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At some point thereafter it moved to F Lines, Hipswell Camp, Catterick and may later have been at Clipstone Camp. 10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. disbanded in France and the men were distributed amongst the other battalions 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Before that it had been 13th (Reserve) Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters. 6th Infantry Labour Company., Devonshire Regiment. 19th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). The Leicestershire Regiment: Bois du Polygone, Belgique: Nouvelle-cosse [6] William Bishop: 1917: Premire Guerre mondiale . 14th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Leicestershire Regiment (4th Bn.) Records seem to have his death date wrong and his age, but after searching for months, I did manage to obtain a death certificate for him. October 1916 : landed in France, moved to Third Army. 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). With reference to your letter of the 17th xxxxxxxxxx asking for news of L/Cpl WH Langan. (1st Battalion) 8 Jun 1982: 31: FALKLAND ISLANDS: Royal Fleet Auxiliary "Sir Galahad" My great-great-grandmothers maiden name was Ingles and I have often wondered if they were related somehow. He had had no leave since. 53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion, Notts & Derby Regiment. 18th August 1916 about Lance Corporal Sidney Thomas Andrews. Lieut. 5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. Born and enlisted Dronfield (attested 9th . It was raised For Brigadier General, 1st Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). In 1917 they fought in The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The First and Third Battle of the Scarpe at Arras, The Battle of Langemark and The First . He was aged 24, single and a former employee of the Diamond Foundry, Dallow Road. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. I am to express to you the sympathy of the Army Council with you in your loss. More about Arthur T Clark. Age 25. 6th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. . I am returning to you the letters that have come, as I did not know his address and it would be a long time before they reached him. 2/7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. The second photo is of my grandfather (sitting) and his brother Seymour who appears to be in uniform of a different regiment. the following battalions formed the 16th Brigade and served together as Quick Shop. 5 April 1916 William Buckingham: Private: Leicestershire Regiment: First World War: 10 March 1915 12 March 1915 Alexander Buckley: Temp. We took the cigarettes you sent and shared them amongst the boys, as we would not send them back. 12th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. W. Farmfield But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. During another reorganisation on 17th November 1915, the battalion The writer said he could only conclude at that stage that L-Cpl Andrews was also a prisoner in German hands. Charles was subsequently killed in action on 22nd of March 1918 near Epehy during the German Spring Offensive. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 9 October 1914. There was also a William Ingles who served with the 10th Gloucesters and won the DCM on the 25th of September but was killed two weeks later at the Hohenzollern redoubt. Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, 1st Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 18th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. *According to the "Official History The news was given to his family at 67 Wimbourne Road, Luton, in March 1918. W. Gaunt British Army casualties, including 704,803 deaths (23.67%). That month, the enlisted men of the 8th After the Glorious Revolution, when Prince William of Orange deposed the unpopular James II to become King William III, the Regiment pledged allegiance to the new monarch and went on to serve during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1701. No 7 District It was owing in a great measure to his dauntless courage and inspiring example that a serious reverse was averted. The 8th battalion served entirely in France and Flanders The Manchester Bantams The Story Of A Pals Battalion And A City At War 23rd Service Battalion The Manchester Regiment 8th City . Major Birt ordered the left to conform. WW1 Canadian First . Cambrai Operations (also called the Battle of Cambrai), specifically during Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. 15 Apr 1916 : Born Warringto, Lancashire, England. Soon moved to Luton and by November 1914 was at Bishops Stortford.Landed at Le Havre 28 February 1915.Record same as 1/4th Bn. . Eventually all reinforcements were sent except a platoon with 2 Lewis guns. ISBN 978--7524-6514-2. 22385. 10th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). If you find it a valuable resource, please consider becoming a supporter. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. 3rd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West surrey Regiment). 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. John Ebenezar Stewart MC, killed 28 April 1918. in the attack. 53rd (Young Soldier) BattalionUp to 27 October 1917, this was known as 12th Young Soldier Battalion and had no regimental affiliation. 8th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 8th (Service) BattalionFormed at Leicester in September 1914 as part of K3 and attached as Army Troops to 23rd Division.April 1915 : transferred to 110th Brigade, 37th Division.Record same as 6th Bn.28 June 1918 : reduced to cadre strength, surplus men going to 7th Bn.29 June 1918 : transferred to 25th Division and returned to England.7 July 1918 : cadre transferred to 14th West Riding Regiment. 3rd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Conference Chairs Berles-au-Bois Churchyard Extension, . The division originally comprised the 74th, 75th and 76th Infantry Brigades, but the 76th . 2nd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Pte Arthur Phillips, 33131, 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, was believed to have been killed in action ten months after he was reported missing on May 3rd, 1917. