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Hampshire Regiment
Regular Battalions: - 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
Territorial Force: - 4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 5th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 6th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 7th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 8th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 9th (Cyclist) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 17th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 2/4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 2/5th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 2/6th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 2/7th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 2/8th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 2/9th (Cyclist) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 3/4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 3/5th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 3/6th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 3/7th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 3/8th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 3/9th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
Kitchener's New Army: - 10th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 11th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 12th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 13th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 14th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 15th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 16th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
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1206531 L/Cpl William Henry Lee 1st Btn. Hampshire Regiment (d.16th Sep 1914) I am researching the men of Farnborough, Hampshire who died in the First World War and who are recorded on the memorial in St Peter's Church, William Lee is amongst them.
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1206442 Pte. Arthur Douglas Wells 1st/5th Btn. Hampshire Regiment (d.7th Oct 1917) I never knew my Granddad and my mother never spoke of him. Arthur Douglas Wells married my Grandma in 1908, whom I did know, Lily Perkins. They had three children all girls. Gertrude Lily 1908, Dora Hilda Annie 1912 (my Mum)and Constance Emily 1915. All that survived was the photo he carried with him of him, his wife and first child which I discovered much later on.
He re-enlisted for WW1 and was sent to India where he died in 1917.
My mother died when I was 14 so when I had the opportunity later in life to look up my family, I uncovered and discovered all about my mother and father's families.
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1206323 Cpl. Albert John Walter Eldridge 1st Btn. Hampshire Regiment (d.22nd Apr 1918) Albert Eldridge was my Grandfather. He enlisted on 22nd September 1914 and apparently was shot and killed by a sniper whilst being stretchered to hospital. He left a wife, 4 daughters and a son, my father.
He is buried in Pont du Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, near Le Bassee, France.
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263444 Pte. Albert Edward Fletcher 4th Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment My great-uncle Albert Fletcher was born in East London, in June 1896. He was placed in Barnardo's care in 1904. At some point, he was released to his father, Alfred Fletcher, and they moved to his father's birthplace in Eltisley to work as farm labourers. He joined the 4th Northamptonshire Regiment at St. Neots. He was made prisoner of war by the Germans during WW1. He survived but died in the Caxton Workhouse on 19th of November, 1922. He was buried at St. Pandonia and St. John the Baptist Church in Eltesly.
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262612 Pte. Thomas Brent 1st Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment Thomas Brent took part in the retreat from Mons and the battles of Arras, Ypres, and Cambrai. He also served in Egypt and Palestine.
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262451 Pte. Cecil Ernest Kirby 14th Battalion Hampshire Regiment (d.1st August 1917) Cecil Kirby was born in 1886, in Dundridge, (no address as there was only 5/6 houses) and was a railway worker on the LSRW. He became Pte Kirby in the 14th Battalion, (the 1st “Portsmouth Pals') Hampshire Regiment. He was obviously a volunteer in Kitchener's Army.
After final training in Aldershot, he moved from Folkstone to France in May 2016. 14th (Service) Battalion (1st Portsmouth). Formed at Portsmouth on 3rd of September 1914 by the Mayor and a local Committee. Adopted by War Office on 30 May 1915.
October 1915 they moved to Witley and came under orders of 116th Brigade in 39th Division. Landed at Le Havre 6th of March 1916.
At the time of his enlisting, Cecil was living at 14 Somerset Rd. Portswood. Lucy R was living just down the road at Northlands Rd. Cecil had a sister, Rose, who I do remember as “Auntie Rose”, a lovely old lady, who, for our wedding present, gave us a large tin of tea.
In 1915, probably after he joined up, Cecil (28 yrs) married Lucy Rose Purkiss,(nee Stone) a widow, aged 40. She was from Swanmore, so maybe childhood sweethearts? It was she who received the widow's pension thereafter.
He probably took part in the Battle of the Somme. Portsmouth had two pals battalions that served on the Western Front. The 1st Pompey Pals, 14th Battalion Hampshire Regiment, was the first to go over the top. They led a brutal assault on German positions on 3rd of September 1916, just north of Hamel on the River Ancre, France. Of the 570 men who went into action that morning 457 became casualties, a vast majority of these being fatalities.
