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6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment    6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment was raised at Lincoln in August 1914 as part of Kitchener's First New Army and joined 33rd Brigade in 11th (Northern) Division. After initial training close to home, they moved to Belton Park, Grantham. On the 4th of April 1915 the Division assembled at Witley and Frensham for final training. They sailed for Gallipoli from Liverpool via Mudros at the end of June 1915. They landed near Lala Baba at Suvla Bay on the 7th of August. On the 19th and 20th of December 1915 the Division was withdrawn from Gallipoli, moving to Imbros then to Egypt at the end of January. They concentrated at Sidi Bishr and took over a section of the Suez canal defences on the 19th of February. On the 17th of June 1916 the Division was ordered to France to reinforce Third Army on The Somme. They departed from Alexandria with the last units leaving on the 3rd of July. By the 27th July, they were in the front line on the Somme and took part in The capture of the Wundt-Werk, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette and The Battle of Thiepval. In 1917 they were in action in Operations on the Ancre then moved north to Flanders for The Battle of Messines, The Battle of the Langemarck, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The Battle of Broodseinde and The Battle of Poelcapelle. In 1918 they were at Arras for The 1918 Battle of the Scarpe and The Battle of the Drocourt-Quant Line and fought in the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and The Battle of the Sambre including the passage of the Grand Honelle. At the Armistice the Division was on high ground east of Havay. Between 26-28 November the Division was moved back behind the River Scheldt. Demobilisation began in January 1919 and ended in June 1919. 1st July 1916 On the Move 2nd July 1916 Departure from Alexandria 3rd July 1916 Enroute to France 4th July 1916 Escort change passing Malta 5th July 1916 Tropical Uniform changed 8th July 1916 Arrival Marseilles  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 8th July - We enter harbour at Marseilles and stay alongside quay overnight. war diaries 9th July 1916 Move to billets 11th July 1916 Entrained for front 13th July 1916 On the Move 14th July 1916 In Billets 15th July 1916 March to Hooteville  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 15th July 1916 - 1240 - The Battalion marched to Hooteville by following route. Gouy-teynois, Nagnicourt sur Canche Says le Bois, Dernier, Blavincourt Approgrenee, Avesnes la Compte, Houteville Many of the men fell out on the line of march owing to bad boots. Company Commanders and two Sergeants per Company go up to trenches for experience. war diaries 16th July 1916 Billets Hooteville 18th July 1916 Move to trenches 19th July 1916 Route march 20th July 1916 Trenches inspection 21st July 1916 First casualty 22nd July 1916 Reliefs in Roneville trenches 23rd July 1916 Gas alarm 24th July 1916 Action and first fatality. 26th July 1916 Heavy mortar fire 27th July 1916 Further action 29th July 1916 Ongoing action 30th July 1916 Further casualties 31st July 1916 Further casualties 1st August 1916 Trench activities 2nd August 1916 ongoing trench activity  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd August - Ronville - Casualties 1 killed and 1 wounded. war diaries 9th August 1916 Trench raiding party  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 9/10th August - Ronville - A party under the supervision of 2/Lt Clay successfully inflicted 4 casualties on the enemy's wiring party who were inspecting their own wire and brought into our lines two of the bodies and the tunic and cap of a third, enabling the identity of the enemy to be discovered. We suffered no casualties. war diaries 13th August 1916 Change of Commanding Officer  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 13th August - Ronville - Lt Colonel WEW Elkington relinquishes command of the Battalion on being ordered to join the 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. war diaries 14th August 1916 Appointments  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 14th August 1916 - Ronville - 2/Lt Constantine W and Smith WH posted for duty from officers base depot to B and C company respectively. war diaries 15th August 1916 New CO Appointed 16th August 1916 Bombardment of enemy trenches 17th August 1916 Bad weather  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 17th August - Ronville - Heavy rain during day and thunderstorms. war diaries 21st August 