Twiss moved on with two platoons and, having moved forwards about 250 yards, came under very heavy rifle fire from the Scots Guards trench which was now in the possession of the Germans. Please note we currently have a massive 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. Create your own unique website with customizable templates. he is not likely to feature but watch this space. Private 9th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Royal Navy who died 31/05/1916 CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL United Kingdom ' 6th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Very interesting read with letters home and accounts of soldiers lives in the field, It may add a bit of 'meat to the bones' of the war diaries,ie first medals won by the division were by soldiers involved in the rescue of 'miners' overcome by gas, Lifted from that site (hope this is half legal), "For conspicuous courage and devotion to duty on 28th April 1915, near Kemmel, when he took his turn with a few others in entering a mine gallery to rescue comrades who had been overcome by gas. This index to British Army regimental numbers comprises two sections: SECTION 1 which deals with individual regiments and battalions, and SECTION 2 which deals with other, largely non-regiment specific articles. L-Z. S-V. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 11th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). var mydate=new Date() Green) who was so grateful that he built four houses in Duke St, West Bromwich after the war, three of which he allowed my grandfather and members of his family to live in. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. 8th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. dailyinfo[11]=' 110975 Gunner Alex Glen OSWALD 303rd Siege Bty. Roy Evans28 September , 2005 in Unit War Diaries. 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 19th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 30195 Army Service Numbers 1881-1918 - Index Records of 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment from other sources. It's easy! dailyinfo[28]=' 577 Rifleman BAHADUR LIMBU 2nd Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment. World War One Photos, Obituaries Lancashire Fusiliers who died 17/07/1918 POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY Poland ' I've just looked through the Nominal Rolls for the 2/6th S. Staffs and can't find him but then I've not found the other two guys I've looked for either. 4th Battalions, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) } South Staffordshire Regiment 17th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 6th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. var daym=mydate.getDate() So we do not know of the connection between the Major and my grandad, though it may have been something when the Major was wounded. The Diary of Sister Elsie Tranter in "World War One a History in 100 Stories", an Australian nurse in France, records in her entry for the 3rd April 1917: 3rd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. ), 5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 8th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Royal Garrison Artillery who died 11/07/1917 MENDINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' 6th Battalion, British Army N-R. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. North Staffordshire Regiment. Allen.). 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 W-Z. 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. South Staffordshire Regiment in WW1 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 12th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. dailyinfo[2]=' 5853 Corporal Alfred George PARTRIDGE 1st Bn. A-K. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 16329 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. We know his history but would like to know how to trace the battles that the Battalion fought in. South Staffordshire Regiment, British Army C-D. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. British Army 202106 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion. 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). We believe that he was not a replacement, as you suggest, as he had left the Regiment about 1904/05, when he married. 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Royal Navy who died 31/05/1916 CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL United Kingdom ' A-K. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. dailyinfo[25]=' Nursing Sister Cicely Mary Leigh POPE Voluntary Aid Detachment who died 25/06/1921 CHELA KULA MILITARY CEMETERY, NIS Serbia ' who died 04/07/1918 MERICOURT-LABBE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION France ' W.O. dailyinfo[31]=' J/32249 Boy 1st Class James Henry WEST H.M.S. Here are the war diary entries for 25 - 26 October '14; The whole Battalion were in the wood near the Brigade Headquarters just off the Ypres Road. 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. kia dbush 27/4/15 whatever that means! This window was erected by their comrades. Joseph served in the Royal Flying Corps as it was then and survived. 10th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). H-L. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 6137 South Staffordshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion. Lieutenant // Stop Define Variables for days of the month dailyinfo[6]=' Sister Maggie Louisa GASKELL 2nd Western General Hospital Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 06/07/1919 MACCLESFIELD CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Major (then Captain) Charles Henry Green, C Company, was wounded on 25-26 October 1914. 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [940], King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [115]. Lt. McGeorge was wounded about 7.15 a.m. on the 26th. R-S. