Within a few hours The East Lancashire Regiment suffered more casualties than on any other day in its long history. Private 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. I only have fragmentary details from WW1 pension records. He is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial for the Missing in Belgium. Lancashire Fusiliers during WW1 Since 1815 the balance of power in Europe had been maintained by a series of treaties. F431 Emily Sawyer (left) with two soldiers of the Lancashire Fusiliers, and unnamed lady, Aughton, Lancashire. My gt-grandfather served with the Lancashire Fusiliers during WW1. He enlisted in Manchester on 11th November 1915, arrived in Sutton-on-Hull on 21st Aug 1916 and received a gun-shot-wound on 7th June 1917. He was brought back to England where after after several months he was invalided out of the army. Lieutenant 11th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Robert died at war on October 14th 1944 aged 29 years. 15th -19th MAY 1916, 11th LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS The 11th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers found themselves in the trenches at Souchez, France, 16th-19th May, 1916. Follow the link for more information. He is buried in Faenza war cemetery in Italy. A1131Captain A.M. Montriou Tollemache, 2nd Lieutenant, Lancashire Hussars 1914-16, Captain Lancashire Fusiliers 1917-8. Would be grateful for any help on the above Battalion. He enlisted 7 January 1915. Courtesy of Alan Tollemache. ... 11th (Service) Battalion Sept 1914 Formed in Codford as part of the Third New Army (K3) and then moved to Boscombe to join the 74th Brigade of the 25th Division and then moved to Hursley and then on to Malplaquet Barracks. battalions have not been included, although they too usually recruited from a specific area or occupation. I also offer a comprehensive, fast and cost-effective military history research service. Died of wounds 13 August 1916, probably from fighting in the Pozieres area (Somme). My grandfather was in the 11th Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers during WW1. We know very little else of his story apart from what is shown on his war records. The Capture of "Crosbie Craters." The 69 line infantry regiments formed 142 locally raised battalions and 68 local reserve battalions. Died 24 March 1918 during the German advance through the Somme. This is a list of pals battalions (also called "service" or "locally raised" battalions) of the British Army during the First World War.Pre-war Territorial Force (T.F.) He was injured while fighting at the Somme. by Andrew MacKay (Operation Minor Q90) 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. 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