1/39th Foot (Dorsetshire) Regiment

1825 - 1832

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The Regiments
Known as (nickname)................................................... " Shankey's Horses" , " The Green Linnets "
Facings............................................................................ PEA GREEN
Braided Lace.................................................................. Gold
Service in Australia ....................................................... Arrived in Australia toward the end of 1825. The Regiment saw service in Hobart, Sydney, Western Australia & Bathurst ,leaving on July the 5th 1832 to see service in India
Commanding Officer.....................................................Lieut. Colonel P. Lindesey

Surnames of the 39th Regiment Soldiers who stayed
Weapons used by the 39th Regiment
Representation of the 39th Regiment Uniform: Ships the 39th sailed on; Settlement at Raffles Bay

This Regiment began its military term in 1702 and was named Colonel Richard Coot's Regiment of Foot.
The following is a history of many name changes.
1702.....Colonel Richard Coot's Regiment of Foot.
1751.....39th Regiment of Foot
1782.....39th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot
1807.....39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot
1881..... Amalgamated with 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot became 1st Battalion The Dorsetshire Regiment
1951.....The Dorset Regiment

Military records of the Regiments , Pay rolls, Pay Musters, Cemetery Records, Church Records & General Muster Records. etc etc
References :Records of the 39th ,Mitchell Library, Sydney, Australia.

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