L-Z. ... C Company, 1/4th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, being taken ashore by trawler, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915. 8th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). 3rd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. The 6th (Service) Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment was raised at Preston in August 1914 as part of Kitchener's First New Army and joined 38th Brigade, 13th (Western) Division and trained at Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth spending the winter in billets at Winchester. 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 7th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Many of the Pals battalions have been the subject of recent books, published by Pen & Sword. 10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 6th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). East Lancashire Regiment (d.27th August 1916), An extract from the London Gazette, dated 28th March, 1916, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery. 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. H-L. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Members of 8th Battalion The East Lancashire Regiment in the front line at Foncquevilliers, 1915 Origins The regiment was formed as the county regiment for East Lancashire in the 1881 Childers reforms, by amalgamating the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment and the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment . A challenging task was set but within a short space of time scores of men enlisted to do their part and take on the might of the German Army and Central Powers, whether they were ready or not, mental… 3rd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 7th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). A-C. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, D-H. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. ... C Company, 1/4th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, being taken ashore by trawler, Gallipoli, 9 … 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 18th Battalion (2nd South-East Lancashire) (Bantam Bn) 2nd/8th Battalion. 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 2nd Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. The great fortitude, determination, courage, and devotion to duty displayed by this soldier could hardly be surpassed", Pte. They trained at Codford and spent the winter in billets in Bournemouth from November 1914, when they became Divisional Troops with 25th Division. In typical British county regiments, the 1st and 2nd Battalions were regular army, the 3rd was the special reserve battalion which did not normally serve overseas but remained at home as the regimental depot and training unit from which replacemetns were sent to the regular battalions. Following a short period of training it went to the Western Front with other Kitchener battalions and endured a disastrous initiation at the Battle of Loos. 18th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 3rd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (W.R.R.). 16th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 23rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). North Staffordshire Regiment. Samuel Thomas Buckley 8th Btn. 2nd Garrison Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Our 4th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. M-P. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. L-Z. 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. (d.15th July 1916), We are looking for volunteers to help with researching the activities of units of the Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, Territorial Force, Regular Army, Pals Battalions, Kitchener's New Armies, Voluntary Organisations and the Ships of the Royal Navy. https://www.tameside.gov.uk/MuseumsandGalleries/Territorial-Force-1914-1919 ), 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R.). The 9th (Service) Battalion East Lancashire Regiment in Macedonia This battalion was part of 65th Brigade, 22nd Division and served in Macedonia from 1915 to 1919, taking part in both Battles of Doiran (1917 and 1918). It was then transferred to the experienced 3rd Division and fought with it on the Somme, at Arras and Ypres. 3rd Dragoon Guards, (Prince of Wales's Own). 5th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 12th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. The war station was intended to be Ireland, but due to its pacific state, the intended move did not materialise. Deal Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 8th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. The division was embodied upon the outbreak of war. 7th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Formed at Preston in September 1914. Territorial battalions raised second line battalions which would be numbered 2/4th, 2/5th and 2/6th, initially from men who did not volunteer for overseas s… 25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 8th Battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 13th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 2nd Battalion,King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Bennet George Thomas. A984 John Porter of Blackpool, 2nd 4th Battalion,East Lancashire Regiment, died 13 September 1917. 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). We are now on Facebook. 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. A-K. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. The Commonwealth Debt of Honour Register records that Walter was the husband of Mrs W. Ormerod, of Hall Carr Cottages, Rawtenstall - though the Army Register of Soldiers' Effects records that his effects were left to his … G750 East Lancashire Regiment pals, Lahane Studio, Walton Rd, Liverpool. 12th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. 1st Battalion,Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Oxford & buckingham Light Infantry. 11th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. He was killed in battle on a Tuesday in July 1917 most probably on the 1st day of Passchendaele. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 4th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. After initial training, he was sent to Belgium. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. ), 7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. Pte. Additional Bibliography for this Page. 26th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 4th Reserve Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 8th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 1st Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 10th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 4th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 12th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. This memorial to the 1st Battalion stands on the site of their attack on the Sucrerie at Cerny-en-Laonnois in September 1914. Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. Friday 15-09-1916. A-E. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 24th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 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, 10th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 9th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 17th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 6th/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. 20th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). S-V. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 2nd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 8th Battalion (TF) 9th Battalion (TF) East Lancashire Regiment 1st and 2nd Battalions 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion East Surrey Regiment 1st and 2nd Battalions 3rd and 4th Battalions East Surrey Regiment curiosities: 364* 7th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Notwithstanding his terrible injuries, Private Young continued endeavouring to effect the rescue upon which he had set his mind, and eventually succeeded with the aid of another soldier. 