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*'''1938''' became The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
 
*'''1938''' became The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
 
*'''1958''' amalgamated with The East Lancashire Regiment, to form The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
 
*'''1958''' amalgamated with The East Lancashire Regiment, to form The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
== Brief History ==
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== Service in British India ==
{{Template:Origin|text=This very brief history of H.M. 82th Regiment of Foot (South Lancashire Regiment), focussing entirely on its time in India, was obtained from a number of sources listed in the Recommended Reading below. This section was part of the Family History in India website, which was designed to help people trace their British and European ancestry in colonial India by Cathy Day. Cathy has kindly allowed us to transfer this page to our wiki.}}
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*'''1857 ''' [[Indian Mutiny]] (see History of the [[88th Regiment of Foot]])  
'''1842 ''' Jamaica
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*'''1861 ''' [[Moradabad]] and [[Shahjahanpur]]
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*'''1861''' [[Delhi]] (exchanged stations with the 88th Foot in 1861)  
'''1857 ''' [[Indian Mutiny]] (see History of the [[88th Regiment of Foot]])  
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*'''1869'''  [[Bombay]]
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*'''1895''' [[Kamptee]]
'''1861 ''' Moradabad and Shahjehanpore
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*'''1899'''  [[Jubbulpore]]
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*'''1922'''  [[Mhow]]
'''1861''' [[Delhi]] (exchanged stations with the 88th Foot in 1861)  
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*'''1925'''  [[Assam]]
   
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*'''1927'''  [[Jubbulpore]]
'''1869'''  Bombay
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*'''1930'''  [[North West Frontier Province|NW Frontier]]
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*'''1933'''  [[Allahabad]]
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*'''1936'''  [[Quetta]]
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*'''1939'''  [[Bombay]]
  
 
== Recommended Reading ==
 
== Recommended Reading ==
  
''In Search of the Forlorn Hope : A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and their Records'' by John Kitzmiller ISBN 0-961926-03-1  
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''In Search of the Forlorn Hope : A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and their Records'' by John Kitzmiller ISBN 0-961926-03-1 <br>
 
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''The Colonial Wars Source Book'' by Philip Haythornthwaite ISBN 1-854091-96-4<br>
''The Colonial Wars Source Book'' by Philip Haythornthwaite ISBN 1-854091-96-4  
 
 
 
 
''British Army Pensioners Abroad'' by Norman K. Crowder ISBN 0-806314-60-5
 
''British Army Pensioners Abroad'' by Norman K. Crowder ISBN 0-806314-60-5
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
 
===Historical Books Online===
 
===Historical Books Online===
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-lYBAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover 82nd Foot Historical Record] Google Books 1866.   Indian service commences [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-lYBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA79 page 79] in 1857
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-lYBAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''Historical record of the 82nd regiment, or Prince of Wales's volunteers''] by Brevet-Major Jarvis 1866 (Google Books). Indian service commences [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-lYBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA79 page 79] in 1857
 
==Other==
 
==Other==
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/82nd_Regiment_of_Foot_(Prince_of_Wales's_Volunteers) 82nd Foot] Wikipedia<br>
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/82nd_Regiment_of_Foot_(Prince_of_Wales's_Volunteers) 82nd Foot] Wikipedia<br>

Revision as of 13:07, 8 January 2010

Chronology

  • 1793 raised as the 82nd Regiment of Foot
  • 1802 became the 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
  • 1881 amalgamated with the 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot to form The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
  • 1938 became The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
  • 1958 amalgamated with The East Lancashire Regiment, to form The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)

Service in British India

Recommended Reading

In Search of the Forlorn Hope : A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and their Records by John Kitzmiller ISBN 0-961926-03-1
The Colonial Wars Source Book by Philip Haythornthwaite ISBN 1-854091-96-4
British Army Pensioners Abroad by Norman K. Crowder ISBN 0-806314-60-5

External Links

Historical Books Online

Historical record of the 82nd regiment, or Prince of Wales's volunteers by Brevet-Major Jarvis 1866 (Google Books). Indian service commences page 79 in 1857

Other

82nd Foot Wikipedia
South Lancashire Regiment Wikipedia
Lancashire Regiment Wikipedia