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Cheshire Regiment




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There are:8575 items tagged Cheshire 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

Cheshire Regiment

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Abell John Lloyd William Howard. Capt. 11th Btn. (d.3rd Jul 1916)
  • Abell John LLoyd William Howard. Capt. 11th Btn. (d.3rd Jul 1916)
  • Acton Albert. Pte. 8th Battalion
  • Adams Richard. Sgt. 1st Btn (d.27th Sept. 1918)
  • Albinson William. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.13th Oct 1916)
  • Albiston Luke. Pte. 16th Btn. B Coy. 14th Platoon (d.22nd October 1917)
  • Allen Frank. Pte. 2nd Btn. B Coy. (d.15th Apr 1918)
  • Allen Frank. Pte 2nd Btn. B Coy. (d.15th April 1918)
  • Allman Thomas William. 2nd Btn.
  • Andrew Charles Herbert. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.1st Mar 1917)
  • Andrew Ronald. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.13th June 1917)
  • Armitage John William. Pte. 1/5th Btn.
  • Arnold George. Pte. 11th Btn. (d.3rd July 1916)
  • Ashton Henry. L/Cpl.
  • Aspinall Arthur. 13th Btn.
  • Aspinall George. Private (d.15th Oct 1918)
  • Atherton William. Pte. 15th Battalion (d.12th October 1918)
  • Bagan Peter. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.2nd Sep 1918)
  • Bailey Arthur. Prte 1st Btn D Coy
  • Barlow Wilson. Cpl. 10th Btn. (d.12th Jul 1916)
  • Barnes Herbert. Pte. 53rd Btn. (d.8th Apr 1919)
  • Barnes Herbert. Pte. 53rd Btn. (d.8th April 1919)
  • Barrett Alfred Edward. Pte. 16th Battalion (d.26th October 1917)
  • Baugh Denis Edward. Pte. 13th Battalion (d.10th October 1917)
  • Baum William. Pte 10th Btn (d.1st Aug 1917)
  • Baxter Robert Stephenson. Pte. 8th Btn.
  • Bebbington Alfred. Pte, 1/7th Battalion
  • Belshaw Albert James. Pte. 1st Battalion (d.24th Aug 1914)
  • Benjamin Louis. Pte. 23rd Btn. (d.1st Oct 1918)
  • Bennett William. Pte. 1/6th Battalion (d.28th Aug 1917)
  • Benson George Henry. Pte. 15th Battalion (d.28th March 1918)
  • Benson J. D.. Pte. 7th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
  • Bent John William. L/Cpl. 12th Btn. (d.19th September 1918)
  • Berryman Daniel William. Sgt.
  • Best Robert Tennant. Pte. 9th Btn (d.20th Sept 1917)
  • Beswick Frederick. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.28th March 1918)
  • Bexon Arthur. Pte. 10th (Service) Btn. (d.1st Aug 1917)
  • Bingley Thomas. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.30th September 1918)
  • Birch William Horrocks. Sgt. 11th Btn, D Company
  • Bird Hedley Alfred. Pte. 16th Battalion (d.3rd March 1917)
  • Bird Hedley Alfred. Pte. 16th Battalion (d.3rd Mar 1917)
  • Bird Hedley Alfred. Pte. 16th Btn. (d.3rd March 1917)
  • Blackhurst Frank. Pte. 10th Battalion (d.7th June 1917)
  • Blease MM. Emmanuel. Pte. 7th Btn. (d.27th Oct 1917)
  • Bolton Edward. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.14th Apr 1916)
  • Boon DCM. Ernest. Sjt. 10th Battalion (d.16th Apr 1918)
  • Boothman Alexander Robertson. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.22nd Feb 1915)
  • Boulton James. Pte. 11th Battalion (d.7th July 1916)
  • Brabazon Parker W.. Lt.
  • Bradley MM Thomas. L/Cpl. 9th Btn. (d.6th June 1918)
  • Bramwell P.. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.30th September 1918)
  • Brimblecombe Percival George. Pte. 9th Battalion (d.31st May 1918)
  • Brockbank Andrew. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.25th March 1918)
  • Brooke Joseph. Sgt. 15th Btn
  • Brough H. J.. Pte. 7th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
  • Broughall Edward. Pte. 1st Btn (d.23rd Oct 1918)
  • Brown G. E.. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
  • Brown John. Pte.
  • Brown Leonard. Pte. 11th Battalion (d.5th April 1918)
  • Brown William. Pte. 13th Btn. (d.9th August 1917)
  • Bryant Ernest. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.27th Oct 1917)
  • Buck Edmund Brown. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.26th Jun 1918)
  • Buckley DoS MiD Robert. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.16th Jul 1916)
  • Burdekin James. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.23rd Jul 1917)
  • Burrows Thomas Arthur. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.17th Jul 1917)
  • Butler Harold. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.24th Mar 1918)
  • Cain John Thomas. Cpl. 12th Btn. (d.19th May 1917)
  • Callison F. H.. Lt. 6th Btn.
  • Capper T.. Pte. 17th Btn. (d.21st March 1918)
  • Cave William Henry. Pte. 1st Battalion (d.6th June 1918)
  • Chadwick Samuel. Pte. 13th Btn. (d.10th Jun 1917)
  • Chantler Richard Edward. 10th Btn.
  • Chapman Alfred. Pte. 11th Btn. (d.8th November 1915)
  • Clarke Frederick Harold. Pte. 7th Btn. (d.7th June1917)
  • Clarke Frederick Harold. Pte. 10th Battalion (d.7th June 1917)
  • Clarke MM,DCM. James. WO. 1/6th Btn.
  • Clay James. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.17th May 1918)
  • Coates John. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.24th Mar 1918)
  • Cole Leslie Stewart. 2nd Lt. 3rd Btn. att. 2nd Btn. (d.3rd Oct 1915)
  • Collins Alfred. Pte. 10th Btn.
  • Conroy William Henry. Pte 11th Battalion (d. 7th July 1916)
  • Conway Ernest John. Pte. 1st Btn.
  • Cosgrove George. CSM. 4th Btn. (d.4th Sept 1918)
  • Cox Arthur Howard. Pte. 15th (1st London Welsh) (d.7th Sep 1918)
  • Coyle Ian. L/Cpl 6th
  • Craddock Alfred Henry George. Pte 8th Btn. (d.8th April 1917)
  • Crompton James Issac. Pte. 7th (Merioneth & Montgomery) Battalion (d.7th July 1919)
  • Cross Thomas Edward. L/Cpl. 10th Service Battalion (d.10th July 1916)
  • Crowe Wildfred. Pte. 15th Battalion (d.27th July 1916)
  • Currie Joseph Charles. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.5th April 1916)
