This infantry regiment was created in 1881. 1895 England: Aldershot This infantry regiment was created in 1881. The three Lancashire battalions on the Aisne had fought through all three of the âKaiser Battlesâ and had suffered accordingly: the total losses of 1st East Lancashires between March 23rd and June 1st 1918 amounted to 63 officers and 1,254 other ranks, double the original fighting strength, the 9th Loyals casualties were no fewer than 1,200, and 2nd South Lancashires too was reduced to a cadre. Kut-al-Amara. The 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1702. 1943.01.08 at sea On recovering he returned in December 1901, and served in the ORC up to his death. The infantry assault was to be preceded by a massive and sustained artillery bombardment which, it was confidently predicted, would smash the German defences and cut the wire. In comparison with the largely conscript continental armies, the British Expeditionary Force(BEF) of 1914 was indeed âa rapier among scythesâ. I am happy to cover all costs, if you are a family member or can put me in touch with them, please get in touch. (13 Bde) The year 1917 saw Regimental strength on the Western Front reach a peak of 27 battalions. September and October had been marked by a general Allied advance across the Western Front which resulted in Germany suing for peace. Also on 24th August, on the 1916 Somme battlefields the Burnley Territorials of 5th East Lancashires, in 42. The 4th Battalion was reduced to one officer and about twenty men. The much-travelled 1st/12th Loyal North Lancashires also reached Tournai at that time. Contact •. The re-formed 11th South Lancashires were also in action on the Sambre-et-Oise Canal that day, leading to the liberation of Landrecies. (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) 1942.10.24 South Africa 29 Bde Community 1885 Ferozepore 1907 Karachi The advance in the north continued and gathered pace. Le Transloy, Ancre Heights, Ancre 1916 '18, Arras 1917 '18, 1932 China: Shanghai In February 1916 the 6th Battalions of the East Lancashires, South Lancashires and Loyal North Lancashires, veterans of Gallipoli, were sent to Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) where an Anglo-Indian force was besieged by the Turks at Kut-al-Amara. Waist-deep in mud and pounded by artillery, the endurance of the two battalions over the next fortnight was truly heroic. Weeze, Rhine, Ibbenburen, Aller, North-West Europe 1940 '44-45, 1919 West Indies Clicking on the link will take you to the results on Findmypast but you will need a subscription or Pay-Per-View credits to actually view the records. All available to download. Division, with the 2nd/4th South Lancashires, and the 2nd/4th, 1st/5th and 3rd/5th Loyal North Lancashires, took part in the battle of the Scarpe 29th-30th August, and the assault on the Drocourt-Queant Line, the northern extension of the Hindenburg Line, where on 2. 1898 Chakratta The next phase of the German offensive started on 9th April with an attack further north near the River Lys, where the main weight of the assault fell on a Portuguese division, which collapsed. The enemy poured into the gap, attacking the exposed flanks and rear areas of divisions to the north and south. Dan. 1881.07.01 The East Lancashire Regiment South Lancashire Regiment . 1929 Poona Within a few hours The East Lancashire Regiment suffered more casualties than on any other day in its long history. 1902 Ireland: Dublin The South Lancashires attacked Pip Ridge on the 18th with âconsumate gallantry and self-sacrificeâ but, despite initial success, were compelled to withdraw after several hours of fierce fighting with two thirds casualties. 1918.02 France and Flanders 34 Div From 1905 to 1908, it was deployed in Ireland, and it was stationed in England when World War I broke out in 1914. The following morning the British army advanced as part of the Allied counter-stroke known as the Battle of the Marne. 1948.07.31 disbanded (technically "amalgamated" In the foggy dawn of 21st March 1918 the Germans launched 65 divisions on a narrow front against the British Third and Fifth Armies and, using overwhelming artillery firepower, gas and novel infiltration tactics, penetrated thinly-held Fifth Army positions on the Somme, causing widespread disruption and heavy casualties. The Regiment was formed initially with two battalions, the 1st Battalion being created from the former 30th Regiment of Foot, and the 2nd from the former 59th.The first Regimental Depot was in Burnley, but moved to Fulwood Barracks, Preston in 1898. The plan went equally well further south along the ridge where 8th South Lancashires and 8th and 9th Loyal North Lancashires, all in 25th Division, also took their objectives with comparatively little loss. East Lancashires was the first British unit across the River Marne at La Ferté-sous-Jouarre. The burst of an enemy shell can be seen beyond the tree. The Diamond shape and primrose colour were introduced in 1945 by The East Lancashire Regiment. In December 1915 the 9th East