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1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment    The 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment was a regular unit of the British Army and was in Londonderry when war broke out in August 1914 with 15th Brigade in 5th Division. They sailed from Belfast to France to join the British Expeditionary Force, landing at Le Havre on the 16th of August 1914. They saw action at The Battle of Mons, The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne, The Battles of La Bassee, at Messines and in The First Battle of Ypres. Between the 3rd of March and 7th of April 1915 they were attached with 15th Brigade to 28th Division in in exchange for 83rd Brigade in order to familiarise the newly arrived troops with the Western Front. In 1915 they were in action in The Second Battle of Ypres and the Capture of Hill 60. In March 1916 they took over a sector in the front line in the southern edge of Vimy Ridge, in front of Arras. The 5th Division arrived on the Somme to relieve the British units who had suffered badly in the attack on the first of July and went into action at High Wood, being withdrawn in October. The Division spent late Autumn and winter near Festubert and in 1917 were in action in the Battles of Arras and the Third Battle of Ypres. In 1918 they took part in the Battle of Hazebrouck, with the 1st Cheshires fighting in the Defence of Nieppe Forest. In August after a short period of rest they returned to the Somme and the 5th Division was in more or less continuous action until the end of October 1918, seeing action in the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy, being near Le Quesnoy at the Armistice. They returned to Flanders in December where demobilisation began. 21st of August 1913 Lecture 4th Aug 1914 Orders 6th Aug 1914 Reservists 7th Aug 1914 Reservists 8th Aug 1914 Reservists 9th of August 1914 At Southampton 10th Aug 1914 Mobilisation Complete 13th of August 1914 Landing in France 13th of August 1914   Landing in France 14th Aug 1914 On the Move 14th of August 1914 Advance Party Leave 15th Aug 1914 On the Move 15th of August 1914  Arriving Busigny 16th Aug 1914 On the Move 16th of August 1914 Billets Organised 16th August 1914 Disembarkation in Le Havre 17th Aug 1914 On the Move 18th Aug 1914 On the Move 18th of August 1914 15th Bde Arrives 19th Aug 1914 Route March 20th Aug 1914 In Billets 20th of August 1914 Preparing to March 20th Aug 1914 Address 21st Aug 1914 On the March 21st of August 1914 March Instructions 22nd Aug 1914 On the March 22nd of August 1914  On the March 23rd Aug 1914 Digging in 23rd of August 1914 Holding the Line 24th Aug 1914 1st Cheshires at Audregnies  The 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment suffered 771 casualties at Audregnies on the Franco-Belgian border, whilst acting as flank guard to the 5th Division. The Battalion alongside three Companies of the 1st Norfolks, engaged four German regiments who were advancing in close formation across open fields between the villages of Audregnies and Elouges. Their actions bought valuable time for the rest of the BEF during the retreat from Mons. The 1st Cheshire's War Diary states: "At roll call in Bivouac at Les Bavay there were 6 Officers, a Warrant Officer and 199 men - The strength marching out at 7.30 a.m. on the morning of 24th inst was 27 Officers, 1 Warrant Officer and 933 men - A loss of 78%, most of which was caused in the withdrawal." 24th Aug 1914 1st Cheshires suffer heavily  1st Cheshires took part in the rearguard action fought at Audregnies, Belgium where the battalion suffered 78% losses in one day due to men killed, wounded, missing and those taken as Prisoners of War. 24th Aug 1914 Soldier Escapes 24th Aug 1914 In Action 25th Aug 1914 On the March 26th Aug 1914 In Action 26th of August 1914  Holding Position 27th Aug 1914 On the March 27th of August 1914 Retirement in the Dark 28th Aug 1914 On the March 28th of August 1914 An Exhausting March 29th Aug 1914 On the March 29th of August 1914 Sleeping in the Streets 30th Aug 1914 On the March 31st Aug 1914 On the March 31st of August 1914  Pursued by Germans 1st Sep 1914 In Action 1st of September 1914 A Delayed March 2nd Sep 1914 On the March 2nd of September 1914 An Early March 3rd Sep 1914 On the March 3rd of September 1914 Across the Marne 4th Sep 1914 On the March 4th of September 1914 An Easier March 5th Sep 1914 Reinforcements 5th of September 1914 March Finished 6th Sep 1914 On the March 6th of September 1914 Army Advances 7th Sep 1914 Shelling 7th of September 1914  Another March 8th Sep 1914 In Reserve 8th of September 1914 An Early March 9th Sep 1914 Shelling 9th of September 1914 On the Move 10th Sep 1914 Prisoners Taken 10th of September 1914 Marching 11th Sep 1914 Wet Weather 11th of September 1914 Marching 12th Sep 1914 Wet Weather 12th of September 1914 A Wet March 13th Sep 1914 On the March 13th of September 1914 A Showery March 14th Sep 1914 In Action 14th of September 1914 Broken Bridges 15th Sep 1914 In Action 15th of September 1914 An Attack Falters 16th Sep 1914 Shelling 16th of September 1914 Bad Roads 17th Sep 1914 Digging in 17th of September 1914 Artillery Reinforced 18th Sep 1914 Into Billets 18th of September 1914 Some Enemy Firing 19th Sep 1914 Into the Trenches 19th of September 1914 Trenches Fired Constantly 20th Sep 1914 Reliefs Complete 20th of September 1914 Sappers Make a Bridge 21st Sep 1914 Trench Work 21st of September 1914  Missy on Fire 22nd Sep 1914 Trench Work 22nd of September 1914 Enemy Retiring? 