The Lincolnshire Regiment raised 19 battalions during the Great War. Over 10,000 of the men lost thier lives.
- 1st Battalion: were in Portsmouth at the outbreak of the Great War. By September 1914 they were near Mons and saw action in the Battle of Ypres. In November 1918 they were back at Mons.
- 2nd Battalion: were in Bermuda at the outbreak of the great War. They were recalled and arrived in France in November 1914, they saw action at Neuve Chapelle in March 1915.
- 4th Battalion
- 2/4th Battalion
- 5th Battalion
- 2/5th Battalion
- 6th Battalion. Territorials: were mobilized at once and marched to Grantham station on the 6th August 1914 to set out for France.
- 7th (Service) Battalion
- 8th (Service) Battalion
- 9th (Reserve) Battalion
- 10th Battalion "The Grimsby Chums."
- 11th (Reserve) Battalion
- 12th (Labour) Battalion
- 13th Battalion
- 1st Garrison Battalion
- 2nd (Home Service) Garrison Battalion
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Pte. Joseph Bainton 1st btn Lincolnshire Regt My father served in the Great war with the Lincolnshire Regt.
He was Pte J. Bainton 9540 1/Lincs.He was wounded in his arm and leg.The wounds got him home where he recovered in Royal Victoria Boscombe hospital,Bournemouth.He liked Bournemouth so much that after the war Mum & Dad moved here from Scunthorpe.
We have a photo of Dad in a basket wheel chair near the beach at Boscombe.
The whole family would like to know which battle Dad was wounded.He never spoke of the war at all.
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Cpl. Thomas Christen Trafford 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.27th Sep 1916) I am doing my Mam's family tree for her and was just wondering if anyone can give me any more information about my Great Grandad, Thomas Trafford.
His service number was 8200. He died on 27/9/1916 aged 40. Thomas seved in South Africa and Somaliland. His parents were George and Mary Trafford who at that time lived in North Kelsey, Brigg. An address for Thomas that I have been given is 5 Freehold Street Adelaide Street Hull. He was married to Rebecca, whose maiden name was Thompson. |
Pte. C. C. Alcock 8th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment Pte Alcock enlisted in the North Staffordshire Regiment and served with the 8th Btn of the Lincolnshire Regiment. |
Pte. Robert Welch 6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment (d.9th Sept 1916) I hope someone can help me find some information about by great uncle who served in the 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. I am trying to find out the location of the 6th Battalion when he was killed on 9th Sept 1916. I know they were on the Somme but can't pinpoint where. Can anyone help?
Thank you,
Bill Welch |
Private Robert Stephenson Gould 10th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment (d.9th Apr 1917) I would like to remember my great-grandfather:
Private Robert Stephenson Gould, service no:30722, 10th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 9th April 1917 near Arras. |
Pte. Fred Bellamy 6th Battalion (d.20th May 1918) My Great Grandfather, Pte Fred Bellamy 2060 was killed in action on the 20th May 1918 whilst serving with the 6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment somewhere in France. Can anyone tell me where the 6th battalion were in May 1918?
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Pte. Arthur Furness My grandfather Arthur Furness was one of the first volunteers in the Leeds Rifles, West Yorks in 1914, he was lucky and survived until the end of the war. He made Corporal but was reduced in rank through being awol. At the time my grandmother had six children and was having the seventh when he went awol. It looks like he repeated this later when she had another child. He got 28 days loss of pay, and 9 days loss of pay. In about 1916 he was transferred to the Lincolnshire Regiment probably to make up depleted numbers. He must have been wounded as he received a pension after the war it looks like they kept giving him a medical to assess him. |
Pte. Horace Walker 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment (d.29 October 1914) Horace Walker was my grandmother's younger brother & had been in service in Lincolnshire before the war but on his death certificate his home address is that of my grandmother in Sheffield. He was 32. He died in the 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth with the cause of death given as malignant oedema of the thigh.
I would be most interested to discover more about his war experiences & how/where he received the thigh wound. His medals suggest that he had served on the continent but I have no other details. It must have been a very early engagement for him to have been injured, repatriated by this date in the war; or perhaps he was just kicked by a mule before seeing any action.
If anyone can enlighten me in any way I would be most grateful.
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Pte. Walter Lenton 1st. Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.16th April 1918) Walter Lenton, my grandfather, is commemorated on the wall of the Tyne Cot cemetery. My mother is in her hundredth year and remembers that when she was a child her father was reported missing for about a year. I am concerned therefore, as to the accuracy of the date of death given shown in the Government register. Is there any way it can be verified and is it possible to establish exactly where he died?
