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Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Regular Battalions: - 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Territorial Force: - 4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 12th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 14th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 2/4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 2/5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 2/12th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 3/4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 3/5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 4/5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Kitchener's New Army: - 6th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 7th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 8th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 11th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 13th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 15th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
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1206614 Cptn. Stuart Ramsay DSO MID 8th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.2nd June 1917) Stuart Ramsay born Bothwell, Lanark on 10th September 1887, son of William & Helen. Educated Glasgow High School, Pre-War he was an Accountant by trade.
He went to New Zealand in 1913 and returned to England in 1915. Gazetted 2nd Lieut. on 10 May 1915 he joined the Loyal North Lancashire Regt and promoted tp Lieut the following October. Twice MID and awarded DSO 1 August 1916 for 'Conspicuous Gallantry in action".
He was promoted to Captain in June 1916 and killed in action on Messines Ridge on the 2nd of June 1917.
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1206561 Pte. Thomas Mullaly 7th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.31st Jul 1917) My husband's grand uncle, Thomas Mullaly, was killed in action at Passchendaele on 31st July 1917. He was a member of the 7th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He is remembered on the Ypres Menin Gate.
We are going over to Ypres in September to pay our respects as we had no idea that Thomas even existed until we were completing my husband's family tree. My husband has recently been diagnosed with cancer and to pay these respects is on his bucket list.
His mother never spoke of her uncle, in fact we don't even know whether she knew him.
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1206389 Lt. Richard Basil Bandram Jones VC 8th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.21st May 1916)  Richard Jones was killed in action on the 21st of May 1916, aged 19. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial in the Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, he was the son of Henry Thomas Brandram Jones and Caroline Emma Jones, of 2, Thicket Rd., Anerley, London.
An extract from The London Gazette dated 5th August, 1916, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery. He was holding with his platoon a crater recently captured from the enemy. About 7.30 P.M. the enemy exploded a mine forty yards to his right, and at the same time put a heavy barrage of fire on our trenches, thus isolating the Platoon. They then attacked in overwhelming numbers. Lt. Jones kept his men together, steadying them by his fine example, and shot no less than fifteen of the enemy as they advanced, counting them aloud as he did so to cheer his men. When his ammunition was expended he took a bomb, but was shot through the head while getting up to throw it. His splendid courage had so encouraged his men that when they had no more ammunition or bombs they threw stones and ammunition boxes at the enemy till only nine of the platoon were left. Finally they were compelled to retire."
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1206290 Lt. Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson VC 7th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.5th July 1916)  Thomas Wilkinson died 5th July 1916, aged 22 and is commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial in France.
He was the son of Charles Orde Wilkinson and Edith Wilkinson, of Ardanoir, Foynes, Co. Limerick.
An extract from the London Gazette, dated 26th Sept., 1916, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery. During an attack, when a party of another unit was retiring without their machine-gun, Lieut. Wilkinson rushed forward, and, with two of his men, got the gun into action, and held up the enemy till they were relieved. Later, when the advance was checked during a bombing attack, he forced his way forward and found four or five men of different units stopped by a solid block of earth, over which the enemy was throwing bombs. With great pluck and promptness he mounted a machine-gun on the top of the parapet and dispersed the enemy bombers. Subsequently he made two most gallant attempts to bring in a wounded man, but at the second attempt he was shot through the heart just before reaching the man. Throughout the day he set a magnificent example of courage and self-sacrifice."
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1206116 Pte. Albert Fowler 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.20th May 1918) Albert Fowler died of wounds on the 20th of May 1918, aged 41 and is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery in France.
He was the husband of M. A. Fowler, of 150 Cog Lane, Burnley, Lancs. Native of Burnley.
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1206086 Sgt. Leonard Mason MM. 1/5th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment  Leonard Mason was my grandfather and I remember when I was a little girl how I used to sit and polish his medals. I remember on Remembrance Sunday we would walk down to The Cenotaph in Bolton, him wearing his medals and holding my hand, for the Service of Remembrance.
He was born on 27th March 1893 at Flitcroft Street, Bolton, son of Thomas and Sarah Ann Mason. He had five siblings, Florence b. 1889, John b. 1891, Samuel b.1895, Julia b. 1897 and Robert b. 1905.
He enlisted on 9th November 1914 and sailed on The Tintoretto to France on 12th February 1915 and landed the following day. Whilst in France he was promoted to Sergeant.
On 14th January 1918 his name was gazetted as having been awarded the Military Medal for Bravery in the Field. This award was for his actions at The Battle of Menin Road Ridge (20 – 23 September), part of The Third Battle of Ypres 1917.