23rd Sep 1914 Entrenching 23rd of September 1914 Heavy Shelling 24th Sep 1914 In the Trenches 25th Sep 1914 Reliefs 25th of September 1914  Very Quiet 26th Sep 1914 Entrenching 26th of September 1914 Moves Successful 27th Sep 1914 In Defence 27th of September 1914 A False Alarm 28th Sep 1914 Entrenching 28th of September 1914 Shelling 29th Sep 1914 Defence Work 29th of September 1914 Quiet 30th Sep 1914 Parades 30th of September 1914 Astride the Aisne 1st Oct 1914 In Billets 1st of October 1914 A Withdrawal 2nd Oct 1914 On the March 2nd of October 1914 Moonlit Relief 3rd Oct 1914 On the March 3rd of October 1914 On the March 4th Oct 1914 On the March 4th of October 1914 On the March 5th Oct 1914 In Billets 5th of October 1914 A New HQ 6th Oct 1914 On the March 6th of October 1914 Orders to Move 7th Oct 1914 On the Move 7th of October 1914 A Train Ride 8th Oct 1914 On the March 8th of October 1914 Entraining Finished 9th Oct 1914 On the March 10th Oct 1914 On the Move 11th Oct 1914 On the March   11th of October 1914 New Billets   12th Oct 1914 Into the Line   12th of October 1914 Orders to Advance   13th Oct 1914 Attack Made   13th of October 1914 Advance Resumed   14th Oct 1914 Night Attack 14th of October 1914 Supporting the French   15th Oct 1914 Shelling 15th of October 1914 Advance Ordered to Continue   16th Oct 1914 Exchange of Fire 16th of October 1914 Empty German Trenches   17th Oct 1914 In Action 17th of October 1914 An Advance   18th Oct 1914 Shelling 18th of October 1914 Advance Resumed   19th Oct 1914 Village Held 19th Oct 1914 In Action 19th Oct 1914 Quiet 19th of October 1914  Slow Progress    20th Oct 1914 Enemy Attack 20th of October 1914 A Fluid Front   21st Oct 1914 Attack Made 21st October 1914 Heavy fighting 22nd Oct 1914 Attack Made 22nd Oct 1914 Shelling   22nd of October 1914 Our Line Attacked   23rd Oct 1914 In Reserve 23rd of October 1914 Withdrawing to a New Line   24th Oct 1914 In Reserve 24th of October 1914 Germans Attack   25th Oct 1914 In Reserve 25th of October 1914 More Attacks   26th Oct 1914 Working Parties 26th of October 1914 Germans Repulsed   27th Oct 1914 On the March 27th of October 1914 A Counter Attack   28th Oct 1914 Attack Made   28th of October 1914 Counter Attack Falters    29th Oct 1914 Artillery Active 29th of October 1914  Determined German Attack   30th Oct 1914 Reliefs Complete   30th of October 1914 German Attack Fades   31st Oct 1914 On the March 31st of October 1914 A Counter Attack    1st Nov 1914 In Reserve 2nd Nov 1914 In Reserve 2nd of November 1914 Three Groups Organised   3rd Nov 1914 In Reserve 3rd of November 1914  Situation Report   4th Nov 1914 In Reserve 5th Nov 1914 Reliefs 5th of November 1914  French Attack Falters 6th Nov 1914 Artillery Active 7th Nov 1914 Attack Made 8th Nov 1914 Misty 8th of November 1914 Half-hearted Attacks   9th Nov 1914 Rifle Fire 10th Nov 1914 Shelling 11th Nov 1914 Enemy Active 12th Nov 1914 Artillery Active 13th Nov 1914 Attack Made 14th Nov 1914 Orders 14th Nov 1914 Fierce Fighting 15th Nov 1914 New Positions 15th of November 1914  2nd Corps Reorganise 16th Nov 1914 Artillery Active 17th Nov 1914 Shell Fire and Infantry Attack. 17th Nov 1914 Attack Made 18th Nov 1914 Attack Made 18th of November 1914 Shell Fire 19th Nov 1914 Snow 19th Nov 1914 Attack 20th Nov 1914 Shelling 21st Nov 1914 Frost 21st of November 1914 Regiments Under-strength   22nd Nov 1914 Poor Weather 22nd of November 1914 In the Line   23rd Nov 1914 In Billets 23rd of November 1914  Germans Digging In   24th Nov 1914 On the March 24th of November 1914  Our Artillery Effective   25th Nov 1914 Refitting 25th of November 1914  Royal Scots Shelled 26th Nov 1914 Guard Duty 26th of November 1914 Quiet and Misty   27th Nov 1914 Inspection 28th Nov 1914 Inspection 28th of November 1914  On the Move 29th Nov 1914 Church Parade 29th of November 1914  Infantry Distribution   30th Nov 1914 Training 1st Dec 1914 Training 1st of December 1914  Quiet Time 2nd Dec 1914 Awards 3rd Dec 1914 Parade 3rd of December 1914 Instructions 4th Dec 1914 Training 5th Dec 1914 Training 5th of December 1914  Relief Complete    6th Dec 1914 Church Parade 6th of December 1914 Frosty Night 7th Dec 1914 Training 8th Dec 1914 On the March 8th of December 1914 Poor Conditions 9th Dec 1914 Inspection 10th Dec 1914 On the March 10th of December 1914 Naval Victory Cheered 11th Dec 1914 Route March 12th Dec 1914 Route March 13th Dec 1914 Church Parade 14th Dec 1914 On the March 14th of December 1914  French on the Offensive   16th of December 1914  Instruction   17th Dec 1914 On the March   17th December 1914 Reliefs 18th Dec 1914 In the Trenches   18th of December 1914 No Progress 19th Dec 1914 Football 19th Dec 1914 In the Trenches   20th Dec 1914 In the Trenches   21st Dec 1914 Reliefs 21st of December 1914 Howitzers Silenced   22nd Dec 1914 In the Trenches 23rd Dec 1914 Reliefs   24th Dec 1914 Reinforcements   25th Dec 1914 Inspection 26th Dec 1914 In the Trenches   26th of December 1914 Messines Square Targetted    27th Dec 1914 In the Trenches   28th Dec 1914 In the Trenches   29th Dec 1914 On the March   30th Dec 1914 In Billets   31st Dec 1914 Route March   31st of December 1914 Message   1st Jan 1915 In Reserve   2nd Jan 1915 In Reserve   3rd Jan 1915 In Reserve   4th Jan 1915 Relief Completed   4th of January 1915 Trench Work   5th Jan 1915 Blind Shells   6th Jan 1915 Reliefs   7th Jan 1915 Relief   7th of January 1915 Very Wet Weather   7th January 1915 Very Wet 8th Jan 1915 In Reserve   8th of January 1915 Trenches Damaged    9th Jan 1915 In Reserve   10th Jan 1915 Reliefs Complete   10th January 1915 Reliefs 11th Jan 1915 Poor Conditions   