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7th Battalion, Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment    7th (Service) Battalion, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment was raised at Lancaster in September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Second New Army and joined 56th Brigade, 19th (Western) Division. The new Division concentrated in the Bulford area with the 7th Kings Own being based at Tidworth Pennings for training. They spent the winter in billets in Andover, moving to Clevedon in February 1915 and returning to Tidworth on the 15th of March 1915. They proceeded to France in mid July and concentrated near St Omer. Their first action was at Pietre, in a diversionary action supporting the Battle of Loos. In 1916 They were in action during the Battle of the Somme, capturing La Boisselle and being involved in The attacks on High Wood, The Battles of Pozieres Ridge, the Ancre Heights and the Ancre. In 1917 they were in action in The Battle of Messines and the Third Battles of Ypres. The 7th Kings Own was disbanded in France on the 22nd of February 1918 when the army was reorganised with troops transferring to the 1/4th and 1/5th Kings Own, and the 6th Entrenching Battalion. 13th of October 1915 Attacks and Bombardments   15th of December 1915 Moving Up   16th of December 1915  In the Trenches 27th December 1915 Reliefs Complete   20th Feb 1916 Instruction   21st Feb 1916 Instruction   22nd Feb 1916 Instruction   24th Feb 1916 Instruction   26th Feb 1916 Instruction   27th Feb 1916 Instruction   28th Feb 1916 Instruction   2nd Apr 1917 Heavy Snow 4th Jul 1916 In Action 7th Aug 1916 On the Move 1st Oct 1916 Orders 2nd Oct 1916 Brigades Training 3rd Oct 1916 Reliefs 4th Oct 1916 On the Move 6th Oct 1916 Orders   7th Oct 1916 Reliefs   8th Oct 1916 Orders Issued   12th Oct 1916 Shelling   14th Oct 1916 Orders   15th Oct 1916 Orders   19th Nov 1916 New Line 1st Dec 1916 Training 2nd Dec 1916 Training 18th Dec 1916 Inspections 20th Dec 1916 Inspections 21st Dec 1916 Sports Medals 22nd Dec 1916 Company Training 31st Dec 1916 Training 1st Apr 1917 Artillery Registration   3rd Apr 1917 Blizzard   4th Apr 1917 Artillery Active   5th Apr 1917 Some Shelling   6th Apr 1917 Artilery in Support   7th Apr 1917 Shelling   8th Apr 1917 Artillery Registration 9th Apr 1917 Hail Stones   9th May 1917 Bombardment   5th of October 1917 Relieved   27th of October 1917 Working Parties   18th of February 1918 Training If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 7th Battalion, Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment? There are:5274 items tagged 7th Battalion, Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 7th Battalion, Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. Bonnie Joseph. Pte. (d.15th Nov 1916) Ellison Ernest. Pte. Fyfe Joseph Kelsall. Pte. (d.31st July 1917) Fyfe Joseph Kelsall. Pte. (d.31st Jul 1917) Harden Richard Townley. Pte. (d.7 Jun 1917) Hughes George E.. L/Cpl. (d.23rd Nov 1916) Knagg George. Pte. (d.17th September 1915) Miller VC. James. Pte. (d.30th July 1916) Morear G.. Pte. (d.11th Jun 1917) Smalley Percy Harold. L/Cpl. (d.31st Jul 1916) Smith A.. Pte. (d.13th Jun 1917) Whelan James William. Pte. (d.11th July 1916) All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 7th Battalion, Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2023 marks 24 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Looking for help with Family History Research?    Please see Family History FAQ's Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Can you help? 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King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment (d.30th July 1916) James Miller died of wounds on the 30th of July 1916 and is buried in the Dartmoor Cemetery in France. An extract from The London Gazette, No. 29740, dated 8th Sept., 1916, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery. His Battalion was consolidating a position after its capture by assault. Private Miller was ordered to take an important message under heavy shell and rifle fire and to bring back a reply at all costs. He was compelled to cross the open, and on leaving the trench was shot almost immediately in the back, the bullet coming out through his abdomen. In spite of this, with heroic courage and self-sacrifice, he compressed with his hand the gaping wound in his abdomen, delivered his message, staggered back with the answer and fell at the feet of the officer to whom he delivered it. He gave his life with a supreme devotion to duty." s flynn Add to this record.   Pte. George Knagg 7th Btn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment (d.17th September 1915) George Knagg was born on 28th March 1880 at Collyhurst in Manchester. His occupation was a cotton dyer at Murray's Mill in Ancoats, Manchester. George married Emma Louisa Sapseid on 28th May 1903. By 1913 there were six children, the youngest was only 20 months old at the date of George's death. His widow never remarried, dying in 1967 at the age of 86. Apparently, she remained fiercely loyal to his memory and liked to be known as "Mrs George Knagg". A younger brother was killed on the Somme in 1916 and George's brother-in-law was lost in 1918. Another brother, in the RAMC survived and was awarded the DCM in January 1916 for conspicuous gallantry. One cousin survived, but came home badly burnt and as an amputee. Another brother-in-law also survived, but had been subjected to a gas attack and lived as a semi-invalid, dying in 1926. I think of them all often. Lynda Sutton Add to this record.   Pte. James William Whelan 7th Btn. Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment (d.11th July 1916) James Whelan served with the 7th Btn. Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment. Ellen Gardner Add to this record.   L/Cpl. George E. Hughes 7th Btn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment (d.23rd Nov 1916) George Hughes was executed for desertion, 23/11/1916 and buried in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, France. Believed to have been a volunteer, and it is known that he deserted on the Somme. It is assumed that he was shot on 23rd November, but few records exist relating to him. He was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Hughes of 8 Ernest Street, Great Ancoats, Manchester. S Flynn Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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