5th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry

5th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry was a unit of the Territorial Force, at the outbreak of war they were part of the South Western Infantry Brigade, Wessex Division and had their HQ at The County Territorial Hall, Taunton. They were sent to India to replace regular army units who were returning home to join the BEF in France. They sailed from Southampton on the 9th of October 1914, landing at Bombay on the 9th of November 1914. In May 1917 it was sent to Palestine to join the newly formed 75th Division with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force and went into action for the first time on the 27th of October 1917 for the Third Battle of Gaza, in Palestine. They saw action at The Capture of Junction Station and in The Battle of Nabi Samweil. In 1918 they took part in The Battle of Tell'Asur, The Battle of Berukin and The Battle of Sharon. The Division was then withdrawn for rest in Late September and went into reserve at Tyre. On the 22nd of October the Division moved to Haifa and was there on the 31st when Turkey signed an Armistice. The troops gradually moved back to Egypt and by March 1919 the Divisional HQ was at Alexandria with the brigades being at Heliopolis and Ismailia, where they were demobbed.

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27th Nov 1914 Stations Allocated

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30th Aug 1915 Arrivals

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11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment

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15th April 1916 Air drops to besieged garrison

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19th Nov 1917 Slow Progress

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22nd Nov 1917 Strong Opposition

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24th Nov 1917 In Reserve

17th Mar 1918 Wet Weather

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12th Apr 1918 Quiet

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15th Apr 1918 Reliefs

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Pte. Harry Worrell MM. 5th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry (d.5th Jun 1918)

Harry Worrell was aged 43 when he died, and was buried at Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Worrell, late of 3 Georges Buildings, Lower Swainswick, Bath. Husband of Alice Maud Worrell, nee Whitfield of 16 Dafford St., Larkhall, Bath. He was father to 3 children of this marriage Harry Leslie b 1912, Stanley William b 1914 and Maurice Frederick b 1917. His Military Medal promulgation was published London Gazette Supplement on 27th of September 1917.

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