5th Battalion, The Kings, (Livrpool Regiment). 4th Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. throughout the German counter attacks in November and December. 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. the entire 71st Brigade was transferred with the to the 6th Division, The right flank giving way was the cause of the Battn falling back and also the unfortunate word "retire" undoubtedly passed along from the right. 1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. I have been to various places on the Somme where I have been able to trace some of his movements. 6th (Service) BattalionFormed at Leicester in August 1914 as part of K1 and attached as Army Troops to 9th (Scottish) Division.April 1915 : transferred to 110th Brigade, 37th Division.Landed in France on 29 July 1915.7 July 1916 : transferred with Brigade to 21st Division. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. 1st July : Humbercamps . into the expanding British Army. 53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion, Notts & Derby Regiment. Pte. 3rd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West surrey Regiment). Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. 13th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 5th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Warwick. Rest in peacein Earl Shilton (SS Simon and Jude) Ch. A-K. 6th Battalion,Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. (d.25th September 1916), Hodges William Henry. 12th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. B. Vincent A-K. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Rest in peacein Mericourt-l'Abbe CommunalCemetery Ext. Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. The Leicestershire Regiment: Bois du Polygone, Belgique: Nouvelle-cosse [6] William Bishop: 1917: Premire Guerre mondiale . 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. - 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment during the Great War -. The 8th (Service) Battalion Border Regiment was formed at Carlisle in September 1914 as part of Kitchener's K3 Army [8] and came under orders of the 75th Brigade in the 25th Division. No 7 District He worked as a packer in W.D. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. 15 Apr 1916 : Born Warringto, Lancashire, England. 37 DIVISION 110 Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Leicestershire Regiment 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Battalion, Brigade Machine Gun Company and Brigade Trench . 8th Battalion, the Bedfordshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. The regiment remained in Marley Wood. During World War II, he served as a Lance Corporal with the 144th (8th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment) Royal Armoured Corps. The attack on Ovillers was continued. 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Ship This Item Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store The 8th Battalion was a "Service" battalion 3rd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. N-R. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. His records detail that he served in France for 38 months out of the 51 months the war ran. 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. A-C. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.D-H. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. The Leicestershire Regiment memorial, also known as the Tigers Wood Stone of Remembrance, at Bagworth near Coalville. Bridger Harry Edward. Records of 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment from other sources. the battalion's tours on the Western Front. This means of communication was also adopted to keep touch with the 2nd S. Lancs. Part of Lincoln and Leicester Brigade, North Midland Division. (d.25th Sep 1916). the following battalions formed the 16th Brigade and served together as 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. (4.22) is used in the approximation of regimental casualties. 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 3rd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. 7th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Detached from North Staffordshire Regiment. N-R. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. John Kenneth Rhodes, 10th Border Regiment (attd. In 1917 the Battle of Arras came and went. 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). . Herbert William Bunce. L-Cpl Sidney Thomas Andrews, 33003, 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, was listed killed in action in France on May 3rd, 1917, after at first being reported missing. Further attack was launched against village of Oostaverne and Odonto Trench. of Loos in September. The Manchester Bantams The Story Of A Pals Battalion And A City At War 23rd Service Battalion The Manchester Regiment 8th City . He had had no leave since. War diary made available by M. Deacon and transcribed by P. Bramham. He is buried in the Cheltenham Cemetery. Before joining up he was employed by the Davis Gas Stove Co at the Diamond Foundry, Dallow Road. May 1942: Because the 1st Battalion was lost when Singapore fell, 8th Battalion changed its designation and . The regiment remained in Marley Wood. Originally raised in 1674 as the 5th Regiment of Foot, the regiment was amalgamated with three other fusilier regiments in 1968 to form the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. It was owing in a great measure to his dauntless courage and inspiring example that a serious reverse was averted. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 3 - 5 June 2021, The University of Foggia, Italy. On the 16th February 1918, *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. H-P. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Q-Z. James Pailing Ward is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the missing at the Ypres area of Belguim. platoon at this time were sent up, no reinforcements had arrived from the reserve to take our place. 3rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). London Scottish at Messines, Halloween 1914, Educational trench system in Kent now open for school visits. 2nd Garrison Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). ", 7th [June] Attack launched at 3.10 a.m. by 19th Division. 1st (Home Service) Garrison BattalionFormed at Easington in May 1916. During the night the Batt left the trench and marched to SENLIS and bivouacked. 16th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. ), 6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. Several men of the platoon were cut off from the reminder of the company during the attack and were taken prisoner. After the Fall of Singapore author was taken POW and took part at work camps in Singapore, Hell Fire . 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. A-K. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 18th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Yours Sincerely, i/c Infantry Records, No 7 District. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Please see our other items for more original WW1, WW2 & post war British military shoulder titles for sale including other Lancashire Fusiliers Regiment shoulder titles. Walter's service number was 22384 and Samuel's was the number directly after ie. 4th Battalion, North Staffordhire Regiment. The division was formed by Major-General Francis Ventris and crossed to France on 25-30 September 1915 under the command of Major-General Beauchamp Doran.. This is an original WW1 Lancashire Fusiliers Regiment shoulder title badge for sale. 9th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 11th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 12th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). the Tank attack and the Battle of Bourlon Wood in November, as well as In 2014, the 7th Armoured Brigade was re-designated as 7th Infantry Brigade, thereby ensuring that the . Want to know what life was like during the Great War? He lost his life on the 23rd of July 1916 and is remembered on the Thiepval . The Cheshire Regt relieved us in the captured trenches. 