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South Lancashire Regiment (d.29th April 1918) John Howarth served with the 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment in WW1. After training he went to guard the Suez Canal on the 25th Dec. 1915, then to France on the 2nd March 1916. Leach E W C Lt :Photo On 11 March a raid on Hastings by Focke-Wulf Fw 190s and Messerschmitt Bf 109s flew right over Battery HQ, and a raid by Bf 109s on Ashford on 24 March was engaged by one of C Tp's sites. 1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. 355 S/L Bty War Diary, 193941, TNA file WO 166/3198. 19th July : In line in Bazentin-le-Petit sector. Hilton M V Col :Photo There are some difficulties in using WO 16, caused by the re-organisation of the Army in 1881. Machine Gun Battalion, Royal Naval Division. Lennard (6th Bn Gloucestershire Regiment) 915 August 1916, Lt-Col A.J. 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). The battalion was awarded South Africa 19001902 for the service of its volunteers during the 2nd Boer War. 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Gallagher W A Captain :Photo [2][11] Once again it was in 125th (Lancashire Fusiliers) Bde of 42nd (East Lncashire) Division. [32][33], In December 1916, the Egyptian Expeditionary Force began its advance across Sinai to attack the Turkish forces in Palestine. 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). (d.14th Nov 1916) Adams Herbert. Law, 29 November; 219 December 1915 (killed), Maj E.W. Major _____, the second in command, spoke a few words to each company before it moved off, and wished them the best of luck, then the chaplain said a prayer, after which all the men joined in the Lords Prayer. Cliffe A E Pte 24435 :Obituary 22nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Considerable resistance was met with at Neuville-Bourjonval and a trench system beyond. 7th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16] 7th Lancashire Fusiliers [10] East Lancashire Regiment [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] 1/7th Lancashire Fusiliers [6] 7th Lancashire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Manchester Regiment [5] 2/7th Lancashire Fusiliers [4] 7th King's Liverpool Regiment [4] Labour Corps [4] London Regiment [4] 7th Battalion . 11th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 7th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 7th Battalion. [125], The battalion was reconstituted at Salford on 1 January 1947 as 574th (7th Bn, The Lancashire Fusiliers) (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), ('mixed') indicating that members of the Women's Royal Army Corps were integrated into the unit). 9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. The Commanding Officer argued that disbandment would be contrary to the constitution of 7th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers, so instead on 31 May 39th S/L Regiment was reduced to a cadre of one officer and four other ranks and reverted to infantry as 7th Bn LF; it was not assigned to a fighting formation and officially passed into suspended animation on 31 May. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Mid October : In front line in Hebuterne sector. 20th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 2nd (Entrenching Battalion) Lincolnshire Regiment. Raphael H G 2nd Lt :Photo 5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. In 1942, women members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service attached to the battalion took part in the parade for the first time, and at the Minden Day Dinner that year the Loyal toast was given by the ATS Commander as vice-president of the officers' mess.[114]. 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. [10][11][12][13][14], Meanwhile, those men who had not volunteered for overseas service, or were unfit, remained at Salford to help train the flood of recruits coming in. Bent S J Drummer VC :PhotoandPhoto 10th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). Pte. [23][24][25] The battalion war diary notes that the men were 'thoroughly worn out; and that out of a strength of 410 NCOs and men, only 139 returned when they were relieved. 14th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Cem. Waud L D Lt :Photo, Atkinson G C R 2nd Lt :Photo [128][129][130], AA Command was disbanded on 10 March 1955, and a number of mergers took place among TA air defence units. 39th AA Bn returned to Lancashire to take up its war stations. JAMIESON, Edward Monarch. It was owing to our having done so well and suffered so few casualties that we were not relieved. Thompson C V 2nd Lt :Photo Edwards H W Lt :Photo Preston T H Captain :Photo [80] To make best use of manpower, the divisions were deployed for defence in depth. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. I can just picture Amy relating the story of the Scotch soldier I'm sure she would have a shock its a wonder she isn't cross eyed with that. OMeara L A 2nd Lt :Photo L-Z. 11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Stahl J Sergt 36773 :Photo 5th Battalion, cameronians (Scottish Rifles. At 3.00 pm the Germans brought up some heavy Minenwerfers, which destroyed the positions in the quarry, and at the same time they entered the quarry tunnels. "I cannot see any end to the war at present, but I suppose there is a limit to the Huns endurance, and he must be getting very tired of the war, to judge by what he had to endure here. please Add a Name to this List Want to find out more about your relative's service? Chalkley P Pte :Short Record Of Service 3rd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Sayers M Comp Sergt Major DCM :Newspaper Photo 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. That evening a Turkish counter-attack drove them out, but Boyd organised a fresh attack, supported by a bombing team from the Sussex Yeomanry, and regained the position within 15 minutes the bombing teams had to be restrained from penetrating too far down the trenches in pursuit. Daw T H Lt :Photo On 1 September the division went into the line near Frezenberg Ridge, and on 6 September the Lancashire Fusiliers made an unsuccessful attempt to capture the fortified Iberian, Borry and Beck Farms; the 1/7th was not in the attack, but still suffered casualties, particularly among a carrying party supporting the 1/5th Bn. 18th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Hayward T C Pte 203423 :Obituary On 14 December the 1/7th was occupying Cawley's Crater when a patrol detected an enemy mine-shaft at the Gridiron, just 6 yards from the battalion's position. 6th July : Shelter Wood sector. 7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Landed at Le Havre 22 August 1914. - 2nd/5th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers. Army Council Instructions, January 1916, Appendix 18. The divisional history lists 27 officers (including those attached) and 540 other ranks of the 1/7th Bn who were killed, died of wounds or sickness, or were posted missing during the war. Second World War In September 1939, 1st Battalion deployed straight to France with the British Expeditionary Force, eventually fighting a rearguard action all the way back to Dunkirk in June 1940. 39 S/L Regt War Diary, 1943, TNA file WO 166/11500. Newcombe R Lt :Photo A reorganisation of 53 AA Bde in February saw all its S/L units move away, except 39th S/L Rgt HQ and 474 Bty, which occupied the remaining 24 sites. On 4 June it took part in the Third Battle of Krithia, where the 1/7th moved up from divisional reserve to join the fighting, but was more heavily engaged on 6 June in fending off Turkish counter-attacks. 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). However, training continued to be delayed by the provision of drafts. 5th Battalion, The Kings, (Livrpool Regiment). Phillips M L/Cpl 29252 :Photo Raised in Salford, Greater Manchester, it fought as infantry at Gallipoli, in Egypt and on the Western Front during World War I. On 22 February it began embarking at Alexandria for Marseilles, landing on 27 February. 7th Infantry Regiment [also called the Pelican Regiment] was organized in May, 1861, and entered Confederate service at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in June. 5th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment. The division began to disembark at Alexandria on 25 September and the Lancashire Fusiliers Brigade concentrated for training round Cairo. 5th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Cane L A F Captain :PhotoandObituary So Noel called for my address eh? However, after reaching El Arish, the division received orders on 28 January 1917 to transfer to the Western Front. Hammond P Captain :Photo 19th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Lt-Col A.V. This was a training unit based at Cromer until the end of the war; it was disbanded on 21 November 1918. Tell Grandma I also recd her letter & 10/- note with yours this morning. On 31 August 1914, the formation of Reserve or 2nd Line units for each existing TF unit was authorised, and the men at Salford became the 2/7th Bn, after which the parent battalion was designated the 1/7th. 5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 9th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 1st Btn. [94], As a battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers, the unit celebrated Minden Day on 1 August each year. On 10 November the battalion took over the outposts of the whole corps frontage. 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. At the time of transfer from the RE to the RA, it appears that the regiment was wearing a supplementary arm title with 'LAN. "The Huns retreated as fast as possible, and put up no fight at all, and very soon prisoners began to come in. [51][52] The division recaptured the Dovecot on 23 August and pushed on across the River Ancre to Miraumont.