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1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment were based in Aldershot serving with 2nd Brigade, 1st Division when war broke out in August 1914. They proceeded to France, landing at le Harve on the 13th. The 1st Loyals fought on the Western Front throughout the war, taking part in most of the major actions. In 1914 they were involved in The Battle of Mons and the subsequent retreat, The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne, the First Battle of Ypres and the Winter Operations of 1914-15. In 1915 they were in action during The Battle of Aubers and The Battle of Loos. In 1916 they were in action in the Battles of the Somme. In 1917 they saw action in The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line and the Third Battle of Ypres. On the 7th of February 1918 they transferred to 1st Brigade, 1st Division and were in action in the Battles of the Lys, the Second Battles of Arras, the Battles of the Hindenburg Line, The Battle of the Selle and The Battle of the Sambre, in which the Division fought the Passage of the Sambre-Oise Canal. At the Armistice, 1st Division was selected to advance into Germany and formed part of the Occupation Force at Bonn.
16th Aug 1914 On the March
18th Aug 1914 Massed Drums
19th Aug 1914 Concert
21st Aug 1914 On the March
22nd Aug 1914 On the March
23rd Aug 1914 On the March
24th Aug 1914 Artillery Duel
25th Aug 1914 On the March
26th Aug 1914 On the March
29th Aug 1914 At Rest
29th Aug 1914 Covering the Troops
30th Aug 1914 On the March
30th Aug 1914 Covering the Troops
31st Aug 1914 On the March
31st Aug 1914 Covering the Troops
1st Sep 1914 Outpost Duty
1st Sep 1914 A Hot Day
2nd Sep 1914 Rear Guard
3rd Sep 1914 Advance Guard
3rd Sep 1914 Retirement
4th Sep 1914 In Action
6th Sep 1914 In Reserve
7th Sep 1914 On the March
8th Sep 1914 Enemy in Flight
9th Sep 1914 On the March
10th Sep 1914 Losses in the Morning
13th Sep 1914 In Action
14th Sep 1914 In Action
15th Sep 1914 In Action
17th Sep 1914 In Action
18th Sep 1914 Artillery In Action
19th Sep 1914 Reliefs Complete
23rd Sep 1914 Into Reserve
27th Sep 1914 ombardment
28th Sep 1914 Relief
30th Sep 1914 Under Shellfire
4th Oct 1914 Under Shellfire
5th Oct 1914 Artillery In Action
7th Oct 1914 Enemy Fire
20th Oct 1914 On the March
24th Oct 1914 Withdrawl
26th Oct 1914 On the March
27th Oct 1914 Entrenching
29th Oct 1914 Attack Launched
30th October 1914 Fighting hard
30th Oct 1914 Shelling
31st Oct 1914 Divisional HQ Hit
31st Oct 1914 In Action
6th Nov 1914 Reliefs Completed
15th Nov 1914 Orders
16th Nov 1914 On the Move
21st Dec 1914 On the Move 
22nd Dec 1914 Reliefs
27th Dec 1914 Trench Work
30th Dec 1914 Reliefs
31st Dec 1914 In Action
31st Dec 1914 Bombed Out
1st Jan 1915 In Action
1st Jan 1915 In Action
3rd Jan 1915 Relief
4th Jan 1915 Bombardment
14th Jan 1915 Trench Work
16th Jan 1915 48 Hour Reliefs
20th Jan 1915 Relief
21st Jan 1915 Reliefs
25th Jan 1915 In Action
25th Jan 1915 Swift Reinforcements
26th Jan 1915 Reliefs
28th Jan 1915 Artillery In Action
29th Jan 1915 Reliefs
23rd Mar 1915 Reliefs
24th Mar 1915 A Splendid Effort
7th Apr 1915 Instruction
8th Apr 1915 Shelling
24th May 1915 Reliefs
24th of May 1915 Zeppelin under observation
24th May 1915 Reliefs Complete
28th May 1915 Reliefs Completed
1st Jun 1915 Relief
3rd Jun 1915 Enemy Mines
16th Jun 1915 Reliefs
19th Jun 1915 Reliefs Complete
26th Jun 1915 Reorganisation
27th June 1915 Reliefs
7th Jul 1915 Reliefs Completed
13th Jul 1915 Into Billets
19th Jul 1915 Into the Line
5th Aug 1915 Horse Show
28th Aug 1915 Reliefs
25th Sep 1915 Oblivious to the Fire
25th Sep 1915 In Action
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
17th Jun 1916 Orders
24th June 1916 Battalion moved to Maroc
25th June 1916 Trench Mortar Duel
27th June 1916 Mine exploded
30th June 1916 Report
30th June 1916 Report
30th June 1916 Report
30th June 1916 Report
30th June 1916 Report
2nd July 1916 Smoke Discharge
3rd July 1916 Attachment to 1st Loyal North Lancs.
