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*'''1756''' became the 54th Regiment of Foot | *'''1756''' became the 54th Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1782''' became the 28th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot | *'''1782''' became the 28th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot | ||
| − | *'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[39th Regiment of Foot]] to form The | + | *'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[39th Regiment of Foot]] to form The Dorsetshire Regiment |
== Service in British India== | == Service in British India== | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 30 December 2011
Chronology
- 1755 raised as the 56th Regiment of Foot
- 1756 became the 54th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became the 28th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with the 39th Regiment of Foot to form The Dorsetshire Regiment
Service in British India
- 1822 India
- 1824 Burma
- 1857 Indian Mutiny
- 1871 India
- 1881 Cherat
- 1906 Madras
- 1910 Poona
- 1919 Bangalore
- 1921 Malabar
- 1942 India
Regimental journal
- The Dorset regimental journal : a paper for Dorset men and men of the Dorsets. Vol. 1, no. 1 (May 1912)-v. 3, no. 27 (July 1914) is available at the British Library
- The Dorsetshire regimental quarterly. Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 1926)-v. 19, no. 2 (June 1951) is available at the British Library
External Links
- 54th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
- The Dorsetshire Regiment Wikipedia
- The Dorset Regiment including deployments (2nd Battalion) Regiments.org, an archived site
- The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester, Dorset. Covers the 11th, 39th and 54th Regiments of Foot. Includes
- British Graves, with an earlier post from calicutheritage.blogspot.com. Privates Eley and Hutchings were killed in August 1921
