The royal fusiliers city of london regiment was a line infantry regiment of the british army in continuous existence for 283 years. Any mistakesomissions are the responsibility of the transcriber. These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary. They trained at tidworth and moved in billets in andover in december 1914. They trained at tidworth and moved into billets in andover in december 1914 for the winter. Greatgrandad a was with them from october 1914 to their disbandment, and im curious how he survived the action near the vesle on 27th may 1918. From the formation of phillipps regiment in 1717, and world travels as the 40th and 82nd regiments, through. About uk, wwi war diaries france, belgium and germany, 19141920 these war diaries document operations for british and colonial units serving in theatres of operations between 1914 and 1920, including russia, at home, and in the colonies, as well as british military missions and armies of occupation between 1919 and 1920. Part of south lancashire brigade in west lancashire division. Army an infantry regiment was composed of three battalions, each with three rifle companies, a headquarters company, and a heavy weapons company. This may be divided into several pdf files, which you can save to your computer.
South lancashire regiment 1st5th bn great war forum. The regiment served in many conflicts such as the second boer war and both world war i and world war ii, serving with distinction in all three. The commonwealth war graves commission has 2,104 recorded ww1 deaths for the 2nd battalion, south lancashire regiment. The prince of waless volunteers south lancashire regiment. Uk, wwi war diaries france, belgium and germany, 19141920. Following the end of the war in south africa in 1902, the 1st battalion was sent to british india.
He served with the colours in south africa 2nd battalion and enlisted from the reserve in 1914, with the 7th battalion, promoted to sergeant and sent to france. The battalion started its life in fulwood barracks, preston, in late august 1914 and in early september 1,000 men moved to billets in lewes and eastbourne. Dec 01, 2014 robert henry satterthwaite, born 1881 at barrowinfurness, 2nd battalion the loyal north lancashire regiment, service number 5525 was my wifes grandfather. The 7th service battalion, east lancashire regiment was raised at preston in august 1914 as part of kitcheners second new army and joined 56th brigade, 19th western division. The regiment also served during the first angloafghan war 18391842 fighting at the battles of candahar. The 9th service battalion east lancashire regiment like other service battalions the 9th east lancashires was raised from volunteers and embodied for the duration of the war only.
The south lancashire regiment was a line infantry regiment of the british army in existence. Messines ridge british cemetery, westvlaanderen, belgium. In 1881 both regiments were amalgamated as part of the childers reforms which restructured the british army into a network of multi battalion regiments and became the prince of waless volunteers south lancashire regiment and went on to serve during the second boer war 18991902 fighting at the battle of spion kop, tugela heights and the. All other entries are taken from the 30th division war diary wo 9523 or brigade or other battalion war diaries or casualty lists as indicated in square brackets. The 3rd city of london battalion, london regiment royal fusiliers was a volunteer unit of the british army under various titles from 1860 to 1961. The essex regiment was a line infantry regiment of the british army in existence from 1881 to 1958. Since 2010 he has been researching the soldiers that served during the first world war and sharing their stories on his website. Aug 06, 2004 im trying to gather information on my great grandfather 11435 private william collins, and the actions of the 6th battalion south lancashire regiment around octobernovember 1917 which subsequently resulted in his death, listed as the 01st november 1917. The 2nd battalion landed at le havre as part of the 7th brigade in the 3rd division in august.
War diary of 7th battalion south lancashire regiment armed. Attached on arrival to 7th brigade in 3rd division. South lancashire regiment in the great war the wartime. British army war diaries 19141922 the national archives. Updated on a daily basis starting 30 july 2012 97 years later. The war diary of the 11th service battalion of the south lancashire regiment, which demonstrates the. Oct 18, 2012 was actually seconded to the 7th battalion south lancashire regiment when he died on 26 july 1916.
