8th Battalion, South Wales Borderers

   8th (Service) Battalion, South Wales Borderers was raised at Brecon on the 19th of September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Third New Army and joined 68th Brigade, 22nd Division. They trained at Seaford, spending the winter in billets at St Leonards, and returning to Seaford in April 1915. They moved to Aldershot for final training in May and proceeded to France, landing at Boulogne on the 6th of September, the division concentrating near Flesselles. In October they moved to Marseilles by train and embarked for Salonika on the 30th. 68th Brigade, 9th Borders, 68th Field Ambulance and the Advanced Divisional HQ saw their first action in the second week of December in the Retreat from Serbia. In 1916 the division fought in the the Battle of Horseshoe Hill and Battle of Machukovo. In 1918 they were in action during the Battles of Doiran. The 8th South Wales Borderers left the 22nd Division on the 30th of June 1918.

3rd of September 1915 Off to France

5th of September 1915 In France

5th of September 1915 Concentration of Units

7th of September 1915 More Units Join

8th of September 1915 More Troops Join

10th of September 1915 On the Move

10th of September 1915 More Moves

11th of September 1915 Changes of Command

12th of September 1915 67th Brigade Under Instruction

14th of September 1915 Both Sides Retaliate

17th of September 1915 Advance Units Arrive

17th of September 1915 German Post Hit

19th of September 1915 Reliefs

20th of September 1915 Infantry and Guns Relieved

21st of September 1915 In the Front Line

21st Sep 1915 Report

22nd of September 1915 Gas Precautions

23rd of September 1915 Divisional Front Reduced

29th of September 1915 Snipers and Reliefs

1st of October 1915 A Basket of Snipers

8th of October 1915 German Dud Shell

8th of October 1915 New Men Arrive

9th of October 1915 Artillery Regrouped

10th of October 1915 New and Old Armies

11th of October 1915 Subalterns Adventures

16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme

23rd of October 1915 French Take Over Front

30th of October 1915 Ready to Go

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

18th of June 1918

24th of June 1918

3rd of July 1918

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Pte. Joseph Gatenby South Wales Borderers

I found my Grandfather's service records on line, and discovered he was notified of the death of his one-year old daughter at the end of his service in Salonika (Thessalonica). What a terrible shock for him and the family.
48246 Private Joseph Gatenby served with the South Wales Borderers during WW1. He also served as a Driver in the Army Service Corps (T/359186) On 21 May 1918, he had been alarmed by a machine gun opening up, ran for cover and in the darkness fell into a trench/drain where he sprained an ankle. He was demobilized in November, 1919 to return to house painting in Middlesbrough, with a 10% disability arising from malaria, and a very sore ankle.
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