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Pte. John James Lillis
Australian Imperial Force. 37th Btn.
from:Richard St., Korumburra, Victoria
(d.8th Jun 1917)
John Lillis was born in Outtrim and attended Gippsland Victoria school and Korrumburra State School. Prior to enlistment he had served as a cadet from age 14-18yrs and he worked as a printer. His mother was Hannah Elizabeth, father John James Lillis.
John Was killed in action on Messines Ridge, aged 19yrs and 1 mth Whilst serving with 3rd Reinforcement, 37th Btn. Some records show he may of served in B & C company. He has no-Known grave and is listed on Menin gate Memorial.
Pte. Horace Willie Lillywhite
British Army 3rd Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
from:Connington, Huntingdonshire
(d.31st March 1916)
Pte. Fred Limb MM
British Army 1st Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:Belph
Pte. John F Limerick
British Army 1st Btn Sherwood Foresters
from:Nottingham
(d.27th Apr 1915)
My uncle Jack was the eldest of nine children, he is buried in the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery at Fleurbaix.
2nd Lt. George Alfred "Limmie" Limouzin
Royal Flying Corps 26 Squadron
from:Ngqeleni, Eastern Cape, SA
George Limouzin, generally known as Limmie, joined the South African Army as a lieutenant in the First City (Grahamstown) Regiment which was soon thereafter amalgamated with the Queenstown Rifle Volunteers and incorporated into the new Union Defence Force as the 4th Infantry (First Eastern Rifles).
He was in Britain in August 1914, possibly seconded to the Royal Garrison Artillery on a training course, because he returned to South Africa having seen action with the British Expeditionary Force at Mons and, possibly, Ypres (for which he was later entitled to wear the 1914 Star). On his return to South Africa he spent several months in what was German South-west Africa (now Namibia) as a flying observer or artillery 'spotter' until the German capitulation in July 1915. At that point he had been invited by Capt. Allister Miller, to join the nascent Zuid Afrikaanse Vlieenier Korps (the predecessor to the South African Air Force) which was to be amalgamated with the Royal Flying Corps to increase the air-power in the European theatre.
George passed his flying licence in a Farman bi-plane at the military school airfield at Shoreham and was awarded an aviator's certificate (No. 2419, dated 29 January 1916) by the Royal Aero Club. He was posted to No. 26 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps, an essentially South African unit with a motto in Afrikaans: In Wagter in die Lug. The squadron was sent to East Africa and, operating from rough temporary airfields, flew their Farman FE2's on reconnaissance and occasional bombing missions against the German forces in what is to-day Tanzania.
It appears that in early 1918 George, who had been gazetted as a full lieutenant in 1916, fell ill with malaria and had to be shipped home - ironically his route was via the Cape. He was admitted to a military hospital in St.James in the Cape in June 1918, and to the London General in August and, finally, to a military hospital in Colchester in November 1918.
26 Squadron had, however, been disbanded at Blandford in July 1918, so George returned to the Royal Garrison Artillery at Winchester until the end of the war, and was thus entitled to wear the Inter-Allied Victory Medal. He remained with the Royal Garrison Artillery until he relinquished his commission (with the right to retain his rank) on 12 June 1919, entitled to add the 1914/18 General Service medal and the British War Medal to his decorations. He was still in London when the victory was celebrated in July 1919 (and he later recalled drinking champagne at the Cafe Royal at nine pence a glass).
George Limouzin remained on the British Army records and an entry in 1931 shows that he had returned to south Africa at about that time. Precisely what role he played in WWII has not been determined, but his sister, when writing to him in May 1941 addressed the envelope to George as 'staff sergeant' at an address in Pretoria. George Alfred Limouzin died, aged 96, in Pretoria, in 1977; he had willed his body to science so has no memorial.
Cpl. Harry Limpus
Australian Imperial Forces 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy.
Pte. Henry Linch
British Army 7th Battalion Hampshire Regiment
from:Bournemouth
Henry Linch served with the 7th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment.
L/Sgt. James Lincoln
British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.8th July 1916)
L/Serj James Lincoln of the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers was killed in action on 8th of July 1916. Age unknown. Buried in the Serre Road Cemetery No.2. No Family details shown.
From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
L/Cpl. W W Lincoln
British Army 23rd Btn. London Regiment
(d.10th November 1915)
Lance Corporal W. W. Lincoln. At the time of his death he was serving with the 23rd Battalion London Regiment, service no. 3786. On the 4 November 1915 the 23rd London Regiment of the 142 Brigade, 47th Division, were relieved from the front line near Loos in Northern France and moved back to the reserve trenches. From there they moved to Philosophe, Mazingarbe, France.
