below were temporary commanders. 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. a letter home from Private 19861 Leslie Worboys) received orders to mobilise Son of William A. Stewart, of 37,Kildovan St., Coatbridge, and the late Isabella Shaw Stewart. 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. H-P. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Q-Z. The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). (d.17th Apr 1918), Chaplin Arthur. 12th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 3rd (Reserve) BattalionAugust 1914 : in Leicester. (d.11 April 1917), Stockwell Albert Edgley. R-S. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. $19.50 + $12.50 shipping . The Regiment moved from ACHEUX to Marley Wood. Commemorated on Pier and Face 2 C and 3 A. of the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Finally, the increasingly restless men of Rest in peacein Mericourt-l'Abbe CommunalCemetery Ext. 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. They were also in the line when the army experienced Guy Hatton Sugden, 3rd Battalion, West Riding Regiment. 10th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 11th July : In support positions near Fricourt. 6th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). The 8th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was active in both the . 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 7th (Pioneer) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. 8th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). August 1917, converted into 9th Bn, the Royal Defence Corps. 6th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 2nd (Entrenching Battalion) Lincolnshire Regiment. July 1916 Moved to Newcastle-on-Tyne. He is also remembered on the memorial in Emmanuel Church, Loughborough and on the Loughborough Carillon. of those Officers who fell in the 8th battalion. Available at price 16.99 from: The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Long Street, Wigston LE18 2AH; Telephone: 0116 2571080. However, the commanding officers of the 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. 23rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Leicestershire Regiment 1914-1918. Age 25. 11th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). L/Cpl (d.15th Jul 1916), Price George Charles. 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Herbert Stanley Seccombe, 6th Battalion, Worcester Regiment. Before that it had been 13th (Reserve) Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 21 DIVISION 110 Infantry Brigade Leicestershire Regiment 8th . 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. During the night the Batt left the trench and marched to SENLIS and bivouacked. For the period the 8th battalion served within it, Pte. 8th (Reserve) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. William Vernon Wheatley, 4th Battalion East Surrey Regiment. John Thomas Walters was killed in action on 8th of August 1915. On the 18th April the battalion was withdrawing from its trenches near Beaver Corner, arriving in a field near Wippenhoek siding about 2 miles east of Abeele. Infantry Record Office 1st Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. (d.3rd May 1917), Gill Walter Henry. 4th Reserve Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. They won great glory by their brilliant attack on the Bazentin-Le Petit wood and village in the Battle of the Somme in mid-July 1916. The news was given to his family at 67 Wimbourne Road, Luton, in March 1918. The leading companies understood their objectives and had sufficient time to explain their orders to their men according to the operation orders issued in MARTINSAART WOOD. Moved to Newcastle area in July 1916.1 September 1916 : converted into 83rd Training Reserve Battalion of 19th Reserve Brigade. They were returned to England, where on 20 June 1918 they joined the 14th (Service) Battalion. Conference Chairs 110th Brigade / 21st Division . 8th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 4th Battalion, The Quuen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Charles was subsequently killed in action on 22nd of March 1918 near Epehy during the German Spring Offensive. Archibald Philip Turner, 4th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. B. Vincent With reference to your letter of the 17th xxxxxxxxxx asking for news of L/Cpl WH Langan. British Army G/18137 Lance-Corporal Buffs (East Kent . 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. 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Later moved to Catterick and on to North Coates and Louth. 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, 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). A-K. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Home; About the conference. 10th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. London Scottish at Messines, Halloween 1914, Educational trench system in Kent now open for school visits. 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. ), 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R.). EUR 67,12 Sofort-Kaufen, EUR 2,01 Versand, 30-Tag Rcknahmen, eBay-Kuferschutz. 6th/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. 13th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. June 6th 1917. The . 7th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). mustered at their local train stations and were transported en-masse to 19th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. ), 7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Tyne Cot memorial panels 85-86, 8th Border Regiment (attd. That was followed by a letter from a pal to say that Victor was missing. 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. 3 back of 89, Cromwell St. Regt. 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. (d.3rd Apr 1918), Haviland Harold Sidney. 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Pte. 14th July : Attack and capture ofBazentin-le-Petit Wood. (d.3rd July 1916). . Discover, explore and remember millions of personal stories from the First World War. A training unit based at Ipswich, it was part of 216th Brigade in 72nd Division. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 8th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 16th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Otherwise my contact details can be found at www.fourteeneighteen.co.uk. I have made enquiries everywhere but nothing definite can be found. Funnily enough, my grandfather was nicked by a bullet in the same arm in WW2 in the Far East with the Royal Marines. 8th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 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. 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. 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. ISBN 978--7524-6514-2. I beg to inform you of the following particulars of the place of interment of the remains of the late 22nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 20th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. L-Z. (d.18th April 1918), Harris Wilfred Henry. History The 8th Battalion was a "Service" battalion that was formed specifically for the duration of the war. Pte. Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment). He never discussed his war service with his sons, but was able to talk about some of it with his eldest grandson, me. 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. 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars. 17th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 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. Machine Gun Battalion, Royal Naval Division. Walter Burnaby Sparrow, 3rd Battalion . Application regarding the disposal of any such personal effects, or of any amount that may eventually be found to be due to the late soldier's estate, should be addressed to The Secretary, War Office, London, S.W. Unfortunately I have no living relatives that can help. 6th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. He is detailed as having worked as a stretcher bearer, or at least qualified as such as far as I can tell. 2nd/1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Yeomanry. I am looking for any information regarding the location and activity of the 8th Battalion East Surrey Regiment on the 1st July 1916. 6th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. That month, the enlisted men of the 8th Battalion . in April and were engaged in The Battles of the Somme 1916, specifically 6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Thursday 03-02-1916. He had had no leave since. veteran 6th Division. 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (W.R.R.). Several men of the platoon were cut off from the reminder of the company during the attack and were taken prisoner. (d.25th September 1916), Hodges William Henry. 6th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment(. Create your own unique website with customizable templates. So that Mrs Langan may not be left in suspense. The Commanding Officer accompanied these two coys. 4th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters,(N&D Reg). The Medal Roll shows him as 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, which as you say landed in France 29th July 1915. 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. First battle of Ypres. 5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He was killed in action [7th January 1945] (aged 34). Battalion, in the Third New Army were attached to the 71st Brigade of in the Great War. Draft of 1 Coy x 59 men arrived. 5th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). My great-great-grandmothers maiden name was Ingles and I have often wondered if they were related somehow. 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles. The last reserve of 2 platoons did not reach the enemy line but returned with the Battalion when it retired. 13th (Labour) BattalionFormed in Autumn 1916.October 1916 : landed in France, moved to Third Army.April 1917 : transferred to Labour Corps as 20th and 21st Labour Companies. 4th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Draft of 1 Coy x 91 men arrived. (d.20th September 1917), Walker John Thomas. Major Birt ordered the left to conform. 5th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. This was xxxxx and he started to walk back to the dressing station with the other walking cases. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. Further attack was launched against village of Oostaverne and Odonto Trench. A-K. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. as well as the Battle of Le Transloy in October. 9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Sgt. The 8th battalion served entirely in France and Flanders 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. 1st July : Humbercamps . 8th Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). A. Holland, Stuart Martin, and G. E. Hewitt, ed. Son of Richard Farmer Lane of Chapman Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK. 8th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Died of woundson the 29th September1916 - Age 22, Killed in actionon the 15thJuly 1916 - Age 46, Died of woundson the 26th July1916 - Age 21, Rest in peacein Wimereux CommunalCemetery, Killed in actionon the 25th September1916 - Age 27, Died of woundson the 7th November1916 - Age 28, Died of woundson the 29th September1916 - Age 32, Killed in actionon the 25th September1916 - Age 22, Died of woundson the 15th July1916 - Age 25, Killed in actionon the 15thJuly 1916 - Age 18, Died of woundson the 3rdOctober1916 - Age 27, Killed in actionon the 25th September1916 - Age 38, Died of woundson the 23rdJuly1916 - Age 33, Died of woundson the 3rdOctober1916 - Age 44, Killed in actionon the 15thJuly 1916 - Age 27, Died of woundson the 1stOctober1916 - Age 23, Died of woundson the 16thJuly 1916- Age 40, Killed in actionon the 30thJuly 1916 - Age 22, Rest in peacein Guillemont RoadCemetery, Killed in actionon the 25th September1916 - Age 36, Died of woundson the 13thJuly 1916- Age 23, Died of woundson the 29th October1916 - Age 22. (4.22) is used in the approximation of regimental casualties. 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. ), 6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 6th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 3 officers and 576 men left to go to the base depot. The Brigadier General In Charge, C-D. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. by T. G. Roberts . Cpl. He lost his life on the 23rd of July 1916 and is remembered on the Thiepval . 