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The two photographs shown below may be the only ones ever taken showing the 2nd Loyals while in captivity in Changi. I would strongly encourage anyone who wants to add further details to find the Life Story of the person and add details there, which can then in future be added to this site. Our If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261814 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. I will look through my Boer War material to see if I can provide you with Boer War movements and post what I find. Meanwhile, on 5th April the South Lancashires were engaged at Lingen, on the Dortmund-Ems Canal, and mounted a successful attack at Delmenhorst during the operation to capture Bremen, which fell on 26th April. This category has the following 62 subcategories, out of 62 total. On 8th July the 5th East Lancashires took part in a renewed advance on Caen, during which their B Company fought an action at St Contest. 53rd Division was withdrawn to cover Brussels and then, as the battle stabilised, committed to the Allied counter-attack on the Ourthe. Royal Flying Corps who died 12/07/1917 BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, NORD France ' Royal Warwickshire Regiment who died 19/07/1916 AUBERS RIDGE BRITISH CEMETERY, AUBERS France ' All three of the 1st Battalions then took up defensive positions to cover the evacuation of the BEF. Want to find out more about your relative's service? The assault started silently in the early hours of the 14th but the strength of the 2,000-yard wide river and the poor quality and damaged craft prevented the battalion putting more than one company across successfully under cover of darkness. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. The BocageBoth East Lancashire battalions then deployed into the close bocage country west of Caen. 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. Nyaungu Bridgehead While Stilwell was bearing down from the north, Slim was pushing east from Imphal. You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. I want every soldier to know that I have complete confidence in the successful outcome of the operations that we are now about to begin. Many Loyals were cut of in the fighting but managed to evade the enemy and rejoin the Battalion. Thanks for the reply. Y Coy. var dailyinfo= new Array(31) Canadian Infantry who died 13/07/1918 WAILLY ORCHARD CEMETERY France ' 6th Btn. The East Lancashires played a particularly distinguished part in this battle, leading a daring night infiltration attack on the 23rd/24th and then participating in four days of heavy street fighting before the town was cleared. After the Battle of Britain in September 1940 the threat of invasion receded and the battalions were able to start training for offensive operations. Suffolk Regiment who died 02/07/1915 LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' CaenThe 1st South Lancashires were then heavily engaged in the initial British thrust towards Caen, with particularly heavy fighting and many casualties on 22nd-23rd and 26th June against strong enemy positions around Le Londel. The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Waless Volunteers), 2021 by Lancashire Infantry museum - All Rights Reserved. It simply wouldn't exist without the core assets that it draws on, enriched by additional information from and links to countless further sources. In the dark days when Europe was overrun by the Axis powers and Britain was still building her strength, many gallant officers and men of our predecessor Regiments, impatient for action, volunteered for service with the Army Commandos and took the war to the enemy from the Arctic to the Mediterranean, while others operated with resistance fighters from France to Poland. 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. The regiment, which recruited, as its title suggests, primarily from the South Lancashire area, was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881 as the Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South . On the southern flank of the wedge, the South Lancashires took part in some of the bitterest fighting of the campaign around Overloon and Venraij 12th-18th October. They survived his forced transfer to the Siamese jungle, and escaped detection by numerous searches. Reinforcements were still arriving at Singapore, the very last unit being the 18th Reconnaissance Battalion (late 5th Loyals, Boltons TA battalion) aboard the Empress of Asia. He was also my wife's grandfather's cousin (and also happened to attend the same church (St.Mary's, Burnley) and move in the same circles that my own Gt.Grandad (and family) did. "Defence." Boxer Rebellion 1899-1901. 08/11/1914 (aged 35) Private John Blades 4255. In one week of hard fighting 1st Loyals had lost 22 officers and 446 men, of whom eleven officers and 45 men were killed. Is the previous information still relevant? On 22nd April the Battalions stout defence and counter-attack were largely responsible for breaking an attack by German tanks and infantry at Djebel Kesskiss. I'm not sure who Kris is (unless he's actually the person I corresponded with a while back - another McCarthy descendant), so can't help you with that I'm afraid. He was killed in battle on a Tuesday in July 1917 most probably on the 1st day of Passchendaele. The site gives details of books published. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) } Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) who died 21/06/1915 TWELVE TREE COPSE CEMETERY Turkey (including Gallipoli) ' A Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (2 C, 8 P) Armoured regiments of the British Army in World War II (1 C, 15 P) Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry (2 C, 7 P) B The 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, Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. Royal Tank Regiment, V Stancliffe 1st Regiment Northamptonshire Yeomanry. 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. The following day the Loyals suffered heavy casualties in a hard-fought battle for the heavily fortified Gueriat el Atach feature. ). Originally raised during World War II as a battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment it was later transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps. I live in Toronto, Canada. Altogether, some 35,000 parachute and glider troops were involved in the operation. Heavy and confused fighting followed and, although the South Lancashires success was not immediately exploited, their daring operation persuaded the French that they were beaten and the port was captured the next day. Unfortunately the Allied command failed to exploit their initial advantage of surprise. An extract from the London Gazette, dated 28th March, 1916, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery. Sign up for a new account in our community. Quite a remarkable resemblance, I think? I just found this site and find it to be very interesting. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small var day=mydate.getDay() //-->, By (d.15th July 1916). 4th June - Commenced waterproofing B Vehicles for wading. A number of Lancashire battalions were converted to units of other Arms: 7th East Lancashires 103rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 8th East Lancashires 144th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 2/4th South Lancashires 13th Battalion Parachute Regiment, 5th South Lancashires 61st Searchlight Regiment, 5th Loyals 18th Battalion Reconnaissance Regiment, 6th Loyals 2nd Battalion Reconnaissance Regiment, 7th Loyals 92nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 8th Loyals 93rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 9th Loyals 148th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps. Records of 8th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment from other sources. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261814 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. The South Lancashires, who were to lead the crossing at the southern most point in this the longest opposed river crossing of the war, left Kohima in December and arrived at their crossing point near Nyangu early in February 1945. Military Medal; ii: May 12, 1903, Dublin. dailyinfo[1]=' 4484 Rifleman David ROGERS 4th Bn. Both Lancashire battalions took part in this Nederrijn battle on the flanks of the main axis. [1] Additional information and statistics on the depth and breadth of sources, The data currently presented has all been extracted from official records or from user contributions to the Lives of the First World War site. South African Campaign - Awarded Colony Clasps; Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal. - 1 battalion East Lancashire Regiment- Casualty But CWGC Archives say he died 23/09/1944, - unidentified at that time and 6 days after the crossing. 2nd.Batt East Lancs movements in India were: Oops, I wrote the wrong Battalion. The tide had been turned and in Burma the first main objective was to be Mandalay. The fall of Singapore in February 1942 was followed by Japanese invasion of Burma, and the small British and Indian force in that country was obliged to make an exhausting and hard fought withdrawal through the jungle and mountains to the Indian frontier, where in May they turned to face the enemy and, under General Bill Slim, prepared for their return to Burma. Written by members of the Regiment; every battle is described by one who took part in it, "This history is part of the Second World War Memorial of the East Lancashire Regiment" - foreword. The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army. While the 1st Battalion held a succession of defensive positions in an exposed salient, at Cheux, Grainville and Bougy, the 5th Battalion were involved in offensive action 2-3 miles further west. dailyinfo[9]=' 17/188 Trooper Albert Milton STEVENS New Zealand Veterinary Corps who died 09/07/1915 CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY Egypt ' Right: Men of the 2nd Loyals enjoying their rice stew and Douvers while Prisoners of War in Changi Gaol, Singapore,October 1942. Discovery would have entailed