12th Jan 1915 Poor Conditions   13th Jan 1915 Reliefs   13th of January 1915  Snipers Active    14th Jan 1915 In Reserve   15th Jan 1915 In Reserve   15th of January 1915 Germans Fire Slowly   16th Jan 1915 On the March   16th of January 1915 Squally Weather   17th Jan 1915 In Reserve   17th of January 1915 Quiet Day   18th Jan 1915 In Reserve   19th Jan 1915 In Reserve   19th of January 1915  Thaw Sets In   20th Jan 1915 In Reserve   21st Jan 1915 In Reserve   21st of January 1915 Wulverghem Shelled   22nd Jan 1915 In Reserve   22nd of January 1915 Aeroplane-Aided Shelling   23rd Jan 1915 In Reserve   24th Jan 1915 Reliefs   24th of January 1915 Machine Gun Silenced   25th Jan 1915 Holding the Line   26th Jan 1915 Holding the Line   26th of January 1915 Cheshire's Sniping Effective   27th Jan 1915 Support   27th Jan 1915 Holding the Line   28th Jan 1915 Relief Completed   29th Jan 1915 In Reserve   30th Jan 1915 Reliefs   30th January 1915 Reliefs 31st Jan 1915 Support   31st of January 1915 Trench Improvements Reported   1st of February 1915  No 7 Trench Hit 3rd of February 1915  Snipers Silenced   4th of February 1915 Chicken Sentries 6th Feb 1915 Instruction 9th Feb 1915 Reliefs   13th Feb 1915 Reliefs 13th of February 1915 Trenches Maintained   14th of February 1915 Germans Plan an Attack?   15th of February 1915 Heavy Rain 16th of February 1915 Baling All Night   18th of February 1915 Grenades Cause Confusion   20th Feb 1915 Reliefs 21st of February 1915 8th Howitzers Leave   22nd of February 1915 Cheering and Rockets   23rd Feb 1915 Reliefs 24th of February 1915 Snipers Checked   27th of February 1915 Brigade Relief   4th of March 1915 Enemy Nervous   6th Mar 1915 Reliefs   6th March 1915 Reliefs 10th March 1915 Reliefs. 14th March 1915 Heavy shelling 16th March 1915  Information 18th of March 1915 Trench Mortars 21st of March 1915 Intelligence 23rd Mar 1915 Reliefs   28th Mar 1915 Reliefs   7th of April 1915 Mostly Quiet    11th of April 1915 Train Fired On   17th of April 1915  Mines Exploded   17th April 1915 5th Division Attack   25th Apr 1915 Reliefs   26th of April 1915  Quiet Night    5th of May 1915 A Counter Attack   6th of May 1915 Another Attack Fails   8th May 1915 Poisonous Fumes 15th of May 1915 German Mining?   16th May 1915 Snipers Active   29th of May 1915  A Rumbling Explosion   30th of June 1915  A Reconnoitre   2nd of July 1915 A "Good Shoot" 8th of July 1915 Normal Situation   12th Jul 1915 Reliefs 12th of July 1915   Enemy Explode Mine   13th of July 1915  Enemy Active on Canal   15th of July 1915  Reliefs   26th of July 1915 Concentration Completed 30th of July 1915  Detrainment 3rd Aug 1915 Reliefs   3rd of August 1915 Batteries Move 8th of August 1915  Two Batteries Join Division   10th of August 1915  Relief of French   15th of August 1915  3 Salvos Fired   16th of August 1915  Enemy Active   20th of August 1915 Quiet Night   22nd August 1915 Order of battle. 23rd of August 1915  Normal Situation   24th of August 1915 Relief Completed   1st of September 1915 Enemy Periscopes Hit    2nd of September 1915  Our Transport Shelled   10th of September 1915  Enemy Hit Dummy Battery   11th of September 1915 Changes of Command   17th of September 1915 German Post Hit   23rd of September 1915 Hostile Patrol Seen   24th of September 1915 Wet Weather    1st of October 1915 Snipers Active   2nd of October 1915 `Shows' and Football   3rd of October 1915 Battalion Dispositions   4th of October 1915  New Biplane Spotted   7th of October 1915 German Field Guns Active   11th of October 1915 Promiscuous Whizzbangs   13th of October 1915 Reliefs   16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme 17th of October 1915 Reliefs   18th of October 1915 Noisy Germans   21st of October 1915 Reliefs   25th of October 1915 German Mine Exploded   29th of October 1915 Listening Post Blocked   30th of October 1915 Suzanne Shelled   3rd November 1915 Reliefs 9th November 1915 Snow 15th November 1915 Reliefs 21st November 1915 Reliefs. 27th November 1915 Reliefs 30th of November 1915  Grenade Attack Successful   1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets 1st December 1915 Mine Explodes 5th December 1915 Reliefs Complete 7th of December 1915 Patrols Out 9th December 1915 Reliefs 11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment 13th December 1915 Reliefs 18th December 1915 Reliefs 20th of December 1915 Deserter Taken 28th of December 1915 Retaliatory Firing   10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens 13th of January 1916 5th Division in Reserve 22nd Jan 1916 Shocking Story 31st January 1916 In trenches. 2nd February 1916 15th Infantry Brigade left the line. 4th of February 1916   6th February 1916 Battalion marched to Poulainville. 9th February 1916 Call Ups 10th of February 1916  MG Coys Join 11th February 1916 Battalion marched to Molliens Vidame. 24th February 1916 Battalion marched to billets at Belloy Sur Somme. 1st of March 1916 Division Halts 1st March 1916 Battalion marched to Coullemont. 3rd of March 1916  Relief 4th of March 1916 Snow All Day 6th Mar 1916 Recce 7th Mar 1916 Recce 7th of March 1916 Torpedoes Fired 8th Mar 1916 Recce 8th of March 1916  Dummy Battery Hit   9th Mar 1916 Reliefs 15th Mar 1916 Reliefs 15th of March 1916  Local Relief 21st March 1916 Battalion Orders   21st March 1916 Reliefs 22nd of March 1916  Local Relief   31st Mar 1916 Reliefs 4th Apr 1916 Reliefs 8th Apr 1916 Reliefs 13th of April 1916 Brigade Relief 13th April 1916 Battalion in billets 24th Apr 1916 Quiet 28th Apr 1916 Enemy Mines 2nd May 1916 Reliefs 2nd of May 1916 Reliefs 5th May 1916 Enemy Mines 5th May 1916 Reliefs 11th May 1916 Reliefs 17th May 1916 Relieved 1st Cheshires in "J2" subsector N.E. Arras. 