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8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
Sep 1914 21st Division was established in September 1914, as part of Kitchener's Third New Army, K3. The units of the Division initially concentrated in the Tring area
In May 1915 the infantry moved to huts at Halton Park, the artillery went to Aston Clinton (One brigade staying at Berkhamsted) and the RE to Wendover. Rifles were received in late June 1915 and after firing their first course the infantry moved from 9 August to Witley Camp. Lord Kitchener inspected the Division on the march on 12 August.
Advanced parties embarked for France began on 2 September and the main body began to cross the Channel five days later. Units moved to assemble near Tilques, completing concentration on 13 September. The Division's first experience was truly appalling. Having been in France for only a few days, lengthy forced marches brought it into the reserve for the British assault at Loos. GHQ planning left it too far behind to be a useful reinforcement on the first day, but it was sent into action on 26 September, whereupon it suffered over 3,800 casualties for very little gain.
mid Sep 1914 21st Division at Halton Park At the outbreak of war, Halton Park in Buckinghamshire was offered to the War Office by Alfred de Rothschild for use as a training camp. The first division to arrive was the 21st Yorkshire Division comprising; 8th East Yorkshire, 10th Green Howards, 14th Northumberland Fusiliers, 8th Lincolns, 12th West Yorkshire, 10th York & Lancaster and 9th and 10th KOYLI. They had their Divisional HQ at Aston Clinton House. Halton House was lent to the RFC who also trained in the grounds.
15th Nov 1914 21st Division move to billets for winter In November 1914, 21st Division left Halton Park and moved into billets for the winter. The 10th Green Howards departed for Aylesbury on the 15th of November.
22nd May 1915 21st Division return to Halton Park 21st Division returned to the huts at Halton Park in April and May 1915 having spent the winter in billets. 10th Battalion Green Howards returned to the camp on the 22nd of May.
10th Sep 1915 8th Lincs Proceed to France
19th Sep 1915 Exercise
25th Sep 1915 Attack Continues
26th Sept 1915 Move Up
28th October 1915 Training
28th of October 1915 Orders
5th Nov 1915 Instruction
6th Nov 1915 Trench Work
7th Nov 1915 Reliefs Completed
8th November 1915 Orders
9th Nov 1915 Instruction
10th Nov 1915 Instruction
10th November 1915 Reserve
11th November 1915 Reliefs
1st Mar 1916 Shelling
2nd Mar 1916 Reliefs
3rd Mar 1916 Bombardment 
4th Mar 1916 Shelling
5th Mar 1916 Sleet
6th Mar 1916 Observation Balloons
7th Mar 1916 Snow
8th Mar 1916 Aeroplanes Active
1st Jul 1916 Success and Failure
11th Jul 1916 Reliefs
1st Sep 1916 Orders
13th Sep 1916 Orders
16th Sep 1916 Orders Received
17th Sep 1916 Reliefs
18th Sep 1916 Moves
1st February 1917 Reliefs
31st Jul 1917 Attack Made
2nd Aug 1917 Message of Congratulation
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Those known to have served with8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Allen Arthur. (d.31st July 1917)
- Carroll William. Pte. (d.16th Nov 1916 )
- Carter Ernest. Pte. (d.24th Nov 1916)
- Cooper William Henry. Pte. (d.12th Apr 1917)
- Fisher George William. Sgt
- Flack Hermon. Pte. (d.26th Sept 1915)
- Foat Victor. Pte. (d.20th Apr 1917)
- Frith Jack. Sgt. (d.4th October 1917)
- Hardy VC. DSO. MC Theodore Bailey. Chaplain. (d.18th October 1918)
- Harris Jack Diamond. Pte. (d.27th March 1918)
- Hockley John Robert. Pte. (d.3rd July 1916)
- Hounslow Robert Bruce. L/Cpl. (d.3rd Nov 1918)
- Kenny Hugh. Pte. (d.25th Aug 1918)
- Kirbyshire Sidney W.. Pte. (d.4th October 1917)
- Morris Ernest Edward. Pte. (d.9th March 1918)
- Palmer Frank. Pte. (d.3rd July 1916)
- Payne James. L/Cpl. (d.4th Oct 1917)
- Robinson Charles Henry. L/Cpl. (d.8th October 1918)
- Rowston Arthur.
