Discover, explore and remember millions of personal stories from the First World War. 2nd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 2/7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. 20th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. In September 1918 it moved to 208th Brigade in the same Division and location. Sir, Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. The Victoria Cross is a military decoration awarded for valour "in but most of their service was within the 16th Brigade, attached to the 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. The 70th Brigade was from the 23rd Division and was attached to the 8th Division between 18 . 2nd Battalion,King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. That month, the enlisted men of the 8th Battalion . A-K. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. In WW1, the Leicester Brigade (110th Brigade of 21st Division) was known as the Tigers Brigade. in the battles of 1916, and around 2,800 men * were also wounded during 5th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Private Meredith died from wounds he received from the Battle of the Somme in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, July 27, 1915. 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. August 1914 The 6th Battalion of the Leicestershire Regiment was raised at Leicester as part of Kitchener's First New Army and joined 9th (Scottish) Division as Divisional Troops. H-P. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Q-Z. After sailing to England in August 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 8th Reserve Battalion on April 16, 1918. Left Hedauville and marched to AMPLIER, billeted in huts. 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. National Archives Catalogue Reference: WO/95/2251, The transcription above is available under the National Archives. 22385. 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. Draft of 1 Coy x 91 men arrived. Pte Phillips had joined the Bedfords (5587) in 1915 and went to France in November 1916, where he was transferred to the Leicesters. 7 DISTRICT. 5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. the following battalions formed the 16th Brigade and served together as 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. The enlisted men from all over the county Was your Army Service Corps soldier renumbered with a T4 prefix? Mrs E. Langan No one of this name in Border Regt Army List or CWGC. Thursday 03-02-1916. Also on Colton All Saints Church Memorial. The battalion was part of the 71st Brigade F-K. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Unfortunately during the operation Capt Conelly. 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Buried La Boiselle. Records of 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment from other sources. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. 8th Battalion lost over 300 men in killed, wounded and missing that day. William James. The 8th Battalion was formed on the 1st April 1908 as a Territorial volunteer battalion. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 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). Erster Weltkrieg Regimentsseide. M-P. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 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. active service, gaining a reliable reputation within a professional, Regular Moved to Barnard Castle in June 1915 and in November 1915 went to Rugeley Camp at Cannock Chase.10 April 1915 : converted into a Reserve battalion and Brigade became 1st Reserve Brigade.1 September 1916 : converted into 5th Training Reserve Battalion of 1st Reserve Brigade. 3ed (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 12th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. in the Great War. 10th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). William Vernon Wheatley, 4th Battalion East Surrey Regiment. Das knigliche Berkshire-Regiment von Gale & Polden. they lost heavily during a massed bombardment and raid on their lines Pte Bertram Wood, 41662, 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, died as a prisoner of war in the Crossen Camp hospital at Kaehmen in Germany on October 22nd, 1918. In January 1918 it went to 207th Brigade of 69th Division at Clipstone Camp but by April 1918 had moved to Thoresby. 23rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). The Leicestershire Regiment memorial, also known as the Tigers Wood Stone of Remembrance, at Bagworth near Coalville. The Regiment was taking part in a successful attack on the German trenches when he was hit. 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. by Major T.J. Mitchell and Miss G.M. SKU: CMA/37674. From March 1916 it became home to the British Army and it remained so until the Advance to Victory was well under way. The Cheshire Regt relieved us in the captured trenches. 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R.). Hawke Battalion, Royal naval Division. 37 DIVISION 110 Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Leicestershire Regiment 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Battalion, Brigade Machine Gun Company . 10th (Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). please Add a Name to this List Detached from North Staffordshire Regiment. He was destined to become a stretcher bearer, one of only 16 per Battalion. (d.24th Mar 1918), Morse Harry Lawson. Front ine trenches. Based in Brantford, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 throughout Brant County. He fell at Bazentin Ridge during the Battle of the Somme and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial George was my great granduncle. During their service in 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 WW1 Canadian First . A message was sent back asking for reinforcements and bombs and these were sent up immediately. Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment). 