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7th (Isle of Man Volunteers) Battalion, Kings (Liverpool) Regiment
7th Battalion King's (Liverpool) Regiment, was a unit of the Territorial Force which had its HQ at 99 Park Street, Bootle. It was made up of A to D (Bootle) Coys., E (Cosby) Coy., F (Bootle) Coy, G (Southport) Coy, H (Southport and Formby) Coy. It had a Cadet Corps, Southport Cadet Corps based at 60 Scarisbrick New Road, Southport. They were serving with Liverpool Brigade, West Lancashire Division when war broke out in August 1914. They proceeded to France on the 8th of March 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 4th of September 1915 they transferred to 5th Brigade still with 2nd Division then on the 15th of November 1915 they transferred to 22nd Brigade, 7th Division. On the 7th of January 1916 they joined 165th Brigade in the newly reformed 55th (West Lancashire) Division who were 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 with drawn and the Division was demobilised in Brussels between January and April 1919.
6th Feb 1915 Instruction
17th March 1915 Working Parties 
8th Apr 1915 Instruction
12th May 1915 Training
15th May 1915 Assault Made
10th Jul 1915 Sports
16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme
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
19th Feb 1916 Reliefs
23rd Feb 1916 Reliefs
27th Feb 1916 Reliefs
1st Apr 1916 Reliefs
7th Apr 1916 Reliefs
13th Apr 1916 Reliefs
19th Apr 1916 Reliefs
25th Apr 1916 Reliefs
8th May 1916 Reliefs
15th May 1916 Reliefs
21st May 1916 Reliefs
3rd Jun 1916 Reliefs
12th Jun 1916 Reliefs
2nd Jul 1916 Shelling
3rd Jul 1916 Shelling
4th Jul 1916 Trench Work
7th Sep 1916 Reliefs Complete
9th Sep 1916 In the Trenches
17th September 1916 Reliefs
28th September 1916 Relief Complete
1st October 1916 Reliefs
8th Oct 1916 Trench Work
9th Oct 1916 Trench Work
10th Oct 1916 Reliefs
27th Oct 1916 Reliefs
28th Oct 1916 Reliefs
29th October 1916 Trench Work
31st Oct 1916 Reliefs
1st November 1916 Brigadier General Visited Camp
4th Nov 1916 Reliefs
18th Nov 1916 Reliefs
23rd Nov 1916 Reliefs
28th Nov 1916 Relief Delayed
29th Nov 1916 Trench Raid
30th Nov 1916 Reliefs
5th Dec 1916 Reliefs
22nd Dec 1916 Artillery Active
27th Dec 1916 Reliefs
2nd Jan 1917 Reliefs
14th Jan 1917 Church Parade
16th Jan 1917 Reinforcements
17th Jan 1917 Reinforcements
22nd Jan 1917 Frost
29th Jan 1917 Reliefs Complete
1st February 1917 In Brigade Reserve.
2nd March 1917 Situation all quiet
3rd Mar 1917 Relief Complete
21st Mar 1917 Reliefs
26th Mar 1917 Reliefs
9th April 1917 Washing and rubbing of men's feet prior to moving in to the line.
23rd Apr 1917 Reliefs
30th Apr 1917 Reliefs
12th May 1917 Reliefs
13th May 1917 The Battalion together with 15th Battalion formed "C" Column
2nd Aug 1917 Heavy Shelling
5th Aug 1917 Address
15th August 1917 Battalion left camp at 0030 hours and marched to Abeele Station
20th August 1917 1430 hours Sergeants parade.
20th Sep 1917 Heavy Fighting
20th Sep 1917 In Action
21st Sep 1917 In Action
22nd Sep 1917 Reliefs Complete
18th Oct 1917 Reliefs
30th Nov 1917 Attack Made
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Pte. William Mounsey 1st/7th Bn. Kings (Liverpool) Regiment (d.27th Sep 1918) William Mounsey was born in Preston, Lancashire in 1894. He was killed on the 27th of September 1918. He served in 1st/7th Btn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment).
