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. Albert The Battn moved to its appointed place in the front line trench south of THIEPVAL preparatory to the attack. The Long, Long Trail website uses cookies only to make sure the site works and to improve your experience as a user. 1st Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Sir, It was owing in a great measure to his dauntless courage and inspiring example that a serious reverse was averted. With reference to your letter of the 17th xxxxxxxxxx asking for news of L/Cpl WH Langan. 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Mark Whitworth Ward is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial to the missing at the Somme area of France. If you didn't have the info from the Silver War Badge records say that he enlisted 4th Sept 1914 confirms his date of discharge through wounds, that he had overseas service & was discharged from the depot of the Leicestershire Regiment. 3rd Battalion, Oxford & Buckinham Light Infantry. In WW1, the Leicester Brigade (110th Brigade of 21st Division) was known as the Tigers Brigade. Cpl. 2nd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 3ed (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Around 670 Officers and men of the battalion H. W. N. Edwards 3rd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. South Staffordshire Regiment). 5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 1st Battalion, Oxford & buckingham Light Infantry. 5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. He died 8th December 1916 (aged 36). W. Farmfield 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Cont. At The Canadian Fallen we pride ourselves in providing you with the most accurate records we can. 1996-2023 The Long, Long Trail. This was xxxxx and he started to walk back to the dressing station with the other walking cases. i/c Infantry Records, No 7 District. Road to Hiroshima Kenneth Harrison WW2 4th Anti Tank Regiment 8th Division. 1st BattalionAugust 1914 : in Fermoy, Ireland. 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. No 7 District 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. the first German use of Phosgene gas in December, losing hundreds of men SKU: CMA/37674. If you use Twitter, you can always contact me at my account @1418research. (d.20th September 1917), Gage Frank William. A-K. 6th Battalion,Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. 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 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. I beg to inform you of the following particulars of the place of interment of the remains of the late 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). by T. G. Roberts . 2nd/1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Yeomanry. During another reorganisation on 17th November 1915, the battalion He was wounded in the left forearm by a bullet. View realised khler auction prices from 86191 auction lots 9th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Private G/67342, Norman George Newstead, 7th. 8th Battalion War Diary, July 1916 8th Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/2251 . 12th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 3rd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. E-G. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Wills Cigarette Factory in Bedminster. Other than a brief spell in Brighton, most of their training 19th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). He was buried at Holywell Green Congregational Church [58]. A training unit based at Witham in Essex, it was part of 218th Brigade in 73rd Division. The Victoria Cross is a military decoration awarded for valour "in 4th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters,(N&D Reg). Todays professional rugby football team in the city of Leicester is known as the Tigers. 18th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 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. (d.7th Jun 1917), Price Evan Henry. 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Private J P Ward was killed on 18th April 1918 when 8th Battalion was retreating during the great German offensive of April 1918. July 1916 Moved to Newcastle-on-Tyne. It occupied barely half a season, but was then . William James. 5th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. In memory of Frank, Harry, Thomas, William, Gabriel and James, and all other members of my family who experienced the terrible Great War. Machine Gun Battalion, Royal Naval Division. 21st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. WW2 Battalions of the Leicestershire Regiment . Warwick. 3rd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 13th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Later moved to Catterick and on to North Coates and Louth. After 1st Battalion . 6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. as well as the Battle of Le Transloy in October. the Regimental HQ at Bedford to be mobilised into the 8th Battalion of The Manchester Bantams The Story Of A Pals Battalion And A City At War 23rd Service Battalion The Manchester Regiment 8th City . sprawling New Army training area around Woking. 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. 11784 Corporal. 8.10 am. That was followed by a letter from a pal to say that Victor was missing. Draft of 1 Coy x 59 men arrived. a tactical unit: The 8th Battalion's service in The Great War. 10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 9th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Otherwise my contact details can be found at www.fourteeneighteen.co.uk. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Home; About the conference. 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. He frequently exposed himself in the organisation of positions and of supplies, passing unflinchingly through fire barrage of the most intense nature. I would be grateful for any war diary info. (d.17th Apr 1918), Chaplin Arthur. 1 von 1 Nur 1 brig 2 Beobachter Siehe Mehr. 3rd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. The Battalion moved to MARTINSAART WOOD at 11am. 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. mustered at their local train stations and were transported en-masse to 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. the battalion were involved in Battle of Hill 70 in April and during the It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. gave their lives for King and Country, with over half of them doing so ", 7th [June] Attack launched at 3.10 a.m. by 19th Division. All companies gained their objectives with little resistance. The Regt remained halted. He was aged 34. 2nd Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. As was the tradition of the time the Regiment was known by the name of the various Colonels until 1751 when the naming convention was simplified and each Regiment assigned a ranked number therefore becoming The 17th Regiment of Foot. A-C. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, D-H. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 29th October 1917. . L-Z. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. It was raised T-V. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Infantry Record Office 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He was hit in La Boisselle whilst one Coy (Company?) 25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Infantry Record Office 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). I-M. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. 2nd Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent 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. 1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. 10th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 104/82A. *According to the "Official History You signify acceptance of our use of cookies when you click the Accept button or by your continued use of the site. Want to find out more about your relative's service? B. Vincent 5th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 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. Herbert Stanley Seccombe, 6th Battalion, Worcester Regiment. 