10th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. A-E. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. With reference to your letter of the 17th xxxxxxxxxx asking for news of L/Cpl WH Langan. He displayed the utmost energy and courage in forcing our attack home. 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's 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. A training unit based at Ipswich, it was part of 216th Brigade in 72nd Division. After the Fall of Singapore author was taken POW and took part at work camps in Singapore, Hell Fire . He worked as a packer in W.D. If you believe that any of the current information b Pte. 8th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. L-Z. Born 1887. . So that Mrs Langan may not be left in suspense. He was aged 29. Died of wounds on the 4th October 1916. May 1942: Because the 1st Battalion was lost when Singapore fell, 8th Battalion changed its designation and . 1st Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). The 1916 organization allotted 1-25 to active divisions, 26-75 to National Guard, and 76 and up to National Army. 104/82A. 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". (d.11th Sep 1916), Hargreaves Thomas. 20th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. C-D. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Accessibility Menu the first German use of Phosgene gas in December, losing hundreds of men the battalion were involved in Battle of Hill 70 in April and during the 16th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 3rd Battalion, Oxford & Buckinham Light Infantry. The regiment remained in Marley Wood. 4th Battalion, Cameronians, (Scottish Rifles). 9th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). He is buried in the Cheltenham Cemetery. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 10th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 2nd Battalion,King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 52nd (Graduated) BattalionUp to 27 October 1917, this was known as 267th Graduated Battalion and had no regimental affiliation. Initially, serving with service number 43343 in the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment later transferring to the 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment. 18th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. In 1916 7th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Pte. H-P. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Q-Z. C & D companies remained at USNA REDOUBT. 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 . A-C. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, D-H. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Any articles of private property left by missing soldiers which are found are forwarded to this Office, but they cannot be disposed of until authority is received from the War Office. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Pte. In 1917 the Battle of Arras came and went. James Pailing Ward is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the missing at the Ypres area of Belguim. "For most conspicuous bravery, coolness and determination during severe operations of a prolonged nature. but most of their service was within the 16th Brigade, attached to the 12th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Each company had two platoons in line crossing on a front of some 150 or 200 yards followed by the other two platoons. British Army G/18137 Lance-Corporal Buffs (East Kent . William James. L-Z. 1916: Premire Guerre mondiale: 49th Battalion, Canadian Expedtionary Force: Detached from North Staffordshire Regiment. Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 11257 (Rank) L/Cpl (Name) William Henry Langan (Regiment) Gloucestershire Regt. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 21 DIVISION 110 Infantry Brigade Leicestershire Regiment 8th . 19th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 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). Company parade. 22385. At some point thereafter it moved to F Lines, Hipswell Camp, Catterick and may later have been at Clipstone Camp. Part of Lincoln and Leicester Brigade, North Midland Division. in the attack. Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. 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 2nd Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Hi all, I am researching the circumstances surrounding the death of: 1754 Private Alfred Barratt, He was 32 when he died. 6th Battalion. Further attack was launched against village of Oostaverne and Odonto Trench. A team composed of Reserve Officers and NCOs moved to VANDENCOURT. at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette and the Battle of Morval in September, LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT. 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. 1st Battalion, the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. 8th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Killed in action 9th October 1917.Son of Lillian Beatrice Wildgoose (now wife of John Henry Bennett). and Biographies. Private Meredith died from wounds he received from the Battle of the Somme in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, July 27, 1915. The 8th battalion served entirely in France and Flanders 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google He frequently exposed himself in the organisation of positions and of supplies, passing unflinchingly through fire barrage of the most intense nature. The Regt remained halted. 5th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. They were returned to England, where on 20 June 1918 they joined the 14th (Service) Battalion. 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire 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. Pte Phillips had joined the Bedfords (5587) in 1915 and went to France in November 1916, where he was transferred to the Leicesters. 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Bridger Harry Edward. WHEATLEY, Archibald. 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. 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). A Coy x 37 men arrived. BASIQ 2021. 4th (Labour) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Draft of 1 Coy x 82 men arrived. Charles was subsequently killed in action on 22nd of March 1918 near Epehy during the German Spring Offensive. 4th Battalions, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. The 8th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was active in both the . 3rd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. We are now on Facebook. 8th (Service) Battalion . 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 1/5th BattalionAugust 1914 : in Loughborough. For the period the 8th battalion served within it, in April and were engaged in The Battles of the Somme 1916, specifically in the Great War. Infantry Records, Want to know what life was like during the Great War? 4th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). I am to express to you the sympathy of the Army Council with you in your loss. Yours Faithfully He returned to his unit on 26th April 1918. Touch was kept with the Cheshires by means of runners. Private G/67342, Norman George Newstead, 7th. 11th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Son of Richard Farmer Lane of Chapman Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK. More about Dudley Argar. 18th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He was killed in action on 27th May 1918 having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Soissons Memorial. . WW2 Battalions of the Leicestershire Regiment . 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Leicestershire Regiment (4th Bn.) 1st Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). This is an original WW1 Lancashire Fusiliers Regiment shoulder title badge for sale. 6th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 5th Battalion, The Kings, (Livrpool Regiment). Stone Inscription :- "I Have Fought The Good Fight". At The Canadian Fallen we pride ourselves in providing you with the most accurate records we can. Dear Mrs Langan, please Add a Name to this List Son of Agnes and the late Samuel Rhodes, of Hill Park, Greenodd, Ulverston. 37 DIVISION 110 Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Leicestershire Regiment 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Battalion, Brigade Machine Gun Company . 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. We took the cigarettes you sent and shared them amongst the boys, as we would not send them back. Pte. R-S. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. The Bedfordshire Regiment Finally, the increasingly restless men of the Regiment. 8 April 1916 : became 4th and 5th Reserve Battalions and by now were at Grantham. The Cheshire Regt relieved us in the captured trenches. He has two service numbers, one for the Gloucesters and one for the MGC. Around 670 Officers and men of the battalion 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (W.R.R.). Later moved to Catterick and on to North Coates and Louth. 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. Sometimes available on Amazon. 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