8th Regiment of Foot

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Also known as the King's Regiment, and the The Liverpools

Chronology

  • 1685 raised as the Princess Anne of Denmark's Regiment of Foot
  • 1702 became the Queen's Regiment of Foot
  • 1715 became the King's Regiment of Foot
  • 1751 became 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 became The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
  • 1921 became The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
  • 1958 amalgamated with the 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment to become the King's Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool)
  • 2006 amalgamated with the King's Own Royal Border Regiment and the Queen's Lancashire Regiment to become the 2nd Battalion Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border)

Service in British India

1st Battalion alternated with 2nd Battalion
1801 Egypt 1833 India
1846 India 1838 Burma
1868 India 1842 India
1905 Nasirabad 1870 India
1932 Jubbulpore 1880 Afghanistan
1938 Landi Kotal 1882 Egypt
1945 India 1904 Sitapur
1906 Secunderabad
1909 Kamptee
1911 Jullunder

The regiment was at Deesa in Gujarat on 20 July 1853.

The regiment, (1st Battalion) was at Landi Kotal in 1935.[1]

External links

Historical books online

Other

The constituent regiments are the 4th, 8th, 30th, 34th, 40th, 47th, 55th, 59th, 63rd, 81st, 82nd and 96th Regiments of Foot.

References

  1. The Adventurer's Gear Thread Post 1110, 19 December 2009. Fedora Lounge. Unfortunately the photographs posted are now no longer available. Retrieved 8 March 2020.