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British Army, worldwide index 1851 regimental list

British Army, worldwide index 1851

British Army, worldwide index 1851 comprises more than 156,000. A wide range of ranks is represented from privates and drivers to captains and lieutenants. The index was created by Roger E. Nixon using regimental muster books and pay lists, part of the War Office records, held at The National Archives. Each transcript will provide you with an archival reference from the original source. You will find over 300 regiments and companies. Below is a full list of all the regiments and units as transcribed in the records.

British Army, worldwide index 1851 regimental list

Regiment

Number of records

10th (The North Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot

1120

10th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons

728

10th Company, Sappers & Miners

62

11th (or Prince Albert's own) Hussars

393

11th (The North Devonshire) Regiment of Foot

784

11th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners

96

12th (The East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot

775

12th (The Prince of Wales's) Royal Regiment of Lancers

404

12th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners

96

13th (The 1st Somersetshire)(or Prince Albert's) Regiment of Light Infantry

894

13th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners

82

13th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons

379

14th (The Buckinghamshire) Regiment of Foot

871

14th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons

777

14th Company, Sappers & Miners

77

15th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons

782

15th (The Yorkshire E. Riding) Regiment of Foot

674

15th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners

102

16th  (The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons

401

16th (The Bedforshire)Regiment of Foot

634

16th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners

77

17th (The Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot

859

17th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners

85

17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons

377

18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot

1160

18th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners

100

19th (1st Yorkshire N.Riding) Regiment of Foot

602

19th Company, Royal Sappers and Miners

69

1st (or Grenadier) Regiment of Foot Guards

2523

1st (The King's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards

520

1st Battalion 1st or (The Royal) Regiment of Foot

558

1st Battalion 60th (The King's Royal Rifle Corps)

1104

1st Battalion Rifle Brigade

871

1st Company, Royal Sappers & Miners

80

1st Regiment of Life Guards

464

1st Royal Regiment of Dragoons

399

1st West India Regiment of Foot

356

20th (The East Devonshire) Regiment of Foot of Foot

1095

20th Company, Royal Sappers and Miners

78

21st Company, Royal Sappers & Miners

100

21st Regiment of Foot (Royal North British Fusiliers)

873

22nd (The Cheshire) Regiment of Foot

1129

22nd Company, Royal Sappers & Miners

99

23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welch Fusiliers)

817

24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot

1126

25th (The King's own Borderers) Regiment of Foot

1120

26th (The Cameronian) Regiment of Foot

627

27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot

889

28th (The North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot

884

29th (The Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot

1086

2nd (Royal North British) Regiment of Dragoons

393

2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot

852

2nd (The Queen's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards

389

2nd Battalion  1st or (The Royal) Regiment of Foot

873

2nd Battalion 60th (King's Royal Rifle Corps)

872

2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade

1051

2nd Company, Royal Sappers & Miners

83

2nd Regiment of Life Guards

452

2nd West India Regiment of Foot

360

30th (The Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot

636

31st (The Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot

882

32nd (The Cornwall) Regiment of Foot

1155

33rd (The 1st Yorkshire W.Riding) Regiment of Foot

851

34th (The Cumberland) Regiment of Foot

613

35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot

861

36th (The Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot

1099

37th (The North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot

1072

38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot

574

39th (The Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot

869

3rd (East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs)

828

3rd (Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards

361

3rd (The King's own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons

790

3rd Company, Royal Sappers and Miners

63

3rd West India  Regiment of Foot

348

3rd West India Regiment of Foot

616

40th (The 2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot

887

41st (The Welch) Regiment of Foot

1125

42nd (The Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot

1104

43rd (The Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot

873

44th (The East Essex) Regiment of Foot

1037

45th (The Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot

1113

46th (The South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot

855

47th (The Lancashire) Regiment of Foot

629

48th (The Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot

872

49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)(or the Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot

1130

4th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoon Guards

389

4th (The King's own) Regiment of Foot

881

4th (The Queen's own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons

396

4th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners

101

50th (The Queen's own) Regiment of Foot

886

51st (The 2nd Yorkshire West Riding) or The King's own Light Infantry Regiment

1136

52nd (The Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot

872

53rd (The Shropshire) Regiment of Foot

1103

54th (The West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot

592

55th (The Westmorland) Regiment of Foot

864

56th (The West Essex) Regiment of Foot

1100

57th (The West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot

861

58th (The Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot

646

59th (The 2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot

468

5th (The Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards

387

5th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners

72

5th Regiment of Foot (Northumberland Fusiliers)