Cecil Kirby must have survived that battle. As the Third Battle of Ypres, 1917, involving the 14th Battalion, started on 331st of July 1917, when the battalion had to attack the Geluvelt plateau. As part of the Battle of Pilkem Ridge. The Germans were well entrenched on higher ground than the attacking forces, and the weather was foul, driving rain, to add to the thick unmovable mud. The Germans hit hard with high explosive shelling and also used Mustard Gas.
Cecil Kirby was killed on 1st of August 1917. He was one of 27,001 casualties, of which 3,697 were killed.
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261993 Rflmn. Albert Charles Tomlinson 12th (Service) Battalion Hampshire Regiment Albert Tomlinson joined the 12th Btn. Hampshire Regiment in 1914. He was admitted to hospital on 21st of February 1917 and transferred to sick convoy the next day with suspected Malaria. Number/Designation of ward: C3, A Company.
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260914 Cpl. Ernest Edward Cole 11th Btn. Hampshire Regiment Ernest Cole was my Grandfather. During WW1 he served with the 11th Battalion Hampshire Regiment. Post war he was commissioned into the Tank Corps as as second Lieutenant.
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260744 Pte. Cecil George Foot MM. 11th Btn. Hampshire Regiment My uncle Cecil Foot served with the 11th Hampshires, divisional pioneers for the 16th (Irish) Division. He would not take up arms to kill but would do anything to save life, so he was made a stretcher bearer. He was awarded the Military Medal for, according to his citation, 'Gallant conduct and devotion to duty in the field on 7th June 1917.' it is assumed that he was awarded the MM in respect of the Battle of Messines, but he never mentioned it to me while still alive.
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257899 Pte. Charles Greenhood Salter 10th Battalion Hampshire Regiment (d.12th Jul 1915) Charles Salter in remembered on the Doiran Memorial in Greece
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257893 Pte. Frederick Arthur Piper 15th (Service) Battalion Hampshire Regiment (d.7th October 1916) Frederick Piper was born on the 1st March 1891 in Catherington a small village in Hampshire, the second son of William and Fanny (nee Downs) Piper. Prior to his enlistment in the Hampshire Regiment he was working as a farm labourer in Denmead, Hampshire. He was killed in action 6 weeks after his younger brother George was killed also in action. Frederick is buried in the Warlencourt British Cemetery.
Frederick and George were the sons of my great grandfather William Piper by his second marriage and step-brothers to my grandfather Herbert William Piper.
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257660 Pte Francis Morris Russell 2nd Battalion Hampshire Regiment (d.10th August 1917) Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Russell, of Week Farm, Ventnor, received news on Tuesday last that their son, Pte. Francis M. Russell, of the 14th Hants, attached M.G. Company, had been wounded by bullet in his right shoulder. He has been serving in France for the last 4 months. We are glad to say his wound is not serious and that he is now in Hospital in England doing well.
Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Russell, of Week Farm, have received the sad news that their son, Pte. Francis M. Russell, was killed in action in Flanders on August 10th. His company officer has written: "It is with sincere regret that I have to inform you that your son was killed on the night of the 10th inst. He was accompanying an officer who was on duty, and a shell fell quite near them, killing your son instantly and severely wounded the officer. I would ask you to accept the very sincere sympathy of the officers of the company. He was one of our best and most reliable men, and a brave soldier.
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257509 Pte. Frederick Ernest Morant 2nd Battalion Hampshire Regiment (d.28th April 1915) Frederick Morant was born at Boorley Green in 1891, the son of Charles and Emma Morant. Prior to the war Frederick had been a Botley schoolboy and a member of the church choir. Later the family moved to Melrose in Winchester Street, Botley and he was listed as a motor driver in 1911 at Hall Yard, Fair Oak.
Frederick volunteered in the first year of the war and joined the 2nd Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment and served at Gallipoli in the Dardenelles. The British Forces landed at Cape Helles on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 25th April 1915. Private Morant was listed as Missing for some weeks before his family were finally advised that he had been
killed in action on 28 April 1915.
He is remembered at the Helles Memorial at Gallipoli, Turkey.
