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1st Btn. The Grenadier Guards

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The 1st Btn. The Grenadier Guards was based at Warley, in London District at the outbreak of war. From September they were attached to 20th Brigade, 7th Division and landed at Zeebrugge on the 7th of October 1914. They saw action at Ypres with the loss of all but 4 of thier officers and 200 men. The battalion was reinforced and on the 4th of August 1915 they transferred to 3rd Guards Brigade, Guards Division. They fought in most of the major battles on the Western Front. May 2010 - Please note we currently have a large backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. For updates please see our news page. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great List of those who served with 1st Btn. The Grenadier Guards during The Great War L/Cpl. Edward George Merrilees 1st Btn. (d.14th Sep 1916) Read his Story. L/Cpl. Edward George Merrilees 1st Btn. Grenadier Guards (d.14th Sep 1916) L/Cpl Edward George Merrilees of the 1st Btn Grenadier Guards was born 18 July 1893 Died 14 September 1916 aged 23 he was killed in action on The Somme, France and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial

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