23rd May 1916 Relieved 1st Cheshire Regt. in "J2" subsector and went in to Redoubt Line and Brigade Reserve. 29th May 1916 Reliefs 4th of June 1916  Germans Raid Trenches   4th June 1916 Shelling 6th June 1916 Account of the hostile demonstration on the night of the 4/5th June 12th June 1916 Reliefs 21st June 1916 On the March 27th June 1916 On the March 31st Jul 1916 Orders   2nd of July 1916 New Orders   20th of July 1916 Positions of Units   23rd July 1916 In Firing Line    24th of July 1916 Reliefs   25th of July 1916  Enemy Advances   26th July 1916 Operation Order No.9.   27th of July 1916 Gas Shell Attack   28th Jul 1916 Reorganisation 28th of July 1916 Not Much Change   28th July 1916 Brigadier General Commanding wishes to express to all ranks of the Brigade his great admiration 29th of July 1916  Quiet Situation   1st Aug 1916 In Action   1st August 1916 2230 hours Germans started a very heavy Arty barrage on the village which continued till 0430 hours on the 2nd. 5th of August 1916 Divisional Dispositions 27th of August 1916 Divisional Dispositions   31st of August 1916  Warning Order Issued   31st August 1916 Battalion H.Q. at A.15.a.2.8.   1st Sep 1916 Orders Received   1st of September 1916 Enemy SOS   2nd of September 1916 Zero Hour Announced   3rd September 1916 At 1400 hours The Battalion moved to Casement Trench. 4th of September 1916 Units Mixed Up   4th September 1916 Handwritten Order from sender No. NS8 to FALLOW from FAN 4th September 1916 Handwritten Order 1315 hours from sender No. BMA35 to Norfolks.   4th September 1916 Operation Order No.10    4th September 1916 At 1230 hours came under orders of 15th Inf. Bde.   5th September 1916 Handwritten Order 0300 hours 5th September from sender No. NS15 from FAN 5th September 1916 0300 hours Falfemont Farm completely occupied by "A" & "C" coys. 19th of September 1916 In the Front Line   20th Sep 1916 Reliefs   21st of September 1916 Situation Normal   22nd of September 1916 Dispositions   23rd of September 1916 Reliefs   23rd September 1916 Operational Order No. 50.   24th September 1916 Operational Order No.51.   24th September 1916 Reliefs   25th of September 1916  Instructions for Tanks   27th Sep 1916 On the March   28th of September 1916 Heavy Showers   30th of September 1916 Dispositions 3rd October 1916 0900 hours we moved up in to Reserve and took over from 12th Notts & Derby Regt. 5th October 1916 1st Bedfords moved in to Support and 1st Cheshires in reserve. 8th October 1916 Relief 12th October 1916 Relief Complete 13th of October 1916 Reliefs   16th October 1916 Reliefs 20th October 1916 Relief 24th October 1916 Reliefs 27th of October 1916 Raid Report   28th October 1916 Relieved 1st Cheshires in trenches. 31st of October 1916 Distribution   1st November 1916 Reliefs 5th November 1916 Relieved 1st Cheshire Regt. in trenches.    6th of November 1916 Shelling   9th November 1916 Reliefs 15th November 1916 Reliefs 21st November 1916 Reliefs 24th of November 1916  Artillery and TMs Active   27th November 1916 Reliefs   30th of November 1916  Enemy Baling Out   2nd of December 1916 Raiding Party Fails   3rd December 1916 Reliefs   4th of December 1916  German Trenches Damaged   5th December 1916 Reliefs 6th of December 1916  Working Parties Dispersed   10th of December 1916  Working Parties Dispersed   14th of December 1916  A Combined Shoot   20th of December 1916 German TMs Active   20th December 1916 On the March 21st of December 1916 Ferme Cour d'Avoue Shelled   22nd of December 1916 Quiet Day   24th Dec 1916 Reliefs 24th of December 1916 Germans Very Active   24th December 1916 Reliefs   26th Dec 1916 Bombardment 28th Dec 1916 Reliefs   29th of December 1916  Artillery Quieter   1st January 1917 Reliefs 1st January 1917 In the trenches 5th of January 1917  Aeroplanes Active   5th January 1917 Reliefs Complete 6th of January 1917  German Guns Quiet   9th January 1917 Artillery and Trench Mortars active 9th of January 1917  Spotted Dog Shelled   9th January 1917 Reliefs 13th of January 1917  Retaliation "Feeble"   13th January 1917 Relief 17th of January 1917 Guns Active   17th January 1917 Reliefs 20th of January 1917 Active Artillery   21st of January 1917 Our TMs Active   22nd January 1917 Relief Complete 26th of January 1917 TMs Busy   30th of January 1917 Hostile TMs Busy   1st of February 1917  Balloon Spotted   1st February 1917 Reliefs   3rd of February 1917 Artillery Active   5th February 1917 Reliefs 6th of February 1917 Fairly Quiet   7th of February 1917  Feeble Retaliation   9th of February 1917  Little TM Retaliation   9th February 1917 Reliefs 12th of February 1917 Artillery Quiet   13th February 1917 Reliefs 13th February 1917 In Brigade Reserve. 