the most severe punishment by his captors. Kohima To the north of the Arakan the Japanese offensive had had some success and British garrisons of Kohima and Imphal were surrounded. Leicestershire Regimentwho died 15/07/1919 LEICESTER (WELFORD ROAD) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' [emailprotected], Lance Corporal Arthur Swindlehurst Wade 203202, Second Lieutenant Herbert William Thompson, Lance Corporal Francis Thomas Nightingale 5480, Lance Corporal Joseph Richard Jones 13831, Lance Corporal Arthur William Boddy 12180, Lance Corporal William Bramley Butterworth 23034, Second Lieutenant William Joseph Wolseley, Lieutenant Colonel Louis St. Gratien Le Marchant, Second Lieutenant William Shuttleworth Standring, Lance Corporal Joseph Alexander Thompson 18971, Regimental Serjeant Major George Bolland 6591, Second Lieutenant Philip Ormiston Hodgson, Company Serjeant Major Edward Sawyer 7819, Second Lieutenant Herbert Bichonall Chorlton, Second Lieutenant Augustus De La Pere Marshall, Lieutenant John Hawksworth Jackson Barker, Second Lieutenant George Mortimer Langdon Goodall, Second Lieutenant Francis William Hambley, Lance Corporal George William Cave Harris 9927, Second Lieutenant John Alexander Anderson, Lance Serjeant Arthur Hudson Ashworth 241074, Private Silvester Hamriding Martin 241547, Lance Corporal David Henry Harrison 23629, Second Lieutenant Arthur Chamberlain Walkden, Second Lieutenant Hubert Vernon Anchitel Corfield, Private Tattersall Edmund Langstaffe 16131, Second Lieutenant William Frederick Allen, Company Quartermaster Serjeant Thomas Henry Ashton 13594, Lance Serjeant James William Tomlinson 20531, Lance Serjeant John William Ashworth 240128, Company Serjeant Major Joseph Richardson 6017, Company Serjeant Major Albert Owen King 6974, Lance Corporal Alfred John Tallentire 31008, Second Lieutenant Guy Cheselden Reuell Atkinson, Regimental Serjeant Major Duckworth 6187, Lance Corporal Alfred Benjamin Kendrick 13415, Lance Corporal George Frederick Mather 29070, Company Quartermaster Serjeant Thomas Amos Fowler 5754, Private Albert Edward Francis Speak 26243, Second Lieutenant Harold Macleod Saunders, AVAL WOOD MILITARY CEMETERY, VIEUX-BERQUIN, BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, NORD, OUTTERSTEENE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, BAILLEUL, VIEILLE-CHAPELLE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, LACOUTURE, ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY) MILITARY AND WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, ST. 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VAAST, MANCHESTER CEMETERY, RIENCOURT-LES-BAPAUME, STE. And, as we enter the battle, let us recall the words of a famous soldier spoken many years ago:. (d.9th Aug 1915) Allen Tom. Napoleonic Wars 1803-1815. var fontend = '' In June 1940 the 2nd Battalions East Lancashires and South Lancashires left India in convoy for England, where they joined 29th Infantry Brigade and, in April 1940, began training for amphibious operations. 1st Battalion fought in the Boer War (1899-1902) from 1900 to 1902, before moving to Ireland and then back to Britain. 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. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Meanwhile the 1st East Lancashires, advancing south from the Orne against the neck of the pocket, captured the little town of Bois Halbout in a spirited quick attack on 12th August, then exploited to just west of Falaise. It is reproduced here in tribute to all who fought at Anzio, by kind permission of Mr Fred Mason. Army Personnel Centre - British Army Website, (You must log in or sign up to reply here.). dailyinfo[21]=' Lieutenant Colonel Henry Monteith HANNAN Territorial Decoration 8th Bn. In this the 2nd East Lancashires, by now back under British command, moved to Meiktila, then cleared the enemy from the road to Kalaw. The BEF advanced into Belgium but the Allied front rapidly collapsed before the German blitzkrieg and the British force, with its flanks exposed and its rear increasingly threatened, was obliged to make a succession of withdrawals. Our records are never finished. The road to Imphal was opened on the 22nd June. Tel: 01254 661221. Royal Naval Reserve who died 26/06/1917 PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL United Kingdom ' to help with the costs of keeping the site running. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. World War II portal Includes regiments of the British Army that served in World War II Subcategories This category has the following 62 subcategories, out of 62 total. 24th May 1940 In Action. Our expertise enables us to reconstruct the service history of your individual WWII veteran and to give you a glimpse of the experiences that he or she had during the war-even if their military service records were lost in the fire. Includes regiments of the British Army that served in World War II. The East Lancashires had considerable success in ten days very heavy fighting, 8th-17th February, in the Reichswald Forest, being singled out for congratulation by Montgomery. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Fenian Raids 1866-1871. I'm afraid as this is a personal project created in my own time, I cannot respond to individual requests right now. View this object. My question relates to a member of the 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. On 1st June theSouth Lancashires joined in the work of clearing the enemy from the area and then advanced toward Imphal against minor but often determined opposition. We sometimes make mistakes in our spelling, transcription or categorisation, or miss information out of our records. Records of 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment from other sources. Nicknamed the Gefrierfleischorden, or " frozen meat-medal ", the . The race for Rangoon was now on. Courtesy of Clifford Scott. Learn when and where a WWII veteran was wounded or killed in action (we can often show you exactly how a veteran was wounded or killed in action). The Border Regiment. Like this page to receive our updates. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. At dawn on St Valentines Day the second wave was caught in mid-stream and suffered heavy casualties from accurate enemy fire. 1st East Lancs were not in India in 1902 they were in Dublin where they stayed until 1905 when they moved to The Curragh staying there until 1908. British Army 33666 Driver Royal Field Artillery D/175th Brigade, 5th Reserve Brigade, 15th Reserve Battery, No 7th Depot, 59th Reserve Battalion. You will find brief historical details of the regiment together with an over view of the the movements of the 1st/2nd. Fax: 01254 690539. Kohima was relieved after two weeks. Read more about our collections and the information we hold. Lancashire Fusiliers who died 17/07/1918 POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY Poland ' Seventy-five years ago, near the little town of Lommel in Belgium, in heavy rain, the 1st Battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment launched an opposed assault crossing of the Meuse-Escaut. All three units held their positions, under constant attack, until ordered to withdraw. East Lancashire Regiment. 23 October 1916, Age 21 Grave N/C C. 2160 Only son of Albert and Mary Laxton, 90 Darwen Street, Blackburn. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 Monte GrandeIn November the 1st Loyals were moved to the massive Monte Grande feature where for the next two months, under difficult winter conditions, they resisted a series of determined enemy attacks. The NCO in charge (2nd from right) was awarded the Military Medal for this action. View this object Cap badge, other ranks, The East Lancashire Regiment, c1914 The East Lancashire Regiment in camp, South Africa, c1900 First World War location of the Company HQ on a map. By the end of the month the Loyals were in contact with the Afrika Korps in the area of Banana Ridge and the Medjez Plain. Records of 8th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment from other sources. Abbott Robert. Exactly where the veteran was stationed and locations he visited during WWII. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Back on Singapore Island, 2nd Loyals held the reserved demolition on the causeway until it was blown on 31st January. Letse is an unique Battle Honour. Royal Navy who died 31/05/1916 CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL United Kingdom ' Gueriat el Atach Ridge. We have over a million object records online, and we are adding to this all the time. Six years of war brought many changes to familiar festive rituals. I also have his medals, together with a postcard and Sacred Bleeding Heart that were found on his body. I've got photographs of James McCarthy, his brothers, and his cousin Lavin. The platoon has exposed itself and its gun while the attention of a German tank, out of sight to the left, is distracted. This website does not represent the views or policies of the MOD, or The Duke of Lancasters Regiment. An actual combat photograph of the 1st East Lancashires anti-tank platoon in action in SHertogensbosch, Netherlands, in October 1944. Gordon Highlanders who died 16/07/1918 MAGNABOSCHI BRITISH CEMETERY Italy ' East Lancashire Regiment where he was appointed Divisional Lewis Gun Officer and Transport Officer. Over the next three and a half years the survivors of both battalions suffered severe privations and many deaths at the hands of their brutal captors. The South Lancashires had a grim struggle in the Hochwald, near Goch, on the 27th, when they fought their way slowly forward against stubborn opposition and took many casualties. At the heart of it is the legacy of those who died in the conflict, and especially the scale of the imapct that that would have had on their local communities, it would also never have been possible without the significant legacy created by those who remained, from the families who sent in photographs of their loved ones and which formed the Imperial War Museum's founding Bond of Sacrifice Collection, through the people who diligently compiled official records in the early 1920s and which formed