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East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment 5th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment 30th (Home Defence) Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment 50th (Holding) Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment 24th Sep 1939 Recce 7th Nov 1939 On the Move 27th of January 1940 Postings 15th May 1940 In Action 24th May 1940 In Action 25th May 1940 In Action 26th May 1940 New Positions 27th May 1940 Hard Fighting 14th July 1940 Reorganisation 2nd Aug 1940 Orders 3rd Aug 1940 On the Move 5th Aug 1940 Reorganisation 16th Aug 1940 Exercise 22nd Aug 1940 Exercise 30th Aug 1940 Exercise 12th Sep 1940 Exercise 13th Sep 1940 Exercise 23rd Oct 1940 Reliefs 12th March 1941 Reorganisation 26th Jan 1943 On the Move 6th Mar 1943 Reliefs 1st of March 1944 Minster 2nd of March 1944 Quiet day 3rd of March 1944 Quiet day 4th of March 1944 Returns 5th of March 1944 Enemy activity 6th of March 1944 Quiet day 7th of March 1944 Quiet day 8th of March 1944 Aircraft Overhead 9th of March 1944 Quiet day 10th of March 1944 Quiet 11th of March 1944 Quiet day 12th of March 1944 Enemy Aircraft Sighted 13th of March 1944 Exercise 14th of March 1944 Aircraft activity 15th of March 1944 Aircraft activity 16th of March 1944 Air Activity 17th of March 1944 Aircraft activity 18th of March 1944 Quiet day 19th of March 1944 Quiet Day 20th of March 1944 Quiet Day 21st of March 1944 Quiet day 22nd of March 1944 Air activity 23rd of March 1944 Quiet Day 24th of March 1944 Raiders 25th of March 1944 Quiet day 26th of March 1944 Exercise Fido 27th of March 1944 Exercise Fido 28th of March 1944 Quiet day 29th of March 1944 Quiet day 30th of March 1944 Raiders 31st of March 1944 Quiet day 6th Apr 1944 Orders April 1944 Reliefs 15th Apr 1944 Exercise 16th Apr 1944 Exercise 17th Apr 1944 Exercise 18th Apr 1944 Exercise 19th Apr 1944 Exercise 20th Apr 1944 Exercise 21st Apr 1944 Exercise 22nd Apr 1944 Exercise Ends May 1944 On the Move 1st June 1944 Preparations 2nd June 1944 Preparations 3rd June 1944 Preparations 4th Jun 1944 Preparations 4th June 1944 Preparations 5th Jun 1944 Orders Issued 5th June 1944 Preparations 6th Jun 1944 Concentration 6th June 1944 Ready 7th June 1944 Messages 8th Jun 1944 Briefing 8th June 1944 Snipers 9th Jun 1944 Orders 10th Jun 1944 Lectures 13th Jun 1944 Shelling 15th June 1944 Advance Party 16th June 1944 Vehicles 17th June 1944 On the Move 18th June 1944 In Camp 19th June 1944 In Camp 20th June 1944 Vehicle Party 20th Jun 1944 Difficult Conditions 21st June 1944 Poor Conditions 22nd June 1944 Poor Conditions 23rd June 1944 Orders 24th June 1944 On the Move 25th June 1944 On the Move 26th June 1944 Defencive Positions 27th Jun 1944 Security 27th June 1944 Defensive Positions 28th June 1944 Orders 29th Jun 1944 Orders 29th June 1944 Defensive Positions 30th Jun 1944 Orders 30th June 1944 Reliefs 1st Jul 1944 Conference 1st July 1944 Orders 2nd July 1944 Reliefs 9th Jul 1944 Preparations 10th Jul 1944 Reliefs 15th Jul 1944 Attack Made 17th Jul 1944 On the Move 19th Jul 1944 Reliefs 20th Jul 1944 Reliefs Completed 30th Jul 1944 Reliefs 31st Jul 1944 Reliefs Completed 5th Aug 1944 Reorganisation 7th Aug 1944 Preparations 10th Aug 1944 Artillery in Action 12th Aug 1944 Attacks Made 12th Aug 1944 Ground Gained 13th Aug 1944 Reorganisation 14th Aug 1944 In Action 15th Aug 1944 In Action 15th Aug 1944 Advance 16th September 1944 Canal 17th September 1944 Canal 18th Sep 1944 Attacks 18th September 1944 Air Raid 19th Sep 1944 Advance 19th Sep 1944 Moves 21st September 1944 Advance 25th Sep 1944 In Action 27th Sep 