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8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
8th (Service) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment was raised at Bury St Edmunds in September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Second New Army and joined 53rd Brigade, 18th (Eastern) Division. 18th (Eastern) Division was established in September 1914, as part of Kitchener's Second New Army. The Division initially concentrated in the Colchester area but moved to Salisbury Plain in May 1915. They proceeded to France on the 25th of July and concentrated near Flesselles. In 1916 they were in action on The Somme in The Battle of Albert capturing their objectives near Montauban, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge including the capture of Trones Wood, The Battle of Delville Wood, The Battle of Thiepval Ridge, The Battle of the Ancre Heights playing a part in the capture of the Schwaben Redoubt and Regina Trench and The Battle of the Ancre. In 1917 they took part in the Operations on the Ancre including Miraumont and the capture of Irles, the fought during The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line and in The Third Battle of the Scarpe before moving to Flanders. They were in action in The Battle of Pilkem Ridge, The Battle of Langemarck and The First and Second Battle of Passchendaele. On the 7th of February 1918 the 8th Suffolks were disbanded in France.
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31st Oct 1915 Poor Conditions
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8th Feb 1916 In the Trenches
23rd Jun 1916 Reliefs Completed
25th June 1916 Bombardment
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29th Jul 1916 On the Move
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Those known to have served with8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Bellward Victor. Sgt. (d.10th Aug 1917)
- Lemmon Arthur.
- Manning Frank. Pte (d.17th February 1917)
- Morley George. L/Sgt. (d.31st Jul 1917)
- Payne MM, CdG. Jack. Sgt.
- Pepper Stanley. Pte.
- Rooks Albert. Pte. (d.9th April 1918)
- Rumsey George Henry. Pte. (d.13th Jan 1918)
- Rust Wilfred. Pte. (d.9th Apr 1917)
- Sargent Thomas Charles. Pte. (d.31st July 1917)
- Songhurst Thomas James. Cpl. (d.11th May 1917)
- Tripp Sidney P.. L/Cpl.
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Pte. Thomas Charles Sargent 8th Battalion Suffolk Regiment (d.31st July 1917) Thomas Sargent was my father's elder brother. He was born Turvey Beds and served with the 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
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Pte. Wilfred Rust 8th Btn. Suffolk Regiment (d.9th Apr 1917) Wilfred Rust was born in 1879 in Pentney, Norfolk.
He had two elder brothers and 5 elder sisters.
He was in the 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment and died on 9th April 1917, aged 20.
Wilfred is buried in Roclincourt Valley Cemetery.
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L/Sgt. George Morley 8th Btn. Suffolk Regiment (d.31st Jul 1917) George Morley was my maternal great grandfather, father of Mildred Violet Morley and husband of Mrs Mary A. Morley
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Pte Frank Manning 8th Btn. Suffolk Regiment (d.17th February 1917) Frank Manning was born in 1889 at Norton the son of George Manning of Norton and Sarah from Daventry. In the 1891 Census George and Sarah both aged 38 were living in Norton with their children Ada aged 12, Ethel aged 9, Alfred aged 7 and Frank aged 1. They were living next door to William and Susannah Manning (George's parents) who had living with them two more of the family Frank's brothers, William aged 13 and John aged 11. Frank's brother Alfred is the same age as John Blencowe who lives next door to the family. Sadly both Alfred and John were killed in action and are also commemorated on the Norton War Memorial.
In the 1901 Census George is recorded as a blacksmith living with Sarah, son John is a coachman aged 21 and Alfred is a groom aged 17. Frank aged 11 is now living with his grandparents William aged 79 and Susannah aged 78, next door to his parents. William is living on private means, Ada and Ethel are not recorded so may have been married.
In the 1911 Census his mother Sarah has died and Frank is again living with his father and is a waggoner on farm. Alfred is boarding in Long Buckby and is a cab driver.
Frank enlisted in Daventry as Private 40436 into the 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Frank was killed in action on the 17th of February 1917 at the age of 28, five months after Alfred his older brother and is buried in Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, Somme, France and is commemorated on the Norton War Memorial and Great War Memorial Board in the Church.
He was awarded the British War and Victory medals and commemorative plaque and scroll.
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Sgt. Jack Payne MM, CdG. 1st Btn. Suffolk Regiment Jack Payne was born in Shepreth, Cambridgeshire in 1888 and joined the 1st Suffolk Regiment in 1908.
He fought in WW1 at both Mons and Ypres as well as Loos.
He also participated in several other WW1 conflicts including the southern Macedonian front and attained the rank of sergeant.
The records show him as being part of several battalions during his army career including 1st, 2nd, 7th, and 8th Suffolk Regiment as well as the 2nd Northants.
He was awarded the Mons Star, Victory and British War Medals.
He married a Belgium women called Emilie Rosalie Timmermans and lived in Belgium for most of his life from leaving the army in 1922 until his death in 1975.
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Pte. Stanley Pepper 8th Btn. Suffolk Rgt. Stanley Pepper was gassed in the trenches.
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Cpl. Thomas James Songhurst 8th Btn. Suffolk Regiment (d.11th May 1917) Thomas Songhurst is buried in the Bucquoy Road Cemetery, France.
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