Ten went on active service, all on the western front, one of them 6th was also at gallipoli. At that time he was 5ft 3 38 tall, weighed 115lbs, with hazel eyes and brown hair. The complete digitalised war diary of the 24th battalion lincolnshire regiment t. Gloucestershire regiment in world war i military wiki fandom. South staffordshire regiment regiment history, war. The delay of 87 years was caused by disagreements over the inclusion of private charles kirman. The regiment was mobilised in august 1914, and formed a part of the north midland mounted brigade and in september were attached to the 1st mounted division.
Army list 1915, 5 th battalion territorial lincolnshire regiment second lieutenant j s nichols, commissioned 19 september 1914 and shown as on active service supplement to the london gazette, 27 june 1917, page 6370 lieutenant j s nichols to be captain in lincolnshire regiment, with precedence as from 1. G966 george cooper evison 3rd from left, centre and brother, charles henry evison fourth, 5th batalion, lincolnshire regiment, welsby hall, grimsby, 191415. An archive of first world war research information on soldiers in the lincolnshire regiment. He was wounded four times during his service in france, the first being the most serious, a bullet narrowly missing his heart and lungs.
David morse was born in hoxton in 1892 and enlisted in the lincolnshire regiment. Private 70003, 17th battalion, sherwood foreseters nottinghamshire and derbyshire regiment. Lincolnshire has a long and proud military history including at one time its own regiment. In total 16 battalions of the gloucestershire regiment saw active service during world war i. The story of the chums soldiers died in the great war, 191419. Lincolnshire regt book of remembrance imperial war museum. The 15th battalion lincolnshire regiment in the great war.
Since 1815 the balance of power in europe had been maintained by a series of treaties. The yeomanry in lincolnshire was reraised as the north lincoln regiment of yeomanry cavalry in 1831 but disbanded again in 1846. The history of the second battalion the lincolnshire regiment during world war ii by gary j. Roll of honour lincolnshire war memorial selection. Captain john thorpe lewis video clips museum services war memorials 4th battalion imp badge freedom of lincoln parade 2009 feb 2009. Listed as claud grey gallagher on sdgw private 200794, 1st4th battalion, lincolnshire regiment. Apr 16, 2009 this post will look at numbering in the lincolnshire regiment service battalions in 1914 and 1915. Books like this are published primarily for those who served in the regiment, and so. History of the lincolnshire regiment 19141918 naval. At the outbreak of war, the lincolnshire regiment was at portsmouth and immediately started preparations for transfer to france. The regiment was award the title the royal lincolnshire regiment in 1946 in recognition of outstanding service during world war ii.
During the war an additional 18 battalions were raised. Buy history of the lincolnshire regiment 19141918 new edition by simpson, c. An account of the regiment during the first world war. This collection includes the first world war diaries, many photograph albums, newspaper cuttings, personal reportsdiaries, letters and regimental history books.
A reference to military operations in the ypres salient 191418. Lincolnshire military resources, lincolnshire genuki. The battalions in question then, are the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th service battalions and the information below comes from a study of lincolnshire regiment. Over two million american servicemen passed through britain during the second world war. William charles stanton of the south staffordshire regiment. The gloucestershire regiment was a line infantry regiment of the british army. In his final despatch 2 officers and 6 noncommissioned officers of the lincolnshire regiment. Private 7871, 2nd battalion, lincolnshire regiment.
I have been researching our family tree and found arthurs medal rolls index card showing that he was in the lincolnshire regiment during the great war. Jan 15, 2004 army list 1915, 5 th battalion territorial lincolnshire regiment second lieutenant j s nichols, commissioned 19 september 1914 and shown as on active service supplement to the london gazette, 27 june 1917, page 6370 lieutenant j s nichols to be captain in lincolnshire regiment, with precedence as from 1 june 1916. We have decided to group all these requests on one page, as a service to those who visit this website. World war, 19141918 regimental histories united states. Five books on world war i history smithsonian magazine. G1034 mixed units, with stanley ralph crown, the queens royal west surrey regiment, and the 8th battalion, lincolnshire regiment, killed in action, 23 august, 1918. The regiment started the first world war with two regular battalions, one militia battalion and two territorial battalions. Dec 15, 2015 mettle and pasture the story of the part played during the second world war in europe by the 2nd battalion the lincolnshire regiment.
