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13th Battalion, Manchester Regiment    The 13th (Service) Battalion, Manchester Regiment was raised at Ashton-under-Lyne in September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Third New Army, and joined 25th Division as army troops. They moved to Seaford and in October transferred to 66th Brigade, 22nd Division. In November they moved to billets in Eastbourne for the winter, returning to Seaford in March 1915. In May they moved to Aldershot for final training. They proceeded to France in early September, the division concentrating near Flesselles. In October they moved to Marseilles by train and embarked for Salonika on the 27th. 67th Brigade, 9th Borders, 68th Field Ambulance and the Advanced Divisional HQ saw their fisrt 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 1917 they were in action during the Battles of Doiran. On the 22nd of June 1918 the 13th Manchesters left 22nd Division and returned to France, arriving at Abancourt on the 11th of July. They joined 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division on the 21st and absorbed the 17th Manchesters on the 30th of July. 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Want to know more about 13th Battalion, Manchester Regiment ? There are:5468 items tagged 13th Battalion, Manchester Regiment 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 13th Battalion, Manchester Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. Banks John. Pte. (d.27th August 1917) Cousins George. Pte. Hill MM MID. Thomas. Sgt. Noonan William. Pte. Smith Henry. 2nd Lt. (d.19th October 1918) Smith Raymond. Tunnicliffe Jess. Pte. (d.25th Apr 1917) 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 13th Battalion, Manchester Regiment from other sources. 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If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.    Raymond Smith 13th Btn. Manchester Regiment My father in law Raymond Smith joined the Manchester Regiment in 1914 initially with the 21st Battalion and then transferred to the 13th Battalion. He saw service in Salonika and was wounded. We know that Ray was in hospital in Malta while recovering from his wounds. John Turner Add to this record.   Pte. Jess Tunnicliffe 12th Btn. Manchester Regiment (d.25th Apr 1917) Jess Tunnicliffe came from Caverswall, North Staffordshire. He was serving in the 12th Manchester Regiment, and was killed in action at Monchy le Preux on 25th of April 1917. Add to this record.   2nd Lt. Henry Smith 9th Btn. Manchester Regiment (d.19th October 1918) Harry Smith served with the 13th and then 9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Add to this record.   Pte. George Cousins 13th Btn. Manchester Regiment George Cousins served with 13th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Kathleen Shaw Add to this record.   Pte. John Banks 2nd Btn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) (d.27th August 1917) My Gran's brother, John Banks, was born in Ireland on 27th June 1898. He worked as a trolley boy on a bus in Manchester. He lived in Miles Platting, Manchester. John was working one day when some women passengers showed a white feather to the driver and John. The driver stopped the bus and they both went and joined up. John joined up on 17th October 1915, he was under age being only 17 years old. He gave his age as 19 yrs and 4 months. He lost his life whole serving attached to the 13th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. He is buried in the Dorian Military Cemetery. He is also remembered on the plaque outside Queens Rd Bus Depot in Manchester, Lancashire. Jose Johnson Add to this record.   Pte. William Noonan 13th Btn. Manchester Regiment William Noonan was born in Clonmel on 14th April 1873. He moved to Manchester and married Elizabeth McDonald on 20th August 1895, in Hulme, Manchester. On 8th September 1914 he joined the Army. He said he was 35, but we know he was 41. He lied about his age, maybe he was too old. His Army record shows: Army Reserve (special reservists) he completed three years service. Due to ill-health he was discharged on 9th July 1917. He had been posted to France from 07/09/1915 to 13/12/1916. He died six years later in Stockport of tuberculosis on 8th February 1923. Gary Noonan Add to this record.   Sgt. Thomas Hill MM MID. 13th Battalion Manchester Regiment Thomas Hill was my grandfather, my mum's dad. I never met him as he died before I was born. He enlisted in the Manchester Regiment in September 1914 shortly followed by his three younger brothers, who all joined The Kings Own Lancasters. The four brothers were all hard working, hard drinking miners from Wigan who were fiercely competitive in everything they did. He was fighting in Salonika when he heard that his youngest brother Abraham, aged 20, had won the Distinguished Conduct Medal and been promoted to Lance-Corporal. According to family history this did not impress Thomas who then got Mentioned in Dispatches and promoted to Sargeant. By June 1918, when his Regiment were posted back to France, two of his brothers had been wounded and discharged back to England and his brother John had been killed in action. Thomas then went on to be awarded the Military Medal in October 1918 for bravery under fire and was de-mobbed in 1919. None of the three returning brothers ever spoke about their war experiences except amongst themselves. It was only after her father's death in 1950 when his younger brother Abraham DCM came to the house and pinned all Thomas's medals onto his body that my mother realised the full extent of his bravery. The family just assumed that anyone who had served had a drawer full of the same old medals as none of the brothers ever mentioned the the true extent of their war exploits. The only link that Thomas had with the war was that he always called my mother Sally, her name was Esther, but she had been conceived when he was on home leave from Salonika and this was his private joke between himself and my grandmother. I have found that since researching the history of the four Hill brothers and keeping my family informed we all stand a little bit straighter at the Cenotaph services these days. Joan Howarth Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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