- Slatcher Lewis. Pte. (d.11th April 1917)
- Smith MM. Joseph. Sgt. (d.12th Apr 1917)
- Sumner John Wainwright. Pte.
- Symonds Frederick Charles. Cpl. (d.8th Oct 1918)
- Thompson Wilfred.
- Wood Frank. Pte. (d.15th April 1918)
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Chaplain. Theodore Bailey Hardy VC. DSO. MC Att. 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Army Chaplains Dept. (d.18th October 1918)  Theodore Hardy was appointed Chaplain to His Majesty, on 17th Sept., 1918.
He died 18th October 1918 and is buried in the St Sever Cemetery Extension.
An extract from the London Gazette, No. 30790, dated 9th July, 1918, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty on many occasions. Although over 50 years of age, he has, by his fearlessness, devotion to men of his battalion, and quiet unobtrusive manner, won the respect and admiration of the whole division. His marvellous energy and endurance would be remarkable even in a very much younger man, and his valour and devotion are exemplified in the following incidents: An infantry patrol had gone out to attack a previously located enemy post in the ruins of a village, the Reverend Theodore Bailey Hardy (C.F.) being then at company headquarters. Hearing firing, he followed the patrol, and about four hundred yards beyond our front line of posts found an officer of the patrol dangerously wounded. He remained with the officer until he was able to get assistance to bring him in. During this time there was a great deal of firing, and an enemy patrol actually penetrated between the spot at which the officer was lying and our front line and captured three of our men. On a second occasion when an enemy shell exploded in the middle of one of our posts, the Reverend T. B. Hardy at once made his way to the spot, despite the shell and trench mortar fire which was going on at the time, and set to work to extricate the buried men. He succeeded in getting out one man who had been completely buried. He then set to work to extricate a second man, who was found to be dead. During the whole of the time that he was digging out the men this chaplain was in great danger, not only from shell fire, but also because of the dangerous condition of the wall of the building which had been hit by the shell which buried the men. On a third occasion he displayed the greatest devotion to duty when our infantry, after a successful attack, were gradually forced back to their starting trench. After it was believed that all our men had withdrawn from the wood, Chaplain Hardy came out of it, and on reaching an advanced post asked the men to help him to get in a wounded man. Accompanied by a Serjeant he made his way to the spot where the man lay, within ten yards of a pill-box which had been captured in the morning, but was subsequently re-captured and occupied by the enemy. The wounded man was too weak to stand, but between them the chaplain and the Serjeant eventually succeeded in getting him to our lines. Throughout the day the enemy's artillery, machine-gun and trench mortar fire was continuous, and caused many casualties. Notwithstanding, this very gallant chaplain was seen moving quietly amongst the men and tending the wounded, absolutely regardless of his personal safety."
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Pte. William Henry Cooper 8th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.12th Apr 1917) William Cooper was killed in action at the Battle of Arras on 12th of April 1917.
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Pte. Sidney W. Kirbyshire 8th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.4th October 1917) Pte Sidney Kirbyshire is commemorated on the Steeple Morden village memorial cross. He was formerly of the Suffolk Regiment, but was later found to be in the 8th Lincolnshire Regiment.
Sidney was killed in action on 4th October 1917. He is buried in Hooge Crater Cemetery, in Belgium.He was most likely killed during the Third Battle of Ypres which mainly consisted of combating German counter attacks in the sector.
Kirbyshire is an unusual surname and there is another Kirbyshire from the village also commemorated, Walter Charles Kirbyshire of the Royal Engineers who was killed in action on Friday, 21st of July 1916 aged 33. Like so many others he is commemorated additionally on the Thiepval Memorial, having no known grave.
They must surely have been related.
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Pte. Jack Diamond Harris 8th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.27th March 1918) Jack Harris was born in Westhouses, Blackwell Parish.
His parents were William and Lizzie nee James, and Jack had 2 brothers, Albert Henry and Samuel James. His mother passed away after 1901 and father remarried Elizabeth Forsey in 1905 at Blackwell.
