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9th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment    The 9th (Service) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment was raised in Chester on the 13th of September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Second New Army and joined 58th Brigade, 19th (Western) Division. They moved to Salisbury Plain for training and went into billets in Basingstoke in December 1914 for the winter, returning to Salisbury Plain in March 1915. They proceeded to France on the 19th of July 1915, landing at Boulogne, the division concentrated near St Omer. Their first action was at Pietre, in a diversionary action supporting the Battle of Loos. In 1916 They were in action during the Battle of the Somme, capturing La Boisselle and being involved in The attacks on High Wood, The Battles of Pozieres Ridge, the Ancre Heights and the Ancre. In 1917 they were in action in The Battle of Messines and the Third Battles of Ypres. On the 7th of February 1918 they transferred to 56th Brigade in same Division. In 1918 they fought on The Somme during The Battle of St Quentin and The Battle of Bapaume and in the Battles of the Lys at Messines, Bailleul and The First Battle of Kemmel Ridge. They fought in The Battle of the Aisne and during the Final Advance in Picardly they were in action in The Battle of the Selle, The Battle of the Sambre and the passage of the Grand Honelle. At the Armitice were were in billets near Bavay. Demobilisation began in December 1918 and the final cadres returned to England on the 27th of June 1919.    19th (Labour) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment was formed at Oldham in April 1916 and served on the Western Front. The Battalion was split and redesignated 58th and 58th Companies of the Labour Corps in April 1917. 30th Sep 1915 Reliefs   4th Oct 1915 Trench Work   5th Oct 1915 Trench Work   6th Oct 1915 Trench Work   16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme 1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets 10th of December 1915  Billeting Party   11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment 21st Dec 1915 Instruction   23rd Dec 1915 Instruction 25th Dec 1915 Instruction 10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens 9th February 1916 Call Ups 17th of December 1916 Football Competition 18th of June 1917 On Relief 15th Jul 1917 9th Cheshires in action  9th Cheshires are in action at Oostaverne near Ypres. 19th of October 1917 Relieved   21st of December 1917 On the March   21st Jan 1918 Reliefs 17th of March 1918 Working Party 23rd Mar 1918 Heavy Fighting 24th Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal 10th of April 1918 Under Attack   11th of April 1918 Quiet...and then...   11th Apr 1918 In Action   12th of April 1918 Enemy Advances   14th of April 1918 A Counter-Attack   15th of April 1918 A Quiet Day   18th of April 1918 Relief for Some   19th of April 1918 A Quiet Day   3rd June 1918 Intelligence 5th June 1918 Patrol 6th June 1918 Attack 1st Aug 1918 Training 2nd Aug 1918 Training 3rd Aug 1918 Training 4th Aug 1918 Orders Received 5th Aug 1918 Training 6th Aug 1918 On the Move 7th Aug 1918 Reliefs Complete   8th Aug 1918 Farm Captured   9th Aug 1918 Possible Booby Traps   9th Sep 1918 Reliefs   10th Sep 1918 Reliefs Completed   16th of September 1918 Reliefs If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 9th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment? There are:5276 items tagged 9th 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 9th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. Best Robert Tennant. Pte. (d.20th Sept 1917) Bradley MM Thomas. L/Cpl. (d.6th June 1918) Brimblecombe Percival George. Pte. (d.31st May 1918) Brown G. E.. Pte. (d.7th Jun 1917) Cuthbert James. Pte. (d.6th May 1916) Davies Arthur. Pte. (d.4th Nov 1916) Gerrard William. (d.28th March 1918) Gibbs MC. Thomas Charles. Lt. (d.31st May 1918) Gibson William Riddel. Pte. (d.29th Sep 1918) Goodwin Frederick. Pte. (d.17th Nov 1916) Goodwin Frederick. Pte. (d.17th November 1916) Hale Gilbert Ewart. Pte. Hall Percy James. Pte. (d.6th Jun 1918) Hankey Emmanuel. Pte. (d.20th Sep 1917) Hankey Emmanuel. Pte (d.20 September 1917) Heague Richard. Cpl. (d.16th July 1917) Hitchins Frederick Bennett. Pte. (d.29th April 1918) Johnson George. Pte. (d.11th April 1917) Littler Thomas Henry. Pte. (d.21st Feb 1916) Llywarch Solomon. Pte. (d.15th Sep 1916) Martin John Haddon Samuel. Pte. (d.2nd Nov 1916) Massey George Leigh. Pte. (d.20th September 1917) McHugh Michael. Pte. Meagher Dominic. Pte. (d.14th November 1915) Medlicott George J.. Pte. (d.6th June 1918) Mellor Harry. L/Cpl (d.27th March 1918) Molyneux George Henry. Pte. (d.21st Nov 1916) Moon Frederick. L/Cpl. (d.26th July 1916) Nevens Joseph. Pte. Nutter James. Pte. Percival David. (d.7th Jun 1917) Price Trevor. Pte. (d.3rd Apr 1918) Roden George. Pte. (d.25th Sep 1915) Rooth Edwin. Pte. (d.27th March 1918) Ruffler Reuben. Pte. (d.8th July 1916) Sowden John Richard. Pte. (d.17th Sep 1917) Sutherland MC. Norman. 