Update: Commonwealth War Graves deal with all memorials, they can be contacted via their website. |
Pte. Frank Cook 7th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.9th Aug. 1916) Frank Cook died at the battle of Delville Wood on the Somme. It was called Devil's Wood by the Tommies for obvious reasons. His body was never recovered. |
Pte. George Harry Lawson 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment (d.21st Aug 1918) George Harry Lawson was my uncle and the first son of George & Martha Lawson and my father's only brother. I discovered the whereabouts of his grave in Queen's Cemetery, Bucquoy on the CWGC webite and visited it for the first time in 2004. The visit was an intensely moving experience especially as it was very likely that I was the first family member ever to have visited it in almost 90 years. I visited the National Records Office in Kew in the hope of finging his service records but came away dissappointed. I believe that George was initially enlisted in the KOYLI and must have been transferred to the Lincolnshire Regiment. It seems that he was killed during the Allied offensive in the Acre Valley north of Albert |
Francis Sidney Thorpe Lincolnshire Regiment I would like to know which Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment my Grandad served in during WW1. His name was Francis Sidney Thorpe born 1896 20th April, I think he joined up In Lincoln before the outbreak of war.
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Pte. Albert E. Bowder 1st Btn. C Company Kings Own Royal Lancashire Regiment (d.19th Oct 1916) Albert Bowder first joined the Lincolnshire Regiment in 1915, then transferred to the Kings Own Royal Lancashire Regiment, 1st Battalion C Company during the battle of the Somme in September 1916. He was killed in action on 19th October 1916 possibly during attack on Spectrum Trench at Les Beoufs towards end of Battle of Somme. |
Pte. Maurice Marshall 7th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.23rd Apr 1917) My Great Grand-Uncle. Maurice Matrshall died of his wounds and is buried in Grave IV, A18, Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France. His two brothers, William & David, survived the war only to both be struck down and die whilst still in France as a result of the Spanish Flu epidemic. William died Dec 16 1918 and David 5 Dec 1918. Both are buried in Glentham Lincolnshire. His nephew, my Grandfather, 9331 Private James William Marshall, survived the War. He also served with the Lincolns possibly 10th Bat. It was rumoured that he performed some act of gallantry during the conflict which would have led to the award of a senior medal award if this had been substantiated; alas his CO was killed later that day and with it his sponsor. |
Pte. William Henry Oyitch 2/5th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.1st Jul 1917) Pte W.H.Oyitch was killed on the 1st July 1917 at the Battle of Arras. His officer, Lt. James B O'Reilly wrote that he was very cool and very useful right up to the time of his death and all his comrades all mourn his death,
He certainly would have received a decoration and also have been promoted. |
Pte. Frederick Hiley 2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment (d.22nd Jul 1916) Brother of William Hiley who was also sadley killed in the First World War. Fred initially served with the North Staffs Regiment (Pvte. 8143) before being assigned to the Lincolnshire Regiment with whom he was serving when he died of wounds recieved in battle in July 1916. Buried at Longuenesse Cemetry near St.Omer in France. |
Pte. Walter Aukland 1st/4th btn Lincolnshire Regiment (d.17th Sep 1915) Today is a memorable day, because I have been able to confirm the whereabouts of my uncle's war grave. My father and cousin visited a war grave in Ypres some years ago believing it to be that of my uncle, however I have since inherited all the details they had pulled together and there were discrepancies.
'My Walter', as I now call him, is buried at Longuenesse cemetery in France. Can you believe there were 2 Walter Auklands who joined the Lincolnshire Regiment at almost the same time, both died in 1915. My Walter died of wounds whilst being transported back home, so he never made it back to his family. He has remained 'undiscovered' until today. I can now make plans to visit his grave and pay my respects.
My father died 7 years ago, believing he had visited his brother's grave. However, he has visited someone's son and they will be indebted to him for that. So, My Walter, I am on my way .
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Private Frank William Perfett 2/5th Btn Lincolnshire Regiment The above named was my grandfather who died after the Second World War. At the outbreak of WW1 it is not known whether he tried to enlist or not. But due to his job, a signalman on the Great Northern Railway, he was considered to be in a trade/profession that was of national importance. It is recorded that he enlisted as a 'Lord Darby's' man and wore an armband with a red crown affixed. Sometime in 1917 he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment and after training, he he was posted to the 2/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment part of the 59th (North Midland Division)and he joined them near Arras, northern France. The Battalion Diary entry dated 1st & 2nd March 1918 indicates that the Battalion was at a place named Ecoust St Mein. At 4.00am, 21st March 1918, the Battalion was now part of the 9th Division and encamped at Mory. There had been intermittent gunfire through the night but at 4.00am this became more intense and there was no doubt that the front line was now taking in heavyfire from the German artillery. This was to be the start of the German offensive on the Hindenbrg Line and known as the 'Kaiserschlact'. At 5.00am the Battallion was ordered immediately with other units to their allotted positions in the support line third system which ran east of the Vraucourt-St.Leger road. At 12.00noon the 2/5th Lincolnshire with the 4th Leicesters were ordered to occupy the second system trenches. It is known that he was in the front line near to the village of Epehy. At some time during the next few days, my grandfather was severley 'Gassed' and was returned to Battalion HQ and subsequently returned to England. He was demobilised in 1919. During my time with grandfather, he always seemed to suffer with his chest. He also had pox marks on his face but dismissed them. |
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.
