37th & 67th Regiments/Hampshire/Royal Hampshire/Princess of Wales' Royal (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)
Below is some genealogy information on the 37th & 67th Regiments , Hampshire, Royal Hampshire and the Princess of Wales' Royal (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) regiment of the British army that may help searches for military ancestors.
Theatres of War, Army Regiments, Naval Detachments, RAF
Description: Formed in 1702 as Meredith's Regiment. In 1881 the Hampshire Regiment was formed following the amalgamation of the 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment and the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment. During the First World War they fought across the Western, Turkish, Greek and Middle Eastern fronts at battles such as Mons, Le Cateau, WWI: 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, Salonika and the 3rd battle of the Gaza. During the Second World War they fought across the Western, African, Italian and Middle Eastern fronts and were involved in the Dunkirk evacuations, and the Normandy landings on Gold beach as well as the invasion of Italy and Operation Market Garden. In 1946 they were given royal status and renamed the Royal Hampshire Regiment. In 1992 they were merged with The Queen's Regiment, forming The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. Their nickname is The Hampshire Tigers or The Tigers.
Military actions:
- 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: Salonika
- WWI: 3rd battle of the Gaza
- WWII: Dunkirk evacuations
- WWII: Normandy landings
- WWII: Invasion of Italy
- WWII: Arnhem
Websites:
- Wikipedia: Hampshire Regiment
- History of the 37th & 67th Regiments , Hampshire, Royal Hampshire and the Princess of Wales' Royal (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) regiments.
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