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9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment



   9th Battalion Manchester Regiment was a unit of the Territorial Force with its HQ in Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne. They were part of the east Lancashire Brigade, East Lancashire Division.

1st May 1915 Preparations

2nd May 1915 Orders

3rd May 1915 Orders

4th May 1915 On the Move

5th May 1915 On the Move

6th May 1915 Rations

7th May 1915 Orders

8th May 1915 Attack Made

9th May 1915 Shelling

10th May 1915 Bivouac

18th May 1915 New Bivouac

21st May 1915 Move

22nd May 1915 In the Trenches

23rd May 1915 Rescue

24th May 1915 Advance

25th May 1915 Ship Sunk

25th May 1915 Reliefs

26th May 1915 Orders Recieved

27th May 1915 Attachments

29th May 1915 On the Move

1st Jun 1915 Coys Rejoin

3rd Jun 1915 In Reserve

4th Jun 1915 Heavy Shelling

4th June 1915 Hard Fighting

5th Jun 1915 Fightin Ongoing

5th June 1915 Clearing Casualties

7th Jun 1915 Attack Made

9th Jun 1915 Into the Line

12th Jun 1915 Reliefs

13th Jun 1915 In Reserve

15th Jun 1915 Reliefs

18th Jun 1915 Attack Made

22nd Jun 1915 Reliefs

29th Jun 1915 Heavy Shelling

2nd Jul 1915 Into Trenches

7th Jul 1915 Reliefs

9th Jul 1915 Into the Line

12th Jul 1915 Recconaissance

13th Jul 1915 In the Line

14th Jul 1915 Reliefs

16th Jul 1915 Change of Command

18th Jul 1915 Reliefs

23rd Jul 1915 Reinforcements

7th Aug 1915 Attachment

7th Aug 1915 Attack Made

7th Aug 1915 Machine Guns

8th Aug 1915 Into Positions

8th Aug 1915 Orders

9th Aug 1915 Messages of Congratulation

9th Aug 1915 Casualties

10th Aug 1915 Reorganisation

12th Aug 1915 Shelling

13th Aug 1915 Bombing Party

18th Aug 1915 Award

19th Aug 1915 Bivouac

26th Aug 1915 Award

9th Sep 1915 Training

10th Sep 1915 Award

11th Sep 1915 Congratulations

12th Sep 1915 Training Camp

18th Sep 1915 Move

19th Sep 1915 Sickness

30th Sep 1915 Change of Command

1st Oct 1915 In Reserve

6th Oct 1915 In Reserve

7th Oct 1915 Postings

8th Oct 1915 Rain

9th Oct 1915 Bivouac

10th Oct 1915 Bivouac

14th Oct 1915 Reorganisation

16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme

16th Oct 1915 Party Returns

18th Oct 1915 Poor Weather

19th Oct 1915 CO Killed

22nd Oct 1915 Bad Weather

23rd Oct 1915 Enemy Active

26th Oct 1915 Reinforcements

29th Oct 1915 Relief Complete

31st Oct 1915 Reliefs

8th Nov 1915 Working Parties

9th Nov 1915 Sickness

10th Nov 1915 Heavy Rain

12th Nov 1915 Reliefs

13th Nov 1915 Bombing

15th Nov 1915 Storm

16th Nov 1915 Counter Attack

17th Nov 1915 Storm

18th Nov 1915 Enemy Aircraft

19th Nov 1915 Enemy Active

23rd Nov 1915 Enemy Active

24th Nov 1915 Shelling

25th Nov 1915 Shelling

26th Nov 1915 Reliefs

27th Nov 1915 Working Parties

28th Nov 1915 Working Parties

29th Nov 1915 Hard Frost

30th Nov 1915 Working Parties

1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets

1st Dec 1915 Working Parties

2nd Dec 1915 Working Parties

3rd Dec 1915 Working Parties

4th Dec 1915 Working Parties

5th Dec 1915 Working Parties

6th Dec 1915 Working Parties

7th Dec 1915 Working Parties

8th Dec 1915 Working Parties

9th Dec 1915 Working Parties

10th Dec 1915 Shelling

11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment

11th Dec 1915 Holding the Line

12th Dec 1915 Quiet

13th Dec 1915 Patrols

15th Dec 1915 Trench Work

17th Dec 1915 Trench Work

18th Dec 1915 Trench Work

19th Dec 1915 Mines Exploded

21st Dec 1915 Heavy Rain

24th Dec 1915 Reliefs

27th Dec 1915 Orders

28th Dec 1915 Orders

29th Dec 1915 On the Move

30th Dec 1915 In Camp

31st Dec 1915 In Camp

1st Jan 1916 Training

10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens

12th Jan 1916 Orders

14th Jan 1916 On the Move

15th Jan 1916 On the Move

17th Jan 1916 On the Move

18th Jan 1916 On the Move

24th Jan 1916 Orders

26th Jan 1916 On the Move

28th Jan 1916 Orders

29th Jan 1916 Outposts

30th Jan 1916 Working Parties

8th Feb 1916 Reinforcements

9th February 1916 Call Ups

10th Feb 1916 On the Move

22nd Feb 1916 Defence Work

23rd Feb 1916 Outpost

24th Feb 1916 Awards

2nd Mar 1916 Defence Work

3rd Mar 1916 Awards

17th Mar 1916 Defences

18th Mar 1916 Reinforcements

19th Mar 1916 Defences

23rd Mar 1916 Defence Work

24th Mar 1916 Defence Work

30th Mar 1916 Transfers

1st Apr 1916 Reliefs

8th Apr 1916 Reinforcements

9th Apr 1916 Training

13th Apr 1916 Training

14th Apr 1916 Training

20th Apr 1916 Training

21st Apr 1916 Reinforcements

25th Apr 1916 Training

1st May 1916 Training

9th May 1916 Training

19th May 1916 Training

22nd May 1916 Training

31st May 1916 Training

3rd Jun 1916 Training

4th Jun 1916 Training

7th Jun 1916 Training

17th Jun 1916 Training

18th Jun 1916 Training

20th Jun 1916 On the Move

21st Jun 1916 On the Move

22nd Jun 1916 Reliefs

23rd Jun 1916 Outposts

23rd Jul 1916 Defence Work

25th Jul 1916 Reliefs

26th Jul 1916 On the March

27th Jul 1916 On the March

28th Jul 1916 Equipment

4th Aug 1916 On the March

7th Aug 1916 Prisoners

8th Aug 1916 On the Move

9th Aug 1916 Salvage

10th Aug 1916 Outposts

11th Aug 1916 Training

12th Aug 1916 Training

13th Aug 1916 Training

14th Aug 1916 Training

18th Aug 1916 Outposts

20th Aug 1916 Outposts

29th Aug 1916 Innoculations

31st Aug 1916 Training

1st Sep 1916 Training

8th Sep 1916 Training

9th Sep 1916 On the March

10th Sep 1916 On the March

11th Sep 1916 In the Line

12th Sep 1916 Outposts

13th Sep 1916 Outposts

14th Sep 1916 Outposts

15th Sep 1916 Outposts

16th Sep 1916 Outposts

17th Sep 1916 Outposts

21st Sep 1916 Reliefs

22nd Sep 1916 In Reserve

24th Sep 1916 In Reserve

30th Sep 1916 In Reserve

1st Oct 1916 Duties

2nd Oct 1916 Reliefs

3rd Oct 1916 Holding the Line

4th Oct 1916 Holding the Line

5th Oct 1916 Holding the Line

9th Oct 1916 Defences

10th Oct 1916 Holding the Line

12th Oct 1916 Orders

13th Oct 1916 On the Move

15th Oct 1916 Musketry

16th Oct 1916 Route March

17th Oct 1916 Training

18th Oct 1916 Training

19th Oct 1916 Training

22nd Oct 1916 Reliefs

23rd Oct 1916 Musketry

24th Oct 1916 Reliefs

25th Oct 1916 On the March

26th Oct 1916 Orders Recieved

27th Oct 1916 Reliefs

28th Oct 1916 Holding the Line

30th Oct 1916 Holding the Line

31st Oct 1916 Air Raid

1st Nov 1916 Holding the Line

2nd Nov 1916 Reliefs

3rd Nov 1916 Training

4th Nov 1916 Training

5th Nov 1916 Training

6th Nov 1916 Training

7th Nov 1916 Training

8th Nov 1916 Reinforcements

9th Nov 1916 On the March

10th Nov 1916 On the March

11th Nov 1916 Outposts

12th Nov 1916 Outposts

13th Nov 1916 Visit

17th Nov 1916 Musketry

20th Nov 1916 Postings

21st Nov 1916 Clothing

22nd Nov 1916 Posting

23rd Nov 1916 Courses

24th Nov 1916 Defence Line

28th Nov 1916 Cleanliness

29th Nov 1916 Cleanliness

30th Nov 1916 Cleanliness

1st Dec 1916 Defences

4th Dec 1916 Defences

7th Dec 1916 Postings

10th Dec 1916 Identity Discs

11th Dec 1916 Training

12th Dec 1916 Reliefs

13th Dec 1916 Reliefs

14th Dec 1916 Exercise

16th Dec 1916 Orders

17th Dec 1916 Orders

18th Dec 1916 Courses

19th Dec 1916 Posting

20th Dec 1916 On the March

21st Dec 1916 On the March

1st Mar 1917 On the Move

2nd Mar 1917 On the Move

3rd Mar 1917 Quayside

4th Mar 1917 On the Move

5th Mar 1917 Inspection

6th Mar 1917 Inspections

7th Mar 1917 Escort

8th Mar 1917 Rough Weather

9th Mar 1917 Rough Weather

10th Mar 1917 Threat

11th Mar 1917 Arrival

12th Mar 1917 On the Move

13th Mar 1917 On the Move

14th Mar 1917 On the Move

15th Mar 1917 Rifles

16th Mar 1917 Training

17th Mar 1917 Training

18th Mar 1917 Church Parade

19th Mar 1917 Route March

20th Mar 1917 Training

21st Mar 1917 Bayonet Fighting

22nd Mar 1917 Training and Baths

23rd Mar 1917 Training

24th Mar 1917 Routine

25th Mar 1917 Church Parade

26th Mar 1917 Training

27th Mar 1917 Training and Baths

28th Mar 1917 Training

29th Mar 1917 Training

30th Mar 1917 On the Move

31st Mar 1917 Route March

1st Apr 1917 Church Parade

2nd Apr 1917 Musketry

3rd Apr 1917 Musketry

4th Apr 1917 Orders

5th Apr 1917 Training

6th Apr 1917 Transport

7th Apr 1917 On the Move  location map

8th Apr 1917 Transport  location map

9th Apr 1917 Demonstration  location map

10th Apr 1917 Training  location map

11th Apr 1917 On the March  location map

12th Apr 1917 Snow  location map

13th Apr 1917 Training  location map

14th Apr 1917 Training  location map

15th Apr 1917 Training  location map

16th Apr 1917 Preparations  location map

17th Apr 1917 On the March  location map

18th Apr 1917 Dangers  location map

19th Apr 1917 Working Parties  location map

20th Apr 1917 Orders  location map

21st Apr 1917 Working Parties  location map

23rd Apr 1917 Reliefs  location map

24th Apr 1917 Attack Made  location map

25th Apr 1917 Attack Made  location map

26th Apr 1917 Explosion  location map

27th Apr 1917 Reliefs  location map

28th Apr 1917 Reliefs  location map

29th Apr 1917 Change of Billets

30th Apr 1917 Shelling

1st May 1917 Working Parties and Training  location map

2nd May 1917 Working Parties and Training

3rd May 1917 Orders  location map

4th May 1917 Working Parties  location map

5th May 1917 Reliefs  location map

6th May 1917 Reliefs  location map

7th May 1917 Trench Work  location map

8th May 1917 Attack Made  location map

9th May 1917 Reliefs  location map

10th May 1917 Working Parties  location map

11th May 1917 Working Parties  location map

12th May 1917 Orders  location map

13th May 1917 Reliefs  location map

14th May 1917 Trench Work  location map

15th May 1917 Identification  location map

16th May 1917 Working Parties  location map

17th May 1917 Reliefs  location map

18th May 1917 Inspection

19th May 1917 On the March  location map

20th May 1917 On the March  location map

21st May 1917 In Billets  location map

22nd May 1917 Reliefs  location map

23rd May 1917 Trench Work  location map

24th May 1917 In Reserve  location map

25th May 1917 In Reserve  location map

26th May 1917 Reliefs  location map

27th May 1917 Observation Post  location map

28th May 1917 Patrols  location map

29th May 1917 Patrols  location map

30th May 1917 Trench Work  location map

30th May 1917 Trench Work  location map

31st May 1917 Patrols  location map

1st Jun 1917 Patrols  location map

2nd Jun 1917 Position Occupied  location map

3rd Jun 1917 Trench Work  location map

4th Jun 1917 Trench Work  location map

5th Jun 1917 Reliefs  location map

6th Jun 1917 In Billets  location map

7th Jun 1917 Working Parties  location map

8th Jun 1917 Working Parties  location map

9th Jun 1917 New Chaplain  location map

10th Jun 1917 Working Parties  location map

11th Jun 1917 Working Parties  location map

12th Jun 1917 Moves  location map

13th Jun 1917 Working Parties  location map

14th Jun 1917 Working Parties  location map

15th Jun 1917 Working Parties  location map

16th Jun 1917 Reliefs  location map

17th Jun 1917 Award  location map

18th Jun 1917 In Billets  location map

19th Jun 1917 Training  location map

20th Jun 1917 In Billets  location map

21st Jun 1917 Reliefs  location map

22nd Jun 1917 Working Parties  location map

23rd Jun 1917 Trench Work  location map

24th Jun 1917 Working Parties  location map

25th Jun 1917 Reliefs  location map

26th Jun 1917 In the Trenches  location map

27th Jun 1917 Patrols  location map

28th Jun 1917 Patrols  location map

29th Jun 1917 Trench Work  location map

30th Jun 1917 Trench Raid  location map

1st Jul 1917 Patrols  location map

2nd Jul 1917 Gas Shells  location map

3rd Jul 1917 Shelling  location map

3rd Jan 1918 Reliefs

21st March 1918 In Action

22nd March 1918 In Action  location map

23rd March 1918 In Action  location map

24th March 1918 In Action

25th March 1918 In Action

26th March 1918 Holding the Line

27th March 1918 Attack & Counter Attack

28th March 1918 In Action

29th March 1918 Hard Fighting

31st March 1918 Relief

2nd Apr 1918 On the March

12th Apr 1918 Reorganisation

21st Apr 1918 On the Move

13th Aug 1918 Reorganisation

14th August 1918 Training

15th August 1918 Training

16th August 1918 Training

17th Aug 1918 Training

18th August 1918 Church Parade

19th August 1918 Training

20th August 1918 Training

21st August 1918 Training

22nd August 1918 Training

23rd August 1918 Training

24th August 1918 Training

25th August 1918 Church Parade

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Those known to have served with

9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Backhouse Thomas. Pte. (d.21st March 1918)
  • Bradburn Anthony. Pte. (d.9th Sep 1916)
  • Butterworth Harold Edmund. 2nd Lt.
  • Dickinson George. Pte. (d.30th Aug 1918)
  • Doyle Michael. Pte. (d.21st March 1918)
  • Edwin Garside . Pte. (d.25th April 1917)
  • Grieves Charles. Pte. (d.21st Mar 1918)
  • Hargreaves Harold. L/Cpl. (d.17th March 1918)
  • Hargreaves Harold. L/Cpl. (d.17th Mar 1918)
  • Hargreaves Thomas. 2nd Lt.
  • Littleford William. Pte. (d.6th Oct 1918)
  • Littleford William. Pte. (d.6th Oct 1918)
  • Shelmerdine MM James. Pte. (d.21st March 1918)
  • Smith Henry. 2nd Lt. (d.19th October 1918)
  • Statter William. Cpl. (d.26th Jun 1917)
  • Thornton Walter Andrew. Pte. (d.20th Oct 1918)

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  L/Cpl. Harold Hargreaves H Coy., 1/9th Battalion Manchester Regiment (d.17th Mar 1918)

Harold Hargreaves served with H Coy., 1/9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment







  2nd Lt. Thomas Hargreaves 8th Btn. Manchester Regiment

Sgt. Thomas Hargreaves, 1/9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment

Thomas Hargreaves enlisted with his brother Harold Hargreaves in the 1/9th (Ashton Pals) Battalion, Manchester Regiment and sailed to Egypt in September 1914 as part of the 42nd Division. On 10th of May 1915, the battalion landed at Seddul Bahr during the Dardanelles campaign. Thomas was a sergeant in H Company of the battalion and on 24th of June 1915 was wounded by shrapnel from Turkish shelling whilst digging a communications trench. Several of Thomas's friends were killed or wounded, and he received wounds to the left hand.

Thomas saw action at the Helles Bridgehead and the battle of Krithia Vineyard in Gallipoli in 1915. He was evacuated with the rest of the 42nd Division in December 1915 and, due to casualties reducing the division to a third of its strength, was tasked with defending the Suez Canal.

In March 1917, the 1/9th Battalion landed at Marseilles and proceeded to the Western Front. Thomas saw action at the battles of Passchendaele, Nieuport, and Cambrai. In January 1918, Thomas was transferred to the 8th Battalion, Manchester Regiment and commissioned to the rank of second lieutenant as part of the 126th (East Lancashire) Brigade. He was demobilised in March 1919. He was awarded the Victory Medal, the British War Medal, and the 1915 Star.

Dave Dimelow






  Pte. Anthony Bradburn 9th Btn. Manchester Regiment (d.9th Sep 1916)

Casualty report which was in the Manchester evening news 21st Sept 1916. Private Anthony Bradburn (24), of 76 Market-street, died of wounds on 9th of September 1916, exactly a month after joining his regiment. He worked for Messrs. Cooke, Smith, and Co. He had an older brother who was killed nine months earlier, and another brother who is disabled.

Kenneth Lamb






  Pte. William Littleford 1/9th Battalion Manchester Regiment (d.6th Oct 1918)

My Grandfather William Littleford joined the Territorial Army in Ashton Under Lyne in 1908 his number then was 48 At the outbreak of WW1 his Battalion 1/9th sailed to Egypt in preparation for the Gallipoli Offensive. They sailed from Alexandria in the SS Ausonia and landed on V Beach on 9th May 1915 under heavy fire. After the evacuation from Gallipoli he served in Egypt then the Veneto Region of Italy where he fought in the Battle of the Piave River. Now joined to 21st Battalion he entered the Western Front where he lost his life due to being gassed during the Battle of Beaurevoir.

Gillian Sweeny






  L/Cpl. Harold Hargreaves 9th Battalion Manchester Regiment (d.17th March 1918)

Harold Hargreaves earned the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Dave Dimelow






  Pte. Michael Doyle 9th Battalion Manchester Regiment (d.21st March 1918)

Son of Michael and Isabella Doyle of 55 Wilbram Street, Liverpool. Husband of Lousia Doyle later Webster of 55 Louis Street, Liverpool.

had three children Michael, Peter and Isabella. Both Michael and Isabella died in childhood. He had a brother called Peter who was also in the Army in WW1 and survived the war.

Michael was killed on the 21st March 1918 in the Somme region on the first day of the German offensive called Operation Michael. His body was never found and he listed in the Pozieres Memorial Panels 64 to 67.

Peter Doyle






  2nd Lt. Henry Smith 9th Btn. Manchester Regiment (d.19th October 1918)

Harry Smith served with the 13th and then 9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment.







  2nd Lt. Harold Edmund Butterworth 9th Btn. Manchester Regiment

Harold Butterworth served at Suez then Gallipoli. He came back to Egypt and saw action against Turks in Sinai. He went to fight at Ypres and was captured as POW. He returned in December 1918 as Major.







  Pte. Thomas Backhouse 9th Btn. Manchester Regiment (d.21st March 1918)

Thomas Backhouse was my great uncle. He died aged 21 and was married to a local girl. His name is on the Pozieres Memorial Panel 64-67. He enlisted in Birkenhead, Wirral.

Sheila Scarisbrick






  Pte. William Littleford 1/9th Btn. Manchester Regiment (d.6th Oct 1918)

William Littleford (standing)

William Littleford served with the 1/9th Btn. Manchester Regiment

Gillian Sweeny






  Cpl. William Statter 5th Btn Manchester Regiment (d.26th Jun 1917)

William Statter was the son of Joseph K. Statter and husband of Julia Statter, of 9 Vine Grove, Chapel St., Wallgate, Wigan.

Patricia Statter






  Pte. Charles Grieves 9th Battalion Manchester Regiment (d.21st Mar 1918)

Charles Grieves was serving with the 9th Battalion Manchester Regiment, when he died on 21st March 1918. He was born and enlisted with the Yorkshire Regiment in Jarrow.

Charles is remembered on the Pozieres Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.

Vin Mullen






  Pte. Garside "Ned" Edwin 1/9th Batallion Manchester Regiment (d.25th April 1917)

To the memory of Edwin Garside father of Maurice Garside R.I.P This is the day my Great Grandfather Edwin died in WW1 in the Arras battle at Epehy. He was 22 with a baby boy at home, also called Maurice. He was married to Annie Williams and lived in Market Street Droylsden. May we never forget our soldiers of the past, present and future.

The 1/9th Battalion war diary states the following.

8.45pm 24th through to 25th April 1917.

Epehy - Operations of the morning to be continued, the 1/5th East Lancs to attack the Knoll from the NW. and W. 4th East Lancs Division out of trench F6a by German counter attack, retire on Little Priel Farm. The 4th East Lancs ordered to withdraw to No 13 Copse. The attack of the 5th East Lancs timed for 11pm delayed till situation cleared up. 5th East Lancs attack about 2am, but are not successful. Reported that Knoll was taken on right. C Company provide artillery, of 2 sections at F 3 d 88. Patrols penetrated Ossus Wood to about 300 yards, and were digging in but were forced to retire. Sniping Post established 50 yards from west end of Wood and on southern edge of wood. Enemy Machine guns known to be in Ossus Wood but not located.

Capt Stephenson and 2 platoons relieve 4th East Lancs in Spur Post. Attempt to relieve 2nd Lt Gray at Grays Post unsuccessful owing to difficulty in finding post. Requin and 14 Copse ----. Lt. Shatwell and 2 platoons D Company, attack Old German Trench, but it was strongly manned by enemy and is forced to withdraw. Heavy barrage and machine gun fire caused casualties.

Casualty Report for April : Killed 6, Missing 7, Wounded 39, Sick 90.

Edwin is remembered on the Arras Memorial Bay 7. God Bless you Edwin, we never got to know you, but you will never be forgotten X

Jane Moulton






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