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5th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment
5th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment, was a unit of the Territorial Force with its HQ at The Drill Hall, College Rd, Hanley, they were part of the Staffordshire Infantry Brigade, North Midland Division. They were mobilised for war service on the 5th of August 1914. The Division concentrated in the Luton area by mid August, they moved to Bishops Stortford in November to prepare for service over seas. They proceeded to France, landing at Boulogne in late February being first complete Territorial Division to arrive in a theatre of war when they joined the BEF in the Ypres salient. They first saw action at Wulverghem in the Ypres Sector in April 1915. On the 12th of May the Division was retitled 41/5th (North Midland) Division. They were in action during The German liquid fire attack at Hooge and The attack at the Hohenzollern Redoubt in October. On the 23rd of December the were ordered to proceed to Egypt via Marseilles leaving the DAC, Divisional Train and the Mobile Veterinary Section behind. All units had arrived by the 13th of January 1916 but they spent just a few days in Egypt, being ordered to return to France where the units left behind rejoined. On the 1st of July 1916 they took part in The diversionary attack at Gommecourt. In 1917 they were in action during the Operations on the Ancre, Occupation of the Gommecourt defences, The attack on Rettemoy Graben, The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The attack on Lievin and The Battle of Hill 70. In 1918 they saw action in The Battle of the St Quentin canal, including the passage of the canal at Bellenglise, The Battle of the Beaurevoir Line, The Battle of Cambrai, The Battle of the Selle and The Battle of Sambre. At the Armistice, the advance units of the Division were at Sains-du-Nord. The Division moved back to Landrecies on the 15th of November then to the Le Cateau area in early January 1919 where demobilisation began.
3rd Feb 1915 Exercise
4th Feb 1915 Exercise
12th Feb 1915 Conference
16th Feb 1915 Horses
19th Feb 1915 Inspection
24th Feb 1915 Instructions
1st of April 1915 Situation Normal 
16th Apr 1915 Sentries Tested
12th June 1915 Trench Duty
30th Jun 1915 Dog Adopted
5th Jul 1915 Relief Completed
30th Sep 1915 Mine Detonated
7th Oct 1915 On the Move
7th Oct 1915 Planning
12th Oct 1915 Staffords on the March
13th Oct 1915 In the Attack
13th Oct 1915 5th North Staffs in Action
13th Oct 1915 Accounts of the Fight
16th Oct 1915 Pride
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
24th Jun 1916 Working Party Shelled
3rd Jul 1916 Reliefs
16th Jan 1917 All Quiet
24th Jan 1917 Reliefs
14th February 1917 Trench Instruction
14th Jun 1917 Trench Raid
15th Apr 1918 Relief The 6th Battalion West Riding Regt was relieved in the early morning, at 4am., by two companies of the 5th. North Staffs. On relief, the battalion proceeded to the vicinity of a farm near St. Hans Cappel (map reference S1d, sheet 28) where breakfasts were served and the men cleaned their rifles and Lewis guns and rested. At 6am. orders were received that, in case of emergency, the battalion would hold a reserve line (not yet dug) just in front of the road in map reference S1d. From 11am., the battalion was placed in the 9th. Corps reserve. At about 5pm., it became very evident that it was necessary to dig the aforementioned reserve line with all speed as the enemy was reported to be attacking from Bailleul to Crucifix Corner (map reference S16b). Tools were got up and the line was dug and manned. The situation remained quiet. At about 7.45am, our troops that had relieved us the previous night (and others) were seen withdrawing from south of Bailleul. Much confusion was caused by the bad state of their morale and to the fact that they crowded into our trenches and did not appear to have the slightest organisation. At about 11pm., orders were received to send all the 176th. Brigade men back to Locre and, as soon as the line was cleared, work proceeded again. Patrols were pushed out with a view to gaining early news of the enemy's presence. Casualties on this day for 6th Battalion West Riding Regt were 265432 Private P. N. Blenkarn (Missing), 266421 Private J. McBurnie (Missing), 203023 Private S. Ramsden (Killed in Action), 267891 Private S. M. Smith (Wounded).
15th Apr 1918 Reliefs
16th Apr 1918 In Action
17th Apr 1918 Relief
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Those known to have served with 5th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Bagguley William. Sgt. (d.13th Oct 1915)
- Crithlow John William. Pte.
- Furnival William. Pte. (d.21st March 1918)
- Gater MM. John Thomas. Sgt.
- Longson John Henry. Pte. (d.25th September 1916)
- Moulton Gilbert. Pte. (d.13th Oct 1915)
- Stott Edwin. Pte. (d.28th Sep 1918)
- Vickers Alexander George. Pte. (d.23rd May 1918)
- Yates John William. L/Cpl. (d.18th Jun 1917)
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Sgt. John Thomas Gater MM. 1/5 Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment John Gater was awarded the Military Medal for actions at Lens on 14th of June 18917. He was reported missing 11th of August 1917 and reported as prisoner of war on 14th of September. He was repatriated on 31st of December 1918.
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Pte. Alexander George Vickers 5th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment (d.23rd May 1918) Alexander Vickers of the 5th North Staffordshire Regiment died 23 May 1918 aged 18. Son of Albert Edward and Eliza Mary Vickers, nee Crooks and brother of Albert Harold who also died in the Great War. In 1911 he was living with his parents and siblings at 29 Violet Street, Derby. At rest in Nottingham Road Cemetery, Derby
He joined up aged 17 years and 361 days on the 27th of February 1917 and was posted to the Army Reserve. He was born on the 31st December 1899 and lived with his parents and siblings at 29 Violet Street, Derby, occupation, clerk. He was mobilized 9th of February 1918 and posted to the depot of the North Staffordshire Regiment. On the 23rd of May 1918 he died of tuberculosis meningitis at the City Hospital, Leys Road, Lincoln.
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Sgt. William Bagguley 1/5th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment (d.13th Oct 1915) William Bagguley was killed at the Battle of Loos on 13th October 1915 and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial as he has no known grave.
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Pte. Edwin Stott 1st/5th Bn. Staffordshire Regiment (d.28th Sep 1918) Pte. Edwin Stott served with the 1st/5th Battalion, Staffordshire Regiment and died on 28th September 1918.
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L/Cpl. John William Yates 1st/5th Battalion, A coy. North Staffordshire Regiment (d.18th Jun 1917) I have been researching the records of my great granddad, John Yates, who died in WW1. The records I have found are amazing and really given me an insight into his life and how he died. John was 40 when he was enlisted as a Private and then promoted to Lance Corporal. He was 5ft 9 3/4 according to his war records and had a 36 inch chest. Between 1914 and 1917 John returned home for one period but soon returned to battle. John was husband to Alice Yates and had 6 children, the youngest Reginald (my grandfather) never met his father as he died before being able to return home to meet his baby son. He died of wounds to his thigh on the 18th of June 1917.
John William Yates is buried in a war grave at Chocques Military Cemetery in France.
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Pte. Gilbert Moulton North Staffordshire Regiment (d.13th Oct 1915) Gilbert Moulton was killed Battle of Loos in Oct 1915, aged 19.
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