15th of February 1917 Enemy TMs Fall Short   17th of February 1917 TMs Quiet   17th February 1917 Reliefs 19th of February 1917 Our Guns Active   21st of February 1917  Our Guns Active   21st February 1917 Reliefs 25th February 1917 Reliefs 28th of February 1917 Artillery Quiet   1st Mar 1917 Relief 1st of March 1917 POWs Taken   1st March 1917 Reliefs 4th of March 1917 Damage Caused by Heavies   6th of March 1917  Brigades Attached   8th of March 1917  Divisional Relief   9th of March 1917  TMs Very Active   9th March 1917 Reliefs 11th of March 1917 Auchy Heavily Shelled   13th Mar 1917 Reliefs   13th March 1917 Reliefs   13th March 1917 Report 14th of March 1917 Pekin Trench Hit   15th of March 1917  Brigade Relief   17th Mar 1917 Reliefs   17th March 1917 Reliefs 20th of March 1917  Composite Division Formed   24th of March 1917 Pioneers On the Move 27th of March 1917 In Corps Reserve   2nd of April 1917  Positions   8th of April 1917 HQ Moves 11th of April 1917 Dispositions 12th of April 1917 Orders and Reliefs   13th of April 1917  A Push Forward   13th April 1917 Reliefs 14th of April 1917 Orders to Move   14th April 1917 Advance 15th April 1917 Reliefs 16th of April 1917 Heavies Bombard Wire   18th of April 1917 Divisional Front Readjusted   19th Apr 1917 Reliefs 20th of April 1917 Orders to Attack   21st of April 1917 Operations Postponed   22nd of April 1917 Warning Order Received   22nd April 1917 Operational Orders   23rd of April 1917 Reliefs Complete   24th of April 1917 35 Minute Bombardment   25th of April 1917 Canadians Take Over Front   27th of April 1917 Rest and Training 28th of April 1917 Rest and Training   29th of April 1917  Rest and Reliefs 2nd of May 1917 13th Inf Bde Moves 4th May 1917 Battalion moved off at 0900 hours and proceeded to old German Front Line in Rocklincourt. 5th of May 1917  Wood Shelled   6th of May 1917 Enemy Guns Active   8th of May 1917  Orders to Attack   9th of May 1917 No Further Advance   9th May 1917 Directly after midnight 8th/9th we moved in to position. 10th of May 1917 Enemy Concentration Reported   10th May 1917 During the early hours of the morning the plain between Farbus Wood and Arleux heavily shelled with Gas shells. 11th of May 1917 Enemy Guns Active   12th May 1917 Orders 12th of May 1917 Bailleul Shelled   13th May 1917 Reliefs 13th of May 1917 Front Line Shelled   15th of May 1917 Very Quiet Day   17th of May 1917 A Surprise Attack   18th May 1917 Reliefs 20th of May 1917 Guns Active   21st May 1917 Reliefs 21st of May 1917 Quiet Night   22nd of May 1917  Quiet Day   24th of May 1917  Relief Completed   26th of May 1917 Quiet Day   27th of May 1917 Work 31st May 1917 Work and Training   2nd of June 1917    9th of June 1917  A Relief   10th of June 1917 Minor Op Planned   14th of June 1917 Relief   15th of June 1917   Relief Completed   16th June 1917  Quiet Night   17th of June 1917 Quiet Day   18th of June 1917   Aircraft Active   19th of June 1917  Quiet Day   21st of June 1917  Brigade Relief Completed   24th of June 1917  A Raid   26th of June 1917  Quiet Day   26th June 1917 Operation Order No.1 dated today. Major S.W. Montgomerie. Commanding 1st Norfolk Regt.   28th of June 1917  Successful Operation    1st of July 1917  Front Line Adjusted   3rd July 1917 Report   5th of July 1917  Our Trenches Damaged   6th of July 1917  A Brigade Relief   10th of July 1917 A Raid Ordered   12th of July 1917  Back Areas Shelled    17th of July 1917 Quiet Time   18th of July 1917 Direct Hits Made   19th of July 1917   Situation Quiet    21st of July 1917 Back Areas Shelled   23rd of July 1917 Minenwerfer Active   26th of July 1917  Very Quiet    27th of July 1917  Gas Attack   29th of July 1917 Brigade Relief   1st of August 1917 MG Activity   3rd of August 1917   Snipers Active   3rd August 1917 Reliefs 4th of August 1917  Hostile Shelling   7th of August 1917  A German Raid   10th of August 1917 Mostly Quiet   13th of August 1917 Two Minute Barrage   16th of August 1917 MGs Active   19th of August 1917  Gas Drums Plan   22nd of August 1917 Railway Shelled   25th of August 1917  TMs Hit Oppy Wood   27th of August 1917 Quiet Time   27th August 1917 Reliefs 31st August 1917 Quiet Time   3rd of September 1917  Quiet   5th of September 1917 Brigades on the March   6th of September 1917 Gas Shelling   7th of September 1917 Training   9th of October 1917 Hostile Guns Active   10th of September 1917  Division to Move 11th of September 1917  Artillery Marches 4th of October 1917 Attack Launched   5th of October 1917 Quieter Night   5th October 1917 Battalion in very old and knocked about trenches at Tor Top. 10th of October 1917   "Intense Barrage" Endured   10th October 1917 Report on Operations on 9th October 1917. 11th of October 1917 Snipers Active   14th of October 1917 Training   17th of October 1917 Training   21st of October 1917 Offensive to be Resumed   22nd of October 1917 On the Move 23rd of October 1917 More Moves   27th of October 1917  Quiet Time   28th of October 1917 Enemy Guns "Above Normal"   1st November 1917 The Battalion moved from Bedford House at about 1600 hours and took over the Firing Line in front of Polderhoek Chateau from the 1st D.C.L.I. 4th of November 1917 Heavy shelling   6th of November 1917 Attack Launched   8th of November 1917 Fairly Quiet   8th November 1917 In Camp.   11th of November 1917 Quiet Time   16th of November 1917 15th Brigade Entrain 18th of November 1917 121st Battery Moves   19th of November 1917  Pioneers Move 27th of November 1917 Entraining for Italy 28th of November 1917 Entraining for Italy 9th of April 1918 Orders 10th of April 1918  Relief Postponed 13th of April 1918 Enemy Attacks   13th April 1918 The morning was spent digging shelter trenches around Croix Marraisse. 13th April 1918 Dumped Personnel 15th of April 1918   Another Enemy Attack   16th of April 1918 Situation Quiet   16th April 1918 Moved up to the line in the evening and relieved 1st Devon Regt   18th of April 1918  Artillery Active   19th of April 1918 A Raiding Party    22nd of April 1918  A Gas Attack   23rd of April 1918 Constant Shelling   24th April 1918 Situation quiet. Companies working all night and every night on their breastworks. 