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Powered by Invision Community, South Staffordshire Regiment in WW1 7th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. His Regiment was heavily involved in the Battle of the Somme in 1916, and he was probably killed in the Action at Bullecourt on 13 May 1917, although he may have been wounded prior to this as he was buried at Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, which from April 1917 according to the CWGC had been occupied by a couple of Casualty Clearing Stations. 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Your search has returned more than ten thousand results. 5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. You might like to visit this site. Hell fire corner Link here; http://www.hellfire-corner.demon.co.uk/wulver.htm, This site from 'our own' Andrew Thornton gives info about the North and South Staffs regt between April and June 1915, at Wulverghem. dailyinfo[9]=' 17/188 Trooper Albert Milton STEVENS New Zealand Veterinary Corps who died 09/07/1915 CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY Egypt ' dailyinfo[4]=' 2915 Private Arthur John HEALEY 59th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment Sergeant William Arthur Beech M.M. They had instructions under Major Loder-Symonds and Lieut. Private Formed at Hanley on 1 November 1914 as a second line unit. All Corps, numbering about 250 men and Officers were making a retirement in a disorderly mob. dailyinfo[4]=' 2915 Private Arthur John HEALEY 59th Bn. 2nd Battalion, meanwhile, fought in the retreat to Dunkirk (1940) and the landings in Tunisia and Italy in 1943. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 2nd Garrison Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. His parents were to lose another son, William in 1917 to the War. 6th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. dailyinfo[30]=' SD/3772 Lance Corporal John Edward GOLDSMITH 13th Bn. With reference to this advance, No. History. Captain Ransford and Lieut. riverbrooke13 April , 2010 in Soldiers and their units. Montgomery County Fire Rescue Service - Battalion 1 comprised of Stations 1, 2, 12, 15, 16, 19, and 24 serving Silver. Here the page from the LLT at top left of this page,for 7 Division's war: Thank you for the info. var daym=mydate.getDate() He was on the line for four weeks and then taken prisoner and sent to Rehnbahn Camp. Private By Roy Evans 8 July , 2005 in Soldiers and their units. Twiss to carry on. Of course it is - I had forgotten all about that. 10th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. under very heavy rifle fire. 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Suffolk Regiment who died 02/07/1915 LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment in the Great War - The Shore that the position was to be held at all costs. How odd. 10th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Secondary Regiment: Nigeria Regiment, W.A.F.F. Copyright. Royal Air Force Cadet 2nd Battalion, British Army About Home Serving in the Great War Soldiers and their units 1st Battalion South Staffs Regiment Remembered Today: 471823 Rifleman George Atwill TIETJEN Military Medal 12th Bn. 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Donald Charles CUNNELL 20th Sqdn. Before midnight Lieut. 6th Battalion, British Army dailyinfo[28]=' 577 Rifleman BAHADUR LIMBU 2nd Bn. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Staffordshire Regiment Museum | The National Archives 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Private Crown Green Bowling (The Staffordshire Regiment - Prince of Wales', or simply 'Staffords' for short - was not formed until 1959 by the amalgamation of The South Staffordshire Regiment and The North Staffordshire Regiment.) H-P. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Q-Z. 10th Gurkha Rifles who died 28/06/1915 HELIOPOLIS (PORT TEWFIK) MEMORIAL Egypt ' Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_detailcasualty=898288, Regiment/Service: South Staffordshire Regiment. 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN France ' The White House Red Cross Hospital on Mendham Lane in Harleston was opened on 29th October 1914 with 14 beds and closed on 19th February 1916 having admitted 123 patients. L-S. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.T-Z. 5th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Charles Griffiths 7th Btn South Staffordshire Rgt Killed in Action 9/8/15 Gallipoli. 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. dailyinfo[20]=' 4249 Private Albert WILLIAMSON 54th Bn. Acting Corporal (Paid) 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. My grandfather Pte (later Sgt) 6156 William Richards was a Boer War veteran and served with the BEF from October 1914 until his discharge on 14.12.18 with 1st Battalion S. Staffs. In addition to the six men already mentioned, 350 Sergeant Frank Wallbank and 1206 Lance-Corporal J. Cronise, both of whom served with the 1/6th North Staffords, were also awarded the DCM. "Defence." We are now on Facebook. W-Z. L/Cpl. South Staffordshire Regiment: 11/02/1916 (aged 22) Lance Serjeant Daniel Bratt 7737: South Staffordshire Regiment: 30/10/1914 (aged 27) Serjeant Samuel Barnes 8399: South Staffordshire Regiment: 29/10/1914: Private John Banks 9407: South Staffordshire Regiment: 23/10/1914: Lieutenant George Archer-shee : South Staffordshire Regiment: 31/10/1914 . 201823 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment was a territorial unit based in Wolverhampton serving with the Staffordshire Brigade in North Midland Division, when war broke out in August 1914. 19th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. var dailyinfo= new Array(31) 12th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Hume who did so well. South Staffordshire Regt A-B.. 7th Battalion, Linconshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. (By J. Elson) Date: 1914-18 Held by: Staffordshire Regiment Museum, not available at The National Archives Language: English Immediate source of acquisition: 7093 Mem. At 4 a.m. the Regiment moved off towards KRUSEIK where we were attached to the 20th Brigade. 