2/Lt. Weston George. Pte. (d.12th Sep 1918) Woodland Albert Edward. (d.7th Jun 1917) Wright James Arthur. 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.   Pte. George J. Medlicott 9th Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.6th June 1918) George Medlicott was born in 1895 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England and was the brother of Edward and Thomas Medlicott. He joined the 9th Cheshire Regiment and was killed in action on 6th of June 1918. He was memorialised in the Soissons Memorial in France. The Soissons Memorial is a World War I memorial located in the town of Soissons, France. The memorial lists 3,887 names of British soldiers with no known grave, which were killed in the area between May and August 1918. Based upon reliable sources, it would appear that George was killed in an Allied counter offensive following the Third Battle of the the Aisne. This was a massive surprise attack, which lasted from May 27th to June 6th, 1918 and was the first full-size German offensive following the Lys Offensive in Flanders in April of that year. The battle began with a massive bombardment followed by a poison gas drop. With the defences spread thin, the British army was unable to stop the attack and the Germans advanced 40 km through a gap in the front line between Reims and Soissons. However, following many successful counter-attacks the German advance was halted on June 6th, 1918 and much of the previous lost territory being restored. One of the regiments involved in the counter-offensive was the Cheshire Regiment including the 9th and 4th Battalions. The War diaries or intelligence summary of the 9th Cheshire regiment provide graphic detail surrounding this area of France and the presumed date of death of George Medlicott. The hand-written war diary of the regiment recites the following: 3rd of June 1918. Montagne de Bligny. …Intelligence reports indicate possible attack on the morning of June 5th…. 5th of June 1918 …Patrols sent out and the patrol detailed to investigate the suspected enemy post in the small wood (discovered last night) and came into contact with about 10 of the enemy; shots were exchanged and two Germans killed. This was about midnight…. 6th of June 1918 …At 3:00 am, the enemy put down a heavy barrage on the positions occupied by the French on the immediate right of the brigade. This gradually spread to the left and by 3:30 the battalion area was being subjected to the barrage fire (artillery). The enemy was observed afterwards to be advancing to the attack in a south-westerly direction with covering fire also being given by his machine guns from both flanks. Many casualties were inflicted on him by rifle, Lewis gun and machine gun fire. He succeeded, however, in driving the French from the village of Bligny and into Bois de Reims. This left our Brigade right flank completely exposed. The 8/N Staffs therefore formed a defensive flank by withdrawing to the road (about the letter E of Chambrecy)- reference map Soissons 1/100,000. By attacking in large numbers, the enemy contrived to eject the front line troops and gain possession of their trenches. The commanding officer issued orders for a counter-attack..…this attack was held up by heavy machine gun fire before reaching their objective and did not succeed in turning out the enemy and the parties were compelled to withdraw and take up a defensive position on the road south of Montagne de Bligny. The enemy had by now (10am)a strong force in our late front line and attempted to advance. All his efforts were frustrated by fire from the line in the road. About 10:30 orders were received that the hill must be held at all costs and the commanding officer commenced re-organizing for another counter-attack. The counter attack was duly launched around 1:00 pm…. The Cheshire party pushed forward and on reaching the crest of the hill, they came under heavy fire from the enemy, established in our old frontline, charged and recaptured our position at the point of bayonet…. 