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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 | ||
| − | *'''1881''' became the 1st Battalion, The King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment) | + | *'''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' | ||
| − | ==Service in India== | + | ==Service in British India== |
| − | + | *'''1798''' India | |
| − | *'''1846''' | + | *'''1801''' [[Ceylon]] |
| + | *'''1803''' [[1st Kandyan War]]''' | ||
| + | *'''1846''' [[Madras]] | ||
*'''1847''' [[Poonamallee]] | *'''1847''' [[Poonamallee]] | ||
*'''1848-50''' [[Bangalore]] | *'''1848-50''' [[Bangalore]] | ||
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*'''1854''' Left [[Burma]] for England | *'''1854''' Left [[Burma]] for England | ||
*'''1857''' Returned to India due to the [[Indian Mutiny]] (see below) | *'''1857''' Returned to India due to the [[Indian Mutiny]] (see below) | ||
| + | *'''1863''' India | ||
| + | *'''1872''' India | ||
| + | *'''1881''' [[Dinapore]] | ||
| + | *'''1886''' [[3rd Burma War]] | ||
===Indian Mutiny=== | ===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]]. | 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== | ||
| + | *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 == | == 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 | ||
| − | *[http://www. | + | *[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. |
| + | *[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 | ||
| + | *[http://www.lightinfantry.me.uk/koyli.htm King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry] lightinfantry.me.uk | ||
| + | *[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=== | ||
| + | *[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)
Contents
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
- 1798 India
- 1801 Ceylon
- 1803 1st Kandyan War
- 1846 Madras
- 1847 Poonamallee
- 1848-50 Bangalore
- 1851 Poonamallee
- 1852 2nd Burma War, served at Pegu
- 1854 Left Burma for England
- 1857 Returned to India due to the Indian Mutiny (see below)
- 1863 India
- 1872 India
- 1881 Dinapore
- 1886 3rd Burma War
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
- King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Wikipedia
- The Light Infantry Wikipedia
- 51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding), or The King's Own Light Infantry Regiment including deployments Regiments.org, an archived site.
- The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion Regiments.org, an archived site
- King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry lightinfantry.me.uk
- King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum
Historical books online
- A Record of the Services of the Fifty-first (Second West York), the King's Own Light Infantry by William Wheater 1870 Archive.org