[53]. I do not know how our men have endured what they have gone through since June 7th, and especially the shelling yesterday. Forman M 2nd Lt :Obituary Butler-Bowdon J E Col :Short Record Of Service Two mines in our own front went off, and our artillery opened fire. [17][27][28], Throughout the first two weeks of December, the 1/7th Bn dug and sniped its way forwards by slow and steady stages. We are, however, very lucky not to be obliged not to spend our time in a shell hole. R-S. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Wilkinson J Sergt DCM 240228 :Obituary, Anderson F O Lt :Short Record Of Service 18th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 23rd July : Attack of Switch Trench (in support). On 9 July, the cadre was reconstituted as 24th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers. The gunners were also deployed to guard property during the Bristol Blitz. 16th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 2nd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st July : Albert area. - 5th Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment. [99][100][101], By the outbreak of war on 3 September the battalion was manning a few searchlights, but also using its Lewis guns to guard key points such as Manchester Ship Canal and docks, some of 354 Company being stationed on top of Barton Power Station. After the first short bombardment they lifted the barrage slowly forward, and our men keen and impatient, went over the top, some going even too quickly and being hit by our own shells. 6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 2nd July : Two companies detached to the 101st Brigade (34th Division). On the opening day of the Battle of the Canal du Nord (27 September), 42nd Division failed to achieve its objectives, the 1/7th and 1/8th Bns being 'exposed to a terrible enfilading fire from the high ground around Beaucamp, and the leading companies were practically blotted out With great gallantry the two battalions persisted in face of a murderous fire, but the failure to drive the enemy out of Beaucamp made it impossible for the Fusiliers to get beyond their first objective until towards midday'. Lieutenant. Hooper D E 2nd Lt :Photo Lutyens C G Captain :Photo The attack was completely successful, rolling up the Hindenburg Line defences and taking many prisoners. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Attack and taking of Heligoland Redoubt andSausage Redoubt. 1 February 1918 : transferred to 103rd Brigade, 34th Division. 3rd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. A-K. 6th Battalion,Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. 5th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Marshall A de L P 2nd Lt :Photo The regiment arrived just in time for a series of heavy night air raids that devastated the city of Liverpool ('the May Blitz'). Born 1888. 7th Btn. This is of course a long business in itself, and it is for this reason that progress on the Western front is slow, and that the war may last a long time should the Hun choose to fight it out to a finish. 355 S/L Bty War Diary, 1943, TNA file WO 166/11550. 5th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Boller A Pte 17402 :Photo The newly arrived searchlight crews were continuously in action, some stationed in the docks area that was a particular target of these raids. All the comrades are buried in Croonaert Chapel Cemetery. 12th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 39 S/L Regt War Diary, 1942, TNA file WO 166/7790. [11][37][38], During the winter, the division held the line near Givenchy, constructing defences on the new principle of 'defended localities' in anticipation of the German spring offensive. 4th Battalion, Cameronians, (Scottish Rifles). 23rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. [76] The battalion went to Mossborough for training in September, and then into billets in Southport in October. North Staffordshire Regiment. [81] On the opening day of the German spring offensive (21 March 1918), the 2/8th Lancashire Fusiliers in 197 Bde's Forward Zone were quickly overwhelmed by German attackers appearing out of an early morning fog. Smith C Pte 5742 :Obituary Heaps R Pte 2987 :Photo 16th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Additional battalions were raised 1914-1918 and 1939-1945. L-Z. 6th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Bolton H H Captain :Photo 4th Battalion, North Staffordhire Regiment. [2][9] Previously, the Lancashire Fusiliers' VBs had been part of the North Lancashire Volunteer Infantry Brigade; now they formed a full brigade in their own right (the Lancashire Fusiliers Brigade in the East Lancashire Division). This continued through the period known as the 'Phoney War'. 7th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Brig-Gen A.H. Spooner, CB, CMG, DSO, appointed 28 August 1929. [92][110], In November 1942, 356 Battery handed over its searchlight sites [to 556 Bty] and went into training prior to becoming an independent battery for overseas service. 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. 7th (Service) Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Favourite. A-K. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Large drafts came from Bury and Radcliffe, and later from Cheshire and Wales. Fortunately our total casualties have been comparatively small, but we have had as many in holding the ridge against counter-attacks as we had in the whole of the advance. B Company: Major Herbert Hancock. 5th Btn. 8th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). The regiment was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot and 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot with the militia and rifle volunteer units of eastern Lancashire. Mauleverer R de B 2nd Lt :Photo On 8 April it became 7th Reserve Bn, Lancashire Fusiliers, and in September 1916 it was absorbed into the 6th Reserve Bn, in the East Lancashire Reserve Brigade at Southport. ), 7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 6th Battalion. 102nd Anti Tank Regiment. [58][59] However, on the second day (28 September) 125th Brigade went forward at 02.30 and caught the enemy by surprise. The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). It is amazing that the guns could advance so quickly over the shell-riddled ground, and that by the evening it was so well up that we forestalled an expected counter-attack from the Bosche, and he received instead from us an artillery barrage nearly as intense as the one in the beginning of the day. [139][140], 39th Searchlight Regiment (and later its independent batteries) continued to wear Lancashire Fusiliers badges and buttons after transfer to the RE and then to the RA. [2][94][126][127][131][132][133][134][135], On 1 May 1961, Q Battery transferred to 253 Field Regiment (The Bolton Artillery). Saint Jean de Monts. 7th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. He died 29th of April 1918 aged 32 years and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium. Eccleston V Pte 5726 :Photo 5th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. The area was subject to 'Fringe' attacks by Luftwaffe fighter-bombers attacking at low level in daylight, so the allocation of Lewis guns for local defence was increased from one to four and later six per S/L site. 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 2nd Battalion,King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Temporary Lieutenant R. B. F. Selwyn-Payne, 7th Battalion,, Prince Albert's(Somerset Light Infantry). C.F.C. 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Tools The East Lancashire Regiment was, from 1881 to 1958, a line infantry regiment of the British Army. It went to Codford near Salisbury Plain, and then in April 1916 to Witley Camp in Surrey. In 1916 the division was transferred to Southern Army of Home Forces and made responsible for a portion of the East Coast defences, with the 2/7th based at Hyderabad Barracks, Colchester. Unfortunately, it was impossible to get the wounded down into the dug-out, so we dressed them all out in the open, and then stretcher-bearers carried them back. B. E. F. 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. From 23 August until the end of the month the infantry were behind the line at Poperinghe, training to take part in the Third Ypres Offensive then under way. [110] It continued in an air defence role until VE Day, particularly during the V-1 flying bomb offensive (Operation Diver)[103], This battery was detached in February 1943, moving by train to join 27 AA Bde on the South Coast, with Battery HQ at The Grange, St Helens, East Sussex, A Troop at Lewes, B Tp at Hailsham, C Tp at Ashford, Kent, and D Tp at Adisham. However, the 42nd was untrained in desert conditions, and suffered badly from heat and thirst in the Sinai Desert: large numbers fell out and there were many deaths. 1st Battalion East Lancashire Regiment; 1/5 Battalion Welsh Regiment; 160th Infantry Brigade (C.O. 10th (Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Ever so many thanks for your long interesting and welcome letter to hand this morning. He lies in Etaples Military Cemetery. 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Resuming the attack the following morning, the brigade reached the division's objective of Welsh Ridge. 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. L-Z. Tony Cowley. Hi, I am continuing the research of my Great Uncle, Pte. 9th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 13th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. The 42nd Division moved up through Le Quesnoy and the Forest of Mormal and relieved the New Zealanders on 6 November. 4th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters,(N&D Reg). [1] The 6th (R) Bn was later stationed at Ripon, and then at Scarborough, where it had responsibility for coast defence as well as training under-18-year-old recruits. Treadwell G R Major :Photo Killed in action on the 23rd October 1916 - Age 30. Well Hilda we had Christmas puddings on Christmas Day, so perhaps those which were sent were some of the ones which your daddy has helped to pay for. There was a shortage of instructors, weapons and equipment. But the attack was supported by two stray tanks from a neighbouring brigade, and the Lancashire Fusiliers took their successive objectives between 04.45 and 08.00. Longshaw A Cpl 10930 (Real name Aspey) :Obituary The 7th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, was a volunteer unit of Britain's Territorial Army from 1908 until 1967. I-M. 