Army Lists of the Worcestershire Regiment

Some of the first records of British Army Officers were kept as early as 1702. These records listed the names of all commissioned officer, their regiment, and usually the date they received their current commission and when they retired.

The first official Army list was published in 1740 and since 1754 they have been published regularly as annual lists from 1754-1878, and quarterly lists where produced from 1879-1922. Since 1939 they have been classified, and so are not available to the general public.

Officers were not entitled to a pension as of right until 1871. Before then, officers wishing to retire sold their commissions or went on half pay. Half pay simply became a retaining fee which was paid to the officer, so long as he held a commission and was still (in theory) available for future service. Officers on half pay can be traced in the British Army Lists, which gives date of commencement of half pay: however half-pay officers are not always indexed.

Available Lists

To view a copy of Officer Army Lists of the Worcestershire Regiment, simply click on the appropriate date links shown opposite. As more lists become available then they will be added to this section.

Hart's Army List

Hart's Army List was an unofficial list, produced between 1839 and 1915. These lists are useful because they contain details of war service from 1839, which the official lists did not do until 1881.

29th (or the Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot

1756
1790
1791
1792
1793
1794
1795
1796
1797
1799
1800
1801
1802
1803
1804
1806
1807
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1811
1812
1813
1814
1815
1816
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1818
1819
1820
1822
1823
1824
1825
1826
1827
1828
1829
1830
1831
1832
1833
1834
1835
1836
1838
1839
1852
1853
1854
1861
1862
1863
1864
1865
1866
1867
1868
1869
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880

 

36th (or the Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot

1756
1790
1791
1792
1793
1794
1795
1796
1797
1799
1800
1801
1802
1803
1804
1806
1807
1808
1809
1810
1811
1812
1813
1814
1815
1816
1817
1818
1819
1820
1822
1823
1824
1825
1826
1827
1828
1829
1830
1831
1832
1833
1834
1835
1836
1838
1839
1852
1853
1854
1861
1862
1863
1864
1865
1866
1867
1868
1869
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880

 

The Worcestershire Regiment (Formerly the 29th and 36th Regiments)

1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1901
1902
1903
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1938
1945
1946
1947
1948
1948
                   

 


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