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Ceylon Regiments, including: 1st Ceylon Regiment (Josiah Champagne, then Frederick...
Catalogue reference: WO 17/233
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This record is about the Ceylon Regiments, including: 1st Ceylon Regiment (Josiah Champagne, then Frederick... dating from 1805-1812. in the series Office of the Commander in Chief: Monthly Returns to the Adjutant General. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 17/233
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1805-1812.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ceylon Regiments, including:
- 1st Ceylon Regiment (Josiah Champagne, then Frederick Maitland), September 1807 to December 1810.
- 2nd Ceylon Regiment (William Ramsay), February to March 1805, and September 1807 to December 1812.
- 3rd Ceylon Regiment (Charles Baillie, then William Thomas), August 1805, and February 1809 to December 1812.
- 4th Ceylon Regiment (John Wilson), February 1811 to December 1812.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C601110/
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Office of the Commander in Chief: Monthly Returns to the Adjutant General
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