16th of November 1916
1st Jan 1917 Moves
1st Jan 1917 Reliefs Complete
9th Jan 1917 Working Parties
10th Jan 1917 Moves
17th Jan 1917 Heavy Snow
22nd Jan 1917 Working Parties and Training
23rd Jan 1917 Moves
24th Jan 1917 Moves
31st Jan 1917 Very Cold Weather
6th Feb 1917 Reliefs
6th Feb 1917 Reliefs
7th Feb 1917 Reliefs
8th Feb 1917 Reliefs
9th Feb 1917 Reliefs Complete
10th Feb 1917 Hard Ground
11th Feb 1917 Quiet
12th Feb 1917 Quiet
27th July 1917 Operational Orders
31st July 1917 Account of Operations of this Battalion.
1st Apr 1918 Hostile Artillery
2nd Apr 1918 Trench Raids
3rd Apr 1918 Quiet
4th Apr 1918 Orders
5th Apr 1918 Moves
7th Apr 1918 Moves
8th Apr 1918 Moves
9th Apr 1918 Artillery Barrage
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Those known to have served with1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Adcock St.John. Mjr. (d.9th May 1915)
- Almond P.. L/Cpl. (d.2nd April 1915)
- Blower Charles. Pte. (d.19th Aug 1916)
- Cassidy John. Pte. (d.16th Feb 1915)
- Costello John Arthur. Pte. (d.4th December 1915)
- Cuttle Thomas Barnes. Sgt. (d.4th Nov 1918)
- Davies Robert. Pte.
- Earlam John Henry. Pte. (d.18th April 1918)
- Fitzgerald John Henry. Pte.
- Fowler Albert. Pte. (d.20th May 1918)
- Goodman Joseph. (d.11th Aug 1917)
- Gormley John. Pte. (d.10th March 1915)
- Gurney MM Charles Walter. Pte.
- Humphreys David Evan. Pte. (d.14th Sept 1914)
- Long E.. L/Cpl. (d.31st March 1915)
- Lyons William Henry. Cpl. (d.21st Aug 1918)
- Molyneaux James. Pte. (d.15th June 1916)
- Moore Harold. Pte. (d.27th Sep 1916)
- Murphy Joseph. Pte. (d.8th January 1916)
- Oxlade Charles. Pte. (d.4th March 1917)
- Roach Patrick. Pte. (d.14th Sep 1914)
- Shipwright P.. L/Cpl. (d.2nd April 1915)
- Smith J.. Pte. (d.2nd Jul 1916)
- Waddilove MM. Elijah. Cpl.
- Wallis C. E.. Lt.
- Ward J.. Pte. (d.18th April 1915)
- Watts William. Pte. (d.5th May 1916)
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Pte. Albert Fowler 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.20th May 1918) Albert Fowler died of wounds on the 20th of May 1918, aged 41 and is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery in France.
He was the husband of M. A. Fowler, of 150 Cog Lane, Burnley, Lancs. Native of Burnley.
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Pte. John Arthur Costello 1st Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.4th December 1915) John Costello died in Wittenberg P.O.W. camp on 4th/5th December 1915 from TB confirmed by Red Cross records. He was my great uncle.
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Pte. David Evan Humphreys 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.14th Sept 1914) David Humphreys was in the 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and was killed in France on Monday 14th of September 1914, age 29.
He is remembered on the La Ferte-Soud-Jouarre Memorial.
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Pte. Joseph Murphy 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.8th January 1916) Joseph Murphy, brother of Mr. E. Murphy of 9 Manor Street, Ardwick, Manchester, served with 1st Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
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Pte. Patrick Roach 1st Btn. B Coy Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.14th Sep 1914) Patrick Roach served with B Coy. 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashires.
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Pte. Charles Walter Gurney MM 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment My grandfather, Charles Walter Gurney MM, lost his leg during an act of bravery which involved attempting to rescue another St Helen's fellow soldier, who sadly died of his wounds.
Grandad was a stretcher bearer, he was medically discharged 16th June 1917. His award of MM was announced in the London Gazette 14th Sept 1916.
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Pte. Charles Oxlade 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Rgt. (d.4th March 1917) Charles Oxlade was the son of Charles and Jane Oxlade. Before the war he was a french polisher. He died on 4th March 1917 aged 38 and is buried at Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu.
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Pte. Robert Davies 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment I don't know a lot about my great grandad Robert Davies's experience of war - he never spoke about it. He joined the army originally in 1896 and attested for the militia on 14th April 1896. He enlisted at Warrington Barracks and was assigned Service No. 4662 and posted to the South Lancashire Regiment. Then he signed up for the regular army and was posted to the 2nd Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment with Service No. 5643.
He spent the first two years on home duty in England, then in 1899 at the British Garrison in Malta. He attended an instruction course and was assigned to the 17th mounted infantry section. He was stationed around Malta, Gibraltar and Crete. In 1904 he went to South Africa. He was now married with children and living at 19 Hughes Street, Liverpool and working as a dock labourer.
He re-enlisted in 1914 at Seaforth Barracks and was given Service No. 3689 and posted to the 3rd Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (his old regiment). He was reposted to the 1st Btn. and embarked for Le Havre and went to Flanders. He then went to Ypres and Givenchy. He was reported missing in December 1914. But it was not until 1915 that his family learned that he was a prisoner of war at Wittenberg. He was transferred to Zerbst in July 1917, but I don't think it was much before 1920 that he saw home again.
He suffered from very bad shell shock and had really bad shakes. He came back very thin and the family said he wasn't the same man. He never spoke about his experiences. He never claimed his medals. I think it must have been very traumatic for him.
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Pte. Harold Moore 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.27th Sep 1916)  Harold Moore was born on 1st December 1897 and was the eldest son of Robert and Margaret Moore and, like his father and grandfather before him, worked in the local pit. His death certificate states that he 'died of wounds' on 27th September 1916, we believe during The Battle of Thiepval Ridge. He is buried in Millencourt Communal Cemetery Extension, 2 km west of Albert, France, and in 1985, his niece, her husband and their son placed a posy of purple flowers on his grave.
The following piece was written after our visit and we had no prior knowledge about the pressed purple pansy found in his pocket book after his death.
Once there was a young man, hot-blooded, eager to grasp life with both hands, but this was when the century was young, and opportunities were not available in a small pit village. Life was circumscribed and dull. His parents expected him to leave school at thirteen, go down the mine, marry some nice Chapel girl and raise a family. He left school and went down the mine. At first it was an adventure: he felt more adult, more the elder brother to his two younger brothers and his baby sister. But soon it was irksome and boring. What was the point of spending his precious youth in cold, dark discomfort, some weeks never seeing daylight, never seeing the purple pansies in the garden of his home? Was this all there was to life? Then the trumpets of war blew across his little world like a celebration, "Kitchener needs you." "Me?" "Yes, You...You...You...!" He signed up. He sailed away. And the pansies waved their heads in approval and farewell. But was the mud of the trenches any better than the darkness of the mine? His world had become smaller still. Only the irregular arrival of the mail brought any lift to his spirits. And one day, in a letter, came a pansy plucked by his baby sister. How he treasured it. He pressed it in his pocket book and kissed it every day. When would he see the purple pansies again? He never did. Some time after the dreaded telegram arrived at his home, a sad little parcel came from France. And in the pocket book they found the pansy.
When the century was old, a little family entered a French war cemetery...
And the child of the child of his baby sister placed purple pansies on his grave.
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L/Cpl. P. Shipwright 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancastershire Regt (d.2nd April 1915) Cpl. Wright volunteered to help during a typhus epidemic at Wittenberg POW camp where he was a prisoner. Sadly, he died on 2nd April 1915, after contracting the disease. He is buried in Berlin South Western Cemetery, grave XIII.D.5.
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Pte. J. Ward 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancastershire Regt (d.18th April 1915) Private Ward volunteered to help during the typhus epidemic at Wittenberg POW Camp. Sadly, he contracted the disease and died on 18th April 1915. He is buried in Berlin South Western Cemetery, grave XIII.D.3.
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Lt. C. E. Wallis Loyal North Lancastershire Regt Lt Wallis was a prisoner in Mainz POW Camp.
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L/Cpl. E. Long 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancs Rgt (d.31st March 1915) L/Cpl Long was a prisoner in Wittenberg POW Camp. He volunteered to help the medical staff during a typhus epidemic which ran from January to July 1915. Sadly, L/Cpl Long contracted the disease and died on 31st March 1915. He is buried in Berlin South Western Cemetery, grave XIII.D.1.
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Pte. John Gormley 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancs Rgt (d.10th March 1915) Private Gormley was a prisoner in Wittenberg POW Camp. He died on 10th March 1915 during the typhus epidemic which raged in the camp between January and July 1915. He is commemorated on the Wittenberg Memorial and also on the Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, Panels 27 and 28.
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L/Cpl. P. Almond 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.2nd April 1915) L/Cpl. Almond was a POW at Wittenberg camp in Saxony. He died during the typhus outbreak which raged through the camp from January to July 1915. Sixty British POWs died, along with about 125 men of other nationalities. There were nearly 2,000 typhus cases in all. L/Cpl Almond is buried in Berlin Southwestern Cemetery.
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Cpl. William Henry Lyons 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.21st Aug 1918) William Lyons was born in 1881 in Salford, his mother was Alice Jane and his father James Lyons. William was their only child and became a maker-up of book cloth.
William served in the 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment during WW1 and died in action on the 21st August 1918. He was buried Pernes British Cemetery, in France.
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Cpl. Elijah Waddilove MM. 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Elijah Waddilove was my grandfather. He was the first son of Richard and Ann waddilove and lived in Beverly Street, Aston on Ribble, Preston. He was a serving soldier in barracks down south in the 1911 census and was the first to go to France wearing the star medal. I think he was also a dispatch rider. Grandad got the military medal for bravery in the field in 1916 as a corporal which was mentioned in a London paper.
He went through the first war along with his brother Richard Waddilove and also his wife Lizzies brother, James Bromley, who lost a leg in battle. Grandad's brother Richard was prisoner of war during the conflict. His cousin who lived in the same street was also a soldier and he died and is buried in France. The article in the paper showed a photo of him age twenty six - it's hard to think of what he did for his country.
My grandparents brought me up from birth. As a child I remember a German helmet and sword being in a cupboard at home in St. Peter's Street, Preston. I think he suffered a gas attack and remember him struggling to walk and breath in later years. He died in 1956. My grandad was the only father figure in my life.
How I wish I could have told him how proud of him I was. Grandad must have had a sense of fun, at age six he told me ask the priest about Adam and Eve having two sons Cain and Abel and Cain slew his brother and went to the land of nod and took to himself a wife and I was to ask ask were he got his wife from. Of course I was told to shut up and sit down! My grandparents lost two sons and a daughter in the thirties - the boys would have been old enough to go to the second war had they lived. Grandad was the eldest of thirteen children most of who died at birth. He was a larger than life character I remember, who boxed for the army and played football in an article someone showed me.
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Sgt. Thomas Barnes Cuttle 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.4th Nov 1918) Thomas Cuttle was killed in action on 4th Nov 1918 and is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial in France.
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Pte. John Cassidy 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.16th Feb 1915) John Cassidy served with the 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment during WW1 and died as a Prisoner of War on the 16th February 1915, aged 40. He is buried in the Berlin South-Western Cemetery.
He was the son of Jim Cassidy, of Liverpool and husband of Margaret Arm Cassidy, of 2, Charlotte St., Burnley.
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Pte. James Molyneaux 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.15th June 1916) James Molyneaux served with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 15th june 1916 and is buried in Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, France.
James Molyneux sailed for France with the first wave of the 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment on 12th August 1914.
His medals were forfeited. Unfortunately no further service papers have been found.
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