On 19/01/2015 10:54, Richard Smith wrote: > On 19/01/15 06:16, Anne Chambers wrote: > >> Sheer speculation - if the 104th Regiment had been in the Falklands >> (I haven't looked), Margaret may have followed him to Ireland where >> they married. > > There's a short history of the regiment here: > > http://www.nam.ac.uk/research/famous-units/104th-regiment-foot-bengal-fusiliers > > > It makes no mention of them being in the Falklands. > I'm not sure any regiment was based in the Falklands that early. Before 1982 it was a Royal Marine posting and I think that was post WW2 anyway. Argentine claims to the Falklands date from the Peron regime. -- Graeme Wall This account not read, substitute trains for rail. Railway Miscellany at <http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail>

Graeme Wall wrote: > On 19/01/2015 10:54, Richard Smith wrote: >> On 19/01/15 06:16, Anne Chambers wrote: >> >>> Sheer speculation - if the 104th Regiment had been in the Falklands >>> (I haven't looked), Margaret may have followed him to Ireland where >>> they married. >> >> There's a short history of the regiment here: >> >> http://www.nam.ac.uk/research/famous-units/104th-regiment-foot-bengal-fusiliers >> >> >> It makes no mention of them being in the Falklands. >> > > > I'm not sure any regiment was based in the Falklands that early. Before 1982 it was a Royal Marine posting > and I think that was post WW2 anyway. Argentine claims to the Falklands date from the Peron regime. > > There was a British Governor from quite early in the 1800s - he must have have had some sort of military entourage, I would think. Maybe a band for ceremonial purposes ? As I said, pure speculation :) -- Anne Chambers South Australia anne dot chambers at bigpond dot com