  • Cuthbert James. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.6th May 1916)
  • Dagger Thomas Henry. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.17th Feb 1917)
  • Daly William Alfred. Pte. 13th Battalion (d.16th July 1916)
  • Daniels George Arthur. Pte. 11th Battalion
  • Darlington Albert. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.19th May 1916)
  • Davenport Thomas Walter. L/Cpl. 10th Btn, B Coy. (d.19th Jul 1916)
  • Davenport William. Pte. 10th Battalion (d.13th May 1916)
  • Davies Arthur. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.4th Nov 1916)
  • Davies Simeon. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.16th April 1918)
  • Davies W.. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.3rd Sep 1917)
  • Davison Ernest. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.23rd October 1918)
  • Dean Frederick. Pte. 5th Btn.
  • Dempster William John. Pte. 12th Btn (d.17th May 1917)
  • Dickinson Joseph Riley. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.14th July 1916)
  • Dixon James Nathan. Pte. 11th Battalion (d.24th Mar 1918)
  • Dodd Frank. Band. 1st Battalion (d.3rd September 1916)
  • Dodd John Keeling. L/Cpl. 10th Btn. (d.21st May 1916)
  • Downward George. Pte. 1/7 Btn.
  • Draycott John. Pte. 11th Btn. (d.23rd Nov 1918)
  • Dunn William. Pte. 1st Btn.
  • Earlam Edwin. Pte. 2/4th Btn. (d.22nd August 1917)
  • Edmundson James. Pte. 21st Btn. (d.21st Aug 1918)
  • Edwards Alfred. Pte. 13th Btn. (d.9th Nov 1917)
  • Elliott MID. James Dunsmoor. 2nd Lt. 16th (Birkenhead) Btn. (d.22nd October 1917)
  • Elson Frank. Pte. 10th Battalion
  • Elson Frank. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.1st Jan 1917)
  • Evans John Victor. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.24th March 1918)
  • Evans Thomas. CSM 16th Btn.
  • Fairclough MM. Horace Chadwick. Pte. 13th Btn.
  • Fielding George. L/Cpl. 8th Btn. (d.11th Apr 1917)
  • Fleetwood John. Pte. 10th Battalion (d.24th April 1916)
  • Flood Henry. Pte. 3rd Battalion
  • Flynn John. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.13th Nov 1920)
  • Foley Bernard. Sgt. 15th Battalion (d.14th Oct 1918)
  • Fox DCM Ernest. Pte. 15th Battalion
  • Francis MM. John William Thomas. CSM. 1st Battalion (d.25th May 1915)
  • Gaffey Patrick. Pte 8th Btn
  • Gallagher Edmund. Pte. 18th Btn.
  • Gardiner Ellis Hubert. Lt. 7th Battalion (d.7th October 1918)
  • Gardiner William. Pte. 2nd Btn.
  • Garfin George William. Pte. 12th (Service) Btn
  • Garside Curtis Cuthbert. L/Cpl 8th Btn (d.12th June 1917)
  • Gateley KSG. Arthur John. Capt. A Coy. 2nd Btn.
  • Gerrard William. 9th Btn. (d.28th March 1918)
  • Gerrighty Peter. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.13th January 1918)
  • Gibbs MC. Thomas Charles. Lt. 7th Btn. (d.31st May 1918)
  • Giblin Daniel. Pte. 22nd Btn.
  • Gibson William Riddel. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.29th Sep 1918)
  • Godrich Bert. Cpl. 2nd Btn. (d.3rd Oct 1915)
  • Goodwin Frederick. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.17th Nov 1916)
  • Goodwin Frederick. Pte. 9th Battalion (d.17th November 1916)
  • Gosset Claude Butler. Maj. 6th Btn. (d.15th Feb 1916)
  • Graham George Frederick. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.30th Sep 1918)
  • Graham George Frederick. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.30th Sept 1918)
  • Greaves James. Pte. 13th Btn. (d.7th July 1916)
  • Gretton J. Kemp. Pte. 18th Btn, A Coy.
  • Gronow Arthur. Pte. 11th Btn. (d.10th July 1916)
  • Gwyn-Jones DSO Alan. Capt. 1st Btn., C Coy.
  • Hale Gilbert Ewart. Pte. 9th Battalion
  • Hall Fredrick Granger. Capt 13th Btn (d.7th July 1916)
  • Hall Percy James. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.6th Jun 1918)
  • Hall Robert Newman. 2nd Lt. 3rd Btn.
  • Hallows George. Pte. 11th Battalion (d.20th April 1918)
  • Halsall James. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.23rd Oct 1918)
  • Hammonds Albert Edward. Pte. 16th Battalion (d.2nd September 1918)
  • Hankey Emmanuel. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.20th Sep 1917)
  • Hankey Emmanuel. Pte 9th Btn (d.20 September 1917)
  • Hatton William. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.10th Apr 1918)
  • Hawkins William. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.2nd August 1917)
  • Hawthorn Robert. Pte. 16th Btn. (d.28th March 1918)
  • Hayes Sydney. Pte. 4th Btn. (d.14th Oct. 1918)
  • Heague Richard. Cpl. 9th Btn. (d.16th July 1917)
  • Heath William James. Pte.
  • Heywood John. Pte. 13th Battalion (d.7th June 1917)
  • Higgins John. Pte. 1st Btn. D Coy.
  • Hitchins Frederick Bennett. Pte. 9th Battalion (d.29th April 1918)
  • Hoaen George. 2nd Btn.
  • Holland James. L/Cpl. 10th Btn. (d.30th May 1916)
  • Holleran Robert. L/Cpl. 15th Btn.
  • Holleran Robert. Pte. 15th Btn.
  • Holleran Robert. L/Cpl. 15th Btn.
  • Holme Felix Sayer. Pte. 15th Battalion (Bantams) (d.20th Aug 1917)
  • Hoolahan Joseph. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.4th April 1915)
  • Hope John Henry. Pte. 1st Battallion
  • Hope Samuel. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.1st Aug 1917)
  • Hopley Thomas. Pte. 1/5th Battalion (d.28th March 1918)
  • Horn Charles. Pte. 23rd Battalion (d.31st Aug 1918)
  • Howard James Stanley. A/Cpl. 1/6th Btn
  • Howells Ralph John. Pte 1/5th Bn (d.8th Sept 1916)
  • Huerdine Joseph Francis. Pte.
  • Hushin John. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.9th Apr 1916)
  • Ikin William. Sgt. 1/7th Btn. (d.19th October 1917)
  • Johnson George. Pte. 8th Battalion (d.11th April 1917)
  • Johnson George William. Pte. 8th Battalion (d.11th April 1917)
  • Johnston Harrison. Col. 15th Battalion
  • Joinson Thomas. Cpl.
  • Jones Jonah. Pte. 1st Battalion (d.14th Nov 1918)
  • Jones W M. Pte.
  • Kelly Edward. Sgt. 1st Battalion (d.23rd Oct 1918)
