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The King's Own Royal Regiment Museum is part of the Lancaster City Museum in Lancaster, Lancashire. On the 27th the 55th Division resumed active operations. A pleasing[69] feature at this time was the special short leave granted to small parties to St. Valery-sur-Somme and Tréport. Refitting and organization proceeded apace, and on the morning of the 23rd Brigadier-General Stockwell addressed all Officers and N. O's regarding the forthcoming operations. 21 Mar Lilian Clara Rogers born 16 Feb 1897, daughter of Ellen and CSgt Charles Rogers of Mtarfa. The unusual association worked remarkably well. He was keen on researches on the roofs of and behind cookhouses, while at Battalion parade inspection he made men take off their boots, and exposed officers' ignorance of the "innards" of a water-cart. The favourable features of the ground were everywhere transformed into miniature fortresses of amazing strength, from whose loop-holed bastions machine guns in countless numbers pushed their deadly muzzles. The 1st/4th The King's Own Regiment arrived at Barbados from Gibraltar in January 1879. The time was given over to platoon training, whilst drafts of reinforcements continued to arrive.
He lived in Tyson's Square, Ulverston, then on Lancashire and was married to Margaret Ann. The Left Company were gradually forced back, as the attack on the left Battalion had failed, while the Centre Company were ejected from their forward position, and were hard pressed to hold their own. At midnight on the 5th the 165th Brigade including the 4th King's Own, were relieved by the 48th Infantry Brigade, 16th Division. On the 13th, we made what was to be the last of this series of marches moving via Fruges—Monteville—Radhinghem—Wandonne and Dennebroccq to Reclinghem where we arrived in billets at 3. 50 p. the 8th Liverpool (Irish) occupied Schuler Farm and pushed forward to the Green Line, at the same time the 5th Lancashire Fusiliers moved forward from Schuler Galleries towards Cross Cotts. Meanwhile heavy drafts were being prepared, and despatched to the Army of Occupation at Bonn, and to England on demobilization. The King's Own were part of Woodgate's Brigade in the 5th Division along with 2nd Lancs Fusiliers, 1st South Lancs and 1st York and Lancs. 24 a. an S. rocket, bursting into two red lights, was fired from well behind the enemy's lines. NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1940. Other Ranks: Killed, 37; Wounded, 155; Wounded and Missing, 1; Shell Shock, 6; Missing, 24. Joseph Henry Collin, late Royal Lancaster Regiment. France and Belgium are, verily, the high schools of thrift.
In spite of this, steady progress was made in the training, and frequent route marches with full equipment, combined with night operations at intervals, contributed towards the hardening of the men, who were rapidly getting into first-class fighting form. This was of the homely variety, and it is not without humour to review this imposing parade. There was a keen struggle for the Inter-Company Cup offered for competition by the Commanding Officer, this being eventually won on the following day, when the sports were continued, by the Transport. These forays were aided and abetted, indeed led by the C. Whatever the wisdom of his personal indulgence as a shikari, Col. Carleton's practice coincided with his precepts. 1 admissions per 1000 of mean strength) with 1 death in hospital (6. The Regiment was soon in action for its new King at the Battle of Sedgemoor during the Monmouth Rebellion (1685), when James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (the oldest of Charles II illegitimate sons and the current King's nephew) unsuccessfully attempted to overthrow King James II. During the night of the 19th–20th September platoons took up their positions in shell holes west of the line Somme—Hinducott amidst a severe bombardment, which had been going on for some days. The 1st Battalion was reformed in 25th Indian Infantry Brigade, on 30 January 1944, by amalgamating with the 8th Battalion, King's Own. Tel: 01524 64637. open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Here the Battalion had its first experience of close billets in a foreign land, and those to whom a barn, with some hay or straw in it, was allotted, considered themselves literally, as well as metaphorically, in clover.
1959 || The King's Own Royal Border Regiment - Amalgamated with the Border regiment (34th & 55th Foot) |. We left England under the impression that our military training was complete. 1867 became 4th (The King's Own Royal) Regiment of Foot. Speeches of welcome were made by Councillor C. Chapman of the Ulverston Urban District Council, and Alderman Mawson and Alderman Bradshaw, of the Barrow Municipal Council. Morrell (killed in action). On the 19th October, the whole Outpost Line pushed out, and by the early morning our line was established on the railway line east of Bouvines, and patrols had entered Cysoing. 2006 amalgamated with the King's Regiment, and the Queen's Lancashire Regiment to become the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border). On the 11th October one Officer per Company reconnoitred the left Brigade front (166th Brigade), with a view to taking over the following day. Latham and G. Taylor. It subsequently served in Iraq and Syria with 25th Indian Infantry Brigade, with which it served until October 1943, of 10th Indian Infantry Division. Just at eleven o clock I entered the little town of Leuze, which had. George's parents William and Mary Gorman lived in Moseley Street, Blackburn, Lancashire.
Parties of "D" Company, under Second-Lieut. In the Battle of Pieters Hill on the 24th Feb, the Royal Lancasters stormed a Boer position on the heights and swept them off. Cross-country communications from La Bassée to the outpost line of resistance was easy, the tracks being undamaged. Wright, in charge of the Machine Gun Section, was ordered to reinforce the firing line.
The average duration of cases of sickness was 25. Whilst in Locon one N. and two men from the Lincolns, with experience of trench warfare, were attached, as instructors, to each Company, prior to their going into the trenches at Richebourg L'Avoue. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. "The Regimental History of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment", now an archived webpage.
The tented dunes of Etaples swarmed with reinforcements. This was followed by the men's dinner at 1 o'clock, and the Sergeants' dinner at 6 o'clock. Sir Hugh also made a tour of the Division and said good-bye to as many as possible of the rank and file. Headquarters sustained 10 casualties through Artillery fire, when alighting near Annequin. On the 27th we were relieved by the Loyals and Lancashire Fusiliers, and went into billets in Aveluy. 18 January 1916: amalgamated with 3/4th Bn. At 5. on the 27th the Royal Air Force took away in a lorry the first aeroplane we salvaged the previous day. Everyone wore gum boots, water being over the duck boards. 29 June Infant Richard Ornerod Bradshaw aged 6 months. On the 8th we were inspected by Major-General Harper, 51st Divisional Commander, taking over trenches and stores from the outgoing Battalion in the evening. A Battalion Sports and Gymkhana was held on the afternoon of the 16th August, from 2 to 9 p. This was favoured by splendid weather, and there was a[93] large gathering of interested spectators. Poperinghe was the point of convergence for the military in the Ypres salient, as Béthune was for the La Bassée sector, Doullens for Arras, and Amiens for the Somme. At 1. an order was received to re-form the Battalion in the reserve trench, and a Battalion from the 152nd Brigade moved up in support, the 8th Liverpools taking over the old fire trench. Out of 1, 700 men, more than 1, 000 were killed that day.
Spion Kop is regarded as one of the worst disasters that befell the British Army during the Boer War.