2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 8th Battalion, Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders). 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. N-R. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. H-L. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. January 1917 : returned to England and moved to Fovant. The regiment was granted the “Royal” title in 1946. Review of “With valour and distinction” – a history of 2nd Battalion, Jonathan Capewell’s regimental website WW1tigers.com, Copyright 2021 | Chris Baker | Leamington Spa UK. In January 1918 it went to 207th Brigade of 69th Division at Clipstone Camp but by April 1918 had moved to Thoresby. On 1 September 1916, 4th absorbed 5th. Before that it had been 13th (Reserve) Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters. 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 3rd (Reserve) Battalion 5th Battalion, cameronians (Scottish Rifles. History Formation. ), 7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. P (Soar Valley) Company, 1st Volunteer Battalion Leicestershire Regiment 1900 - 1908 Introduction In the latter years of the 19th Century there were major changes in the organisation of the army’s reserves. They were mobilsed with 16th Brigade and returned to England, where 6th Division concentrated near Cambridge for training. 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. In Leicestershire, the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Leicestershire 6th/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. This has a regimental connection. W-Z. 7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. None so far that would relate to the man from Barwell. L-Z. Became part of 2nd Lincoln and Leicester Brigade, 2nd North Midland Division. 28th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 4th Battalion, North Staffordhire Regiment. 4th Battalions, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. L-Z. Formed at Leicester in September 1914 as a second line unit. 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars. 10th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 6th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Formed at Leicester and Loughborough respectively in early 1915. 4th Reserve Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Soldiers Died in the Great War,1914-19: The Leicestershire Regiment: LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT: Battalion Unknown Anderson N M Lt : Short Record Of Service Barrington-Brown H Captain DSO : Photo Denny W A Pte : Short Record Of Service Dods W H G Lt : Photo Douglas G H Pte : Short Record Of Service Hinch F Pte : Short Record Of Service Locke A H Pte : Newspaper Photo 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (W.R.R.). It thus formed part of the brigade of General Penn Symons, the other battalions being the 1st King's Royal Rifles, 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers, and 2nd Dublin Fusiliers. 10th (Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 11th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 8th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 14th September : In front line South-East of Ginchy. 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 2nd Battalion August 1914 : in Ranikhet. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. 1ST BATTALION LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT LANDED IN NORMANDY 3RD JULY 1944. 7 July 1918 : cadre transferred to 14th West Riding Regiment. 9 November 1914. 24 February 1917 : landed in France. Formed at Portsmouth in November 1914 as a Service battalion for K4 and came under orders of 96th Brigade, original 32nd Division. I-M. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 16th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). August 1915 : formation became the 177th Brigade, 59th (2nd North Midland) Division. 2nd Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 19th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. A-K. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Part of Lincoln and Leicester Brigade, North Midland Division. 3rd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West surrey Regiment). 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 1 September 1916 : converted into 5th Training Reserve Battalion of 1st Reserve Brigade. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 14th (Service) Battalion The 8th battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, formed from the 50th holding battalion at Burbage, Hinckley during 1940, made up mainly of war time conscripts, was posted to Norfolk in the early days of World … 9th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 1st Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment Page 3 of 4 William’s mother, Mary Ann Clarke, was granted two pensions, one in May 1918 and another in November 1918. 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Create your own unique website with customizable templates. 12th September : Trônes Wood. 5th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. 2nd Battalion R-S. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. N-R. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 9th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Fermoy, Ireland. 5th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Review of new guide to Arras battlefields, Review of “Thousands of heroes have arisen”, Evacuation of casualties from the Somme 1916. 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Hawke Battalion, Royal naval Division. 11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 13th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Leicestershire Regiment (d.25th Oct 1914) William Nixon was born in Oakham County in October 1885. 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 6th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment(. 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Find great deals for Leicestershire Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion & Hindoostan Cap Badge WW1. 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Fermoy, Ireland. Moved to Newcastle area in July 1916. 