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small in line with a major shake up of the British Army, the 8th Battalion was Pte Arthur Phillips, 33131, 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, was believed to have been killed in action ten months after he was reported missing on May 3rd, 1917. The Royal Leicestershire Regiment - an illustrated history, by Robin Jenkins and James Ryan. Charles is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial. and marked outside, Effects. Otherwise my contact details can be found at www.fourteeneighteen.co.uk. 8th battalion between 1914 and 1918 were: Site Each company had two platoons in line crossing on a front of some 150 or 200 yards followed by the other two platoons. 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 37 DIVISION 110 Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Leicestershire Regiment 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Battalion, Brigade Machine Gun Company . Draft of 31 men arrived. Commemorated on Pier and Face 2 C and 3 A. of the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. On the 16th February 1918, Hi all, I am researching the circumstances surrounding the death of: 1754 Private Alfred Barratt, He was 32 when he died. Herbert Stanley Seccombe, 6th Battalion, Worcester Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 3 back of 89, Cromwell St. Part of 20th (Garhwal) Infantry Brigade, 7th (Meerut) Division of the Indian Army.12 October 1914 : Division landed at Marseilles for service in France.Moved to 28th Indian Brigade in Egypt, 7 November 1915.Early December 1915 moved to Basra in Mesopotamia, rejoining 7th (Meerut) Division.Landed at Suez on 22 January 1918 and took part in Palestine campaign. 16-10-1916. 18th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 12th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. Pte. In WW1, the Leicester Brigade (110th Brigade of 21st Division) was known as the Tigers Brigade. (d.3rd May 1917), Gill Walter Henry. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. There are four battalions to a regiment, so normally the 5th Battalion would be part of the 2nd Regiment along with 6th, 7th and 8th battalions. The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Pte Victor Freeman Baxter, 33013, 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, was killed in action near Arras on May 3rd, 1917. He worked as a packer in W.D. 19th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. The last reserve of 2 platoons did not reach the enemy line but returned with the Battalion when it retired. A basic recruit training unit based at Rugeley Camp, it was part of 1st Reserve Brigade. He had joined the Bedfordshire Regiment at the outbreak of war, but was later transferred to the Leicesters. 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). The component units of the division were assembled around Salisbury and moved to Aldershot in May 1915 to complete their training. Pte. No one of this name in Border Regt Army List or CWGC. Leicestershire Regiment 1914-1918. Spink currently holds three medal auctions a year, in April, July, and November. 3ed (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Battalion Formed in Autumn 1916. To date we have sold over 45,000 lots at auction for a combined total of over 37 million. Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery. 3rd Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Private Meredith died from wounds he received from the Battle of the Somme in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, July 27, 1915. 10th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. were transferred to the 16th Brigade of the 6th Division. 6th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Warwick Station During the night the Batt left the trench and marched to SENLIS and bivouacked. 12th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 3rd Dragoon Guards, (Prince of Wales's Own). on our right. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Before that it had been 15th Battalion of the Training Reserve and up to September 1916 had been the 13th (Reserve) Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers. i/c Infantry Records, N.E. John Kenneth Rhodes, 10th Border Regiment (attd. mustered at their local train stations and were transported en-masse to He was buried at Holywell Green Congregational Church [58]. Left Hedauville and marched to AMPLIER, billeted in huts. The Batn advanced in 4 waves. Walter's service number was 22384 and Samuel's was the number directly after ie. . The leading companies understood their objectives and had sufficient time to explain their orders to their men according to the operation orders issued in MARTINSAART WOOD. Orders and messages referring to the operations took a very long time to reach Battn HQ owing to the dark and the orderlies being near to the trenches. 3 officers and 576 men left to go to the base depot. Robert Leith-Macgregor (1st Battalion, 1960-62) Insignia Hackle Red over White The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. the battalion were involved in Battle of Hill 70 in April and during the From 1 von 1 Nur 1 brig 2 Beobachter Siehe Mehr. L/Cpl (d.15th Jul 1916), Price George Charles. SKU: CMA/37674. 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. (d.20th September 1917), Walker John Thomas. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. & H.O. Walter Burnaby Sparrow, 3rd Battalion . of the Great War, medical services, casualties and medical statistics" Just a few lines to express to you the sympathy of myself and my comrades, we were all very sorry when your husband was wounded as he was well liked and was always a good comrade. (8th Bn.) We add around 200,000 new records each month. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Around 670 Officers and men of the battalion The Battalion rested in the afternoon in the German front line trench which was at the time our support trench to Ovillers. Notes: Private Knowles cam from Leicester and left behind a widow, Ivy Knowles, and son Brian. in the Great War. I regret to have to inform you that your husband was wounded on July 3rd at La Boisselle. 3rd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. A & B in the front line. William George Bambury 8th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment (d.23rd Jul 1916) William Bambury was born in 1896 in Bedminster, Bristol the son of James Edward Bambury and Sarah Ann Edwards. Several of the battalion's 2nd/1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Yeomanry. The Project Gutenberg eBook of The West Riding Territorials in the Great War, by Laurie Magnus This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other par D & A Coys from our front line B & C Coys from our support line. 11257 W. H. Langan Gloucestershire Regt. on the 30th August 1915. A-K. Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division. Serjeant, 14887. Archibald Philip Turner, 4th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. 8th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Before the Armistice came four years later, the Regiment had expanded to nineteen battalions, of which the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 11th were Territorial battalions. Pte. in the battles of 1916, and around 2,800 men * were also wounded during Records of 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment from other sources. 19 October 1914. If you use Twitter, you can always contact me at my account @1418research. 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. The Leicestershire Regiment memorial, also known as the Tigers Wood Stone of Remembrance, at Bagworth near Coalville. At The Canadian Fallen we pride ourselves in providing you with the most accurate records we can. D. W. Summers, B. Vincent A training unit, it remained in UK throughout the war. Touch was kept with the Cheshires by means of runners. the Regimental HQ at Bedford to be mobilised into the 8th Battalion of Our 1st (Home Service) Garrison BattalionFormed at Easington in May 1916. 3.10.pm. was in action on the morning of the third. 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. 5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. L-Z. This has a regimental connection. (d.11 April 1917), Stockwell Albert Edgley. Buried La Boiselle. 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. (d.20th September 1917), Gage Frank William. Cpl. 19th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 110th Brigade / 21st Division . 21st (Labour) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. below were temporary commanders. 23rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. WHEATLEY, Archibald. The Story of the Tenth Canadian Battalion, 1914-1917; The Story of the Thirteenth Battalion, 1914-197; The Story of the Twenty-Eighth (North-West) Battalion, 1914-1917 (three histories from the same series, bound together; London: Canadian War Records Office, ca. (d.25th September 1916), Hodges William Henry. . Deal Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. A & B companies proceeded to the front line trenches. 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Harold Stephen Flisher. 9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Researching his history, I was surprised to discover he was shot in the left arm on 22nd of April 1918, and was treated by the 59th Field Ambulance. (d.7th Jun 1917), Price Evan Henry. One April 22nd he had written to parents William and Minnie Baxter at 7 Villa Road, Luton, to say he had just come out of action and was quite well. N-R. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 21 DIVISION 110 Infantry Brigade Leicestershire Regiment 8th Battalion: 1 July 1916 - 31 May 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2165/1) 204. by WO95/2165/1 (Other) Paperback $ 26.00. [D?] Private 42401. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. He died just days before his 19th birthday. Pte. who were a veteran Regular Army Division that had been serving in France Killed in actionon the 14thJuly 1916 - Age 22, Died of woundson the 9thJuly 1916 - Age 26, Rest in peacein Abbeville CommunalCemetery, Died of woundson the 28th July1916 - Age 22, Rest in peacein Leicester (Welford Road) Cemetery, Died of woundson the 27thSeptember 1916 - Age 22, Killed in actionon the 15thJuly 1916 - Age 20, Died of woundson the 25th September1916, Died of woundson the 27th September1916, Died of woundson the 23rdSeptember1916, Killed in actionon the 14thJuly 1916 - Age 23, Died of woundson the 8th August1916 - Age 22. In 1916 (d.11th Sep 1916), Hargreaves Thomas. From a17ab7a789aa20e5c49f7f9de9dca94c364755b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: BOB603049648 603049648@qq.com> Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:48:33 +0800 Subject: [PATCH . of Loos in September. After the Fall of Singapore author was taken POW and took part at work camps in Singapore, Hell Fire . August 1914 The 6th Battalion of the Leicestershire Regiment was raised at Leicester as part of Kitchener's First New Army and joined 9th (Scottish) Division as Divisional Troops. 7th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 4th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. (d.24th Mar 1918), Morse Harry Lawson. leicestershire royal horse artillery military wiki fandom May 25th, 2020 - iii brigade royal horse artillery t f was formed in april 1916 in the egyptian expeditionary force with the somerset and leicestershire batteries rha lower alpha 1 it was assigned to the anzac mounted division to provide artillery support The award of his Military Medal was announced in the London Gazette, published on 13th of September 1918. On 1 September 1916, 4th absorbed 5th. So proud of him. 11th (Service) Battalion (Midland Pioneers)Formed at Leicester in October 1915 by the Mayor and a local committee.March 1916 : landed in France.1 April 1916 : came under orders of 6th Division as a Pioneer Battalion. 8th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. L-Z. 1st Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). In January 1918 it went to 207th Brigade of 69th Division at Clipstone Camp but by April 1918 had moved to Thoresby. A-K. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. (d.18th April 1918), Harris Wilfred Henry. Private G/67342, Norman George Newstead, 7th. 7th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. 5th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). 5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. The . 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 4th Reserve Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 3rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Also on Colton All Saints Church Memorial. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. A-K. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. Sir, The Long, Long Trail has always been free to use but it does cost money to operate. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. John Thomas Walters was killed in action on 8th of August 1915. platoon at this time were sent up, no reinforcements had arrived from the reserve to take our place. 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. We have no photograph of Tom and would love to put a face to the name. More about Dudley Argar. 1st Battalion, Black Watch, (royal Highlanders). 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