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1st Battalion, Welch Regiment
1st Battalion, Welsh Regiment were in Chakrata, India, with Dehra Dun Brigade, Meerut Division when war was declared in August 1914.
As soon as a territorial unit arrived to take over the garrison, the 1st Welsh returned to England, landing at Plymouth on the 22nd of December joining 84th Brigade, 28th Division at Hursley Park near Winchester. They proceeded to France from Southampton, landing at le Harve on the 18th of January, they concentrated in the area between Bailleul and Hazebrouck, being joined by additional Territorial units. In 1915 they were in action in The Second Battle of Ypres and The Battle of Loos. On the 19th of October 1915 orders were recieved to prepare to sail and five days later the first units left Marseilles for Alexandria in Egypt all units (with the exception XXXI and CXLVI Brigades RFA) arrived the by 22nd of November and they went on to Salonika on the 4th of January 1916. Later in the year they were in action during the occupation of Mazirko and the capture of Barakli Jum'a. In 1917 they were involved in the capture of Ferdie and Essex Trenches (near Barakli Jum'a) and then the capture of Barakli and Kumli. In mid 1918 a number of units returned to France The remainer of the Division were later in actio at the Battle of Doiran and the pursuit to the Strumica valley. When Hostilities with Bulgaria ceased at the end of September the 28th Division was in the area of Trnovo. They moved in early November to Gallipoli and occupied the Dardanelles Forts.
31st October 1914 The Queens in the trenches
2nd Feb 1915 Registration
4th Feb 1915 Attack Made
16th Feb 1915 Barrage
17th Feb 1915 Attack Made
23rd of February 1915
23rd Feb 1915 Reorganisation
24th Feb 1915 Artillery Support
24th of February 1915 Snipers Checked
26th Feb 1915 Reliefs
26th of February 1915 Patrol Encountered
27th Feb 1915 Signal Message
27th Feb 1915 Conference
27th of February 1915 Brigade Relief
28th Feb 1915 Shelling
28th of February 1915 Artillery Reorganised
2nd of March 1915 Patrols
3rd of March 1915 Enemy Fire Silenced
4th of March 1915 Enemy Nervous
6th of March 1915 No Hostile Patrols
7th of March 1915 A Searchlight Hit
10th of March 1915 POW Taken
11th of March 1915 Mortar Shells
16th March 1915 Information
16th of March 1915 No Hostile Patrols
19th of March 1915 Patrols
20th of March 1915
29th of March 1915 Quiet Time
30th of March 1915 Hostile MG Damaged?
31st of March 1915
31st March 1915 Working Parties
31st of March 1915 Staff
1st of April 1915 Orders
4th of April 1915 A White Flag
5th of April 1915 Quiet Day
7th Apr 1915 Reorganisation
19th Jun 1915 Reliefs
26th Jun 1915 Reliefs
3rd Jul 1915 Reliefs
10th Jul 1915 Reliefs
19th Jul 1915 On the March
22nd Jul 1915 Orders
28th Jul 1915 Reliefs
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
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Those known to have served with1st Battalion, Welch Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918.
- Davies Joseph. Pte. (d.8th May 1915)
- Gould William Thomas. Pte. (d.28th February 1917)
- Gowman William. Pte. (d.2nd Oct 1915)
- Jones Harry. Pte. (d.4th Oct 1915)
- Jones James. Pte. (d.26th May 1916)
- Vodden John. Pte (d.18th August 1915)
- Wagstaff Andrew. Pte. (d.25th May 1915)
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Pte. Harry Jones 1st Btn. Welsh Regiment (d.4th Oct 1915) Harry Jones was killed in action on the 4th of October 1915 and is buried in Bethune Town Cemetery, France. He was born in Liverpool, and was a resident of Caerphilly, Glam.
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Pte. William Thomas Gould 1st Btn. Welsh Regiment (d.28th February 1917) William Gould served with 1st Battalion, Welsh Regiment.
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Pte. James Jones 1st Btn. Welch Regiment (d.26th May 1916) James Jones was my great great uncle who died in action at Salonika. I am looking for service records, pictures or stories about him.
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