(1894–1972) the eldest son of
King George V and
Queen Mary of Great Britain. During
World War I, he served a s an
officer on the western front (a battle
line that ran 450 miles from the
English Channel in
France to Switzerland) and in
Egypt and
Italy. After the
war he made several
trips to Canada, the United
States,
South America, Africa,
India,
Australia and New Zealand in the interests of
world peace and British
trade. Wales is a political
division of Great Britain which occupies the western peninsula of that island. Prince of Wales is a
title traditionally held by the male heir to the throne of Great Britain.
—PDC Volume 8 Approved Glossary