61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot
The 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1756. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot to form the Gloucestershire Regiment in 1881.
For other units with the same regimental number, see 61st Regiment of Foot (disambiguation).61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot
10 December 1756–1 July 1881
Kingdom of Great Britain (1756–1800)
United Kingdom (1801–1881)
Line Infantry
Buff facings
The Highland Piper
Victoria Crosses[edit]
Herbert Taylor Reade was awarded the Victoria Cross for actions during the Indian Mutiny.