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Pte. Percy Todd 7th Btn. The Kings (Liverpool) Regiment (d.30th Sep 1918) Percy Todd was my Uncle. He was killed in action at the battle of St Quentin Canal on 30th September 1918. He is buried at Louverval Military Cemetry Doignies.
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Pte. John Henry Houghton MM. 7th Battalion King's Regiment (Liverpool) John Houghton is my grandad who I sadly never got to meet. He was wounded and sent back home to the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh. He received a gun shot wound to his left hand. He was 19 when he signed up on the 6th December 1915.
We have some copies of his service record but they don't give much detail of where he was sent during the war but we know he was in the trenches because he was reprimanded on 4/5/1917 for not having the proper equipment and boots and the trenches are mentioned in the offence report.
He was admitted to hospital on the 15/10/1918 and stayed there till 31/12/1918 with the gun shot wound to his hand. He was awarded the Military Medal on the 14/09/1918.
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Pte. Richard Frederick Edwards 7th Btn. King's Liverpool Rgt. (d.6th September 1916) Richard Frederick Edwards is my great uncle and was one of three brothers. He lived in Bootle with his wife and family and served with the King's Liverpool Regiment. He was killed in action in September 1916.
His brother, William Edwin Edwards, served in 11th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment and was killed in action in March 1917.
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2nd Lt. Edward Roland Coar 2nd Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.8th Jan 1918)  Edward Coar enlisted as Private 265636 with the 7th Bn. King's (Liverpool) Regiment in September 1914, he went overseas the following year on 11 March 1915. He saw service at Festubert, Loos, the Somme, Gueudecourt, Guillemont and Arras. He became a Lewis Gunner and was made a Lance-Corporal and was made an instructor in the weapon before being recommended for a commission.
He commenced his Officer training at Bristol College and was gazetted to the 2nd Btn. East Lancashire Regiment where he was appointed Divisional Lewis Gun Officer and Transport Officer. Whilst working as Transport Officer in 1918, Edward was mortally wounded by an enemy shell. He was the only officer to die at the station that day along with two other ranks.
Shortly after his death, Edward's mother, Kate, received a letter from The Rev. W. L. Archer, chaplain at the 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station which was based at Remy, he told her;
He was brought to us about 5-30pm, very severely wounded in the leg and arm, and in a very exhausted condition, so that at once it was seen that there was little hope. Everything possible was done to revive him, but there was little effect. I talked to him, and he was not in pain, but was in difficulty with his breathing and begged me to raise his shoulders. I promised to write to you and send you his love. He was, of course, frightfully weak, but I don't think he realised his real condition. Before I left him he was more comfortable and was dying. A few minutes later the end came very peacefully and quickly with no warning.
I tried to see your son's batman, but could not, as he was in great distress, having been with him when he was wounded and, I believe, carried him out for some distance alone.
Second-Lieutenant Coar was laid to rest at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery in Belgium, a simple wooden cross marked his grave.
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Pte. John Ulrich Moss 1/7th Btn. King's (Liverpool) Regiment (d.31st Jul 1917) John Moss served with the 1/7th Battalion, Kings Liverpool Regiment during WW1 and was killed by shellfire on the 31st July 1917. He is buried in Hooge Crater Cemetery in Belgium.
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Pte. Matthias Porter 1/7th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment Matthias Porter was born in Scarisbrick, Lancashire in 1891, the son of Robert and Mary Porter. He enlisted in Southport in May 1915 and joined 1/7th Battalion King’s Liverpool Regiment. He was eventually taken prisoner on 22 March 1918, and survived the war. After the war he married and moved to Sheffield where he worked as a miner. He died in September 1958.
The following is an extract from the Southport Visiter dated 4th May 1918, referring to him:
"Private M Porter, son of Mrs Porter, 188 Canning Road Southport, has been taken prisoner. He joined the Forces in May 1915, prior to which he was employed by Boots in Chapel Street and Mrs Moor of Neville Street. The day he was taken prisoner, 22nd March, he should have come home on leave"
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