40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment Of Foot
The 40th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1717 in Nova Scotia and 164 years later amalgamated into The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) in 1881. Following further amalgamations of British Army infantry regiments, today's direct linear descendant regiment is The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.
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