1/21st Royal North British Fusiliers Regiment
1833 - 1839
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Known as (nickname)................................................... " The Earl of Mar's
Grey-Breeches "
Facings............................................................................
Braided
Lace.................................................................. Gold
Service in
Commanding Officer......................................................Lieut.
Colonel J. T. Leahy
Surnames of the 1/21st Regiment soldiers who stayed
Representation of the 21st Regiment Uniform
Ships the 21st Regiment Sailed on
The
term Fusiliers means a soldier armed with a flint Lock Musket. The British Army
had several Regiments known as Fusiliers, they were Foot (Infantry) regiments.
1678.....The Regiment was know as the
Earl of Mar's Regiment of Foot
1685.......The Regiments name was
changed. The Earl of Mar's Regiment of Foot was replaced by the name Scot's
Fusiliers
1688......Three years after the name
change the Regiment came under British control
1707..... Scot's Fusiliers to the North
British Fusiliers
1713..... North British Fusiliers
became the Royal North British Fusiliers.
1751.....In this year the name was
changed to the 21st Regiment of Foot Royal North British Fusiliers (this is the Regiment
who went to Tasmania)
1877.....21st Regiment of Foot Royal
North British Fusiliers amalgamated with the Royal Scot's and became the 21st
Regiment Royal Scot's Fusiliers
1881.....21st Regiment was removed from
the Regiment's title and they then became the Royal Scot's Fusiliers
1959.....In this year the
amalgamation of the following Regiments took place. The