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2/9th Battalion, Kings Regiment (Liverpool)



   2/9th Battalion, Kings Regiment (Liverpool) was formed as a second line Territorial unit in Liverpool in October 1914. They saw action on the Western Front during the Great War.

11th Jun 1915 Reinforcements

1st Feb 1917 Orders

4th Feb 1917 Advance Party

5th Feb 1917 Instruction  location map

15th Feb 1917 Advance Party

16th Feb 1917 On the Move

16th Feb 1917 HQ Established  location map

17th Feb 1917 On the Move

19th Feb 1917 Orders Received  location map

21st Feb 1917 In Billets

22nd Feb 1917 In Billets

22nd Feb 1917 On the Move  location map

23rd Feb 1917 On the March

23rd Feb 1917 Reliefs  location map

25th Feb 1917 Reliefs Complete  location map

25th Feb 1917 Reliefs  location map

26th Feb 1917 Reliefs Complete  location map

1st Mar 1917 Quiet

5th Mar 1917 Raids

6th Mar 1917 Reliefs

6th Mar 1917 Orders Received  location map

7th Mar 1917 Reliefs

8th Mar 1917 Reliefs  location map

9th Mar 1917 Redistribution

9th Mar 1917 Reliefs  location map

14th Mar 1917 Reliefs  location map

16th Mar 1917 Enemy Active  location map

18th Mar 1917 Reliefs

18th Mar 1917 Trench Work  location map

19th Mar 1917 Patrol  location map

20th Mar 1917 Reliefs Complete  location map

20th Mar 1917 Patrols  location map

21st Mar 1917 Patrol  location map

28th Mar 1917 Reliefs Complete  location map

31st Mar 1917 In Reserve  location map

10th Apr 1917 Raid  location map

12th Apr 1917 Reliefs Complete  location map

16th Apr 1917 Reliefs

18th Apr 1917 Reinforcements

20th Apr 1917 Reliefs

24th Apr 1917 Enemy Aircraft

25th Apr 1917 Patrols

27th Apr 1917 Patrol

28th Apr 1917 Reliefs  location map

1st May 1917 Reliefs Complete  location map

4th May 1917 In the Trenches  location map

5th May 1917 In the Trenches  location map

6th May 1917 In the Trenches  location map

7th May 1917 Shelling  location map

8th May 1917 Shelling  location map

9th May 1917 Trench Raid  location map

11th May 1917 Shelling  location map

12th May 1917 Trench Raid  location map

13th May 1917 Shelling  location map

14th May 1917 Reliefs  location map

18th May 1917 Reliefs  location map

20th May 1917 Casualties

21st May 1917 Reinforcements

22nd May 1917 Reliefs  location map

24th May 1917 In the Trenches

26th May 1917 Patrol  location map

27th May 1917 Shelling  location map

28th May 1917 Patrol  location map

29th May 1917 Patrol  location map

30th May 1917 Reliefs Complete  location map

1st Jun 1917 Congratulations

3rd Jun 1917 Reliefs

5th Jun 1917 Congratulations

7th Jun 1917 Reliefs

9th Jun 1917 Casualties

10th Jun 1917 Trench Raid

12th Jun 1917 Casualties

13th Jun 1917 Information Obtained

14th Jun 1917 Reliefs Complete  location map

20th Jun 1917 Reliefs Complete  location map

26th Jun 1917 Working Parties  location map

27th Jun 1917 In Reserve

28th Jun 1917 Reliefs

4th Jul 1917 Reliefs

9th Jul 1917 Reliefs  location map

10th Jul 1917 Patrol  location map

11th Jul 1917 Shelling  location map

12th Jul 1917 Patrols

13th Jul 1917 Patrols  location map

17th Jul 1917 Reliefs  location map

21st Jul 1917 Reliefs  location map

24th Jul 1917 Change of Command  location map

25th Jul 1917 Reliefs

26th Jul 1917 Heavy Shelling  location map

27th Jul 1917 Patrols  location map

28th Jul 1917 Patrols  location map

29th Jul 1917 Artillery Active  location map

1st Aug 1917 Patrol  location map

2nd Aug 1917 Rain  location map

3rd Aug 1917 Reliefs  location map

4th Aug 1917 Change of Command  location map

7th Aug 1917 Reliefs  location map

11th Aug 1917 Reliefs

12th Aug 1917 Artillery Active

13th Aug 1917 Artillery Active

14th Aug 1917 Patrols

15th Aug 1917 Quiet

16th Aug 1917 Enemy Wire

17th Aug 1917 Shelling

18th Aug 1917 Patrols

19th Aug 1917 Reliefs  location map

20th Aug 1917 Training  location map

21st Aug 1917 Training  location map

22nd Aug 1917 Training  location map

23rd Aug 1917 Reliefs  location map

24th Aug 1917 Inspections  location map

25th Aug 1917 Church Parade  location map

26th Aug 1917 Baths  location map

27th Aug 1917 Reliefs  location map

28th Aug 1917 Shelling  location map

29th Aug 1917 Artillery Active  location map

30th Aug 1917 Artillery Active  location map

31st Aug 1917 Patrols  location map

1st Sep 1917 Quiet  location map

2nd Sep 1917 Recce  location map

3rd Sep 1917 Test  location map

4th Sep 1917 Reliefs  location map

5th Sep 1917 Bathing

6th Sep 1917 Working Parties & Training

7th Sep 1917 Working Parties

