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5th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
5th (Service) Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment was raised in Devizes in August 1914 as part of Kitchener's First New Army and joined 13th (Western) Division as divisional troops. They moved to Tidworth and then to Chisledon in October 1914. In December 1914 they moved to billets in Cirencester and joined 40th Brigade still with 13th (Western) Division. They moved to Woking in February 1915 and then to Bisley in May.
On the 1st of July 1915 they sailed from Avonmouth landing at Alexandria then moving to Mudros, by the 4th of July to prepare for a landing at Gallipoli. The infantry landed on Cape Helles between the 6th and 16th of July to relieve 29th Division. They returned to Mudros at the end of the month, and the entire Division landed at ANZAC Cove between the 3rd and 5th of August. They suffered heavy casualties in the Turkish attack on the 10th of August and were in action in The Battle of Sari Bair, The Battle of Russell's Top and The Battle of Hill 60, at ANZAC. Soon afterwards they transferred from ANZAC to Suvla Bay. They were evacuated from Suvla on the 19th and 20th of December 1915, and after a weeks rest they moved to the Helles bridgehead. They were in action during The last Turkishh attacks at Helles on the 7th of January 1916 and were evacuated from Helles on the 8th and 9th. The Division concentrated at Port Said, holding forward posts in the Suez Canal defences. On the 12th of February 1916 they moved to Mesopotamia, to join the force being assembled near Sheikh Sa'ad for the relief of the besieged garrison at Kut al Amara. They joined the Tigris Corps on the 27th of March and were in action in the unsucessful attempts to relieve Kut. They were in action in The Battle of Kut al Amara, The capture of the Hai Salient, the capture of Dahra Bend and The passage of the Diyala, in the pursuit of the enemy towards Baghdad. Units of the Division were the first troops to enter Baghdad, when it fell on the 11 March 1917. The Division then joined \"Marshall's Column\" and pushed north across Iraq, fighting at Delli 'Abbas, Duqma, Nahr Kalis, crossing the 'Adhaim on the 18 April and fighting at Shatt al 'Adhaim. Later in the year they were in action in the Second and Third Actions of Jabal Hamrin and fought at Tuz Khurmatli the following April. By the 28th of May 1918, Divisional HQ had moved to Dawalib and remained there until the end of the war, enduring extreme summer temperatures.
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Those known to have served with5th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Bailey Victor. Pte. (d.30th March 1917)
- Bick Gilbert Walter. Pte. (d.10th Aug 1915)
- Blandford Albert Edward. Pte. (d.10th Aug 1915)
- Cannings Arthur Reginald. Pte. (d.21st Apr 1916)
- Carpenter Albert Frederick. Pte. (d.11th October 1915)
- Cork Walter. Pte. (d.9th Oct 1918)
- Cork Walter. Pte. (d.9th Oct 1918)
- Deadman Edward Maurice. Pte. (d.10th Aug 1915)
- Edwards Emlyn. Pte. (d.8th Dec 1915)
- Fillis Charlie. Pte. (d.6th November 1916)
- Fishlock William.. L/Sgt. (d.20th Aug 1916)
- Frampton Frederick George. Pte. (d.5th April 1916)
- Frampton Frederick George. Pte. (d.5th Apr 1916)
- Giles Albert. Pte. (d.26th Jun 1916)
- Hacker James. Pte
- Hole Charles Edwin. L/Cpl. (d.11th January 1917)
- Hughes Edward. Pte.
- King Frederick Henry. Pte
- Longstreath J.. Pte. (d.17th August 1918)
- Loveridge Edward. L/Cpl. (d.18th Apr 1916)
- Malledant William. Pte. (d.30th Mar 1917)
- Mizen Herbert William. Pte. (d.10th Aug 1915)
- Nicholas Joseph. Pte. (d.14th May 1916)
- Robins John. Sgt. (d.2nd Jan 1916)
- Ruddle Herbert George. Cpl. (d.25th January 1917)
- Sadd Frank. Pte.
- Smith John Edward. Pte. (d.10th August 1915)
- Smith William Lowne. Pte. (d.25th Jan 1917)
- Tucker Walter John. Pte. (d.9th April 1916)
- Wild Ernest Frederick. Pte. (d.10th May 1916)
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Pte. Walter Cork 5th Btn. C Coy. Wiltshire Regiment (d.9th Oct 1918) Walter Cork died on the 9th of October 1918, aged 28 and is buried in the Kirkdee New Cemetery in India.
He was the son of John and Ellen Cork; husband of Laura Cork, of 18, Castle St., Burnley, Lancashire.
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Pte. Frederick George Frampton 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.5th April 1916) Frederick George Frampton was killed in action on the 5th of April 1916 and is commemorated on the Basra War Memorial.
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Pte. Herbert William Mizen 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.10th Aug 1915) Herbert Mizen is remembered on the Helles Memorial.
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Pte. Arthur Reginald Cannings 5th Btn D Coy Wiltshire Regiment (d.21st Apr 1916) Arthur Cannings died of his wounds in Mesopotamia.
