100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot

other units with the same regimental number 100th Regiment of Foot (disambiguation) April 2022 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot 100th regiment cap badge.jpg Badge of the 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot 1858–1881 United Kingdom United Kingdom Line Infantry Light Infantry One battalion Birr Barracks, Birr, County Offaly Ich Dien Blue Facings, Quick: Slow: The 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot was a British Army regiment, raised in 1858. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 109th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Infantry) to form the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) in 1881. History thumb|left|The 100th Regiment receiving their regimental colours by The Prince of Wales, January 1859. The regiment, which was named after Prince Albert Edward, future King Edward VII, was raised in the Province of Canada to create extra military resources following the Indian Rebellion in June 1858.http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/100-858.htm 100th (or Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot Regiments.org 17 August 2016 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20060712211849/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/100-858.htm 12 July 2006 It embarked for England later that year and was posted to Gibraltar in 1863 but moved to Malta later that year.http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/100.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20060716003703/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/100.htm dead 16 July 2006 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot: Locations 25 March 2017 It returned to Canada in 1866 and took part in the ceremony for the inauguration of the Dominion of Canada on 1 July 1867, before returning to England in 1868.http://blogs.nam.ac.uk/research/famous-units/100th-prince-wales-royal-canadian-regiment-foot 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot National Army Museum 25 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170325202310/http://blogs.nam.ac.uk/research/famous-units/100th-prince-wales-royal-canadian-regiment-foot 2017-03-25 dead In 1875 it was declared the successor to the 100th Regiment of Foot (Prince Regent's County of Dublin Regiment), which had served in Canada, and allowed to use the battle honour "Niagara". It embarked for Bengal in India in 1877. As part of the Cardwell Reforms of the 1870s, where single-battalion regiments were linked together to share a single depot and recruiting district in the United Kingdom, the 100th was linked with the 109th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Infantry), and assigned to district no. 67 at Birr Barracks in Birr, County Offaly.http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/depot/1873.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20060210172841/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/depot/1873.htm dead 10 February 2006 Training Depots Regiments.org 16 October 2016 On 1 July 1881 the Childers Reforms came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with the 109th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Infantry) to form the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians). Battle honours Battle honours won by the regiment were: Niagara (awarded in 1815 to 100th Regiment of Foot (Prince Regent's County of Dublin Regiment) and regranted to 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot in 1875). Colonels of the Regiment thumb|upright|General Henry Dundas, 3rd Viscount Melville was the first colonel of the regiment. Colonels of the Regiment were: 100th (or Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot 1858–1862: Gen. Henry Dundas, 3rd Viscount Melville, GCB 1862–1872: Lt-Gen. Sir Edward Macarthur, KCB 1872: Maj-Gen. Charles Rochfort Scott 1872–1881: Gen. Hon. Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon, KCB References External links Queen Victoria's Royal Canadians The Canadian Origins and Associations of The 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot Historical sketch of the 100th Prince of Wales Royal Canadian Regiment THE LEINSTER REGIMENT Category:Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) Category:Infantry regiments of the British Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1858 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1881