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4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment was a unit of the Territorial Force, serving with the Hampshire Infantry Brigade, Wessex Division. They had their HQ in Winchester and was made up of Companies A to H. They had a cadet corps at Peter Symonds School, Winchester. They were part of the the Hampshire Brigade, Wessex Division. Just before war broke out in August 1914 the units of the Division gathered on Salisbury Plain for their annual summer camp and ordered arrived for precautionary measures to be taken. On the 3rd of August they broke camp and moved to take up defensive positions at the ports. The division was mobilised for full time war service on the 5th of August and by the 10th had returned to Salisbury Plain to prepare for service overseas. The Wessex Division was ordered to India to replace British and Indian regular army units who were to be deployed to the Western Front. They sailed from Southampton on the 19th of October, via Malta and Suez, arriving at Karachi on the 11th of November. In January 1915 they transferred to 4th (Rawalpindi) Brigade, 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division and on the 18th of March they landed at Basra with 33rd Indian Brigade and served in Mesopotamia and Persia for the rest of the war. They were in action at Kut-el-Amara on the 29th of April 1916, when the Battalion HQ and one Company were captured, the 4th Hampshires then formed a composite Bn with the 1/5th Buffs. From January 1918 they were in action in Persia with Lt Col Matthews' Column. By November the Battalion HQ was at Zinjan. In June 1919 two Companies were attached to Lt Col Matthews' Motor Mobile Column and were in action at Resht in August 1919.
21st Jan 1916 Meerut Division Attack
18th Jul 1918 Attacks
21st Jul 1918 Street Fighting
22nd Jul 1918 Delegation
23rd Jul 1918 Request Refused
24th Jul 1918 Air Assistance
25th Jul 1918 Patrols
26th Jul 1918 Patrols
27th Jul 1918 Politics
28th Jul 1918 Quiet
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Pte. Thomas Alfred Grainger 4th Btn. Hampshire Regiment Thomas Grainger enlisted on 14th of September 1914 and served as part of the British Expeditionary Force but was discharged on 27th of September 1916 due to severe shell shock. His discharge form lists his service as well conducted.
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Pte. William Stent 1st/4th Btn. Hampshire Regiment (d.13th October 1918) Private Stent was 24 when he died and is buried in the Purandhar Cemetery in India,Plot D. Grave 35.
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Pte. Walter Underwood 4th Btn Hampshire Regiment Before the war Walter worked as a Carter for the Urban Borough Council. He was married to Violet and had 9 children. He joined the army on 14/7/1916, joining the Hampshire Regiment before being transferred to the Labour Corps. He served in France from 14/8/1917 until 12/3/1919
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