1094

61st (The South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot

1154

62nd (The Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot

870

63rd (The West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot

882

64th (The 2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot

1113

65th (The 2nd Yorkshire N.Riding) Regiment of Foot

701

66th (The Berkshire) Regiment of Foot

593

67th (The South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot

1087

68th (The Durham) Regiment of Foot

634

69th (The South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot

1091

6th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Dragoons

388

6th (The Royal 1st Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot

606

6th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners

104

6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers)

390

70th (The Surrey) Regiment of Foot

1066

71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot

796

72nd (Duke of Albany's own Highlanders) Regiment of Foot

611

73rd Regiment of Foot

648

74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot

862

75th Regiment of Foot

1105

76th Regiment of Foot

1122

77th (The East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot

863

78th (Highland) Regiment of Foot (or the Ross-shire Buffs)

1076

79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders)

610

7th (The Princess Royal's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards

407

7th (The Queen's own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons

397

7th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners

96

7th Regiment of Foot (Royal Fusiliers)

875

80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers)

1108

81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers)

869

82nd Regiment of Foot (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers)

864

83rd Reigiment of Foot

1147

84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot

1125

85th (Bucks Volunteers) The King's Light Infantry Regiment

867

86th (The Royal County of Down) Regiment of Foot

1181

87th  Regiment of Foot (Royal Irish Fusiliers)

1080

88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers)

588

89th Regiment of Foot

874

8th (The King's own Royal Irish) Regimnent of (Light) Dragoons

403

8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot

1116

8th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners

96

90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers)

883

91st (The Argyllshire) Regiment of Foot

856

92nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot

865

93rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot

860

94th Regiment of Foot

1145

95th (The Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot

880

96th Regiment of Foot

1095

97th (Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot

543

98th Regiment of Foot

1029

99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot

885

9th (The East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot

852

9th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners

102

9th The (Queen's Royal) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons

773

Cape Mounted Riflemen

908

Cavalry Depot

520

Ceylon Rifle Regiment

90

Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards

1525

Corps of Military Labourers

97

Corps of Royal Engineers

60

Depot Battalion

942

Depot Battalion 1st or (The Royal) Regiment of Foot

311

Depot.  53rd (The Shropshire) Regiment of Foot

94

Depot.  Northern District

183

Depot. 10th (The North Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot

93

Depot. 10th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons

112

Depot. 11th (The North Devonshire) Regiment of Foot

205

Depot. 14th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons

103

Depot. 15th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons

76

Depot. 15th (The Yorkshire E. Riding) Regiment of Foot

490

Depot. 16th (The Bedfordshire) Regiment of Foot

244

Depot. 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot

44

Depot. 19th (The 1st Yorkshire N. Riding) Regiment of Foot

265

Depot. 1st Battalion 60th (King's Royal Rifle Corps)

101

Depot. 20th (The East Devonshire) Regiment of Foot

64

Depot. 22nd (The Cheshire) Regiment of Foot

83

Depot. 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot

97

Depot. 25th (The King's own Borderers) Regiment of Foot

72

Depot. 26th (The Cameronian) Regiment of Foot

526

Depot. 29th (The Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot

136

Depot. 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade

86

Depot. 32nd (The Cornwall) Regiment of Foot

39

Depot. 34th (The Cumberland) Regiment of Foot

264

Depot. 36th (The Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot

67

Depot. 37th (The North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot

100

Depot. 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot

303

Depot. 3rd (East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs)

230

Depot. 3rd (The King's own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons

55

Depot. 41st (The Welch) Regiment of Foot

515

Depot. 42nd (The Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot

12

Depot. 44th (The East Essex) Regiment of Foot

93

Depot. 45th (The Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot

221

Depot. 47th (The Lancashire) Regiment of Foot

523

Depot. 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)(or the Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot

522

Depot. 51st (The 2nd Yorkshire West Riding) or The King's own Light Infantry Regiment

97

Depot. 54th (The West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot

285

Depot. 55th (The Westmorland) Regiment of Foot

239

Depot. 56th (The West Essex) Regiment

27

Depot. 58th (The Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot

240

Depot. 59th (The 2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot

629

Depot. 5th Regiment of Foot (Northumberland Fusiliers)

47

Depot. 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot

48

Depot. 64th (The 2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot

69

Depot. 65th (The 2nd Yorkshire N.Riding) Regiment of Foot

173

Depot. 66th (The Berkshire) Regiment of Foot

241

Depot. 67th (The South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot

490

Depot. 68th (The Durham) Regiment of Foot

325

Depot. 69th (The South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot

47

Depot. 6th (The Royal 1st Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot

272

Depot. 70th (The Surrey) Regiment of Foot

124

Depot. 72nd (Duke of Albany's own Highlanders) Regiment of Foot

252

Depot. 73rd Regiment of Foot

289

Depot. 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot

283

Depot. 75th Regiment of Foot

94

Depot. 76th Regiment of Foot

55

Depot. 78th (Highland) Regiment of Foot (or the Ross-shire Buffs)

