Link to post Share on other sites. In July 1915 the 19th Division was ordered to commence overseas to France to … Trying to find out more details on the death of (Leonard) George Davies 20792 who joined them on 27th Sep (mic) and died of wounds on 10th October. Second Lieut Macleod, writing to his family at 39 North Street, Luton, said that Pte Hughes had been buried behind … Frank G. Summers, 1/4th Bn Norfolk Regt. Vessel. Worcestershire Regiment (d.10th Apr 1918) My Great Grandfather, John Gregory was the father of my Grandmother Gwendoline Hall, who was 11 when he died. The Sphinx was granted in July 1802 for its service in Egypt under Sir Ralph Abercrombie. Name. Six non commissioned officers and men of the “Worcestershire Regiment” were mentioned in Lord Kitchener’s first despatch, that of 8th March 1901, but the Gazette does not state the cause, and does not show to … Several men from Broadway died whilst serving or having served with the Regiment during WW1 and are commemorated on the Broadway War Memorial on the village green: Private 25249 Josiah James Baylis Private 34604 … Army Peto, James Archibald. Worcestershire Regiment. A party was present at the successful action at Bothaville, they gained haifa-dozen mentions by Lord Kitchener. 3rd December 2016 14th March 2019; by admin; James Archibald Peto. In 1914 he Returned to the colors … Date of Death. Died of wounds - Ctesiphon, Bagdad, Iraq. Over 30 men from Broadway served with the Worcestershire Regiment in the First World War which saw action on the Western Front, the Middle East and Salonika. Worcestershire Regiment Ancestors; News Blog; Contact; Ten Treasures; Ten Treasures. Sort by. The Mercian Regiment has marked its tenth anniversary with a parade through Worcester. Regiment. Age. Over 30 men from Broadway served with the Worcestershire Regiment in the First World War which saw action on the Western Front, the Middle East and Salonika. Auto Suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. The database contains over 50,000 records and aims to cover all who served with the Worcestershire Regiment during The … 253540. 23 joined on 10th September 1881 146 joined on 30th January … Brigadier-General; Old Sweats; 2,000 posts; Location: Suffolk; Interests: Suffolk Local History, Suffolk Regiment, Rugby, North of France, … Pte Albert Hughes, 42733, 10th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment, was killed in action in Flanders on May 7th, 1917. Add to this record. Worcestershire Regiment, 2nd Batallion Regimental Number: 22535 Date of entry: 04.10.15 Killed in action 28.02.1916 Age: 23 All the best, Martin Edited 28 March by Martin Warrilow. *** Formed in France, 28th June 1918 from the the 17th (Garrison) Battalion, cadres of the 10th Battalion, and the 12th Yorkshire Regiment. Wish I could have met him, give him a hug and say thank you. Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. William J. Summers, 10th Bn Worcestershire Regt; & L/Cpl. c. P. G. Wills 1943 and in 61 n to Ashbrooke Co. 1941, ccl_ by in May 1942. Date of Birth from. The 10th Battalion was, like the 9th, also made up of former members of the 8th Battalion and was assigned to the 183rd Infantry Brigade, alongside the 7th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and 4th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment, also of the 61st Infantry Division. Rank. 23rd July : Mailly-Maillet Wood. Sunday December 12th 1897. Other Biographical Details . 2nd Battalion. Over the next 50 years, the regiment changed its name eight times under successive Colonels. 10th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment: At Worcester in September 1914, Colonel A. G. Chesney, who had formerly raised the 4th Battalion, now raised the new 10th Battalion with Captain H. A. Gillum-Webb as his Adjutant. He was an old Territorial who had served for over 10 years in India with the Bedfordshire Regiment before being called up at the outbreak of war for service with the Worcesters. Stacke MC. That afternoon the 58th Brigade attacked the La Boisselle salient, securing a lodgment on the southern face; and orders were sent for the 57th Brigade to move up after midnight. Jewish / Arab Unrest, Palestine 1936 - 39 1st Battalion: General Service Medal 1918 - 62 : … The service history of the 10th was much the same as with the 9th, both remaining in the United Kingdom throughout the war. Order. Presented by Field Marshall Sir Claud William Jacob GCB GCSI KCMG (Colonel of the Regiment 1927-38) The Sikh Jacket, captured by the 29th … 1941 and 1942 During 10th an. Brothers: John Balcombe & A Balcombe. Private. Hadley, Cyril Vernon Second Lieutenant 10th Worcestershire Regiment; Hallam, Howard Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment; Hardwidge, William