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Royal Guernsey Light Infantry




  caption Badge of the RGLI
  motto ''Diex Aix'' (God Help Us)
  type Infantry
  branch Army
  dates 1916-1919
  country United Kingdom
  command Structure British 29th Division 1917-1918
  size 1,300 soldiers
  garrison Fort George, Guernsey
  battles Battle Of Passchendaele , Battle Of Cambrai 1917 Battle Of The Lys 1918


Royal Guernsey Light Infantry was a regiment in the British Army that was formed from the Royal Guernsey Militia in 1916 to serve in World War I . They fought as part of the British 29th Division .

They fought in the Battle Of Cambrai , where their role was to defend the small town of Les Rues Vertes. They suffered heavy casualties, with nearly 40% of the regiment either killed or injured during the battle.

The regimental motto, ''Diex Aix'', derives from the Battle Cry used by the Normans at the Battle Of Hastings .


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REFERENCES

  • Blicq, A Stanley, ''Norman Ten Hundred'', Guernsey Press, 1920

  • Parks, Major Edwin, ''Diex Aix: God Help Us - The Guernseymen who marched away 1914-1918'', States of Guernsey, 1992