At some point after being awarded the Military Medal, he was wounded and I have vivid memories of all the marks on his legs made by bullets. He was honourably discharged from the Army on 8th March 1919 and given the Silver War Badge number 450937.
Leonard married Annie Shuttleworth on 29th June 1918 at St Simon & Judes Church, Bolton. They had three children 2 boys and 1 girl. Sadly the two boys died in infancy but the one girl was my mother.
My granddad Leonard Mason died on 3rd February 1969 at home in Bolton but I have wonderful memories of him and still miss him to this day.
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1206077 Pte. Herbert Hitchon 4th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.13th Sep 1916) Herbert Hitchon died on the 13th of September 1916, aged 24. Buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery in France, he was the son of John Robert and Mary Jane Hitchon, of 6 Watson St., Burnley, Lancs. Native of Burnley
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1205986 Pte. John Oldfield 4th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.20th Sep 1916) John Oldfield was killed in action on the 20th of September 1916, aged 20. Buried in Dartmoor cemetery in France, he was the nephew of Mrs. I. Basnett, of 4 Aqueduct St., Burnley
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264187 Pte. Henry Cross 9th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.6th August 1917) Henry Cross originally joined the 4th Battalion of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment on 22nd November 1915 at the age of Eighteen.
He was wounded on the 25th of September 1916 with gun shot wounds in both the left arm and right thigh. He was then transferred to the 9th Battalion on 25th of June 1917 and was killed on the field 42 days later in Belgium.
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262902 Pte. Tom Victor Hall 4th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.15th Jun 1915) Tom Hall was born in Rotherham, Yorkshire, to Sarah and John Hall in 1893. He signed up in September 1914 and was an engineer mechanic.
He was missing in action and later declared dead as his body was never found.
He is memorialised on the Le Touret memorial, Pas de Calais, France. His brother John, also fell.
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262811 Pte. William Jones 1/5th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Bill Jones was taken prisoner in Nov 1917 with a bullet wound to his right arm. He was sent to Celle POW Camp. Whilst there he was bayoneted for fighting outside the cookhouse. Sorry I have no further information.
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259625 Pte. John Arthur Costello 1st Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.4th December 1915) John Costello died in Wittenberg P.O.W. camp on 4th/5th December 1915 from TB confirmed by Red Cross records. He was my great uncle.
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258654 L/Cpl. Daniel Dickinson 4th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.7th Apr 1917) Dan Dickinson died of wounds received in France. He was a Lance Corporal in the 4th Battalion of the Loyal North Lancs. He was the fiance of my great-aunt Lily Heath. She never got over his death and remained a spinster up until her death in 1975.
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257789 Pte. John Robert Martin 10th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.6th May 1915) I found out about John Martin while doing our family tree. I have visited Fulwood Military Museum and uncovered a lot of information which in turn lead to a visit to his grave in Doullens where I got to put some Lancashire heather on his grave from his home town of Horwich.
I also put some nice words in the visitors book. We also named our son Martin so his name can live on and not be forgotten as time moves on.
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257353 Pte. Herbert Williams 8th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.7th Jun 1917) Herbert Williams of the 8th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment was killed in Flanders on 7th of June 1917 age 21.
He is brother to Arthur Williams of the South Lancashire Regiment and brother in law to George Ellis Price, David Evan and Hugh Edward Humphreys.
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257351 Pte. David Evan Humphreys 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.14th Sept 1914) David Humphreys was in the 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and was killed in France on Monday 14th of September 1914, age 29.
He is remembered on the La Ferte-Soud-Jouarre Memorial.
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256809 Pte. William Millar Bird 9th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.20th July 1916) William Bird served with the 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in WW1. He died 20th of July 1916 age 26 years and is buried Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz in France. Son of William and Jane Hannah Bird of 44 Villiers Rd. Watford.
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255878 Cpl. George Moore Burrow 6th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.9th Aug 1915) I have found a few letters from my great grandmother, Mary Burrow, sent to Preston Barracks, Lancashire, concerning my great grandfather, Corporal George Burrow. The first concerns papers covering marriage and children and she mentions he is stationed at Blackdown Barracks. The second letter is after he was posted missing in action in Gallipoli. They are very moving as she pleads for help of any news regarding his whereabouts.
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255638 Cpl. Edward Conroy 10th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.22nd Mar 1918) Edward Conroy was engaged to Eva Singleton.
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial.
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253213 Pte, Lancelot Addison "Lall" Rudd 1/12th Btn. C Company Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Lancelot Addison Rudd served with the 12th and 2/4th Battalions, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment during WW1. He served in Macedonia, Egypt, Salonika, Palestine and France.
He was mustard gassed and also contracted malaria, but he safely returned home to his wife and family and died in 1966.
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