John Private Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry; Harris, Joseph Cecil Captain Royal Army Medical Corps; Harris, Philip Dawson Captain North Staffordshire Regiment; Harrison, Edward Rainsford Captain Army Service Corps; Harrower, Alan … Several men from Broadway died whilst serving or having served with the Regiment during WW1 and are commemorated on the Broadway War Memorial on the village green: Private 25249 Josiah James Baylis Private 34604 William Robert Billey … George Rayner. The Worcestershire Regiment was formed in 1694 by Colonel Thomas Farrington, an officer of the Coldstream Guards, to provide additional troops for the war between Britain and France. Worcestershire Regiment. In 1751 it was numbered 10th Foot; in 1782 it received the title North Lincolnshire. WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT. 2nd July : Aveluy Wood. The attempt was ultimately unsuccessful, however the 1/6th Gurkha Rifles, with units from the 9th Worcestershire Regiment (Regt) and 7th North Staffordshire Regt, had managed to advance past The Farm, to a position only 228 metres below the northern end of Chunuk Bair. Regiment. Evening All. In 1751, when the naming … George William Reginald Victor Coventry, 10th Earl of Coventry (10 September 1900 - 27 May 1940) was ... Coventry was a Lieutenant in the 7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, which was part of the original Expeditionary Force sent to France in September 1939. 1 History 1.1 Formation 1.2 Nova Scotia 1.3 Boston Massacre 1.4 American Revolution 1.5 Napoleonic Wars 1.6 War of 1812 1.7 India … to. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot to become the 1st Battalion, the Worcestershire Regiment in 1881. Amongst the largest and … - Taken by Nick_2 11 Aug 2015 Report this image Arthur C. Summers, 1st Bn Middlesex Regt; Pte. 11th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment group at Camp at Fovant, Wiltshire (June 1915) On 13th November 1914 the 11th Worcestershire were quartered in Barbourne and the officers and men were billeted in private houses. 10th July 2017; by admin; George Balcombe. The Worcestershire Regiment was a line infantry regiment in the British Army, formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 29th The Queen s Own Worcestershire Hussars was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army. Rank: Bandsman. Categories. … The Mounted Infantry of the Worcestershire Regiment did much useful work. Colonel William Kennedy, who commanded the Regiment from 1713 to 1748 An Imperial German Garde Cuirassier Officer’s helmet captured in Flanders in 1918. During the 1820's in India, a strong friendship was forged between the 10th and the Worcestershire … Worcestershire Regiment WW1. Rather than risk another jam in the communication trenches, the 10th Worcestershire moved forward across the open in three lines of … Educated - Downside, London University, Sandhurst Retired - prior to WWI. To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the onset of WW1 this year, WorcestershireRegiment.com is proud to release this database of all those who served with the regiment during The Great War. as a Unit of 183 Infantry Brigade, m and In of BattalC A. T. Burlton. A Worcestershire Regiment Sentry August 1916 BOOKS AVAILABLE Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-19: The Worcestershire Regiment Pt. Service No. Search. Rank: Second … Early in the following April 1915, two companies moved to Norton Barracks, and at the end of … Early August : In line in front of Beaumont … George William Reginald Victor Coventry, 10th Earl of Coventry (10 September 1900 - 27 May 1940)1 was the son of George William Coventry, Viscount Deerhurst, and Virginia Daniel.2 As his father predeceased his grandfather, 10th earl was his grandfather's heir to the earldom. Son of Michael James and Margaret Sweetman nee Powell, Lamberton Park, Queens County. George Coventry inherited both the earldom and the viscountcy on 13 March 1930.1 Coventry was a Lieutenant in the … His regiment was subsequently evacuated during the retreat from Dunkirk; Coventry was killed in action on 27 May 1940 at La … 7th-8th July : Aveluy Wood / Usna Hill. Date of Birth. Major General Alexander Godley made plans for a further attack on 9 August to capture the crest of the main ridge between … Use up arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+up arrow) and down arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+down arrow) to review and enter to select. Show — Categories Hide — Categories. Published: August 1916. 