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The Lancashire Fusiliers can be traced back to 1688 and today form part of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
Battalions during the Great War.
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- 3rd Battalion
- 4th Battalion
- 5th Battalion
- 2/5th Battalion
- 3/5th Battalion
- 6th Battalion
- 2/6th Battalion
- 7th Battalion
- 2/7th Battalion
- 8th Battalion
- 2/8th Battalion
- 9th (Service) Battalion
- 10th (Service) Battalion
- 11th (Service) Battalion
- 12th (Service) Battalion
- 13th (Reserve) Battalion
- 15th Battalion The 1st Salford Pals
- 16th (Service) Battalion, The 2nd Salford Pals
- 17th (1st South-East Lancashire) (Service) Battalion
- 18th (2nd South-East Lancashire) (Service) Battalion
- 19th (3rd Salford) (Service) Battalion
- 20th (4th Salford) (Service) Battalion
- 21st (Salford) (Reserve) Battalion
- 22nd (Reserve) Battalion
- 23rd (Service) Battalion
- 24th Battalion
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Those known to have served with The Lancashire Fusiliers during The Great War
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Sergeant Gilfred "Gilly" Abbott 6th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers My Grandfather Gilfred Abbott served with the 6th Lancashire Fusiliers and we would welcome any information on any known activities during the war. His son Geoffrey Abbott joined the same battalion, the same regiment during World War Two. Any information on either my grandfather or my father would would be appreciated. Hoping for a response |
James Burns 15th Btn Lancashire Fusiliers (d.1st Jul 1916) My Great Uncle, James Burns, served with the 1st Salford Pals, his regiment number was 10728. He was killed on the 1st July 1916, his death certificate said Missing-in-action, presumed dead. I had found in war records in the regimental book, that he was listed as Died of wounds so in 1995, armed with a copy of this, and a letter, the Mod did give permission to change his Death certificate to read, "Died of wounds."
I found the picture I have attached in an album that had belonged to my Great Grandmother Elizabeth, James was her only son. Elizabeth's husband James, who also served in France, was shot and lost the use of his right arm in 1915. This injury meant his trade as a shoemaker was no longer possible.
Having found the picture, my father recalled that as a child his mother had told him James died on the 1st July, so we got into communication with the War Graves commission and located James's details. His name is on the Theipval Memorial, so my husband and baby son visited, just to say hello and hopefully let him know that his family never forgot him, and the newest Great, Great nephew had passed along to say hello.
I have lots of research on his movements and a little history of the young man, before he went off to war. I think your site is a wonderful way of keeping their memories alive and educating the young. |
Company Quarter Master Charles Tancred 2nd/6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers (d.7th Nov 1918) I have only just found out that my great uncle Charlie, served in WW1.
He joined in 1908, left the army in 1913, and re-joined in 1916 into the Lancashire Fusiliers.
I have got the dates of what his Battalion did from the time they landed in Le Harve on the 26th Febuary 1917. I have never seen so much movement of a Battalion, fighting, resting , moving, fighting, one that sticks out the most is Passchendaele. He was there in all that horrible battle called the "The third Battle of Ypres", fighting all those times and surviving as well.
To be told he went into hospital at Rhouen in Oct 1918 with bad flu, to eventually die of pneumonia on the 7th Nov 1918, 4 days later we all know what happened there.