  • Kelly Joshua William. Pte. 5th Btn
  • Kent Richard Leopold. Pte. 11th Btn. (d.3rd July 1916)
  • Kettleband George. Pte. 10th Battalion (d.7th June 1917)
  • Kyne Albert William. Sgt. 15th Btn (d.19th July 1916)
  • Lee Andrew. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.11th November 1917)
  • Lee MC. Jack. Capt. 6th Btn. (d.31st July 1917)
  • Lee Tom. Pte 8th Battalion (d.10th August 1915)
  • Leech Joseph Archibald. L/Cpl. 10th Battalion (d.21st July 1917)
  • Lees Abraham Law. Pte. 12th Btn.
  • Lees Abraham Law. Pte. 12th Battalion
  • Lightfoot Alfred John. Pte. Cheshire Regiment
  • Lightfoot Richard. Sgt.Maj. 15th (Birkenhead Bantams) Btn.
  • Lindop Edwin. Pte. 5th Btn.
  • Lines DCM, MC. Thomas. 2nd Lt. 10th Battalion (d.3rd April 1918)
  • Little Michael. Pte. 10th Batallion (d.18th Feb 1917)
  • Littlemore Charles. Pte. 4th Battalion (d.4th May 1917)
  • Littler Thomas Henry. Pte. 9th Battalion (d.21st Feb 1916)
  • Littler William. Cpl. 12th Battalion (d.7th Oct 1918)
  • Lloyd David. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.20th August 1917)
  • Lloyd Harry. Pte. 1/5th Btn.
  • Llywarch Solomon. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.15th Sep 1916)
  • Lyons Maurice. Pte.
  • Macdonald Thomas. Pte. 16th Btn. (d.19th July 1916)
  • Maddocks William. Sgt. 8th Btn. (d.18th Dec 1915)
  • Mallen John James. Pte. 15th Battalion (d.27th Mar 1918)
  • Mart George Hulbert Victor. 6th Btn.
  • Martin John Haddon Samuel. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.2nd Nov 1916)
  • Massey Benjamin. Sgt. 2nd Battalion
  • Massey George Leigh. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.20th September 1917)
  • Mather Harry. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.9th April 1916)
  • Mather Harry. Pte 8th Battalion (d.9th Apr 1916)
  • Matley Albert. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.3rd Oct 1915)
  • Matley Thomas. Pte. 6th Btn.
  • Maxwell Henry. Capt. 13th Btn. (d.10th Oct 1916)
  • Maynard Samuel. Pte. 5th Btn. (d.6th Jul 1915)
  • McArdle Peter Paul. 2nd Lt. 1/2 Btn. Att 1/4th Btn. York & Lancs Rgt. (d.26th April 1918)
  • McCarthy Samuel. Pte. 2nd Battalion
  • McCormick Thomas. Sgt. 11th Btn. (d.3rd July 1916)
  • McCue John Joseph. Pte. 16th Btn. (d.12th Mar 1916)
  • McDonnell Myles. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.23rd Oct 1918)
  • McHugh Michael. Pte. 9th Btn.
  • McKenzie Herbert. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.8th Oct 1917)
  • McLelland Herbert Stanley. 13th Btn., 9th Platoon
  • McPartland John. Pte. 11th Battalion (d.4th Sep 1916)
  • Meagher Dominic. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.14th November 1915)
  • Medlicott George J.. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.6th June 1918)
  • Mellody Adrian. L/Cpl. 11th Battalion (d.3rd July 1916)
  • Mellor Harry. L/Cpl 9th Battalion (d.27th March 1918)
  • Melville Herbert Stuart. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.26th Feb 1917)
  • Millar William James. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.20th Aug 1916)
  • Molyneux George Henry. Pte. 9th Battalion, A Coy. (d.21st Nov 1916)
  • Moody Corbett Lee. Pte. 10th Btn (d.17th Apr 1918)
  • Moon Frederick. L/Cpl. 10th (Service) Battalion (d.26th July 1916)
  • Moon William Alfred. L/Cpl. 11th Btn. (d.21st Nov 1916)
  • Morris John Henry. Sgt 13th Btn
  • Morrison William Elias. 15th (1st Birkenhead) Battalion
  • Morton Frederick. Pte. 10th Battalion (d.28th December 1915)
  • Mullins Harry. Pte. 1st/6th Btn. (d.13th Nov 1916)
  • Mullock William. Pte. 13th Btn. (d.8th Jan 1915)
  • Murphy MM. Harry. Pte. 6th Battalion (d.31st Aug 1918)
  • Murphy Thomas Patrick. Pte. 13th Btn. (d.7th Jul 1916)
  • Nevens Joseph. Pte. 9th Btn.
  • Neville James. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.25th Aug 1915)
  • Newby MM & bar. Richard. L/Cpl. 13th Btn.
  • Nield Allen. Pte. 6th Btn. E Coy.
  • Nutter James. Pte. 9th Battalion
  • Oakes Abraham. Sgt. 7th Btn. (d.15th Jan 1918)
  • Oliver William. Pte. 11th Btn. (d.16th June 1917)
  • Oseman Edward George. Pte. 10th Battalion (d.19th October 1918)
  • Pacey Ernest. L\Cpl. 1st Btn.
  • Page James. Pte. 12th (Service) Battalion
  • Palmer William Edward. Pte. 11th Battalion, C Coy. (d.15th June 1917)
  • Pate Henry. Pte 1/5 Battalion (d.1st Dec 1917)
  • Paton George. Pte. 10th (Service) Btn. (d.14th April 1918)
  • Pawson Walter. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.18th Oct 1918)
  • Pearce Alfred George. L/Cpl. 11th Btn. B Coy.
  • Pearson Frank. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.3rd May 1916)
  • Percival David. 9th Btn (d.7th Jun 1917)
  • Peters Nicholas Owen. Pte. 11th Btn.
  • Phipson George. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.25th Sep 1917)
  • Pickford Joseph Francis. L/Cpl. 1/7th Btn. (d.11th Aug 1915)
  • Pollexfen Phillip Evelyn. Capt. 10th Btn.
  • Pollitt E.. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.8th Aug 1915)
  • Pollitt John Wilson. Sgt. 8th Btn.
  • Posting Gerrard. L/Cpl. 10th Btn. A Coy. (d.15th October 1915)
  • Postles Luther. Pte. 1st/7th Btn. (d.26th March 1917)
  • Potter John. Pte. 13th Btn. (d.7th Jul 1916)
  • Povey George. Cpl. 1st Btn. (d.11th Feb 1915)
  • Price J.. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.4th Oct 1918)
  • Price Thomas. Pte. 11th Btn. (d.19th Aug 1917)
  • Price Trevor. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.3rd Apr 1918)
  • Procter Harold. Pte. 1/6 Btn. (d.20th Sep 1917)
  • Pynn Fredrick. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.15th Oct 1916)
  • Randle Thomas. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.3rd October 1915)
  • Randles Aaron. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.13th September 1918)
  • Rawlinson James Phillips. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.20th February 1917)
