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3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade    3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade were at Cork serving with 17th Brigade in 6th Division when war was declared in August 1914. They mobilised to England and moved to Cambridge then swiftly on to Newmarket. They proceeded to France on the 12th of September 1914 landing at St Nazaire. They immediatley marched across France to the Aisne to reinforce the hard-pressed BEF. They then moved north to Flanders and in October 1915 transferred with 17th Brigade to 24th Division. In 1916 they suffered in the German gas attack at Wulverghem and then moved to The Somme seeing action in The Battle of Delville Wood and The Battle of Guillemont. In 1917 they were in action at The Battle of Vimy Ridge in the Spring, The Battle of Messines in June and Third Battle of Ypres in October before moving south where they were in action during The Cambrai Operations when the Germans counter attacked. In 1918 they were in action on the Somme and The Battle of Cambrai and the Final Advance in Picardy. At the Armistice the Division were in the line 1.5 miles east of the Maubeuge-Mons road. 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Want to know more about 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade? There are:5331 items tagged 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade 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 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade during the Great War 1914-1918. Brown George Walford. L/Cpl. (d.31st Jul 1917) Brown James. Rifleman (d.7th June 1917) Childs Leslie. Rfm. (d.21st June 1917) Critchell Frederick. Pte. (d.26th June 1917) Edwards J. R.. Rfm. (d.7th Jun 1917) Ford T.. Rfm. (d.7th Jun 1917) Herrmann A. W. F.. Rfm. (d.7th Jun 1917) Houghton Frederick Charles. Pte. Jennings DCM Thomas. Sjt. (d.27th Mar 1918) Moran Edward. Rifleman. (d.15th October 1918) Parfitt William G.. L/Cpl. (d.6th Jul 1915) Randall Joseph James. Rfm. (d.1st Feb 1915) Smith Walter. Sgt. (d.18th Oct 1914) Syrett Robert Charles. Rfm. (d.7th Jun 1917) Trevorrow John Richard. Cpl West William. Lance Corporal (d.12th Jan 1915) 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 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade 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. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Looking for help with Family History Research?    Please see Family History FAQ's Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Can you help? The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Announcements 19th Nov 2024     Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to the Great War. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.   Sgt. Walter Smith 3rd Btn. Rifle Brigade (d.18th Oct 1914) Walter Smith was recalled to the Colours at the outbreak of war and served with 3rd Battalion, the Rifle Brigade. Clive Smith Add to this record.   Rifleman James Brown 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade (d.7th June 1917) James Brown was my grandfather. He died when my father was 3 years old and sadly, he had no memories of him. D Smith Add to this record.   Rfm. Leslie Childs 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consorts Own) (d.21st June 1917) I recently found out that my Great Uncle, Les Childs was killed in action in June 1917 and is buried in Perth Cemetery China Wall. He was 19 years of age. Perth cemetery is small in comparison to Tyne Cot and was originally a French cemetery. It is near Zillebeke. The name China Wall refers to the name the troops gave to a communication trench. I would welcome any information on action on this part of the Western front in June 1917. His younger brother, my grandfather, was gassed on the Somme in 1916 but survived the war. Mike Harvey Add to this record.   Rfm. Joseph James Randall 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade (d.1st Feb 1915) My grandfather, Joseph James Randall was killed in action on 1st February 1915. His body was never found but he is listed on the Ploegsteert Memorial. I have not been able to find out any information about him and would be grateful if anyone has any information. He was killed two weeks before my father was born. Colin Randall Add to this record.   Pte. Frederick Critchell 3rd Btn. Rifle Brigade (d.26th June 1917) I do not know much about my great grandfather, Fred Critchell and most of my older relatives on my mother's side of the family have all died before I started my family research. I do however believe that at the time of his enlistment he lied about his age and added approx. 5yrs to his age. He was married by this time to a woman older than him as well. She was pregnant for a 3rd time by the time he left for duty and gave birth to a baby boy in 1916. I do not know when my great grandfather enlisted, but do know it was in Woolwich, Kent. I also do not know if he knew about his last son. Before he enlisted, he worked as a labourer. This is all I know at this time. Claire Add to this record.   Lance Corporal William West 3rd Btn. Rifle Brigade (d.12th Jan 1915) William died aged 31 and is remembered at the Ploegsteert Memorial, he has no known grave. William was married to Daisy (nee Boulter), my grandmother, unfortunately I was only 4 when my grandmother died so I have little information with regard to William. Denniese Haynes Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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