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2nd Battalion, Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment    2nd Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment was in Lebong in India when war broke out in August 1914. As soon as a Territorial unit arrived to take over the garrison at Lebong, the 2nd King's Own returned to England, arriving on the 22nd of December. They joined 83rd Brigade, 28th Division at to Hursley Park. They proceeded to France from Southampton, landing at le Harve on the 16th of January 1915, they concentrated in the area between Bailleul and Hazebrouck, being joined by additional Territorial units. In 1915 they were in action in The Second Battle of Ypres and The Battle of Loos. On the 19th of October 1915 orders were recieved to prepare to sail and five days later the first units left Marseilles for Alexandria in Egypt all units (with the exception XXXI and CXLVI Brigades RFA) arrived the by 22nd of November and they went on to Salonika on the 4th of January 1916. Later in the year they were in action during the occupation of Mazirko and the capture of Barakli Jum'a. In 1917 they were involved in the capture of Ferdie and Essex Trenches (near Barakli Jum'a) and then the capture of Barakli and Kumli. In mid 1918 a number of units returned to France The remainer of the Division were later in actio at the Battle of Doiran and the pursuit to the Strumica valley. When Hostilities with Bulgaria ceased at the end of September the 28th Division was in the area of Trnovo. They moved in early November to Gallipoli and occupied the Dardanelles Forts. 2nd Feb 1915 Registration   3rd Feb 1915 Shelling   4th Feb 1915 Attack Made   4th of February 1915 Chicken Sentries 5th Feb 1915 Communication Issues   16th Feb 1915 Barrage   17th Feb 1915 Attack Made   24th Feb 1915 Artillery Support   26th Feb 1915 Reliefs   27th Feb 1915 Conference   28th Feb 1915 Shelling   2nd of March 1915  Patrols   3rd of March 1915 Enemy Fire Silenced   4th of March 1915 Enemy Nervous   6th of March 1915  No Hostile Patrols    7th of March 1915  A Searchlight Hit    10th of March 1915 POW Taken   11th of March 1915 Mortar Shells   13th of March 1915 Booby Trap   16th March 1915  Information 16th of March 1915 No Hostile Patrols   19th of March 1915  Patrols   30th of March 1915  Hostile MG Damaged?    31st of March 1915     31st March 1915  Working Parties   31st of March 1915 Staff 1st of April 1915 Situation Normal   1st of April 1915 Orders   7th of April 1915 Mostly Quiet    7th Apr 1915 Reorganisation 8th May 1915   A Coy, 2nd Bn Kings Own are involved in Battle of Frezenberg. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 2nd Battalion, Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment? There are:5261 items tagged 2nd Battalion, Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 2nd Battalion, Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. Ayers William Herbert Valentine. Pte. (d.25th April 1915) Banks John. Pte. (d.27th August 1917) Baylis Ernest Augustus . Pte. (d.8th May 1915) Bowling Albert. Pte. (d.20th Oct 1918) Bowling Albert. Pte. (d.20th Oct 1918) Brown Frederick. Pte. Brown Frederick. Pte. Carke John. Pte. (d.8th May 1915) Logan Alexander. Pte. Norris Tom. Pte. Ratcliffe William . Pte. 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Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to the Great War. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. We are now on Facebook. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.   Pte. Frederick Brown B Coy. 2nd Btn. Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment My grandfather, Frederick Brown was captured on 8th of May 1915 and spent the remainder of the war at Giessen POW camp. Add to this record.   Pte. Frederick Brown 2nd Btn. Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment Frederick Brown captured on the 8th of May 1915 during the 2nd Battle of Ypres. Steve Brown Add to this record.   Pte. Tom Norris 2nd Btn. Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment Tom Norris was a miner in the Cannock coal fields in Staffordshire before joining the army in early 1915. He was posted to the 2nd Battalion, Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment and had arrived in France by early August. In September the 2nd Battalion was engaged in the Battle of Loos before being withdrawn to Alexandria in Egypt in October, and then to Salonika in January 1916. Tom seems to have been with the 2nd Battalion for the whole of his service and whilst he was with them in Salonika they played their part in a number of engagements or battles. We're not sure what roles Tom played in these events but in Spring 1918 he contracted malaria and by May 1918 his health had deteriorated to the point where he was no longer fit for war service. We understand he was also subject to, but survived, a gas attack at some point, which had an impact on his lungs. As a result, he did not (or was not allowed to) return to mining after his discharge and moved to Birmingham in search of work. Tom survived the war but as a result of his military service he suffered pain and ill health for the remainder of his life. He was granted a war pension but died an early death in 1942. Barry Norris Add to this record.   Pte. John Banks 2nd Btn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) (d.27th August 1917) My Gran's brother, John Banks, was born in Ireland on 27th June 1898. He worked as a trolley boy on a bus in Manchester. He lived in Miles Platting, Manchester. John was working one day when some women passengers showed a white feather to the driver and John. The driver stopped the bus and they both went and joined up. John joined up on 17th October 1915, he was under age being only 17 years old. He gave his age as 19 yrs and 4 months. He lost his life whole serving attached to the 13th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. He is buried in the Dorian Military Cemetery. He is also remembered on the plaque outside Queens Rd Bus Depot in Manchester, Lancashire. Jose Johnson Add to this record.   Pte. Alexander Logan 2nd Btn. King's Own (Royal Lancs) Rgt. Private Logan was a prisoner in Bokelah3 POW Camp. He was bayoneted to death for refusing to work on 26th May 1916 and is buried in Hamburg Cemetery, grave III.D.14. Add to this record.   Pte. Albert Bowling 2nd Btn. Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment (d.20th Oct 1918) Albert Bowling died of pneumonia on 20th October 1918, aged 19. He is buried in the Doiran Military Cemetery in Greece. He was the son of John William and Emily Bowling of 15 Wren Street, Burnley. S. Flynn. Add to this record.   Pte. Albert Bowling 2nd Btn. Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment (d.20th Oct 1918) Albert Bowling served with the 2nd Battalion Kings Own Lancaster Regiment during WW1 and died of pneumonia on the 20th October 1918, aged 19. He is buried in Doiran Military Cemetery in Greece. He was the son of John William and Emily Bowling, of 15, Wren St., Burnley. S Flynn Add to this record.   Pte. William Ratcliffe 28th Divisional Cyclist Company Army Cyclist Corps My grandfather William Radcliffe, enlisted in the Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment on 24/01/1911. He was serving in India with the 2nd Battlion at the outbreak of WW1, and was brought back to England. It appears that on arrival in the UK, he was transferred to the newly formed 28th Divisional Cyclist Company latterly XVI Corps Cyclist Battalion. William arrived in France 19/01/1915 and served there until 24/10/1915 when the unit embarked for service in Salonika. I regrettably have no other details until his ultimate ill health discharge on 15/01/1919. W H Lloyd Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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