manchester regiment gallipoli

1st Border Regiment. The Manchester Regiment raised 45 battalions of which 29 served overseas. (Source of information - Medal Index Cards). THE ASHTON TERRITORIALS, 9th BATTALION of the MANCHESTER REGIMENT. SOLD. On 26th May they became part of 127th Brigade in 42nd Division. William Fothergill 10th Btn. Then as the 1/5 th, 1/6 th, 1/7 th and 1/8 th to 19 February 1918 when it absorbed the 2/9 th Battalion. Their lives and a Memorial. Manchester Regiment. Please note, this is not a complete list. Pte. 8th (SERVICE) BN. Unfortunately his service records have not survived but I have picked some information from his MIC and Medal Awards. DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S (WEST RIDING REGIMENT) [subsequently altered to 5th DORSETS] These four battalions constituting the 34th INFANTRY BRIGADE. - 1915 PAGE 2 GALLIPOLI - The ASHTON TERRITORIALS, 9th Battalion of the MANCHESTER REGIMENT During WWI NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, 9th (SERVICE) BN. SOLD. WW1 Death Plaque Worcestershire Regiment 1915 Gallipoli. He attested into the 3rd Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment in 1916 and then transferred to the 1st Battalion of the same Regiment before moving to the 11th Battalion Manchester Regiment. The PDF version of the transcription is available to download here. Code: 11321. Death Plaque: Gallipoli. A duplicate battalion had been raised by the 8th (Ardwick) Battalion which on 31 July 1939 became the 7th Battalion. The 1/5th Manchester moved to Gallipoli on 6th May when they landed with 42nd Division at Helles Beach. Surname list of the soldiers of the 9th Battalion who landed at Gallipoli on the 9th May 1915. WW1 British Death Plaque: Andrew Schofield died 1917 Passchendaele. His death is given as Feb.7th 1916, which is a mystery as the Regiment only arrived in â¦ Gallipoli They won nearly 80 battle honours on the Western Front, Gallipoli, Italy, Palestine, Mesopotamia and in other theatres and earned 11 Victoria Crosses (see Victoria Crosses page). The story of a War Memorial and research into the lives of two brothers who lost their lives in Gallipoli in 1915. 6th battalion manchester regiment/ to the memory of/ the officers, warrant officers, non-/ commisioned officers and men of/ the i/vith battn manchester regiment/ t.f. The Manchester Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1958. Mobilised in 1939 as part of 127 (Manchester) Brigade of 42nd (East Lancashire) Division. Code: 11366. Hello I am trying to trace the journey of a soldier through the Western Front. The 11th (SERVICE) BN., MANCHESTER REGIMENT, was brigaded with the. On 4th June, the 42nd Division, alongside the 29th Division, attacked the Turkish trenches in the hills above Cape Helles in an attempt to break out from Helles Beach. LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS, 8th (SERVICE) BN. THE GALLIPOLI THEATRE OF WAR. At this time, the 1/9th Manchesters were part of the 126th Infantry Brigade in the 42nd Division. ... Gallipoli Stuart Boothe Pilling Manchester Regiment. SOLD. Manchester Regiment casualties at Gallipoli. 1/9th Battalion The Manchester Regiment (TF) Mobilised 4 August 1914 at Old Street, Ashton under Lyne as one of the four battalions of the East Lancashire Brigade. THE ASHTON TERRITORIALS. (d.7th Feb 1916) My great uncle William Fothergill was buried in the Point 110 New Military Cemetery at Fricourt. Below is the transcription of the 1/9th Battalion Manchester Regiment War Diary, May to December 1915 covering their time in Gallipoli. Code: 10693. The Regiment lost nearly 14,000 men killed as follows: 1st (Regular) Battalion 868 7th Battalion The Manchester Regiment (TA) As per the newly formed 6th Battalion . UNUSUAL GALLIPOLI LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS CASUALTY REMEMBRANCE DISH.