1/50 Regiment of Foot
1 Battalion 50 (the West Kent) Regiment of Foot
Unit Histories
| 23-Sep-1754 |
23-Sep-1754 |
Created |
as 1/50 Regiment of Foot (American Provincials) for service in North America |
| 25-Dec-1756 |
25-Dec-1756 |
Disbanded |
after being lost at Oswego |
| 15-Jun-1757 ? |
15-Jun-1757 ? |
Converted from |
1/52 Regiment of Foot sometime in 1757 |
| 31-Aug-1782 |
31-Aug-1782 |
Renamed |
as 1 Battalion 50 (the West Kent) Regiment of Foot |
| 25-Sep-1827 |
25-Sep-1827 |
Renamed |
as 1 Battalion 50 (Duke of Clarence's) Regiment of Foot |
| 14-Jan-1831 |
14-Jan-1831 |
Renamed |
as 1 Battalion 50 (the Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot |
| 01-Jul-1881 |
01-Jul-1881 |
Converted to |
1 The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment |
| Number of Records Returned: 7 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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