Talk:58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot

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I've cancelled the re-direct and added a brief history of the regiment up to 1881, to bring the article in line with other, similar articles. Xyl 54 (talk) 01:58, 10 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Photo: 'NCOs of the 58th in New Zealand c.1850' Incorrect caption[edit]

The caption to this photograph, linked from a family history website ,http://www.austenfamily.org/WH_Free.html>, is incorrectly captioned.

It's worth noting that the photo linked from Wikimedia Commons omits the date reference: 'c.1850.'

Evidence from the uniforms shown point to a date after 1857. The Austen family website gives the location as Auckland, the source of the undated photo being the Auckland War Museum. https://www.austenfamily.org/william-henry-free/

As the 58th left New Zealand in 1859, the most accurate caption would be 1857-59. JF42 (talk) 12:58, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]