Colonel Swainson was another with this gift of insight, and with his regular experience, his knowledge of what to do, and perhaps more important, what not to do, the Battalion seemed set for a period of what can best be termed happy soldiering, when he met his untimely[67] end. NORTH AFRICA 1940-2. It was impossible to obtain accurate information, which made the situation worse. Tel: 01524 64637. open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Add Stories & Photos. The King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. ISBN 978-1-84342-474-1. Now it was the flash of exploding shells, now the slow glare of Very lights and rockets arching in the sky.
Release Date: February 14, 2022 [eBook #67393]. Wheeled aside and made a lane into the High Street, and through them. 1st 4th battalion king's own royal lancaster regiment badges. On the 23rd all Officers and N. 's attended a lecture at Brigade Headquarters, given by General Jeudwine, on the recent operations. In the trenches a great deal of patrolling and investigation of the "Canadian Dugouts"—the old gun pits dating back to the First Battle of Ypres—which lay half-way between the lines. The following day we entrained at Longpré and moved to the north.
Communication with the Battalion on the left was completely lost. Surprise methods which were adopted later were more successful. Pattinson, G. Topham, J. Simpson, Second-Lieuts. Boulogne and Calais were left far behind.
Almost as trying, after the retirement was ordered, was the finding and evacuation of wounded and stragglers. 50 when a number of wounded of the 6th Scottish Rifles passed through. Johnstone and three other ranks on patrol duty wounded by our own outposts. Formed at Lancaster in August 1915 as a Bantam Bn. The attack you made on the 31st is worthy to rank with the great deeds of the British Army in the past, and has added fresh glory to the record of that Army. 15 October 1915: Brigade moved to 3rd Division. Severe patrol fighting took place. She brought up their son by herself, which I know in those days must of been tough as a single mother. 1st 4th battalion king's own royal lancaster regiment sources. Discovering English County Regiments. Three were seriously wounded (two of whom afterwards died) and two slightly wounded. Direct Debit (Personally Authorized Payment) Check Money Order Cash Bank/Wire Transfer.
In traversing this trench at night from the line one would encounter a weird apparition approaching from the opposite end, and more by way of greeting than challenge, would call out, "Who are you? " On the 21st August, at Vaudricourt, we listened to a lecture by Brigadier-General G. Stockwell, telling us about, and explaining a secret attack on the Craters, to be carried out by the 5th Lancashire Fusiliers and ourselves, and Officers and N. s studied a model of the Craters. Good progress was made notwithstanding, and in a few days improvement was apparent. "D" Company moved into support trench, and it was reported that two lines of German trenches had been occupied by 6. 30 May W Cole aged 5 months, died at Zabbar. We found the place was still shelled almost daily. 1st 4th battalion king's own royal lancaster regiment war. We shall never forget that sweet corner of France. On July 31st, under a barrage of more intense power than any previously recorded in the war, nine Divisions of the Fifth Army "went over the top, " while attacks in co-operation were carried out on the right by the Second Army and on the left by the French. At 2. on the morning of the 24th August, all Companies were in assembly positions. The enemy were finally pushed beyond Ere, and we took up a line about 500 yards beyond the village.
Battalion training of a simple and not too strenuous nature. The Left Company reported the destruction of another emplacement. When the summit was reached they dug in, but as day dawned it became clear that they were not on the summit and had established themselves in a place where Boer artillery and rifle fire could easily be brought to bear. Reinforcement officers had settled down, and the Battalion was gradually attaining the fine condition it enjoyed before the Third Battle of Ypres. This pleasant region was all that could be desired. As a child I remember when asked about the war he was not happy to talk about it. The night was very light, with a brilliant moon. Balfour went on leave and Major H. Brocklebank took over temporary command.
The 9th Battalion served in the 47th (Reserve) Infantry Division in the United Kingdom until December 1941. Four year later it would be fighting against the James II at the Battle of Boyne, following the Glorious Revolution of 1688, when Prince William of Orange was invited to take the throne by the English Lords becoming King William III to depose James II. 20 the Battalion went forward again and the first line immediately came under heavy bomb fire. At 7. our own protective barrage fell beyond the crater area, this being answered three minutes later by a poor counter barrage directed chiefly on Gunner Siding. On the 14th, Battalion Headquarters moved to a house near the Sugar Factory. The Dragoons and Hussars. Clark (displayed splendid leadership in Gillemont Crescent), Second-Lieut.
Colonel, General Staff, 55th Division. The rumour did not go bare and ungarnished. Burials at Pietà Military Cemetery in 1915: - 3 Aug Pte Lythgoe J H aged 23 yrs. Joined 164th Infantry Brigade of 55th West Lancashire Division. Although separated from the front line by a distance of only three miles, it was still inhabited by many of the citizens, principally on the outskirts of the town. The King's Own were part of Woodgate's Brigade in the 5th Division along with 2nd Lancs Fusiliers, 1st South Lancs and 1st York and Lancs. Parties were organised weekly and despatched on their way to England, to the good-natured envy of those left behind, who volunteered sound advice, which may, or may not, have been acted upon by the fortunate ones. The Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of the Drocourt-Queant Line, The Battle of the Canal du Nord, The Battle of the Cambrai, The occupation of Lille, The general final advance in Artois. The square and its surrounding buildings, including the ancient and lovely Cloth Hall, were a heap of powdered rubble, with here and there a stark stump of wall and an arched window still surviving. Purnell to "C, " and Second-Lieut.
105] The enemy had broken through on the flank of the Left Brigade, and cut off almost the whole of the Brigade in the line. 3 p. —Enemy in Company Headquarters, in Oxford Terrace, Gunner Trench cleared by Captain Evans and Captain Overton. And disappeared towards Ath, and after it the cavalry flowed through. The silence of the clear moonlight nights was varied by the song of the nightingale in almost embarrassing volume. In the narrow high street at one of end of the. —An "S. " was received by Runner from Canal North, despatched at 9. "Lancaster and The King's Own go to War". The homeliness of the shelter was completed by the addition of a tame fox, with which, contrary to the usual laws of animal affection, an Airedale terrier used frequently to indulge in gambols like those of a pair of kittens.
At the time of his death in 1917, the family was at 79 Steel Street. On the night of the 19th we were relieved and marched back to our old billets in Ypres.