Below is some genealogy information on the 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot of the British army that may help searches for military ancestors.

Theatres of War, Army Regiments, Naval Detachments, RAF

Description: Formed in 1858. In 1875 they were given the battle honours of the 100th Regiment of Foot (Prince Regent's County of Dublin Regiment) as their successor. They had served in Canada. In 1881 they formed the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) by amalgamating with the 109th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Infantry). During the First World War they fought across the Western, Turkish, Greek and Middle-Eastern fronts at battles such as the 1st battle of Ypres, the Somme (1916), the Hindenburg Line, Cambrai, Gallipoli, Salonika and the 3rd battle of the Gaza. They were disbanded in 1922. Their nickname is The Beavers, The Colonials, The Crusaders, The Old Hundreth, The Poona Pets or The Steel Heads.

Military actions:

• WWI: 1st battle of Ypres
• WWI: Somme (1916)
• WWI: Hindenburg Line
• WWI: Cambrai
• WWI: Gallipoli
• WWI: Salonika
• WWI: 3rd battle of the Gaza

Websites:

• Wikipedia: 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadians) Regiment of Foot
• Prince of Wales's Leinster regiment association
• General information on the Prince of Wales's Leinster regiment

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