1916 Battalion relieved in trenches 22nd August 1916 Rest area 23rd August 1916 Move to training area 24th August 1916 Strenuous Training commences 29th August 1916 Move to new billets 30th August 1916  1st Sep 1916 Brigade Day 2nd September 1916 Move 3rd September 1916 Ongoing training  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment are at Lealvillers from 3rd to 5th of September and training continued. war diaries 6th September 1916 Move 7th September 1916 Casualties 9th September 1916 Further casualties 10th September 1916 Further casualties 12th September 1916 Move to trenches   13th September 1916 Trench casualties 14th September 1916 Trench casualties 15th September 1916 Ongoing positional defence   16th Sep 1916 Trench activity 17th September 1916 Intense action in trenches 19th September 1916 Relief from trenches 20th September 1916 Ongoing support action   Trench Positions - 23rd Sep 1916 6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 20th to 26th September 1916 - Battalion in reserve at Donnets Post. Employed on fatigues in connection with coming operations. 25th September - 1 OR killed in Avelyn carrying ammunition. 26th September - 1235 - Attack in Thiepval by the 18th and 11th Divisions. Battalion in Brigade reserve moves up at 1235 to old support line Ration Trench. Point 80, Point 39. 1620 - Battalion moves to old firing lines Brimstone and Border Trenches to Constance Trench at 2200. war diaries 27th September 1916 Fatigues support front line 28th Sept 1916 Fatigues near Front Line 29th September 1916 Reliefs   30th September 1916 Relief and return to Hauteville  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment are in Schwaben Trench. At 1530 the Battalion is relieved by 8th Loyal North Lancs and marches back to billets Hauteville. Total casualties 25th to 30th September. 2nd Lt Ingersoll - killed Other Ranks - 14 killed, 71 wounded GH Gater Lt Colonel commanding 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment. war diaries 1st Oct 1916 Move to new billets 2nd October 1916 Onward move to Houzecourt 3rd October 1916 Onward move to Cramont 4th October 1916 Reinforcements 5th October 1916 Battalion training 6th October 1916 GOC Brigade inspection 7th October 1916 Corps Commander inspection 8th October 1916 Church Parade 9th October 1916 Battalion training 11th October 1916 New formation training 12th October 1916 Ongoing training 13th Oct 1916 Ongoing training 14th October 1916 New attack scheme training 15th October 1916 Church Parade 16th October 1916 Battalion training 18th October 1916 Battalion training 20th October 1916 Attack scheme 21st October 1916 Brigade Ceremonial Parade 22nd October 1916 Church Parade 23rd October 1916 Battalion training 27th October 1916 Route march, baths and training 29th October 1916 Church cancelled - bad weather 30th October 1916 Attack scheme 31st October 1916 Practice scheme cancelled - bad weather 1st November 1916 Battalion training. 2nd November 1916 Ongoing training 3rd November 1916 GOC Inspection 6th November 1916 Ongoing training 8th November 1916 Ongoing training 9th November 1916 Heavy trench work practiced 12th November 1916 Church services and move postponed 13th November 1916 Brigade route march 14th November 1916 Move 15th November 1916 Moves and inspections 16th November 1916 Further moves 17th November 1916 Reinforcements and inspections 18th November 1916 Move to reserve 19th November 1916 Return to billets 20th November 1916 CO's Inspection 21st November 1916 Into reserve 22nd November 1916 Commenced work in trenches 23rd November 1916 Fire trench completed 24th November 1916 Relief and casualties 25th November 1916 ongoing trench activity and reinforcements 26th Nov 1916 Ongoing work in trenches 27th November 1916 Heavy casualties in trench work areas  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment are in the line - Thick morning mist and weather improved later. Shelling abnormally heavy in whole of battalions area. Post blown in at R2c81 and 7 killed. Shelters in Quarry at R7c73 destroyed with Sergeant-majors Good and Fraser killed. Railway line through Beaumont damaged and entrances to dug-outs in Quarry at R8a20 blown in. Communication trench from R7c68 continued. Trench cut from Quarry at R8a20 to Railway Road. Casualties in all 37. war diaries 28th November 1916 Quieter in trenches and Relief overnight 29th November 1916 In Dugouts overnight 30th Nov 1916 Rest and Inspections 1st December 1916 Kit inspections and cleaning 2nd December 1916 Inspections 3rd December 1916 Rest period 4th December 1916 Brigade inspection 5th December 1916 Baths at Acheux 6th