This was a great book as it puts you right there in the great war ww1. Private edward roe, east lancashire regiment 09781844155. 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 foot with the militia and rifle volunteer units of eastern lancashire. British army war diaries 19141922 the national archives. His book, which draws extensively on diaries, memoirs and letters, follows both infantry and artillerymen into the british armys bloodiest battles of the war, giving a.
The 8 th service battalion, east lancashire regiment was, in some ways, an unremarkable unit of the british expeditionary force soldiers from the regiment came from all over lancashire sizeable contingents enlisting in blackburn, burnley, preston, bolton, nelson, accrington, bacup and rawtenstall. The 2nd battalion, east lancashire regiment, according to the regimental history, moved to the vimy ridge area in march 1916 and then on to contalmaison, on 6 july, as part of 24th brigade. Diary of an old contemptible and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Find your heroes and veterans from the great war in this collection of medal and award rolls. The east yorks continued on to the village of st aubin darquenay. Im research all information on the private isaacs john charles 2nd loyal north lancashire regiment killed fist august 1918 in the. Hello paul, my name is david i lke the story soldiers of the great war, i live near loos en gohelle in the north france. The history of the east lancashire regiment waterstones. Different parts of the collection cover units serving in. The war diary of the 11th service battalion of the south lancashire regiment, which demonstrates the extraordinary service of what was in many ways a typical pioneer battalion more and order by colonel h. They the 1st4th were then transferred to the 66th division, who were involved in the german spring offensive on march 21st 1918 at hargicourt, france.
Military units mentioned in this world war 2 army diary. Out of 700 officers and men of the 1st battalion who went into action, only 237 were present to answer their names when the roll was called, while the 11th battalion lost 594 killed, wounded and missing out of the 720 in the attack. The commonwealth war graves commission has 593 recorded ww1 deaths for the 8th service battalion, east lancashire regiment. The british military experience in macedonia 19151918. East lancashire regiment 191419 regimental histories of the regiments of lancashire s. East kent regiment east lancs regiment east surrey regiment east yorkshire regiment essex regiment general staff. Places i have been since i went to france over 2 years ago. Get a daytoday look at what your ancestors unit was up to during the first world war with these war diaries. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. These records are the unit war diaries of the british army in the first world war and are held by the national archives in record series wo 95. In 1881 the 30th was merged with 59th 2nd nottinghamshire regiment of foot as part of the childers reforms to become the east lancashire regiment.
In march 1917, they saw action at bouchavesnes and took part in the battle at passchendaele ridge later that year. Accrington pals the 11th service battalion accrington. The diary of thomas ainscough 1st4th battalion the. Our regiments enjoy a rich literary treasuretrove of books which detail the exploits of. He is buried in the suez war memorial cemetery in egypt. Wo 33927462, captain ian alistair kendall burnett, the east lancashire regiment long service papers, the national archives, kew. By the end of the day the east yorks had lost 5 officers and 60 men killed, and 4 officers and 7 men wounded. History of the east lancashire regiment in the great war 19141918. East lancashire regiment 30th foot and 59th foot history of the thirtieth regiment 16891881 an updated and expanded 1923 edition of a history of the old thirtieth regiment, later the 1st east lancashire regiment, from its formation in 1689 down to 1881, first published in 1887. The 59th was formed in 1755 during the seven years war by lieutenantgeneral sir charles montagu and raised as the 61st regiment of foot but renumber as the 59th in 1758.
Brigades and battalions bill chealls world war 193945 diary and biography, book, story, book. These records are the unit war diaries of the british army in the first world war and. The east yorks spent the night in a cornfield near hermanville. Wo 9514981, 1st battalion, east lancashire regiment war diary, the national archives, kew. Apart from the military activity the diary also has many humorous stories, keen observation and comment on daytoday life on the front from the point of view of a prewar professional private soldier. The history of the east lancashire regiment 19391945. During world war i the regiment expanded to a strength of 17 battalions which between them served on the western front, at gallipoli, and in macedonia, egypt, and mesopotamia modern day iraq. Extracts from the 2nd bn, east lancashire regimental diaries courtesy. War diaries facsimile reprints of official war office wo95. Hello all, hope this finds you well, i wonder if i could once again help for help with info 20349 pte west e lan r he was from the 9th bn and lived at according to absent voters list 5 mason st accrington lancs, anything at all will be most appreciated guys, im very limited in what i can rese.