5th July : Two companies in support of the 1st Wiltshire in action at Leipzig Salient. I wonder if a kind soul out there can fill me in on details of 9/Worc from about 25th August 1915 until 12th ish October that year. Saturday November 27th 1915. … First raised in 1794, it participated in the Second Boer War and World The 29th Worcestershire Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, … Regiment: 5th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Worcestershire Regiment 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Battalions York and Lancaster Regiment 1st and 2nd Battalions Yorkshire Regiment 1st and 2nd Battalions ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY West Riding RHA ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY 3rd Highland Howitzer Brigade, Royal Field Artillery ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY 4th Highland (Mountain) Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery REGIMENTS - ROYAL … Ernest Watson 10th Battalion … Territorial Force War Medal 1914 - 1919 243 officers and men of the Worcestershire Regiment also qualified for this medal. The newly formed regiment was established as the county regiment for Worcestershire and started numbering from 1 in 1881. Posted 28 March . In January, … 204284 Private Henry Marsden Bull 10th Worcestershire Regiment 18.6.1918, aged 33 G Carey S Cooper Second Lieutenant Gerald Harlow Day 12th Worcestershire Regiment, attached 7th Royal Berkshire Regiment 24.4.1917, aged 19 Lieutenant Harry Montague Day 59th Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 15.4.1918, aged 22 Sons of Ernest Harry and Florence Ethel Day, of "Glenthorn," Bolston … Extract from ‘The Worcestershire Regiment in the Great War’ by Captain H. FitzM. Regular: Territorial Force: New Armies: Garrison. See who you can find... Comprehensive. Battalion. He was killed in action on the 10th of April 1918 aged 38, remembered at Tyne Cot Memorial near Zonnebeke. 7th Brigade / 25th Division . The then Colonel of the Regiment, Brigadier PFB Hargrave CBE, announced the official formation of “The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regimental Association” at the first meeting which took place at Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, on the 10th August 1991. 10th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment - 1939-1945 In Apri , 1940, the 10th Battalion 'n Zingscleæ large draft, was in (with a Company at D. o.B.E. 34. The Worcestershire Regiment was formed on the 1st July 1881; the 1st Battalion from the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot, and the 2nd Battalion from the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot. As part of the “New Armies” the 10th Battalion became a unit in 57th Brigade, 19th (Western) Division. Rank. Pte. Battalion Headquarters were established at Barbourne College (now Gheluvelt Park). Date of Death from. Lt. 49878. Has Photo. Men of the Worcestershire Regiment at supposedly a cart with water in South Africa, When the Worcesters coudn't get beer, they were smooth to get water, Slingersfontein, S.A. (title on object), the soldier, the soldier's life, South Africa, Underwood and Underwood (mentioned on object), Zuid-Afrika, 1900, photographic paper, cardboard, albumen print, h 88 mm × w 178 mm Circumstances of Death. to. Service No. In June a r and a few Battar en route Belfast N. In Decem made to in Cc. Over the years the regiment has had to dispose of a considerable amount of its treasures but a large amount of our old regimental silver, regular and territorial, is now a part of the Worcestershire Museum’s collections and others form part of The Mercian Regiment holdings collection and many of the traditions handed down over the years are now part of their heritage and in use today. The 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1694. The regiment was named Farrington’s regiment after its Colonel as was the custom of the day. The 10th Regiment of Foot was raised in 1685 during the Monmouth Rebellion as Colonel Sir John Greville's Regiment of Foot. 4th July : Authuile. All Records; Vessels; Regiments; Medals; Displaying 1 to 1 of 1 records - page 1 of 1. [1] Worcestershire Regiment 5599 Private [2] Devonshire Regiment 1285 Private [3] Worcestershire Regiment 241963 Private [4] Royal Engineers 499924 Private [5] Royal Engineers WR-10160 Private : Link: 40788: Sanders, John William: Worcestershire Regiment: 64419: Private 61. George Rayner . 10th-17th July : In action at Ovillers. WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT: Battalion Unknown Allbut P Sergt DCM 13388 : Newspaper Photo Atkinson M P Captain : Short Record Of Service Beacham C J Lt : Photo Binder A E L 2nd Lt : Group Photo Boucher W E Captain : Group Photo Bowman A H Lt … 9th July : La Boisselle (North side of the Albert-Bapaume road). Bolger, Patrick. 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