1st (Regular) Battalion: 1940, 1944 – 1945: The Battalion during this time served in North West Europe; 2nd (Regular) Battalion: September 1939: The Battalion was in India at outbreak of war. The 37 th Division line was divided into two sectors. 19th Battalion (3rd Salford Pals Bn) (Pioneers) 3rd Battalion. A-C. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.D-H. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 4th Battalions, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. The 2nd Battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment was formed on the same day from the old 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot. Kennedy of Downshire Hill, Hampstead, London, UK & the late Captain A.C. Kennedy of 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 12th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). N-R. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment(. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). ), 4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 3rd Battalion, Oxford & Buckinham Light Infantry. Want to find out more about your relative's service? 13 August 1914 : landed at Le Havre. The 8th (Service) Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment was raised at Preston in September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Third New Army and joined 74th Brigade, 25th Division. 3rd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. 10th Battalion of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Robert Ashworth 8th Btn. 5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He then went unaided to the dressing station where it was discovered that he had also been wounded by a rifle bullet in the chest. 18th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). (d.16th November 1916), Sloane William Henry. 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 5th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. A-K. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 13th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 4th Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Remembering Walter Ormerod (Private 29126 - 8th Bn, East Lancashire Regiment), who died on 2 January 1917, and is buried in St Venant Communal Cemetery, France.. 53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion, Notts & Derby Regiment. Thomas Maugham 11th Btn. 10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. A984 John Porter of Blackpool, 2nd 4th Battalion,East Lancashire Regiment, died 13 September 1917. The Loyal North Lancashire and Suffolk both reported joining the battalion at Courcelles-le-Comte on 16 February 1918. 3rd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Courtesy of Paul Hughes. L-Z. 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 22nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. The battalion was to service this part of the line until the early days of July 1916. 53 in the Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension in France. 8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. This enemy was greater in number and these numbers needed to be matched as closely as possible. 1 February 1918 : transferred to 103rd Brigade, 34th Division. 12th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. East Lancashire Regiment (d.29th May 1917), Pte. 7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. E-G. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 9th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Cont. 20th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 8th (Reserve) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. William Turner: Pals. The wounded Non-Commissioned Officer requested Private Young to get under cover, but he refused, and was almost immediately very seriously wounded by having both jaws shattered. 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles. 3rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Pte. Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, which bears the names of men lost without trace. 6th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 12th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 19th Battalion (3rd Salford Pals Bn) (Pioneers) 3rd Battalion. Edward Draper Eastwood 6th Btn East Lancashire Regiment (d.27th February 1917), Sgt. F-K. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 7th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 2nd/1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Yeomanry. 5th Battalion, The Kings, (Livrpool Regiment). 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Dedicated to the memory of the 8th (Service) Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment Preston Pals War Memorial Dedicated to the memory of the Preston Pals (D Company, 7th (Service) Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, and the creation of a Memorial in their memory on Preston Station. 3 November 1914 : Landed at Tanga, German East Africa, with the 2… 17th Battalion (1st South-East Lancashire) (Bantam Bn) 2nd/7th Battalion. History. W-Z. 1st Battalion, Black Watch, (royal Highlanders). 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 4th (Labour) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. The 1st Battalion was formed from the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1702) and the 2nd Battalion from the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot (raised 1755) and the regiment was renamed the East Lancashire Regiment in July 1881.. Christmas Gift Subscription now available. 5th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 6th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener called for 100,000 men on 8 August1914 to help expand the British Armies in a fight against a formidable enemy. 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. L-Z. Against them, Serre was held by the 169th (8th Baden) Infantry Regiment. Lancashire's Forgotten Heroes, 8th (Service) Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment in the Great War by Stephen Barker (Illustrated, 1 Sep 2008) Paperback on Amazon.com. 6th Battalion. 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 11th Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Courtesy of Paul Hughes. The 1st Battalion was formed from the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1702) and the 2nd Battalion from the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot (raised 1755) and the regiment was renamed the East Lancashire Regiment in July 1881. 13th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. The XXth Regiment of Foot" 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. A-K. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, Royal Warickshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). N-R. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Records of 8th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment from other sources. 10th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). I have visited the National Archives in Kew and obtained a copy of the War Diary for the 8th Btn of his unit in the month that he died. 2nd Battalion August 1914 : in Bangalore, India. 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Under command of 2nd Brigade in 1st Division. 3ed (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. East Lancashire Regiment, Pte. 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 10th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 3rd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 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. 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Aldershot. 