48TH/58TH Mystery Cache

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cannonfodder32: Sad to see this one go but the TBs just keep going missing (as they do) so time for it to retire

Thanks guys for picking up the container for me

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Hidden : 11/15/2013
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This Cache is not at the published co-ordinates.

Whats in the name?

Originally James Cholmondeley raised a Regiment in Norwich in 1741 and it was known as his regiment until it was re-designated the 48th Regiment of foot in 1748.

In 1780 the 48th were repatriated to England after a period of over seas service and were relocated to the Northampton District where they became known as the Northampton Regiment.

In 1881 the 48th merged with the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot and became the Northamptonshire Regiment with the 48th being the 1st Battalion and the 58th being the 2nd Battalion.

In 1960, the Northamptonshire Regiment was amalgamated with 1st Battalion, The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, to form the 1st Battalion, 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire)

On the 1st September 1964 the 1st Battalion, 2nd East Anglian Regiment was amalgamated once more this time with regiments from Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Leicestershire. The result of the amalgamation was the Royal Anglian regiment, which is still in existence today. The Royal Anglian Regt has 2 Regular and 1 reserve Battalions.

Today the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regt (or Poachers as they are known) maintains the history and traditions of the Northamptonshire Regiment. Every year on the 28th of July the 2nd Battalion celebrates the Battle of Talavera, the 48th's most cherished battle honour (usually suffering the battle of the huge hangover on the 29th). Various parts of the 48th's and 58th's dress have been incorporated into the uniform of the subsequent regiments dress and parts are clearly visible on the dress of the of the Royal Anglian Regt in particular the dress uniform of the Poachers.

The 3rd Battalion (res) are nick named the Steel backs which was formally a nick name of the Northamptonshire regiment, given to them because of their indifference to flogging,

The Cache marker is over what used to be Yardley Hasting ammo dump, which was only a couple of miles from Simpson Barracks (now a housing estate next to the garden centre in Wootton) which was the home of the Royal Pioneers. Prior to the Pioneers moving to the site it was called Quebec Barracks and was the Regimental Depot of the Northamptonshire Regiment. Yardley Hasting was abandoned in the early 80's as it was deemed it was not adequate to survive a nuclear war. Since it closed as an ammo dump it has been used as a training area. As with a lot of MOD sites and surrounding area, a lot of the forest around here is deemed a SSSI so extra care must be taken when visiting. There may also be access restrictions in place.

The Northamptonshire Regiment museum is in Abington park and the Royal Anglian museum is within the imperial war museum, Duxford.

None of that has anything to do with the cache location so there is no need to research battle honours, formation dates or casualty rates in wars, well not unless you want to!

To find this cache you must first find three of the TBs below

There are two identical sets of TBs active, they are named the same except one of each has a "II" after the name. you only have to find one of each to gain all the information required

The Egypt TB or the Egypt II TB - These two TBs hold the same information.

The Gibraltar 1779 -1783 TB or the Gibraltar 1779 -1783 II - These two TBs hold the same information.

The Talavera or Talavera II TB - These two TBs hold the same information.

I guess all you will need then is a brew, google and a sense of humour.
There are 2 sets of co-ords on each TB 1 for the cache and 1 for a waypoint that is just up hill from GZ. Please use the obvious track to get to the WP then drop down to GZ. That said my GPSR was only getting to 5m accuracy as it is under tree cover.

The Cache itself is a H83 container (50 cal box)

FTF FD & DB

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ng tebhaq yriry orgjrra n ebpx naq n ZGG

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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