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 20th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 10th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 2nd (Entrenching Battalion) Lincolnshire Regiment. They proceeded to France on the … 10th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). North Staffordshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 9th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 12 October 1914 : Division landed at Marseil… in memory of the officers and soldiers / of 1st batt-17th of the (leicestershire) regiment / of foot who lost their lives in / the afghanistan campaign 1878 - 1879. 4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Landed in France 30 July 1918. 9th (Service) Battalion 4th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters,(N&D Reg). 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 20 June 1918 : absorbed by 14th Bn. Early December 1915 moved to Basra in Mesopotamia, rejoining 7th (Meerut) Division. 1st (Home Service) Garrison Battalion 10 April 1915 : converted into a Reserve battalion and Brigade became 1st Reserve Brigade. 6th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. next. Men of the 4th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment (46th Division) firing at German snipers and machine gunners on the edge of the Bois de Riquerval near Bohain, 10 October 1918. 28 June 1918 : reduced to cadre strength, surplus men going to 7th Bn. 12th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Battalions of the Regular Army. Men went to 6th, 7th, 8th and 11th Bns and some to VIII Corps Reinforcement Camp for posting to other units.Some went to 20th Entrenching Battalion. August 1914 : in Fermoy, Ireland. 1/5th Battalion 1938 to 1942. 18th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Shop with confidence on eBay! 1st Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Lagnicourt Hedge Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. No personal details are collected. 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles. Formed at Leicester in September 1914 as part of K2 and attached as Army Troops to 15th (Scottish) Division. 14th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 7th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). A744 John William Ellis, 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, killed 23 October 1914. August 1914 : in Loughborough. Soon moved to Luton and by November 1914 was at Bishop’s Stortford. 8th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. L-Z. 6th Battalion. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. He later transferred to the 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment and after the war, was a long-standing - and ultimately the last surviving - member of the Chelmsford Branch of the Old Contemptibles' Association. 71st Brigade / 6th Division . 2nd Battalion August 1914 : in Ranikhet. Husband of Gertrude Rowley of Bull Head Street, Wigston, Leicester, UK. Pte., 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment George Ernest Challands Private, Lance-Sergeant 2843, 240790, 1/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment; later 59811 16th Battalion, Yorks and Lancaster Regiment A-C. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.D-H. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. April 1915 : transferred to 110th Brigade, 37th Division. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. The regiment was formed on 1 September 1964 as the first of the new large infantry regiments, through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade:. 4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 24 November 1914. I-M. 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 21st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 17 November 1915 : transferred to 71st Brigade in same Division. 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment). 4th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 1st Battalion The regiment began to be popularly called the Tigers and the name had since stuck. 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Pictured on this post is Stan Brown who was a Leicestershire Regiment regular, fighting with the 1st Battalion at Mons in 1914. Today’s professional rugby football team in the city of Leicester is known as the Tigers. 1st Battalion, Oxford & buckingham Light Infantry. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. 2/4th Battalion Died of a bullet wound received on 06-06-1915 & died while being transferred to Lindenhoek Dressing Station. 6th (Service) Battalion Landed at Suez on 22 January 1918 and took part in Palestine campaign. Up to 27 October 1917, this was known as 12th Young Soldier Battalion and had no regimental affiliation. 1st Volunteer Battalion Leicestershire Regiment Cap Badge ,Wm,original condition. 1946 to 1970 : The first establishment of the British Regular Army dates from 1661, and one of the first Regiments in it was the Coldstream Guards. Moved on 19 August 1914 to Cambridge and landed at St Nazaire on 10 September 1914. 5th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Formed at Leicester in March 1916 as a reserve battalion. 22nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment were in Fermoy when war broke out in August 1914. Sunday 24-03-1918. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Major-Gen T. O. Marden's A Short History of the 6th Division gives very broad overview. A-K. Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division. Soldiers Died in the Great War,1914-19: The Leicestershire Regiment: LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT: Battalion Unknown Anderson N M Lt : Short Record Of Service Barrington-Brown H Captain DSO : Photo Denny W A Pte : Short Record Of Service Dods W H G Lt : Photo Douglas G H Pte : Short Record Of Service Hinch F Pte : Short Record Of Service Locke A H Pte : Newspaper … 18th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 5th August : Maily-Maillet Wood. April 1915 : transferred to 110th Brigade, 37th Division. 7th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 13th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 4th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 17 November 1915 : transferred to 71st Brigade in same Division. 