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment were in Khartoum, Sudan when war was declared in August 1914. 10th Battalion, Royal Warickshire Regiment. Twiss who had also done very hard work, had been wounded. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. On May 13th 1917 his regiment was ordered to attack the heavily fortified village of Bullecourt along with the Australians. Henry Page Croft, 1st Baron Croft, The Hertfordshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the Territorial Army, part of the British Army. Corporal If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Charles (22) of the 1st Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment, was in South Africa when war was declared. 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment in the Great War - The Wartime Memories 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, British Army Sign up for a new account in our community. 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment in the Great War - The Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. Private 1st Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Telephone: 01543 434 394. 12th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. My avatar is my Great Uncle CSM William GODSELL 6056 of 2nd Battalion Hampshire Regiment, killed at Krithia on 8 May 1915. The 1st Battalion (the former 38th) was sent to Egypt in 1882 as part of the British invasion of the country. dailyinfo[7]=' 24272 Private Albert ANGEL 16th Bn. 1st Battalion, British Army South Staffordshire Regiment While in Gibraltar, new colours were presented to the battalion by King George V on 31 January 1912. Lt/Col. Second World War During the Second World War (1939-45), 1st Battalion saw action in Burma from 1942 to 1943. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Private dailyinfo[29]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. Observer, Lives of the First World War content is covered by the terms of the IWM Non-Commercial Licence, Accessibility statement 7th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Football. PHILIP AND JAMES) CHURCHYARD United Kingdom ' Corporal Private 4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Leicestershire Regimentwho died 15/07/1919 LEICESTER (WELFORD ROAD) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 4th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters,(N&D Reg). 1st Battalion,Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). He is commemorated on the BTH memorial in Rugby as well as the Memorial Gates. 2nd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 8th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. I've checked with the war diary and I'm afraid that your Grandfather doesn't get a mention. The Midland Counties Express of 11 September 1915 states that: 4 Oct 1914 Deployed BEF France and Flanders. He was born in Northampton in 1895, the second of the four children of George Walter and Sarah Dudley (nee Markham) who were married in Northampton in 1892. "At 0600 we reached Hill 70 and at once came under murderous shrapnel and rifle fire. 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. PHILIP AND JAMES) CHURCHYARD United Kingdom ' 8th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 9846 RIP. Seaforth Highlanders who died 22/06/1915 FOICH BURIAL GROUND United Kingdom ' 6th/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. 43027 jeff elson index of the war diaries state that sgt j sanders is mentioned on 30/4/15. Please note we currently have a massive 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. Great War. In Nov 1917 1 SSR and 7 Div left for Italy,the Diary ref is WO95/4227 and runs to Mar 1919. Fax: 01543 434 391. Thats great. - 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment during the Great War -. On being recalled William would have trained with 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, initially at Lichfield and then at Plymouth, until joining a draft for France in mid December. 26 Oct 1914 Wounded in First Battle of Ypres. Royal Warwickshire Regiment who died 19/07/1916 AUBERS RIDGE BRITISH CEMETERY, AUBERS France ' 10106 Second Lieutenant (Honourary Lieutenant) 8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. I-M. 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. 200014 var year=mydate.getYear() Late this night, which was a very miserable one of continuous heavy rain the whole night through, A Company under Major Welchman reinforced the Border Regiment. 8th Battalion, British Army Or maybe the houses were built before he died? 1st Battalion, Black Watch, (royal Highlanders). 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Cont. The cross in Tremeirchion & the memorial hall in Caerwys. 4th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 4th Battalion, Cameronians, (Scottish Rifles). 1st Battalion South Staffs Regiment - Great War Forum var fontend = '' 2nd/1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Yeomanry. 7th Battalion..1st Garrison South Staffordshires Private (at start of war), British Army Two Platoons were sent forward under Lieut. 200014 The poor little chap cries piteously when we go to do him. 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. We use cookies to remember these for your next visit. Seaforth Highlanders who died 22/06/1915 FOICH BURIAL GROUND United Kingdom ' Moving on to the War Diaries next but if he was an O.R. 5th Battalion, cameronians (Scottish Rifles. Private 8th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). dailyinfo[8]=' Musketier Willy Erich Otto KRAUSE 5./I.R.118 German Army who died 08/07/1918 CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES France ' As these were not professional fights they are not recorded. 7th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 1st Battalion, British Army 1/5 Battalion, British Army