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12th Battalion, Manchester Regiment
The 12th (Service) Battalion, Manchester Regiment was raised at Ashton-under-Lyne in September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Second New Army, and joined 52nd Brigade, 17th (Northern) Division. After initial training close to home, they moved to Wimborne in January 1915 they in May 1915 moved to Hursley Park, Winchester for final training.
The division had been selected for Home Defence duties, but this was reversed and they proceeded to France, landing at Boulogne on the 17th of July 1915, the division concentrating near St Omer. They moved into the Southern Ypres salient for trench familiarisation and then took over the the front lines in that area. In the spring of 1916 they were in action at the Bluff, south east of Ypres on the Comines canal then moved south to The Somme seeing action during The Battle of Albert in which the Division captured Fricourt and The Battle of Delville Wood. In 1917 they moved to Arras and saw action in The First and Second Battles of the Scarpe and The Capture of Roeux. In late summer they moved to Flanders, on the 24th of September 1917 they absorbed the Head quarters troops and two squadrons of the dismounted Duke of Lancaster's Yeomanry. and fought in The First and Second Battles of Passchendaele. In 1918 they were in action in The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Amiens, The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Havrincourt, The Battle of Epehy and The Battle of Cambrai followed by The pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Selle and The Battle of the Sambre. At the Armistice the Division was south east of Maubeuge and was quickly withdrawn to the area west of Le Cateau. On the 6th of December they moved back behind Amiens and went to billets around Hallencourt. Demobilisation of the Division began in January 1919.
15th Jul 1915 On the Move
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30th Jul 1915 On the March
Aug 1915 In the Trenches 
The Commanding Officer of the 12th Battalion, Manchester Regiment visiting 37 trench, Hill 60, near Ypres in August 1915 © The rights holder (IWM Q 60486)
1st Aug 1915 Reliefs
1st Aug 1915 Relief Complete
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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
13th Feb 1917 Relief
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Those known to have served with12th Battalion, Manchester Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Bishop William Charles. Pte. (d.10th Nov 1917)
- Collister Robert. Pte.
- Dempsey William George. Pte (d.24th April 1917)
- Galley John Charles. Pte (d.7th July 1916)
- Jackson Charles William. L/Cpl.
- Jones David Livingstone.
- Seedman William Frederick. CSM. (d.25th Apr 1917)
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Pte William George Dempsey 12th Battalion Manchester Regiment (d.24th April 1917) We know very little about William Dempsey. The only concrete thing we have found out about him is that he must have lied about his age to enlist. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission have his age as 22 when he was killed but he was actually 20 as he was born September 1896. He left a widow and an 11 month old son (my wife's father).
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Pte John Charles Galley 12th Battalion Manchester Regiment (d.7th July 1916) John Charles Galley died in France and never saw his only son, John Charles Galley, born 1915 in Manchester, who was the father of my husband John Charles Galley, born 1945 in Plymouth. So the name lives on.
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David Livingstone Jones 12th Btn. Manchester Regiment David Jones was one of nine brothers from Llanrwst, all but one came back.
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Pte. Robert Collister 12th Btn Manchester Regiment Bob Collister served with the 12th Manchester Regiment.
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