In affectionate remembrance from father, mother sisters and brothers. It served as a searchlight unit during world war ii, particularly during the liverpool blitz, and continued in an air defence role postwar. It was known as the 7th regiment of foot until the childers reforms of 1881. Originally raised from railwaymen, the battalion sent a detachment to the second boer war and several battalions fought in world war i. Buy lancashires forgotten heroes, 8th service battalion, east lancashire regiment in the great war by stephen barker, christopher boardman isbn. Guard of the 15th battalion, south lancashire regiment 166th infantry brigade, 55th west lancashire division near bethune, 5 september 1918. Royal engineers, attached 1st4th battalion, south lancashire regiment. Raised in salford, greater manchester, it fought as infantry at gallipoli, in egypt and on the western front during world war i. Lancashires forgotten heroes, 8th service battalion, east. Part ii orders, 17th battalion, r warwickshire regiment. The loyal north lancashire regiment was formed as part of the childers reforms of 1881 by the amalgamation of the 47th lancashire regiment of foot, 81st regiment of foot loyal lincoln volunteers, 3rd duke of lancasters own royal lancashire militia and the 11th and 14th lancashire rifle volunteer corps. You can contact paul through the website contact me page or on twitter and facebook. War diary of the 11th lancashire fusiliers ww1 army rumour.
The excerpts from the war diary of the 7th battalion northamptonshire regiment, wo 952218 the national archives pro, and the 73rd field ambulance, wo 952202 the national archives pro are reproduced here by kind permission of the national archives, public record office, kew, london, uk. Different parts of the collection cover units serving in. So if you search for the 3rd battalion of a regiment your results may include. Extract from 1st battalion kings own scottish borderers war diary, 9 july. Battalion, the south lancashire regiment on 19 february 1917 in mesopotamia. They are not personal diaries try the imperial war museum or local record offices for those. The regiment served in many wars and conflicts throughout its long existence, including the second boer war, the first world war and the second world war. T he south lancashire regiment was formed in 1881 as a result of the cardwell reforms of the british army with its regimental depot at peninsula barracks, warrington, the regiment initially consisted of two battalions, with the 1st formed from the former 40th regiment of foot, and the 2nd from the former 82nd prince of waless volunteers. His body was never recovered so his name is inscribed on the memorial at the menin gate.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. South lancashire regiment lancashire infantry museum. South lancashire regiment world war one page 1 rootschat. Mar 17, 2007 hi marion, as john says i will start at the beginning,i checked up one of mine christopher rodaway 2nd south lancashire regiment he was the only man killed that day in a rest area in his dugout very little info in the war diary only one man killed 6 wounded, i hope to get there on thursday. The 1st battalion was in ranikhet, india, when the regiment was created as part of the childers reforms in 1881 as the prince of waless volunteers south lancashire regiment by the amalgamation of the 40th the 2nd somersetshire regiment of foot and the 82nd regiment of foot prince of waless volunteers. Im hoping to get to the national archives to look at the war diaries, but wondered if anyone already had copies for the time around his death. These 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.
French army at the battle of maida in southern italy. The regiments in the great war 191418 lancashire infantry. As the only war diary of his battalion i can find only goes to the end of may 1915, i wondered if anybody could provide any insights into how i. Hello im trying to find out more information about my greatuncle who died in the great war whilst serving with the south lancashire regiment 1st5th bn. The 40th remained in britain for a number of years before deployment to australia in 1823 to garrison new south wales, sydney and van diemens land until 1829 when it was transferred to india until 1841. Unless stated, all entries are taken from the war diary of 11th service battalion, south lancashire regiment st. Apr 03, 20 paul mccormick is the creator and administrator for the loyal north lancashire regiment website. The 7th battalion, lancashire fusiliers, was a volunteer unit of britains territorial army from 1908 until 1967. Divisions had the 6th and 7th battalions respectively of the kings own, east lancashires. I am transcribing the war diary of the 10th service battalion, loyal north lancashire regiment. In focusing on 1 7th battalion kings liverpool regiment, a territorial battalion based in bootle, southport and the surrounding area of south west lancashire, the thesis follows a typical territorial unit and its home towns from recruitment and establishment to demobilisation and beyond. These records are the unit war diaries of the british army in the first world war. The drive on caen northern france 7 june 9 july 1944 no. South lancashire regiment archives ww1 roll of honour.