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5th (Flintshire) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
5th (Flintshire) Btn, Royal Welsh Fusiliers was a unit of the Territorial Force with their HQ in Flint, at the outbreak of war in 1914, they were part of the North Wales Infantry Brigade, Welsh Division. A Coy had their Drill Hall in Earl St, Mold. D Coy were based in Holywell, the Drill Hall being in Halkyn Street. C Coy were based at the Drill Hall in John Street, Rhyl. When war broke out in August 1914, they had just set out for their for annual summer camp, they were at once recalled and were mobilised for war, taking up possition at Conway. At the end of August they went to Northampton to join the rest of the Division and to prepare for deployment to overseas. On the 18th of November orders were recieved to prepare for a move to India, but this was withdrawn. They moved to Cambridge in December and to Bedford in May 1915, when the formation was renamed 158th Brigade, 53rd (Welsh) Division.
On the 2nd of July orders arrived to re-equip for service in the Mediterranean. Leaving the artillery and train behind, the rest of the Division left 14-19 July and they embarked at Devonport on the 19th of July to Imbros. The Division made a landing at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli on the 9th of August 1915 and were involved in operations in the Suvla Bay area suffering heavy losses. By the time they were evacuated to Mudros on the 11th of December the Division stood at just 162 officers and 2428 men (approx 15%). From Mudros they went on to Alexandria and to Wardan, where the the divisional artillery rejoined between the 11th and 22nd of February 1916. They were in action at The Battle of Romani in the Palestine campaign and in 1917 158th Brigade fought at The First Battle of Gaza and the whole Division were in action during The Second Battle of Gaza, The Third Battle of Gaza when they were involved in capture of Beersheba, Tell Khuweilfe, and The Capture of Jerusalem. In December they were in action in The Defence of Jerusalem. In March 1918 they fought at The Battle of Tell'Asur. Between the beginning of June and the end of August,many of the units were ordered to France, being replaced by Indian units, the artillery remained with the Division. On the 3rd of August 1918 the battalion amalgamated with 1/6th btn to form the 5/6th Battalion.
6th Jul 1915 Equipment
8th Jul 1915 Inspection
13th Jul 1915 On the Move
14th Jul 1915 Embarkation
31st Jul 1915 Repairs
9th Aug 1915 Landings
9th Aug 1915 Shelling
9th Aug 1915 Landings
9th Aug 1915 Landing
10th Aug 1915 In Action
10th Aug 1915 Attack Made
11th Aug 1915 Consolidation
16th Aug 1915 Information
23rd Aug 1915 Relief
27th Aug 1915 Relief
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
22nd July 1916 52nd Division Order No.4
23rd July 1916 Defence Fatigues
23rd July 1916 B.M.2073 to 52nd Division
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Those known to have served with5th (Flintshire) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers during the Great War 1914-1918. - Catherall DSM. Edwatd. A/Sgt.Mjr. (d.26th Mar 1917)
- Davies Hugh Herbert. Pte.
- Doherty Charles Leonard.
- Evans Richard Idris. Fus
- Johnson Robert Ellis. Pte. (d.22nd Sep 1915)
- Jones Evan. Sgt. (d.29th September 1918)
- Jones William. Pte.
- Lewis MM. George. Pte.
- Lloyd Norman Lewis. Cpl.
- Lloyd Owen. Pte. (d.22nd September 1915)
- Pierce William. Fus
- Roberts MM. Goronwy Cuffin. Pte.
- Roberts William. Fus.
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Pte. Hugh Herbert Davies 1/5th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers Hugh Davies served as a Lewis Gunner.
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Fus. William Roberts 5th (Flintshire) Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers William Roberts served with the 5th (Flintshire) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
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Pte. Robert Ellis Johnson 1/5th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.22nd Sep 1915) My Great Uncle, Robert Johnson was killed at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, Turkey on 22nd of Sepetmber 1915.
