10th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). In WW1, the Leicester Brigade (110th Brigade of 21st Division) was known as the Tigers Brigade. 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 17th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 234names (1 with the 37th Division and 233 with the 21st Division). 7th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Please enter your password, it must be 8 or more characters, I agree to Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement, 391 people in our Early 19th Century records, 3007 people in our Victorian Conflicts records, Many exclusive records, found only on our site, 1 on 1 Personal assistance from military photo and document experts, Access to Orbats mapping tool, allowing you to trace your WW1 ancestors steps. Lady Ursula Isabel Manners was born 8th November 1916, being the elder daughter of five children . The news was given to his family at 67 Wimbourne Road, Luton, in March 1918. If you use Twitter, you can always contact me at my account @1418research. 2nd Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. First battle of Ypres. South Staffordshire Regiment). Privacy Policy and The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). To date we have sold over 45,000 lots at auction for a combined total of over 37 million. . 2nd/1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Yeomanry. Detached from North Staffordshire Regiment. No. Charles was subsequently killed in action on 22nd of March 1918 near Epehy during the German Spring Offensive. 5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He frequently exposed himself in the organisation of positions and of supplies, passing unflinchingly through fire barrage of the most intense nature. This means of communication was also adopted to keep touch with the 2nd S. Lancs. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. A & B companies proceeded to the front line trenches. 3rd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). A-K. Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division. 5th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). I regret to have to inform you that your husband was wounded on July 3rd at La Boisselle. Six weeks after landing in France, on the 11th October 1915, The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. The regiment's museum is located at the Fort York Armoury. 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Yours Sincerely, 19th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. ), 5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. Died of wounds on the 4th October 1916. He could not have been seriously hurt because he was in action at Messines within a month, and eventually returned home safe and well to Gloucester where he duly married and the rest is history, family, sons, grandsons and during WW2 he served in the Home Guard as CSM. Son of Charles & Minnie Taylor of Page's Farm, Debden, Essex, UK. 8th Gloucesters 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Cont. A Coy x 37 men arrived. disbanded in France and the men were distributed amongst the other battalions 2/4th BattalionFormed at Leicester in September 1914 as a second line unit. In September 1918 it moved to 208th Brigade in the same Division and location. 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment Returns From India. Just regimental designation for the purpose of history . He returned to his unit on 26th April 1918. Charles is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial. the 'Hungry 8th' (a nickname used in 2nd Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 19 October 1914. He was killed in action [7th January 1945] (aged 34). In 1917 Corporal: 54th Battalion, AIF: First World War: 1-2 September 1918* Cecil Buckley: Lieutenant: HMS Miranda: Crimean War: 29 May 1855 John Buckley: Assistant Commissary 9 October 1914. 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 . Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. was undertaken in Surrey, with almost seven months being spent in the 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 1 von 1 Nur 1 brig 2 Beobachter Siehe Mehr. 3rd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West surrey Regiment). was in action on the morning of the third. (d.18th April 1918), Harris Wilfred Henry. 7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. of Loos in September. 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. 3.10.pm. platoon at this time were sent up, no reinforcements had arrived from the reserve to take our place. The autobiography of an WW2 Australian POW who was a member of the Australian 4th Anti Tank Regiment, 8th Division, took part in the battles of Malaya and Singapore. the following battalions formed the 16th Brigade and served together as 9 Apr 1916: 26: Husband of Mary Elizabeth Walton (formerly Amos), of 17, Brook Road, . 5th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 4th Battalions, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 104/82A. 6th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Part of Lincoln and Leicester Brigade, North Midland Division. The Regt left the front line trenches being relieved by the 1st Wiltshire Regt & marched to the south side of Aveluy Wood. Age 20. Each company had two platoons in line crossing on a front of some 150 or 200 yards followed by the other two platoons. 6th/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. in April and were engaged in The Battles of the Somme 1916, specifically 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. He fought under General Sir William Birdwood, Commander of the Fifth Army. into the expanding British Army. 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. Army Form B. It was owing in a great measure to his dauntless courage and inspiring example that a serious reverse was averted. for their initial period of training in 1915 and for a few weeks in France, 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. He was killed in action on 3rd July 1916, during the battle of the Somme. 10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. C-D. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). June 6th 1917. The attack on Ovillers was continued. 20th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Sometimes available on Amazon. 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. the Regiment. 5 April 1916 William Buckingham: Private: Leicestershire Regiment: First World War: 10 March 1915 12 March 1915 Alexander Buckley: Temp. 8th Battalion in the Battle of the Somme (Second & Third Phase), https://thelonsdalebattalion.co.uk/w/index.php?title=8th_Battalion_War_Diary,_July_1916&oldid=5810, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). Son of Isaac & Lydia Catton, . D. W. Summers, 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 18 July 1916. 1st Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. James Pailing Ward is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the missing at the Ypres area of Belguim. At 2pm the Regiment marched to ALBERT and remained there for 6 hours and then marched to USNA REDOUBT these being a reserve line of trenches. 