52nd (Graduated) BattalionUp to 27 October 1917, this was known as 267th Graduated Battalion and had no regimental affiliation. William Vernon Wheatley, 4th Battalion East Surrey Regiment. 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. Submitted by Deejaya on 22nd December 2018. Das knigliche Berkshire-Regiment von Gale & Polden. 4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 3rd Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). This was xxxxx and he started to walk back to the dressing station with the other walking cases. 14 July 1916. 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. The regiment began to be popularly called the Tigers and the name had since stuck. In September 1918 it moved to 208th Brigade in the same Division and location. He is detailed as having worked as a stretcher bearer, or at least qualified as such as far as I can tell. 5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Army Form B. 8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Age 25. (8th Bn.) ), 5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. Draft of 31 men arrived. 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. WHEATLEY, Archibald. in the battles of 1916, and around 2,800 men * were also wounded during The Regt remained halted. London Regiment (from May 1915 until February 1916) 70th Brigade. Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. 18th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). W. Gaunt They won great glory by their brilliant attack on the Bazentin-Le Petit wood and village in the Battle of the Somme in mid-July 1916. 6th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. the Regimental HQ at Bedford to be mobilised into the 8th Battalion of Nechells Birmingham. 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. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. That month, the enlisted men of the 8th Battalion . Register with your email address now, we can then send you an alert as soon as we add a record close matching the one you were searching for. During the operation we suffered the following casualties: 4 officers killed and 10 wounded, 430 casualties other ranks. Infantry Record Office Before that it had been 10th Battalion of the Training Reserve and up to September 1916 had been the 15th (Reserve) Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment. Records of 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment from other sources. He never discussed his war service with his sons, but was able to talk about some of it with his eldest grandson, me. SKU: CMA/37674. the battalion were involved in Battle of Hill 70 in April and during the The Long, Long Trail has always been free to use but it does cost money to operate. Lives of the First World War. Erster Weltkrieg Regimentsseide. 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles. On 1 September 1916, 4th absorbed 5th. a letter home from Private 19861 Leslie Worboys) received orders to mobilise Want to find out more about your relative's service? 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars. 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Was your Army Service Corps soldier renumbered with a T4 prefix? So proud of him. WW1 Canadian First . they lost heavily during a massed bombardment and raid on their lines boarded the troop trains at Chobham Station and left for Dover. (1st Battalion) 8 Jun 1982: 31: FALKLAND ISLANDS: Royal Fleet Auxiliary "Sir Galahad" 22nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. With reference to your letter of the 17th xxxxxxxxxx asking for news of L/Cpl WH Langan. In 1916 they were on the Somme seeing action in The Battle of Delville Wood and The Battle of Flers-Courcelette. The last reserve of 2 platoons did not reach the enemy line but returned with the Battalion when it retired. (West Riding Regiment). 1st Battalion . Quick Shop. 8th (Service) Battalion . 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 9th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. They lived in 1939 at 87 The Fairway, Leicester. A training unit based at Witham in Essex, it was part of 218th Brigade in 73rd Division. . We are now on Facebook. A & B in the front line. At enlistment at Andover, Hampshire, Walter went with his younger brother, Samuel, to enlist in the British Army. William James. 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. In January 1918 it went to 207th Brigade of 69th Division at Clipstone Camp but by April 1918 had moved to Thoresby. who has been missing since July 3rd 1916, the Army Council have been regretfully constrained to conclude that he is dead, and that his death took place on the 3rd July 1916 (or since). 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 12th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 2nd BattalionAugust 1914 : in Ranikhet. 12th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Finally, the increasingly restless men of 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.17th Apr 1918), Chaplin Arthur. The Regt was supposed to attack the German front line at 3am but this was postponed till 6am. A Framed WWII 1939-45 Star, Burma Star, War Medal 1939-1945, dedicated to 4864739 Private Clifford Harold Knowles, of 7th Bn Leicestershire Regiment, who died 25th March 1944, age 30. 1st BattalionAugust 1914 : in Fermoy, Ireland. The Brigadier General In Charge, 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. A-K. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment L-Z. . This factor 21 DIVISION 110 Infantry Brigade Leicestershire Regiment 8th Battalion : 1 July 1916 - 31 May 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2165/1) - Kindle edition by WO95/2165/1, WO95/2165/1. I am to express to you the sympathy of the Army Council with you in your loss. 13th (Labour) BattalionFormed in Autumn 1916.October 1916 : landed in France, moved to Third Army.April 1917 : transferred to Labour Corps as 20th and 21st Labour Companies. 1916 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2530) [WO95/2530] on Amazon.com. 23rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). The Leicestershire Regiment (Royal Leicestershire Regiment after 1946) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, with a history going back to 1688.The regiment saw service for three centuries, in numerous wars and conflicts such as both World War I and World War II, before being amalgamated, in September 1964, with the 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk), the 2nd East . Landing in France on 21st of December 1916, he was posted to 1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, he fell ill with trench fever, being admitted to the 17th Field Ambulance on 23rd April 1917, eventuality returning to England on 16th June 1917. 3rd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Private 42401. Church parade in morning. 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. 7th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 14th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 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