The Wartime Memories Project - The Great War

If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation.     Site Home     Add Your Story     Upload Your Photos  Features     Those Who Served     Allied Army     Central Powers Army     War in the Air     Prisoners of War     The Royal Navy     Central Powers' Navy     Hospitals     The Home Front     Women at War     Day by Day     Can you Answer?     World War Two  Submissions     How to add Memories     Add Your Story     Printable Memories Form  Information     Record Sources     Contact us     News     Great War Books     About Research your own Family History. Campaign to preserve the view of Hill 60 The City Council of Ieper has granted planning permission for the building of a large "family house" directly opposite the pedestrian entrance to the Hill 60 site, blocking the view of the town of Ypres and the contested land on which so many fought and died. This goes against Ieper Council's long standing policy: "...as long as these land parcels remain unbuilt they preserve the vista which the Germans had from Hill 60 and which immediately makes clear why this place was so heavily contested....." For more information on how to take action and to sign the petition please click here. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great

The East Lancashire Regiment The East Lancashire Regiment was raised in 1855. Battalions during the Great War. 1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd (Reserve) Battalion 4th Battalion 2/4th Battalion 3/4th Battalion 5th Battalion 2/5th Battalion 3/5th Battalion 6th (Service) Battalion 7th (Service) Battalion 8th (Service) Battalion 9th (Service) Battalion 10th (Reserve) Battalion 11th (Service) Battalion (Accrington) 12th (Reserve) Battalion 13th (Service) Battalion Pte. Edward "Ned" Tyson 6th (Service) Btn. East Lancashire Rgt. Grandad was severely wounded at Gallipoli, where the 6th were fighting. He came from a large Liverpool family who moved to Darwen around 1891. He moved to the Isle of Man in 1930 for health reasons and died in 1967 after a successful business career. James Frederic Dyer 1st Battalion East Lancashire Resiment I have a silver mug inscribed: "To My Dear Son Bt. Major James Frederic Dyer 1st Battalion East Lancashire Regiment in loving recognition of Duties well fulfilled in the Great War 1914-1919 from Mother July 8th 1919" He was my grandfather Pte. William Thomas Royle 4th Btn. (d.23 March 1918) William Thomas Royle was born in Rochdale in 1891. In 1911 he married Mary Ann Hall from Blackburn. Billy and Polly, as they were known, settled in Blackburn and had three daughters Elizabeth (Betty), Jane (Jenny) and Sarah (Sally). When the First World War broke out, Billy was working as a painter's labourer. As family members, friends and colleagues signed up as volunteers Billy said he was not going to fight until he had to because he had a wife and three children to care for. One day, opening his lunch box at work, Billy found a white feather. White feathers were given to men, mostly by women, as a sign of their cowardice in not joining up. Originally given by society women to their better off boyfriends when they wanted to get rid of them, the practise was adopted around the country by other classes. Some men actually started wearing badges stating that they were in reserved occupations to avoid being presented with the white feather. On his way home from work that day Billy went to Canterbury St Barracks in Blackburn, signed up and went home to announce what he had done. Billy was a member of the 4th Battalion East Lancs Regiment. In early 1918 he came home on leave. When he had left home to return to Barracks at Colchester, Polly noticed he had left his dogtag on the windowsill. Bill's brother in law, who was returning to Colchester the next day said he would take it with him. When he arrived in Colchester, Billy had gone, posted overseas. On March 23rd 1918, in the early hours of the morning, the 4th Battalion East Lancs Regiment was in the trenches of the Somme, waiting for the order to go over the top. Billy, as lookout was one of the first to go. Billy was killed as he went on the offensive, his body was never identified and he remains missing to this day. Billy is commemorated on the memorial to the missing at Pozieres in Northern France At the end of the war, when the soldiers returned to parade through Blackburn, Polly went along with her mother Sarah. She saw a soldier, who from behind she thought was her Billy. He was Walter Peace and Polly later married him His story was told to me by his daughter Jane, who was my grandma, and by my great-gran Polly. Pte. Arthur Turner 6th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment (d.29th Nov 1915) Arthur Turner was my Grandfather, I always knew that he died in the Great War, but like most people, questions are never asked from those who have now died, and would have provided lots of information if I had only taken the time to ask when they were still with us. Take his wife, Margaret, my grand-mother who died just 3 weeks before her 100th birthday. I always knew that my grandfather had medals, and it is these that I have now been given from a member of the family who found them at the back of a drawer and this is how I got hold of his service number. What I would really like to know, if anyone can help, is if there are any photo's in some archives,of the 6th Battalion regiment, because my grandfather just might be one of them. Sgt Frederick Helm DCM. 1st Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.8th Apr 1915) Cpl. John Hindle 11th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment (d.1st July 1916) John Hindle was my paternal grandfather's brother and I can't remember there being any stories except that he died in WWI. I found the details on checking UK, Soldiers who had died in the Great War. I would like to find out more and am continuing to 'dig'. List of those who served with The East Lancashire Regiment during The Great War James Frederic Dyer 1st Battalion Read his Story. Sgt Frederick Helm DCM. 1st Btn. (d.8th Apr 1915) Read his Story. Cpl. John Hindle 11th Battalion (d.1st July 1916) Read his Story. Pte. William Thomas Royle 4th Btn. (d.23 March 1918) Read his Story. Pte. Arthur Turner 6th Battalion (d.29th Nov 1915) Read his Story. Pte. Edward "Ned" Tyson 6th (Service) Btn. Read his Story.

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