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43rd Regiment of Foot

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Also known as '''The Ox and Bucks''
== Chronology==
*'''1741''' raised as Thomas Fowke's Regiment of Foot
*'''1747''' renamed the 54th Regiment of Foot
*'''1747''' became the 43rd Regiment of Foot
*'''1751''' became the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot, to become the 1st Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
*'''1908''' became the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
*'''1958''' re-titled as the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd)
*'''1966''' amalgamated with the two other regiments of the Green Jackets Brigade to become the 1st Battalion Royal Green Jackets
*'''1992''' 1st Battalion disbanded

== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/43rd_(Monmouthshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxfordshire_and_Buckinghamshire_Light_Infantry Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Green_Jackets Royal Green Jackets] Wikipedia

[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]]

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