63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot
The 63rd Regiment of Foot known as "The Bloodsuckers", was a British Army regiment in the 18th and 19th centuries. As part of the Childers Reforms, the 63rd and the 96th Regiments of Foot amalgamated in 1881 to form The Manchester Regiment. The lineage of the 63rd is continued today by the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border).
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63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot
The 63rd Regiment of Foot known as "The Bloodsuckers", was a British Army regiment in the 18th and 19th centuries. As part of the Childers Reforms, the 63rd and the 96th Regiments of Foot amalgamated in 1881 to form The Manchester Regiment. The lineage of the 63rd is continued today by the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border).
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The 63rd Regiment of Foot know ...... King's Lancashire and Border).
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(Scarlet until 1881) Deep Green Facings, Silver Braided Lace
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One battalion
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The 63rd Regiment of Foot know ...... King's Lancashire and Border).
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63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot
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"The Bloodsuckers"
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