Page59: Sgt C.Whitmore, Major Gen Cassels, Cottle, Borwick, Houghton-Berry, Knight, Pendelburry, Whitmore, Wade. The regiment was formed in 1881 as The King’s Light Infantry (Shropshire Regiment) by merging the 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot and the 85th The King’s Regiment of Light Infantry (Bucks Volunteers). Page57: Lt J.Wybrow. Forage cap button, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry), 1895 (c). Complete & intact. This was closely followed by the Korean War (1950-53), where it was the longest-serving British regiment, alongside the King's Own Scottish Borderers. Men of C Company, 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, enjoy a last cigarette before a night patrol. In 1919, 2nd Battalion moved to Ireland during the Irish War of Independence (1919-21). Origins The regiment was formed in 1881 as The King’s Light Infantry (Shropshire Regiment) by merging the 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot and the 85th The King’s Regiment of Light Infantry (Bucks Volunteers). In 1968, the five regiments of the Light Infantry Brigade (the KSLI, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and Durham Light Infantry) amalgamated to form The Light Infantry, with the 1st KSLI being redesignated as the 3rd Battalion of the new regiment. Page91: Tony and don LevendonPage92: Cpl. BODEN K.S.L.I. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI) was a regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881, but with antecedents dating back to 1755.The KSLI was amalgamated with three other county light infantry regiments in 1968 to became part of The Light Infantry.In February 2007 The Light Infantry itself became part of the new large regiment, The Rifles. Let us know. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, Read about our fair use policy and why we are doing this, 6005 - KINGS SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY COLLECTION, 6005/SHYKS/7 - Photographs, albums and scrapbooks, About our Badges: 1994-12-197: Large and small officer's button, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, nd; working pattern, sealed pattern, 1945. Page29: Pte Ball. In 1895, 2nd Battalion sent a detachment to join the Composite Battalion for the Third Ashanti War (1895-96) in West Africa. Guaranteed original. Memoir (14pp ts), based closely on contemporary letters and his diary, of his National Service with the 1st Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI) in Korea, May 1951 - April 1952, giving a vivid account of his platoon's actions during that period, with particular reference to Operation Commando in October 1951, his wounding during a patrol, medical treatment and convalescence at America It fought in many campaigns until 1968, when it became part of The Light Infantry. Thought the presentation & interpretation made the subject accessible...". To find out more about how we collect, store and use your personal information, read our Privacy Policy. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI) was formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment and the 85th King's Light Infantry. It deployed to the Far East in 1949. Mainly based in Britain and Germany thereafter, the regiment also deployed to Kenya in June 1955 to face the Mau Mau Rebellion (1952-60). Page36:Barnett, Chant, Mountford. It was joined in that campaign by 4th (Territorial) Battalion, which landed in Normandy on 14 June 1944, and 6th Battalion, which had been converted to artillery as 181st Field Regiment before arriving in France. page93: Cpl. C.W.G.C. Prisoners of War Korea (North) Prison riots Korea (South) Koje Island. Following further home service, it sailed for Jamaica in 1939, only returning to Britain in May 1942. It served with the British Army until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The King’s Light Infantry (Shropshire Regiment). King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Page46: R.S.M.knight and Sgt. It was joined there by 2nd Battalion in 1946. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Page39/40: "Kai-Song Parley about the military boundary line". It served with the British Army until 1968, when it was merged into The Light Infantry. United States Armed Forces Korea. Page31: Pte Ford and Cpl.Panels. This unit was formed in 1881 and recruited in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Radnorshire. Korea Medal & UN Korea Medal Pair named to: 22571108 PTE T.D. This work is out of copyright United States. 5 talking about this. In 1968 the regiment became the 3rd Battalion, The Light Infantry. The National Army Museum works together with Regimental and Corps Museums across the country to help provide a network of military museums for everyone to visit and enjoy. It was renamed as The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) in March 1882. National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4HTRegistered Charity Number: 237902, 85th The King’s Regiment of Light Infantry (Bucks Volunteers), 85th, or The King's Regiment of Light Infantry (Bucks Volunteers), The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's). Monday. This unit was raised in 1793. 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. In 1903, 1st Battalion arrived back in Britain, having been replaced in India by 2nd Battalion. This infantry unit was formed during the 1881 Army reforms. Page82: Houghton-Berry, O'Daniel, Van-Fleet, Mark0Clarke, Cassels. Korean War pair to a Private in the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. Please see our other items for more original WW1, WW2 & post war British military shoulder titles for sale including other King's Shropshire Light Infantry KSLI Regiment shoulder titles. 2nd Battalion was in India at the time of the merger. Great Britain. In good condition. 1st Battalion spent the immediate post-war years in Aden, before returning to India in 1920. Page33: Brain, Davison, Eaton, Touhy, Bannister, Handley(back to camera). In 1821 it became The King's Light Infantry after guarding King George IV during a riot in Brighton. Page90:Jones, Webster, Newton, Lewsley. Preferred method of payment is Bank Transfer otherwise Card Payments are available – just follow the process. This is an original Kings Shropshire Light Infantry KSLI Regiment shoulder title badge for sale. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in the Childers Reforms of 1881, but with antecedents dating back to 1755. These became the new unit's 1st and 2nd Battalions respectively. Prisoners of war United States. Inscription: on ROH The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry Roll of Honour/Korea 1950-1952 “We will remember them” Presented by all members of the Shropshire Branch of the British Korean Veterans Association –May 1996 on plaque Remember the men of Shropshire/who died in the first war/fought in the name of the United Nations/Thank God for their courage/and endurance and pray for … Evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940, its next actions were in North Africa (1943) and Italy (1943-44). Later that year, the regiment’s two battalions merged. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1881-1968 by Peter Duckers, 9780752411934, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. In good condition. 10 Jul 68: Renamed 3rd Battalion, The Light Infantry redesignated upon formation of 'large' regiment from Light Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1944.06 privacy policy. 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