99th Regiment of Foot
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Also known as 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot
Chronology
- 1824 raised as the 99th Regiment of Foot
- 1832 became the 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1874 became the 99th Duke of Edinburgh's (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot to form The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)
- 1921 became The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's)
- 1959 amalgamated with The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's), to form The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)
First World War
1/4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment was in India 1914 – 1917 and saw service in Palestine 1917 – 1918.[1]
External Links
- 99th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
- Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment Wikipedia
- The Wardrobe : The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum-The Story of the Infantry of Berkshire and Wiltshire. Covers the 49th, 62nd, 66th and 99th Regiments of Foot
- Regimental Time Line. Extensive details of deployments.
- Photographic search facilty.Many photos may be viewed online
- Regimental Time Line. Extensive details of deployments.
- Photograph Collection: John White MM 1/4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment In India WW1. Includes Chaubattia/ Ranikhet. flickr.com
Historical books online
- From Calcutta to Pekin: being notes taken from the journal of an officer between those places by John Hart Dunne, Captain 99th Regiment 1861 Google Books. The 2nd China War
References
- ↑ A Journal of the 1/4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment 1914 – 1918 The Wardrobe: Home of the Infantry Regiments of Berkshire and Wiltshire