1944 Withdrawal 30th September 1944 Counter Attacks 4th Oct 1944 Batteries Deployed 5th October 1944 In Action 6th Oct 1944 Anti Tank Defence 6th October 1944 Shelling 7th October 1944 Shelling 8th October 1944 Shelling 13th Oct 1944 Attack 18th Oct 1944 Reliefs 4th Jan 1945 In Action 7th Jan 1945 In Action 11th Jan 1945 Artillery Support 27th March 1945 Advance 28th March 1945 Advance 24th Apr 1945 Air Raid 25th Apr 1945 Patrols 26th Apr 1945 Explosion Heard 27th Apr 1945 Very Wet 28th Apr 1945 Orders If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with East Lancashire Regiment during the Second World War 1939-1945. Barrett J. Barrett Jack. Pte. Barrett Jack. Tpr. Berry G. Blackshaw E. Blomley Frederick. Pte. (d.28th Mar 1945) Bolton B. Booth H. Boyd J. Bradshaw GW. Coulson Ernest. CQMS. (d.5th Jun 1945) Covell C. Cowell JA. Cudmore Douglas Edward. Pte. (d.5th Mar 1945) Darbyshire John. Day Frederick William. Sgt. Dennison W. Downs S. Duckworth J. Dunn J. Edwards A. Elms JJ. Ervine-Andrews VC, MID. Harold Marcus. Lt.Col. Fisher G. Foote H. Freel J. Gemmell John Stanley. Pte. (d.23rd Sep 1944) Gibbs CD. Graham G. Green T. Hamilton JL. Harwood LW. Haworth G. Henigan E. Heys J. Hodgson JE. Hornby J. Hulme Albert. Pte. (d.16th July 1944) Jackson A. Jonathan Daniel Gwyn. Pte. Jones CH. Jones TH. Jordan H. Kelly Robert. Pte. Mackenzie MBE George. Capt. Mills H. Molyneux J. Monksfield GR. Moody JW. Noble J. Ormerod T. Parkinson R. Pearson WA. Pennington Harold. Pte. Platt JF. Riley Leonard. Sgt. Salter William Frederick George. L/Cpl Stancliffe V . Stanley JJ. Talbot Charles Henry. Pte. Taylor George Reginald. Threlfall Peter Maurice. Lt. Thwaite John. A/LCpl. Waite T. Wakeley J. Walker Charles. Pte. (d.25th Dec 1946) Walmsley F. Waring Clifford. Pte. Waring Clifford. Pte. Webster R. Whittle George. Private The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of East Lancashire Regiment from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 19th Nov 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQs The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about East Lancashire Regiment? There are:1488 items tagged East Lancashire Regiment available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. R Webster East Lancashire Regiment R Webster served with the East Lancashire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. F Walmsley East Lancashire Regiment F Walmsley served with the East Lancashire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. J Wakeley 12th Btn. Royal Tank Regiment J Wakeley served with the 12th Btn. Royal Tank Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. T Waite East Lancashire Regiment T Waite served with the East Lancashire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. JJ Stanley East Lancashire Regiment JJ Stanley served with the East Lancashire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. V Stancliffe 1st Regiment Northamptonshire Yeomanry V Stancliffe served with the 1st Regiment Northamptonshire Yeomanry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. JF Platt East Lancashire Regiment JF Platt served with the East Lancashire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. WA Pearson East Lancashire Regiment WA Pearson served with the East Lancashire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. R Parkinson East Lancashire Regiment R Parkinson served with the East Lancashire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. T Ormerod East Lancashire Regiment T Ormerod served with the East Lancashire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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