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. 14 July 1916. London Regiment (from May 1915 until February 1916) 70th Brigade. *According to the "Official History 1/5th BattalionAugust 1914 : in Loughborough. He was killed in action on 27th May 1918 having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Soissons Memorial. Major Birt ordered the left to conform. 52nd (Graduated) BattalionUp to 27 October 1917, this was known as 267th Graduated Battalion and had no regimental affiliation. After 11784 Corporal. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Dear Mrs Langan, 4th Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Our 8th Battalion, the Bedfordshire Regiment. 104/82A. . Touch was kept with the Cheshires by means of runners. 13th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Pte. 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). The news was given to his family at 67 Wimbourne Road, Luton, in March 1918. 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. It occupied barely half a season, but was then . 234names (1 with the 37th Division and 233 with the 21st Division). 5th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 3 officers and 576 men left to go to the base depot. 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. for their initial period of training in 1915 and for a few weeks in France, 7th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment Returns From India. 8 April 1916 : became 4th and 5th Reserve Battalions and by now were at Grantham. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Batt was ordered to attack & take two lines of trenches on the southern side of OVILLERS. Please see our other items for more original WW1, WW2 & post war British military shoulder titles for sale including other Lancashire Fusiliers Regiment shoulder titles. 53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion, Notts & Derby Regiment. It saw active service in the Crimean War, the Second Boer War and both the First and the Second World Wars. In 1917 ), 7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. The Commanding Officer accompanied these two coys. Want to find out more about your relative's service? 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. Pte. 1st Battalion, the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. throughout the German counter attacks in November and December. (d.20th September 1917), Gage Frank William. 8th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 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Division and winning many gallantry medals. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. 10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Herbert Stanley Seccombe, 6th Battalion, Worcester Regiment. The regiment remained in bivouac at Aveluy Wood. S-V. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. More about Arthur T Clark. 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. 8th (Service) Battalion . 7th July : Brigade transferred to 21st Division. L-Z. Part of Lincoln and Leicester Brigade, North Midland Division. the Regimental HQ at Bedford to be mobilised into the 8th Battalion of 5 April 1916 William Buckingham: Private: Leicestershire Regiment: First World War: 10 March 1915 12 March 1915 Alexander Buckley: Temp. 4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 3rd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. By doing so, you will enable it to remain free to all. Private G/67342, Norman George Newstead, 7th. 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Cont. 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars. The Regt remained halted. After three other battalion Commanders had become casualties, he controlled their commands, and ensured that the ground won was maintained at all costs. a tactical unit: The 8th Battalion's service in The Great War. The 1916 organization allotted 1-25 to active divisions, 26-75 to National Guard, and 76 and up to National Army. 21st (Labour) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. In 1917 the Battle of Arras came and went. In 1916 I-M. 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. Create your own unique website with customizable templates. The regiment remained in Marley Wood. I-M. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Lives of the First World War. 3 - 5 June 2021, The University of Foggia, Italy. 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 3rd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 12th (Reserve) BattalionFormed at Leicester in March 1916 as a reserve battalion. 8th (Service) Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment . 1st BattalionAugust 1914 : in Fermoy, Ireland. T-V. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, North Staffordhire Regiment. July 1916 Moved to Newcastle-on-Tyne. 21 DIVISION 110 Infantry Brigade Leicestershire Regiment 8th Battalion: 1 July 1916 - 31 May 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2165/1) 204. by WO95/2165/1 (Other) Paperback $ 26.00. Died 28th. since 1914. He was wounded in the left forearm by a bullet. L/Cpl. Records of 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment from other sources. 3rd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 9th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. . Register with your email address now, we can then send you an alert as soon as we add a record close matching the one you were searching for. Born and enlisted Dronfield (attested 9th . 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. 3 back of 89, Cromwell St. 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. British Army 202798 Private Leicestershire Regiment. sprawling New Army training area around Woking. Just regimental designation for the purpose of history . Finally, the increasingly restless men of 2nd Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). The Regiment moved from ACHEUX to Marley Wood. 9th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). This has a regimental connection. Berles-au-Bois Churchyard Extension, . Wills Cigarette Factory in Bedminster. 