Private J P Ward was killed on 18th April 1918 when 8th Battalion was retreating during the great German offensive of April 1918. The news was given to his family at 67 Wimbourne Road, Luton, in March 1918. John Kenneth Rhodes, 10th Border Regiment (attd. After three other battalion Commanders had become casualties, he controlled their commands, and ensured that the ground won was maintained at all costs. Rest in peace in Heilly Station Cemetery . 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Battalions of the Regular Army. 1st Battalion, Oxford & buckingham Light Infantry. 7th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). of Loos in September. 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. Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. He was made lance corporal, but reverted to private at his own request. 1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. The trench occupied by C & D coy was retaken and a block established under Lt. Stewart at the Northern end. - 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment during the Great War -. London Scottish at Messines, Halloween 1914, Educational trench system in Kent now open for school visits. Just regimental designation for the purpose of history . 11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. N.E. 8th (Service) Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. He is buried in the Cheltenham Cemetery. The 8th Battalion was a "Service" battalion that was formed specifically for the duration of the war. they lost heavily during a massed bombardment and raid on their lines John Thomas Walters was killed in action on 8th of August 1915. However, the commanding officers of the Born 1887. . that was formed specifically for the duration of the war. 19th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. A Framed WWII 1939-45 Star, Burma Star, War Medal 1939-1945, dedicated to 4864739 Private Clifford Harold Knowles, of 7th Bn Leicestershire Regiment, who died 25th March 1944, age 30. 11th July : In support positions near Fricourt. 2nd Garrison Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 4th (Labour) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette and the Battle of Morval in September, Researching soldiers of the British Army in the Great War of 1914-1919. A Coy x 37 men arrived. the Tank attack and the Battle of Bourlon Wood in November, as well as were transferred to the 16th Brigade of the 6th Division. It saw active service in the Crimean War, the Second Boer War and both the First and the Second World Wars. 5th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 8th (Service) Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment . 4th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 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. A reluctant recruit, he had appealed unsuccessfully against his conscription on the grounds of being the sole support of his ill, widowed mother. This means of communication was also adopted to keep touch with the 2nd S. Lancs. Leicestershire Regiment 1914-1918. 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 . Harold Stephen Flisher. 5th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. S-V. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 1916: Premire Guerre mondiale: 49th Battalion, Canadian Expedtionary Force: Finally, the increasingly restless men of Officer in Charge of Records. I am looking for any information regarding the location and activity of the 8th Battalion East Surrey Regiment on the 1st July 1916. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 21 DIVISION 110 Infantry Brigade Leicestershire Regiment 8th . The regiment began to be popularly called the Tigers and the name had since stuck. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. 21st (Labour) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Warwick. 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. In the queue at the enlistment table, Walter deliberately stood directly in front of his younger brother for processing, giving all his details for the enlistment form. 5th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. The 110th (Leicestershire) Infantry Brigade of the 37th Division was composed of the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Service Battalions of the Regiment and they, too, did credit to the name they bore. Todays professional rugby football team in the city of Leicester is known as the Tigers. A-K. 6th Battalion,Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. the following battalions formed the 16th Brigade and served together as (d.7th Jun 1917), Price Evan Henry. A & B companies were held in readiness to advance and occupy the trench held & the 2nd Lancs Regt. 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). The 8th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was active in both the . The XI Cheshires on our left and the 2nd S. Lancs Regt. 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Archibald Philip Turner, 4th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Charles was subsequently killed in action on 22nd of March 1918 near Epehy during the German Spring Offensive. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Born and enlisted Dronfield (attested 9th . 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. 1/5th BattalionAugust 1914 : in Loughborough. He lost his life on the 23rd of July 1916 and is remembered on the Thiepval . The Battn moved to its appointed place in the front line trench south of THIEPVAL preparatory to the attack. Heart trouble kept him on home service until he was transferred to the Leicesters in 1916 and sent to France. Unfortunately I have no living relatives that can help. The Regiment moved from ACHEUX to Marley Wood. Samuel fought in The Battles of the Somme, 1916; operations on the Ancre, 1917; the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, 1917; flanking attacks in Battle of Arras (Bullecourt and Lagnicourt), 1917; Third Battles of Ypres, 1917; First Battles of the Somme, 1918; the advance in Flanders, 1918 and at Ypres and Cambrai, at Polygon Wood and the Menin Road, at Passchendaele and at Saint Quentin. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 13th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 8th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. . H-P. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Q-Z. Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 110th Brigade / 21st Division . However the order to move did not come till the next day. 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Road to Hiroshima Kenneth Harrison WW2 4th Anti Tank Regiment 8th Division. He is also remembered on the memorial in Emmanuel Church, Loughborough and on the Loughborough Carillon. 1st Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Patrol pushed out & line in front of Oostaverne Wood also held. gave their lives for King and Country, with over half of them doing so 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 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. 18th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. More about Arthur T Clark. 19th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. The Regiment was first formed in 1688 by Colonel Solomon Richards during the last days of King James IIs reign. L/Cpl. 19 DEC 1917. transferring straight onto troop ships, they arrived at Boulogne early 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 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. 8th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. 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. 6th/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. N-R. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion, Notts & Derby Regiment. 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Smith (1931) there were 2,977,801 Warwick. This is an original WW1 Lancashire Fusiliers Regiment shoulder title badge for sale. L-Z. 5th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 2nd (Entrenching Battalion) Lincolnshire Regiment. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, 7 DISTRICT. Draft of 31 men arrived. H. W. N. Edwards . We are now on Facebook. 10th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Company Sergeant Major 6272. 8th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Please remember us all to him. on the 30th August 1915. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. WW1 Canadian First . Erster Weltkrieg Regimentsseide. 234names (1 with the 37th Division and 233 with the 21st Division). 7th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). George William Housby 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment (d.15th July 1916) George William Housby, born in 1884 in Stafford and married to Fanny Wilson in June of 1911. Moved to Newcastle area in July 1916.1 September 1916 : converted into 83rd Training Reserve Battalion of 19th Reserve Brigade. No 7 District 27th September : South-West of Gueudecourt. A & B companies proceeded to the front line trenches. Antwerp Falls. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. This battalion was made up of men from the old Worcestershire Rifle Volunteer Corps, which had been established in 1860 (these Rifle Volunteer Corps had become the 2nd Volunteer Battalion by 1883). British Army 202798 Private Leicestershire Regiment. He frequently exposed himself in the organisation of positions and of supplies, passing unflinchingly through fire barrage of the most intense nature. Son of Charles & Minnie Taylor of Page's Farm, Debden, Essex, UK. 1st July : Humbercamps . (1st Battalion) 8 Jun 1982: 31: FALKLAND ISLANDS: Royal Fleet Auxiliary "Sir Galahad" Perhaps an attached officer. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. A-C. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.D-H. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 18th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. the 24th Division and remained there for a year. 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. William James. by T. G. Roberts . The Regt left the front line trenches being relieved by the 1st Wiltshire Regt & marched to the south side of Aveluy Wood. Our We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. 4th Battalion, Cameronians, (Scottish Rifles). Cookies help us deliver our services. 3rd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 2nd BattalionAugust 1914 : in Ranikhet. It was raised at Bedford in October 1914, as part of 'K3' - Lord Kitchener's 3rd 'call to arms' for another 100,000 men to leave their civilian lives and enlist into the expanding British Army. ), 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R.). 11th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 8th Battalion. The 8th Battalion was a "Service" battalion Moved within a few days of declaration of war to Portsmouth but by May 1915 was at Patrington near Hull, for duty with the Humber Garrison. A team composed of Reserve Officers and NCOs moved to VANDENCOURT. To date we have sold over 45,000 lots at auction for a combined total of over 37 million. active service, gaining a reliable reputation within a professional, Regular . 7th (Pioneer) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. 6th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment(. E-G. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Unit history []. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. Hi all, I am researching the circumstances surrounding the death of: 1754 Private Alfred Barratt, He was 32 when he died. Discover, explore and remember millions of personal stories from the First World War. Records seem to have his death date wrong and his age, but after searching for months, I did manage to obtain a death certificate for him. 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. At 03.15 the battalion took part in an assault on eastern end of the village of - the western end of which had been taken by other British troops the previous day. 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 8th Battalion Border Regiment). 4th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles. Want to find out more about your relative's service? I would be grateful for any war diary info. Infantry Record Office The trenches were heavily shelled by the Germans. 6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). A-K. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment L-Z. 