  • Redmond Peter. Pte. 13th Btn. (d.5th August 1917)
  • Reid Jon Patrick. Pte. 17th Btn.
  • Reid Peter Donald. Pte. 15th Btn.
  • Revell Joseph. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.9th May 1917)
  • Reynolds Alfred Henry Price. Pte. 11th Btn (d.3rd July 1916)
  • Robertson William. Pte. 16th Battalion (d.22nd Oct 1917)
  • Robinson Austin. Pte 11th Btn (d.11th March 1916)
  • Roden George. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.25th Sep 1915)
  • Rooth Edwin. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.27th March 1918)
  • Rossington Harry. CSM. 1st Btn. D Company (d.11th Oct 1914)
  • Rothery Norman Bernard Vernon. Pte. 8th Battalion (d.3rd Nov 1917)
  • Rowbottom James William. Pte
  • Rowlinson James. Pte. 11th Btn. (d.11th Oct 1916)
  • Rowlinson Peter A.. L/Cpl. 10th Btn. (d.27th June 1916)
  • Ruffler Reuben. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.8th July 1916)
  • Rushton Jack. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.8th May 1915)
  • Rutter Cyril. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.7th October 1918)
  • Rutter John. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.28th July 1916)
  • Sands MM James. Sgt 11th Battalion (d.2nd Aug 1917)
  • Sands MM. James. Sgt. 11th Btn. (d.2nd August 1917)
  • Saunders Daniel. Pte. 3rd Battalion
  • Schofield Albert. Pte 2nd Battalion (d.10th May 1915)
  • Schofield Ben. L/Cpl. 1st Btn.
  • Schofield Samuel.
  • Schultz George Edward. Capt 15th Battalion (d.19th Aug 1917)
  • Scott Joseph Brayton. Pte. (d.27th May 1918)
  • Senior George. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.25th May 1915)
  • Shaw William Frederick. Pte 1st Battalion (d.24th October 1917)
  • Shooter William. CSM
  • Silcock Percy Bryan. 2nd Lt. 13th Btn. (d.11th Aug 1917)
  • Simm William. Pte 15th Btn (d.21st Oct 1916)
  • Sines James. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.8th May 1915)
  • Skeen Alfred Simpson. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.4th October 1918)
  • Skelhorn Alfred. Pte. 10th Btn.
  • Skillicorn MM William. Sgt 1/5th Battalion
  • Sloan Duncan. Pte. 11th Btn. (d.26th Nov 1918)
  • Sowden John Richard. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.17th Sep 1917)
  • Speight Thomas. Pte. 16th Battalion (d.19th July 1916)
  • Spilsbury James. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.17th Feb 1917)
  • Spilsbury James. Pte. 10th Btn. A Coy. (d.17th Feb 1917)
  • Stanton James. Sgt. 10th Btn. (d.17th February 1917)
  • Starkey Leonard. Pte. 1st/4th Btn. (d.26th July 1918)
  • Steadman A.. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.5th Jun 1916)
  • Stephenson Daniel Pike. Lt. 1st Btn. (d.24th May 1915)
  • Stout George William. Pte. 5th Battalion
  • Stubbs Frank Broad. Pte. 8th Battalion (d.18th January 1917)
  • Sturdy Charles. Pte. 13th Btn. (d.7th July 1916)
  • Sutherland MC. Norman. 2/Lt. 9th Btn.
  • Sweeney Patrick. Pte. 2nd Btn.
  • Sykes Joseph. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.8th Oct 1917)
  • Taylor John William. L/Cpl. 13th Btn.
  • Taylor Robert. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.6th Jan 1918)
  • Taylor Thomas Henry. Pte 10th Btn. (d.7th June 1917)
  • Thomas Evan David. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.24th Mar 1918)
  • Thompson John Thomas. L/Cpl. 1st Btn. (d.2nd September 1918)
  • Thornhill Frank. Private
  • Tilsley John. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.17th February 1917)
  • Timperley William Ezra. L/Cpl 3rd Btn. (d.6th Oct 1918)
  • Tonge James. Pte. 11th Battalion (d.14th June 1917)
  • Toyne MM, CdeG. Ernest Shep. Cpl. 2nd Btn.
  • Trickett Norman. Pte 13th Battalion (d.7th July 1916)
  • Twemlow DCM MM John. Pte 1st Battalion
  • Ventress A. Pte. 13th Btn. (d.10th August 1917)
  • Walker John.
  • Walker Thomas. Pte. 11th Btn. (d.3rd July 1916)
  • Walmsley John. Pte. 8th Battalion (d.30th Apr 1917)
  • Walsh Arthur. Pte. 1st Battalion, D Coy.
  • Walton Jesse. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.3rd Sep 1918)
  • Weale Joseph. L/Cpl. 12th Btn.
  • Webb Alfred Augustus. Pte. 11th Battalion, D Company (d.4th July 1916)
  • Welsh Alfred. Cpl. 2nd Btn. (d.3rd Oct 1915)
  • Weston George. Pte. 9th Btn 22nd Cheshire (d.12th Sep 1918)
  • Wetherell John Edward. Sgt. 2nd Btn.
  • Wharmby William. Cpl. 3rd Btn. D Company
  • White Charles Antony . Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.17th Feb 1915)
  • White Samuel. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.24th March 1918)
  • White William. Pte. 10th Battalion (d.25th Aug 1916)
  • Whittaker George. Cpl. 6th Btn.
  • Whittle MID Arthur. Sgt. 1st Battalion (d.22 February 1915)
  • Whyte Bernard William. Pte. 13th Btn.
  • Wilkinson Leonard. Pte. 8th Btn.
  • Williams J.. L/Cpl. 1st Btn.
  • Williams John William. Pte. 8th (Service) Battalion (d.14th Jul 1917)
  • Williams John Albert. Pte.
  • Willis Arthur. Pte (d.23rd November 1916)
  • Wilson Jesse. Sgt. 1/7th Btn. (d.23rd July 1918)
  • Wilson Robert Sudbury. 5th Btn.
  • Wood Charles Thomas. Pte. 10th Battalion, A Coy. (d.24th April 1916)
  • Wood Harry. Pte. 13th Btn. (d.9th Aug 1917)
  • Wood William Arthur. Pte. 6th Btn.
  • Woodall Thomas. Pte. 1/7th Bttn. (d.14th Oct 1918)
  • Woodall Thomas. Pte. 7th Btn. (d.14th October 1918)
  • Woodall Thomas. Pte. 1/7th Btn. (d.14th Oct 1918)
  • Woodfin Joseph William. Pte. 13th Battalion (d.7th June 1917)
  • Woodland Albert Edward. 9th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
  • Worrall John Edmund. Pte. 11th Battalion (d.3rd July 1917)
  • Worthington Stanley. Pte. 15th Battalion (d.28th Feb 1918)
  • Wright James Arthur. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
  • Yarwood Joseph. Pte 5th Btn. (d.1st Jul 1916)
  • Yewdall David. Sgt.

