ISBN 9781843421771. 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Lt.Inf. Remembered Today: It is the history of thoseBattalions in the First World War. It covers selected epic actions and campaigns from 1899 to 1963 (Lombards Kop, Armentires, Hohenzollern Redoubt, Mesopotamia, Bazentin Ridge, Pontruet, Norway, Dunkirk, Crete, Salerno and Italy, Chindit operations, Normandy and the Low Countries, Korea, Borneo). August 1914 : in Loughborough. var year=mydate.getYear() Web1/3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment ( Royal Fusiliers) (beigetreten und verlassen November 1915) 139. 8th Gloucesters It then moved to Spain, where it suffered heavy losses at Almanza (1707). WebThis is the order of battle for the First Battle of Ypres fought from 19 October to 22 November 1914 as one of the main engagements of the First World War.It was fought between mixed British Expeditionary Force, French eighth army and armies of the German Empire in northern France and Flanders. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. I am, SIR, It covers the period 1688 to 1912. Infantry Record Office However, it quickly went over to Jamess rival and son-in-law, William of Orange. Pte. 116th Mahrattas who died 08/04/1916 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq ' South African Infantry who died 12/04/1917 BROWNS COPSE CEMETERY, ROEUX France ' dailyinfo[29]=' 4547 Lance Corporal Albert FERGUSSON 1st Bn. Many of the war diarieswere scribbled hastily in pencil and use obscure abbreviations, whilst some are the second carbon copy of the original, so they may be difficult to read. The following year it deployed to Afghanistan, helping capture Ghazni Fort (1839). So proud of him. as opposed to ordinal numbers (i.e. Moved to 28th Indian Brigade in Egypt, 7 November 1915. Private, 10102. dailyinfo[15]=' 6963 Private Albert CHRISTIE 1st Bn. dailyinfo[5]=' 48876 Private William Alexander HENDERSON 2nd Bn. April 1915 : transferred to 110th Brigade, 37th Division. Web1/3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment ( Royal Fusiliers) (beigetreten und verlassen November 1915) 139. Funnily enough, my grandfather was nicked by a bullet in the same arm in WW2 in the Far East with the Royal Marines. 12th (Reserve) Battalion It's easy! From So that Mrs Langan may not be left in suspense. 104/82A. dailyinfo[27]=' Flight Sub-Lieutenant Andrew John BODDY H.M.S. Fred Bardsley British Army 28082 Private Cheshire Regiment 2nd Battalion. Active: 16851958: Country Kingdom of England (16851707) Kingdom of Great Britain (17071800) United Kingdom (18011958) Branch: British Army It covers 1st Battalion in South Africa 1899-1900. WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for WWI Canadian Army 8th Battalion Officer's Cap Badge CEF Overseas Battalion 90th at the best online prices at eBay! Originally published in 1919, reprinted in 2002. It covers the author's experiences as a Sergeant in 8th (Service) Battalion in France 1914-17 and as a Lieutenant in The Royal Sussex Regiment 1917-18. This new history spans2nd Leicesters military operations undertaken on the Western Front 1914-1915, in Mesopotamia 1916-1917 and Palestine in 1918. 26 June 1918 : attached to 47th Brigade, 16th Division which was reforming at Aldershot. Web"Scots Fusiliers" redirects here. Published in 2009 by Pen & Sword Books Ltd. They were Captain Adrian Carton de Wiart and Acting Captain Manley James. (d.24th Mar 1918), Morse Harry Lawson. In 1946, The Leicestershire Regiment was given a Royal prefix in honour of its extensive wartime service. No. The regiment garrisoned Minorca from 1725 to 1748, followed by another spell in Ireland. 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. The extensive use of Helions cartographer has also ensured that the maps are appropriately embedded in the text. It's really great being able to ask questions and get such knowledgable replies - lots for me to follow up. v3.0, except where otherwise stated, Friends of The National var fontend = '' You can search () for a digitised diary in our catalogue by filling in the form below. I beg to inform you of the following particulars of the place of interment of the remains of the late Working on the presumption that the paperwork for wounded men from a regiment flowed through the recording system at the same rate, it may be worth looking for service records of others (ideally from the 8th Battalion) listed on the same casualty lists. After three other battalion Commanders had become casualties, he controlled their commands, and ensured that the ground won was maintained at all costs. The 4th, 5th and 6th Battalions were normally Territorial Force battalions. This is a novel, based on a soldier's diary, letters, postcards, battalion diary, and parish magazines, covering the actions of 1/4th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment at the Battle of Loos on 13 October 1915. Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery. WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for With Valour and Distinction: The Actions of the 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Reg at the best online prices at eBay! 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). French Sixth Army, which contained British or Dominion forces: Refer following section titled "Divisions" for brigades, regiments and battalions associated with each division participating in the listed battles. - 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment during the Great War -. Meanwhile, 2nd Battalion spent time in India, Sudan, England, Germany, Northern Ireland and Palestine. 10th (Reserve) Battalion Yours Faithfully 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Inf. Februar 1916, verlegt zum 46. Publication Name: 11 DIVISION 34 Infantry Brigade Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion and Lancashire Fusiliers 9th Battalion: 2 July 1916 - 21 February 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/1820) Item Height: 297mm. Mrs E. Langan and marked outside, Effects. Yorkshire Regiment who died 11/04/1918 CROIX-DU-BAC BRITISH CEMETERY, STEENWERCK France ' I cannot find any specific medical records relating to him at the moment. In 1804, the regiment began its first Indian deployment. Web . 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, Later moved to Catterick and on to North Coates and Louth. He is detailed as having worked as a stretcher bearer, or at least qualified as such as far as I can tell. 2nd Battalion dailyinfo[17]=' 79947 Sapper Andrew WATT 173rd Tunnelling Coy. Formed at Portsmouth in November 1914 as a Service battalion for K4 and attached to 96th Brigade, original 32nd Division. He was aged 24, single and a former employee of the Diamond Foundry, Dallow Road. Many had never fired a rifle. 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. 7 July 1918 : cadre transferred to 14th West Riding Regiment. I researched my grandfathers time in France , with the great assistance of several Forum members , and in 2011 retraced his steps. Frederick enlisted in Loughborough on September 1, 1914, and joined the 8th (Service) Battalion of the Leicestershire Regiment as Private 12166. To search the entire collection, digitised or not, use the search advice below in the advanced search of our catalogue restricting your search to reference WO 95. With reference to your letter of the 17th xxxxxxxxxx asking for news of L/Cpl WH Langan. WebOrders of battle German. Moved within a few days of declaration of war to Portsmouth but by May 1915 was at Hull, for duty with the Humber Garrison. dailyinfo[7]=' Stoker Nicolai ENGRAFFOF "Askold" Russian Navy who died 07/04/1917 PLYMOUTH (FORD PARK) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 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. 1/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Powered by Invision Community, 6-9th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment July 1916. Further attack was launched against village of Oostaverne and Odonto Trench. During 1963-64, the regiment deployed to North Borneo during the Indonesian Confrontation (1963-66). With each download, you will typically see a unit diary that may cover a period of several years. Free shipping for many products! This accounts for the absence of some appendices referred to on the covers of many diaries. The Great War Forum Limited dailyinfo[23]=' 20589 Corporal Elias JONES Distinguished Conduct Medal, Military Medal and Bar 14th Bn. 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. The roll for this shows his service reckoned from 4/9/1914, The Western Front Association have recently released pension ledger cards. Record same as 2/4th Bn. Maschinengewehr-Kompanie, Maschinengewehr-Korps (gegrndet am 16. Dear Mrs Langan, Please remember us all to him. It was also present at the surrender of Montreal in 1760. "First time @NAM_London today. Kitchener New Army Battalion, (K1). The latter service included the Siege of Namur (1695). WebThese records are the unit war diaries of the British Army in the First World War and are held by The National Archives in record series WO 95. to help with the costs of keeping the site running.