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 7th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Notes: Private Knowles cam from Leicester and left behind a widow, Ivy Knowles, and son Brian. Herbert Stanley Seccombe, 6th Battalion, Worcester Regiment. 7th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). SUBJECT: Graves of those Officers who fell in the 8th battalion. 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. 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. 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. 52nd (Graduated) BattalionUp to 27 October 1917, this was known as 267th Graduated Battalion and had no regimental affiliation. Before that it had been 13th (Reserve) Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters. 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. on our right. 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. 8th Battalion Border Regiment). (d.25th September 1916), Hodges William Henry. Records of 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment from other sources. A-E. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 5th Battalion, cameronians (Scottish Rifles. He fell at Bazentin Ridge during the Battle of the Somme and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial George was my great granduncle. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. A & B Coys on the right and C & D on the left. 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Son of Richard Farmer Lane of Chapman Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK. 3.10.pm. Military Medal recipients casualty Victory Medal awarded to Private A. Cox, 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment later 4th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment who died on 27th November 1918, he would later be awarded the Military Medal in the London Ga. 125.00. boarded the troop trains at Chobham Station and left for Dover. 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, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Mark Whitworth Ward is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial to the missing at the Somme area of France. The news was given to his family at 67 Wimbourne Road, Luton, in March 1918. It was raised Later moved to Catterick and on to North Coates and Louth. platoon at this time were sent up, no reinforcements had arrived from the reserve to take our place. In good condition. The Batn advanced in 4 waves. The award of his Military Medal was announced in the London Gazette, published on 13th of September 1918. The regiment was granted the Royal title in 1946. Review of With valour and distinction a history of 2nd Battalion, Jonathan Capewells regimental website WW1tigers.com, My mission is to make the Long, Long Trail the best and most helpful reference site about the British Army in the Great War. The Leicestershire Regiment: Bois du Polygone, Belgique: Nouvelle-cosse [6] William Bishop: 1917: Premire Guerre mondiale . - 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment during the Great War -. Bridger Harry Edward. He was killed in action [7th January 1945] (aged 34). Pte. into the expanding British Army. 7 District. and Biographies. 2nd/1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Yeomanry. 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 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. From March 1916 it became home to the British Army and it remained so until the Advance to Victory was well under way. Create your own unique website with customizable templates. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. The Long, Long Trail has always been free to use but it does cost money to operate. 14th July : Attack and capture ofBazentin-le-Petit Wood. Records of 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment from other sources. (West Riding Regiment). Cpl. 11257 (Rank) L/Cpl (Name) William Henry Langan (Regiment) Gloucestershire Regt. C-D. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 8th battalion between 1914 and 1918 were: Site 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. LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT. 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. 8th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. General, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 7th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Major Birt ordered the left to conform. The Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded 628 times to 627 recipients for action in the First World War (1914-1918). 14th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 7th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. A letter from Capt J. Abbott to widow Alice at 93 Butlin Road, Luton, said nothing had been heard of her husband since he went into action on May 3rd. A-K. Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division. 2nd Battalion,King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). L-Cpl Sidney Thomas Andrews, 33003, 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, was listed killed in action in France on May 3rd, 1917, after at first being reported missing. During World War II, he served as a Lance Corporal with the 144th (8th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment) Royal Armoured Corps. It occupied barely half a season, but was then . (4.22) is used in the approximation of regimental casualties. Pte. In September 1918 it moved to 208th Brigade in the same Division and location. 37 DIVISION 110 Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Leicestershire Regiment 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Battalion, Brigade Machine Gun Company and Brigade Trench . Age 25. The 1916 organization allotted 1-25 to active divisions, 26-75 to National Guard, and 76 and up to National Army. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. since 1914. He was killed in action on 3rd July 1916, during the battle of the Somme. SKU: CMA/37836. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. So proud of him. 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. (d.11 April 1917), Stockwell Albert Edgley. 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. If you believe that any of the current information b 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. 