7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 4th Battalion, Cameronians, (Scottish Rifles). 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 7th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. It was snowing here yesterday but it was the dry stuff like you had in Russia and not at all inconveniencing. 7th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Thank them all for contents of both parcels please. 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 3rd Battalion, Oxford & Buckinham Light Infantry. 6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 10th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. Want to find out more about your relative's service? "Dawn was just breaking as I look out, and I could see only about 50 yards ahead because of the smoke and dust. North Staffordshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion August 1914 : in Wijnberg, South Africa. 2 Lieutenant Tom Brown (8073683973).jpg 800 × 800; 83 KB. I'm sorry you had such a cold and I guess Woodhead's negligence wouldn't improve matters. 16th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. I see that it is described as "Haig’s Earthquake or Hurricane Attack". 52nd LOWLAND DIVISION. A-K. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Pte. 1940: Returned to the UK. 12th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). The first period of waiting before going into the trenches for an attack is trying to the nerves, and the period of waiting to go into the trenches before going over the top is worst still, and then, even after the attack has been made and the object gained, there is the greatest strain of all in holding the line against counter-attacks. 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. Jesse received payment in German Marks whilst a POW. 6th/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 1,117 recorded WW1 deaths for the 7th (Service) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 7th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 4th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters,(N&D Reg). East Lancashire Regiment (d.23rd July 1917), L/Cpl. Christmas Gift Subscription now available. France. Explore the Records. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. The men are under a great strain. Arthur Henry Frederick Horn 7th Btn. 2nd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, all transcribed into plain text. It was the former German dressing station, and consisted of a very fine 2 ft. concrete-walled dug-out, and here we captured a quantity of medical stores, two German doctors, and 30 Red Cross orderlies. At some time Jesse was gassed and was possibly taken prisoner. Now that we have gained the ridge, we are holding out against very heavy shell fire from the Germans, and must always be prepared for counter-attacks. The East Lancashire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 – 1958 , now amalgamated as part of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment. Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. 12th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. - 7th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment during the Great War -. 50th Brigade, in Support, 52nd, Divisional Reserve whilst 51st Brigade were in the assault. L-S. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.T-Z. 7th Jun 1917 Tanks in Action15th Jun 1917 Magnificent Artillery12th of January 1918 On the March 17th of February 1918 Church Parade. The men in our division are very tired, and I hope they will soon be relieved. 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. "I want to give you some idea of the first big "push" that I have taken any active part in. 23rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). We are unable to provide individual research free of charge, but do offer a paid service at competitive rates, the small profit from these services will be put towards the costs of keeping this website running. 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Tell Grandma I also recd her letter & 10/- note with yours this morning. One of those in the wood here is almost a concrete palace and is fitted with electric light, water laid on, passage looking on the various rooms and comfortable furniture in the rooms. 18th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. var switchTo5x=false;stLight.options({publisher:'fc03f239-3fa4-46a7-8533-9662428c321a'}); Please note we currently have a 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. 4th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). I should like to see what sort of work Barlow has made of it. 1st Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Mobilised in 1939 as part of 127 (Manchester) Brigade of 42nd (East Lancashire) Division. 11th Battalion. 2-inch mortar team of the 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, keep up covering fire during the advance on Pinbaw, December 1944.jpg 800 × 779; 91 KB. 10th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment). 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. N-R. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. 6th Battalion. The East Lancashire Regiment was, from 1881 to 1958, a line infantry regiment of the British Army. 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. The division which was to replace us on the second day after our objective was gained has been sent elsewhere instead. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 254107 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit without contacting us first. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 2nd/1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Yeomanry. 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R.). 21st (Labour) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. We currently have a huge backlog of stories and historical documents which need to be edited or transcribed for display online, if you have a good standard of written English, an interest in the two World Wars and a little time to spare online we would appreciate your help. 2nd Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. 22nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. M-P. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. "We have now been at this business for eight days and have not had our boots off nor our clothes and we dare not even discard the anti-gas box respirators, which hand on our chests from the neck. On recovery he was posted to the 7th Btn. T-V. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 9th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 5th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. "My division was in the front line of the attack, and we marched into the trenches on the evening of June 6th. it is ever so much warmer today. 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 1st Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). This was in the new reserve trenches. Records of 7th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment from other sources. 2nd July : Two companies detached to the 101st Brigade (34th Division). 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. He was reported as wounded and missing in action on the 14th November 1916. It seems to have taken it a long time to get here. 12th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 5th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Owen Nichols 7th Btn. "I was up all last night dressing cases, some of them being very agonising to see. 2nd Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). On the outbreak of war, the units of the East Lancashire Division were at their annual training camps. I'm glad all your teeth fillings are completed now and I�ll bet you 'are glad also its an awfully "nice" procedure I know especially when there is any gold work to be done. L-Z. 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Cont. It is, however, only a matter of time and perseverance, with our masses of artillery. Jesse Green 11th (Accrington Pals) Btn. 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). A-C. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.D-H. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. I marched at the end of the battalion. 3rd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 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