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The 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1824 and amalgamated into The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) in 1881. The regiment was raised in 1824, taking its title from Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany and Earl of Ulster. In November 1832, the regiment's cricket team played the Colombo Cricket Club at the Rifle Green in Colombo, in the first recorded cricket match in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

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  • 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot
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  • The 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1824 and amalgamated into The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) in 1881. The regiment was raised in 1824, taking its title from Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany and Earl of Ulster. In November 1832, the regiment's cricket team played the Colombo Cricket Club at the Rifle Green in Colombo, in the first recorded cricket match in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
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Nickname
  • The Celestial's
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Dates
  • 1824(xsd:integer)
Colors
  • Sky blue facings
Unit Name
  • 97(xsd:integer)
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Battles
  • Crimean War, Indian Mutiny
Anniversaries
  • Sevastopol Day
March
  • Quick March “Paddy’s Resource”
Motto
  • Quo Fas et Gloria Decunt – Where Right and Glory Lead
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  • The 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1824 and amalgamated into The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) in 1881. The regiment was raised in 1824, taking its title from Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany and Earl of Ulster. In November 1832, the regiment's cricket team played the Colombo Cricket Club at the Rifle Green in Colombo, in the first recorded cricket match in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
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