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==== Known as Green Howards ====
<small>This page was part of the ''Family History in India'' website, which was designed to help people trace their European and Anglo-Indian family history in India by Cathy Day. Cathy has kindly allowed us to transfer this information onto our wiki. This particular page was compiled by Edward Nicholl, of the UK, whose ancestor served in the 19th Regiment of Foot.</small>
Asst.-Surgeon George Atkinson, MB Served in Bhootan Expedition, 1865. Died at Hafaizai, near Ghuzni, 25 April 1880.
== Chronology ==
*'''1688''' formed from independent companies of infantry in Devon
*'''1875''' became known as the Green Howards
*'''1744''' became the 19th Regiment of Foot
*'''1782''' became the 19th (1st North Riding of Yorkshire) Regiment of Foot
*'''1875''' became the 19th (1st Yorkshire North Riding, Princess of Wales's Own) Regiment of Foot
*'''1881''' became the Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
*'''1921''' officially retitled the Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment)
*'''2006''' merged with the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire and the Duke of Wellington's Regiment to form the new Yorkshire Regiment
*'''1956''' amalgamated into The Punjab Regiment
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_Regiment Yorkshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Howards Green Howards] Wikipedia
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
