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Pages from the diary of Captain Philip Townsend

A Soldier's Life

In Their Own Words: Captain Philip Townsend

Philip Townsend was an Irish gentleman. In 1756, he travelled to North America, where he fought against the French in the Seven Years War. His diary provides an insight into frontier warfare and the assault on Louisbourg.

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Glengarry badge, 31st (Huntingdonshire)Regiment, c1877

31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was formed in 1702. It served in many British Army campaigns until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The East Surrey Regiment.

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70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot

This infantry regiment was raised in 1758. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The East Surrey Regiment.

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The Royal Sussex Regiment

This line infantry regiment was formed in 1881. It continued in British Army service until 1966, when it became part of The Queen’s Regiment.

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The Queen’s Regiment

This short-lived regiment was established in 1966 and was the senior English line infantry regiment. It served with the British Army until 1992, when it was merged into The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment.

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35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was raised in 1701. Following 180 years of British Army service, it was merged into The Royal Sussex Regiment during the 1881 reforms.

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Other ranks' glengarry badge, 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Infantry), c1874

107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry)

This infantry regiment was raised by the East India Company in 1854 and transferred to the British Army five years later. It continued in service until the 1881 reforms, when it was amalgamated into The Royal Sussex Regiment.

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Glengarry badge, 50th (Queen’s Own) Regiment of Foot, c1874

50th (The Queen’s Own) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was raised in 1755. It served in many British Army campaigns until 1881, when it was amalgamated into The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).

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Glengarry badge, 97th (Earl of Ulster’s) Regiment of Foot, c1874

97th (The Earl of Ulster’s) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was raised in 1824. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).

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The Queen’s Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment

This infantry regiment was formed in 1961. It had a brief existence until 1966, when it merged with three other units to form The Queen's Regiment.

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The Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment

This infantry unit was formed in 1881. It continued in British Army service until 1961, when it was amalgamated into The Queen’s Own Buffs, Royal Kent Regiment.

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Army Air Corps

The Army Air Corps originated in the Second World War and is the aviation combat and reconnaissance arm of the British Army. Its members have served in most of the Army's major campaigns.

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Royal Army Dental Corps

Formed in 1921, the Royal Army Dental Corps has taken care of the British Army’s dental health for a century, whether in barracks or on active operations.

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