The 109th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Infantry) was an

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regiment of the

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from 1862 to 1881, when it was amalgamated into

The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot and the 109th Regiment of Foot ...

History

The regiment was originally raised by the

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in 1853 as the 3rd Bombay (European) Regiment and then saw action in India in 1857 during the

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. After the Crown took control of the

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in the aftermath of the Indian Rebellion, the regiment became the 3rd Bombay Regiment in November 1859. It was then renumbered as the 109th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Infantry) on transfer to the

in September 1862. It embarked for England in 1877. As part of the

Cardwell Reforms The Cardwell Reforms were a series of reforms of the British Army undertaken by Secretary of State for War Edward Cardwell between 1868 and 1874 with the support of Liberal prime minister William Ewart Gladstone. Gladstone paid little attention ...

of the 1870s, where single-battalion regiments were linked together to share a single depot and recruiting district in the United Kingdom, the 109th was linked with the 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot, and assigned to district no. 67 at

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. On 1 July 1881 the

Childers Reforms The Childers Reforms of 1881 reorganised the infantry regiments of the British Army. The reforms were done by Secretary of State for War Hugh Childers during 1881, and were a continuation of the earlier Cardwell Reforms. The reorganisation was ...

came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with the 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot to form the

Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot and the 109th Regiment of Foot ...

Battle honours

The regiment's battle honours were: * ''Indian Mutiny'': Central India

Regimental Colonels

The Regimental Colonels were: *1862–1873: Gen. Sir William Wyllie, GCB *1873–1880: Gen. Mark Kerr Atherley *1880–1881: Gen. Sir Richard Denis Kelly, KCB

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* {{Regiments of Foot Infantry regiments of the British Army Honourable East India Company regiments Military units and formations established in 1853 Military units and formations disestablished in 1881 1853 establishments in India