Historical Record of the Thirty-sixth, or the Herefordshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1701, and of its subsequent services to 1852

by Richard Cannon

(Signed) “George Nayler,

“York Herald,
Inspector of Regimental Colours.”

“To Lieut.-Colonel Cross,
Commanding 36th Regiment.”

1817.

The regiment embarked at Portsmouth for the Mediterranean on the 29th of July 1817, and landed at Malta on the 27th of September following.

1818.

On the 4th of April 1818 General George Don was removed from the Ninety-fifth (afterwards disbanded) to the Thirty-sixth regiment, in succession to General the Honourable Henry St. John, deceased.

1820.

The head-quarters of the regiment, with six companies, embarked at Malta on the 5th of December 1820, and landed in the island of Zante on the 11th of the same month, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Cross, having left four companies at Malta under the command of Major Swain.