December 1916 Specialist training 8th December 1916 Inspection 9th December 1916 On the Move 10th December 1916 Rest period 11th December 1916 Exercise and training 13th December 1916 Training courses 14th December 1916 Specialist training in bad weather 15th December 1916 Ongoing training 17th December 1916 Reliefs 18th December 1916 Very foggy - quiet in trenches 19th December 1916 Snow and high activity in sector  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 19th December 1916 - In the Field - Weather much better although snow fell. Great activity by our aircraft also our artillery were very active. No casualties. war diaries 20th December 1916 Frosty - HQ moved 21st December 1916 Rain - high level trench activity 22nd December 1916 Weather very bad 23rd December 1916  Bad weather continues 24th December 1916 Weather improved 25th December 1916 Relieved from trenches 26th December 1916 Battalion at rest.   6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 26th December 1916 - Engelbelmer - Battalion resting. Weather fair. war diaries 27th December 1916 Fatigues, cleaning and bathing 28th December 1916 Ongoing cleaning 29th December 1916 Ongoing cleaning and specialist training 30th December 1916 Inspections and fatigues 31st December 1916 Rest period 1st January 1917 Ongoing Action  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment This page from the war diaries covers the period from 1st January 1917 to the 21st January 1917 inclusive. The overall image is very faint and the right hand side of the page totally unreadable. So the extracts are based on a combination of visible fragment and some guesswork. 1st Jan. 1917 - Battalion in Thievres. 2nd Jan. - Battalion leaves billets and marches to trenches in front of Thiepval to relieve 6th Battalion Border Regiment. No casualties in either Battalion happened during relief. 3rd Jan. - Artillery on both sides very active. First post captured 6 Germans -------- unreadable ---- who had taken 2 men of the Gloucesters --- prisoner. 4th Jan. - Weather again bad. Artillery very quiet. 5th Jan. - Weather still very bad. Situation normal. Great activity by enemy aircraft. 6th Jan. - Great activity by our aircraft. 15 minute barrage at night by our artillery. 7th Jan. - Our aircraft again very busy ---- unreadable. 8th Jan. - ----- No 5 ---- one German stretcher bearer --- unreadable ---- Raining during the night. 9th Jan. Very heavy shelling by enemy artillery continuing --- unreadable 10th Jan. - Battalion relieved by the 6th Battalion Border Regiment ----- unreadable ---- 1 Officer seriously wounded. 1 Stretcher bearer killed. 11th Jan. - In Billets. Fine sharp morning. Marched to ---- unreadable --- 12th Jan. - In Billets. Heavy rain during the night. ---- unreadable --- 13th Jan. - In Billets. ----- unreadable ------ 14th Jan. - In Billets. ----- unreadable ------ 15th Jan. - Thiepval ---- unreadable 16th Jan. - In Billets. ----- unreadable ------ 17th Jan. - In Billets. Very heavy fall of snow during the night --- unreadable. 18th Jan. - In Billets. ----- unreadable ------ 19th Jan. - In Billets. ----- unreadable ------ war diaries 20th January 1917 On the move again 21st January 1917 Ongoing moves 22nd January 1917 Move to dual billets 23rd January 1917 Rest and clean up 24th January 1917 Inspections 25th January 1917 COs Conference on training schemes 26th January 1917 Training and sports 28th January 1917 Church services 29th January 1917 Training Courses and Appointments 30th January 1917 Ongoing training - weather cold and frosty 31st January 1917 Ongoing training - still very cold 1st February 1917 Ongoing training  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Feb. 1917 - In billets - 2 companies at Hanchy, HQ and 2 companies at Le Festel. Company training. Snow fell during the morning. war diaries 2nd February 1917 Ongoing training 6th February 1917 Ongoing training and COs Conference 7th February 1917 Ongoing training 8th February 1917  9th February 1917 Ongoing training and divisional medal ceremony 10th February 1917 Ongoing training 12th February 1917 Ongoing training 13th February 1917 Battalion practice attack 14th February 1917 Training and night operations 15th February 1917 On the Move 16th February 1917 Move to new billets 17th February 1917 Start of Authie Railway works 18th February 1917 Church Service and inspections 19th February 1917 Railway work 21st February 1917 Railway work  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment Billets Authie and St Leger Authie 21st to 22th Feb. - Battalion at work on Authie Valley Railway. A company move from Authie to Thievres. war diaries 23rd