On the 10th November 1915 a shell landed on one of the billets occupied by C Company, 23rd Battalion London Regiment killing seven men outright including Lance Corporal Lincoln. He is buried in the Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, Pas de Calais, France.
2nd Lt. Samuel McCullagh Linden MID
British Army 90th Heavy Artillery. Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Londonderry
(d.31 July 1917)
Samuel is my Great-great Uncle, I have got most of the information about him, but I'm unable to find out why he was mentioned in despatches. Any help in this matter would be great.
Lcr. Jack Linder
British Army 9th Lancers
(d.24th Aug 1914)
Pte. Edwin Lindop
British Army 5th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Guilden Sutton, Chester
Edwin Lindop served with the 5th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment.
Saddler Sgt. Ernest Lindop
British Army 124th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:7 The Mount, Chester
Ernest Lindop was born in Chester, Cheshire, England on 24th October 1880. He was one of thirteen children born to William Bufton Lindop, (saddler and harness maker) and Elizabeth Cooper. The family resided in Chester. He was my great grandmother Mary Emma Lindop's younger brother.
My interest, in addition to the family connection, was a Field Post from Sgt Lindop sent to my great grandmother, who after marriage, had emigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The Field Post was reflective of his physical state indicated by striking out negative phrases (i.e. I am sick, I am well, etc). The post card bore the Royal Arms and had been a treasure to me with my interest in the military at the time, and subsequent service in the US Army for 21 years.
Ernest was initially a member of the Cheshire Yeomanry, also serving as a saddler sergeant, service number 541. He subsequently was posted to the 124th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery and entered France on 22nd November 1915. He served through to the end of the war, and received the 1915 Star Medal and the Victory Medal. I was extremely fortunate to be advised a couple of years ago that Sgt Lindop's medals were for sale, by auction, on an internet site in the United Kingdom. I obtained his medals and afterward reported to my third cousins in the UK that the medals were on the way to America.
After the war, Ernest Lindop was employed as a saddler to the Duke of Westminster in Cheshire. He was married to Mary Ann Vickers in 1910. Ernest visited my great grandmother with the idea of emigrating to the United States but, after a short visit, returned to the United Kingdom. Ernest Lindop died on 28th April 1960 in Chester. A proud and honoured soldier of the Great War.
Pte. William Herbert Lindridge
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
served with 20th DLI
Pte. A. J.J. Lindsay
Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
(d.17th June 1919)
Private Lindsay is buried in the Madang Cemetery in Papua, New Guinea.
Capt. D. C. Lindsay
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
Captain Lindsay served with the 11th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles.
L/Cpl. Hugh Lindsay
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
(d.7th June 1917)
L/Corporal Lindsay was aged 21 when he died. He is buried in Spanbroekmolen British Cemetery, Grave D7. He was the son of Mr and Mrs David Lindsay, Main Street, Crumlin, Co. Antrim.
Pte. James Lindsay
British Army 6th Btn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
from:Beith, Ayrshire
(d.1st Nov 1918)
James Lindsay was killed in action 1st November 1918, aged 32. He was the son of James Lindsay, of Stewarton, Ayrshire; husband of Ellen Rafferty Lindsay, of Gateside, Beith, Ayrshire.
Pte. James Lindsay
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Commissioned 13th Aug 1918
Sgt. John Smith Lindsay DCM, MM. and Bar
British Army 32nd Divisional Cyclist Company Army Cyclists Corps
from:Bishopbriggs
My Grandfather, John Lindsay won a DCM and Military Medal and Bar during the Great War but like a number of soldiers of his generation did not talk much about his experiences. He served with the Army Cyclist Corps, 32nd Division, attached to the 15th HLI (Glasgow Tramways). We never knew what he did to deserve the medals and would be grateful if anyone had any information in relation to his actions.
Dvr. John Dominic Lindsay MM.
British Army 282nd Battery Royal Field Artillery
from:Jarrow
John Lindsay is my great-grandad, who was a miner before joining up on 7th September 1914. He was 26 years and 186 days old when he signed up. It's hard to read his records, but they say he was in France from 20th July 1915 to 8th July 1918. He was awarded a Military Medal for bravery.
Pte. Thomas Lindsay
British Army 1st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
(d.9th Jan 1916)
Thomas Lindsay was a regular soldier who first served in France with the BEf on 28th of December 1914. He died age 20. He was born in Barrow in Furness in 1895, son of Thomas and Jane Ann Lindsay (nee Ryan) of 48 1/2 Monkton Terrace Jarrow. In the 1911 Census Thomas Lindsay, age 15, a General Labourer in a Cement Works, lived with his parents Thomas & Jane Lindsay & his siblings at 29, Curry Street, Jarrow-on-Tyne. He had enlisted in Jarrow.