I feel honoured and privileged to know that these people did and had to go through, may their memory never be forgotten |
Sergeant John Heywood Lancashire Fusiliers (d.27 Apr 1916) John "Jack" Heywood was married to my Grandmother's sister, Elizabeth Alice Clough. The following is the text of an undated newspaper clipping describing his death: "Killed by a Sniper"
"The death in action is announced of Sergt. John Heywood, Lancashire Fusiliers. He leaves a wife and seven children, who live at 75 Gate st, Bolton. News of the casualty is conveyed in a letter from Capt. J.C. Metcalfe of the same regiment, who writes -- "I cannot tell you how exceedingly sorry I am at the death of your husband. He has been under me ever since the regiment was formed, and I have always liked him and had the greatest confidence in him. He was always cheerful and in times of difficulty showed what he was really worth." A message was also received from a comrade who states that Heywood was shot through the mouth by sniper on April 27th. The deceased soldier, who had previously served 13 years in the army, fought in the Soudan, South African and Boer wars, and holds medals for each. He re-enlisted in September, 1914, and after training a number of recruits at Salisbury Plains, Aldershot, and Codford, he went to the front in September, 1915. Prior to enlisting he was employed by Mr. W. Cunliffe, contractor, Deane-rd. He was very well known in the Deane-rd district and is on the Roll of Honour at the Savior's Church." |
C.S.M. William Wilson 1st Btn. (d.25th Apr 1915) My great uncle Bill Wilson, was killed on on the 25th April 1915 on Lancashire Landing beach at Gallipoli. I would like to find out details of N.O.K. & his service.
His brother Charles also a C.S.M. in the 2nd K.O.S.B.was killed at Mons
in the opening shots of W.W.1 in August 1914. My great grandparents had previously lost a son in the Boer War in the
1st K.O.S.B. As they were an Army family they took the loss of 3 sons with stoicism. |
Pte. A Redford 20th Battalion (d.15th April 1917) I knew nothing about Pte. Redford, while doing my family tree I found were he was buried and went over to France to see his grave stone and leave flowers. I just want to pay my respects to him, and put him name on here. He will never be forgotten. |
Pte. Hugh Kenworthy 11th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers (d.16th May 1916) Hugh Kenworthy was my great great grandfather. The family never knew where he was killed and as far as they knew he had no known grave. I have been online today searching the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website and have found that he is buried in a French cemetery in Ecoivres. He was killed at Vimy Ridge on May 16 1916. I have let my mother know and she is going to tell the rest of the family. Hopefully we will be able to visit his grave soon. Hugh left a wife and 8 children, some of whom ended up in the workhouse until rescued by their grandmother. Hugh was not forgotten!!
We are trying to find out how he died, although at least we now know where he is. |
Pte. Arthur William Mackie 1st Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers I am trying to trace the battles my Grandfather, Arthur Mackie was involved in during the WW1. We believe he had his 18th birthday in the trenches, we are pretty sure it was at the Somme. |
Dalton E. Colins 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers I'm trying to find any information regarding a young man called Dalton E Collins. I recently bought a poetry book and on the flycover was the name Dalton E Collins, Bristol 1917, 2nd Lanc Fus and I'm fascinated as to what became of this man. Please can anyone help in any way? I have submitted his name into the national archives with no luck. I realise its a long shot but I so want to find out what became of him and his war record.
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Pte. Joseph Bryant 2nd/8th Btn. (d.10th Aug 1917) Joseph Bryant was born in Moonee Ponds which is in Victoria, Australia,
in 1895 he joined the Lancashire Fusiliers in England. He was injured in 1917 and sent to the hospital in le Treport, he died there on the 10/08/1917 of his wounds. He is buried in the Mont Huon Military Cemetery.
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L/Sjt. David Nicol 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers David Nichol served in the trenches in Europe, and was then sent to East Africa to participate in the East African Campaign in Tanganyika (Present-day Tanzania). He was invalided out to the UK, but returned to Kenya after the war.
I am still seeking much of the history of this little-known theatre of WW1. |
Sjt. Edward Harold Westley 8th Btn. Middlesex Regiment My father, Ted Westley, served with the 8th Middlesex and was also in the Lancashire Fusiliers. As I am a retired invalid I spend a great deal of time building my family tree and would like to get as much info on my Dad as possible. I think he was awarded medals but have no info on them. All I do know is he was at the Somme and Ypres and was badly wounded in the chest. When he came home he later became instructor at Hounslow TA. Centre I also remember he won the Bisley shot one year but cannot confirm this. He did try to get sign up in the second war at the age of 40. but owing to his job they would not let him. One thing I know is he loved every bit of his service. |
Pte. William Henry Cooper 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers (d.12th Apr 1918) William was 36 years old when he was killed, his name is remembered at the Ploegsteert Memorial in Belgium. He left a widow Charlotte and two children. William was killed in the Spring offensive near or at Vieux Berquin on the 12th April 1918. |
Capt. George James Mahony-Jones 20 Sqd. (d.7th Apr 1917) Capt Mahony-Jones was shot down by Maximilian Muller of Jasta28 on the evening of the 7th of April 1917. His FE2d was brought down over the Front lines whilst returning from the second bombing raid of the day on Mouvaux aerodrome. Mahony-Jones lead eight FE2's each dropping two 112 pound bombs over the target, causing damage to at least two hangers.
