Raised in 1685 in response to an invasion of Britain, the Devonshire Regiment had, by 1939 a long tradition of military service. 'The Bloody Eleventh' or the 'Sweed Bashers' earned success in battles ...
A ceremony was held in Sandford to honour veterans who served in Kohima and Assam during World War 2. The event, organised by the Purbeck branch of the Devonshire and Dorset Regimental Association, ...
"The Sarah Sands was a steamer which caught fire while taking the 54th Regiment (now part of the Devon and Dorsets) to India during the Mutiny in 1857. According to the account by Rudyard Kipling, the ...
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