25th of April 1918  Division Attacks   26th Apr 1918 Gun Positions   28th of April 1918 Artillery Quieter   30th of April 1918 Artillery Very Active   3rd of May 1918 Enemy Artillery Active    3rd May 1918 On the night 3rd/4th we relieved the 1st Devon Regt.   4th of May 1918 Situation Quiet   10th of May 1918 Gas Shells Used    15th of May 1918 Our Heavies Busy    17th of May 1918 Active Artillery   22nd of May 1918 Enemy Active   23rd of May 1918 Quiet Night   30th of May 1918 A Relief   5th of June 1918  Brigade Relief   13th of June 1918  Brigade Relief Completed   15th of June 1918  Operation Proposed   20th of June 1918 Situation Unchanged   22nd of June 1918  Slight Activity   25th of June 1918 WO95/1510/4   28th of June 1918 Successful Attack   29th of June 1918 Enemy Guns Active   1st of July 1918  Situation Unchanged   7th of July 1918  Gas Shelling   12th of July 1918 Back Areas Bombed   15th of July 1918  Slight Shelling   18th of July 1918  Our Guns Active   24th of July 1918  Relief Completed   28th of July 1918 Quiet    31st of July 1918 Relief Completed   9th of August 1918  Training   10th of August 1918  Training 13th of August 1918 Entraining Commenced 15th of August 1918  Training 21st of August 1918  Division Advances   23rd of August 1918  Division Attacks   24th of August 1918  5th Division Co-operates   25th of August 1918 Brigades Move   26th of August 1918  Enemy Retreats   27th of August 1918 Quiet   28th of August 1918   Situation Unchanged   30th of August 1918  Advance Continues   31st of August 1918  Counter-Attack   1st of September 1918  Attack Sucessful   2nd of September 1918 Strongly Defended 3rd of September 1918  Enemy Withdraws   4th of September 1918 Divisional Relief 5th of September 1918 Rest and Training 17th of September 1918 Back Areas Bombed   18th of September 1918 Attack Commences   19th of September 1918 Enemy Guns Quiet   20th of September 1918  Quiet Time   22nd of September 1918 Field Guns Active   30th of September 1918  Divisional Relief   10th October 1918 Operational Order No.56.   18th October 1918 Administrative Order.   22nd October 1918 Operation Order No.60.   23rd October 1918 Advance   23rd of October 1918 Heavy Bombardment 26th October 1918 Company training in the attack. 13th of November 1918 Resting 10th of January 1919  Locations 6th April 1919 Battalion V 1st Cheshire Regt If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment? There are:6005 items tagged 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. Adams Richard. Sgt. (d.27th Sept. 1918) Bagan Peter. Pte. (d.2nd Sep 1918) Bailey Arthur. Prte Belshaw Albert James. Pte. (d.24th Aug 1914) Bolton Edward. Pte. (d.14th Apr 1916) Brooke Joseph. Sgt. Broughall Edward. Pte. (d.23rd Oct 1918) Buck Edmund Brown. Pte. (d.26th Jun 1918) Cave William Henry. Pte. (d.6th June 1918) Conway Ernest John. Pte. Davison Ernest. Pte. (d.23rd October 1918) Dodd Frank. Band. (d.3rd September 1916) Dunn William. Pte. Francis MM. John William Thomas. CSM. (d.25th May 1915) Gwyn-Jones DSO Alan. Capt. Halsall James. Pte. (d.23rd Oct 1918) Higgins John. Pte. Hope John Henry. Pte. Howells Ralph John. Pte (d.8th Sept 1916) Jones Jonah. Pte. (d.14th Nov 1918) Kelly Edward. Sgt. (d.23rd Oct 1918) McDonnell Myles. Pte. (d.23rd Oct 1918) Pacey Ernest. L\Cpl. Phipson George. Pte. (d.25th Sep 1917) Povey George. Cpl. (d.11th Feb 1915) Revell Joseph. Pte. (d.9th May 1917) Rossington Harry. CSM. (d.11th Oct 1914) Rutter Cyril. Pte. (d.7th October 1918) Schofield Ben. L/Cpl. Shaw William Frederick. Pte (d.24th October 1917) Sykes Joseph. Pte. (d.8th Oct 1917) Thompson John Thomas. L/Cpl. (d.2nd September 1918) Twemlow DCM MM John. Pte Walsh Arthur. Pte. Walton Jesse. Pte. (d.3rd Sep 1918) Whittle MID Arthur. Sgt. (d.22 February 1915) Williams J.. L/Cpl. Wood Charles Thomas. Pte. 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Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to the Great War. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.   Sgt. Joseph Brooke 15th Btn Cheshire Regiment Joseph Brooke, my grandfather, joined the Army in 1911 or 12, aged 18. He was based at Londonderry, Northern Ireland at the outbreak of WW1 with the 1st Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment. For some reason, he did not cross to France until the end of August 1914. He joined his unit at the front on 16th Sept 1914, during The Battle of the Aisne, at Le Mesnil, near Soissons. He served with the Cheshire Regiment throughout the war. In early 1918, he was transferred to the 15th Battalion of the Cheshires and made up to Sergeant. I was told by my father that he was at the First and Fourth Battles of Ypres. From the regimental diaries etc. it is possible that he fought on the Somme in 1916 and 1918 as well as the 2nd and 3rd Battles of Ypres. I am proud to have in my possession his swagger stick and a 1908 pattern British cavalry sword that he brought back as a souvenir. Joseph died in 1957. Edward Brooke Add to this record.   Pte. John Higgins 1st Btn. D Coy. Cheshire Regiment My Grandfather John Higgins had served pre-war with the British Army as part of the 5th Btn, Manchester Regiment from August 1906 and at the start of World War 1 was an engine cleaner for Liverpool Corporation Tramways but also still an army reservist who was called up at Chester on 6th August 1914 and assigned to 1st Btn Cheshire Regt. He was sent with the regiment as part of 15th Brigade, 5th Division to France as part of the Original B.E.F which subsequently became known as "The Old Contemptibles". As a member of "D" company on 24th August 1914 he found himself positioned at a crossroad close to a colliery outside the small Belgian village of Audregnies. The 1st Cheshires were directly faced by 4 German battalions that day and together with 1st Battalion The Norfolk Regiment and supporting cavalry stopped the entire German advance on the town for over 4 hours thereby playing their part in preventing the encirclement of the British 2nd Corps by the German 4th Corps. John with the majority of his platoon was taken prisoner that day (only 8 days after arriving in France) and spent the next 4 years as a prisoner of war in the German PoW camp at Geissen near Frankfurt. After liberation he returned to work for The Liverpool Corporation Tramways as a Conductor, married my grandmother Charlotte Rumble, and unfortunately passed away prematurely at the age of 40 in 1930. Peter Higgins Add to this record.   