The displays cover 300 years of the regiment s history and include sections on the american war of independence, the sudan campaign, the boer war and the first and second world wars. Menin road south military cemetery, westvlaanderen, belgium. Lincolnshire regiment, goslar, germany in 1953 written by david brown i remember being collarred one day by csm flowers being told to add my name onto the mts list. Read the history of the lincolnshire regiment 19141918. Lincolnshire regiment in the great war the wartime. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Birmingham pals a history of the three city battalions raised by birmingham in the first world war the 14th. Ball, francis patrick 8th london regiment banks, donald 4th lincolnshire regiment bardsley, harry toplis 18th manchester regiment boldero, henry george 1st wiltshire regiment brett, john 1st essex regiment brown, stan 1st leics regiment, later 1st south staffs burton, albert william rfa castle, alan mccartney hawke bn, rnd. The royal lincolnshire regiment was a line infantry regiment of the british army raised on 20. World war 1 news from the home front the lincolnshire star. B842 corporal violet blanchard of grimsby, 5th battalion, lincolnshire regiment, heanage road, grimsby kia 7 november 1918. The lincolnshire regiment in the first world war imperial. A library of 193 rare outofprint books scanned to disk.
Troops of the 8th battalion, lincolnshire regiment marching through leighton buzzard. John enlisted just 6 weeks after the start of world war ii signing up on the 16th october 1939 when the 2nd battalion, lincolnshire regiment embarked for france. Grimsby chums the story of the 10th lincolnshires in the great war. May 2018 james b smith update lsgt b ash 1929 frederick george green 190019 sgt b ash 19351936 maurice arthur scott pte charles gibson, 1905 pte 4797755 william barnes, 19251939 lincolnshire rifle volunteers 1870s apr 2018 cliff marshall. Lawe of stonewall row, horncastle, lincolnshire, uk. The battalions in question then, are the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th service battalions and the information below comes from a study of lincolnshire regiment service records and pension records in the wo 363 and wo 364 series respectively, held at the national archives in london. Listed in roll of honour book as as corporal 7871, 2nd1st battalion, lincolnshire regiment. Here the lincs to the past team highlight some of the fascinating documents and objects relating to our military past. Divsion 1919, by united states army first engineers regiment pdf at. The royal lincolnshire regiment roll of honour, 19391945.
Private 4804118, 2nd battalion, lincolnshire regiment. Clicking on the link will take you to the results on findmypast but you will need a subscription or payperview credits to actually view the records. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the long patrol. My great grandfather arthur crosby born nov 1885 in stratford, essex, died sept 1968 in braintree, essex. Mar 26, 2009 there are over 42,000 lincolnshire regiment service and pension records for this regiment and its antecedents in various war office series held at the national archives. The mounted infantry company of the battalion did very excellent work in many districts, and gained no fewer than six mentions in lord kitcheners despatches during the war. Charles william hawley, 4th battalion, 1914 1930 harry prike and ronald maurice smith, 1 4th battalion, 1940 private alfred cooper, 1 5th battalion, 191718 2ra iraq, 2005 and 2008 dusty hocking. The lincolnshire regiments archival collection is now held at lincolnshire archives. After the childers reforms of 1881, it became the lincolnshire regiment after the county where. A story of the war and virus that changed the world the great influenza the spanish flu pandemic james walter 3. This post will look at numbering in the lincolnshire regiment service battalions in 1914 and 1915. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Additional information from the lives of the first world war website. You can learn more in the history of the lincolnshire regiment 1914 1918, a cdrom from the archive cd books project.
However in 1960 it was amalgamated with the northamptonshire regiment to form the 2nd east anglian regiment duchess of gloucesters own royal lincolnshire and northamptonshire. When war broke out in august 1914 the lincolnshire regiment consisted of two regular, one special reserve and two territorial battalions. Lincolnshire regiment london regiment loyal north lancs regiment machine gun corps manchester regiment mercantile marine middlesex regiment. Entering france in september 1939 as part of the british expeditionary force bef they witnessed from the front line the blistering attack on belgium at louvain and firsthand the german blitzkrieg beginning on may 10th 1940. Although men from all over the empire served in the lincolnshire regiments in world war one, a large percentage of the troops were local lincolnshire lads. The 5th battalion, lincolnshire regiment 5th lincolns, was a volunteer unit of britains territorial army from 1900 until 1967, serving as infantry on the western front during world war i and as an air defence unit during and after world war ii. Start your research you may first want to search the ww1 draft registration cards for basic information on individuals see draft cards section below.
The 1 5th battalion of the lincolnshire regiment were a territorial force unit based in the north of the county raised as a result of the haldane reforms in 1908. World war, 19141918 united states, world war, 19141918 illinois sangamon county, soldiers. David morse was born in hoxton in 1892 and enlisted in the lincolnshire regiment on 18 march 1911. Here the lincs to the past team highlight some of the fascinating documents and objects relating to. India, africa, and in two world wars, giving some sidelights on history, psychology and ethnography. Uk, wwi war diaries france, belgium and germany, 19141920. John underwent training at the lincolnshire regiment training depot as private. The war diary details the battalions service on the western front from its arrival in france in february. Front of ww1 book bears laurel wreath on which are 9 battle honours relief surrounding a coloured badge of the regiment. The regiment lost,642 men in the war 1,816 in gallipoli alone.
