Category: History - Modern (1750+)
In 1881, when these two Regiments were at their Depot at Preston, it was found convenient to amalgamate them, and they became the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the North Lancashire Regiment. The Lincolnshire men were not pleased at having to drop the epithet “Loyal” (conferred on...
Although fighting was now over, the “War” was not. Working parties and training still continued at LEUZE, whither we marched on the 14th, and on the 25th the “Education Period”...
6. CHAPTER V.On the 1st October we left MANANCOURT and entrained at EDGE HILL, arriving in billets at L’ETOILE at 11 p.m. The following day we marched to LONGPRE, where we entrained for POPE...
10. CHAPTER IX.The next day we spent in putting up more tents and cleaning up. Captain Duggan, M.C., and Captain Hore, M.C., rejoined us from England and 22 Other Ranks from the reinforcement...
3. CHAPTER II.On the 2nd of May, 1915, Major Foley, Second Lieutenant Harris (Transport Officer), the Machine Gun Officer, and 104 other ranks and the whole of the Regimental Transport, entra...
7. CHAPTER VI.On the 17th July, 1917, the preliminary bombardment of the enemy lines by our guns commenced. In the early morning ten shells from a Hun high velocity gun landed on Battalion He...
8. CHAPTER VII.On the 2nd August, 1917, the remnant of the Battalion was relieved by the 9th Royal Irish Rifles (36th--Ulster--Division), and assembled at a camp near VLAMERTINGHE, where they...
9. CHAPTER VIII.At WATOU we began once more to pull the Battalion together and bring it up to strength, and reinforcements began to come in. Captain Duggan, M.C., from the 10th Battalion, joine...
4. CHAPTER III.Major Foley took over the command of the Battalion on June 16th, 1915, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle, wounded; Major Nickson became senior Major, vice Major Foley, from the sam...
5. CHAPTER IV.On the 28th the raiding party of three Officers and 56 Other Ranks mentioned in the last chapter left our lines at the junction of GAMBLER STREET with the fire trench at 5 35 p....
11. CHAPTER X.On the 1st September, 1918, orders were received that Infantry Brigades in the line must be prepared to follow up the enemy rapidly should he commence to withdraw on the Divisio...
2. CHAPTER I.In 1881, when these two Regiments were at their Depot at Preston, it was found convenient to amalgamate them, and they became the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the North Lancashire...
1. Chapter I.--Early History and Training in England 1