68th (Durham) (Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot badge United Kingdom
1745 The Duke of Bedford's Regiment of Foot ranked as 68th Foot 1746 disbanded 1758.04.22 68th Regiment of Foot formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 23rd Foot 1782.08.31 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot 1808.09.10 68th (Durham) (Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 1881.07.01 amalgamated with 106th Foot to form The Durham Light Infantry
BATTLE HONOURS LINKS ARE INOPERATIVE Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Peninsula, Alma, Inkerman, Sevastopol, [New Zealand]1 1. awarded for service in 1863-1866.
Badges: Uniform: coat: scarlet, lapels and cuffs: deep green, turnbacks: deep green, lacings: yellow with one black lines
1745 John (Russell), 4th Duke of Bedford [to 1746] 1758.04.22 Gen. John Lambton 1794.03.26 Maj-Gen. John Mansel 1794.04.30 Maj-Gen. Thomas Dundas 1794.08.06 F.M. Sir Alured Clarke, GCB [also 5th Foot, 7th Foot, 1st Bn 60th Foot; C-in-C Bengal 1797, C-in-C India] 1794.10.25 Lt-Gen. Hon. Sir Charles Stuart, KB [also 26th Foot] 1795.03.25 Gen. Sir Thomas Trigge, KB [also 44th Foot] 1809.05.27 Gen. Sir John Cope Sherbrooke, GCB [also 33rd Foot] 1813.01.01 Gen. Sir Henry Warde, GCB [also 31st Foot] 1831.04.13 Lt-Gen. Sir John (Keane), 1st Lord Keane, GCB, GCH 1838.04.06 Lt-Gen. Sir William Johnston, KCB 1844.02.21 Lt-Gen. Sir Edward Gibbs, KCB [also 52nd Foot] 1844.12.07 Lt-Gen. Charles Nicol, CB 1850.01.31 Lt-Gen. David Mercer Henderson, CB 1854.04.17 Lt-Gen. Sir William Lewis Herries, CB, KCH 1857.06.04 Lt-Gen. Robert Christopher Mansel, KH 1864.04.09 F.M. Lord William Paulet GCB [also 87th Foot] Mottos: Faithful Nicknames: The Faithful Durhams Anniversaries: Inkerman (5 Nov 1854) Freedoms: Marches: The Light Barque, The Old 68th, The Keel Row Musicians: Mascot: Miscellaneous Tradition Links: