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12th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers    12th (Service) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers was raised in Bury in September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Second New Army, they joined 65th Brigade, 22nd Division. The division assembled for training in the area of Eastbourne and Seaford, with the artillery based at Lewes. In April 1915 the infantry underwent two weeks entrenchment training at Maidstone. They proceeded to France on the 5th of September 1915, landing at Boulogne, the divsion concentrated near Flesselles. In October they moved to Marseilles by train and embarked for Salonika arriving on the 5th of November. In 1916 the division fought in the the Battle of Horseshoe Hill and Battle of Machukovo. In 1917 they were in action during the Battles of Doiran. In July 1918 they 12the Lancashire Fusiliers left Division and returned to France, joining 199th Brigade, 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division on the 16th and being absorbed by 6th Lancashire Fusiliers. 2nd Sep 1915 Entraining 3rd Sep 1915 65th Bde Proceed to France 3rd of September 1915 Off to France 3rd Sep 1915 Advance Party Leave 4th Sep 1915 On the Move 5th of September 1915 In France 5th of September 1915 Concentration of Units 5th Sep 1915 On the Move 6th of September 1915 More Arrivals 6th Sep 1915 On the Move 7th Sep 1915 In Billets 8th Sep 1915 Inspection 9th Sep 1915 65th Bde attach for training 9th of September 1915 Moves Made 9th Sep 1915 On the March 10th Sep 1915 Under Fire   10th of September 1915 More Moves 10th Sep 1915 Instruction   11th Sep 1915 12th Lancs Fusiliers under instruction   11th Sep 1915 Exchange of Fire   11th Sep 1915 Instruction   12th Sep 1915 Mine Detonated   12th Sep 1915 Instruction   13th Sep 1915 Enemy Snipers Approach   13th Sep 1915 Mines Explode   14th Sep 1915 Artillery Support   14th Sep 1915 Instruction   15th Sep 1915 Snipers & Artillery less Active   15th Sep 1915 Instruction   16th Sep 1915 Reliefs   17th of September 1915 Advance Units Arrive   17th Sep 1915 Instruction   18th Sep 1915 On the March   19th Sep 1915 On the March 19th Sep 1915 On the March   20th Sep 1915 On the March 21st of September 1915 In the Front Line 21st Sep 1915 Report 22nd of September 1915 Gas Precautions 22nd Sep 1915 In Billets 23rd Sep 1915 Bombardment 24th Sep 1915 Reliefs 25th of September 1915 Reconnoitring Fire Trenches 25th Sep 1915 Artillery Active 29th of September 1915 Snipers and Reliefs 5th of October 1915 Retaliation 7th of October 1915 Tit for Tat Fire   8th of October 1915 German Dud Shell 9th of October 1915 Artillery Regrouped 9th of October 1915 Sniper Problem   9th of October 1915 Sniper Problem   12th of October 1915 Catapulting Mills' Bombs 13th of October 1915 Grenade School   13th of October 1915 Grenade School   16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme 17th of October 1915 New Drafts 20th of October 1915 Reliefs and Moves 30th of October 1915 Ready to Go 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 Mar 1918 Reliefs 31st May 1918 Orders 2nd June 1918 Reliefs 21st Jul 1918 On the Move If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 12th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers? There are:5296 items tagged 12th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers 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 12th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers during the Great War 1914-1918. Doran James. Pte. (d.14th Sep 1916) Hawke Albert Cross. Pte. Middleditch George Edward. Pte. O'Grady B.. Capt. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 12th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. 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We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.   Capt. B. O'Grady 12th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Captain O'Grady ran the 22nd Division Grenade School at Guillaucourt in the autumn of 1915. Add to this record.   Pte. George Edward Middleditch 12th Btn Lancashire Fusillers George Middleditch was my Grandfather who died in 1980. George told a the story of when he signed up, he was terrified of horses so did not want anything to do with them. Being a bit green about the Army he plumped for the remounts..... where he had to break and train horses. George entered the enemy trenches at Dorian, Bulgaria in 1918. He was reported as missing but was actually in a prisoner of war camp and was repatriated in 2nd Dec 1918. Mary Wilde Add to this record.   Pte. Albert Cross Hawke 12th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers My grandfather Albert Hawke lied about his age to go to WW1 as he was too young. He fought in France and Salonika and was wounded at some point and treated by a German doctor. He chose not to speak about the war, therefore, as his granddaughter I have very few details of his war years. My grandparents migrated to Australia after his retirement and he is buried in Victoria having lived into his eighties. Catherine Burton Add to this record.   Pte. James Doran 12th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers (d.14th Sep 1916) James Doran served with the 12th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers during WW1 and was killed in action at the Battle of Machukovo on the 14th September 1916, aged 38. He is commemorated on the Doiran Memorial within the Doiran Military Cemetery in Greece. He was the son of Michael and Sarah Doran, of Burnley, Lancs. His brother Michael 64372 Scottish Rifles of 10 Bedford St. was twice wounded during WW1. S Flynn Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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