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1206628

L/Cpl. Alfred George Pearce 11th Btn. B Coy. South Lancashire Regiment

One day in September 1914, three young men went to enlist in the British Army caught up in the fever of war. One of these men was Alfred George Pearce. He, with his wife, managed a public house in Liverpool and had four small children. When he returned home and told his wife, she was furious and said "What did you do a stupid thing like that for!"

In his going away photograph his cap badge is from the Cheshire's but he is recorded as being transferred to 11th Battalion in December 1916. During his training he had to go down the mines to be toughened up. His time in the mines was cut short as an accident resulted in him having a couple of broken ribs. His daughter Ruby told us how she enjoyed peeling his skin from his back after he had a cast removed.

Because he was a countryman from Hampshire originally, he was assigned to the section that looked after the regiments horses. They had at one stage a horse shoe on the back of their jacket. The losses were so heavy they turned the horse shoe round in case it improved their luck. In the end the horse shoe was abandoned. On the march to the front line, they saw some awful sights. Bodies lining the sides of the roads and families trying to escape the ravages of war. During the march forward, they stopped overnight at a French village were they were billeted in a barn full of hay and straw. They all settled down for the night. The hay providing a little comfort as they thought. Next morning they were all coming out in scabies. The Germans had sprayed the hay and straw with the infection before they left the area. Consequently all the regiment had to strip off in the village square, their uniforms burnt, and they were painted with Gentian violets. Not a very pleasant experience, but great amusement to the ladies of the village. He told of their instructions not to attempt to pick up anything like pens from the ground, or kick dead rats, as they could all be booby trapped.

Alfred George Pearce survived the war unscathed and lived to a ripe old age of 98. He always said never go to war even if it means running away to Ireland. Alfred's father, Joshua, was from Ecchingswell in Hampshire. [1901 Census].

