Below is some genealogy information on the 100th & 109th Regiments and Prince of Wales's Leinster regiment of the British army that may help searches for military ancestors.

Theatres of War, Army Regiments, Naval Detachments, RAF

Description: Formed in 1881 by an amalgamation of the 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) and 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: Prince of Wales's Leinster
• Prince of Wales's Leinster regiment association
• General information on the Prince of Wales's Leinster regiment

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