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Pte. William Malledant 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.30th Mar 1917) William Malledant was the son of Y.M. Malledant of Rosemary Lane, Guernsey, and was 22 years old at the time of death. He was killed in action in Basra, Iraq. His name is inscribed on the Basra Memorial.
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Pte. Victor Bailey A Coy. 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.30th March 1917) Victor Bailey served with the 5th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment in WW1. He died 30th of March 1917 aged 19 years and is remembered on the Basra Memorial
in Iraq. Son of Alfred William and Caroline Annie Bailey of 1 Glen View Villas, Slade Rd. Stroud.
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Pte. Emlyn Edwards 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.8th Dec 1915) Emlyn Edwards was the youngest of 5 siblings.
He died at age 17, after fighting in Gallipoli.
He is buried at Pieta War Cemetery, Malta.
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Pte. Walter John Tucker 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.9th April 1916) Walter Tucker is buried at Basra.
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Pte. Edward Maurice Deadman 5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment (d.10th Aug 1915) Edward Deadman was killed in action in Gallipoli on 10th of August 1915.
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Cpl. Herbert George "Tip" Ruddle 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.25th January 1917) Herbert Ruddle, or Tip as he was known to friends and family, was born in Swindon, Wilts in 1892. The 1911 census saw him working in South Wales as a coal miner, an odd occupation for the son of a tailor, and given the level of employment at that time in the town.
In 1914 he became engaged to my great aunt, a local Swindon girl, but with the outbreak of the war he soon felt obliged to sign up and by 1915 he found himself heading off to the Dardanelles where he was involved in the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign.
It was not long after the retreat from that theatre of war that the regiment moved down into Mesopotamia and it was there that Tip was killed as the British worked their way down towards Baghdad.
He died on 25th January 1917 without ever seeing again his fiancee. She remained a spinster, to my mind a rather sad and somewhat bitter woman (but who could blame her for what life had thrown at her). On her death the family made a poignant discovery, a full collection of many hundreds of cards and letters sent by Tip to her throughout his time in the Army, from the day he joined up to the eve of his death.
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L/Sgt. William. Fishlock 5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment (d.20th Aug 1916) Bill Fishlock came from Avebury, Wiltshire. He died from Dysentery in Hospital in India. He is buried in the Commonwealth war cemetery at Kirkee India.
He left behind a wife, Gertrude and five children, who went to live with his brother and his wife's family at Cullys farm Oare. My grand father already had eight children. At the time of writing (Aug 2018) one of his children, Gerty, is still with us.
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Pte. Edward Hughes 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment Edward Hughes was reported as killed in action in Gallipoli. After the war his family were notified that he was returning to England. The story was that he had been shot and taken prisoner.
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Pte. Charlie Fillis 6th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment (d.6th November 1916) Charlie Fillis returned to England on the outbreak of war from Michigan USA. He was was wounded at Gallipoli serving with 5th Wiltshires and transferred to the 6th Battalion.
He died of Wounds at 44th CCS at Puchevillers and is buried Puchevillers British Cemetery in France. He was originally from Church Walk, Devizes, my maternal grandmother's uncle.
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Pte. Walter Cork 5th Btn. C Coy. Wiltshire Regiment (d.9th Oct 1918) Walter Cork died aged 28 and is buried in the Kirkee War Cemetery, India.
He was the son of John and Ellen Cork and husband of Laura Cork of 18 Castle Street, Burnley, Lancashire.
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L/Cpl. Edward Loveridge 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.18th Apr 1916) Edward Loveridge was the son of John and Louisa Loveridge. He served in France and in Mesopotamia, he died on the 18th April 1916, aged 24 and is commemorated on the Basra War Memorial in Iraq.
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Pte. Frederick George Frampton 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.5th Apr 1916) Frederick Frampton died on 5th April 1916 and he is commemorated on the Basra War Memorial in Iraq.
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L/Cpl. Charles Edwin Hole 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.11th January 1917) Charles Hole died on the 11th of January 1917 and is buried in the Amara War Cemetery in Iraq.
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Pte. Gilbert Walter Bick 5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment (d.10th Aug 1915) Gilbert Bick's body was never found. His name appears on the memorial plaque at Helles, in Olton Church and at Alvechurch church. His brother was made to enlist after he died.
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Pte. Ernest Frederick Wild 1st/5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.10th May 1916) Ernest Frederick Wild was the son of Frederick and Sarah Wild. He married Sarah Anne Reeves in 1909, lived in Calne Wiltshire. He joined the 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment and was injured at La Bassee in October 1914. After his recovery, he transferred to the 5th Battalion. He was wounded in fighting in Mesopotamia and died on 10th May 1916 as a result of his wounds. He is buried in Kirkee 1914-1918 war cemetery in India.
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Sgt. John Robins 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment (d.2nd Jan 1916) J. Fobins served with the Wiltshire Regiment 5th Battalion. He was executed on 2nd January1916 for disobedience. He is buried in Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery in Gallipoli.
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