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8th (Ardwick) Battalion, Manchester Regiment    8th (Ardwick) Battalion Manchester Regiment was a unit of the Territorial Force with its HQ at the Drill Hall, Ardwick Green, Ardwick. They were part of the Manchester Infantry Brigade, East Lancashire Division, which concentrated near Rochdale. 20th Aug 1914 On the March 10th Sep 1914 On the Move 25th Sep 1914 8th Manchesters arrive Egypt  The 8th Battalion Manchester Regiment land at Alexandria in Egypt. 25th Sep 1914 On the Move 6th May 1915 8th Manchesters land on Gallipoli  The 8th Battalion Manchester Regiment land on Gallipoli. 29th Oct 1915 Relief Complete 31st Oct 1915 Reliefs 28th Dec 1915 8th Manchesters evacuated from Gallipoli  8th Manchesters are evacuated from Gallipoli to Mudros, they then proceed to Egypt. 3rd Mar 1916 8th Manchesters arrive in France  8th Manchesters land at Marseilles having sailed form Egypt and entrain for the Western Front. 1st May 1917 Reliefs   2nd May 1917 Trench Work   3rd May 1917 Trench Work   4th May 1917 Trench Work 5th May 1917 Construction 6th May 1917 Early Morning Relief 7th May 1917 Working Parties 9th May 1917 Reliefs 11th May 1917 Under Shellfire 12th May 1917 Training and Fatigues 14th May 1917 Change of Command 15th May 1917 On the March 16th May 1917 Training 17th May 1917 On the March 18th May 1917 Preparations 19th May 1917 Reliefs 20th May 1917 Artillery Active 21st May 1917 Trench Work 22nd May 1917 Trench Work 23rd May 1917 Trench Work 24th May 1917 Trench Work 25th May 1917 Trench Work 26th May 1917 Enemy Working 27th May 1917 Patrols 28th May 1917 Quiet 29th May 1917 Patrol   30th May 1917 Patrols   31st May 1917 Enemy Active   1st Jun 1917 Patrols   2nd Jun 1917 Patrols   3rd Jun 1917 Reliefs 4th Jun 1917 In Reserve 5th Jun 1917 Working Parties 6th Jun 1917 Working Parties 7th Jun 1917 In Reserve 8th Jun 1917 Working Parties   9th Jun 1917 Patrols 10th Jun 1917 Working Parties   11th Jun 1917 Working Parties   12th Jun 1917 Reliefs 13th Jun 1917 In the Trenches 14th Jun 1917 In the Trenches   15th Jun 1917 Patrols   16th Jun 1917 Patrols 17th Jun 1917 Quiet 18th Jun 1917 Shelling 19th Jun 1917 Trench Work 20th Jun 1917 Reliefs 21st Jun 1917 Night Work 22nd Jun 1917 Night Work 23rd Jun 1917 Working Parties 24th Jun 1917 Working Parties 27th Jun 1917 Working Parties 28th Jun 1917 Reliefs 29th Jun 1917 Trench Work 30th Jun 1917 Trench Work 1st Jul 1917 Training and Fatigues 2nd Jul 1917 Gas 3rd Jul 1917 Warnings 4th Jul 1917 Trenches Damaged 5th Jul 1917 Artillery Active 6th Jul 1917 Artillery Active 7th Jul 1917 In Billets 8th Jul 1917 In Billets 9th Jul 1917 On the March 10th Jul 1917 On the March 11th Jul 1917 Training 12th Jul 1917 Training 13th Jul 1917 Church Parade 15th Jul 1917 Training 16th Jul 1917 Training 19th Jul 1917 Training 20th Jul 1917 Lecture 21st Jul 1917 Training 22nd Jul 1917 Gas Masks 23rd Jul 1917 Inoculations 24th Jul 1917 Training 25th Jul 1917 Boxing Match 26th Jul 1917 Brigade Sports 27th Jul 1917 Brigade Sports 29th Jul 1917 Training 30th Jul 1917 42nd Divisional Sports   31st Jul 1917 Training   1st Aug 1917 Rain 2nd Aug 1917 Rain 3rd Aug 1917 Church Parade 4th Aug 1917 Training & Baths 5th Aug 1917 Reinforcements 6th Aug 1917 On the Range 8th Aug 1917 Half Holiday 9th Aug 1917 Training 10th Aug 1917 Very Wet Day 16th Aug 1917 Training 17th Aug 1917 Training 18th Aug 1917 Orders Issued 19th Aug 1917 Training 20th Aug 1917 Preparations 21st Aug 1917 On the Move 22nd Aug 1917 Bathing 23rd Aug 1917 On the Move 24th Aug 1917 Parade 25th Aug 1917 Training 26th Aug 1917 Training 27th Aug 1917 Training 28th Aug 1917 Training & Lecture 29th Aug 1917 Orders 30th Aug 1917 Training 31st Aug 1917 On the March 2nd Sep 1917 Training 3rd Sep 1917 Enemy Aircraft Active 4th Sep 1917 Air Raids 5th Sep 1917 Orders 6th Sep 1917 Demonstration 7th Sep 1917 Reliefs 8th Sep 