Difference between revisions of "70th Regiment of Foot"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(delete duplicate link) |
|||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
*'''1959''' amalgamated with Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) to form the The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment. | *'''1959''' amalgamated with Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) to form the The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment. | ||
*'''1966''' amalgamated to become 1st Battalion The Queen's Regiment | *'''1966''' amalgamated to become 1st Battalion The Queen's Regiment | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Regimental journal== | ||
| + | The [[British Library]] has the following catalogue references:<br> | ||
| + | ''Regimental News'' no. 5-vol. 2. no. 40. August 1920-May 1929.<br> | ||
| + | ''The Journal of the East Surrey Regiment''. vol. 2. no. 41-vol. 3. no. 68. August 1929-May 1936. and [New series.] vol. 1. no. 1-vol. 8. no. 5. November 1936-October 1959. Not published between May 1939 and November 1946. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Also available at the Surrey History Centre, refer below. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/70th_(Surrey)_Regiment_of_Foot 70th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br> | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/70th_(Surrey)_Regiment_of_Foot 70th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br> |
| − | [http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/index.html The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment] from queensroyalsurreys.org.uk including | + | *[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/index.html The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment] from queensroyalsurreys.org.uk including |
| − | [http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/time_line/time_line.html Regimental Timeline] | + | **[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/time_line/time_line.html Regimental Timeline] |
| − | + | **[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/reg_in_india/india.html Regimental India 1825-1947] ([[2nd Regiment of Foot|2nd]], [[31st Regiment of Foot|31st]], 70th Regiments of Foot) | |
| + | **[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/new_museum/new_museum.shtml Surrey Infantry Museum at Clandon Park] | ||
| + | *The regimental collection of historic documents, books and photograph albums may be found at the [http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/recreation-heritage-and-culture/archives-and-history/surrey-history-centre Surrey History Centre] | ||
| + | **[http://www.surreyarchives.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=ESR System ID: ESR] East Surrey Regiment, formerly The 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment and 70th (Surrey) Regiment: Records | ||
| + | ***For the ''Journal of the East Surrey Regiment'', 1920-1959, see J/553 in Surrey History Centre's library holdings | ||
| + | ***The bibliography (scroll down) mentions the main regimental history | ||
| + | |||
====Historical Books Online==== | ====Historical Books Online==== | ||
| − | ''Historical Record of the Seventieth, or the Surrey Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1758, and of its subsequent services to 1848'' by Richard Cannon 1849 [http://books.google.com/books?id=UjkX5H98svMC Google Books] . In 1848, at the [http://books.google.com/books?id=UjkX5H98svMC&pg=PA14 end] of the book, the Regiment had been ordered to proceed to Bengal | + | *''Historical Record of the Seventieth, or the Surrey Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1758, and of its subsequent services to 1848'' by Richard Cannon 1849 [http://books.google.com/books?id=UjkX5H98svMC Google Books] . In 1848, at the [http://books.google.com/books?id=UjkX5H98svMC&pg=PA14 end] of the book, the Regiment had been ordered to proceed to Bengal |
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 13:56, 12 August 2012
Chronology
- 1758 second battalion of the 31st Regiment of Foot became 70th (Glasgow Lowland) Regiment of Foot
- 1825 became 70th (The Surrey) Regiment
- 1881 amalgamated with 31st Regiment of Foot and became 2nd Bn the East Surrey Regiment
- 1959 amalgamated with Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) to form the The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment.
- 1966 amalgamated to become 1st Battalion The Queen's Regiment
Regimental journal
The British Library has the following catalogue references:
Regimental News no. 5-vol. 2. no. 40. August 1920-May 1929.
The Journal of the East Surrey Regiment. vol. 2. no. 41-vol. 3. no. 68. August 1929-May 1936. and [New series.] vol. 1. no. 1-vol. 8. no. 5. November 1936-October 1959. Not published between May 1939 and November 1946.
Also available at the Surrey History Centre, refer below.
External links
- 70th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
- The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment from queensroyalsurreys.org.uk including
- Regimental Timeline
- Regimental India 1825-1947 (2nd, 31st, 70th Regiments of Foot)
- Surrey Infantry Museum at Clandon Park
- The regimental collection of historic documents, books and photograph albums may be found at the Surrey History Centre
- System ID: ESR East Surrey Regiment, formerly The 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment and 70th (Surrey) Regiment: Records
- For the Journal of the East Surrey Regiment, 1920-1959, see J/553 in Surrey History Centre's library holdings
- The bibliography (scroll down) mentions the main regimental history
- System ID: ESR East Surrey Regiment, formerly The 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment and 70th (Surrey) Regiment: Records
Historical Books Online
- Historical Record of the Seventieth, or the Surrey Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1758, and of its subsequent services to 1848 by Richard Cannon 1849 Google Books . In 1848, at the end of the book, the Regiment had been ordered to proceed to Bengal
