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Old 22-02-18, 10:02 AM
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Is this Donegal Light Infantry or too recent for that? Regards Mark
No, The (Prince of Wales Own) Donegal Militia bore the precedent numbers "36" 1793-1833 and "102" thereafter.

Further, their Glengarry Badge, sealed on May 4, 1875 in white metal, is the Prince of Wales Feathers upon a scroll with the title 'Donegal Militia" (recorded in the list of changes WO 359 vol 2. P 411, date and metal only no pattern number or description recorded).

To the best of my knowledge they were never a Light Infantry corps, only the following Irish Militia corps were LI, Armagh, Royal South Down, Dublin County, Fermanagh, North Tipperary. Neither were they a Rifle corps (but am happy to be corrected)

John

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