As the formation was crossing the Front lines, it was attached by a formation of Albatros Scouts, Lt Lawson's aircraft had been hit and was under attack from all sides, Mahony-Jones turned his aircraft and challenged the enemy, allowing Lawson to make an emergency landing behind the British Lines.
The battle was watched from the ground by the men of the 34th Battalion AIF, their adjutant wrote to RFC HQ the following day:
To the Commandant, RFC Bailleul, 8th April 1917.
"The C.O. 34th battalion AIF has asked me to express a deep sense of admiration which was inspired by the gallant flying of an airman, apparently belonging to a Squadron under your command. About 6 pm on the evening of the 7th instant, two of our planes were engaged with nine of the enemy's. One plane was damaged and the other, although retreat looked possible turned and fought. Several of the enemy's planes scattered but unfortunately our plane was hit and immediately burst into flames.
The scene was witnessed by the men of the Battalion from the trenches and the conspired bravery was much spoken of by them and the gallantry is sure to foster a spirit of emulation for our men to strive hard on their parts, to act in the same heroic and self sacrificing manner as this gallant airman. The true bravery of your very fine Corps was thus strikingly brought home to our men."
Adj. 34th Battn.
Mahony-Jones and his gunner 2nd Lt W.B.Moyes were laid to rest in a German cemetery, after the war they were transferred to the CWGC cemetery at Bailleul. |
Pte. James Edward Booth 11th Btn. C Coy. Lancashire Fusiliers (d.27th Apr 1918) James Edward Booth, my grandfather, died when my mother was five weeks old. All I have ever known about him is his name and that he got killed in the war in France. However, I recently managed to obtain a commemorative certificate by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which has a picture of Esquelbecq cemetery, where he is buried. From that I found he was Private 3866, C Coy, 11th Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers, he died aged 30 on 27 April 1918, and his mum and dad were Eliza and Edward Booth.
The cemetery was opened in April 1918 during the early stages of the German offensive in Flanders, when the 2nd Canadian and 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Stations came to Esquelbecq. It was closed in September 1918. It obviously was soon filled.
My mother is now 91 and has dementia but when I gave her a copy of the certificate I read it to her and showed her the picture of the cemetery where her Dad is buried. She was overcome with emotion, it was so moving. I am desperately trying to find out more about her dad so I can tell her. |
Pte. William Arthur Young 9th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers (d.4th Oct 1917) William was born 1883 in Bulwell, Nottingham, he enlisted in Doncaster though we don't know yet why, perhaps being a miner he had moved there to work. We have a copy of his medal index card is still intact and at present we are waiting to find out relevant details of his last days via the Lancashire Fusiliers War Diaries. William was killed at Paschendale and is remembered at Tyne Cott, RIP. |
Pte. George Higgins 1/7th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers (d.22nd Sep 1915) George Higgins was born at Sutton Farm, Shrewsbury. He went to live in Lancashire when he was a young man. He married Hannah Roberts. They had two daughters. He served at Gallipoli where he was killed on the 22nd of September 1915. He left his wife and daughters, the eldest being 3years old and the youngest only 4 months. |
Pte. James Burke 23rd(Service)Battalion Manchester Regiment (d.27th Sep 1918) Private James Burke, my grandfater, died on 27t Sept 1918. He enlisted into the Manchester Regiment (later Lancashire Fusiliers) on Jan 1915 aged 39. Drafted to France towards the end of 1915, he took part in heavy fighting at Loos, St. Eloi, Albert and Vimy Ridge. He was wounded on the Somme in July 1916. He was invalided home, but on recovery returned to France and took part in further fighting at Amiens, Bapaume and Havrincourt before he was killed in action at Cambrai.
