icians ▁Category : Le iden ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Amsterdam ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Str as bourg <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁South ▁Wales ▁Border ers ▁was ▁a ▁line ▁inf antry ▁regiment ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁in ▁existence ▁for ▁ 2 8 0 ▁years . ▁▁ ▁It ▁came ▁into ▁existence ▁in ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 9 , ▁as ▁Sir ▁Edward ▁Der ing ' s ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot , ▁ ▁and ▁afterwards ▁had ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁names ▁and ▁headquarters . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 2 , ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁ ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot , ▁and ▁had ▁its ▁dep ot ▁in ▁War wick shire . ▁▁▁▁ ▁Based ▁at ▁Bre con ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁the ▁regiment ▁rec ru ited ▁from ▁the ▁border ▁count ies ▁of ▁Bre ck no ck shire , Mon mouth shire , ▁and ▁Here ford shire . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁called ▁the ▁South ▁Wales ▁Border ers ▁until ▁the ▁Child ers ▁Re forms ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁The ▁regiment ▁served ▁in ▁a ▁great ▁many ▁conflicts , ▁including ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁various ▁conflicts ▁in ▁India , ▁the ▁Z ulu ▁War , ▁Second ▁Bo er ▁War , ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁am alg am ated ▁with ▁the ▁Wel ch ▁Regiment ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Royal ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Wales . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁Sir ▁Edward