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1st (Drake) Battalion, Royal Naval Division   3rd of February 1917 Report on the action 3rd-5th 3rd of February 1917 Report on the action 3rd-5th (continued) 20th Jun 1916 Working Parties 1st July 1916 Reliefs 4th July 1916 Raid 5th of July 1916 Admin note 6th of July 1916 Nomenclature 7th of July 1916 Reorganisation 8th July 1916 Reliefs 8th of July 1916 Officer change 10th of July 2016 Officer attached 13th of July 1916 In the trenches 14th of July 1916 Change of senior officer 15th of July 2016 marched to billets 18th of July 1916 Court held 19th of July 1916 Into reserve trenches 21st of July 1916 Change of senior officers 25th of July 1916 Back into trenches 31st of July 1916 In the trenches 1st of August 1916 Battalion relieved 3rd of August 1916 Bombardment 4th of August 1916 Church hit 10th of August 1916 In the trenches 11th of August 1916 In the trenches 12th of August 1916 Battalion Relief 14th of August 1916 Reliefs 15th of August 1916 Battalion in huts 19th of August 1916 Return to trenchec 20th of August 1916 Under fire 21st of August 1916 1 wounded 22nd of August 1916 Still in trenches 23rd of August 1916 Wounded 24th of August 1916 More wounded 25th of August 1916 Reliefs 26th of August 1916 In huts 31st of August 1916 Reliefs 1st of September 1916 In the trenches 7th of September 1916 Move to Lorette Sector 13th of September 1916 In Souchez sector 14th of September 1916 Under fire 15th of September 1916 Under fire 16th of September 1916 Bombardment 17th of September  Retaliation 18th of September 1916 Relieved 19th of September 1916 In huts 20th of September 1916 On the March 21st of September 1916 Frevillers, field training 27th of September 1916 Into the trenches 30th of September 1916 Battalion relieved 31st of September 1916 Marched to Billets 3rd of October 1916 Training continues 4th of October 1916 Moved to Somme area 5th of October 1916 Training 8th of October 1916 Move to Englebelmer 9th of October 1916 Working parties 16th of October 1916 Into the trenches 17th of October 1916 Relieved 18th of October 1916 Working parties 21st of October 1916 Working parties 22nd of October 1916 Working parties 23rd of October 1916 Into Billets 24th of October 1916 Training continues 1st of November 1916 Training and inspection 6th of November 1916 Into Tents 7th of November 1916 Preparation for attack 13th of November 2016 Attack - 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Want to know more about 1st (Drake) Battalion, Royal Naval Division ? There are:136 items tagged 1st (Drake) Battalion, Royal Naval Division 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 1st (Drake) Battalion, Royal Naval Division during the Great War 1914-1918. Adams George Richard. Able Seaman (d.27 Sep 1918) Adams Thomas Frederick. Able Seaman (d.23 Apr 1917) Adcock Sydney Harold. Able Seaman (d.16 Jul 1918) Ainscough M M . Chief Petty Officer (d.24 Dec 1917) Aish . Able Seaman (d.31 Oct 1917) Aitken John William. Able Seaman (d.17 Apr 1917) Alderson Joseph. Able Seaman (d.4 Feb 1917) Allison . Able Seaman (d.1 Sep 1917) Allison Frederick Crichton. Leading Seaman (d.12 Oct 1917) Allman . Able Seaman (d.4 Jan 1918) Amos Cyril John. Able Seaman (d.23 Aug 1918) Andrew John. Able Seaman (d.13 Nov 1916) Appleton Thomas Henry. Able Seaman (d.8 Nov 1918) Armitstead Jacob Nelson. Able Seaman (d.8 Oct 1918) Armstrong Stanley. Able Seaman (d.30 Dec 1917) Armstrong William. Able Seaman (d.24 Apr 1917) Ashcroft . Able Seaman (d.25 Mar 1918) Asher Edwin. Able Seaman (d.11 May 1915) Ashworth . Able Seaman (d.4 Feb 1917) Astell Edmund. Able Seaman (d.31 Dec 1917) Aston Lionel. Stoker 2nd Class (d.13 May 1915) Atkinson . Able Seaman (d.4 Feb 1917) Atkinson George James. Able Seaman (d.23 Apr 1917) Attfield Cecil. Sub-Lieutenant (d.29 Sep 1918) Ayling Edgar Phillip. Able Seaman (d.25 Mar 1918) Benson William Francis. S/Lt. (d.8th Oct 1918) Blockley Edward. AB. Bonnett Frederick William Lovell. Lt. Boulton William Ernest. Able.Sea. (d.25 Mar 1918) Brown Robert Foster. Able Seaman Bunting James Thomas. Able Seaman. Cockings William Edward. Ldg.Sea. Fox Robert. Hepden William Dinsdale. Able Sea. (d.31st December 1917) Kelly Michael. Able Sea. (d.14th Nov 1915) Luke Military Medal William Gordon. Marden Edwin James. Stokr1. Prowse VC. DCM George. CPO. (d.27th September 1918) Tummey David. Able Sea. (d.12th May 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 1st (Drake) Battalion, Royal Naval Division from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2023 marks 24 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. 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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.   Stoker 2nd Class Lionel Aston Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.13 May 1915) Lionel Aston served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record.   Able Seaman Edmund Astell Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.31 Dec 1917) Edmund Astell served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record.   Able Seaman Stanley Armstrong Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.30 Dec 1917) Stanley Armstrong served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record.   Sub-Lieutenant Cecil Attfield Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.29 Sep 1918) Cecil Attfield served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record.   Able Seaman Edgar Phillip Ayling Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.25 Mar 1918) Edgar Ayling served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record.   Able Seaman Ashcroft Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.25 Mar 1918) Ashcroft served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record.   Able Seaman William Armstrong Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.24 Apr 1917) William Armstrong served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record.   Able Seaman George James Atkinson Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.23 Apr 1917) George Atkinson served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . CPWW1 Add to this record.   Able Seaman John Andrew Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.13 Nov 1916) John Andrew served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record.   Able Seaman Edwin Asher Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.11 May 1915) Edwin Asher served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record.   Able Seaman Thomas Henry Appleton Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.8 Nov 1918) Thomas Appleton served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record.   Able Seaman Jacob Nelson Armitstead Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.8 Oct 1918) Jacob Armitstead served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record.   Able Seaman Atkinson Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.4 Feb 1917) Atkinson served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record.   Able Seaman Ashworth Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.4 Feb 1917) Ashworth served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record.   Able Seaman George Richard Adams Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.27 Sep 1918) George Adams served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record.   Able Seaman Cyril John Amos Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.23 Aug 1918) Cyril Amos served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record.   Able Seaman Sydney Harold Adcock Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.16 Jul 1918) Sydney Adcock served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record.   Able Seaman Allman Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.4 Jan 1918) Allman served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record.   Chief Petty Officer Ainscough M M Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.24 Dec 1917) Ainscough served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record.   Able Seaman Aish Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.31 Oct 1917) Aish served in Drake Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1 Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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