Below is some genealogy information on the 104th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Fusiliers) of the British army that may help searches for military ancestors.

Theatres of War, Army Regiments, Naval Detachments, RAF

Description: Formed in 1852 as part of the East India Company as the 2nd Bengal (European) Light Infantry. In 1862 they became part of the British army as the 104th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Fusiliers). In 1881 they formed the Royal Munster Fusiliers by amalgamating with the 101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers). During the First World War they fought across the Western, Turkish, Greek and Middle-Eastern fronts at battles such as Mons, Marne, Aisne, the 1st battle of Ypres, , the Ludendorff Offensive, Loos, Festubert, Aubers Bridge, the Somme (1916), Messines, Cambrai, Passchendaele, Gallipoli, Salonika and the 3rd battle of the Gaza. They disbanded in 1922. Their nickname is The Dirty Shirts.

Military actions:

• WWI: Mons
• WWI: Marne
• WWI: Aisne
• WWI: 1st battle of Ypres
• WWI: Aubers Bridge
• WWI: Ludendorff Offensive
• WWI: Loos
• WWI: Festubert
• WWI: Somme (1916)
• WWI: Cambrai
• WWI: Passchendaele
• WWI: Gallipoli
• WWI: Salonika
• WWI: 3rd battle of the Gaza

Websites:

• Wikipedia: 104th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Fusiliers)
• Royal Munster Fusiliers association
• Irish wolfhounds: Royal Munster Fusiliers

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