14th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He was aged 34. H-L. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. 3rd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. A-C. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.D-H. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment(. 19th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 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. 24th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 3rd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 8th (Service) Battalion . In 1825 the regiment, which at the time was known as the 17th Foot, was given the honour of wearing the insignia of a tiger superimposed with the word Hindoostan, in recognition of its long stint in India between 1804 and1823. 10th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. No one of this name in Border Regt Army List or CWGC. You signify acceptance of our use of cookies when you click the Accept button or by your continued use of the site. L-Z. 53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion, Notts & Derby Regiment. 3 officers and 576 men left to go to the base depot. The 1st two waves went out punctually at the appointed hour, the other two Coys were held in the front line till it was seen how things were going and till reinforcements were requested. Cambrai Operations (also called the Battle of Cambrai), specifically during The trench occupied by C & D coy was retaken and a block established under Lt. Stewart at the Northern end. I would be grateful for any war diary info. 11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He is buried in the Cheltenham Cemetery. 13th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Machine Gun Battalion, Royal Naval Division. The Leicestershire Regiment memorial, also known as the Tigers Wood Stone of Remembrance, at Bagworth near Coalville. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. below were temporary commanders. British Army casualties, including 704,803 deaths (23.67%). Regt. A reluctant recruit, he had appealed unsuccessfully against his conscription on the grounds of being the sole support of his ill, widowed mother. 22nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R.). Son of Agnes and the late Samuel Rhodes, of Hill Park, Greenodd, Ulverston. 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. A-K. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. A. Holland, Stuart Martin, and G. E. Hewitt, ed. Battalion took its objective and consolidated position. 1/5th BattalionAugust 1914 : in Loughborough. 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars. Application regarding the disposal of any such personal effects, or of any amount that may eventually be found to be due to the late soldier's estate, should be addressed to The Secretary, War Office, London, S.W. 7th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Infantry Records, Yours Faithfully 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Battalion attacked Black Line in front of Onraet Wood & took its objective. 12th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. The Brigadier General In Charge, Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. They were also in the line when the army experienced After the Fall of Singapore author was taken POW and took part at work camps in Singapore, Hell Fire . The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. 10th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). (d.7th Jun 1917), Price Evan Henry. 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 9th (Service) BattalionRecord same as 8th Bn.20 February 1918 : disbanded in France. 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. 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 23rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 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. Notes: Private Knowles cam from Leicester and left behind a widow, Ivy Knowles, and son Brian. 3 - 5 June 2021, The University of Foggia, Italy. Warwick Station And also on the war memorial at Tiddington Warwickshire. The Batt was ordered to attack & take two lines of trenches on the southern side of OVILLERS. 7th July : Brigade transferred to 21st Division. On the 16th February 1918, 4th (Labour) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Dear Mrs Langan, 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. D. C. Coy 8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 1st July : Humbercamps . A-K. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. The Medal Roll shows him as 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, which as you say landed in France 29th July 1915. N.E. Accessibility Menu A-B.. 7th Battalion, Linconshire Regiment. This includes cookies that track any click through to affiliate links and advertisers that appear on this site. For the period the 8th battalion served within it, 8th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). The German rifle & machine gun fire was not particularly severe and had communication with the right and left been kept up throughout the attack would have been successful. 5th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Several men of the platoon were cut off from the reminder of the company during the attack and were taken prisoner. It was raised 18th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 8th (Service) Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small 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. From Buried La Boiselle. (d.3rd May 1917), Gill Walter Henry. Major Birt ordered the left to conform. Written by Chris Baker. . L-S. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.T-Z. A training unit based at Witham in Essex, it was part of 218th Brigade in 73rd Division. The regiment remained in bivouac at Aveluy Wood. As the leading companies left the front trench their place was taken by the two leading Platoons of each supporting Company. Rest in peace in Heilly Station Cemetery . Available at price 16.99 from: The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Long Street, Wigston LE18 2AH; Telephone: 0116 2571080. L-Z. 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 . That month, the enlisted men of the 8th Battalion . 8th (Reserve) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Thursday 03-02-1916. I beg to inform you of the following particulars of the place of interment of the remains of the late His brother Private, 1836 Edward Taylor of the 8th (Service) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment died 19-04-1916 aged 18 & is buried at Essex Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.. Stone Inscription :- "Gone But Not Forgotten". H. W. N. Edwards Since then nothing has been heard or seen of him, however, if by any chance I manage to obtain further news I'll let you know immediately. The division originally comprised the 74th, 75th and 76th Infantry Brigades, but the 76th . The Brigade was inspected by the Divisional General during the afternoon. For Brigadier General, Again I am interested in ascertaining rank & regiment. Hi all, I am researching the circumstances surrounding the death of: 1754 Private Alfred Barratt, He was 32 when he died. Further attack was launched against village of Oostaverne and Odonto Trench. $19.50 + $12.50 shipping . 