Entering france in september 1939 as part of the british. A training unit, it remained in uk throughout the war. Research work for further books is well underway and with an inexhaustible appetite for his work, his hobby and his passion, more are sure to follow. Records of the lincolnshire regiment, including war diaries, printed material and photographs. A record of the visit of the 1st battalion x foot the lincolnshire regiment to. New recruits to the lincolnshire regiment parade on a racecourse prior to leaving for grantham, september 1914. The interviews i conducted with him ran to around ten hours ten hours of his lovely, deep, lilting lincolnshire accent and in addition he loaned me a lot of his first world war material. The village of furstow in lincolnshire did not have a war memorial for the seven local men who died during world war i until 2005.
World war ii novel 164th regiment book 1 kindle edition by glatte, chris. Soldiers have always made decorative art or souvenirs during their spare time. Shop the royal anglian and royal lincolnshire regimental. Before world war i it comprised two regular battalions, two reserve battalions, and two territorial battalions. Use janes world war i volumes if you cannot find this one.
World war 1 news from the home front the lincolnshire star saturday, 29 december 2018 welcome to my chosen extracts taken from the lincolnshire star for saturday 9th november. Mettle and pasture the story of the part played during the second world war in europe by the 2nd battalion the lincolnshire regiment. Garys first published title, mettle and pasture traces the 2nd battalion the lincolnshire regiment throughout world war two from 1939 through to 1945. He served with the lincolnshire regiment throughout the years leading up to the great war, including a period of time in india. However in 1960 it was amalgamated with the northamptonshire regiment to form the 2nd east anglian regiment duchess of gloucesters own royal lincolnshire. The lincolnshire regiment s archival collection is now held at lincolnshire archives.
Researching individuals in ww1 records national archives. The displays cover 300 years of the regiments history and include sections on the american war of independence, the sudan campaign, the boer war and the first and second world wars. The digitalised war diary of the 25th battalion lincolnshire regiment t. First world war, war diary, wo951817 kindle edition by wo951817, wo951817. Lincolnshire regiment 19141918 unit histories great war. New recruits to the lincolnshire regiment parade on a. Get a daytoday look at what your ancestors unit was up to during the first world war with these war diaries. The interviews i conducted with him ran to around ten hours ten hours of his lovely, deep, lilting lincolnshire accent and in addition he loaned me a lot of his first world war. After the childers reforms of 1881, it became the lincolnshire regiment after the county where it. When war broke out in august 1914 the lincolnshire regiment consisted of two regular, one special reserve and two. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 11 division 33 infantry brigade border regiment 6th battalion, lincolnshire regiment 6th battalion, brigade machine. Officers and men from each battalion of the regiment are listed, and. This stunning collection contains books relating to rolls of honour of british forces an archive of the great war, or world war one this is a truly fascinating and detailed collection of literature that forms a complete library and is collected together here for the first time.
Various independent troops were raised in lincolnshire in 1794 but disbanded in 1828. The memoir has been called the bestknown book of a womans world war i experience, and. Moved to grimsby in august 1914 and remained there until early 1918 when moved to cork. There are over 42,000 lincolnshire regiment service and pension records for this regiment and its antecedents in various war office series held at the national archives. Officers and men from each battalion of the regiment. Banks, donald 4th lincolnshire regiment bardsley, harry toplis 18th manchester regiment brett, john 1st essex regiment. In 1751, it was numbered like most other army regiments and named the 10th north lincoln regiment of foot. Synopsis i met donald banks in great dunmow, essex in 1986. G965 15th battalion, lincolnshire regiment, in the trenches, kemmel sector, early 1915.
Of all the men i met, mr banks gave me the most information. Photos, obituaries and short service records all available to view. Their job was to man and maintain the vast fleets of aircraft needed to attack german. In 1944, at the height of activity, up to half a million were based there with the united states army air forces usaaf. The royal lincolnshire regiment was a line infantry regiment of the british army raised on 20 june 1685 as the earl of baths regiment for its first colonel, john granville, 1st earl of bath. Hospital corps, usn, navy medics with the marines, 19171919. This collection includes the first world war diaries, many photograph albums, newspaper cuttings, personal reportsdiaries, letters and regimental history books as well as many other items.
My mothers uncle,who named her when she was born,died 6th august 1944. Photos, obituaries and short service records all available to view and download. Originally published in 1948 as the medical department of the united states navy with the army and marine corps in france in world war. Search the records enter your search criteria in the form below and then click or tap the submit search button. The war diary details the battalions service on the western front for the period february 1917 january 1918.
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