Thomas is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery and is commemorated on the Palmer Cenotaph Jarrow.
Cpt. William Smith Lindsay
British Army
from:Edinburgh
Pte. Harold Frederick Lindsell
British Army 12th Battalion Notts and Derby Regiment
from:Nottingham
(d.25th Jun 1917)
Harold Frederick Lindsell was my Great Uncle born in Nottingham on the 4 February 1896 and dying in the field at Ouderdom, Belgium on the 25th June 1917.
He enlisted on 6 October 1915 with the 12th (Pioneer) Battalion ˜The Sherwood Foresters Private number 22614. Formed at Derby on 1 October 1914 as part of Kitcheners Third Army and attached as Army Troops to 24th Division. Moved to Shoreham in April 1915 and converted into Pioneer Battalion for the same Division. On the 29 August 1915 landed in France. In June 1917, he was based at Sherwood Park Camp near Ouderdom in Belgium where they were used to repair roads and railways and dig trenches mainly at night to avoid snipers. On the 25th June B Company were digging a new trench in the early hours of the morning when Harold was killed along with his officer by a direct shell hit. Four other men were wounded. Harold has no grave as he was rent asunder by the blast but is remembered on the Menin Gate, Ypres Panel 39 to 41 and at The Castle in Nottingham.
Sgt. Walter Lindsell
British Army 16th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:Lenton, Nottingham
(d.10th October 1916)
Walter Lindsell enlisted on the 15th of May 1915 with 16th (Chatsworth Rifles) Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters and was sent to Buxton. He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 25th of May 1915. The Battalion were at Redmires Camp near Sheffield from the 9th of June 1915 and Walter was promoted to Corporal on the 18th June 1915. He was demoted to Private at own request on the 4th of August 1915. On the 2nd of September 1915, they transferred to Hursley Park and moved to Aldershot on the 30th of September 1915. Walter was promoted to Corporal on the 28th of October 1915 and finally to Sergeant on 12 November 1915. They moved to Witley Camp, Surrey on the 8th of November 1915 and embarked from Southampton for France on the 6th of March 1916.
Walter was seriously reprimanded for highly improper conduct in the field on the 3rd of June 1916. He rejoined his Battalion in the field on the 9th of September 1916. Walter was listed as wounded, missing and presumed dead on the 10th of October 1916.
Sgt. James Lindsey
British Army 20th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
(d.3rd Oct 1916)
James Lindsey died aged 27, he was born in Jarrow in 1889. In the 1911 Census James Lindsey, age 22, a General Shipyard Labourer, is listed as living with his Widowed Grandmother Elizabeth Kenny or Henry at 107 High Street, Jarrow, County Durham. He enlisted in South Shields
James is buried in Heilly Station Cemetery. Mericourt-L'Abbe.
Sig. George Harold Linegar MID
Royal Naval Reserve HMS Prince Eugene
(d.10th May 1918)
George Linegar was a Signaller. He had been injured, knowing that he would not survive these injuries, he volunteered to go onto HMS Vindictive and destroy this ship in the harbour at Oostende Belgium to stop the German Navy leaving the port.
To this day we are relatives of George we have his photo up on the wall and we have passed his story on to our children and now we have passed it on to our grandchildren. May George and all the brave personal that gave their lives for all generations to follow rest in eternal peace brave people.
Pte. Thomas John Lineham
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:Forest Gate, London
Thomas Lineham enlisted from Special Reserve on 7th of September 1914. He arrived in France on 3rd December 1914. He was reported as wounded on 6th of May 1915 by a sniper's bullet to his right hand, wrist and forearm and was subsequently repatriated and admitted to the Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital. Honourably Discharged as "unfit for the front" on 20th of April 1916.
2nd Lt. Thomas Lines DCM, MC.
British Army 10th Battalion Cheshire Regiment
from:Stockport
(d.3rd April 1918)
Thomas Lines served with the 10th Cheshires as a Company Sergent Major and as a 2nd Lt. with the 16th Lancashire Fusiliers.
L/Cpl. Walter Linfield
British Army 8th Battalion Rifle Brigade
from:Horsham, West Sussex
(d.15th Sep 1916)
I found a WW1 death plaque for Walter Linfield among my late father's possessions and traced him to having died during the Battle of Flers Courcelette on 15th of September 1916 aged just 24. I think that this battle was the first in which tanks were used during the war, but without great success. He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
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