Suzanne Dalewicz-Kitto




1206528

Pte. Ernest Fox DCM 15th Battalion Cheshire Regiment

Ernest Fox back row 4th from left

Ernest Fox DCM joined the Cheshire 17th Reserve Battalion on 20th September 1915 in Bebington, Wirral. He was sent overseas on 23rd June 1916 as part of BEF with 13th Cheshire Battalion (Lord Leverhulmes Wirral Battalion).

The 13th Cheshire's took part in the first battle of the Somme. The 13th suffered great losses at Ovillers- LaBoisselle on 7th July 1916. Ernest was transferred to 11th Cheshire Battalion on 13th July 1916 for a short time and then to the 15th Battalion (The Cheshire Bantams) on 16th August 1916 where he trained as a Lewis gunner. Ernest remained with the 15th Cheshire's and was awarded his DCM for his bravery and gallantry on 25th March 1918 at Clery Ridge (Maricourt area of the Somme) during the German spring offensive of 1918.

Ernest was wounded on 16th April 1918 in the town of Hedauville and eventually evacuated home to recover in hospital. He made a full recovery and returned to France in the late October of 1918. I was privileged to have Ernest as a Grandfather with many happy memories of this man who was a modest hero. Ernest sadly passed away in 1974.

David Crosby




1206431

Pte. James Edmundson 21st Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.21st Aug 1918)

James Edmundson was killed in action on the 21st of August 1918, aged 34. Buried in Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, France, he was the son of Mr & Mrs Edmundson, Britannia Inn, Guy Street, Padiham, Lancashire. Lived at Harle Syke, Burnley with his wife and two children.

James enlisted in June 1916, prior to this he had been working as a weaver at Thornton and Co's. Mill, Harle Syke, Burnley. He initially joined the East Lancashire Regiment but after being invalided home with septic poisoning he went back out with the Cheshire Regiment, whilst with the Cheshires he was injured by shrapnel and sent home, he then was transferred to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

s flynn




1206354

Sgt. John Edward Wetherell 2nd Btn. Cheshire Regiment

L/Cpl. John Wetherell, wounded, Liverpool Hospital

L/Cpl. John Wetherell was wounded in teh 2nd Battle of Ypres and was treated in Liverpool Hospital.

On 22nd April, the Germans launched the attack that would become officially known as the Second Battle of Ypres. By 8 May, the situation had become critical for the Allied armies. The Cheshires' Regimental History notes that "behind our gassed and shattered lines, had the Germans only known, lay nothing to prevent their capturing the Channel Ports." The section of the front line to be held by the 28th Division, which included the 2nd Battalion (one of the Regiment's two Regular Army Battalions), Weis about 1.5 miles between Frezenberg and a position known as Mouse Trap Farm. This was 3 miles to the north east of Ypres. The Regimental History notes 'The line to be held was nothing more effective than narrow trenches three feet deep, hastily constructed, with little wire, no communication trenches and little or no overhead cover. It was not a line in which to meet a heavy attack, yet the Allied plan required it to be held." Poison gas had been first used by the Germans on 22 April.They again used gas in this attack. At that time, there was no practical defence against it. All that was done was to issue each Battalion with 200 cloth bands to be worn across the mouth (it should be noted that a Battalion at full strength would exceed 800). 'The positions occupied by Battalion headquarters and No. 1 and No. 4 Companies were surrounded by the enemy and with very few exceptions the whole of the officers and other ranks were killed or taken prisoner." Only small groups managed to escape. The Diary records that, at this time, known casualties included 17 dead, 200 wounded and 190 missing.

Description of actions involving John Wetherell, 2nd Battle of Ypres

Kenneth Wetherell




1206335

Pte. Joshua William Kelly 5th Btn Devonshire Regiment

Joss Kelly enlisted at Douglas on 20th of Feb 1917, aged 18 years 6 months. It was his second attempt at enlistment. He was 5' 3 1/2" and weighed 7 1/2 stone. The recruiting sergeant sent him away the first time, telling him he should come back when he'd grown a bit. He served in Palestine and France, where he was wounded at Rheims on 20th of Jul 1918. His record states: 'While advancing, a shell burst in close proximity and he was wounded in the leg'. Nature of Disability: 'Right foot [blown] off, stump gangrenous and full of maggots'. Treatment of Disability: 'Operation 24 Jul 1918, amputation [of right leg] 6 inches below [the] knee'. He was discharged as an invalid..

Like a lot of injured ex soldiers, he wasn't able to return to his profession as a Clothier's Assistant - his former employer wouldn't employ a cripple - so he made his living working various menial jobs. He was my great-grandfather. He lived to be 80. I suppose he was one of the lucky one's. He went over-the-top, aged 19, was blown up and left for dead three days in no-mans land. But he did at least survive.





1206307

CSM Thomas Evans 16th Btn. Cheshire Regiment

Attestation for Thomas Evans

After being discharged from the K.O.Y.L.I. due to ill health (deafness, rheumatism and debility) aged 63 years in November 1914, Thomas Evans joined the Cheshire Regiment in December 1914 stating his age as 45 years and 5 months.

Don Hargreaves




1206273

Pte. Robert Hawthorn 16th Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.28th March 1918)

Robert Hawthorn died on 28th March 1918 aged 22 and is buried in the St Sever Cemetery extension in France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hawthorn, of 31, Molyneux St., Derby Rd., Bootle Liverpool.

s flynn




1206176

Sgt. Joseph Brooke 15th Btn Cheshire Regiment

Joseph Brooke, my grandfather, joined the Army in 1911 or 12, aged 18. He was based at Londonderry, Northern Ireland at the outbreak of WW1 with the 1st Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment. For some reason, he did not cross to France until the end of August 1914. He joined his unit at the front on 16th Sept 1914, during The Battle of the Aisne, at Le Mesnil, near Soissons.

He served with the Cheshire Regiment throughout the war. In early 1918, he was transferred to the 15th Battalion of the Cheshires and made up to Sergeant. I was told by my father that he was at the First and Fourth Battles of Ypres. From the regimental diaries etc. it is possible that he fought on the Somme in 1916 and 1918 as well as the 2nd and 3rd Battles of Ypres.

I am proud to have in my possession his swagger stick and a 1908 pattern British cavalry sword that he brought back as a souvenir. Joseph died in 1957.

Edward Brooke




1206104

Pte. John Higgins 1st Btn. D Coy. Cheshire Regiment

My Grandfather John Higgins had served pre-war with the British Army as part of the 5th Btn, Manchester Regiment from August 1906 and at the start of World War 1 was an engine cleaner for Liverpool Corporation Tramways but also still an army reservist who was called up at Chester on 6th August 1914 and assigned to 1st Btn Cheshire Regt.

He was sent with the regiment as part of 15th Brigade, 5th Division to France as part of the Original B.E.F which subsequently became known as "The Old Contemptibles". As a member of "D" company on 24th August 1914 he found himself positioned at a crossroad close to a colliery outside the small Belgian village of Audregnies. The 1st Cheshires were directly faced by 4 German battalions that day and together with 1st Battalion The Norfolk Regiment and supporting cavalry stopped the entire German advance on the town for over 4 hours thereby playing their part in preventing the encirclement of the British 2nd Corps by the German 4th Corps.

John with the majority of his platoon was taken prisoner that day (only 8 days after arriving in France) and spent the next 4 years as a prisoner of war in the German PoW camp at Geissen near Frankfurt. After liberation he returned to work for The Liverpool Corporation Tramways as a Conductor, married my grandmother Charlotte Rumble, and unfortunately passed away prematurely at the age of 40 in 1930.

Peter Higgins




1206066

Pte. Albert James Belshaw 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment (d.24th Aug 1914)

Albert Belshaw died on the 24th August 1914 leaving behind a wife Ada Gilbert and two young Children Ethal-May who was 3yrs and John who was 2yrs old. His name is place on the memorial wall at Seine-et-Marne. Alfred like many other brave men received the 1914 Star medal and the Victory medal.

Emma Slater




1205975

Sgt. Benjamin Massey 2nd Battalion Cheshire Regiment

Did not know my father, Benjamin Massey, as he died in 1950 aged sixty five,when I was only four years old. What little I know of him came from children of his first marriage. He was born in 1885 and must have joined the army around 1900, rising to sergeant in 1907 and colour sergeant in 08. He served at Fort George in Madras. In 1911 he reengaged to complete twenty one years service. After completion of service with the Cheshire Regiment he transferred to the Indian Army where he was commissioned. I know nothing of his service in WW1 but I believe that he was awarded the 1914 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Linda Massey




1205910

Pte. William Oliver 11th Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.16th June 1917)

William Oliver died on the 16th of June 1917, aged 28. Buried in the Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension in France, he was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Oliver, of Thornbury, husband of Elsie May Oliver, of Forda, Thornbury, Brandis Corner, Devon.

s flynn




1205727

Pte. Alfred Skelhorn 10th Btn. Cheshire Regiment

Alfred was my grandfather, he died aged 96 in 1988. During the Great War he spent two periods in hospital, once with trench fever, constipation, indigestion and loss of teeth, probably as a result of the poor conditions and rations. He had been around Ypres for six months prior to this and had gone from a fit 24 yr old, to spending nearly 70 days in hospital. His medical record on discharge states, 'can walk fairly well'. He was very badly wounded on the 1st of August 1917, with a gunshot wound to right foot, leading to amputation of one toe, and a shrapnel ball in chest with damage to a shoulder blade, fractured rib (which was removed). The shrapnel ball was too close to his heart to be removed,it stayed in him the rest of his life, it moved with every pulse! I have his chest X-ray, he was assessed as 30 % disabled. Alfred gave up smoking in his 70's, my hero!

Peter Latham




264308

Pte. George J. Medlicott 9th Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.6th June 1918)

George Medlicott

George Medlicott was born in 1895 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England and was the brother of Edward and Thomas Medlicott. He joined the 9th Cheshire Regiment and was killed in action on 6th of June 1918. He was memorialised in the Soissons Memorial in France. The Soissons Memorial is a World War I memorial located in the town of Soissons, France. The memorial lists 3,887 names of British soldiers with no known grave, which were killed in the area between May and August 1918.

Based upon reliable sources, it would appear that George was killed in an Allied counter offensive following the Third Battle of the the Aisne. This was a massive surprise attack, which lasted from May 27th to June 6th, 1918 and was the first full-size German offensive following the Lys Offensive in Flanders in April of that year. The battle began with a massive bombardment followed by a poison gas drop. With the defences spread thin, the British army was unable to stop the attack and the Germans advanced 40 km through a gap in the front line between Reims and Soissons. However, following many successful counter-attacks the German advance was halted on June 6th, 1918 and much of the previous lost territory being restored. One of the regiments involved in the counter-offensive was the Cheshire Regiment including the 9th and 4th Battalions. The War diaries or intelligence summary of the 9th Cheshire regiment provide graphic detail surrounding this area of France and the presumed date of death of George Medlicott.