8th (Service) BattalionFormed at Leicester in September 1914 as part of K3 and attached as Army Troops to 23rd Division.April 1915 : transferred to 110th Brigade, 37th Division.Record same as 6th Bn.28 June 1918 : reduced to cadre strength, surplus men going to 7th Bn.29 June 1918 : transferred to 25th Division and returned to England.7 July 1918 : cadre transferred to 14th West Riding Regiment. 3rd Battalion, Oxford & Buckinham Light Infantry. 22385. WW1 Canadian First . 20th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Landing in France on 21st of December 1916, he was posted to 1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, he fell ill with trench fever, being admitted to the 17th Field Ambulance on 23rd April 1917, eventuality returning to England on 16th June 1917. W-Z. Submitted by Deejaya on 10th October 2017. 2nd Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). By the nature of the numerous horrific wounds that many soldiers suffered, his was a relatively minor one, and seems to have thought it was not worth mentioning. 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 4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Records of 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment from other sources. Died 1916. If you find it a valuable resource, please consider becoming a supporter. 21st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Want to find out more about your relative's service? The Battalion moved to MARTINSAART WOOD at 11am. 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. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Battalions of the Regular Army. 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. Our 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment Returns From India. He is detailed as having moved to the 8th Gloucesters for a time. It saw active service in the Crimean War, the Second Boer War and both the First and the Second World Wars. 5th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 8th Gloucesters He was aged 34. 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. 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. The German rifle & machine gun fire was not particularly severe and had communication with the right and left been kept up throughout the attack would have been successful. 1st (Home Service) Garrison BattalionFormed at Easington in May 1916. 19 October 1914. 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Berles-au-Bois Churchyard Extension, . Infantry Records, 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. We are now on Facebook. 2nd Battalion the York and Lancaster Regiment. on our right. the following battalions formed the 16th Brigade and served together as 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. (d.24th Mar 1918), Morse Harry Lawson. Baths were allotted to the Battn. ), 4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. Again I am interested in ascertaining rank & regiment. S-V. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Antwerp Falls. The Regt left the front line trenches being relieved by the 1st Wiltshire Regt & marched to the south side of Aveluy Wood. 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). His gallantry was inspiring to all. 3rd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 3rd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. The attack on Ovillers was continued. D. C. Coy the battalion were involved in Battle of Hill 70 in April and during the 4th (Labour) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Stone Inscription :- "I Have Fought The Good Fight". Departments Medals Founded in 1666, Spink has been buying and selling war medals since they first appeared after the Napoleonic Wars. These cookies do not store any personal information. 13th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Church parade in morning. A-K. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment L-Z. At the out break of the Great War in 1914, the 8th . throughout the German counter attacks in November and December. 51st (Graduated) BattalionUp to 26 October 1917, this was known as 261st Graduated Battalion and had no regimental affiliation. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 7th July : Brigade transferred to 21st Division. for Br. Robert Leith-Macgregor (1st Battalion, 1960-62) Insignia Hackle Red over White The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. On 25th of September 1916 Charles was admitted to No 64 Field Ambulance with debitity and a leg injury. 8th (Service) Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment . 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). the entire 71st Brigade was transferred with the to the 6th Division, Please remember us all to him. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google 2/7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. The Battalion moved to the front line trenches opposite BEAUMONTHAMEL. 3rd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West surrey Regiment). F-K. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Eventually all reinforcements were sent except a platoon with 2 Lewis guns. The Regt was supposed to attack the German front line at 3am but this was postponed till 6am. LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT. After 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 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. Died of wounds on the 4th October 1916. 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. 15 Apr 1916 : Born Warringto, Lancashire, England. a tactical unit: The 8th Battalion's service in The Great War. 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". 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. The trench occupied by C & D coy was retaken and a block established under Lt. Stewart at the Northern end. A-C. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, D-H. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. and prepared to ship out. 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. He fell at Bazentin Ridge during the Battle of the Somme and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial George was my great granduncle. 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