Pte. Albert James Belshaw 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment (d.24th Aug 1914) Albert Belshaw died on the 24th August 1914 leaving behind a wife Ada Gilbert and two young Children Ethal-May who was 3yrs and John who was 2yrs old. His name is place on the memorial wall at Seine-et-Marne. Alfred like many other brave men received the 1914 Star medal and the Victory medal. Emma Slater Add to this record.   Pte. Myles McDonnell 1st Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.23rd Oct 1918) Myles McDonnell was born in 1882 in Dublin, Ireland. He was the eldest son of Peter and Catherine McDonnell. In the 1901 Irish Census, when he was 18, he was recorded as living with his parents at 38a Francis Street in Merchants Quay District, Dublin along with his sisters Mary (21), Christina (6), and brothers Andrew (13) and Daniel (9). He married Margaret O’Brien on 4th January 1902 at St. Johns Church, Clontarf, Dublin. Their daughter Jane was born in 1903 in Dublin. Between 1905 and 1911, he and his family immigrated to England and settled in Bootle, Liverpool. In the 1911 census in England he can be found living with his family in 67 Boreland Street (off Marsh Lane), Bootle. He was employed as a dock labourer after working as a pavour in Dublin. 3 more children followed his arrival from Dublin, Peter born in 1912, Kate born in 1914, and Margaret born in 1917. During the war, Myles moved to 17 Police Street Altrincham, Cheshire, working in the Ammonia and Soda works at Lostock Gralam, Northwich, Cheshire. The company produced salt, ammonia soda, sulphuric acid, and ammonia nitrate for the Ministry. This meant he was a protected worker and had an exemption certificate, Number 4207. However, in January or February of 1918 he left the Soda works and took up employment with Manchester Council Waterworks as a boiler attendant (fireman). Subsequently, this meant that his exemption certificate was withdrawn, and he was conscripted into the army at Chester on 29th of April 1918, joining the 14th South Lancashire Regiment. On the 11th June 1918, he was transferred to 3rd South Lancashire Regiment, retaining his regimental number. On the 1st October, he was posted to France. After arrival in France, he was transferred to the 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment with a new regimental number of 68233. In the early hours of 23rd of October 1918, he was killed in action during the Battle of the Selle, when his company was tasked with the objective of taking the German held village of Beaurain, just north of Le Cateau. He is buried in Amerval Communal Cemetery Extension, Solesmes, France. Myles McDonald Add to this record.   Pte. George Phipson 1st Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.25th Sep 1917) Records show that George Phipson was serving in France and Flanders and that he died on 25th of September 1917. His older brother William was killed the previous year in what is now Iraq. Michael Brooks Add to this record.   Pte. Edmund Brown Buck 1st Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.26th Jun 1918) Edmund Buck was the son of Thomas and the late Florence Buck of Old Swan, Liverpool. Husband of Cecelia Buck of 79 Woodhall Road, Old Swan, Liverpool. Kenneth Berry Add to this record.   Pte. Peter Bagan 1st Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.2nd Sep 1918) My great uncle Peter Bagan was born 26th of August 1899 and died in Reugny, France, while on active service on 2nd of September 1918, aged 18 years. Peter has always been our family hero and we all love him so much. Teresa Lowe Add to this record.   Pte. James Halsall 1st Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.23rd Oct 1918) James Halsall was the son of William and Jane Halsall of Foxdale, Isle of Man and husband of Gertrude Halsall of 97 Armitage Street, Ardwick, Manchester. Add to this record.   Band. Frank Dodd 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment (d.3rd September 1916) Frank Dodd was born in Tranmere, Cheshire and died during the Battle of Guillemont, one of the campaigns of the Somme. Records are sketchy and a bit confusing. Some records have him aged 23 and others 26. Also there is some confusion over the actual date of his death. Different records show the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of September 1916. His name appears on the Thiepval memorial. He joined the Cheshire Territorials in November 1912 and was called up at the outbreak of war in August 1914. He served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 25th of July 1916, as a stretcher bearer attached to the 1st Battalion. An account of his death, stating the 3rd of September, was recounted by one of his comrades. "A week today the drummers were called out to carry water up to the trenches to the boys who had driven the Huns back during the day, and were badly in need of a drink. We arrived in the line at eight o'clock in the evening, and were sitting grouped together on the slopes of a valley when a shell burst close by, and one of the fragments caught your son, which, I am sorry to say, was the cause of his death." Stephen Webster Add to this record.   