    The hand-written war diary of the regiment recites the following:
  • 3rd of June 1918. Montagne de Bligny. …Intelligence reports indicate possible attack on the morning of June 5th….
  • 5th of June 1918 …Patrols sent out and the patrol detailed to investigate the suspected enemy post in the small wood (discovered last night) and came into contact with about 10 of the enemy; shots were exchanged and two Germans killed. This was about midnight….
  • 6th of June 1918 …At 3:00 am, the enemy put down a heavy barrage on the positions occupied by the French on the immediate right of the brigade. This gradually spread to the left and by 3:30 the battalion area was being subjected to the barrage fire (artillery). The enemy was observed afterwards to be advancing to the attack in a south-westerly direction with covering fire also being given by his machine guns from both flanks. Many casualties were inflicted on him by rifle, Lewis gun and machine gun fire. He succeeded, however, in driving the French from the village of Bligny and into Bois de Reims. This left our Brigade right flank completely exposed. The 8/N Staffs therefore formed a defensive flank by withdrawing to the road (about the letter E of Chambrecy)- reference map Soissons 1/100,000. By attacking in large numbers, the enemy contrived to eject the front line troops and gain possession of their trenches. The commanding officer issued orders for a counter-attack..…this attack was held up by heavy machine gun fire before reaching their objective and did not succeed in turning out the enemy and the parties were compelled to withdraw and take up a defensive position on the road south of Montagne de Bligny. The enemy had by now (10am)a strong force in our late front line and attempted to advance. All his efforts were frustrated by fire from the line in the road. About 10:30 orders were received that the hill must be held at all costs and the commanding officer commenced re-organizing for another counter-attack. The counter attack was duly launched around 1:00 pm…. The Cheshire party pushed forward and on reaching the crest of the hill, they came under heavy fire from the enemy, established in our old frontline, charged and recaptured our position at the point of bayonet….
  • 7th of June 1918 The casualties sustained by the battalion on the 6th were found to be 2 officers Lieutenant Berry missing, C.H. Jones wounded and 91 other ranks killed by enemy fire…..
Although it cannot be established definitively that George Medlicott died during the course of this engagement, given the reported date of his death, the location of the battle, the regiment information and the memorial location in Soissons, France, it is very likely or probable that this was, indeed, the case.

William J Anhorn




264296

Pte. Peter Donald Reid 15th Btn. Cheshire Regiment

Peter Reid joined the Bantam 15th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment in 1914 at 30 years old. He was a father of 3 children and a miner and answered the call to arms. Unlike two of his brothers who were Killed in action with the Royal Navy in 1914 and DLI in 1915, another two Brothers survived their service as a Royal Navy Submariner) and my great grandfather in another Bantam Battalion in the DLI. Peter survived WW1 and WW2 passing on in 1951.

Ian Reid




263082

Pte. Duncan Sloan 11th Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.26th Nov 1918)

Duncan Sloan married Agnes Campbell in 1914. Their daughter Agnes was born in February 1916. He served with the 11th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment.

Andrew Drummond




262988

Pte. John Joseph McCue 16th Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.12th Mar 1916)

John Joseph McCue was killed on 12th of March 1916 by a rifle grenade explosion in the trench.

Freda Sandford




262771

Capt. Arthur John Gateley KSG. A Coy. 2nd Btn. Cheshire Regiment

Arthur Gateley was my great grandfather's brother. Captain Gateley was in command of the 1st Manx Service Company, 220 strong, in October 1915. He was with the Company (then 215 strong) when it set sail on the Olympic, and joined the 2nd Cheshire Regiment outside Salonika on 13th of January 1916. The Company became A Company of the 2nd Cheshires.

Martin Williams




262616

Pte. Albert Edward Hammonds 16th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.2nd September 1918)

Albert Hammonds enlisted in the 6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment in October 1914. He was killed in action on the Somme in 1918.

Elaine Glover




262365

Pte. Myles McDonnell 1st Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.23rd Oct 1918)

Myles, wife Margaret and his family

Myles McDonnell was born in 1882 in Dublin, Ireland. He was the eldest son of Peter and Catherine McDonnell. In the 1901 Irish Census, when he was 18, he was recorded as living with his parents at 38a Francis Street in Merchants Quay District, Dublin along with his sisters Mary (21), Christina (6), and brothers Andrew (13) and Daniel (9). He married Margaret O’Brien on 4th January 1902 at St. Johns Church, Clontarf, Dublin. Their daughter Jane was born in 1903 in Dublin. Between 1905 and 1911, he and his family immigrated to England and settled in Bootle, Liverpool. In the 1911 census in England he can be found living with his family in 67 Boreland Street (off Marsh Lane), Bootle. He was employed as a dock labourer after working as a pavour in Dublin. 3 more children followed his arrival from Dublin, Peter born in 1912, Kate born in 1914, and Margaret born in 1917.

During the war, Myles moved to 17 Police Street Altrincham, Cheshire, working in the Ammonia and Soda works at Lostock Gralam, Northwich, Cheshire. The company produced salt, ammonia soda, sulphuric acid, and ammonia nitrate for the Ministry. This meant he was a protected worker and had an exemption certificate, Number 4207. However, in January or February of 1918 he left the Soda works and took up employment with Manchester Council Waterworks as a boiler attendant (fireman). Subsequently, this meant that his exemption certificate was withdrawn, and he was conscripted into the army at Chester on 29th of April 1918, joining the 14th South Lancashire Regiment.

On the 11th June 1918, he was transferred to 3rd South Lancashire Regiment, retaining his regimental number. On the 1st October, he was posted to France. After arrival in France, he was transferred to the 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment with a new regimental number of 68233.

In the early hours of 23rd of October 1918, he was killed in action during the Battle of the Selle, when his company was tasked with the objective of taking the German held village of Beaurain, just north of Le Cateau. He is buried in Amerval Communal Cemetery Extension, Solesmes, France.

Myles McDonald








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History of the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War.

Arthur Crookenden


Naval and Military Press, have once again provided the military historian and researcher with an invaluable service by re-publishing this long out of print volume at the most reasonable price. It chronicles the war record of the fifteen battalions of the regiment which served on the Western Front, in Italy, Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, Palestine and Macedonia. The large appendices will however be invaluable for researchers, as having commenced with a summary showing the totals of dead officers and other rank totals by battalions, it is followed by the nominal rolls, with officers grouped alphabetically and other ranks in their battalions. The comprehensive 56-page list of Honours and Awards, including Mentions In Despatches, is arranged alphabetically and although the ranks of the recipients are not given, the citations for the VC, DSO, MC and DCM awards are. The final appendix, entitled `Mobilization', is useful too as it briefly provides the story of each battalion before it went overseas




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