what happened to the wiltshire?

Answer 1

THEY WHERE INCORPORATED INTO ANOTHER REGIMENT.
The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's)
amalgamated with The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's), to form The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)

Answer 2

The "Wiltshire" was a famous shipwreck. Here is part of the information I have found on the web about it, and a signpost to the rest:

One of the more dramatic wrecks of the inter-war era occurred on remote Great Barrier Island on 31 May 1922 when the stately five-master Federal liner Wiltshire piled up on the rocks atremote Rosalie Bay, near the southern tip of the island. Just 10 years old, the Wiltshire was one of the biggest ships trading to the Dominion. The ship had been punching her way through some of the dirtiest weather imaginable. Heavy weather and torrential rain had lashed her for the best part of half a day and visibility had fallen to less than a ship's length by the time she struck the rocks. There was a terrific crash, then four heavy bumps as the steel monster forced herself up and onto the rocks.Captain G. B. Hayward summoned the 102 officers and men topside but quickly gave up any idea of launching the boats. Heavy seas were breaking over the Wiltshire and any attempt to launch a boat would be sheer folly - it would either be dashed against the side of the ship or thrown up onto the rocks at the foot of the towering cliffs in front of the bow. Unable to do anything, the men settled down to a nervous night in the saloon and prayed that the dawn would bring better weather. It did not and the situation worsened at 1130 on the 1st when, with a deafening bang, the Wiltshire snapped in two just abaft the No. 4 hatch. Hayward, who was up on the bridge at the time, leaped down onto the deck, to be followed by his officers, who used a rope to join the rest of the crew in the forecastle. The Wiltshire was now a complete wreck. While the bow section remained firmly embedded on the rocks, the stern part, less firmly held and in deeper water, began to settle. The big question was - would the wreck remain intact long enough to enable the crew to escape? Help was on the way, in the shape of the Union Company coaster Katoa and the coastal passenger vessel Arahura, but there was little that they could do. During the morning, while the Arahura stood by and provided radio contact with the rest of the world, the Katoa landed rescue parties equipped with storm gear and blankets. They met several groups of islanders who had been standing by impotently since the night before. As the Herald reporter recalled: Heartrending was the experience of watchers on the cliffs above the wreck prior to the line coming ashore. The watchers could hear cries from the ship but could do nothing. Hope was raised when one of the crew attempted to swim ashore with a line but this died down when the enormous seas running caused the effort to be abandoned, and the exhausted swimmer had to be hauled on board again. "Rescuers had fired many rockets at the ship but the howling gale had carried away all lines. Attempts to float lines out had met with similar failure. Then, at 1345, the Katoa radioed Auckland that the Wiltshire had broken in half, that the stem had disappeared and that the bow was crowded with people.

I found this on the New Zealand web site "http://homepages.ihug.co.nz", where there is a great deal more information - and the rest of the story. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Are you talking about the Wiltshire theater on Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles? It's still there but it hasn't been doing well. The land is far more valuable than is the theater. The performances there are just not profitable enough.

Answer 4

As far as I know, it's still there, although it might have a bit more water than it knows what to do with right now.

Wiltshire is famous for lots of things and is very much associated with Gods Wonderful Railway, the GWR built by Isembard Kingdom Brunel.

Brunel's steam loco works were based at Swindon.

Answer 5

Nothing....it's still a shire.