Below is some genealogy information on the 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot of the British army that may help searches for military ancestors.

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Description: Formed in 1744 as the 63rd (American) Regiment of Foot. They saw action in the Seven Years War. They saw action in the American War of Independence. In 1782 they were renamed the 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot. They saw action in the Napoleonic war, fighting in the Peninsular Wars. In the 1820s and 1830s they were stationed in Australia. They saw action in the Crimean war, fighting at Inkerman and Sevastapol. In 1881 they formed the Manchester Regiment from an amalgamation with the 96th Regiment of Foot. They saw action in the Boer Wars, fighting at Modder River, Magersfontein, Elandslaagte, Spionkop, Belmont and Graspan and Ladysmith. During the First World War they fought across the Western, Greek, Turkish and Middle-Eastern fronts fighting at battles such as Mons, Le Cateau, the 1st battle of Ypres, the 2nd battle of Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Bridge, Festubert, Loos, the Somme (1916), the Hindenburg Line, Arras, Passchendaele, the 1st battle of the Somme (1918), the advance in Flanders, Vittorio Veneto, Gallipoli, Horseshoe Hill, Machukovo and Doiran. During the Second World War they fought across the Western and Far-Eastern fronts at battles such as Dunkirk and the invasion of Italy. In 1958 they were amalgamated with The King's Regiment (Liverpool), forming The King's Regiment. Their nickname is The Bloodsuckers.

Military actions:

• Napoleonic war: Peninsular Wars
• Crimean war: Inkerman
• Crimean war: Sevastapol
• Boer war: Belmont and Graspan
• Boer war: Spionkop
• Boer war: Elandslaagte
• Boer war: Ladysmith
• Boer war: Magersfontein
• Boer war: Modder River
• WWI: Mons
• WWI: Le Cateau
• WWI: 1st battle of Ypres
• WWI: 2nd battle of Ypres
• WWI: Neuve Chapelle
• WWI: Aubers Bridge
• WWI: Festubert
• WWI: Loos
• WWI: Somme (1916)
• WWI: Hindenburg Line
• WWI: Arras
• WWI: 3rd battle of Ypres
• WWI: 1st battle of the Somme (1918)
• WWI: Advance in Flanders
• WWI: Vittorio Veneto
• WWI: Gallipoli
• WWI: Horseshoe Hill
• WWI: Machukovo
• WWI: Doiran
• WWII: Dunkirk
• WWII: Invasion of Italy

Websites:

• Wikipedia: 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot.

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