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 6th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). Other than a brief spell in Brighton, most of their training First battle of Ypres. 4th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Want to find out more about your relative's service? 13th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 11th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey regiment). In September 1918 it moved to 208th Brigade in the same Division and location. 4th Battalion, The Quuen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Dear Mrs Langan, Left 5pm when we marched to HEDAUVILLE and bivouacked therefor the night. The frontage occupied in the German line was about 180 yards which had been much damaged by our shell fire and there was very little cover. they were one of the few 'New Army' units to be committed to The Battle 6th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). History Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. . Ballard Leonard George. He died just days before his 19th birthday. 1 von 1 Nur 1 brig 2 Beobachter Siehe Mehr. 3/4th and 3/5th BattalionsFormed at Leicester and Loughborough respectively in early 1915.3/4th was at Nottingham by early 1916.8 April 1916 : became 4th and 5th Reserve Battalions and by now were at Grantham. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google 8th Battalion lost over 300 men in killed, wounded and missing that day. Rest in peacein Mericourt-l'Abbe CommunalCemetery Ext. (d.3rd Apr 1918), Haviland Harold Sidney. in the attack. 8th (Service) Battalion . This includes cookies that track any click through to affiliate links and advertisers that appear on this site. A training unit based at Witham in Essex, it was part of 218th Brigade in 73rd Division. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. He displayed the utmost energy and courage in forcing our attack home. Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Pte. No. below were temporary commanders. 23rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Terms of Service apply. Six weeks after landing in France, on the 11th October 1915, My grandfather always said that the bullet went through his arm. Deal Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. The Long, Long Trail website uses cookies only to make sure the site works and to improve your experience as a user. 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. A-K. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 12th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 3rd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 6th Battalion. 11257 W. H. Langan Gloucestershire Regt. They lived in 1939 at 87 The Fairway, Leicester. During another reorganisation on 17th November 1915, the battalion 5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 12th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. ISBN 978--7524-6514-2. 9th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). (d.3rd July 1916). 22385. to arms' for another 100,000 men to leave their civilian lives and enlist 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. The Regt moved to ACHEVY at 4pm. Lives of the First World War. 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). ), 4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 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 The attack on Ovillers was continued. Records of 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment from other sources. This was xxxxx and he started to walk back to the dressing station with the other walking cases. 18th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Walter's service number was 22384 and Samuel's was the number directly after ie. 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. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Cont. 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. We took the cigarettes you sent and shared them amongst the boys, as we would not send them back. B. 10th (Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 17th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. The Cheshire Regt relieved us in the captured trenches. Stone Inscription :- "I Have Fought The Good Fight". Buried La Boiselle. 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R.). 5 April 1916 William Buckingham: Private: Leicestershire Regiment: First World War: 10 March 1915 12 March 1915 Alexander Buckley: Temp. Serjeant, 14887. 13th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). (d.17th Apr 1918), Chaplin Arthur. 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. The Coys in support had not sufficient time to explain these orders thoroughly to their men owing to the distance from the front line and the enemys shell fire. 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 Sgt. The enlisted men from all over the county 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 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. Was your Army Service Corps soldier renumbered with a T4 prefix? 37 DIVISION 110 Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Leicestershire Regiment 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Battalion, Brigade Machine Gun Company . for their initial period of training in 1915 and for a few weeks in France, South Staffordshire Regiment). 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. veteran 6th Division. A-C. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, D-H. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Infantry Record Office 12th (Reserve) Battalion Mar 1916 Formed at Leicester from the depot companies of the 11th and 19th Reserve Brigade as a local reserve battalion. 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 28th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. Home; About the conference. He rejoined his battalion on 30th of September. 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire 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. The 70th Brigade was from the 23rd Division and was attached to the 8th Division between 18 . Sir, On the 16th February 1918, If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small He was aged 34. 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