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5th Battalion, Kings Regiment (Liverpool)
5th Battalion King's (Liverpool) Regiment, was a unit of the Territorial Force which had its HQ at 65 St Anne Street Liverpool. It was made up of Companies A to H. They served with the Liverpool Brigade, West Lancashire Division. They proceeded to France on the 22nd of February 1915, landing at Le Havre and joined 6th Brigade, 2nd Division. They saw action at The Battle of Festubert and The Battle of Loos. On the 15th of December 1915 they transferred to 99th Brigade still with 2nd Division and on the 7th of January 1916 they transferred to 165th Brigade, in the newly reformed 55th (West Lancashire) Division which was in the Hallencourt area. On the 16th of February 1916 the Division relieved the French 88th Division south of Arras, they moved to The Somme in late July taking over a section of front line near the village of Guillemont. They were in action at the The Battle of Guillemont, The Battle of Ginchy, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette and The Battle of Morval. The Division moved to Flanders in october 1916 and took over the front line between Wieltje and Railway Wood. In 1917 they were in action at Pilkem Ridge and Menin Road Ridge during the Third Battle of Ypres. They moved south to Cambrai where they suffered very heavily during the German Counter Attacks on the 30th of November 1917. In the Spring of 1918 they were in action in the Battle of the Lys including the Defence of Givenchy on the 9th to the 17th of April. In October they took part in the Final Advance in Artois. After the Armistice they were ordered to advance through Belgium and occupy the Rhine bridgeheads, but these orders were with drawn and the Division was demobilised in Brussels between January and April 1919.
6th Feb 1915 Instruction
10th Mar 1915 Diversionary attack 
10th Mar 1915 Attack Made
13th Apr 1915 Reliefs
23rd April 1915 R.E. Officer visited H.Q. and gave work to be done.
19th May 1915 Mining the Trenches.
5th Jun 1915 German Prisoners
19th Jun 1915 Reliefs
5th July 1915 Reliefs
10th Jul 1915 Sports
1st Oct 1915 In the Line
16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme
21st Oct 1915 Reliefs Complete
24th Oct 1915 Reliefs Complete
27th Oct 1915 Reliefs Complete
30th Oct 1915 Reliefs
2nd Nov 1915 Reliefs
14th Nov 1915 Reliefs Complete
17th Nov 1915 Reliefs
1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets
11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment
16th Dec 1915 Reorganisation
1st Jan 1916 Cleaning up
2nd Jan 1916 Inspections
3rd Jan 1916 Inspections
4th Jan 1916 Company Training
5th Jan 1916 Inspection
6th Jan 1916 Supplies
7th Jan 1916 On the Move
8th Jan 1916 Brigade Office
9th Jan 1916 Church Parade
10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens
10th Jan 1916 Training
11th Jan 1916 Company Training
12th Jan 1916 Lecture
13th Jan 1916 Visit
14th Jan 1916 Inspection
15th Jan 1916 Concert
16th Jan 1916 Baths
17th Jan 1916 Musketry
18th Jan 1916 Route March
9th February 1916 Call Ups
19th Jun 1916 Reliefs
9th Aug 1916 Under Shellfire
7th Sep 1916 Reliefs Complete
8th Sep 1916 Shelling
25th Sep 1916 Attack Made
5th Oct 1916 Reliefs
23rd Oct 1916 Reliefs
18th Dec 1916 Reliefs
21st Jan 1917 Frozen
22nd Jan 1917 Frost
18th Apr 1917 Reliefs
23rd Apr 1917 Reliefs
5th May 1917 Reliefs
29th May 1917 Brigade Sports
31st Jul 1917 In Action
2nd Aug 1917 Message of Congratulation
20th Sep 1917 Heavy Fighting
30th Nov 1917 Attack Made
2nd of January 1918
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Those known to have served with5th Battalion, Kings Regiment (Liverpool) during the Great War 1914-1918. - Acheson Joseph. 2nd Lt (d.7th Jun 1918)
- Axson Harry. Pte.
- Evans Hugh George. 2nd Lt. (d.4th September 1918)
- Evans William George. L/Cpl. (d.21st Oct 1918)
- Grundy Percy John. 2nd Lt.
