Below is some genealogy information on the 33rd Foot, 33rd & 76th Regiments, Duke of Wellington's Halifax and the Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th, 33rd/76th Foot) of the British army that may help searches for military ancestors.

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Description: Formed in 1881 by an amalgamation of the 33rd (Duke of Wellington's) Regiment of Foot and the 76th Regiment of Foot. They saw action in the Boer Wars, fighting at Paardenburg. During the First World War they fought across the Western, Italian and Turkish fronts at battles such as Mons, Le Cateau, Marne, Aisne, Messines, the 1st battle of Ypres, the 2nd battle of Ypres, the Somme (1916), the Hindenburg Line, Arras, the 1st battle of the Somme (1918), Lys, the Advance in Flanders, the 2nd battle of Arras (1917), Selle, Valenciennes, Passchendaele, Gallipoli and Vittorio Veneto. In 1921 they were renamed The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding). During the Second World War they fought across the Western, African, Italian and Far Eastern fronts, involved in the Dunkirk evacuations and the invasion of Italy. In 2006 they were amalgamated with the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire and The Green Howards, forming the Yorkshire Regiment. Their nickname is The Havercake Lads or The Old Immortals.

Military actions:

• Boer war: Paardenburg
• WWI: Mons
• WWI: Le Cateau
• WWI: Marne
• WWI: Aisne
• WWI: Messines
• WWI: 1st battle of Ypres
• WWI: 2nd battle of Ypres
• WWI: Somme (1916)
• WWI: Hindenburg Line
• WWI: Arras
• WWI: 1st battle of the Somme (1918)
• WWI: Lys
• WWI: Advance in Flanders
• WWI: 2nd battle of Arras (1917)
• WWI: Selle
• WWI: Valenciennes
• WWI: 3rd battle of Ypres
• WWI: Gallipoli
• WWI: Vittorio Veneto
• WWII: Dunkirk evacuations
• WWII: Invasion of Italy

Websites:

• Wikipedia: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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