February 1917 Railway work  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment Billets at Thievres, Authie and St Leger Authie 23rd to 24th Feb. - Battalion at work on Authie Valley Railway. CO and Adjutant attend conference at Brigade Headquarters at 1120 (23rd). war diaries 25th February 1917 On the Move  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment Billets at Thievres and Couin 25th Feb. - A company remains at Thievres. HQ,B,C and D companies move from St Leger to Couin and take over camps at that place and go under canvas. A company work all day and B,C and D companies in the afternoons. war diaries 26th February 1917 Railway work continues  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment Billets at Thievres and Couin 26th to 28th Feb - Battalion at work on Authie Valley Railway. Lieutenants Barratt and Phillips leave the Battalion on the 27th Feb to proceed to England for interview at the India Office on the 3rd March 1917. SG Burnett Major, commanding 6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. war diaries 1st March 1917 Congratulatory Message  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 1st to 4th March 1917 - HQ, B,C and D Companies at Couin, A Company at Thievres. Engaged on Railway Construction work. 4th March - Orders received late at night that no more working parties for Railway work required. The OC CORCC sent a message of eulogy which was published in Battalion orders as follows: I wish to would convey to all ranks of your battalion my appreciation of their work while employed on the Railway. They always did their work in a cheerful spirit and the amount of work done speaks for itself as to their energy. The Brigadier 33rd Brigade wishes to express to all ranks his appreciation of the work done by this unit. war diaries 5th March 1917 Rest period 6th March 1917 Battle training resumes 7th March 1917 Back to the Railways 8th March 1917 Change of billets 9th March 1917 Ongoing Railway work 10th March 1917 Ongoing Railway work 14th March 1917 Ongoing Railway work 15th March 1917 Ongoing Railway work 16th March 1917 Ongoing Railway work and Court of Enquiry 17th March 1917 Ongoing Railway work 20th March 1917 Conclusion of Railway Work  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 20th to 23rd March - HQ, A and C Companies Thievres, B and D Companies St Leger engaged on Railway Construction Work and Specialist Training. Major CH French joined the Battalion on the 22nd March. Railway work ceased on the 23rd March preparatory to move to Orville. war diaries 24th March 1917 Battalion move to Orville  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 24th March 1917 - Hq, A and C Companies joined by B and D Companies from Authie and the Battalion marches to Orville. Cleaning up in the afternoon and an inspection held by the CO. war diaries 25th March 1917 Church services and bathing 26th March 1917 Battle training resumes 30th March 1917 Ongoing training 31st March 1917 Ongoing training and Somme lecture 1st April 1917 Church service and inspections 2nd April 1917 Battle training resumes 3rd April 1917 Ongoing training 8th April 1917 Bathing and sports 9th April 1917 Ongoing training 10th April 1917 Training and inspections 11th April 1917 Training and standby 12th April 1917 move to Louvencourt 13th April 1917 Rest and inspections  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 13th April 1917 - Battalion at Louvencourt, resting and cleaning up. Inspection of billets. Specialist training. war diaries 14th April 1917 training and route march 15th April 1917 Bathing and training 16th April 1917 Ongoing training 17th April 1917 Ongoing training 19th April 1917 Battalion moves 20th April 1917 Battalion moves 21st April 1917 Billets Havrincourt and trenches 22nd April 1917 Defensive trench work 23rd April 1917 Reliefs 24th April 1917 Continued spell in the trenches  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 24th April 1917 - Battalion in the front line. Three companies hold an outpost line about 200 yards in length, each company being divided into pickets with sentry groups in front and support. Right of picket line J.5.c.55, Left of picket line D.22.d.55 Ref 57.c.NE. Remaining Company D in reserve at disposal of CO. Two platoons J.4.a.69 and two platoons J.100.88 Battalion HQ J.4.c.81. A prisoner of the Artillery taken by our picket at D.29.a.82 probably a deserter. Great aerial activity. One of our own and one enemy machine being brought down. Artillery quiet. war diaries 25th April 1917 Trench activity 26th April 1917 Trench activity 27th April 1917 Trench activity 28th April 1917 trench improvements 29th April 1917 Trench activity 30th April 1917 Relieved from trenches 1st May 1917 Relief and relocation 6th May 1917  15th May 1917 Move to Second Army Area 24th May 1917 Relocation in new camp 1st June 1917 Training and inspections  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment Diary page is very faint and difficult to read. Due to this, a report of events during the Battle of Messines, is entered in a separate page on the 30th June 1917, which helps to clarify events. 