the Regimental HQ at Bedford to be mobilised into the 8th Battalion of Transferred to 8th Battalion, joining in the field on 27th November 1917, he was wounded in action on 22nd March 1918. 2nd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Otherwise my contact details can be found at www.fourteeneighteen.co.uk. 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Charles was subsequently killed in action on 22nd of March 1918 near Epehy during the German Spring Offensive. He had had no leave since. Charles is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial. Discover, explore and remember millions of personal stories from the First World War. 1/5th BattalionAugust 1914 : in Loughborough. Siehe Details auf eBay erhltlich bei. He was an early member of the Territorial Army and held his rank of Serjent when he volunteered for overseas service. 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. The cause of death was influenza inflammation of the lungs, as his Red Cross report stated. Battalion Formed in Autumn 1916. 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. More about Dudley Argar. (4.22) is used in the approximation of regimental casualties. 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 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. During World War II, he served as a Lance Corporal with the 144th (8th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment) Royal Armoured Corps. 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 He was hit in La Boisselle whilst one Coy (Company?) on our right. This delayed instructions to OC Coys and did not give them time to arrange bombing parties, etc. 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. the Great War, the Battalion was engaged during the following battles: In 1915 8th Battalion War Diary, July 1916 8th Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/2251 . 1st Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). At The Canadian Fallen we pride ourselves in providing you with the most accurate records we can. Capt. He had joined the Bedfordshire Regiment at the outbreak of war, but was later transferred to the Leicesters. Cambrai Operations (also called the Battle of Cambrai), specifically during 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. 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. 7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Lieut. 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 5th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 3rd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West surrey Regiment). 13th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 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. 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. 11th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. 1st Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). His records detail that he served in France for 38 months out of the 51 months the war ran. W. Gaunt A & B Coys on the right and C & D on the left. Das knigliche Berkshire-Regiment von Gale & Polden. the following battalions formed the 16th Brigade and served together as 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 18th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 2nd BattalionAugust 1914 : in Ranikhet. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Oxford & buckingham Light Infantry. Before that it had been 15th Battalion of the Training Reserve and up to September 1916 had been the 13th (Reserve) Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers. 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. The 8th battalion served entirely in France and Flanders Edward Russell Gould, 4th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. active service, gaining a reliable reputation within a professional, Regular 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 37 DIVISION 110 Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Leicestershire Regiment 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Battalion, Brigade Machine Gun Company and Brigade Trench . A training unit, it remained in UK throughout the war. 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. September 1916. 8th Battalion, Canadian Expedtionary Force: Amiens, . 27th September : South-West of Gueudecourt. I-M. 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. but most of their service was within the 16th Brigade, attached to the 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 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. 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. It saw active service in the Crimean War, the Second Boer War and both the First and the Second World Wars. M-P. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 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. 18th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 5th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Company parade. the 'Hungry 8th' (a nickname used in Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. 1st Battalion . veteran 6th Division. of Loos in September. Buried La Boiselle. 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. The Brigadier General In Charge, 12th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. in the Great War. 26th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He received field punishment number one for being late on parade on at least one occasion; a few other times, he was confined to barracks. 8th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. The Battalion moved to MARTINSAART WOOD at 11am. He fought under General Sir William Birdwood, Commander of the Fifth Army. 18th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. L-S. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.T-Z. 2/7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. My great-great-grandmothers maiden name was Ingles and I have often wondered if they were related somehow. into the expanding British Army. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 11th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Again I am interested in ascertaining rank & regiment. Company Sergeant Major 6272. gave their lives for King and Country, with over half of them doing so Eventually all reinforcements were sent except a platoon with 2 Lewis guns. L-Z. After sailing to England in August 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 8th Reserve Battalion on April 16, 1918. in the battles of 1916, and around 2,800 men * were also wounded during 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 battalion between 1914 and 1918 were: Site 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 12th (Reserve) Battalion Mar 1916 Formed at Leicester from the depot companies of the 11th and 19th Reserve Brigade as a local reserve battalion. who were a veteran Regular Army Division that had been serving in France This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. 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. Robert Leith-Macgregor (1st Battalion, 1960-62) Insignia Hackle Red over White The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. The Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded 628 times to 627 recipients for action in the First World War (1914-1918). Left Hedauville and marched to AMPLIER, billeted in huts. The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 2nd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 19th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment). Want to find out more about your relative's service? 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. Finally, the increasingly restless men of World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment . 5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. ), 7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. Died of wounds on the 8th August 1916 - Age 22. 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles. 9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. in the Regiment. The Batn advanced in 4 waves. 2nd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Tyne Cot memorial panels 85-86, 8th Border Regiment (attd. 9th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 21 DIVISION 110 Infantry Brigade Leicestershire Regiment 8th . Cpl. 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Patrol pushed out & line in front of Oostaverne Wood also held. Quick Shop. Sometimes available on Amazon. 