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. MacKay S F H Captain :Photo,ObituaryandObituary [2][10][12][76][77][86][87], The following officers commanded 2/7th Lancashire Fusiliers during World War I:[75], The 3/7th Bn was formed on 25 March 1915 at Salford as a training unit. and later to the 2nd Btn. 8th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. In June, the ATS attached to the regiment were formed into a separate company. 28th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Thanking yo. "No one can appreciate what the British army has accomplished in three years of war, until he sees the things we are now looking at, absolute and complete destruction, and desolation; the whole ground is a mass of shell holes, and yet already roads are beginning to appear, tramways and water pipes are being laid down, artillery pushed up, and hundreds of miles carrying up ammunition and rations. 13th November : Attack North of St Perre-Divion. On recovery he was posted to the 7th Btn. Gardner S 2nd Lt :Obituary At about 3 a.m. the dug-out and the whole earth was violently shaken. Chapman G L/Cpl 9947 :Photo Bailey, TD, 20 October 1914 9 June 1915, Lt-Col W.A. 356 AA Company was nearby at Snaith, and battalion HQ was at RAF Church Fenton. 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Moloney B W Captain :Photo "About mid-day, I had to move forward to keep in touch with our wounded, and I found, after a night's search, another aid post. He was killed in action on 24th of April 1918 and is buried at Camon in France. That came to hand yesterday afternoon and the first parcel I got on Sunday. On 4 August it moved into the Redoubt Line and on 7 August to the front line at Krithia Road to take part in the Battle of Krithia Vineyard. 4th (Labour) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. The men of A Tp were kept together as a troop in 413 LAA Bty, but the rest were split up. A Company: Major James White. In mid-November the regiment was redeployed, with 354 Bty in Liverpool, 355 and 356 moving to west and east Preston respectively, and 357 to training camp. Bolton J Lt :Photo,PhotoandObituary Jesse was promoted to Sergeant on the battlefield but this is not recognised by the MOD. 7th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Located in a wooded area 15 km from the ocean (sea Brem Sur), this cottage has all the advantages of the countryside, quiet, walks, hiking. 2Lt. 7th Jun 1917Tanks in Action15th Jun 1917Magnificent Artillery12th of January 1918On the March 17th of February 1918Church Parade. I bet you had a good time at the Conservative Club Party. "Dawn was just breaking as I look out, and I could see only about 50 yards ahead because of the smoke and dust. 3rd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West surrey Regiment). Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial . He was a Second Lieutenant in the Honourable Artillery Company and transferred to 7th BattalionEast Lancashire Regiment. 8th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. I marched at the end of the battalion. S-V. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Mallett E S 2nd Lt :Photo 7th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers were a unit of the Territorial Force with their HQ in Cross Lane, Salford. For given time and the necessary preparation of plans beforehand, nothing can stand and face our artillery. The men are under a great strain. C-D. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Gray C D Lt :Photo 435 Bty was soon replaced by 423 Bty (57th (8th Battalion, Cameronian Scottish Rifles) S/L Rgt), and that it turn by 474 Bty (76th S/L Rgt), which was just completing mobile training. 1/5th Btn. Pilkington G W Pte 15862 :Obituary 20th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. From 1888 onwards, the series contains only muster rolls, there are no longer any pay lists and by 1898 muster rolls were no longer kept by the War Office either. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. 6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 8th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Thanks so much for the chocolate and the chocolate in Lily,s box (which you put in) and the P. It really is so nice and thoughtful of you and Amy to keep sending me these things of course you know I really appreciate them and I'm afraid I cannot repay you much from here for all your kindness but we'll have a jolly good time when I get back to dear Old Blighty won't we? Abbott Robert. [1][2][3][4][5] When the RVCs were consolidated the 56th Lancashire was renumbered 17th on 3 September 1880, and in the following year, under the Childers Reforms, RVCs were attached to Regular Army regiments. 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.

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