By Feb 1918, the 18th, 19th and 23rd Manchesters were disbanded and later he was transferred to 23rd Lancashire Fusiliers.
His grave was never found and so his name is commemorated on Panel 4 of the Ploegsteert Memorial in Belgium.
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Pte. William Truesdale 15th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers (d.1st Jul 1916) William Truesdale was my grandfather's brother, they both joined up for the Great War but my grandfather was in the Royal Irish Rifles and survived the war, dying at home in Castlewellan in 1965.
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Sjt. Alfred Parkins Lancashire Fusiliers
My father served in the First World War 1914 to 1918 and I think his regiment was the Lancashire Fusiliers. His rank was sergent.
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Pte. John Ridgway 16th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers (d.24th Nov 1916) John Ridgway was my uncle who, unfortunately, I never knew. I have his medals and death plaque, a leather purse containing gold charms and also his dog tags, these were collected by my grandfather who had to go to France to collect them.He was killed at the Somme and is buried at Puchevillers British Cemetery. I have photographs of him in his uniform. |
Pte. John Wagstaff 19th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers (d.13th Oct 1918) My great great uncle lived in Radcliffe, Manchester.
He was in the 19th battalion for the Lancashire Fusiliers and died in Haspres, France.
He was shot in the head on 13th october 1918 during night duty 2 days after sending a telegram to his family saying he would be home for Xmas and to get the turkey in the oven.
He was only 23 when killed
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Pte. Edward Cassidy 11th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers (d.16th Jul 1916) Edward Cassidy was my great uncle and I have only heard of him in the past few years from a cousin of my father. She is Edwards niece but was born long after World War1. My father nor my aunts ever mentioned their uncle who died before they too were born. But, my cousin showed me a photograph of Edward in his uniform that she just happened to come across . Imagine my surprise to find my son's face staring out at me!
There are no other members of the family who look like this, and to find this connection has drawn me to him greatly .
Edward was 38 years old, married with three children. Iknow nothing of their life stories. He was the oldest of 13 children born to Thomas and Ann Cassidynd. His name is on the Thiepval Monument in France but he has no known grave .He was killed at the Battle of the Somme on 16th July 1916 .
I wish to keep his memory alive,if only for myself but feel that this is also to hope he did not die in vain and will not be forgotte |
Lt. George "Dirty" Anderton MID. 15th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers I have copies of four letters dated 9-14th March 1916 from BEF France. In the first, my Uncle Norman Hurst Anderton of the 16th battalion, the Lancashire Fusiliers is writing to his parents while in the front line for the first time under heavy bombardment. In the second and subsequent letters, my father Lieutenant George Anderton of the 15th Battalion which was in the immediate rear, writes to console his parents that his brother Norman was probably taken prisoner, as there was no blood in the trench when he went forward to investigate.
George Anderton was an intelligence officer and sniper. His nickname "Dirty" related to his many forays into "no man's land", hands and face camouflaged with a good layer of mud. He had a narrow escape when, standing on the firestep, a German sniper bullet hit the end of his telescopic sight and ricocheted into the trench below wounding one of his men. He was wounded later in 1916, shot through the neck. He is alleged to have told stretcher bearers not to bother with him as "they have blown my head off".
After hospital treatment he eventually landed up in the Convalescent Hospital on the Promenade in Southport where he met my mother to be, who was serving as a VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment). Another relic is a torn piece of paper with the medical details of his wound recorded in red crayon, perhaps written by one of the MOs of a Field Ambulance or CCS. He survived the war ending up as a Captain.