8th (Service) Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Perhaps an attached officer. John was working at Hayward Tyler before joining the Bedfordshire Regiment about six weeks after the outbreak of war. I am to express to you the sympathy of the Army Council with you in your loss. 8th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Pte (d.22nd Sep 1918), Wixey Frederick Thomas. W. Farmfield He was destined to become a stretcher bearer, one of only 16 per Battalion. 5th Battalion, The Kings, (Livrpool 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. 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. He was buried at Holywell Green Congregational Church [58]. 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. 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. 1st Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Officer in Charge of Records. He displayed the utmost energy and courage in forcing our attack home. 12th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 6th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. I am, SIR, ), 6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 5th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. (d.11 April 1917), Stockwell Albert Edgley. The wound is not a serious one and you will probably hear from him very shortly that he is in hospital and going on nicely. R-S. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. the Tank attack and the Battle of Bourlon Wood in November, as well as At enlistment at Andover, Hampshire, Walter went with his younger brother, Samuel, to enlist in the British Army. Age 25. Left 5pm when we marched to HEDAUVILLE and bivouacked therefor the night. Leicestershire Regiment (4th Bn.) The regiment remained in Marley Wood. The regiment remained in bivouac at Aveluy Wood. 21st (Labour) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. of those Officers who fell in the 8th battalion. 4th (Labour) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Erster Weltkrieg Regimentsseide. The news was given to his family at 67 Wimbourne Road, Luton, in March 1918. Submitted by Deejaya on 22nd December 2018. A-K. 6th Battalion,Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. British Army G/18137 Private East Kent Regiment 8th east Battalion. Infantry Record Office And also on the war memorial at Tiddington Warwickshire. that was formed specifically for the duration of the war. (8th Bn.) 6th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 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.. A & B companies proceeded to the front line trenches. Thursday 03-02-1916. What he never mentioned was that he was shot during the battle where Capt James won his honour. Please remember us all to him. 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. I regret to have to inform you that your husband was wounded on July 3rd at La Boisselle. 19 October 1914. A-C. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.D-H. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. He rejoined his battalion on 30th of September. 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Major Birt ordered the left to conform. This includes cookies that track any click through to affiliate links and advertisers that appear on this site. (d.25th September 1916), Hodges William Henry. 12th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 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. October 1916 : landed in France, moved to Third Army. 18th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. This was xxxxx and he started to walk back to the dressing station with the other walking cases. That was followed by a letter from a pal to say that Victor was missing. 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. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. 8th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Infantry Records, If you use Twitter, you can always contact me at my account @1418research. platoon at this time were sent up, no reinforcements had arrived from the reserve to take our place. . With reference to your letter of the 17th xxxxxxxxxx asking for news of L/Cpl WH Langan. For the period the 8th battalion served within it, The award of his Military Medal was announced in the London Gazette, published on 13th of September 1918. i/c Infantry Records, Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 6 DIVISION 16 Infantry Brigade Bedfordshire Regiment 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion, Brigade Machine Gun Company and Brigade Trench Mortar Battery : 4 August 1914 - 31 August 1916 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1611) (2015, Trade Paperback) at the best online prices at eBay! James Pailing Ward is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the missing at the Ypres area of Belguim. 13th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 2nd Garrison Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. 3rd Dragoon Guards, (Prince of Wales's Own). 1st Battalion, Black Watch, (royal Highlanders). Pte. Our 22nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. His brother James Pailing Ward also served with the 8th Gloucester Regiment and lost his life in April 1918. British Army Gunner Royal Field Artillery. L-Z. August 1917, converted into 9th Bn, the Royal Defence Corps. 13th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Pte Walter Stanley Peck, 33072, 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, was killed in action in Belgium on October 1st, 1917. The Leicestershire Regiment (Royal Leicestershire Regiment after 1946) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, with a history going back to 1688.The regiment saw service for three centuries, in numerous wars and conflicts such as both World War I and World War II, before being amalgamated, in September 1964, with the 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk), the 2nd East . 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. 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. 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. WW1 Canadian First . Pte. 5th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). 9th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 8th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Nechells Birmingham. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. The Leicestershire Regiment: Bois du Polygone, Belgique: Nouvelle-cosse [6] William Bishop: 1917: Premire Guerre mondiale . These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. 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 So proud of him. 10th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. the 24th Division and remained there for a year. 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, If you believe that any of the current information b As the leading companies left the front trench their place was taken by the two leading Platoons of each supporting Company. No 7 District 5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Guy Hatton Sugden, 3rd Battalion, West Riding Regiment. Funnily enough, my grandfather was nicked by a bullet in the same arm in WW2 in the Far East with the Royal Marines. 14th July : Attack and capture ofBazentin-le-Petit Wood. That month, the enlisted men of the 8th Battalion . 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 14th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. B. Vincent Archibald Philip Turner, 4th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. A German counter-attack drove 57th Brigade, including 8th Battalion out of the eastern end of the village again and furious fighting raged in the village for the rest of the day. Old Barracks, were transferred to the 16th Brigade of the 6th Division. The Batt was ordered to attack & take two lines of trenches on the southern side of OVILLERS. He is remembered on Elland War Memorial. He fell at Bazentin Ridge during the Battle of the Somme and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial George was my great granduncle. Want to find out more about your relative's service? W-Z. Antwerp Falls. 1918), by J. A-K. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. I would be grateful for any war diary info. Herbert Stanley Seccombe, 6th Battalion, Worcester Regiment. Battalion attacked Black Line in front of Onraet Wood & took its objective. 8th Battalion, the Bedfordshire Regiment. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. at Bedford in October 1914, as part of 'K3' - Lord Kitchener's 3rd 'call Unfortunately during the operation Capt Conelly. Berles-au-Bois Churchyard Extension, . Pte. The Regiment was first formed in 1688 by Colonel Solomon Richards during the last days of King James IIs reign. D. W. Summers, War diary made available by M. Deacon and transcribed by P. Bramham. 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