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The King´s Shropshire Light Infantry 1881-1968: Images of England

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Description for The King´s Shropshire Light Infantry 1881-1968: Images of England Paperback. Formed in 1881, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the KSLI, formerly the 53rd and 85th Regiments, did tours of duty around the world in the days of the Empire - serving in India, the Far East, the West Indies, and the Mediterranean. This book presents a picture of the life of the regiment in times of peace and war through photographs. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; JWTR; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.

This book presents a photographic record of the service of a distinguished county regiment whose origins go back to the Seven Years' War, in the middle of the eighteenth century. Formed in 1881, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the KSLI, formerly the 53rd and 85th Regiments, did tours of duty around the world in the days of the Empire - serving in India, the Far East, the West Indies, and the Mediterranean. This book also shows the KSLI on active service which took them to Egypt in 1882, the Sudan in 1885, and South Africa during the Boer War.

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This fascinating book presents a vivid picture of the life of the regiment in times of peace and war through photographs from the regimental archives, the majority of which have never before been published.

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Archive Photographs
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752411934
SKU
V9780752411934
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Peter Duckers
Peter Duckers has had a lifelong interest in Military history and is the curator of the Shropshire Regimental Museum in Shrewsbury Castle, which includes the collection of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry.

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