101st & 104th Regiments/Royal Munster Fusiliers
Below is some genealogy information on the 101st & 104th Regiments and Royal Munster Fusiliers 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 104th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Fusiliers) and the 101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers). During the First World War they fought across the Western, Turkish, Greek and Middle-Eastern fronts at battles such as Mons, Marne, Aisne, the 1st battle of Ypres, , the Ludendorff Offensive, Loos, Festubert, Aubers Bridge, the Somme (1916), Messines, Cambrai, Passchendaele, Gallipoli, Salonika and the 3rd battle of the Gaza. They disbanded in 1922. Their nickname is The Dirty Shirts.
Military actions:
- WWI: Mons
- WWI: Marne
- WWI: Aisne
- WWI: 1st battle of Ypres
- WWI: Aubers Bridge
- WWI: Ludendorff Offensive
- WWI: Loos
- WWI: Festubert
- WWI: Somme (1916)
- WWI: Cambrai
- WWI: Passchendaele
- WWI: Gallipoli
- WWI: Salonika
- WWI: 3rd battle of the Gaza
Websites:
- Wikipedia: Royal Munster Fusiliers
- Royal Munster Fusiliers association
- Irish wolfhounds: Royal Munster Fusiliers
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