- Higgins Robert. Pte (d.28th October 1916)
- Hill Arthur. Rfmn. (d.31st Jul 1917)
- Lee G.. Rflmn. (d.4th July 1916)
- Nation Henry Charles. Pte.
- Price DCM William. L/Cpl.
- Proctor VC. Arthur Herbert. Pte.
- Richardson Matthew. L/Cpl (d.14th March 1918)
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L/Cpl. William George Evans 1st/5th Btn. Kings Regiment (Liverpool) (d.21st Oct 1918) William Evans was an uncle I never knew existed until details of his death were located in the home of my auntie and found in a metal box in the bottom of her wardrobe. Until then, my father was unaware of the circumstances of his brother’s death and where he was buried.
He is buried in Ere Churchyard at Tournai, in Belgium. He was killed by machine-gun fire on 21st of October 1918. There are only two wartime graves in the cemetery, and both are looked after and are in excellent condition. Members of the family visited the cemetery, giving my father the opportunity to pay his last respects to his brother. As you can imagine, it was a very emotional visit and had a prolonged effect on my father. His story about the visit to the grave of his brother was featured in an edition of our local paper, the Tenby Observer.
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Rflmn. G. Lee 5th Btn. King's (Liverpool Regiment) (d.4th July 1916) Rifleman Lee was aged 26 when he died at No 16 Stationary Hospital, Le Treport, France on 4th July 1916. He was the son of William and Sarah A Lee of Liverpool. He is buried in Le Treport Military Cemetery, Plot 2, Row L, Grave 7C.
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L/Cpl. William Price DCM 1/5th Btn. King's Regiment (Liverpool) My grandfather, L/Cpl William Price of 1/5 Btn Kings received the DCM on 24th February 1920 for gallantry at "Ere, France" on 6th November, 1918. The oddest thing is, I don't think he was told about his medal. If he did, he never told his family. The problem is, I cannot find any history of the regiment being there. He was in Kings 1/6 Liverpool reg. I am obtaining a medal and making a display for my father. Any ideas?
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Pte. Henry Charles Nation 1/5th Btn. Kings Liverpool Regiment  Henry Charles Nation was my grandfather, I never knew. The photograph I had given to me by my mother of her 'father' was of an English looking man.
I only found out that Henry was my grandfather when I traced his death record and found that he had died in the County Asylum in Liverpool in 1941.
With this information I went to the archives in Liverpool who managed to find a case file for him and a photograph. I knew I had Jamaican blood in me but thought it was several generations back, but looking at the photo of Henry I realised it was only one generation back.
Henry had enlisted in July 1916. He had a wife and 3 girls. On his medal roll it says that Henry had been with the Kings Liverpool Regiment and had been demobbed in July 1919. It says in Remarks: "Medals forfeited under Art. 1236.B. of the Pay Warrant as amended by A.C. 298 of 1920". I'm not sure what that means!
Henry returned home, but sometime in 1922 his wife and children left him, which was the final straw I believe for Henry. He ended his days in Rainhill County Asylum.
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Rfmn. Arthur Hill 1st/5th Btn. King's Liverpool Regiment (d.31st Jul 1917) Unfortunately, we do not have any photographs of my great-grandfather, Arthur Hill. However, I have a copy of a letter from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission which was addressed to my late grandfather who was searching for his father's war grave. Regrettably, no war grave was ever found so he is commemorated at the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres, and on the Lychgate War Memorial at his local church.
From conversations with my grandfather before he died he told me that my great-grandfather was born in Pontefract, Yorkshire, but moved to Nelson in Lancashire some time afterwards.
Editor's Note: Rifleman Arthur Hill was the son of Elizabeth Hill, of 23 Hartley Street, Nelson, and the late Samuel Hill. He was the husband of Mary Elizabeth Hill, of Springhill House, Wetheral, Carlisle. He died aged 30.
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2nd Lt. Percy John Grundy 5th Btn. Kings Liverpool Regiment My grandfather was 2nd Lt Percy Grundy he was in the 5th Kings Liverpool during the first world war. He was a prisoner of war in Germany and was released 1918.
He then went on to manage the building of the airfield at Brize Norton and had three shops in Southport Lord Street. He died in 1953.