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Pte. Goronwy Cuffin Roberts MM. 1/5th Battalion Welsh Regiment Goronwy Roberts joined the 5th Battalion the Welsh Regiment on 15th of October 1915 three days before his 18th birthday. The following letter was sent from Hearson Camp before the battalion moved to East Anglia in November.
Hearson Camp, Monday
Dear Dad & Mam
Just a line to let you know that I am all right hoping you are all the same. I have not received a letter from you yet how is that I have sent you my address? We are not having a bad time down here. We have a cooked dinner every day & a decent breakfast we had sausage on Saturday, bacon on Sunday & bread & butter & cheese Monday morning. The tea is a mixture of cocoa and coffee it is a toss up which it is. There was no church parade on Sunday & it did not seem like Sunday at all, but I went to a small Weslayan chapel with Dared Thomas on Sunday night. I am orderly for the day at our hut, this is I have got to get the food from the cookhouse & wash the dishes after the chaps have had it, everybody has to do it in their turn. I shall be very glad if you could send me some cakes and ask Maggie has she got any to give away she said she would send me some. There is a draft going from here to Cambridge to make up the division for the Dardanelles. West is going with them. I have no more to say now. Hope you are all right. Remember me to Jon and Mag, Mailys and Dyfan.
Please write soon. I am, Your loving Son, Goronwy.
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Sgt. Evan Jones Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.29th September 1918) Evan Jones was a Sergeant in WWI. He was in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 5th Bn. then transferred to (464420) 76th Coy. Labour Corps. He was killed in battle, hit by shrapnel from a shell. He is buried at Louverval Military Cemetery, Diognies in France. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
He was born in Flint, Wales, and worked as a labourer at an Ironworks.
He was beloved by his sister Mary Elizabeth.
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Pte. George Lewis MM. 5th Btn Royal Welch Fusiliers George Lewis (my Taid) born 10th Jan 1894 and from Halendy, Mostyn. He served overseas with the 5th Btn (a Territorial unit). I make his enlistment to be Feb/March 1912. From enlistment to early 1917 he was 984 and afterwards he was 240206. The reason he has two numbers is because the whole Territorial Force was renumbered to 6 digit numbers in early 1917.The RWF had four Territorial battalions each with it's own number sequence . Until war outbreak he was attending annual camps etc. and at outbreak he was immediately mobilised. He went to Gallipoli in August 1915 and was wounded in that campaign. After that he went to Egypt/Palestine. He was awarded the Military Medal, according to the War Diary being presented with the award whilst in rest camp on 13th of November 1917. There is every chance that this was for action at 3rd Battle of Gaza earlier that month. He has a card at Hawarden Records Office that might provide further info. He died in Pen-y-ffordd on 5th July 1961.
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Cpl. Norman Lewis Lloyd 1/1st Denbighshire Hussars My Uncle, Norman Lewis Lloyd, joined the Territorial Unit 1/1st Denbighshire Hussars as a private in 1914, service number 504, date unknown, later transferring to 5th Batt. Royal Welch Fusiliers, service number 345088, who were in the Welsh Border Mounted Brigade, which in September 1914 was attached to the 1st Mounted Division. He was promoted to Corporal later.
In 1915 the 1/1st together with the rest of the Brigade and the South Wales Mounted Brigade, became a dismounted unit. It is presumed that he was a member of the Territorial force before the commencement of the war as he was awarded The Territorial Force War Medal, 1914 – 1919, note page 21. Little is known about his wartime service except that he was in Egypt, and Palestine as a photo exists with him standing next to a Camel.
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Charles Leonard Doherty 5th Battalion, C Company Royal Welsh Fusiliers Charles joined the 18th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment in December 1915 when aged 16, but was brought back by his Father as he was under age. He later went to France with the Welsh Regiment (no 73148) and then joined Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 5th Battalion, C Company (80223). He was wounded in France by shrapnel and gas. He was sent to Tralee near Limmerick during the troubles, after he was wounded.
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