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Pte. Thomas Wright 10th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment My grandfather Thomas Wright was injured at Mons, France, under the Yorkshire Post Office Rifles, I believe in 1917. He was wounded by shrapnel on the bridge of the nose and never fully regained his health. He died in 1961 in Sheffield where he had lived all his life. My father Jack Wright b. 1911 and Arthur b. 1917 both served in the Army in WW2 and thankfully came home safely. My Dad was in the REMY and Uncle Arthur (still alive) was in North Africa.
In 1949 Jack immigrated to Canada with our family and I never got to know my grand dad and would like to know what happened to him, where, when etc. if possible.
Thank you kindly for any assistance you can offer. |
Pte. John Markham Cook 10th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.11th Apr 1917) I was the first person in our family to visit Uncle Jack's grave - a very moving experience. I was able to take my mother , his sister, to the cemetery some years later. |
William Rainsforth Machine Gun Section 5th Lincolnshire Regiment William RAINSFORTH is the 1st man 2nd row from the back - to the left in the Machine Gun Section of the 5th Lincolnshire Foreign Service Territorial Regiment - 13th October 1915 - before the battle to take Hohenzollern Redoubt.
This is also a poem (attached) that was published at the time in the local Gainsbrough newspaper in which William "Twinny" Rainsforth is mentioned.
Boys of the Old Brigade
The boys I’m going to write about,
Though not up to perfection,
I’m simply paying a tribute
To the veterans of our section.
Comprised of men from Gainsborough,
And also from Grimsby.
Some of the very finest men
That you could wish to see.
A year and half in different parts
They’ve stood the mud and the stench.
And though they’ve been through trying times,
They’ve never lost a trench.
There’s Twinny Rainsforth, Tommy Dann,
And also Billy Gunthorpe.
Three of the very best we’ve got,
Although one comes from Scunthorpe.
There’s Sergeant Duncan, Sergeant Holmes,
The Senior N.C.O’s.
You’ll always find them thereabouts
To guard against the foes.
And then we’ve two full corporals
Walt Jenkinson is one,
And then comes young Bert Holliday,
In French he’s simply bon.
There’s still a lot of splendid boys,
Too numerous to mention,
And I can tell you all of them.
Deserves an army pension.
At ___________ when they first went in
To do their little bit,
Up to their waist in water,
They were never known to quit.
They stuck it there for three long months.
Then someone an order sent
Saying we want these men at ___________,
To hold the salient.
Oh what a change from __________ boys,
Was _______ salient.
But they stuck like glue for fourteen weeks,
Before relief was sent.
And then came _________ offensive.
To that district they were trailed.
And they tried their hardest to succeed,
Where other men had failed.
They made a brilliant charge and though
So many were knocked out,
At last they gained a footing,
In Hohenzollern Redoubt.
At last the _________ came to relieve
And looked on them with pride,
For they knew without us telling them,
How many poor lads died.
Excepting once at ______________
And once at _______________
They were given, I am pleased to say,
The rest they’ve earned so well.
Early in the present year
They received a big surprise
They were booked to go to _____________-
That’s good, the boys all cried.
So oe’r the sea we went these good men,
Where many dangers lurk.
To take part in a new campaign.
And crush the mighty Turk.
I’ll say no more of these good boys,
But before they had the chance,
To have a go at the Sultan’s troops,
They were hurried back to France.
They once ran Territorial’s down,
But by the God Almighty,
A different tale you’ll hear them tell,
When we’ve won and got to Blighty.
By Private Charles Tear, 138th Brigade, M.G.C.
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Sgt. Arthur Willis Martin 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.7 Jun 1917) Arthur Martin was my grandfather, he was killed in action during the Battle of Messines. I believe him to have been at Butterfly Farm prior to his death.
Unfortunately his service records are not available as they are part of the records destroyed during WW2.
I know that he was wounded at Gallipoli but have found no war diaries available. I have been able to look at the 6th Lincs War Diaries for 7th Jun 1917 but the page is written in pencil and almost illegible.
His name is on the Menin Gate and I believe his remains could be in cemetery at Whytschete although grave would be unmarked.
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Sgt. Christopher James Knight 5th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment Jim Knight was my Grandfather and he fought at Hohenzollern Redoubt, I was told as a young lad he should have been decorated for his bravery but due to the loss of all but one of the officers he was never awarded anything. I have in my possession a wonderful collection of his war service including photographs of reunion dinners, embroidery done when he was in the military hospital twice, once gassed then shrapnel wounds. All his life he kept in touch with his old comrades and November the 11th was always so special to him. I can remember him saying "they were only bains you know" and he said when he arrived to Barton station it was the most tragic day in his life, as all the mothers waiting wanting to know how their sons had died. |
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