91

Depot. 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders)

254

Depot. 7th Regiment of Foot (Royal Fusiliers)

405

Depot. 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers)

100

Depot. 83rd Regiment of Foot

46

Depot. 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot

115

Depot. 86th (Royal County of Down) Regiment of Foot

32

Depot. 87th Regiment of Foot (Royal Irish Fusliers)

125

Depot. 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers)

268

Depot. 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot

85

Depot. 92nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot

231

Depot. 94th Regiment of Foot

59

Depot. 96th Regiment of Foot

96

Depot. 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot

233

Depot. 98th Regiment of Foot

164

Depot. 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot

136

Depot. 9th (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons

87

Depot. Bristol District

487

Depot. Centre District

551

Depot. Coventry District

451

Depot. Edinburgh, Scotland District

295

Depot. Leeds District

168

Depot. Liverpool District

777

Depot. London District

1186

Depot. North Britain

316

Depot. Southern District

612

Depot. St. Helena Regiment

61

Detachment, Royal Sappers & Miners

123

Detachment. 1st West India Regiment of Foot

760

Detachment. 2nd West India Regiment of Foot

803

Detachment. 3rd West India Regiment of Foot

178

Detachment. 45th (The Nottinghamshire)  Regiment of Foot

502

Detachment. 92nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot

207

Detachment. Royal Sappers & Miners

86

Detatchment. Royal Sappers & Miners

61

East India Depot

2037

Invalid Depot

1413

R0yal Invalid Artillery

1

RA 8-6 Malta

1

Reserve Battalion. 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot

593

Rotal Artillery: 1st Battalion Detachment

19

Rotal Artillery: 4th Battalion - 2nd Company

109

Royal Arillery: 12th Battalion Detachment

1

Royal Artillery Detachment

37

Royal Artillery: $th Battalion - 3rd Company

92

Royal Artillery: 10 Battalion - 2nd Company

112

Royal Artillery: 10th Battalion - 1st Company

110

Royal Artillery: 10th Battalion - 3rd Company

110

Royal Artillery: 10th Battalion - 4th Company

107

Royal Artillery: 10th Battalion - 5th Company

108

Royal Artillery: 10th Battalion - 6th Company

112

Royal Artillery: 10th Battalion - 7th Company

105

Royal Artillery: 10th Battalion - 8th Company

109

Royal Artillery: 10th Battalion Detachment

44

Royal Artillery: 11th Battalion  Detachment

99

Royal Artillery: 11th Battalion - 1st Company

112

Royal Artillery: 11th Battalion - 2nd Company

105

Royal Artillery: 11th Battalion - 3rd Company

108

Royal Artillery: 11th Battalion - 4th Company

93

Royal Artillery: 11th Battalion - 5th Company

102

Royal Artillery: 11th Battalion - 6th Company

95

Royal Artillery: 11th Battalion - 7th Company

104

Royal Artillery: 11th Battalion - 8th Company

109

Royal Artillery: 12th Battalion - 1st Company

104

Royal Artillery: 12th Battalion - 2nd Company

104

Royal Artillery: 12th Battalion - 3rd Company

128

Royal Artillery: 12th Battalion - 4th Company

109

Royal Artillery: 12th Battalion - 5th Company

109

Royal Artillery: 12th Battalion - 6th Company

108

Royal Artillery: 12th Battalion - 7th Company

110

Royal Artillery: 12th Battalion - 8th Company

110

Royal Artillery: 12th Battalion Detachment

108

Royal Artillery: 1st and 2nd Battalion Detachments

13

Royal Artillery: 1st Battalion - 1st Company

100

Royal Artillery: 1st Battalion - 2nd Company

96

Royal Artillery: 1st Battalion - 3rd Company

94

Royal Artillery: 1st Battalion - 4th Company

99

Royal Artillery: 1st Battalion - 5th Company

98

Royal Artillery: 1st Battalion - 7th Company

95

Royal Artillery: 1st Battalion - 7th Company Detachment

25

Royal Artillery: 1st Battalion - 8th Company

97

Royal Artillery: 1st Battalion Detachment

263

Royal Artillery: 2nd Battalion - 1st Company

99

Royal Artillery: 2nd Battalion - 3rd Company

