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Herefordshire Light Infantry

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was formed in 1861. It comprised the 1st to 8th Herefordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps and the 1st to 3rd Radnorshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, units of the
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The Herefordshire Regimental Museum focuses on the history of the regiment and is located in Suvla Barracks, Harold Street,
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in August 1915, and then having been evacuated in December 1915, transferred to Egypt.The battalion was redeployed to the
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carrying infantrymen of the 1st Battalion, Herefordshire Regiment, Germany, 2 May 1945.
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in existence from 1861 to 1967. The regiment had no lineal connection with the
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1st Administrative Battalion, Herefordshire and Radnorshire Rifle Volunteers
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The Black Bull: From Normandy to the Baltic with the 11th Armoured Division
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the regiment was expanded to three battalions. The 1st Battalion landed at
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Herefordshire Battalion, The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry)
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Leeds Rifles, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
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Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)
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For an earlier, unrelated, regiment with a similar name, see
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Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
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Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
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Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
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1st Herefordshire (Hereford and Radnor) Rifle Volunteers
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Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
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Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians)
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In 1967, as part of the re-organization of the 958:Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) 428:"History: The Herefordshire Light Infantry (TA)" 1128:Liverpool Scottish, King's (Liverpool Regiment) 753:Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 307:1st Battalion, The Herefordshire Light Infantry 1220:Military units and formations in Herefordshire 893:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1215:Regiments of the British Army in World War II 1138:Cinque Ports Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 1118:Liverpool Rifles, King's (Liverpool Regiment) 614: 8: 1210:Regiments of the British Army in World War I 1123:Liverpool Irish, King's (Liverpool Regiment) 938:Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 998:Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers) 848:Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 521:"Herefordshire Light Infantry [UK]" 621: 607: 599: 463:. British Military History. Archived from 748:Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) 718:Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 370: 368: 366: 213:1st Battalion, The Herefordshire Regiment 1028:Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 948:Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) 407:"History of the Herefordshire Regiments" 432:The Herefordshire Light Infantry Museum 362: 333:The regiment was awarded the following 1195:Infantry regiments of the British Army 923:Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 193:The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) 35: 1169:Royal Militia of the Island of Jersey 928:King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 703:King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 501:. Herefordshire Light Infantry Museum 195:. In 1908, it was transferred to the 145:36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot 29:36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot 7: 693:Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 551:Discovering English County Regiments 289:in May 1942 and participated in the 594:Herefordshire Light Infantry Museum 351:The Second World War (2 battalions) 933:King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) 313:, it was disbanded as a regiment. 25: 1096:Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion 843:Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 277:The 1st Battalion formed part of 458:"53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division" 76: 58: 988:Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 908:Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 888:Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 211:and in 1909 was renamed as the 688:Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 305:In 1947, it was re-designated 283:53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division 272:38th (Welsh) Infantry Division 187:In 1880, it was re-designated 1: 813:Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 808:King's Own Scottish Borderers 1046:Honourable Artillery Company 868:South Staffordshire Regiment 818:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 385:"The Herefordshire Regiment" 345:The Great War (3 battalions) 130:Herefordshire Light Infantry 41:Herefordshire Light Infantry 963:York and Lancaster Regiment 723:King's (Liverpool Regiment) 713:Royal Warwickshire Regiment 667:Guards Machine Gun Regiment 568:Delaforce, Patrick (2010). 285:until 159th Brigade joined 1236: 1086:Highland Cyclist Battalion 1081:Northern Cyclist Battalion 698:Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 168:formed in the wake of the 26: 913:Northamptonshire Regiment 943:King's Royal Rifle Corps 833:East Lancashire Regiment 823:Gloucestershire Regiment 708:Northumberland Fusiliers 1162:Channel Islands Militia 1106:Territorial Battalions 1056:Cambridgeshire Regiment 1023:Royal Munster Fusiliers 973:Highland Light Infantry 828:Worcestershire Regiment 768:Leicestershire Regiment 758:East Yorkshire Regiment 256:3rd Royal Tank Regiment 1205:British light infantry 1091:Kent Cyclist Battalion 1076:Herefordshire Regiment 1071:Hertfordshire Regiment 1066:Inns of Court Regiment 1051:Monmouthshire Regiment 1018:Royal Dublin Fusiliers 387:. 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Index

Herefordshire Regiment
36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot
United Kingdom
British Army
Infantry
Regiment
World War I
World War II
infantry
regiment
British Army
36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot
Volunteer Force
Crimean War
Company
the word
The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry)
Territorial Force
Harold Street
Hereford
First World War
Suvla Bay
Gallipoli
Western Front

Comet tank
3rd Royal Tank Regiment
Second World War
114th Infantry Brigade
38th (Welsh) Infantry Division

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