7th of June 1918 The casualties sustained by the battalion on the 6th were found to be 2 officers Lieutenant Berry missing, C.H. Jones wounded and 91 other ranks killed by enemy fire….. Although it cannot be established definitively that George Medlicott died during the course of this engagement, given the reported date of his death, the location of the battle, the regiment information and the memorial location in Soissons, France, it is very likely or probable that this was, indeed, the case. William J Anhorn Add to this record.   Pte. George Leigh Massey 9th Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.20th September 1917) George Massey served with the 9th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment in WW1. He was killed in action during the Battle of Menin Road Ridge 20th of September 1917 aged 22 years and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium. George had suffered a number of injuries during his service, including diphtheria, gas poisoning and a gun shot wound to his left hand. He wrote his thanks in the autograph book at Babworth Auxiliary Hospital, Retford Notts while he was recovering from the gun shot wound. Catherine Packwood Add to this record.   Pte. Frederick Goodwin 9th Battalion Cheshire Regiment (d.17th November 1916) Frederick Goodwin was killed in action. He died of a gunshot wound to the spine. Add to this record.   Pte. George Johnson 8th Battalion Cheshire Regiment (d.11th April 1917) George Johnson was my great uncle. He lived at 45 Fairclough Lane in Liverpool with his father, John, a hairdresser and his mother, Mary, together with his elder brother and five sisters. His sister Hannah was my grandmother. In 1911 he worked as a greengrocer's errand boy and on his service record his profession was stated as a porter. From his service record, he enlisted at Birkenhead on the 15th of June 1915 when he was 19 years old. He was posted to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on the 15th November 1915 to the 13th February 1916 and then served in Mesopotamia from the 14th of February 1916. He was killed in action on the 11th of April 1917. He was awarded the 1914-15 star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. Robert Graves Add to this record.   Pte. George Weston 9th Btn 22nd Cheshire Cheshire Regiment (d.12th Sep 1918) George Weston joined 3rd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment in Northwich in December 1915. George was wounded four times in 1917 and was posted to the 9th Cheshires after recovering from wounds and UK leave in June of 1918. He was killed on the 12th of September 1918 and is buried in Bethune. He was 22 years old at the time of his death. Add to this record.   Pte. Frederick Goodwin 9th Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.17th Nov 1916) Frederick Goodwin served with the 9th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Steve McAllister Add to this record.   Pte. Edwin Rooth 9th Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.27th March 1918) Edwin Rooth is my cousin twice removed, relatively recently discovered. He was an only child, and died tragically just months before the First World War drew to a close. Stephanie McEvoy Add to this record.   Pte. Arthur Davies 9th Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.4th Nov 1916) My great uncle Arthur Davies died in WW1. Ben Barnes Add to this record.   Pte Emmanuel Hankey 9th Btn Cheshire Regiment (d.20 September 1917) Pte Emmanuel Hankey was my great-uncle, from Northwich, Cheshire. He died, along with 2 of his brothers Thomas and Samuel in the Great War. My grandfather John Hankey (also known as John Brown) survived. Karen Kitchener Add to this record.   Pte. Emmanuel Hankey 9th Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.20th Sep 1917) Emmanuel Hankey was my great uncle and one of three sons of Mrs Phoebe Hankey who died in the Great War, the others were Samuel Hankey and Thomas Hankey. He fought in the Battle of Menin Ridge which took place between 20th and 25th September 1917 and was killed on the first day. I have only just started to research Emmanuel and his brothers, so if anyone has information or photos they could share, I would be very grateful. Karen Kitchener Add to this record.   