14th-19th August : In line in front of Beaumont-Hamel. 12 October 1914 : Division landed at Marseilles for service in France. 10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 2nd/1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Yeomanry. Leicestershire Regiment during WW2 WW2 Battalions of the Leicestershire Regiment By the time the war ended, the Regiment Battalions had served in action in every theatre of the war. ... 1st Battalion 04.08.1914 Stationed at Fermoy, Ireland as part of the 16th Brigade of the 6th Division. 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Monday 07-06-1915. Part of 16th Brigade, 6th Division. 20 February 1918 : disbanded in France. In 1964 the East Anglian Brigade was reorganised to become a single Regiment ‘The Royal Anglian Regiment’ of which the ‘Vikings’ became the 1st Battalion. A-K. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Part of 16th Brigade, 6th Division. 20th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 8th (Reserve) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. 10th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. 5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Part of 20th (Garhwal) Infantry Brigade, 7th (Meerut) Division of the Indian Army. In September 1918 it moved to 208th Brigade in the same Division and location. Dispatched with Royal Mail 2nd Class Large Letter. 1ST BATTALION LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT LANDED IN NORMANDY 3RD JULY 1944. A-E. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 1943 to 1945. 16th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. April 1915 : transferred to 110th Brigade, 37th Division and record thereafter same as 6th Bn. 1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. 8th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. In September 1918 it moved to 208th Brigade in the same Division and location. 17th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). H-P. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Q-Z. Up to 27 October 1917, this was known as 267th Graduated Battalion and had no regimental affiliation. 9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 13th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 1940 - 1944: Thirteen battalions of the Regiment formed the local Home Guard for the defence of the City and County. 10th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment : 1881 to 1913: 1914 to 1921: 1922 to 1937. In 1880 the Administrative Battalion was consolidated as the 1st Leicestershire RVC, of two battalions, and on 1 July the following year, as part of the Childers reforms, it became the Volunteer Battalion of the Leicestershire Regiment, changing its title in February 1883 to 1st Volunteer Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. S-V. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 12th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Formed at Loughborough in September 1914 as a second line unit. 10th (Reserve) Battalion Son of Frederick Warwick Waite & Jane Waite (nee Simpson) of "The Spinneys", Manor Road, Oadby, Leicester, UK. 5th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT. 3rd Dragoon Guards, (Prince of Wales's Own). 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 12th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Courtesy of Steve Bramley. 11th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 1st Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 13th (Labour) Battalion 3rd Battalion, King's On Scottish Borderers. 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Battalions of the Regular Army. I did find a picture of the 2nd Battalion Leicestershire regt scouts during their time in India circa 1913. In 1825 the regiment, which at the time was known as the 17th Foot, was given the honour of wearing the insignia of a tiger superimposed with the word “Hindoostan”, in recognition of its long stint in India between 1804 and1823. 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 19th August : Mailly-Maillet. Formed at Aldeburgh in June 1918, absorbing the cadre of the 2/4th Bn. 5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. L-Z. The Royal Leicester’s became the 4th Battalion, which was reduced to Company strength as ‘Tiger Company’ in 1970, and finally disbanded in 1975, the Regiment thereafter consisting of three Regular Battalions. 10th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). The 8th battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, formed from the 50th holding battalion at Burbage, Hinckley during 1940, made up mainly of war time conscripts, was posted to Norfolk in the early days of World War Two. 7 July 1916 : transferred with Brigade to 21st Division. 8th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 12th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 1st. Physical description: 43 FILES Immediate source of acquisition: 6th Infantry Labour Company., Devonshire Regiment. Age 20. 8th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 11th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey regiment). 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Formed in Autumn 1916. Machine Gun Battalion, Royal Naval Division. Search our Database of Individual Records. 2nd Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Until the 1st April 1908, the 4th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment had been the 1st Volunteer Battalion, originally raised in 1859. This image was created and shared by: John E Scurr. 3rd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Fermoy, Ireland. 3rd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 3rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Leicestershire Regiment Print Email The 1st Battalion was stationed at Glencoe, in the north of Natal, when the war broke out. 1st Battalion: 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 3rd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 3rd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Landed at Le Havre 28 February 1915. 20th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. October 1916 : landed in France, moved to Third Army. W-Z. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Black Watch, (royal Highlanders). August 1914 : in Leicester. 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Part of 16th Brigade, 6th Division. S-V. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). A training unit based at Ipswich, it was part of 216th Brigade in 72nd Division. 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Record same as 6th Bn. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. 6 DIVISION 71 Infantry Brigade Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion (Paperback). The regiment saw service for three centuries, in numerous wars and conflicts such as both World War I and World War II, before being amalgamated, in September 1964, with the 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk), the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northampt… 24th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Close Use this image under non-commercial licence. 23rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 20th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 9th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Moved to Barnard Castle in June 1915 and in November 1915 went to Rugeley Camp at Cannock Chase. 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. T-V. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Pte. Alderman Jonathan North becomes Lord Mayor of Leicester. Formed at Leicester in August 1914 as part of K1 and attached as Army Troops to 9th (Scottish) Division. 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment were in Fermoy when war broke out in August 1914. 1688raised as Solomon Richard's Regiment of Foot in London; known until 1751 by the names of 8 other colonels Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for, not available at The National Archives Language: English Creator: Leicestershire Regiment, 1881-1946. 10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Royal Leicestershire Regiment, 1946-1964. 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 2nd Battalion August 1914 : in Ranikhet. 26th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 7th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Become a supporter of the Long, Long Trail. ), 6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 6th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 8th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 10th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 1st/4th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). Colonel Wylly from your local library. / (NAMES) / This tablet is erected by / The officers and soldiers / Of the Battalion. 4th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 12 May 1915 : formation became the 138th Brigade, 46th (North Midland) Division. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. This includes cookies that track any click through to affiliate links and advertisers that appear on this site. They were mobilsed with 16th Brigade and returned to England, where 6th Division concentrated near Cambridge for training. Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. 6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Formed at Leicester in October 1915 by the Mayor and a local committee. 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. Up to 26 October 1917, this was known as 261st Graduated Battalion and had no regimental affiliation. 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). At some point thereafter it moved to “F” Lines, Hipswell Camp, Catterick and may later have been at Clipstone Camp. Condition is "Used". 8 April 1916 : became 4th and 5th Reserve Battalions and by now were at Grantham. 8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. A-C. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, D-H. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Britain Formally Declares War on Turkey. 17th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 1st Battalion,Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 3ed (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Have you a Tiger in your family? Retaking … 17 November 1915 : transferred to 71st Brigade in same Division. 9th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). The image is free to reuse for non-commercial purposes under the IWM Non Commercial Licence. OCTOBER 1914 5 November 1914. Age 26. Soon moved to Luton and by November 1914 was at Bishop’s Stortford. The Long, Long Trail website uses cookies only to make sure the site works and to improve your experience as a user. The Leicestershire Regiment memorial, also known as the Tigers Wood Stone of Remembrance, at Bagworth near Coalville. 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. A-G. 10h Battalion, Lincolnshire Regient. 19th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 7th (Service) Battalion M-P. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Before that it had been 10th Battalion of the Training Reserve and up to September 1916 had been the 15th (Reserve) Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. F-K. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Formed at Leicester in September 1914 as part of K3 and attached as Army Troops to 23rd Division. Imperial War Museum image Q7104. Record same as 2/4th Bn. 13th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 10th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). L-Z. He joined up in 1905 and served in India and then France with the 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. The 1st Battalion of the Leicestershire Regiment in Action. 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. 7th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Have you a Tiger in your family? 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Use the form on the left to search through our extensive database of records. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Before that it had been 15th Battalion of the Training Reserve and up to September 1916 had been the 13th (Reserve) Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers. LEICESTER'S CASUALTIES NORMANDY - 23RD AUGUST 1944. Deal Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. 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