The Prince of Wales Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) – 1914-1918
Summary of movements of individual Battalions.
1st BATTALION
1914
August: Fyzabad, India.
16 November: arrived Plymouth, England. Stationed Winchester – 82nd Brigade, 27th Division.
20 December: landed at Le Havre.
1915
12 December: moved to Salonika
1916
2 November: transferred to 29th Brigade, 10th (Irish) Division.
1917
14 September: Division moved to Egypt for service in Palestine.
2nd BATTALION
1914
August: Cork – 17th Brigade, 6th Division.
18 August: Cambridge and then on to Newmarket.
12 September: landed at St Nazaire.
1915
14 October: transferred with Brigade to 24th Division.
19 October: transferred to 73rd Brigade, 24th Division.
1918
1 February: transferred to 47th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. Absorbed troops from disbanded 7th Battalion.
13 April: absorbed troops from disbanded 6th Connaught Rangers.
23 April: transferred to 88th Brigade, 29th Division.
3rd (RESERVE) BATTALION
1914
August: stationed Birr. A depot/training Battalion and, on mobilisation, moved to Cork.
1917
November: Portsmouth as part of the Portsmouth Garrison.
1918
May: Absorbed 4th and 5th Battalions.
4th (EXTRA RESERVE) BATTALION
1914
August: Maryborough. A depot/training Battalion and, on mobilisation, moved to Crosshaven.
November: Passage West
1915
May: to Devonport.
September: The Curragh.
1916
April: Limerick
1917
August: Tralee.
November: Dover.
1918
May: Portsmouth where absorbed by 3rd Battalion.
5th (EXTRA RESERVE) BATTALION
1914
August: Drogheda. A depot/training Battalion and, on mobilisation, moved to Queenstown. October: Passage West.
1915
May: Plymouth.
September: Mullingar.
1916
April: The Curragh.
1917
June: Laytown.
August: Boyle.
September: Birr.
November: Glencorse.
1918
May: Portsmouth where absorbed by 3rd Battalion.
6th (SERVICE) BATTALION
1914
August: Formed in Dublin and attached 29th Brigade, 10th (Irish) Division. Moved to Fermoy and then The Curragh.
October: Birr
1915
February: The Curragh.
May: Basingstoke.
9 July: embarked at Liverpool and sailed to Gallipoli via Mudros.
5 August: landed Anzac Cove.
29 September: Salonika via Mudros.
1917
14 September: Egypt for service in Palestine.
1918
May: left the Division and sailed from Port Said
1 June: landed Marseilles.
23 July: 14th (Light) Division and then 34th Division.
20 July: 198th Brigade, 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division.
12 September: disbanded at Abancourt.
7th (SERVICE) BATTALION
1914
October: Formed in Fermoy and attached to 47th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division.
1915
January: Kilworth.
September: Blackdown.
18 December: Le Havre.
1918
14 April: disbanded at Tincourt, troops going to 2nd Battalion and 19th Entrenching Battalion.