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97th (The Earl
of Ulster's)
Regiment of Foot |
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| 1824.03.25 | 97th (The Earl
of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot raised at Winchester; named for Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany and Earl of Ulster |
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| 1881.07.01 | united with 50th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot , to form The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) | |
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| Regulars: | ||
| [1st Battalion] [1824-1881] | ||
| Depot and Reserves: | ||
| Reserve Battalion [1845-1851] | ||
? Depot Battalion
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| 46th Brigade Depot at Maidstone [1873-1881] | ||
| Sevastopol, Lucknow | |
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| Uniform: | 1824-1881: scarlet; facings: sky blue | |||||||
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| 1824.03.25 | Lt-Gen. Sir James Frederick Lyon, KCB, GCH | |
| 1829.09.07 | Lt-Gen. Hon. Sir Robert William O'Callaghan, GCB | |
| 1833.03.04 | F.M. Sir Henry (Hardinge), 1st Viscount Hardinge, GCB | |
| 1843.05.31 | Lt-Gen. Sir Charles James Napier, GCB [also 22nd Foot; CinC India] | |
| 1843.11.21 | Lt-Gen. Sir Henry Frederick Bouverie, GCB, GCMG | |
| 1852.11.29 | Lt-Gen. Henry Adolphus Proctor, CB | |
| 1859.05.14 | Gen. Sir Edward Finucane Morris, KCB | |
| 1861.12.15 | Lt-Gen. John Campbell | |
| 1869.03.03 | Gen. George Thomas Colomb | |
| 1874.03.21 | Gen. John Maxwell Perceval, CB | |
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Victoria Crosses, by Mike Chapman (VC Reference). | |
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VCs in the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regimental Museum, by Iain Stewart. | |
| Motto: | Quo fas et gloria ducunt | |
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The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Museum, Dover (Army Museums Ogilby Trust) | |
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The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Museum, Dover (Simonides listing) | |
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Queen's Own Royal West Kent Museum, Maidstone (Army Museums Ogilby Trust) | |
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Queen's Own Royal West Kent Museum, Maidstone (Simonides listing) | |
| Full Histories: | ||
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Chaplin, Howard Douglas. The 97th or Earl of Ulster's Regiment, 1824-81. Maidstone : Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regimental Museum, 1973. | |
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Edwards, H.N. The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, 50th (The Queen's Own), 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Medal Roll. Part One, 1793-1881. [s.l. : s.n.], 1928. [supplement to The Queen's Own gazette] | |