8th Sep 1917 Training

9th Sep 1917 Working Parties

10th Sep 1917 Working Parties & Training

11th Sep 1917 Inspection

12th Sep 1917 Reliefs  location map

13th Sep 1917 Trench Work  location map

14th Sep 1917 Trench Work  location map

15th Sep 1917 Quiet  location map

16th Sep 1917 Quiet  location map

17th Sep 1917 Reliefs  location map

18th Sep 1917 Baths  location map

19th Sep 1917 On the March

20th Sep 1917 On the March

21st Sep 1917 Cleaning up

22nd Sep 1917 Inspection

23rd Sep 1917 Church Parade

24th Sep 1917 Inspection

25th Sep 1917 Training & Sports

26th Sep 1917 Training & Sports

27th Sep 1917 Inspection

28th Sep 1917 Training

29th Sep 1917 Training & Sports

30th Sep 1917 Church Parade

1st Oct 1917 Training

2nd Oct 1917 Training

3rd Oct 1917 Training

4th Oct 1917 Training

5th Oct 1917 Training

6th Oct 1917 Inspection

7th Oct 1917 Church Parade

8th Oct 1917 Training

9th Oct 1917 Training

10th Oct 1917 Training

11th Oct 1917 Sports

12th Oct 1917 Training

13th Oct 1917 Heavy Rain

14th Oct 1917 Church Parade

15th Oct 1917 Training & Sports

16th Oct 1917 Baths

17th Oct 1917 Inspection

18th Oct 1917 On the March

19th Oct 1917 On the Move

20th Oct 1917 Inspection

21st Oct 1917 Church Parade

22nd Oct 1917 Training

23rd Oct 1917 Working Parties

24th Oct 1917 Working Parties

25th Oct 1917 Working Parties

26th Oct 1917 On the Move

27th Oct 1917 On the Move

28th Oct 1917 Inspection

29th Oct 1917 Training

30th Oct 1917 Bombing

31st Oct 1917 Orders

1st Nov 1917 Inspection

2nd Nov 1917 Reliefs

3rd Nov 1917 Patrols  location map

4th Nov 1917 Reliefs

5th Nov 1917 Under Shellfire

6th Nov 1917 Reliefs

7th Nov 1917 On the Move

8th Nov 1917 At Rest

9th Nov 1917 Inspection

10th Nov 1917 Bad Weather

11th Nov 1917 Bad Weather

12th Nov 1917 Training

13th Nov 1917 Training

14th Nov 1917 Training

15th Nov 1917 Training

16th Nov 1917 Training

17th Nov 1917 Training

18th Nov 1917 Church Parade

19th Nov 1917 Training

20th Nov 1917 Training

21st Nov 1917 Training

22nd Nov 1917 Training

23rd Nov 1917 Visit

24th Nov 1917 Training

25th Nov 1917 Church Parade

26th Nov 1917 Training

27th Nov 1917 Training

28th Nov 1917 Training

29th Nov 1917 Training

30th Nov 1917 Training

1st Dec 1917 Training

2nd Dec 1917 Church Parade

3rd Dec 1917 Training

4th Dec 1917 Training

5th Dec 1917 Training

6th Dec 1917 Demonstration

7th Dec 1917 On the Move

8th Dec 1917 Inspection

9th Dec 1917 Bathing

10th Dec 1917 Training

11th Dec 1917 Training

12th Dec 1917 Inspection

13th Dec 1917 Training

14th Dec 1917 Training

15th Dec 1917 Training

16th Dec 1917 Church Parade

17th Dec 1917 On the Move

18th Dec 1917 Inspection

19th Dec 1917 Training

21st Dec 1917 Recce

22nd Dec 1917 Recce

23rd Dec 1917 Church Parade

24th Dec 1917 Preparations  location map

24th Dec 1917 Orders  location map

25th Dec 1917 Reliefs

26th Dec 1917 Shelling  location map

27th Dec 1917 Snow

28th Dec 1917 Frost Bite

29th Dec 1917 Reliefs

30th Dec 1917 Reliefs Complete

31st Dec 1917 Reliefs

1st Jan 1918 Trench Work

2nd Jan 1918 On the Move

3rd Jan 1918 In Camp

4th Jan 1918 On the Move  location map

5th Jan 1918 In Camp  location map

6th Jan 1918 Church Parade  location map

7th Jan 1918 Training  location map

8th Jan 1918 Festive Celebrations  location map

9th Jan 1918 Training  location map

10th Jan 1918 Training  location map

11th Jan 1918 Training  location map

12th Jan 1918 Inspection  location map

13th Jan 1918 Reliefs

14th Jan 1918 Machine Guns

15th Jan 1918 Snow

16th Jan 1918 Heavy Rain

17th Jan 1918 Wet

18th Jan 1918 Reliefs

20th Jan 1918 Working Parties

21st Jan 1918 Reliefs  location map

22nd Jan 1918 Inspection  location map

23rd Jan 1918 Working Parties  location map

24th Jan 1918 Working Parties  location map

25th Jan 1918 Working Parties  location map

26th Jan 1918 Working Parties  location map

27th Jan 1918 Reliefs Complete  location map

29th Jan 1918 Patrol

30th Jan 1918 Reliefs

31st Jan 1918 Quiet

3rd Feb 1918 On the Move  location map

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2/9th Battalion, Kings Regiment (Liverpool)

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Wells William. Pte (d.19th July 1917)

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  Pte William Wells 2/9th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment (d.19th July 1917)

William Wells died of his wounds at Beechwood Red Cross Hospital, Hereford.

Ken Lees






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