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10th Battalion, Manchester Regiment
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Those known to have served with10th Battalion, Manchester Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Bradley Harold. Pte. (d.19th Aug 1915)
- Brigham Thomas. Pte. (d.4th Jun 1918)
- Clegg Percy. Pte. (d.12th July 1915)
- Fothergill William. Pte. (d.7th Feb 1916)
- Foulkes Thomas. Pte. (d.21st Nov 1917)
- McNulty John. Pte. (d.24th April 1917)
- Mendham James William. Pte.
- Mills VC. Walter. Pte. (d.11 December 1917)
- Smith William Henry. Cpl.
- Wilson Leo. L/Cpl. (d.22nd Aug 1918)
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Cpl. William Henry Smith 10th Btn. Manchester Regiment I have just found among some family heirlooms, an old medal for Cpl. W.H. Smith (my grandmother's brother) who was in the 1/10th Manchester Regiment, Helles, December 1915. The Medal has the words 'Dardanelles Cup (42nd) Divisional Final (1759)'.
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L/Cpl. Leo Wilson 1/10th Btn. Manchester Regiment (d.22nd Aug 1918) We have been part of the Sefton "beyond the war memorials" project, which meant any household in the area which was originally the home address of the soldier who died was sent a pack of his details.
We were very privileged to get this man, Leo Wilson who lived in our house 100 years ago and sadly died less than 2 months before the end of the war. He apparently joined the army in 1916, was in charge of a Lewis gun section, and is remembered at Sucrerie Military Cemetery in France.
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Pte. James William Mendham 10th Battalion, 1 Coy. Manchester Regiment Efforts to access either a service record or pension record for James Mendham were unsuccessful, these were likely destroyed during the Second World War.
According to his Medal Rolls Index Card, Service Medal and Award Roll Private Mendham served with the 1st Coy., 10th (Oldham) Battalion of the Territorial Force. Since he did not qualify for the 1914-15 Star, it is likely that He first served overseas with the 1/10th in Egypt in either 1916 or early 1917, on 6th of March1917, the 1/10th entered the French theatre at Marseille and was assigned to the 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division and was engaged in the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele), executed a fighting withdrawal during Germany's March 1918 Michael Offensive and then returned to the offensive in August 1918. The 1/10th took Hautmont, France on 6th of November 1918 after fierce hand-to-hand fighting and some improved bridge building, where it remained until the Armistice took effect.
One curiosity noted on his Service Medal and Award Roll is that he was listed as attached R.E. my assumption is that although he was an infantryman, based upon skills, he was locally transferred to an assigned R.E. unit. For his service in the Great War, Private James Mendham was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
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Pte. Harold Bradley 10th Battalion Manchester Regiment (d.19th Aug 1915) When Harold Bradley was born on Saturday 5th of November 1892, in Brazil, his father, Thomas was 25 and his mother, Annie was 22.
He had two brothers and one sister.
Harold died of his wounds on Thursday 19th of August 1915, on the hospital ship HMHS Galeka. Harold was buried at sea off the coast of Turkey. He was 22.
He is remembered at the Helles Memorial in Gallipoli in the section for Soldiers Buried at Sea.
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Pte. Walter "Spud" Mills VC. 1/10 Battalion Manchester Regiment (d.11 December 1917)  On Monday 7th of September 1914 the Battalion received orders to move to Egypt (not France to the disappointment of many) via Southampton and on the Wednesday night left on two trains. The right half of the Battalion went first under the command of Lt Colonel Rye VD and the left half of the Battalion, under the command of Major Bamford followed in the second train. The battalion arrived in Southampton at about noon on Thursday the 10th September 1914 and straight away embarked on HMT Avon which left Southampton that night.
Walter Mills was not a regular soldier but he was in the Territorials, the 1st/10th (Oldham) Battalion of the Manchester's and he volunteered to serve overseas.
He was born in June 1894 in Oldham and had married Ellen Britt in 1913.
They had a daughter, also called Ellen, born in 1914.
His battalion, part of the East Lancashire Brigade, had started training at Bury in August and went out to Egypt in September 1914, with the other Territorials.
His battalion first saw action in May 1915, in the Gallipoli landings.
In December 1915 they were evacuated from Gallipoli.
Three months later, in March 1916, and they were fighting in France.
Almost 2 years later, in December 1917, at the age of 23, Walter would earn his Victoria Cross, at Givenchy.
His citation reads:
"A strong enemy patrol endeavoured to rush our posts after a gas attack which had caused the garrison to be overcome. In spite of being badly gassed himself, he met the attack single-handed, continuously throwing bombs until reinforcements arrived, remaining at his post until the enemy attack had been driven off. Whilst being carried away he died from gas poisoning. It was solely due to his exertions, when his only chance of personal safety lay in remaining motionless, that the enemy was defeated, and the line retained intact."
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Pte. Thomas Brigham 1/10th Btn. Manchester Regiment (d.4th Jun 1918) Thomas Brigham was executed for desertion 04/06/1918 age 22 and buried in Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, France.
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Pte. Thomas Foulkes 1st/10th Btn. Manchester Regiment (d.21st Nov 1917) Thomas Foulkes was executed for desertion on 21/11/1917, aged 21. His name is on the Loos Memorial in the Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos, France.
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Pte. William Fothergill 10th Btn. Manchester Regiment. (d.7th Feb 1916) My great uncle William Fothergill was buried in the Point 110 New Military Cemetery at Fricourt. His death is given as Feb.7th 1916, which is a mystery as the Regiment only arrived in France via Marseilles from Egypt on February 27th.1916. Someday I might find out where he was killed?
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