55th Regiment of Foot

[Duchess]

My gggg grand father William Shaw was a Private in this regiment in 1831, one of his daughter's Jane was born in Bellary, India. And by 1841 William and his family were back in England.
Anyone know when the 55th went to India and when they came back to England?

[Peter Goodey]

Why not get hold of his soldier's papers?

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=14

[keith9351]

1st Battalion,
55th Regiment of Foot

1821 England
1821 Cape of Good Hope
182u Kaffir war
182u Cape of Good Hope
1830 India
1834 Coorg war
1840 China
1844 England

Keith