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Pte. Harry Axson 1/5th Btn. Kings (Liverpool) Regiment Harry Axson, enlisted in the 1/5th Bn. King's Regiment (Liverpool) on 1st Sept 1914. He arrived in Le Havre on 21st Feb 1915. On the 3rd Jul 1915 he was received by the Field Ambulance and transferred to No 6 Casualty Clearing Station at Merville, France. From there, on 8th Jul 1915, he was transferred to No 5 General (Base) Hospital, at Rouen. On the 11th Jul 1915 he was transferred to England on board HMHS St Andrew from Rouen. After he had a period of hospitalisation in the UK he returned to France, only to be wounded in action, sent back to the lines and then gassed, and eventually casevac'd back to the UK again in 1917 on board the RMT Ville de Liege, a fast evacuation transport ship. Interestingly, by the end of the war when he was demobilised he was classed as A1 physically fit.
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2nd Lt Joseph Acheson 2nd Btn. South Lancashire Regiment (d.7th Jun 1918)  I can find no war memorial to his man - my Great Great Uncle so I wish him to be remembered here - I hope.
Second Leiutenant (Temporary) Joseph Acheson. Born 09 Nov 1889 in Drumadillar, Co Fermanagh, Ireland. Death 7 Jun 1918 DOW No 34 French Canadian Hospital, Troys, France.
Notes from his Army Service Record...
Former No 202636 or 5700 LSgt, 5th Battalion, Kings Liverpool Regiment, Territorial Force.
Temp Commission 27 Jun 17 2Lt., 8th (Service Battalion), attached 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment).
Wounded 29 May 1918. Died 17 Jun 1918.
Attended Derrygonely National School. Character Ref by Rev W B Steel, Levally, Enniskillen. Next of Kin - Mrs J Acheson, 62 Windsor Road, Truebrook, Liverpool. Effects form signed by Mary Evelyn Acheson, 39 Windsor Road, Truebrook, Liverpool.
Letter from James Roberts, Solicitor, 5 Castle Street, Liverpool enquiring if wife and child are entitled to any pension (child = Violet Josephine). Copy of Death certificate stating he died in No34 French Canadian Hospital, Troyes, France.
Letter from Mrs E Acheson requesting a copy of the Death Certificate.
A copy of his Will... "I Joseph Acheson of the 6th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment, 2Lt in the event of my death do hereby request that my wife Mary Evelyn shall have all I possess in money or articles etc. And that she draw any allowance which is her due. I also specifically request that she shall under all circumstances be as cheery as possible and fully realise that my death has resulted whilst doing my duty and I die with one last wish that we both meet in a better land." Signed, Joseph Acheson 2Lt on the field 7th Sep 1917.
Total of estate £68-08-10p.
Letter from his mother to the War Office requesting information on his death. Letter from his wife also asking for details.
The following is the insertion about his death in the Impartial Reporter (Newspaper) at the time of his death...
2nd Lieutenant Joe Acheson, South Lancashire Regiment, whose house is at 39 Windsor Road Truebrook, Liverpool, died of wounds received in France on 07 Jun 18, was 28 years of age. He was the youngest son of Mrs Acheson, Drumadillar, Enniskillen. He had been wounded by a bullet in the arm and despite all medical attention he succumbed. He was buried with full military honours at Troyes, the French Commandant and his staff attending the ceremony.
The commanding Officer wrote to say that the Battalion had lost a valuable Officer and one that was admired by all, being of a cheerful disposition. He gained popularity wherever he went. The deceased Officer had seen a good deal of service from 1914, this being his third time out to the French front. He took part in several engagements including those of the Somme of July 1916, escaping without even a scratch. He was recommended on the field for a commission and was gazetted to the South Lancashire Regiment and sent to France. He was a keen territorial and originally belonged to the 7th Kings Liverpools before the war. Deceased Officer was in business with his brother, W J Acheson at 35 West Derby Road and 86 Kensington, Liverpool; he was also in the employment of the Tramways Committee for many years. In his last letter to his wife he asked the following request, that a small Union Jack be placed above his photo for the honour of old England. His wife who mourns his loss is the second daughter of Edward Morrison, Kinmore, Lisnaskea.
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L/Cpl Matthew Richardson 1st/5th Btn King's Liverpool Regiment (d.14th March 1918)
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