7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire 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. No. - 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment during the Great War -. More about Arthur T Clark. 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). 7th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. The news was given to his family at 67 Wimbourne Road, Luton, in March 1918. Walter's service number was 22384 and Samuel's was the number directly after ie. 5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Based in Brantford, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 throughout Brant County. . Transferred to 8th Battalion, joining in the field on 27th November 1917, he was wounded in action on 22nd March 1918. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. (d.11th Sep 1916), Hargreaves Thomas. The regiment remained in Marley 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. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 15 Apr 1916 : Born Warringto, Lancashire, England. 14 July 1916. I-M. 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st Battalion,Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He displayed the utmost energy and courage in forcing our attack home. active service, gaining a reliable reputation within a professional, Regular Killed in action 9th October 1917.Son of Lillian Beatrice Wildgoose (now wife of John Henry Bennett). Six weeks after landing in France, on the 11th October 1915, 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. 6th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). From March 1916 it became home to the British Army and it remained so until the Advance to Victory was well under way. L-Z. 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 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. 4th Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. A & B Coys on the right and C & D on the left. . 3rd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). National Archives Catalogue Reference: WO/95/2251, The transcription above is available under the National Archives. 3 officers and 576 men left to go to the base depot. Regt. 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 battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Our Army Form B. Officer in Charge of Records. 18th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. I hope he is going on alright, and please ask him to drop us a card sometimes to let us know how he is going on as all the boys would like to know. 6th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). they lost heavily during a massed bombardment and raid on their lines He worked as a packer in W.D. ), 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R.). On 1 September 1916, 4th absorbed 5th. 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 . The Regt was supposed to attack the German front line at 3am but this was postponed till 6am. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. The Battn moved to VAUCHELLES at 10am and were accommodated in huts. Pte. At 11pm on the 28th August 1915, the Battalion veteran 6th Division. 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. Infantry Record Office They were returned to England, where on 20 June 1918 they joined the 14th (Service) Battalion. He is also remembered on the memorial in Emmanuel Church, Loughborough and on the Loughborough Carillon. He never discussed his war service with his sons, but was able to talk about some of it with his eldest grandson, me. Leicestershire Regiment (4th Bn.) Private 42401. 2/5th BattalionFormed at Loughborough in September 1914 as a second line unit. After sailing to England in August 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 8th Reserve Battalion on April 16, 1918. 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.. The Bedfordshire Regiment Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. 3rd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. The 8th Battalion was formed on the 1st April 1908 as a Territorial volunteer battalion. 1st Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 13th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. and Biographies. However, the commanding officers of the Son of William A. Stewart, of 37,Kildovan St., Coatbridge, and the late Isabella Shaw Stewart. The enlisted men from all over the county Harold Stephen Flisher. 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 Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. John Kenneth Rhodes, 10th Border Regiment (attd. 6th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment(. In January 1918 it went to 207th Brigade of 69th Division at Clipstone Camp but by April 1918 had moved to Thoresby. Herbert William Bunce. After three other battalion Commanders had become casualties, he controlled their commands, and ensured that the ground won was maintained at all costs. Front ine trenches. The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Eventually all reinforcements were sent except a platoon with 2 Lewis guns. Finally, the increasingly restless men of Company Sergeant Major 6272. 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). His brother, Mark Whitworth Ward also served in 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. REYNOLDS, JOHN, J - Private. 10th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. No. Menu. 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. In 1916 they were on the Somme seeing action in The Battle of Delville Wood and The Battle of Flers-Courcelette. On the 16th February 1918, (d.25th September 1916), Hodges William Henry. (1st Battalion) 8 Jun 1982: 31: FALKLAND ISLANDS: Royal Fleet Auxiliary "Sir Galahad" 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. 6th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 4th Battalion, North Staffordhire Regiment. 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. The 8th battalion served entirely in France and Flanders The Cheshire Regt relieved us in the captured trenches. 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. 8th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). My great-great-grandmothers maiden name was Ingles and I have often wondered if they were related somehow. Yours Sincerely, 8 April 1916 : became 4th and 5th Reserve Battalions and by now were at Grantham. 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. I regret to have to inform you that your husband was wounded on July 3rd at La Boisselle. 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 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. 23rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool 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. 3 back of 89, Cromwell St. (d.3rd July 1916). They lived in 1939 at 87 The Fairway, Leicester. We have no photograph of Tom and would love to put a face to the name. 10th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Quick Shop. was in action on the morning of the third. Funnily enough, my grandfather was nicked by a bullet in the same arm in WW2 in the Far East with the Royal Marines. His records detail that he served in France for 38 months out of the 51 months the war ran. The 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East is a formation in the British Army with a direct lineage to 7th Armoured Brigade and a history that stretches back to the Napoleonic Wars. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 3rd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. who was killed in action with the Expeditionary Force, France on or since 3rd of July 1916 the battalion's tours on the Western Front. 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. May 1942: Because the 1st Battalion was lost when Singapore fell, 8th Battalion changed its designation and . Mrs E. Langan Detached from North Staffordshire Regiment. BASIQ 2021. 7 District. 10th Battalion, Royal Warickshire Regiment. This has a regimental connection. 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