Category: Cheshire Regiment

Categories: 22nd Regiment of Foot | British Army | British Army, World War II

This is the main category for the Cheshire Regiment.

For the regiment during the First World War, see:

• World War I

The Cheshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The 22nd Regiment of Foot was raised by the Duke of Norfolk in 1689 and was able to boast an independent existence of over 300 years. The regiment was expanded in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the linking of the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment of Foot and the militia and rifle volunteers of Cheshire. The title 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment continued to be used within the regiment.

On 1 September 2007, the Cheshire Regiment was merged with the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) and the Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) to form a new large regiment, the Mercian Regiment, becoming the 1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment.

Wikipedia Cheshire Regiment

Thomas Adams abt Jul 1866 Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England

William Barlow 21 May 1893 Heswall, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom - 13 May 1983

Thomas Bird abt 1830 - abt Jul 1866

Marshall Clarke 03 Feb 1876 Ireland - 01 Mar 1953

Arthur Dalzell 25 Dec 1851 United Kingdom - 09 Mar 1941

Victor Duke 24 May 1889 Gibraltar - 11 Oct 1950

James Finnigan abt Sep 1855 - 11 May 1923

Walter Latham-Yardley 21 May 1874 Over, Cheshire, England - abt 1933

Robert Munson abt 1832 Chelmsford, Essex, England - 21 Feb 1884

Robert Parker-Jervis 23 May 1908 Farndon Hall, Farndon, Cheshire, England - 23 Jan 1973

Jonathan Peel abt 1829 - 07 Nov 1863

Geoffrey Rylands 12 Jun 1885 Hampstead, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 08 Jan 1957

William Somerville 05 Oct 1820 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland - bef 29 Jul 1845

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