Pte. Gilbert Ewart Hale 9th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Gilbert Hale served with the 9th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Martin Talling Add to this record.   Pte. Solomon Llywarch 9th Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.15th Sep 1916) Solomon Llywarch was my great uncle and joined at the same time as his brother John Llywarch (18065). Solomon was unfortunately killed in action, however John survived the war and was demobbed on 26th March 1919. Kevin Add to this record.   Pte. Reuben Ruffler 9th Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.8th July 1916) Reuben Ruffler was my great-uncle, my grandmother's brother. He was killed at the Somme, but his body was never found. My mum used to say that her mum (his sister) used to always hope he would turn up long after the war and in the twenties, ex-soldiers who had been badly injured or had lost their memory used to occasionally knock on their door begging or asking for help and her mum would rush to the door in the vain hope that it would be her brother. Add to this record.   Cpl. Richard Heague 9th Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.16th July 1917) Richard Heague was often spoken about within the family as being a young man of 18 years of age who waved goodbye to his Mum and never returned, so young so brave! Kristine Heague Add to this record.   Pte. Michael McHugh 9th Btn. Cheshire Regiment Michael McHugh was my grandfather who joined the 9th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment in 1914. He was wounded and it was reported in the Northwich Guardian on 10th July 1916. It may have been in the area of La Boisselle on the Somme. Ray McHugh Add to this record.   Pte. James Cuthbert 9th Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.6th May 1916) Pte. J. Cuthbert was the son of Mrs. Edith Cuthbert, of 61, Webster Street, Oldham, Lancs andserved with the Cheshire Regiment 9th Battalion. He was executed for disobedience on 6th May 1916 aged 20 and is buried in Longuenesse (St. Omer), Souvenir Cemetery, St. Omer, France. s flynn Add to this record.   Pte. William Riddel Gibson 9th Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.29th Sep 1918) William Riddel Gibson, aged 23, died on 29 September 1918 and is buried in Bethune Town Cemetery. He was born in Heppburn, son of Charlton and the late Agnes Gibson (nee Russell) of Prince of Wales Hotel Jarrow. On his War Medal card it states he also served with Northumberland Fusiliers. Service No: 422. England and Wales Census 1911 states he was aged 16 and a pupil to an architect. His father, Charlton was aged 46 and a widower who was a licensed victualler and was born in Tantobie, Langfield Parish, Durham. Vin Mullen Add to this record.   Pte. Robert Tennant Best 9th Btn Cheshire Regiment (d.20th Sept 1917) Robert Tennant Best died on 20th September 1917 aged 37 whilst serving with the 9th Battalion Cheshire Regiment. Son of the late Thomas and Jane Tennant Best of Jarrow (native of Scotland) he was born in Jarrow and enlisted Northwich Cheshire. On the 1911 census he is recorded as Robert Tennant Best age 29 Traveller for a Chemical Manufacturer is lodging at Dudley Arms Hotel, Dudley. Robert is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church, Jarrow. Vin Mullen Add to this record.   2/Lt. Norman Sutherland MC. 9th Btn. Cheshire Rgt My Grandfather Norman Sutherland was awarded a military cross for action at Oostaverne near Ypres on July 15th, 16th ,17th, 1917. It must have been awarded for bravery. J Add to this record.   Pte. James Nutter 9th Battalion Cheshire Regiment My great grandfather, James Nutter, enlisted on 18th November 1914 in his home town of Colne, Lancashire. He initially was posted to the 15th battalion of the King’s Liverpool Regiment then transferred to the 9th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment in November 1915. In December 1915 he was shipped to France. On 30th July 1916 James was injured in the right thigh by a shell. The wound resulted in the amputation of his right leg. He was sent back home in August 1916 and officially discharged from service in August 1917. He returned home to his wife Ethel May and had at least one more child, my grandfather, Harry Nutter. Stuart Gill Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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