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6th Battalion, Kings Regiment (Liverpool)
6th (Rifle) Battalion King's (Liverpool) Regiment, was a unit of the Territorial Force which had its HQ at Prince's Park Barracks, Upper Warwick Street, Liverpool. It was made up of Companies A to H. They were serving with Liverpool Brigade, West Lancashire Division when war was declared in August 1914. They proceeded to France on the 25th of February 1915, landing at Le Havre and joined 15th Brigade, 5th Division. They were in action at The Second Battle of Ypres and the Capture of Hill 60. On the
18th of November 1915 they left 15th Brigade and were attached to the Third Army as as Army Troops over the winter. On the 2th of6 January 1916 they transferred to 165th Brigade in teh newly reformed 55th (West Lancashire) Division which was concentrating 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the Armistice they were ordered to advance through Belgium and occupy the Rhine bridgeheads, but these orders were withdrawn and the Division was demobilised in Brussels between January and April 1919.
6th Feb 1915 Instruction
27th of February 1915 Brigade Relief 
5th March 1915 Quiet Night.
8th Mar 1915
8th March 1915 Reliefs
7th of April 1915 Mostly Quiet
11th of April 1915 Train Fired On
17th of April 1915 Mines Exploded
26th of April 1915 Quiet Night
27th of April 1915 Reliefs
28th of April 1915 Quiet Day and Night
3rd of May 1915 New German Bombs
4th of May 1915 Quiet Night
5th of May 1915 A Counter Attack
6th of May 1915 Another Attack Fails
15th of May 1915 German Mining?
21st of May 1915 Mining
29th of May 1915 A Rumbling Explosion
3rd of June 1916 Quiet Day
24th June 1915 Normal Situation
25th of June 1915 Mortaring and Sniping Heavy
2nd of July 1915 A "Good Shoot"
8th of July 1915 Normal Situation
13th of July 1915 Enemy Active on Canal
15th of July 1915 Reliefs
20th of July 1915 Mine Discovered
26th of July 1915 Concentration Completed
30th of July 1915 Detrainment
2nd of August 1915 Trench Inspection
5th of August 1915 Quiet Day
6th of August 1915 Quiet Night
8th of August 1915 Two Batteries Join Division
10th of August 1915 Relief of French
15th of August 1915 3 Salvos Fired
20th of August 1915 Quiet Night
22nd August 1915 Order of battle.
23rd of August 1915 Normal Situation
24th of August 1915 Relief Completed
27th Aug 1915 The dugout
29th of August 1915 Enemy Patrol Pursued
1st of September 1915 Enemy Periscopes Hit
2nd of September 1915 Our Transport Shelled
3rd Sep 1915 Thunderstorms
3rd of September 1915 Mining Actions
10th of September 1915 Enemy Hit Dummy Battery
11th of September 1915 Changes of Command
14th of September 1915 Both Sides Retaliate
17th of September 1915 German Post Hit
23rd of September 1915 Hostile Patrol Seen
24th of September 1915 Wet Weather
26th of September 1915 A Marsh Patrol
30th of September 1915 Watching the Enemy
3rd of October 1915 Battalion Dispositions
4th of October 1915 New Biplane Spotted
7th of October 1915 German Field Guns Active
10th of October 1915 30 Whizzbangs
11th of October 1915 Promiscuous Whizzbangs
13th of October 1915 Reliefs
16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme
18th of October 1915 Noisy Germans
27th of October 1915 German Work Destroyed
30th of October 1915 Suzanne Shelled
31st of October 1915 Unusual Activity
7th Nov 1915 A Large Bag of Higgledy-piggledy
16th of November 1915 A Spy Killed
18th of November 1915 Transport Heard
30th of November 1915 Grenade Attack Successful
1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets
11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment
10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens
9th February 1916 Call Ups
1st Apr 1916 Reliefs
13th Apr 1916 Reliefs
25th Apr 1916 Reliefs
8th May 1916 Reliefs
11th May 1916 Machine Guns more active of late
20th May 1916 Quiet
21st May 1916 Reliefs
24th May 1916 Wet
3rd Jun 1916 Reliefs
4th Jul 1916 Trench Work
8th Jul 1916 Reliefs
9th Aug 1916 Under Shellfire
10th Aug 1916 In the Trenches
11th Aug 1916 In the Trenches
4th Sep 1916 Very Wet Day
25th Sep 1916 Attack Made
28th Nov 1916 Relief Delayed
29th Nov 1916 Trench Raid
21st Jan 1917 Frozen
22nd Jan 1917 Frost
15th Mar 1917 Brigade Sports
31st Jul 1917 In Action
2nd Aug 1917 Message of Congratulation
20th Sep 1917 Heavy Fighting
20th Sep 1917 In Action
21st Sep 1917 In Action
22nd Sep 1917 Reliefs Complete
7th Oct 1917 Reliefs
17th Nov 1917 Reliefs
22nd Nov 1917 Patrol
30th Nov 1917 Attack Made
1st Dec 1917 In the Trenches
2nd Dec 1917 Shelling
15th September 1918 Presentation of Medal Ribbons
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Pte. John Brooks 1/6th Btn. Kings Liverpool Regiment My great Uncle Jack Brooks, worked on the railways. He joined up in Liverpool early in the war with his brother (my grandfather). He was posted missing, presumed dead in April 1918, then turned up at Limburg A D Lahn.
Both brothers survived the war, Jack being repatriated from Germany November 1918, his brother Harry returning from Mesopotamia in June 1919
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Rfmn. James Joseph McMahon MM. 6th Btn. Kings Regiment (Liverpool) My grandfather James McMahon never talked about the war.
I discovered this photo and his discharge papers after his death in 1977. They indicate that he had a military medal with one wound stripe and three blue chevrons.
Recent research showed that he served in France and Belgium and was awarded a Silver War Badge.
He served from 1915 to 1919 and was discharged as surplus to requirements.
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Capt. Donald Eastwood 6th (Rifle) Btn. Kings Regiment (Liverpool). (d.20th Sep 1917) Donald Eastwood was my great uncle who died in the Battle of Menin Road aged 25 and was buried in the field and a map reference was taken but his body was never found and he is commemorated at Tyne Cot. His Commanding Officer wrote the following to his parents, who had lost another son almost 2 years to the day earlier as a result of Gallipoli.
23/9/1917
Dear Sir,
It is with great sorrow that I have to tell you that Captain Eastwood has been killed in action. He was first wounded and was continuing to lead his men when he was shot through the head. We were all fond of him and his loss is a great personal one to myself, especially as we had served together so long in the war. He died at the head of his men showing the same courage which he had often showed before in other battles. I wish to express my very deepest sympathy. I hope to be able to let you know more later.
Yours sincerely,
J E McKaig
Lt. Col. Kings Liverpool Regt
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William Henry Dwerryhouse Burke 6th (Rifles) Btn. Kings Liverpool Regiment William Henry Dwerryhouse Burke served in the First and Second World Wars - old enough for the First, and not too old for the Second. He died in 1967.
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Cpl. Fredrick Charles Hildred 2/6th Btn. King's (Liverpool) Regiment My grandfather, Fredrick Hildred, was a corporal in the 2nd/6th Liverpool King's Own Rifles. He joined up in 1915 and went to France in January 1917 with the 2nd line battalion and I believe operated near the town of Armentieres. He was wounded by gas in August of the same year and invalided out of service. The basic dates of his service are listed with others in a book by a Cpt. Wurtsburge, but no specific details of his service and injury are mentioned. It would be nice to learn in greater detail of the events of the time and my grandfather's experiences, so if anyone has any other information it would be appreciated.
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