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Robert enlisted in 8th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment in Feb 1917. 1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. A-K. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. A-G. 10h Battalion, Lincolnshire Regient. On seeing that his Serjeant had been wounded he left his trench to attend to him under very heavy fire. 26 May 1918 : transferred to 183rd Brigade, 61st (2nd South Midland) Division. please Add a Name to this List 4th Battalion, The Quuen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 8th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 21st (Labour) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. - 8th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment during the Great War -. 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. After heavy casualties the battalion was disbanded early in 1918. 2nd (Entrenching Battalion) Lincolnshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 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. A-K. Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division. 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 6th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 5th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 1st Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 4th Battalion, North Staffordhire Regiment. 4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Pte. 8th Btn. L-Z. The 42nd (East Lancashire) Division 1914-1918 East Lancashire Regiment 1914-19 (Regimental Histories of the Regiments of Lancashire S.) Accrington Pals: 11th (Service) Battalion (Accrington), The East Lancashire Regiment Short Account of the Actions of the 42nd East Lancashire Regiment at Gallipoli from May 1st 1915 Landed at Le Havre 22 August 1914. I-M. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 23rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 5th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 3rd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West surrey Regiment). 9th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 7 February 1918: transferred to 1st Brigade in same Division. The 1st Battalion was formed from the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1702) and the 2nd Battalion from the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot (raised 1755) and the regiment was renamed the East Lancashire Regiment in July 1881.. A copy of The History of the East Lancashire Regiment in the Great War 1914-1919 edited by Major General Sir N. Nicholson is held at Accrington Library and at the Lancashire Infantry Museum; click here for details of a recent reprint. The regiment was formed, as a consequence of defence cuts instigated by the 1957 Defence White Paper, by the amalgamation of the 1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment and the 1st Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers) on 1 July 1958.. 18th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 19th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 1st Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). The 11th (Service) Battalion (Accrington) East Lancashire Regiment. 19th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 8th battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 22nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 11th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey regiment). Further north, near Beaumont Hamel, 8th East Lancashires and 10th Loyal North Lancashires attacked side by side on the 15th November in the battle of the Ancre, but failed with severe casualties. 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. A German prisoner helps wounded British soldiers back from the front near Poziers on July 19, including Private RG Wood of 8th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, second right East Lancashire Regiment (d.8th July 1916) Joseph Richardson died of wounds on the 8th of July 1916, aged 33 and is buried in Plot 1. 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 12th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 17th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). The 1st/8th Lancashire Fusiliers 1915 – 1st/8th Lancashire. 1st Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. William Young VC. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). 19th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. It did not eave the UK. 8th Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). S-V. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Age32. The Chorley Pals formed 'Y' Company, 11th (Accrington Pals) Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. C-D. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. 1940: Returned to the UK. 6th Infantry Labour Company., Devonshire Regiment. 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 12th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. The 4th, 5th and 6th Battalions were normally Territorial Forcebattalions. 3rd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). The 1st Battalion was formed from the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1702) and the 2nd Battalion from the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot (raised 1755) and the regiment was renamed the East Lancashire Regiment in July 1881.. 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. The 1st/8th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers was part of the East Lancashire Division in Gallipoli. Formed from surplus of six Service Battalions: 8th South Lancashire Regiment; 8th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment; 8th Bedfordshire Regiment; 9th Suffolk Regiment; 13th Cheshire Regiment and 14th Durham Light Infantry. Son of Mrs Anna F.I. 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. 8th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment, (Post Office Rifles). 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 6th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Remembering Walter Ormerod (Private 29126 - 8th Bn, East Lancashire Regiment), who died on 2 January 1917, and is buried in St Venant Communal Cemetery, France.. 4th Battalion, Cameronians, (Scottish Rifles). 5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, all transcribed into plain text. Moved to Harrow on 18 August. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. G750 East Lancashire Regiment pals, Lahane Studio, Walton Rd, Liverpool. 3rd Battalion, King's On Scottish Borderers. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Henry Bernard Robinson 8th Btn. 5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters,(N&D Reg). 10th (Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 10th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 16th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. A copy of The History of the East Lancashire Regiment in the Great War 1914-1919 edited by Major General Sir N. Nicholson is held at Accrington Library and at the Lancashire Infantry Museum; click here for details of a recent reprint. 8th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Machine Gun Battalion, Royal Naval Division. 10th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Further north, near Beaumont Hamel, 8th East Lancashires and 10th Loyal North Lancashires attacked side by side on the 15th November in the battle of the Ancre, but failed with severe casualties. 6th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Records of 8th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment from other sources. Lancashire's Forgotten Heroes, 8th (Service) Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment in the Great War by Stephen Barker (Illustrated , France did not materialise Cerny-en-Laonnois in September 1914 Liverpool Regiment ) your relative 's Service site of attack. 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