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles. His records detail that he served in France for 38 months out of the 51 months the war ran. 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 4th Battalions, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. All companies gained their objectives with little resistance. Army Form B. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. Pte. Warwick. & H.O. A team composed of Reserve Officers and NCOs moved to VANDENCOURT. Unit history []. 7th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. The trench occupied by C & D coy was retaken and a block established under Lt. Stewart at the Northern end. Records of 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment from other sources. Otherwise my contact details can be found at www.fourteeneighteen.co.uk. 7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Warwick Station His brother, Mark Whitworth Ward also served in 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. (1st Battalion) 8 Jun 1982: 31: FALKLAND ISLANDS: Royal Fleet Auxiliary "Sir Galahad" Tyne Cot memorial panels 85-86, 8th Border Regiment (attd. 8th (Service) Battalion L-Z. 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. . At some point thereafter it moved to F Lines, Hipswell Camp, Catterick and may later have been at Clipstone Camp. Several of the battalion's 1/4th BattalionAugust 1914 : in Leicester. He was aged 29. To date we have sold over 45,000 lots at auction for a combined total of over 37 million. Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery. Moved to Newcastle area in July 1916.1 September 1916 : converted into 83rd Training Reserve Battalion of 19th Reserve Brigade. We are now on Facebook. 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). In good condition. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). I beg to inform you of the following particulars of the place of interment of the remains of the late *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. 7 District. 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. Heart trouble kept him on home service until he was transferred to the Leicesters in 1916 and sent to France. I am to express to you the sympathy of the Army Council with you in your loss. Ship This Item Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store He rejoined his battalion on 30th of September. 9 Apr 1916: 26: Husband of Mary Elizabeth Walton (formerly Amos), of 17, Brook Road, . He frequently exposed himself in the organisation of positions and of supplies, passing unflinchingly through fire barrage of the most intense nature. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. Company parade. 9th (Service) BattalionRecord same as 8th Bn.20 February 1918 : disbanded in France. No 7 District 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. A-E. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Lady Ursula Isabel Manners was born 8th November 1916, being the elder daughter of five children . 8th Battalion, Canadian Expedtionary Force: Amiens, . L-Z. The Regt moved to ACHEVY at 4pm. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. gave their lives for King and Country, with over half of them doing so at Bedford in October 1914, as part of 'K3' - Lord Kitchener's 3rd 'call that was formed specifically for the duration of the war. Researching soldiers of the British Army in the Great War of 1914-1919. 25th-26th September : Attack and capture ofGueudecourt. 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. Walter Burnaby Sparrow, 3rd Battalion . A Coy x 37 men arrived. Other than a brief spell in Brighton, most of their training Son of William A. Stewart, of 37,Kildovan St., Coatbridge, and the late Isabella Shaw Stewart. 4th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. He died just days before his 19th birthday. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. He also was in the 74th Battalion of the Machine Gun Corps towards the end of the war. 5th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 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. He died 8th December 1916 (aged 36). 2nd Garrison Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 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 . Funnily enough, my grandfather was nicked by a bullet in the same arm in WW2 in the Far East with the Royal Marines. W-Z. British Army G/18137 Private East Kent Regiment 8th east Battalion. We took the cigarettes you sent and shared them amongst the boys, as we would not send them back. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. WW1 Canadian Cap Badge 7th CEF Infantry Battalion 1st British Columbia Regiment . 1st Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). He trained in Wiltshire and then went out to the Western Front where he saw repeated action, and twice was there when officers gained Victoria Crosses for outstanding bravery. in the Regiment. 19 October 1914. 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". Draft of 31 men arrived. Departments Medals Founded in 1666, Spink has been buying and selling war medals since they first appeared after the Napoleonic Wars. 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Yours Faithfully Soon moved to Luton and by November 1914 was at Bishops Stortford.Landed at Le Havre 3 March 1915.12 May 1915 : formation became the 138th Brigade, 46th (North Midland) Division. Warwick. The 8th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was active in both the . The Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded 628 times to 627 recipients for action in the First World War (1914-1918). 6th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment(. 9th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. . 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