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. The 177th brigade, 19141918 24th battalion the lincolnshire regiment 25th battalion the lincolnshire regiment 24th battalion. The royal lincolnshire regiment was a line infantry regiment of the british army raised on 20. They fought from norway and iceland, to india and burma. My mothers uncle,who named her when she was born,died 6th august 1944. My wifes great uncle, herbert tyson, private 24894, 2nd bn lincolnshire regiment died on 27 october 1916. The 1st battalion lincolnshire regiment was posted at malta from 1895, and took part in the battle of omdurman in september 1898. In 1751, it was numbered like most other army regiments and named the 10th north lincoln regiment of foot.
He joined the lincolnshire regiment on 9 jan 1958 and was transferred to the army reserve on 24 sep 1969. Mettle and pasture the story of the part played during the second world war in europe by the 2nd battalion the lincolnshire regiment. South staffordshire regiment regiment history, war. Search thousands of identified photos, obituaries and service records of first world war officers, soldiers, sailors, nurses, airmen and civilian workers. After initial training close to home, the division moved to dorset to continue training and then in late may 1915 moved to the winchester area.
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. In 1881 the childers reforms restructured the british army infantry regiments into a network of multibattalion regiments each having two regular and two militia. The history of the 6th service battalion lincolnshire regiment 1914 1919. These companies were based in the north and east of lincolnshire, and battalion headquarters was established at grimsby. A reference to military operations in the ypres salient 191418. Specialised books for the serious student of conflict. Other ranks are indicated by army number, rank, first and last names, regiment and hq location.
With the aid of this book i could trace what he was doing from the time he enlisted as a territorial in 1915, via 1916 fighting in ireland after the easter rising ending up in the thick of the fighting in 1917 leading to battle of pollygon wood and other battles round ypres. The war diary details the battalion s service on the western front for the period july 1916 june 1919. The 6th battalion lincolnshire regiment was raised in august 1914 and sailed for gallipoli in july 1915. This is the order of battle for the battle of the somme. William charles stanton of the south staffordshire regiment unit 26th bn. This book was published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the battalion s arrival in france on march 1st. The history of the 6th service battalion lincolnshire. The 15th battalion lincolnshire regiment in the great war. This is the first book to uniquely focus on the actions of 2nd battalion the leicestershire regiment during the first world war. The 2nd battalion sailed on the goorkha about 4th january 1900, and arrived at the cape about the 25th.
Lincolnshire regiment 19141918 unit histories great. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. After the childers reforms of 1881, it became the lincolnshire regiment after the county where it. The 177th brigade, 19141918 24th battalion the lincolnshire.
The complete digitalised war diary of the 24th battalion lincolnshire regiment t. The 15th 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. Lincolnshire regiment during ww2 ww2 battalions of the lincolnshire regiment there were four lincolnshire battalions during this war from 19391945. Any information you may be able to provide of activities connected to the 2nd bn around that. Sutlej medal 18456 roll for the 10th regiment of foot, with clasp sobraon from the archived website yesteryears historical books online historical record of the tenth, or the north lincolnshire regiment of foot. Second battalion the lincolnshire regiment on special service in malta and. The battle of the somme was an offensive fought on the western front during world war i from 1 july to 18 november 1916 as one of the greatest engagements of the war. The history of the lincolnshire regiment 19141918 by c.
Postumously awarded the british and victory medals as well as the 1915 star. Fortress bermuda future events 2018 branch minutes mar 2018 mar 2017. Royal lincolnshire regiment regimental association. Buy history of the lincolnshire regiment 19141918 new edition by simpson, c. A history of 7th battalion, the loyal regiment north lancashire 92nd loyals light antiaircraft regiment, royal artillery. All i had was a name on a ww1 memorial harry read lincolnshire regiment. A990 henry bennett of darlaston, 7th battalion, lincolnshire regiment.
The units predecessor, the 3rd volunteer battalion, lincolnshire regiment, had been formed in june 1900 by detaching six companies from the regiment s 1st volunteer battalion. Upon arrival, the battalion was almost immediately thrown into action at the suvla bay landings on 6 august 1915. This new history spans 2nd leicesters military operations undertaken on the western front 19141915, in mesopotamia 19161917 and palestine in 1918. Menin road south military cemetery, westvlaanderen, belgium. The commonwealth war graves commission has 1,075 recorded ww1 deaths for the 7th service battalion, suffolk regiment. Prior to their consolidation into the 1st volunteer battalion in 1880, these.
Lincolnshire regiment, executed for murder 11081919, plot xix. I started this project in 1992, five years after my fathers death. It was fought between french, british and dominion forces and the german empire in the somme river valley and vicinity in northern france. Private 10791, 7th battalion, lincolnshire regiment. G966 george cooper evison 3rd from left, centre and brother, charles henry evison fourth, 5th batalion, lincolnshire regiment, welsby hall, grimsby, 191415.
A797 lieutenant lieutenant charles stuart bott of spilsby, 7th battalion, lincolnshire regiment, killed 17 april 1917. Topics lincolnshire regiment, great war, regimental history, lincolnshire, lincs regt, lincolns, 10th foot. Husband of annie eccles, of 2, rifle terrace, walker st. Books the 177th brigade, 19141918 24th battalion the lincolnshire regiment 25th battalion the lincolnshire regiment 24th battalion the leicestershire regiment 25th battalion the leicestershire regiment. Shop the royal anglian and royal lincolnshire regimental. The complete digitalised war diary of the 6th service battalion lincolnshire regiment in searchable pdf format. Along with the 2nd norfolk, 1st kosb, and 2nd hampshire, they formed the 14th brigade under brigadier general chermside, and. 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. With the aid of this book i could trace what he was doing from the time he enlisted. Following a period of respite in egypt, the battalion was transferred to the western front where. He joined the lincolnshire regiment in 1890 and served in india and south africa.
Officers and men from each battalion of the regiment are listed, and the roll of honour section contains 89 pages. The index also indicates regiments a man may have previously. Lincolnshire regiment images all pages page 1 of 2. Cpl james eccles 36919 of the east yorkshire regiment, who died on the th may 1917 in arras, he was 37 years of age and left a wife annie eccles and 7 children. The history of the second battalion the lincolnshire regiment during world war ii by gary j.
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