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4th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
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Those known to have served with4th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Adkin George. Pte. (d.8th Jun 1917)
- Baugh Harold. (d.29th Sep 1918)
- Benton William. Pte. (d.15th November 1918)
- Body Vernon Aubry. Pte. (d.18th Oct 1915)
- Cowling Robert Gutteridge. L/Cpl. (d.15th Oct 1915)
- Crewe Thomas. Pte. (d.26th April 1916)
- Crick James. Pte. (d.22nd April 1917)
- Middleton Jack. Pte.
- Smith Samuel Earnest. Pte.
- Warren Frank. Sgt. (d.13th October 1915)
- Warren Walter Sydney. L/Cpl. (d.13th October 1915)
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L/Cpl. Robert Gutteridge Cowling 4th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment (d.15th Oct 1915) Robert Cowling enlisted into the Army at the Magazine, Leicester, on 31st of August 1914. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, part of the Territorial Force.
His medical card records that he was 18 years, 6 months and 11 days old on the day of enlisting, that he was 5ft 8 inches in height and weighed 10 stone and 9 pounds. The records also reveal that he had a tattoo on his left arm and that he was an apprentice in the boots and shoes trade.
Robert's war record shows that he was posted to France on 25th of June 1915 and that he was promoted from Private to Lance Corporal on 9th of August 1915. He was wounded and admitted to the Field Ambulance at Fonquieres on 14th of October 1915 and died of his wounds at 7.25am on 15th of October 1915.
He was posthumously awarded the Star British War Medal Victory Medal. His remains are laid to rest at Sailly Labourse Communal Cemetery in France.
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Pte. Jack Middleton 2/5th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment Jack Middleton volunteered to join the Army in World War 1.
He served in the Leicestershire Regiment (known as The Tigers). Jack served in France and Flanders with the 2/5th, 1/4th and 6th Battalions.
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Pte. George Adkin 1st/4th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment (d.8th Jun 1917) George Adkin's death was presumed on the 8th of June 1917.
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial. Visited and remembered by his Great Grand-neice Tana Adkin and her family.
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L/Cpl. Walter Sydney Warren 4th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment (d.13th October 1915) L/Cpl. Syd Warren was killed on 13th October 1915 along with his brother Sgt. Frank Warren during the final days of the Battle of Loos. Neither his nor his brother's remains were ever identified but both are commemorated at the Loos Memorial.
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Sgt. Frank Warren 4th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment (d.13th October 1915) Sgt. Frank Warren was killed on 13th October 1915 along with his brother L/Cpl. Walter Sydney Warren (Syd) during the final days of the Battle of Loos. Neither his nor his brother's remains were ever identified but both are commemorated at the Loos Memorial.
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Harold Baugh 1/4th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment (d.29th Sep 1918) The only information we hold regarding my great uncle Harold Baugh is that he is buried in La Baraque British Cemetery, Bellenglise, France. I will be scanning photos my cousin has recently found, but unfortunately there are no names on the back of any of the pictures, so I am unsure what our uncle looks like. Hopefully, people may recognise some of the pictures and it will help others, if not ourselves. The pictures are lovely and show many young men, it would be fantastic if it helped other families.
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Pte. Samuel Earnest Smith 4th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment Samuel Smith signed up on the 7th November 1914, he was born 9th January 1897 and so was only 17 on enlistment. He arrived in France on the 2nd of March 1915 with the 4th Battalion, Leicester Tigers. He was machine gunned across his hip and lay in no man's land for several hours until rescued. Discharged 26th July 1916, he was awarded the Silver War Badge and lived into well into his 70's.
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Pte. Vernon Aubry Body 1st/4th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment (d.18th Oct 1915) Vernon Body (also spelt Boddy) was one of six sons. His father Harold Hermon Leopold also served in the war as did his older brothers Harold Valentine and Wilfred Reginald. His two youngest brothers, Clarence (my Grandfather) and Norman were too young to enlist.
A twin, Vernon and his brother Alwyne Victor signed up when they were sixteen, claiming they were nineteen. Vernon joined the army, Alwyne, the navy. Vernon enlisted with the 1st/4th Leicestershire Regiment on 12th November 1914. He was sent over to France 25th June 1915.
In September he was admitted to a field hospital with influenza. He was discharged 23rd September 1915 and three weeks later his battalion was given the task of attacking the Hohenzollern Redoubt, a German strongpoint near Bethune, France.
400 of the Battallion were killed and wounded, among them was Vernon who had gun shot wounds to the abdomen. He was admitted to the field hospital at Forquieres and he died from his wounds on 18th October, 1915.
He is buried at the Chocques Military Cemetery, memorial reference I.G.74 he had just turned 17 years.
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Footprints of the 1/4th Leicestershire Regiment: August 1914 to November 1918 John Milne
This account is written primarily for those who served or whose relatives served in the battalion, which is a good thing as we get plenty of names and the details of daily life in the trenches, officer casualties and new arrivals are mentioned by name in the text other ranks by totals. A reprint of the 1935 original.
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