101

Royal Artillery: 2nd Battalion - 5th Company

98

Royal Artillery: 2nd Battalion - 6th Company

114

Royal Artillery: 2nd Battalion - 6th Company Detachment

34

Royal Artillery: 2nd Battalion - 7th Company

108

Royal Artillery: 2nd Battalion - 8th Company

108

Royal Artillery: 2nd Battalion Detachment

150

Royal Artillery: 2nd Battlion - 4th Company

74

Royal Artillery: 2nd Division - 2nd Company

102

Royal Artillery: 3rd Battalion - 1st Company

168

Royal Artillery: 3rd Battalion - 2nd Company

105

Royal Artillery: 3rd Battalion - 3rd Company

107

Royal Artillery: 3rd Battalion - 4th Company

92

Royal Artillery: 3rd Battalion - 5th Company

101

Royal Artillery: 3rd Battalion - 6th Company

86

Royal Artillery: 3rd Battalion - 7th Company

98

Royal Artillery: 3rd Battalion - 8th Company

106

Royal Artillery: 3rd Battalion Detachment

182

Royal Artillery: 4th & 9th Battalion Detachments

4

Royal Artillery: 4th Battalion - 1st Company

95

Royal Artillery: 4th Battalion - 4th Company

104

Royal Artillery: 4th Battalion - 6th Company

101

Royal Artillery: 4th Battalion - 7th Company

41

Royal Artillery: 4th Battalion - 8th Company

97

Royal Artillery: 4th Battalion -5th Company

112

Royal Artillery: 4th Battalion -7th Company

87

Royal Artillery: 4th Battalion Detachment

168

Royal Artillery: 5th Battalion - 1st Company

106

Royal Artillery: 5th Battalion - 2nd Company

110

Royal Artillery: 5th Battalion - 3rd Company

97

Royal Artillery: 5th Battalion - 3rd Company Detachment

18

Royal Artillery: 5th Battalion - 4th Company

63

Royal Artillery: 5th Battalion - 4th Company Detachment

109

Royal Artillery: 5th Battalion - 5th Company

111

Royal Artillery: 5th Battalion - 6th Company

96

Royal Artillery: 5th Battalion - 7th Company

111

Royal Artillery: 5th Battalion - 8th Company

96

Royal Artillery: 5th Battalion Detachment

113

Royal Artillery: 6th Battalion  - 1st Company

98

Royal Artillery: 6th Battalion - 2nd Company

112

Royal Artillery: 6th Battalion - 3rd Company

97

Royal Artillery: 6th Battalion - 4th Company

110

Royal Artillery: 6th Battalion - 5th Company

111

Royal Artillery: 6th Battalion - 7th Company

111

Royal Artillery: 6th Battalion - 8th Company

107

Royal Artillery: 6th Battalion Detachment

122

Royal Artillery: 7th Battalion - 1st Company

98

Royal Artillery: 7th Battalion - 2nd Company

88

Royal Artillery: 7th Battalion - 3rd Company

204

Royal Artillery: 7th Battalion - 4th Company

109

Royal Artillery: 7th Battalion - 5th Company

98

Royal Artillery: 7th Battalion - 6th Company

60

Royal Artillery: 7th Battalion - 7th Company

113

Royal Artillery: 7th Battalion - 8th Company

111

Royal Artillery: 7th Battalion Detachment

121

Royal Artillery: 8th Battalion - 1st Company

104

Royal Artillery: 8th Battalion - 2nd Company

96

Royal Artillery: 8th Battalion - 3rd Company

111

Royal Artillery: 8th Battalion - 4th Company

112

Royal Artillery: 8th Battalion - 5th Company

109

Royal Artillery: 8th Battalion - 7th Company

65

Royal Artillery: 8th Battalion - 8th Company

65

Royal Artillery: 8th Battalion Detachment

120

Royal Artillery: 9th Battalion - 1st Company

105

Royal Artillery: 9th Battalion - 2nd Company

79

Royal Artillery: 9th Battalion - 3rd Company

86

Royal Artillery: 9th Battalion - 4th Company

112

Royal Artillery: 9th Battalion - 5th Company

109

Royal Artillery: 9th Battalion - 6th Company

179

Royal Artillery: 9th Battalion - 7th Company

108

Royal Artillery: 9th Battalion - 8th Company

97

Royal Artillery: 9th Battalion Detachment

185

Royal Artillery: Additional Gunners

47

Royal Artillery: Various Detachments

13

Royal Artillery: Various Units

6

Royal Artillery:1st Battaliom - 6th Company

94

Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment

1008

Royal Invalid Artillery

293

Royal Malta Fencible Regiment

577

Royal Newfoundland Companies

363

Royal Regiment of Horse Guards

450

Scots Fusilier Guards

1561

St. Helena Regiment

418