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Pte. George Jackson 1st/7th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers My fathers George Jackson, as a 19 year old in 1911 enlisted in the 1st/7th (TA) Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers in October 1911 at Cross Lane Barracks Salford. In the war he went to E Egypt then Gallipoli. George was wounded on 6/7th August 1915 was sent to Hospital in Malta then England. When recovered he was sent to 3rd training Battalion near Hull in January 1917 he was transferred to the Labour Corps and was sent to France where I believe he was wounded again. |
Pte. Richard McCarthy 15th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers (d.1st July 1916) Richard McCarthy enlisted with his pals and before the war he worked at Manchester Victoria Train Station, in which he is commerated on the Great War plaque there. We know he lost his life serving King and Country on the 1st July 1916. His final resting place is at Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval, Somme, France.
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Pte. Charles Elliott 1st/5th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers I'm trying to find out more about the part my greatgrandfather Charles Elliott played in the First World War as I haven't got much info about him. He lived during 1912 at 73 Luther Street, Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire. His wife's name was Mary Elliott [nee] Fullerton and his father's name was Phillip Elliott. I know he died in 1919 and is buried in Everton Cemetery and there is a war cenotaph there. |
Pte. Frank Clayton Lancashire Fusiliers Frank Clayton was my grandfather, whom I never met as he died in 1928. My grandmother told me he was gassed in WW1 and that hastened his premature death. Frank enlisted in 1898 and was discharged in 1915, he was a 207706.
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Robert Reid 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers (d.13th Sep 1914) Robert Reid is reported to be the first Wigan soldier to be killed in WW1. It is clear from his low army number 9994, that he was an early volunteer.
He is recorded on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial for those with unmarked graves and his mother, Rachael Reid, was the first to lay a wreath at Wigan War Memorial at the time it was unvailed. It is a sad fact that he married only 9 months before he was killed.
He was stationed in Malta when he wrote these letters to his sister.
Dear Sister,
I write to answer your kind and welcome letter.I am sorry I cannot send you any presents this Yuletide as we are in a camp in a place called "Pembroke" close to Slima a place about 7 miles from Valletta. It is still very hot in the day and freezing cold at night. I suppose that you will be having a happy time during the insueing week. I sincerely wish I was at Home for it, but circumstances alter cases. But I hope you do enjoy yourself as I cannot here. Please give Dick my best regards. I was very sorry to learn that Tommy's leg was so bad, I thought he would have been better by now, it seems fate is against him, tell him to "keep his heart up", and he"ll pull through al right. I wish to know how Mother and all the family are going on; Ernest, our Agnes, Little Thomas and the Baby. I havn't any news this time so I will now close.
With a Brotherly Love to you and all. "Bons Woir" and Allah Blesses.
PS. Please write back by return of post as I am Postman at Present
Dear Sister, I am in Good Health hoping you are same (no news 4th Division) at present with love. Bob. This letter is dated 16 August 1914. He was killed 4 weeks later in France. |
Pte Ernest Brocklehurst 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers My Grandfather, Ernest Brocklehurst, served in the First World War. On return to England he had both feet amputated because of trench foot, soon after the operation he died. I only knew my father for the first 5 years of my life as he passed away and there is so much I would have asked him about my Grandfather as I got older. Sadly that was never to be. No matter how much I attempt to find out where my grandfather enlisted (although I was led to believe it was Rochdale Lancs)I seem to draw a blank. I have checked as much as I know how and found enlistment details on the web but his name is never mentioned, but he is on the Commonwealth War Graves' website. He died on the 12th of November 1919 aged 32. I really do believe there is something out there about him, exactly where he enlisted, where did he go, where did he serve etc? I keep my fingers crossed. As I grow older and have not had so much luck with family life as a child it would be nice to fill in so many missing pieces of my history jigsaw |
Pte. Thomas Henry Clemson 20th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers (d.26th March 1918) Tom Clemson was my great uncle killed in March, 1918 aged 21.
I never knew him, but I have a memory from when I was a child of a sepia photograph taken of him before the War of a smiling man. Unfortunately this photograph is now lost.
All I know was that he was wounded in France and I believe my Great Grandmother (his mother) visited him after he was wounded before he died.
As I knew all his brothers and sisters (my great Uncles & Aunts) I have often thought about him and what he was really like. It seems that everybody liked him. It seems such a tragedy that he was killed at only 21.
