Regiments known to be in Gibraltar
Here is a list of British Army regiments we know to have been stationed in Gibraltar and the approximate dates. Constantly being added to, it is by no means a definitive list – but may provide you with a useful pointer for your research in this tricky area. Contributions to this list are welcomed.
These records were originally posted to the previous Gibraltar website hosted by Colin Frankland for the BritishIslesGenWeb.
1704 | 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot |
c.1713-1743 | Clayton’s Regiment (14th Foot) |
1727 | 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot |
1750-59 | 21st, The Royal Highland Fusiliers |
1752 | The 14th Regiment of Foot |
1779-83 | 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot |
1780-83 | 21st, The Royal Highland Fusiliers |
1796 | The 94th Foot (The Scotch Brigade) |
1800 | 52nd Foot (Ox & Bucks Light Infantry) |
1809 | 2nd Battn, The Connaught Rangers (88th Regiment of Foot) |
1812? | 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot |
1810-1814 | The 14th Buckinghamshire Regiment (2nd Battalion) |
1823-1834 | The 94th Foot (The 2nd Battalion Connaught Rangers) |
1836 | 52nd Foot (Ox & Bucks Light Infantry) |
1837-41 | 46th Regiment |
1855-1856 | The 94th Foot (The 2nd Battalion Connaught Rangers) |
1868-1874 | 52nd Foot (Ox & Bucks Light Infantry) |
c.1877 | 31st Regiment |
1878/9 | 69th South Lincolnshire Regiment |
1895 | The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment (1st Battalion) |
1895 | The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment (2nd Battalion) |