1st Jun. 1917 - Battalion in training. Demonstration of physical training by Captain Kelso(?) Army Gymnastic Staff on grounds of the Border Regiment. 2nd Jun. - Battalion training. Battalion in attack. 3rd Jun. - Church Parade Service. Clothing inspection by second in command. Sport during afternoon. 4th Jun. - Battalion and Brigade rehearsal of Brigade scheme took place in the afternoon followed by conference. 5th Jun. - Battalion training conference during day. Retiring by sections practiced by company commanders. Front lines reconnoitered by company commanders. Brigade interactions rehearsed by officers as general guide lines for coming attack. (Best interpretation of difficult section) 6th Jun. - Battalion moved to Butterfly Farm for operations in the Brigade area on high ground. At 1130 attack from Messines and Wytschaede Ridge commenced preceded by heavy bombardment. Battalion awaiting orders at Butterfly Farm hadn't moved forward by 1130. (again best interpretation) 7th - 9th Jun. - A restricted report of events during the operations (unreadable) narrative ------ on other operations. 10th Jun. - Battalion ------ by 3rd Brigade 11th Jun. - Battalion ----- (unreadable) 12th-13th Jun. - Battalion ----- (unreadable) 14th Jun. - Battalion employed on ----- work. Kit ---- 15th Jun. - Company Commanders ----- (unreadable) 16th Jun. - Battalion road marches. 17th/24th Jun. - Battalion in the reserve. Arrived in Tipgues(?) Area in the afternoon at 1400. -----(unreadable) 25th Jun. - Battalion commenced training. Order for reconnoitering by company commanders. 26th/27th Jun. - Intensive Training 28th Jun. - Intensive training. Battalion in the attack. 1730 demonstration by Infantry school of musketry. 29th Jun. - Marching in open order in the attack. All officers attended training with second in command. 30th Jun. - Disruption to training. Heavy mist all day. A separate report on the 30th June is very enlightening and confirms that the war diaries were completed in pencil and are almost illegible through the passage of time. war diaries 30th June 1917 Battle of Messines 1st July 1917 Move to 5th Army Training Area 12th July 1917 Relocation 14th July 1917 CO returns 15th July 1917 Front line action and reliefs 17th July 1917 Relieved unit in trenches 24th July 1917 Casualties in reserve gas attack 26th July 1917 Trench activity 28th July 1917 Chinese Attack and trench relief 27th Sep 1917 Instructions   29th Sep 1917 Instructions   3rd Oct 1917 Orders   3rd Oct 1917 Instructions   3rd Oct 1917 Instructions   3rd Oct 1917 Instructions   3rd Oct 1917 Instructions   3rd of January 1918 Location of Divisional Units   13th of January 1918 More Snow - More Training   21st of January 1918 Reliefs   24th of January 1918 Artillery Very Quiet   25th of January 1918 MG Fire All Night   28th of January 1918 Enemy Aircraft Brought Down   29th of January 1918 Enemy Sniping   3rd of February 1918 Dugout Attacked   6th of February 1918 Old Boots Trench Shelled   10th of February 1918 A Large Explosion   17th of February 1918 Shelling   18th of February 1918 Enemy Patrol   22nd of February 1918 Unusual Enemy Movements   24th of February 1918 A Daylight Patrol   26th of February 1918 Enemy Heavies Active   2nd of March 1918 Heavy Gas Shelling   7th of March 1918 Active Enemy Aircraft   10th of March 1918 5th Dorsets on Patrol   11th Mar 1918 Reliefs 12th of March 1918 Enemy Fire "Above Normal"   17th of March 1918 Seventeen Balloons Spotted   23rd of March 1918 Quieter Artillery   24th of March 1918 Germans on Short Rations   27th of March 1918 Sniper's Post Demolished   29th of March 1918 Usual Trench Warfare   31st of March 1918 Allied Gas Operations   2nd of April 1918 Raid by 6th Lincolns   7th of April 1918 A Relief Ordered   11th of April 1918 Enemy Guns Quieter   14th of April 1918 Dumps Destroyed   15th of April 1918 New German Divisions   21st of April 1918 Heavy Bombardment   23rd of April 1918 A Relief Planned   27th of April 1918 Hostile Guns Silenced   28th of April 1918 Demolition Plans   30th of April 1918 Retaliatory Fire   11th June 1919 Demobilisation moves moves  6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment Demobilisation in 1919 11th Jun. 1919 - Unit transport moved and parked at Lourches Station. war diaries 17th June 1919 Cadre demob orders 19th June 1919 Colours escorted home 29th June 1919 Baggage to station 30th June 1919 Baggage escort departs Lourches If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment? There are:5499 items tagged 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire 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 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. Ayres Joseph Edward. Pte. (d.1st July 1916) Bailey William. Pte. (d.9th Aug 1915) Barnes Charles Edgar. Pte. (d.9th Apr 1918) Bellamy Fred . Pte. (d.20th May 1918) Berridge George. Pte Biggadike Riley. Sjt. (d.7th Jun 1917) Boswell William. Pte. (d.22nd Aug 1915) Coe Horace. Sgt. (d.18th Dec 1915) East Ernest. Pte. (d.9th Oct 1917) Eaton Thomas. Pte. Fielding Joseph. Pte. (d.8th June 1917) Fisher John Browitt. Pte. (d.7th Jun 1917) Fisher John Browitt. Pte. (d.7th Jun 1917) Foster Oswald Henry. Cpl. Foster Oswald Henry. Cpl. Hall Walter Sidney. Pte. (d.7th Jun 1917) Hansen VC. Percy Howard. Capt. Hayes Edward. (d.27th June 1919) Herrett Walter Fergus. Pte. (d.7th Jun 1917) Hill William. Cpl. (d.10th June 1917) Hubbard Thomas Richard. Pte. (d.7th Jun 1917) Martin Arthur Willis. Sgt. (d.7 Jun 1917) Minton William George Pritchard. Pte. (d.9th Aug 1915) Morton Aubrey. Pte. (d.7th Jun 1917) Neilen John. L/Cpl. (d.28th Aug 1918) Nicholson Walter George. Cpl. Ogden George. CSM. (d.16th Oct 1915) Orme John William. (d.2nd Apr 1918) Parrott Thomas. Pte. (d.8th Jun 1917) Parrott Thomas. Pte. (d.8th Jun 1917) Proctor James Stanley. Pte. Reece George John. Pte. Rowbotham Harold Victor. Pte. (d.1st May 1917) Rushby Charles Henry. Sgt. (d.26th April 1918) Short Arthur. Pte. (d.7th Jun 1917) Stafford Benjamin Milburn. Pte. (d.20th Apr 1917) Stapleton Maurice. Pte. (d.7th Jun 1917) Trafford Thomas Christen. Cpl. (d.27th Sep 1916) Twinn John Edward. Cpl. (d.3rd July 1916) Waite George Henry . Pte. (d.9th August 1915) Welch Robert. Pte. (d.9th Sept 1916) Wilerton John Dickinson. Pte. (d.7th Jun 1917) All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2023 marks 24 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Looking for help with Family History Research?    Please see Family History FAQ's Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Can you help? 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Lincolnshire Regiment Not a great lot is known about Thomas Eaton's service as, sadly, his service record is one of the many destroyed by fire in WW2. What is known, is that he joined up on 7th of November 1914 and served in the Dardanelles with the 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, and was then re-mustered to the Machine Gun Corps and served in France and Belgium. He was a patient in the Abram Peel Hospital, being discharged due to neurasthenia in October 1914. The first record I can find of him being treated for this was on 29th of January 01/1918 at a 'Bandaghem' casualty clearing station near Ypres, when he was in the 60th Machine Gun Corps. Jen Eaton Add to this record.   Pte. Charles Edgar Barnes 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.9th Apr 1918) Charles Barnes was a 2nd great-uncle of mine. I just have info from the CWGC website which gives his unit as having been the 6th Lincolnshires. He is buried in Newton churchyard near Wisbech. The inscription on his gravestone reads: "Freed from all sorrow, grief, and pain. Our loss is his eternal gain". Stuart Reader Add to this record.   Cpl. Oswald Henry "Jim" Foster 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment After training, Oswald Foster's unit was sent to Gallipoli, where he was shot in the foot. He was hospitalized in Alexandria and eventually in England. After recuperating, he was sent to France and the trenches. There, he was disabled by trenchfoot and was again sent back to England for treatment. Upon recovering, he was returned to France, where he was promoted to lance corporal. In Jan 1918, he was reprimanded for failing to report a case of insubordination. The Army thought this so serious that nine days later he was promoted to corporal. In March 1918 he was reported missing, having been taken prisoner. He served 9 months in a German POW Camp. He was repatriated in Dec 1918 and demobilized on 15th Mar 1919. Did he ever get his 1914-1915 Star? Colin Paterson Add to this record.   Cpl. Oswald Henry "Ted" Foster 2/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment Oswald Foster served with the 2/5th, 6th, 3rd Battalions, Lincolnshire Regiment in WW1. Colin Paterson Add to this record.   