Bugle. A paper for the men of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. vol. 18. no. 2.-vol. 19. no. 9. Dec. 1900-July 1902.
    • The Bugle. The monthly journal of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 1922-
  • The National Army Museum, in its online catalogue lists editions for 1903-1906 and a broken range of editions from 1922

External Links


Historical books online

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