The 8th Battalion was a "Service" battalion Died of wounds on the 4th October 1916. (d.17th Apr 1918), Chaplin Arthur. 4th Battalion, The Quuen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 1st Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). In September 1918 it moved to 208th Brigade in the same Division and location. So proud of him. D & A Coys from our front line B & C Coys from our support line. to arms' for another 100,000 men to leave their civilian lives and enlist The Leicestershire Regiment: Bois du Polygone, Belgique: Nouvelle-cosse [6] William Bishop: 1917: Premire Guerre mondiale . I am returning to you the letters that have come, as I did not know his address and it would be a long time before they reached him. Our 18 July 1916. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. transferring straight onto troop ships, they arrived at Boulogne early 10th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Serjeant, 14887. Cpl. Guy Hatton Sugden, 3rd Battalion, West Riding Regiment. throughout the German counter attacks in November and December. Old Barracks, Dear Mrs Langan, who was killed in action with the Expeditionary Force, France on or since 3rd of July 1916 Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery. Unfortunately during the operation Capt Conelly. At some point thereafter it moved to F Lines, Hipswell Camp, Catterick and may later have been at Clipstone Camp. 3 back of 89, Cromwell St. Private Meredith died from wounds he received from the Battle of the Somme in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, July 27, 1915. 8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 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. that was formed specifically for the duration of the war. 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. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 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. No personal details are collected. 11th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 7th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. The Battn moved to VAUCHELLES at 10am and were accommodated in huts. Pte (d.22nd Sep 1918), Wixey Frederick Thomas. In 1916 they were on the Somme seeing action in The Battle of Delville Wood and The Battle of Flers-Courcelette. June 6th 1917. 12th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. If you didn't have the info from the Silver War Badge records say that he enlisted 4th Sept 1914 confirms his date of discharge through wounds, that he had overseas service & was discharged from the depot of the Leicestershire Regiment. 8th (Reserve) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment(. T-V. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 11th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. of the 16th Foot, Biographies A-K. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. the 'Hungry 8th' (a nickname used in I have made enquiries everywhere but nothing definite can be found. During the night the Batt left the trench and marched to SENLIS and bivouacked. $19.50 + $12.50 shipping . 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. for Br. 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. 6th (Service) BattalionFormed at Leicester in August 1914 as part of K1 and attached as Army Troops to 9th (Scottish) Division.April 1915 : transferred to 110th Brigade, 37th Division.Landed in France on 29 July 1915.7 July 1916 : transferred with Brigade to 21st Division. 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. I beg to inform you of the following particulars of the place of interment of the remains of the late (d.18th April 1918), Harris Wilfred Henry. A-K. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. R-S. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He is buried in the Cheltenham Cemetery. 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. 5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. Sir, 5th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. 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. (d.25th September 1916), Hodges William Henry. 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small 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. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 18th August 1916 3rd Battalion, Oxford & Buckinham Light Infantry. Patrol pushed out & line in front of Oostaverne Wood also held. 234names (1 with the 37th Division and 233 with the 21st Division). These cookies do not store any personal information. 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. Cookies help us deliver our services. Sometimes available on Amazon. 6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 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. 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 Battalion moved to MARTINSAART WOOD at 11am. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. The regiment remained in Marley Wood. during the war and fought in every major battle during the battalion's Leicestershire Regiment 1914-1918. A-G. 10h Battalion, Lincolnshire Regient. The XI Cheshires on our left and the 2nd S. Lancs Regt. EUR 67,12 Sofort-Kaufen, EUR 2,01 Versand, 30-Tag Rcknahmen, eBay-Kuferschutz. The writer said he could only conclude at that stage that L-Cpl Andrews was also a prisoner in German hands. John Ebenezar Stewart MC, killed 28 April 1918. Submitted by Deejaya on 22nd December 2018. 53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion, Notts & Derby Regiment. His brother James Pailing Ward also served with the 8th Gloucester Regiment and lost his life in April 1918. Our Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment). as well as the Battle of Le Transloy in October. Private 42401. 8th Battalion lost over 300 men in killed, wounded and missing that day. 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. Unit history []. 3rd Battalion, King's On Scottish Borderers. 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. 4th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). W-Z. He is detailed as having worked as a stretcher bearer, or at least qualified as such as far as I can tell. Diary of Lt Colonel Charles Aubrey Babington Elliott - OBE JP. Infantry Record Office REYNOLDS, JOHN, J - Private. In WW1, the Leicester Brigade (110th Brigade of 21st Division) was known as the Tigers Brigade. 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. No one of this name in Border Regt Army List or CWGC. A-K. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. He was destined to become a stretcher bearer, one of only 16 per Battalion. The Battalion halted here for the day, but had sudden orders at 11 pm to be ready to move. 3ed (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Son of Isaac & Lydia Catton, . 23rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry. This was xxxxx and he started to walk back to the dressing station with the other walking cases. LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT. 8th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 19 October 1914. built by Steven Fuller, 2003 to 2022, Photographs If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. 9th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. The Commanding Officer accompanied these two coys. The Bedfordshire Regiment 10th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 9 October 1914. The 8th Battalion was formed on the 1st April 1908 as a Territorial volunteer battalion. Leicestershire Regiment (4th Bn.) The last reserve of 2 platoons did not reach the enemy line but returned with the Battalion when it retired. Mrs E. Langan Age 25. For Brigadier General, . He is remembered on Elland War Memorial. In January 1918 it went to 207th Brigade of 69th Division at Clipstone Camp but by April 1918 had moved to Thoresby. Albert Edgley. 