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257285 Cpl Harold George Oxford 10th Btn Hampshire Regiment (d.10th August 1915) Harold Oxford was born at Melbury Abbas, Dorsetshire in early 1881 to Fred and Elizabeth Oxford. He was living with his parents in Paynes Road, Freemantle, Southampton at the time of the 1911 census and working as a dock labourer. Husband of Alice Wayman of Fordingbridge, Hampshire (marriage registered April-June 1915).
Harold served with the 10th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment in WW1 and died 10th of August 1915 at Gallipoli. He is remembered on the Helles Memorial in Turkey.
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257049 Pte. Francis James Miles 15th Btn. Hampshire Regiment (d.2nd Oct 1918) Francis Miles served with the 15th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment in WW1. He died 2nd of October 1918 aged 19 years and is buried Hooge Crater Cemetery in Belgium. Son of Walter James and Elizabeth Georgina Miles of 2 Albert Rd., Cosham, Hants.
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256704 Pte. Samuel Henry Benbow 2nd Btn. Hampshire Regiment (d.13th Aug 1915) Samuel Benbow served with the 2nd Hampshire Regiment, he had enlisted with the Duke Of Cornwall'S Light Infantry. Samuel drowned on the Royal Edward at Gallipoli and is remembered on the Helles Memorial.
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256133 Pte. Eugene McCcarthy 11th Btn. Hampshire Regiment Eugene McCarthy was one of three brothers who served in WW1. His brother William served in Army Service Corps with his brother Jack.
All were born in Drumquinna, Kenmare, Co Kerry, but were working in Chelsea, London at the outbreak of the Great War.
All three brothers survived but both Eugene and Jack died in 1922/1923 of war related illness.
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255419 Pte. Charles William Butler 2nd Battalion Hampshire Regiment (d.20th November 1915) Charles Butler was born in Bicester, Oxfordshire in April 1883. Charles' parents were Frederick Butler (1854-1935) and Elizabeth Rebecca Butler, nee Carthew (1859-1950). Frederick and Elizabeth married in Bicester in January 1882.
Charles was the eldest of Frederick and Elizabeth's two children, his sibling was Walter (1885-1957).
The 1891 census recorded Charles living at 40 Stoke Street, Stoke Lyne in Oxfordshire. He was residing with his parents, Frederick and Elizabeth, and brother Walter. Frederick was working as a gardener's labourer, whilst Charles was at school. The 1901 census shows Charles living on Stratton Lane, Stoke Lyne, aged 17. Charles was living with his parents and brother. He was working as an agricultural labourer on a farm, whilst his father, Frederick, was still employed as a gardener's labourer. The 1911 census shows Charles living in Stoke Lyne. He was living with his parents, Frederick and Elizabeth and brother Walter. Charles was working as a gardener, with his father.
Charles enlisted in the Army at Oxford in early 1915. He served as a private in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He later transferred to serve as a private in the 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment.
The Regiment sailed from Avonmouth on the 29th of March 1915 and sailed to Alexandria via Malta and then onto Mudros in April. They landed at Cape Helles, Gallipoli on the 25 April 1915. They were involved in heavy fighting between April 1915 and January 1916, when they were evacuated. Charles was wounded and sent back to Alexandria, where he died of his wounds on 20 November 1915, aged 32. He is buried in Alexandria (Chatby) Military Cemetery.
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255030 Pte. William Jesse Sheppard 14th (Service) Battalion Hampshire Regiment (d.1st February 1917) William Sheppard is buried at Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, he was the brother-in-law of Peter Alexander Pope, my great-great grandfather (who was also killed a year later).
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254811 Pte. Joseph Everett MM. 1st Btn. East Lancashire Regiment In the middle of 1917 Joseph Everett was transferred from 1st East Lancashire Regiment to the Hampshire Regiment until demob. Along with the trio of war medals he was presented with (Dec 1919) MM by Lt General Gadley no citation in the confirming London Gazette supplement 31469 page 9375 published in July 1919 along with many many more. I presume the award was for service for the duration of the conflict.
He married in 1919 and, unfortunately, the following years proved difficult not only just the family, it must be said the same for many, many more families. He reluctantly sold his medals to provide for the growing family of six plus spouse.
I would like to reveal more to this story, he was an old contemptable deployed to France on 22nd of August 1914. There is no family recollections as to his status as a 23/24 year old pre 1914 such as his occupation and enlistment date. Was he already a soldier in the East Lancs?
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