Theatres of War, Army Regiments, Naval Detachments, RAF

Description: Formed in 1881 as the South Staffordshire Regiment by an amalgamation of the 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers) and the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot. They saw action in the Boer Wars. During the First World War they fought across the Western, Italian and Turkish fronts in battles such as Mons, Marne, Aisne, the 1st battle of Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Bridge, Festubert, Loos, the Somme (1916), the Hindenburg Line, Arras, Cambrai, the 1st battle of the Somme (1918), the 2nd battle of the Somme (1918), Selle, Passchendaele, Vittorio Veneto and Gallipoli. During the Second World War they fought across the Wester, African, Italian and Far Eastern fronts at battles such as Arnhem and the invasion of Italy. In 1959 they were amalgamated with the North Staffordshire Regiment, forming The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own). Their nickname is The Pump and Tortoise or The Staffordshire Knot.

Military actions:

• WWI: Mons
• WWI: Marne
• WWI: Aisne
• WWI: 1st battle of Ypres
• WWI: Neuve Chapelle
• WWI: Aubers Bridge
• WWI: Festubert
• WWI: Loos
• WWI: Somme (1916)
• WWI: Hindenburg Line
• WWI: Arras
• WWI: Cambrai
• WWI: 1st battle of the Somme (1918)
• WWI: 2nd battle of the Somme (1918)
• WWI: Selle
• WWI: 3rd battle of Ypres
• WWI: Vittorio Veneto
• WWI: Gallipoli
• WWII: Arnhem
• WWII: Invasion of Italy

Personnel:

5th Battalion

• 2nd Lieutenant Eric Fraser Colman.

Websites:

• Wikipedia: Prince of Wales South Staffordshire

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