Some of these records can also be viewed online on ancestry. So if you search for the 3rd battalion of a regiment your results may include. The division was raised in 1908 as part of the territorial force tf, originally as the east lancashire division, and was redesignated as the 42nd east lancashire division on 25 may 1915. All royalties from the book sales are being donated to. The war diary of the 11th service battalion of the south lancashire. He was there for the crossing of the marne and aisne, the dreadful fighting at. East lancashire regiment 19141918 by henry l kirby. Captain ian alistair kendall burnett, 3rd battalion, east.
This is a most unusual chronicle of the events of one man during the great war. This pattern of relieving other regiments including the 10th west riding regiment and the 2nd east lancashire regiment in the trenches for four days before returning to billets and more training would be a large part of their daily life on the line, and by the comments in the war diary for the 8th battalion this period was fairly uneventful. The royal fusiliers city of london regiment was a line infantry regiment of the british army in continuous existence for 283 years. Uk, wwi war diaries gallipoli and dardanelles, 19141916. This book, which draws extensively on diaries, memoirs and letters, follows. The story of joe bent of the east lancashire regiment, who won the vc as a. The accrington pals were the most famous of all the battalions, based upon research in local and national archives, and interviews with the battalions handful of survivors, their many relations and descendants, it contains a great number of hithertounpublished eye. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. War as it was experienced by the men of the 11th battalion, east lancashire.
They are not personal diaries try the imperial war museum or local record offices for those. From the diary of 1147 corporal thomas ainscough, 200240 of the 14th territorial battalion, loyal north lancashire regiment. Buy the history of the east lancashire regiment from waterstones today. It was the first tf division to be sent overseas during the first world war. Uk, wwi war diaries france, belgium and germany, 19141920. Great britain army east lancashire regiment worldcat. East lancashire regiment lancashire infantry museum. Any mistakesomissions are the responsibility of the transcriber. There are over 39,000 east lancashire regiment pension and service records for this regiment and its antecedents in various war office series held at the national archives. Buy lancashires forgotten heroes, 8th service battalion, east lancashire regiment in the great war by stephen barker, christopher boardman isbn. From mons to baghdad 19141919 private edward roe, east lancashire regiment. East lancashire regiment in the second world war 19391945. Buy the history of the east lancashire regiment 19391945 by lancashire infantry museum isbn.
Lancashires forgotten heroes, 8th service battalion. Queens cemetery, puisieux son of george henry and margaret hitchon, of the grove, south promenade, st. They were relieved by the kings own scottish borderers. The history of the east lancashire regiment in the great war records that out of some 720 accrington pals who took part in the attack, 584 were killed, wounded or missing.
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. The east lancashire regiment was, from 1881 to 1958, a line infantry regiment of the british army. This history is part of the second world war memorial of the east lancashire regiment. The regiment recruited primarily from the new industrial towns of east lancashire, including burnley, blackburn, nelson, colne and accrington. It was formed, as a consequence of defence cuts implemented in the late 1950s, by the amalgamation of the 1st battalion, the east lancashire regiment and 1st battalion, the south lancashire regiment the prince of waless volunteers on 1 july 1958, forming the 1st battalion, the lancashire. Wo 9525374, 8th battalion, east lancashire regiment war diary, the national archives, kew. Within a few hours the east lancashire regiment suffered more casualties than on any other day in its long history. The 42nd east lancashire infantry division was an infantry division of the british army. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. From mons to baghdad 19141919 private edward roe, east lancashire regiment by peter downham at barnes due to covid19, orders may be delayed. War diaries facsimile reprints of official war office wo95 documents. From mons to baghdad 19141919 private edward roe, east lancashire regiment kindle edition by edward roe author visit amazons edward roe page. The lancashire regiment prince of waless volunteers was an infantry regiment of the british army. Military units mentioned in this world war 2 army diary book, story and biography.
In 1958 the regiment was amalgamated with the south. Edward roe was one of the first to cross over to france in 1914 and as such fought in the early battles of the war and took part in the retreat from mons. Private edward roe, east lancashire regiment hardcover may 3, 2005. History military history first world war zoom 61 division 183 infantry brigade east lancashire regiment 1st battalion and gordon highlanders 5th battalion. It has been transcribed by his granddaughter, anne noble.