Below is some genealogy information on the 40th Foot, 40th & 82nd Regiments, South Lancashire, Lancashire, Queen's Lancashire and the Duke of Lancaster's regiment (King's Lancashire and Border) of the British army that may help searches for military ancestors.

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Description: Formed in 1881 by amalgamating the 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot and the 82nd (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) Regiment of Foot to form The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment). They saw action in the Boer Wars, fighting at Spionkop and Valkrantz and Pieters. During the First World War they fought across the Western and Turkish fronts at battles such as Mons, Le Cateau, Marne, Aisne, Messines, the 1st battle of Ypres, the 2nd battle of Ypres, Loos, the Somme (1916), the Hindenburg Line, Arras, WWI: Cambrai, the 1st battle of the Somme (1918), Lys, the 2nd battle of the Somme (1918), the advance in Flanders, the 2nd battle of Arras (1917), Selle, Valenciennes, Passchendaele and Gallipoli. In 1938 they were renamed the South Lancashire Regiment. In 1958 they were amalgamated with the East Lancashire Regiment, forming The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers). Their nickname is The Excellers or The Fighting Fortieth.

Military actions:

• Boer war: Spionkop
• Boer war: Valkrantz and Pieters
• WWI: Mons
• WWI: Le Cateau
• WWI: Marne
• WWI: Aisne
• WWI: Messines
• WWI: 1st battle of Ypres
• WWI: 2nd battle of Ypres
• WWI: Loos
• WWI: Somme (1916)
• WWI: Hindenburg Line
• WWI: Arras
• WWI: Cambrai
• WWI: 1st battle of the Somme (1918)
• WWI: Lys
• WWI: 2nd battle of the Somme (1918)
• WWI: Advance in Flanders
• WWI: 2nd battle of Arras (1917)
• WWI: Selle
• WWI: Valenciennes
• WWI: 3rd battle of Ypres
• WWI: Gallipoli

Websites:

• Queen's Lancashire museum: South regiment
• Wikipedia: South Lancashire regiment

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