36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot

Below is some genealogy information on the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot of the British army that may help searches for military ancestors.

Description: Formed in 1701 by General William Caulfield. In 1751 they were ranked the 36th Regiment of Foot. In 1782 they were renamed the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot. In 1881 they formed the Worcestershire Regiment of Foot after amalgamating with the 36th (Herefordshireshire) Regiment of Foot. They saw action in the Boer Wars, fighting at Paardenburg. During the First World War they fought across the Western and Turkish fronts at battles such as Mons, Le Cateau, Marne, Aisne, Messines, the 1st battle of Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Bridge, Festubert, Loos, the Somme (1916), the Hindenburg Line, Arras, Cambrai, the 1st battle of the Somme (1918), Lys, the 2nd battle of the Somme (1918), Selle, Passchendale and Gallipoli. During the Second World War they fought across the Western front. In 1970 they were amalgamated with the Sherwood Foresters, forming The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot). In 2007 they were amalgamated with the Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) and the Cheshire regiment, forming the Mercian Regiment. Their nickname is The Ever-Sworded, The Old and Bold, The Saucy Greens, The Star of the Line, The Vein Openers or The Woofers.

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