In 2010 I traced his burial to the Etaples Military Cemetery near Le Touquet. I had the opportunity to visit the cemetery and it was a very emotional experience. We found the grave from a plan amongst the nearly 12,000 others buried there. The cemetary was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and is an imposing site from the terrace where you enter. The thousands of graves are laid out in lots of rows and make you realise how many soldiers lie there. We walked along the row where he lies and there is a simple headstone like all the others giving his name,regiment and date of death. We placed some flowers on the grave and I believe I am the first person from my family to visit his grave.
When I think about Tom now I have the picture in my mind of this peaceful place in Northern France where a member of my family lies and I hope he is at peace at last. |
God's Own: 1st Salford Pals, 1914-1916 Neil Drum & Roger Dowson
This superbly researched book looks at the story of the raising and training of the Pals. It then moves on to their first experiences in France, and concludes with their destruction on the First Day of the Somme. Throughout there are numerous references to officers and men, and many first hand accounts, both of which combine to make it a fascinating account. This first section then ends with biographies of all the casualties, many of them accompanied by a photograph and some in great detail. The second part of the book is a complete roll of every officer and man that served with the 15th Lancashire Fusiliers from formation until 1st July 1916. It gives basic details of every soldier; some men have lengthy entries. A wonderful piece of research!More information on: God's Own: 1st Salford Pals, 1914-1916
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Salford Pals , A History of the Salford Brigade: 15th, 16th, 19th and 20th Battalions Lancashire Fusiliers Michael Stedman
Salford was late in recruiting for its Pals battalions, with many of its men already joining Territorial units and a new Pals battalion in Manchester. Yet within a year it had raised four Pals battalions and a reserve battalion. Raised mainly from Lancashire's most notorious slums, the men trained together in Wales, North East England and on Salisbury Plain, they had great expectations of success. On the 1st of July 1916 the Somme offensive was launched and in the very epicentre of that cauldron the first three of Salford's battalions were thrown at the massive defences of Thiepval - the men were decimated, Salford was shattered. Michael Stedman records the impact of the war from the start on Salford and follows the difficulties and triumphs. Whether the actions small or great the author writes graphically about them all. Unusual photographs and a variety of sources make this both a readable and a scholarly account.More information on: Salford Pals , A History of the Salford Brigade: 15th, 16th, 19th and 20th Battalions Lancashire Fusiliers
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Ghosts on the Somme: Filming the Battle, June-July 1916 Alastair H. Fraser, Andrew Robertshaw and Steve Roberts
The Battle of the Somme is one of the most famous, and earliest, films of war ever made. The film records the most disastrous day in the history of the British army - 1 July 1916 - and it had a huge impact when it was shown in Britain during the war. Since then images from it have been repeated so often in books and documentaries that it has profoundly influenced our view of the battle and of the Great War itself. Yet this book is the first in-depth study of this historic film, and it is the first to relate it to the surviving battleground of the Somme. The authors explore the film and its history in fascinating detail. They investigate how much of it was faked and consider how much credit for it should go to Geoffrey Malins and how much to John MacDowell. And they use modern photographs of the locations to give us a telling insight into the landscape of the battle and into the way in which this pioneering film was created. Their analysis of scenes in the film tells us so much about thMore information on: Ghosts on the Somme: Filming the Battle, June-July 1916
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From Messines to Third Ypres: A Personal Account of the First World War by a 2/5th Lancashire Fusilier Thomas, Floyd
the story of just a few weeks between May 1917 and July 1917 as experienced by a subaltern of the Lancashire Fusiliers. It is a detailed account where personalities and small events seem to fifi ll its pages to become tellingly signififi cant-whole lifetimes seem to pass in months. Life in the trenches is recorded with all its dangers, tragedies and discomforts punctuated by lighter moments, as we share the inexorable build-up to the big attack and the fury of war that changed and ended lives in minutes. This is a first rate, intimate and personal account of the Western Front warfare the British infantry knew.More information on: From Messines to Third Ypres: A Personal Account of the First World War by a 2/5th Lancashire Fusilier
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