Pte. John Browitt Fisher 6th Btn, A Coy. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.7th Jun 1917) John Fisher is listed on the Menin Gate, so there is no known grave. Peter Fisher Add to this record.   Cpl. Walter George Nicholson 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Rgt. I have very little information about my grandfather, Walter Nicholson, apart from a copy of the medal roll. I understand he fought at the Somme but didn't talk to anyone about his experiences which were obviously horrendous. I think he may have been serving at Gallipoli as the medal roll mentions he served in the Balkans. I understand he was a member of 6th battalion The Lincolnshire regiment. After the army he worked as a printer on The Nottingham Evening Post and later as a weigh bridge clerk at Clifton Colliery in Nottingham. Add to this record.   Sgt. Charles Henry Rushby 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.26th April 1918) My husband's grandfather Charles Rushby was the son of Tom and Anne Rushby. Born in Caistor in 1878, he married Rosetta Swaby in 1903 in Grimsby. They had five children, including my father in law, Charles Edward, who was only two when his father died. His younger brother was born after his father's death. Charles Henry was a gaslamp lighter in civilian life. In the army he gained the rank of sergeant and died in Flanders on 26th April 1918. He is buried in Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, Pas de Calais. Jackie Rushby Add to this record.   Pte. Joseph Edward "Neddie" Ayres 6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment (d.1st July 1916) Neddie Ayres was my great-uncle and died on the first day of the Somme. He always wanted to be a soldier but didn't make the grade until volunteers were needed in WW1. He is buried in Blighty Valley Cemetery, near Aveluy in France. C. Clifford Add to this record.   Cpl. John Edward Twinn 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.3rd July 1916) John Twinn, my grandfather, enlisted in August 1914 serving with the 1st Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment. He was attached to the 6th Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment in 1916 and was killed in action in Arras, France July 1916 . Add to this record.   Pte. Harold Victor Rowbotham 6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment (d.1st May 1917) Harold was afisherman working out of Grimsby. On the 5th of June 1916, at the age of 20, he married Florence Adelaide Barwick at St Andrews Church. Two weeks later he joined the Lincolnshire Regiment. Harold died of his wounds on 1st of May 1917, leaving his young wife a widow after 11 months. His daughter Iris Nellie Rowbotham was born on the 22 June 1917, but she died a few weeks later. Harold’s body lies at Grevillers Cemetery near Bapaume. Add to this record.   Sgt. Horace Coe 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.18th Dec 1915) Horace Coe was born in 1886. He was 32 yrs old when he enlisted for the Great War on 25th August 1914. He was a Collier. He previously served in the Rifle Brigade - no.8206 joining in 1900 as a 17 yr old. From 2.1.1901 to 11.12.O3 he was in England. 12.12.03 to 21.11.05 he was in Egypt. Then 22.11.05 to 4.2.09 was spent in India, returning home on 5.2.09 until 1.1.13 when his service career ended after 12 yrs. On the outbreak of the Great War he joined the Lincolnshire Regiment (No.10513)6th Battalion on 29.8.14. as Private. Promoted Corporal 6.9.14,Lance Sgt 23.12.14. Finally Sergt 19.1.15. On 24 July 1915 was transferred to D Company. Organelles. 18th December 1915 he was dangerously wounded by gunshot in the left lung and died of his wounds the same day on board HMHS Soudan and was buried at sea. Sandra Everitt Add to this record.   Pte. William Boswell 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.22nd Aug 1915) William Boswell was born in Dublin and enlisted in Grantham. He died of wounds in Gallipoli. s flynn Add to this record.   CSM. George Ogden 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.16th Oct 1915) George Ogden was born in 1881 in Rossington, Yorks and was the son of Samuel and Sarah Ogden. He lived in Maltby and enlisted at Grimsby. He was killed in action in Gallipoli. There is no known grave and he is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Canakkale, Turkey. Add to this record.   