During the Great War, the Bedfordshire Regiment was engaged on The Western Front, Italy, Gallipoli, Egypt and Palestine. The regiment's 2 'Regular' infantry battalions, its single 'Territorial' battalion and 2 'Reserve' battalions were supplemented by many 'New Army' battalions when War broke out in 1914. A total of 21 infantry battalions served within the regiment between 1914 and 1918, being posted at home, on the Western Front, in northern Italy, the Middle East, India and Burma during the war. In addition to the infantry, there were also yeomanry, garrison and reserve units within the regiment, although at the time of writing, this site focuses on the regiment's infantry battalions.