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles. 11784 Corporal. 51st (Graduated) BattalionUp to 26 October 1917, this was known as 261st Graduated Battalion and had no regimental affiliation. 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. ), 6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. He received field punishment number one for being late on parade on at least one occasion; a few other times, he was confined to barracks. 6th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Antwerp Falls. The last reserve of 2 platoons did not reach the enemy line but returned with the Battalion when it retired. Das knigliche Berkshire-Regiment von Gale & Polden. They lived in 1939 at 87 The Fairway, Leicester. Perhaps an attached officer. The XI Cheshires on our left and the 2nd S. Lancs Regt. ), 7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. A-C. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, D-H. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. about Lance Corporal Sidney Thomas Andrews. The Manchester Bantams The Story Of A Pals Battalion And A City At War 23rd Service Battalion The Manchester Regiment 8th City . in the Great War. He is detailed as having moved to the 8th Gloucesters for a time. He is detailed as having worked as a stretcher bearer, or at least qualified as such as far as I can tell. 20th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Our 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Patrol pushed out & line in front of Oostaverne Wood also held. L-Z. John Thomas Walters was killed in action on 8th of August 1915. 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (W.R.R.). Spink currently holds three medal auctions a year, in April, July, and November. Men went to 6th, 7th, 8th and 11th Bns and some to VIII Corps Reinforcement Camp for posting to other units.Some went to 20th Entrenching Battalion. A training unit, it remained in UK throughout the war. Before that it had been 13th (Reserve) Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters. 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. Wills Cigarette Factory in Bedminster. that was formed specifically for the duration of the war. 53rd (Young Soldier) BattalionUp to 27 October 1917, this was known as 12th Young Soldier Battalion and had no regimental affiliation. 7th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 7th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 2/7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. In January 1918 it went to 207th Brigade of 69th Division at Clipstone Camp but by April 1918 had moved to Thoresby. He is also remembered on the memorial in Emmanuel Church, Loughborough and on the Loughborough Carillon. for Br. 6th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small In 1916 1st BattalionAugust 1914 : in Fermoy, Ireland. October 1916 : landed in France, moved to Third Army. Erster Weltkrieg Regimentsseide. Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 28th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to find out more about your relative's service? Funnily enough, my grandfather was nicked by a bullet in the same arm in WW2 in the Far East with the Royal Marines. 12th (Reserve) BattalionFormed at Leicester in March 1916 as a reserve battalion. They were Captain Adrian Carton de Wiart and Acting Captain Manley James. 1st Battalion, Oxford & buckingham Light Infantry. We are now on Facebook. His brother, Mark Whitworth Ward also served in 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 7 District. 8th Battalion, Canadian Expedtionary Force: Amiens, . The 8th Battalion was a "Service" battalion that was formed specifically for the duration of the war. These cookies do not store any personal information. 110th Brigade / 21st Division . L-Z. SKU: CMA/37836. 9th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. From March 1916 it became home to the British Army and it remained so until the Advance to Victory was well under way. London Regiment (from May 1915 until February 1916) 70th Brigade. A-K. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment L-Z. 12th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Siehe Details auf eBay erhltlich bei. This was xxxxx and he started to walk back to the dressing station with the other walking cases. Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. British Army 202798 Private Leicestershire Regiment. Was your Army Service Corps soldier renumbered with a T4 prefix? Deal Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 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. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261045 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit. What he never mentioned was that he was shot during the battle where Capt James won his honour. Tyne Cot memorial panels 85-86, 8th Border Regiment (attd. The second photo is of my grandfather (sitting) and his brother Seymour who appears to be in uniform of a different regiment. 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. (d.20th September 1917), Walker John Thomas. 18th August 1916 Records of 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment from other sources. 9th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 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. He was destined to become a stretcher bearer, one of only 16 per Battalion. 15 July 1916. 10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Moved to Barnard Castle in June 1915 and in November 1915 went to Rugeley Camp at Cannock Chase.10 April 1915 : converted into a Reserve battalion and Brigade became 1st Reserve Brigade.1 September 1916 : converted into 5th Training Reserve Battalion of 1st Reserve Brigade. Submitted by Deejaya on 10th October 2017. In memory of Frank, Harry, Thomas, William, Gabriel and James, and all other members of my family who experienced the terrible Great War. 5th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. The Bedfordshire Regiment 10th (Reserve) BattalionFormed at Portsmouth in November 1914 as a Service battalion for K4 and came under orders of 96th Brigade, original 32nd Division. 3rd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. who were a veteran Regular Army Division that had been serving in France The son of Walter and Eliza Peck, of 66 Oak Road, Luton, he had enlisted in the Bedfordshire Regiment (5608) in November 1915 and was transferred to the Leicesters in December the following year in France. Based in Brantford, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 throughout Brant County. 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. More about Arthur T Clark. 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