HUNDRED AND SECOND FOOT.
The Regiment was formed from Independent Companies that had existed in India from 1645.
It bears “The Royal Tiger” with the motto “Spectamur agendo,” the Badge for its conduct at the battle of Nundy-Droog in 1791, and the motto in commemoration of its services under Lord Clive in India.
It is not known what was the colour of its facings before 1775.
It was nicknamed “The Lambs.”
The first Regiment numbered the 102nd was the 102nd Queen’s Royal Volunteers, raised in 1760; it was disbanded in 1763.
The second was raised in 1780, and disbanded in 1783.
The third was raised in 1793, and disbanded in 1794.
The fourth was raised as “The New South Wales Corps” in 1798, numbered 102nd in 1809, and disbanded in 1816 as the 100th.