8th battalion leicestershire regiment 1916nancy pelosi's grandfather
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. LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT. 6th Infantry Labour Company., Devonshire Regiment. 19 October 1914. 12th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. C-D. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Exhibits include weapons, uniforms, medals, photographs and artifacts about the history of the Royal Regiment of Canada and its predecessors - the 10th Royal Grenadiers, 3rd Battalion (Toronto Regiment) and 123rd, 124th, 204th and 58th Battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force. 9 October 1914. Company Sergeant Major 6272. He displayed the utmost energy and courage in forcing our attack home. The Manchester Bantams The Story Of A Pals Battalion And A City At War 23rd Service Battalion The Manchester Regiment 8th City . in line with a major shake up of the British Army, the 8th Battalion was Front ine trenches. Please remember us all to him. The news was given to his family at 67 Wimbourne Road, Luton, in March 1918. 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. You signify acceptance of our use of cookies when you click the Accept button or by your continued use of the site. No. 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). *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. 5th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 18th August 1916 He was an early member of the Territorial Army and held his rank of Serjent when he volunteered for overseas service. 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). 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. the Regiment. 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". British Army casualties, including 704,803 deaths (23.67%). in the Regiment. 4th Battalion, North Staffordhire Regiment. 1st Battalion, the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. Son of Agnes and the late Samuel Rhodes, of Hill Park, Greenodd, Ulverston. My great-great-grandmothers maiden name was Ingles and I have often wondered if they were related somehow. 8th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 9th (Service) BattalionRecord same as 8th Bn.20 February 1918 : disbanded in France. 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 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). 10th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Unfortunately I have no living relatives that can help. 6th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 6th Battalion. At this time the Battalion moved to Codford, to billets in Boscombe in November 1914, to Romsey in May 1915 and eventually onto Aldershot following month. of the Great War, medical services, casualties and medical statistics" 6th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment(. 10th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Infantry Record Office 8th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). No personal details are collected. 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Buried La Boiselle. Pte Victor Freeman Baxter, 33013, 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, was killed in action near Arras on May 3rd, 1917. a tactical unit: The 8th Battalion's service in The Great War. 13th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). I have made enquiries everywhere but nothing definite can be found. they were one of the few 'New Army' units to be committed to The Battle (d.18th April 1918), Harris Wilfred Henry. Charles was subsequently killed in action on 22nd of March 1918 near Epehy during the German Spring Offensive. 22385. 19th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 7th (Service) BattalionFormed at Leicester in September 1914 as part of K2 and attached as Army Troops to 15th (Scottish) Division.April 1915 : transferred to 110th Brigade, 37th Division and record thereafter same as 6th Bn. Placed under command of 2nd Lincoln and Leicester Brigade, 2nd North Midland Division.Moved in January 1915 to Luton and by July 1915 was at St Albans.August 1915 : formation became the 177th Brigade, 59th (2nd North Midland) Division.April 1916: moved to Ireland.January 1917 : returned to England and moved to Fovant.24 February 1917 : landed in France.8 May 1918 : reduced to cadre strength. 8.10 am. Lieut. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Son of Richard Farmer Lane of Chapman Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK. Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. April 1917 : transferred to Labour Corps as 20th . Create your own unique website with customizable templates. John Ebenezar Stewart MC, killed 28 April 1918. 4th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Later moved to Catterick and on to North Coates and Louth. The Bedfordshire Regiment The second photo is of my grandfather (sitting) and his brother Seymour who appears to be in uniform of a different regiment. 6th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). of the 16th Foot, Biographies I am, SIR, 23rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). below were temporary commanders. 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. In January 1918 it went to 207th Brigade of 69th Division at Clipstone Camp but by April 1918 had moved to Thoresby. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Finally, the increasingly restless men of throughout the German counter attacks in November and December. . who was killed in action with the Expeditionary Force, France on or since 3rd of July 1916 Died 1916. Infantry Record Office 1st BattalionAugust 1914 : in Fermoy, Ireland. The Brigade was inspected by the Divisional General during the afternoon. London Scottish at Messines, Halloween 1914, Educational trench system in Kent now open for school visits. n a PUBLIC LIBRARY Presented to the Boston Public Library by Mrs. Rae Walton 21 Terrace Avenue Newton, MA 02161-1426 SPR^l ^^^^^^^B ^ The Ancestry of Thomas DeMotte Wa It was owing in a great measure to his dauntless courage and inspiring example that a serious reverse was averted. 5th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). . 22nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. After the Fall of Singapore author was taken POW and took part at work camps in Singapore, Hell Fire . L-Z. Want to know what life was like during the Great War? 3rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool 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. I am returning to you the letters that have come, as I did not know his address and it would be a long time before they reached him. Terms of Service apply. active service, gaining a reliable reputation within a professional, Regular A basic recruit training unit based at Rugeley Camp, it was part of 1st Reserve Brigade. disbanded in France and the men were distributed amongst the other battalions Battalion attacked Black Line in front of Onraet Wood & took its objective. 9 Apr 1916: 26: Husband of Mary Elizabeth Walton (formerly Amos), of 17, Brook Road, . Left Hedauville and marched to AMPLIER, billeted in huts. 6th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. At the out break of the Great War in 1914, the 8th . 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars. Pte. 1918), by J. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds on the 8th August 1916 - Age 22. 1st Battalion . They lived in 1939 at 87 The Fairway, Leicester. Heart trouble kept him on home service until he was transferred to the Leicesters in 1916 and sent to France. A & B companies proceeded to the front line trenches. 234names (1 with the 37th Division and 233 with the 21st Division). ), 7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. No 7 District . 8 April 1916 : became 4th and 5th Reserve Battalions and by now were at Grantham. . The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 12th (Reserve) BattalionFormed at Leicester in March 1916 as a reserve battalion. (d.3rd May 1917), Gill Walter Henry. From Lives of the First World War. 104/82A. The Leicestershire Regiment memorial, also known as the Tigers Wood Stone of Remembrance, at Bagworth near Coalville. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). A-K. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Six weeks after landing in France, on the 11th October 1915, 2nd Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. was in action on the morning of the third. 5th Battalion, cameronians (Scottish Rifles. 2nd Battalion,King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). 1916 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2530) [WO95/2530] on Amazon.com. L-S. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.T-Z. He was destined to become a stretcher bearer, one of only 16 per Battalion. transferring straight onto troop ships, they arrived at Boulogne early L-Cpl John Brown, 33017, 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, died on October 22nd, 1917, from severe wounds sustained in action on October 9th. The Royal Leicestershire Regiment - an illustrated history, by Robin Jenkins and James Ryan. 4th Battalion, Cameronians, (Scottish Rifles). 7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Pte. John was working at Hayward Tyler before joining the Bedfordshire Regiment about six weeks after the outbreak of war. The trench occupied by C & D coy was retaken and a block established under Lt. Stewart at the Northern end. The 70th Brigade was from the 23rd Division and was attached to the 8th Division between 18 . was undertaken in Surrey, with almost seven months being spent in the He is detailed as having worked as a stretcher bearer, or at least qualified as such as far as I can tell. He fought under General Sir William Birdwood, Commander of the Fifth Army. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. In September 1918 it moved to 208th Brigade in the same Division and location. It occupied barely half a season, but was then . in the battles of 1916, and around 2,800 men * were also wounded during 5th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. Das knigliche Berkshire-Regiment von Gale & Polden. 18th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 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. Draft of 1 Coy x 91 men arrived. May 1942: Because the 1st Battalion was lost when Singapore fell, 8th Battalion changed its designation and . Battalion Formed in Autumn 1916. He never discussed his war service with his sons, but was able to talk about some of it with his eldest grandson, me. 8th (Service) Battalion 3rd Dragoon Guards, (Prince of Wales's Own). 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). (d.3rd July 1916). 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. SKU: CMA/37836. Killed in action 9th October 1917.Son of Lillian Beatrice Wildgoose (now wife of John Henry Bennett). The 8th battalion served entirely in France and Flanders He is remembered on Elland War Memorial. 7th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Having previously served with the Leicestershire Yeomanry, Charles re-enlisted at Loughborough on 3rd of September 1914 and was posted to the 8th Service Battalion. Leicestershire Regiment (4th Bn.) 14th BattalionFormed at Aldeburgh in June 1918, absorbing a large number of men arrived from the 2/4th Bn.26 June 1918 : came under orders of 47th Brigade, 16th Division which was reforming at Aldershot.Landed in France 30 July 1918. Wills Cigarette Factory in Bedminster. The Long, Long Trail has always been free to use but it does cost money to operate. Tyne Cot memorial panels 85-86, 8th Border Regiment (attd. Private G/67342, Norman George Newstead, 7th. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. veteran 6th Division. The Batn advanced in 4 waves. B. Vincent 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Age 25. Pte. 16th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Available at price 16.99 from: The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Long Street, Wigston LE18 2AH; Telephone: 0116 2571080. 6th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. That month, the enlisted men of the 8th Battalion . In good condition. The Regiment moved from ACHEUX to Marley Wood. and marked outside, Effects. 21st (Labour) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. He also was in the 74th Battalion of the Machine Gun Corps towards the end of the war. Left 5pm when we marched to HEDAUVILLE and bivouacked therefor the night. 8th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). He died just days before his 19th birthday. They were Captain Adrian Carton de Wiart and Acting Captain Manley James. on the 30th August 1915. 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). He died 8th December 1916 (aged 36). 110th Brigade / 21st Division . 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