the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's records, right up to the modern-day professionals, volounteers and individuals who have shaped these records, shared them, and also significantly increased and enriched them, especially under the guise of First World War Centenary projects like Lives of the First World War. Royal Navy who died 03/07/1919 PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL United Kingdom ' 2nd Battalion The Border Regiment on the North-West Frontier of India, c1933. The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) (until 1921 known as the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was in existence from 1881 to 1970. Following the Allied invasion of southern Italy, 1st Loyals landed in December 1943 at Taranto. We can actually determine the exact aerial missions that your individual Army Air Corps pilot flew. In the foreground is a Bren-gun team from 2nd North Staffordshires comprising Reg Grocott and his No.2 Fred Mason, the artist who painted the picture. Want to find out more about your relative's service? 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Adkin William. Royal Tank Regiment, V Stancliffe 1st Regiment Northamptonshire Yeomanry. Reproduced from photographs held in the Royal Army Chaplains Department Museum Collection and used with the permission of the RAChD Museum Trustees. British Military History in general but mainly the period 1837-1919. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. After Dunkirk, Britain was in imminent danger of invasion and all available battalions, Regular, TA and newly-raised Service units, were at first tasked with coastal defence. 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. (d.6th Aug 1915) Allen Arthur. var year=mydate.getYear() You don't happen to know who the member Kris (Talana Farm) was do you? I will shortly be adding a 'report error' link to each record that can be used to flag an issue and will be queued up ready to be investigated and fixed. At the outbreak of the Second World War they were engaged in training and Home Defence duties. The battalions attack on Kidema was however over very difficult ground and against a large and well-sited enemy who were only dislodged after six days of artillery fire and patrol action. Serjeant Martin Brennan 5528. Whilst working as Transport Officer in 1918, Edward was mortally wounded by an enemy shell. Have you already requested personnel records from the archives? East Lancashire Regiment. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by In mid-May the battalion was flown back to India. Taken less than 2 months before Japan attacked, this War Office publicity photograph shows the 2nd Loyals training with their Bren Gun carriers in Malaya, probably Singapore, in October 1941. "Fandango." The Arakan In February 1944 Slim launched an attack in the Arakan, an advance which coincided with a Japanese offensive in the same area. Pte. L/Cpl. The South Lancashire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958. document.write; Seaforth Highlanders who died 22/06/1915 FOICH BURIAL GROUND United Kingdom ' Scots Guards records are currently held by . Published by the Trustees of the Duke of Lancasters Regiment Lancashire Infantry Museum without the use of public funds. B Company 2nd East Lancashires crossing a chaung in Burma, October 1944. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. In November the battalion had four days hard fighting for thevillage of Okshitkon, near Pinwe, and then defended it for a further nine days whilst sending out long range patrols through the Japanese forward positions. dailyinfo[23]=' B/1089 Lance Serjeant Sidney Frederick WALKER 9th Bn. By mid-December the battalion was in the Indaw area. (d.8th Feb 1917) Allsup Percy. Also with 2nd Batt. dailyinfo[19]=' 3497 Private Bertie SMITH 2nd/6th Bn. 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. In February 1941 they converted to an Armoured Regiment and became 144th (East Lancashire) Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps, equipped with Valentine Tanks. Want to know what life was like during the Great War? RM2HJDDH5 - Original Victorian carte de viste (CDV) of soldier in ceremonial uniform in the East Lancashire regiment, (an infantry regiment) wearing a field service cap with a badge, holding a swagger stick, cuff braiding, the 2 chevrons on the sleeve denotes a corporal, In most units a corporal commands a section. Whilst this personal project started simply as an experiment to explore the local legacy of the First World War, but at a global scale, it has struck me that it is much more than that. 30th (Home Defence) Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, 50th (Holding) Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. please Burial: Talana Farm Cemetery, Ypres, West Vlaanderen, Belgium Grave No II. John was admitted as a casualty 6th of November 1917 and was medically discharged from the West Bridgeford Hospital, Nottingham 23rd of January 1918. Welsh Regiment who died 07/07/1916 THIEPVAL MEMORIAL France '

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