Originally, 55482 Pte Harris of the Sherwood Foresters, at the time of his death on 27th March 1918, he was 32052 Pte Harris with the 8th Btn The Lincolnshire Regiment. Jack's name is on the Memorial at Tyne Cot, near Ypres, as he has no known grave. Jack is also commemorated on the War Memorial Plaque at St Werburgh's Church Blackwell.
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Pte. John Wainwright Sumner 8th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment Jack Sumner served with 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
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Pte. Frank Wood 8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment (d.15th April 1918) Frank Wood is my great uncle. He enlisted in the Army in 1915 in Sheffield aged 18. He served in the 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. He was wounded during the Battle of Ancre on the 5th of April 1918 and sent to Etaples Military Hospital where he died of his wounds on the 15th of April 1918. He is buried at the Etaples military cemetery.
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Pte. Ernest Carter 8th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.24th Nov 1916) My great uncle Ernest Carter was killed in action on the Somme on 24th November 1916 and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
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Pte. John Robert Hockley 8th Btn. Lincolnshire Rgt. (d.3rd July 1916) Pte John Robert Hockley was my great uncle, one of three brothers. John died during the Battle of Somme and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial. Unknown to myself until carrying out research, he was in the same regiment as my grandfather Sgt William James Childs.
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Pte. Hugh Kenny 8th Btn Lincolnshire Regiment (d.25th Aug 1918) Hugh Kenny, was son of Dermot and Mary Kenny of Pond Rd, South Wingate, County Durham. He died aged 19.
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L/Cpl. James Payne 8th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.4th Oct 1917) James Payne (Paine) was born in Eltisley, Cambs.
Eltisley History Society are researching the soldiers from the village who died in WW1, James was the son of Riseley and Elizabeth Payne. He enlisted in Lincoln in 1914 age 31 in the 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, 'D' Company.
On 9th November 1917 the local newspaper reported: 'Mrs R. Payne has received the sad news that her son, Lance Corporal James Payne, Lincolnshire Regiment, reported as missing, was killed on October 4th by a sniper, while on his way to a dressing station after being wounded'
If any living relatives read this and have a photograph of James Eltisley History Society would love to see it.
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Pte. William Carroll 8th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.16th Nov 1916 ) Private Carroll was born at Darlaston in 1896, the son of William and Emily Carroll. His father served in the South Staffordshire Regiment in South Africa during the Boer War. William Carroll enlisted at Wednesbury. He died of wounds aged 20, and his brother Daniel also died in the war. William is buried in Contay British Cemetery, Somme.
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Cpl. Frederick Charles Symonds 8th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment (d.8th Oct 1918) Frederick Symonds served with the 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment during WW1 and was killed in action on the 8th October 1918, aged 23. He is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial in France, son of Sam Thomas Symonds and Kezia Symonds, of 5, Pretoria Cottages, Ditton Walk, Cambridge.
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Sgt. Joseph Smith MM. 8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment (d.12th Apr 1917) Joseph Smith was born and enlisted in Jarrow. He first disembarked in France with the BEF on 14th August 1914. He is remembered on the Arras Memorial and is commemorated on the Palmer Cenotaph Jarrow and on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
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Arthur Rowston 8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment We recently rediscovered a letter we though lost to history sent on Arthur's death sometime after 08 Sept 1917. He was my Grandfather's uncle, and my Grandfather remembered his mother crying years after he was born over the loss of her brother. It reads as follows:
242813
1/8 Lincolns
Sept 8th 1917
Dear Mother & All,
Just a few lines to let you know we are going on a raid to-night & as you all know anything might happen. I have left instructions for this to be sent in the event of me not returning to the Batt. in case I'm wounded or a prisoner. Inclosed you will find money, photos, other keep sakes I take with me including the old half-sov – I am in the best of spirits and shall go over with a good heart & hope for the best. I have been lucky up to now so I do not grumble.
You know my last thoughts will always be for those at home. With the very Best of Love, Your Son & Brother.
(ps) as the case might be.
P.S Don’t take things for granted should you receive this letter.
Let the following know if the unfortunate happens.
Miss Hartley
Crabtree House,
Brindle
Chorley
Lancs.
and Miss A Wilson
26 Bramhall Moor Lane
Hazel Grove
Stockport
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