82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
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Description: Formed in 1793 as the 82nd Regiment of Foot. In 1802 they absorbed the Prince of Wales's Volunteers and were renamed the 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers). In 1881 they formed the The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) by amalgamating with the 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot. They saw action in the Boer Wars, fighting at Spionkop and Valkrantz and Pieters. During the First World War they fought across the Western and Turkish fronts at battles such as Mons, Le Cateau, Marne, Aisne, Messines, the 1st battle of Ypres, the 2nd battle of Ypres, Loos, the Somme (1916), the Hindenburg Line, Arras, WWI: Cambrai, the 1st battle of the Somme (1918), Lys, the 2nd battle of the Somme (1918), the advance in Flanders, the 2nd battle of Arras (1917), Selle, Valenciennes, Passchendaele and Gallipoli. In 1938 they were renamed the South Lancashire Regiment. In 1958 they were amalgamated with the East Lancashire Regiment, forming The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers). Their nickname is The Excellers or The Fighting Fortieth.
Military actions:
- Boer war: Spionkop
- Boer war: Valkrantz and Pieters
- WWI: Mons
- WWI: Le Cateau
- WWI: Marne
- WWI: Aisne
- WWI: Messines
- WWI: 1st battle of Ypres
- WWI: 2nd battle of Ypres
- WWI: Loos
- WWI: Somme (1916)
- WWI: Hindenburg Line
- WWI: Arras
- WWI: Cambrai
- WWI: 1st battle of the Somme (1918)
- WWI: Lys
- WWI: 2nd battle of the Somme (1918)
- WWI: Advance in Flanders
- WWI: 2nd battle of Arras (1917)
- WWI: Selle
- WWI: Valenciennes
- WWI: 3rd battle of Ypres
- WWI: Gallipoli
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