CSM. John William Thomas Francis MM. 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment (d.25th May 1915) My Great Grandfather, John Francis died from wounds received in the Battle at Le Cateau and was awarded the French Medaille Militaire for gallantry. He fought with the 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment alongside Captain Shore at Audregnies. I have his photo in uniform as well as the regiment photograph and his certificate and Medaille Militaire. I have been informed by family members, namely one of his sisters, when I was quite young that he was the youngest company sergeant major. He died of his wounds on the 25th May 1915 at the age of 27. Anthony Horastead Add to this record.   Pte. Jonah Jones 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment (d.14th Nov 1918) Today, 30th of May 2018, my husband David and I visited my great uncle Jonah Jones's grave at Southern Cologne Cemetery. He was born on October 15 1899. The son of a farming family. His parents were Thomas and Leah. He was one of 8, Tommy, Hugh, Ceinwen, Kate, Ginny, Elizabeth and Annie Eluned my grandmother. He enlisted with the 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment at Wrexham in November 1917. He was captured on the 21st of August 1918 at Achiet during the Third battle of Albert which was the start of the push through the Somme. He sustained a gunshot wound to the pelvis, was captured and moved to the military hospital at South Cologne (Koln) we assume a POW. He died from sepsis on 14th of November 1918. Sue Add to this record.   Pte. William Henry Cave 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment (d.6th June 1918) Harry Cave served with 1st cheshire Regiment. Brett Cave Add to this record.   Pte. Charles Thomas Wood 10th Battalion, A Coy. Cheshire Regiment (d.24th April 1916) My maternal grandfather, Charles Wood, died when his daughter Sarah (my mother) was only 18 month's old. His widow, also Sarah, gave me his medal's, Pip Squeak & Wilfred, his Dead Man's Penny & scroll, his Soldier's Little Book when I was 12 year's old. It was this fact that started my lifelong interest in family history. His medal's have his name stamped on the rear, but he is shown as a Lance Corporal, but when he died he was listed as a private. I cannot find out why he was promoted to Lance Corporal, and I do not know what he did to be returned to the rank of private. On Easter Sunday 1916, around 7.30.p.m. my grandfather took up a defensive position on the lip of a crater near to Mont St. Eloi with a few of his mates. A German shell exploded near to them, covered them with earth and sadly they were not found until several day's later. Strangely his name is shown incorrectly on the war memorial local to where he lived, and his date of death is wrong on the larger roll of honour in the Stockport Art Gallery war memorial. I truly wish I had asked more question's about my grandfather and their life together at the tail end of the Victorian era, but I was too young to ask the right questions whilst my Nan was alive. When I was about 12 someone bought her an African Grey parrot, and she called him Charlie Wood. I also have several of the lace postcard's sent by soldier's from the front, and my Grandfather signed his From your loving boy Charles. So I think the parrot was wrongly named. Alan Bohan Add to this record.   Sgt. Edward Kelly 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment (d.23rd Oct 1918) Edward Kelly was born in 1899 to William and Martha Jane Kelly (nee Dollar) in Lisburn, County Down, Northern Ireland. He is buried in the Amerval Communal Cemetery Extension in Solesmes, France. Robert Add to this record.   L/Cpl. J. Williams 1st Btn. Cheshire Regiment Lance Corporal Williams died on the 16th April 1921 and is buried East of the North-East corner of the Church in the Rathdrum (St. Saviour) Church of Ireland Churchyard, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. s flynn Add to this record.   Capt. Alan Gwyn-Jones DSO 1st Btn., C Coy. Cheshire Regiment Captain Alan Gwyn-Jones was awarded the DSO on the Somme in 1916 for action at the Battle of Guillemont, Falefont Farm. Everett Sharp Add to this record.   Sgt. Arthur Whittle MID 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment (d.22 February 1915) Arthur Whittle served and Mentioned in Dispatches, Boer War at Kimberley, volunteered for WW1. Peter J Railton Add to this record.   Pte. Edward Broughall 1st Btn Cheshire Regiment (d.23rd Oct 1918) Edward Broughall was the youngest of 3 brothers. William served in the KSLI from Sept 1915 to the end of the war. Middle brother George, my great grandfather, also served in the KSLI between September 1914 and the War's end. Simon Lewis Add to this record.   Pte. Arthur Walsh 1st Battalion, D Coy. Cheshire Regiment Arthur Walsh served with D Company, 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. He was admitted to Divisional Rest Camp on 22nd of April 1915, the first day of Second Ypres Campaign with 'not yet diagnosed fever'. He had previously served in India for several years. David Goodman Add to this record.   Pte. Cyril Rutter 1st Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.7th October 1918) Cyril was the son of Mr and Mrs Rutter, 25 High Street, Denbigh. Richard Roberts Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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