L/Cpl. John Neilen 6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment (d.28th Aug 1918) John Neilen enlisted in the 6th Btn Lincolnshire Regiment and was transferred to the Labour Corps and given No. 26432. (This was usually due to illness or wounds leaving soldier unfit for front line service.) It is not known at what date he was transferred to the Labour Corps but it was set up in January 1917. Almost all records were destroyed in the Blitz during WW2 and it is almost impossible as few if any war diaries exist and those that do rarely name other ranks. He was the son of James Neilen of 111 Western Road, Jarrow and the late Elllen Neilen nee Finnegan. On the 1911 census form he is shown as a boarder at 48 Monkton Road, Jarrow, single aged 22 and working as a General labourer in the shipyard. John was promoted to Lance Corporal and died on the 28th August 1918. He is remembered on Palmers Cenotaph and is buried in Beaurains Road Cemetery. Vin Mullen Add to this record.   Pte. Thomas Parrott 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.8th Jun 1917) I know very little about my great uncle Thomas Parrott, only that he was born in 1882, married in 1904 was possibly a pre-war regular. Mark Add to this record.   Pte. James Stanley Proctor 6th (Service) Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment My grandfather, James Proctor joined the 6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment in 1914. His medal record on WO/372/16 shows that he disembarked "Balkans" 18 July 1915. This ties in with the Battalion history of the units involvement in the Gallipoli campaign at Sulva bay. My next information is he is with the 3rd Battalion back in Grimsby in March 1917. He married my grandmother at the local Baptist church (Anne Mitchell nee Ainsworth) as the 3rd battalion was the depot/training battalion for the Regiment I presume that he had been wounded, shell shocked? I then found he was listed as being with the 1/5th battalion,on "absent voters list" 1919. He survived the war (though his marriage did not!) and passed away 1933. Any further information on these events gratefully accepted. David Proctor Add to this record.   Pte. Ernest East 6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment (d.9th Oct 1917) Ernest East died of wounds in Flanders. Simon Collins Add to this record.   Capt. Percy Howard Hansen VC. 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment Percy Howard Hansen was a 24 year old a captain in the 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, when he was awarded the VC. His citation reads: "On 9 August 1915 at Yilghin Bumu, Gallipoli, Turkey, Captain Hansen's battalion was forced to retire leaving some wounded behind, owing to the intense heat from the scrub which had been set on fire. After the retirement Captain Hansen, with three or four volunteers dashed forward several times over 300-400 yards of open scrub, under a terrific fire and succeeded in rescuing six wounded men from inevitable death by burning." S. Flynn Add to this record.   Pte. William George Pritchard Minton 6th Battalion Lincolnshire (d.9th Aug 1915) William George Pritchard Minton was my great uncle; he was my paternal grandmother's brother. I had never heard his name mentioned by my family and only found out about him whilst researching my family history. He could not have been enlisted for long as he was only 18 years old when he was killed on 9th August 1915 at Gallipoli. There is a memorial stone for soldiers killed in the Great War at Stamford St Mary, Lincolnshire, which bears his name. Liz Hesford Add to this record.   Pte George Berridge 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment My Grandfather George Berridge was in the 6th Lincolshire Regiment WW1. On June 30th 1915 the Ballalion went to Liverpool and embarked on the RMS Empress of Britian for service with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. They then set sail for Gallipoli. They enjoyed lovely weather on the way. They arrived in Gallipoli on August 5th or 6th . randad was shot by a sniper who was hidden in a tree on August 15th. He was shot in his shoulder and the bullet lodged in his throat. He lay for three days in the blazing sun on the battle field. Whilst being robbed by another soldier he was seen to move. After that he was taken to the field hospital and stabilised then he was taken to a hospital in Alexandria. After that he came home on the hospital ship HMHS Asturias and was taken to a hospital in Birmingham. It took 13 operations to give him his voice back again. The operations left him with a weak heart, but he went on to live to be 76 years old and died in 1964. I think this was due to the loving care given to him by my grandmother Eva. Sandra Oakford Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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