4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 8th Battalion Border Regiment). He fought under General Sir William Birdwood, Commander of the Fifth Army. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. Pte. Hawke Battalion, Royal naval Division. No 7 District 4th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). The regiment remained in Marley Wood. Cookies help us deliver our services. 25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Private Meredith died from wounds he received from the Battle of the Somme in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, July 27, 1915. The writer said he could only conclude at that stage that L-Cpl Andrews was also a prisoner in German hands. 20th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Age 20. In good condition. Notes: Private Knowles cam from Leicester and left behind a widow, Ivy Knowles, and son Brian. He had had no leave since. A training unit, it remained in UK throughout the war. A. Holland, Stuart Martin, and G. E. Hewitt, ed. 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. were transferred to the 16th Brigade of the 6th Division. 7th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. (d.17th Apr 1918), Chaplin Arthur. 5th Battalion, The Kings, (Livrpool Regiment). 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. Otherwise my contact details can be found at www.fourteeneighteen.co.uk. If you use Twitter, you can always contact me at my account @1418research. Ship This Item Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. And also on the war memorial at Tiddington Warwickshire. Deal Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. If you find it a valuable resource, please consider becoming a supporter. He was aged 29. Warwick I have made enquiries everywhere but nothing definite can be found. Infantry Record Office He spent some time in England before being drafted from Halton Camp to France. The Regt was supposed to attack the German front line at 3am but this was postponed till 6am. 12th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). L/Cpl (d.15th Jul 1916), Price George Charles. Stone Inscription :- "I Have Fought The Good Fight". Draft of 1 Coy x 59 men arrived. 13th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 12th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He was hit in La Boisselle whilst one Coy (Company?) 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. 8th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). He was destined to become a stretcher bearer, one of only 16 per Battalion. Leicestershire Regiment 1914-1918. 5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. and prepared to ship out. Private 42401. 1916: Premire Guerre mondiale: 49th Battalion, Canadian Expedtionary Force: L-Z. Leicestershire Regiment (4th Bn.) D. C. Coy 1st Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). in line with a major shake up of the British Army, the 8th Battalion was 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. No. 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. 8th (Service) Battalion The Battalion rested in the afternoon in the German front line trench which was at the time our support trench to Ovillers. they lost heavily during a massed bombardment and raid on their lines However the order to move did not come till the next day. a tactical unit: The 8th Battalion's service in The Great War. Initially, serving with service number 43343 in the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment later transferring to the 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment. The enlisted men from all over the county 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. 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). S-V. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Men of the 4th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment (46th Division) firing at German snipers and machine gunners on the edge of the Bois de Riquerval near Bohain, 10 October 1918. . Each company had two platoons in line crossing on a front of some 150 or 200 yards followed by the other two platoons. W-Z. W. Farmfield During another reorganisation on 17th November 1915, the battalion . Lives of the First World War. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 3 - 5 June 2021, The University of Foggia, Italy. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. A-C. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.D-H. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). The second photo is of my grandfather (sitting) and his brother Seymour who appears to be in uniform of a different regiment. Pte. [D?] Create your own unique website with customizable templates. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. The last reserve of 2 platoons did not reach the enemy line but returned with the Battalion when it retired. on the 30th August 1915. Commemorated on Pier and Face 2 C and 3 A. of the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Part of 16th Brigade, 6th Division.Moved on 19 August 1914 to Cambridge and landed at St Nazaire on 10 September 1914.17 November 1915 : transferred to 71st Brigade in same Division. A training unit based at Ipswich, it was part of 216th Brigade in 72nd Division. 26th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. National Archives Catalogue Reference: WO/95/2251, The transcription above is available under the National Archives. L/Cpl. I-M. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Pte. 17th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. in the attack. 8th (Service) Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment . In September 1918 it moved to 208th Brigade in the same Division and location. they were one of the few 'New Army' units to be committed to The Battle A-K. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Warwick. It is interesting to note that the brothers were mobilsed into different regiments, Walter in the Hampshire Regiment and Samuel in the Gloucestershire Regiment. Mrs E. Langan 9th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 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. More about Dudley Argar. 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. 12th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. In 1916 They were also in the line when the army experienced Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. the following battalions formed the 16th Brigade and served together as British Army Gunner Royal Field Artillery. 8th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 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. boarded the troop trains at Chobham Station and left for Dover. 2nd Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. 10th (Reserve) BattalionFormed at Portsmouth in November 1914 as a Service battalion for K4 and came under orders of 96th Brigade, original 32nd Division. In 1916 they were on the Somme seeing action in The Battle of Delville Wood and The Battle of Flers-Courcelette. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Albert Edgley. He is detailed as having worked as a stretcher bearer, or at least qualified as such as far as I can tell. The training cadre continued to report its war diary until 31 May. 3rd Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). but most of their service was within the 16th Brigade, attached to the No. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Pte. Warwick Station 1st Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). The Medal Roll shows him as 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, which as you say landed in France 29th July 1915. Cpl. 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. Pte (d.22nd Sep 1918), Wixey Frederick Thomas. on our right. He rejoined his battalion on 30th of September. 6th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Company parade. Warwick. W-Z. Machine Gun Battalion, Royal Naval Division. 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. The attack on Ovillers was continued. 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. Son of Agnes and the late Samuel Rhodes, of Hill Park, Greenodd, Ulverston. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. 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. L-Z. 20th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died 1916. 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. 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 . It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. May 1942: Because the 1st Battalion was lost when Singapore fell, 8th Battalion changed its designation and . and Biographies. 19 October 1914. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 16-10-1916. 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. 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment; 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire . 6th Infantry Labour Company., Devonshire Regiment. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 37 DIVISION 110 Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Leicestershire Regiment 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Battalion, Brigade Machine Gun Company and Brigade Trench . No 7 District If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small 22nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. for their initial period of training in 1915 and for a few weeks in France, 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. LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT. At 11pm on the 28th August 1915, the Battalion 18th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. No one of this name in Border Regt Army List or CWGC. 10th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 1st Battalion . 19th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Army Form B. M-P. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 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