WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for With Valour and Distinction: The Actions of the 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment 1914-1918 by Nigel Atter, Spencer Jones (Paperback, 2020) at the best online prices at eBay! A number ofbooks about the Regiment have been published, and many can be purchased as shown below: Historical record of The Seventeenth, or The Leicestershire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the Regiment in 1688, and of its subsequent services to 1848, compiled by Richard Cannon. 8.10 am. 1st Battalion deployed to India again in 1870, going on to serve during the Second Afghan War (1878-80) where it helped capture the fortress of Ali Masjid in the Khyber Pass, and undertook two expeditions into the Bazar Valley. It continued in British Army service until 1960, when it was amalgamated with The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment to form the 2nd East Anglian Regiment.

Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. French Sixth Army, which contained British or Dominion forces: Refer following section titled "Divisions" for brigades, regiments and battalions associated with each division participating in the listed battles.