Please could anyone help with details of the South Lanashire Regiment in China and India during the 1930's? Many thanks
You may already have this https://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/Regimental_History.pdf China. Following the fall of the Manchu dynasty China was plunged into civil war and Japanese intervention, and international forces were sent to preserve foreign interests. The 30th, 34th, 47th, 55th, 59th and 81st all served there in the 1920s and 30s, guarding the legations in Peking and defending international settlements at Tientsin, Canton, and most importantly Shanghai. North West Frontier. The 2nd King’s and the 40th had remained on the turbulent North West Frontier of India throughout the war and were joined there by 1/4th and 2/4th Border. In 1915 the King’s saw action against Mohmand tribesmen, and the 40th was the only British battalion awarded the battle honour Baluchistan 1918, while all three Regiments were involved in the Third Afghan War, 1919. The 34th were in action in Waziristan in 1922-23, the 40th saw further service on the North West Frontier in 1932-33, and the 1st King’s in 1937. TD