Lancashires were in action at Kosturino and, on 13th-14th September 1916, the same battalion saw more serious fighting at Macukovo. South of the Albert-Bapaume road the initial British attack had met with greater success, in particular on the extreme right of the British advance where 30th Division, supported by the 11th South Lancashires ( known as the âSt Helens Pioneersâ), penetrated the German defences at Montauban. The 11th East Lancashires earned particular distinction near Ayette on 27th March in a day of desperate close-quarter fighting in which the Germans stormed the âPalsâ position again and again with heavy losses on both sides, including 350 of the âAccrington Palsâ killed, wounded or missing. Its new commander, Allenby, had been ordered to expel the Turks from Palestine and capture Jerusalem. liberating the Dutch city of Hertogen-bosch, a five day battle T he East Lancashire Regiment was formed in 1881 as part of the Cardwell reforms of the British Army.. Définitions de East Lancashire Regiment, synonymes, antonymes, dérivés de East Lancashire Regiment, dictionnaire analogique de East Lancashire Regiment (anglais) 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. The regiment adopted a cap badge that reflected both its geographical recruiting ground and its antecedents regimental history. 1900.02 South Africa 15 Bde We found him lying in a trench, and did all that we possibly could for him, getting him to the doctor, and we all hoped he would recover. 1951 Egypt 1696. Community Battalions of the Regular Army. Then on 4th October the 1st East Lancashires suffered severe losses in an attack near Poelcapelle. The regiment was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot and 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of ⦠1944.09 Burma/India 36 Inf Div 1st Battalion East Lancashire Regiment. He was the fourth son of L T Baines of Bawtry, Yorkshire, was born July 1877, and educated at Cheltenham. The three 6th Battalions subsequently took part in many successful minor actions to clear the Jabal Hamrin, and remained in Mesopotamia until the Turkish surrender. âYour Country Needs Youâ The First Battle of Ypres was the graveyard of much of the pre-war professional Army, but by the winter of 1914/15 the surviving âOld Contemptiblesâ were being reinforced by Regular battalions returning from imperial garrisons and by the Territorial Army. Service :: Last Updated - On the 27th May the Germans mounted a third offensive, this time in a French sector near the River Aisne. Their sacrifice was not entirely in vain, for three days later the enemy abandoned their positions and on 29th September Bulgaria was the first of all the Central Powers to unconditionally surrender. I have his dogtags and would love to get them home to his family. Territorial Army North West Photo Collection, Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales Volunteers), The 81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment of Foot, The 82nd (Prince of Wales’s Volunteers) Regiment, History of The Queen’s Lancashire Regiment, The Regiments in the Seven Years War 1756-63, The ‘Fighting Fortieth’ at the Battle of Germantown, 4th October 1777. The March Offensive (Battle of the Somme 1918). Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from East Lancashire Regiment.. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! The regiment adopted a cap badge that reflected both its geographical recruiting ground and its antecedents regimental history. This attack was supported by the first ever appearance of tanks, two of which were dug out of the mud by the 1/4th South Lancashires during the action known as Flers-Courcelette. two regular battalions: Eighteen battalions of the East, South and Loyal North Lancashires would take part in the final Allied advance on the Western Front, and it is of note that these comprised five Regular battalions, nine battalions of Territorials and just four Service battalions, two of them newly formed. The East Lancashire Regiment was formed in 1881 from the 30th Foot and 59th Foot. The trenches were recaptured, but battalion casualties amounted to six officers and over four hundred men. Arras On 9th April 1917 the British spring offensive was launched at Arras, penetrating successive German trench systems on Vimy Ridge and astride the River Scarpe with dramatic initial gains in ground and prisoners. My Great Uncle Cpl Walter Shorrock served in the 1/4 East Lancashire Regiment during WW1 and served in the Gallipoli campaign - the Helles bridgehead - Battle of Romani - Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendeele) including Sans Souci - Nieuport - ⦠By January 1917 the two battalions had advanced across Sinai to El Arish on the Gulf of Aquaba, and it was from there that they were ordered to France. Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers), 1881.07.01 2nd Battalion, The East Lancashire 1893 Gibraltar Landed at Le Havre 22 August 1914. Givenchy The Loyal North Lancashires had hardly recovered from their cruel losses at Ypres when, on 21st December, they were called on to assist the Indian Corps by retaking some captured trenches. On the northern flank of the breakthrough the 34th Division, including 1st East Lancashires, was outflanked by the Portuguese collapse and fell back through Armentières to occupy a succession of blocking positions around Bailleul. 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. On 28th June the 11th East Lancashires took part in a local offensive at La Becque near the Nieppe Forest, using speed and surprise to advance to a depth of nearly 2,000 yards, taking twelve machine-guns, three mortars and two pieces of artillery and defeating a counter-attack. On the 18th October the 1st East Lancashires, who had only recently returned to the Somme, attacked at Le Transloy through âa vast lake of mud, pitted with shell-holesâ, losing all the officers, warrant officers and senior NCOs of the assaulting companies and a total of 362 other ranks, while on the 23rd the 2nd East Lancashires captured and held German positions near Guedecourt. Lancashire Regiment Museum, Preston (Army Museums Ogilby Trust), 1881.07.01 1st Battalion, The East Lancashire Search thousands of identified photos, obituaries and service records of First World War officers, soldiers, sailors, nurses, airmen and civilian workers. Reraised 14 April 1702 as George Villiers's Regiment of Marines. Lancashire Fusiliers Régiment Création 1688 Dissolution 1968 Pays Royaume-Uni : Branche British Army: Le Lancashire Fusiliers Régiment (en français : Régiment de fusiliers du Lancashire) était une unité de l'armée de terre britannique qui a été fusionnée avec d'autres régiments de fusiliers en 1968 pour devenir The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot to form the East Lancashire Regiment in 1881. Regiment Add to this record. 1954..02 Germany: Hubblerath 4 Gds Bde At the latter, on 25th February 1917, a Victoria Cross was won by Private John Readitt of the South Lancashires. Australian Imperial Force - 1 dead; Bedfordshire - 1 dead; Black Watch - 1 dead; Border - 2 dead; Camerons - 1 dead, 2 missing; Canadians - 1 dead; Devonshire - 2 dead; Dorsetshire - 1 dead; 6th Dragoon Guards - 3 dead; East Kent - 2 dead; East Lancashire - 4 dead; East Surrey - 1 dead; East Yorkshire - 1 dead; Essex - 16 dead, 2 missing Throughout the existence of the East Lancashire Regiment, however, the historical identification of the 1st Battalion with the old 30th Foot was preserved wherever and whenever officialdom permitted. Son of the late Samuel Fish & of Eliza Fish of Crown Street, Darwen, Lancashire, UK. Measured in terms of attrition, 3rd Ypres was a British victory, won by superior artillery firepower and the dogged endurance of the Infantry, but the horror of that blood-soaked swamp has endured as a folk memory to rival the Somme, Cambrai The Lancashire battalions were not engaged in the Cambrai offensive, which saw the historic first use of massed tanks, but in the foggy dawn of 30th November the 55th Division took the full weight of a massed German counter-attack near Villers-Guislain. The 3 rd Regiment volunteered to remain in Ireland after peace was declared in May 1814, and when Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from Elba so great was the enthusiasm shown by the officers and men to volunteer for the Regular Army that the Regiment was soon reduced to less than half strength. The Old Three Tens travelled widely and saw action on many bloody fields, particularly during three significant European wars: the War of Spanish Succession, the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and the Crimean War. 1937 India: Ambala The terrain is well-suited to defence, and on the high ground the Germans had prepared three lines of trench systems, sited in depth, whose defenders were protected by barbed wire entanglements and deep dug-outs. The 1st Loyal North Lancashires played a major part in the capture of the Hindenburg Line. The 1st and 13th East Lancashires were in the same area, where in mid-August the 1st Battalion took part in a series of minor operations around Neuf Berquin. Over half a million men and 1537 guns were allocated for the British offensive.The main attack was to be launched on a frontage of 14 miles from Serre in the north to Montauban in the south, with the axis of advance along the old Roman road from Albert to Bapaume. 1927 Pembroke Dock Aubers, Somme 1916 '18, Albert 1916 '18, Bazentin, Pozières, September the South Lancashires took 56 machine guns and 400 prisoners, and then made opposed crossings the Canal du Nord and Canal de lâEscaut to capture Cambrai on 9th October before moving north to occupy Lille. Second Ypres The 1st East Lancashires and the 2nd, 4th and 5th South Lancashires all took part in heavy fighting in the course of the Second Battle of Ypres, which opened on 22nd April with a German offensive using poison gas for the first time. Casualties on both sides were appalling: 162,769 British and some 255,000 Germans. 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