2nd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). a tactical unit: The 8th Battalion's service in The Great War. 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 1825 the regiment, which at the time was known as the 17th Foot, was given the honour of wearing the insignia of a tiger superimposed with the word Hindoostan, in recognition of its long stint in India between 1804 and1823. During their service in 8th Battalion, Canadian Expedtionary Force: Amiens, . 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. L-Z. 8.10 am. 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. 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 20th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Thursday 03-02-1916. This is an original WW1 Lancashire Fusiliers Regiment shoulder title badge for sale. A-K. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment L-Z. in the battles of 1916, and around 2,800 men * were also wounded during Sgt. The Regiment was taking part in a successful attack on the German trenches when he was hit. Submitted by Deejaya on 10th October 2017. 25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 19th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 13th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 6th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 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. BASIQ 2021. 16-10-1916. 11th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey regiment). But there are no regiments. 5th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Now I have to return to France to find where the 8th Gloucesters reinforced the weakened line at St Quentin. 12th (Reserve) BattalionFormed at Leicester in March 1916 as a reserve battalion. The Manchester Bantams The Story Of A Pals Battalion And A City At War 23rd Service Battalion The Manchester Regiment 8th City . The Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded 628 times to 627 recipients for action in the First World War (1914-1918). I-M. 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st Battalion,Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 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 . 12th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. You signify acceptance of our use of cookies when you click the Accept button or by your continued use of the site. 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 Based in Brantford, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 throughout Brant County. Herbert Stanley Seccombe, 6th Battalion, Worcester Regiment. 6th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 3rd Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). He also was in the 74th Battalion of the Machine Gun Corps towards the end of the war. Age 20. 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Records of 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment from other sources. E-G. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. M-P. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. He worked as a packer in W.D. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. No. Cambrai Operations (also called the Battle of Cambrai), specifically during 19th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). disbanded in France and the men were distributed amongst the other battalions This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google In 2014, the 7th Armoured Brigade was re-designated as 7th Infantry Brigade, thereby ensuring that the . Died 1916. And also on the war memorial at Tiddington Warwickshire. At 11pm on the 28th August 1915, the Battalion SKU: CMA/37836. 1st Battalion, Oxford & buckingham Light Infantry. 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. 3 - 5 June 2021, The University of Foggia, Italy. 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (W.R.R.). Killed in action 29th October 1917. . 4th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool 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. He died just days before his 19th birthday. Infantry Record Office mustered at their local train stations and were transported en-masse to The Royal Leicestershire Regiment - an illustrated history, by Robin Jenkins and James Ryan. Archibald Philip Turner, 4th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. 14th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 14th July : Attack and capture ofBazentin-le-Petit Wood. 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Battalion Formed in Autumn 1916. Transferred to 8th Battalion, joining in the field on 27th November 1917, he was wounded in action on 22nd March 1918. A & B companies proceeded to the front line trenches. The battalion was part of the 71st Brigade . were transferred to the 16th Brigade of the 6th Division. 1916 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2530) [WO95/2530] on Amazon.com. He was hit in La Boisselle whilst one Coy (Company?) 1996-2023 The Long, Long Trail. Todays professional rugby football team in the city of Leicester is known as the Tigers. Battalion took its objective and consolidated position. SUBJECT: Graves 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. The award of his Military Medal was announced in the London Gazette, published on 13th of September 1918. 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. 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. 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. 13th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Your obedient Servant. The 8th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was active in both the . (d.3rd Apr 1918), Haviland Harold Sidney. L-Z. I would be grateful for any war diary info. H. W. N. Edwards By doing so, you will enable it to remain free to all. Warwick Station . 5th Battalion, cameronians (Scottish Rifles. No. 110th Brigade / 21st Division . WW1 Canadian Cap Badge 7th CEF Infantry Battalion 1st British Columbia Regiment . 16th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. *According to the "Official History 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. If you believe that any of the current information b The Batt was ordered to attack & take two lines of trenches on the southern side of OVILLERS. Son of Richard Farmer Lane of Chapman Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK. 7 District. N.E. Around 670 Officers and men of the battalion the 24th Division and remained there for a year. Departments Medals Founded in 1666, Spink has been buying and selling war medals since they first appeared after the Napoleonic Wars. 8th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire 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. Son of Agnes and the late Samuel Rhodes, of Hill Park, Greenodd, Ulverston. veteran 6th Division. 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. He was wounded in the left forearm by a bullet. The second photo is of my grandfather (sitting) and his brother Seymour who appears to be in uniform of a different 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, He never discussed his war service with his sons, but was able to talk about some of it with his eldest grandson, me. 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. 8th Battalion War Diary, July 1916 8th Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/2251 . Conference Chairs 10th Battalion, Royal Warickshire Regiment. Later moved to Catterick and on to North Coates and Louth. W. 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