1917 Artillery Active   9th Sep 1917 Patrols   10th Sep 1917 Reliefs   11th Sep 1917 Training   12th Sep 1917 Reliefs Completed   13th Sep 1917 Trench Work 14th Sep 1917 Reliefs   15th Sep 1917 Fatigues 16th Sep 1917 Fatigues 17th Sep 1917 On the March   18th Sep 1917 Route March   19th Sep 1917 On the March   20th Sep 1917 On the March   21st Sep 1917 Training   22nd Sep 1917 On the Move 23rd Sep 1917 Orders 24th Sep 1917 Reliefs   25th Sep 1917 Aircraft Active   26th Sep 1917 Shelling   27th Sep 1917 Hostile Attack   28th Sep 1917 Enemy Active   29th Sep 1917 Enemy Active   30th Sep 1917 Shelling   1st Oct 1917 Under Shellfire   2nd Oct 1917 Reliefs Completed 3rd Oct 1917 Funeral 4th Oct 1917 Training 5th Oct 1917 Sports 6th Oct 1917 Wet Day   6th October 1917 Reliefs 7th Oct 1917 Into Reserve   8th Oct 1917 Training and Sports   9th Oct 1917 Working Parties   10th Oct 1917 Working Parties 11th Oct 1917 Working Parties 12th Oct 1917 Working Parties 13th Oct 1917 Working Parties 14th Oct 1917 Church Parade 15th Oct 1917 Working Parties 16th Oct 1917 Working Parties 17th Oct 1917 Shelling 18th Oct 1917 Shelling 19th Oct 1917 Shelling 20th Oct 1917 Advance Party 21st Oct 1917 Reliefs 22nd Oct 1917 Reliefs 23rd Oct 1917 Patrols   24th Oct 1917 Patrols   25th Oct 1917 Reliefs   26th Oct 1917 Working Parties 27th Oct 1917 Working Parties 28th Oct 1917 Working Parties 29th Oct 1917 Reliefs   30th Oct 1917 Patrols   31st Oct 1917 Patrols   1st Nov 1917 Under Shellfire 2nd Nov 1917 Under Shellfire   3rd Nov 1917 Shelling 4th Nov 1917 Working Parties   5th Nov 1917 Reliefs   6th Nov 1917 Clothing Issue   7th Nov 1917 Heavy Rain   8th Nov 1917 Training   9th Nov 1917 Training 10th Nov 1917 Training 11th Nov 1917 Interviews 12th Nov 1917 Civilians Killed 13th Nov 1917 Deaths 14th Nov 1917 Training 15th Nov 1917 Orders 16th Nov 1917 On the March 17th Nov 1917 On the March 18th Nov 1917 On the March 19th Nov 1917 On the March 20th Nov 1917 On the March 21st Nov 1917 Bathing 22nd Nov 1917 Training & Football   23rd Nov 1917 Training   24th Nov 1917 Training & Football 25th Nov 1917 Orders 26th Nov 1917 On the March   27th Nov 1917 Reliefs   28th Nov 1917 Patrols   29th Nov 1917 Patrols   30th Nov 1917 Hostile Aircraft   1st Dec 1917 Shelling   2nd Dec 1917 Patrols   3rd Dec 1917 Reliefs   4th Dec 1917 Training & Baths 5th Dec 1917 Training & Football 6th Dec 1917 Very Cold 7th Dec 1917 Training 8th Dec 1917 On the Range 9th Dec 1917 Reliefs   10th Dec 1917 Patrols   11th Dec 1917 Patrols   12th Dec 1917 Patrols   13th Dec 1917 Shelling   14th Dec 1917 Trench Mortars   15th Dec 1917 Reliefs Completed   16th Dec 1917 Working Parties & Baths   17th Dec 1917 Very Cold   18th Dec 1917 Working Parties   19th Dec 1917 Working Parties   20th Dec 1917 Orders Issued   21st Dec 1917 Snow   22nd Dec 1917 Reliefs Completed   23rd Dec 1917 Church Parade 24th Dec 1917 Funeral 25th Dec 1917 Christmas Dinner 26th Dec 1917 Training   27th Dec 1917 Working Parties 28th Dec 1917 Working Parties 29th Dec 1917 Training 30th Dec 1917 Inspection   31st Dec 1917 Working Parties & Baths   1st Jan 1918 Working Parties & Baths 2nd Jan 1918 Training 3rd Jan 1918 Reliefs 4th Jan 1918 Working Parties   5th Jan 1918 Working Parties and Training 6th Jan 1918 Working Parties 7th Jan 1918 Working Parties 8th Jan 1918 Concert 9th Jan 1918 Reliefs   10th Jan 1918 Trench Work   11th Jan 1918 Trench Work   12th Jan 1918 Patrol   13th Jan 1918 Patrols   14th Jan 1918 Snow   15th Jan 1918 Relief and Working Parties   16th Jan 1918 Working Parties   17th Jan 1918 Working Parties 18th Jan 1918 Working Parties 19th Jan 1918 Working Parties 20th Jan 1918 Working Parties 21st Jan 1918 Working Parties 22nd Jan 1918 Reliefs 23rd Jan 1918 Patrol   24th Jan 1918 Patrol   25th Jan 1918 Patrols   26th Jan 1918 Patrol   27th Jan 1918 Bright Moon   28th Jan 1918 Enemy Aircraft   29th Jan 1918 Reliefs   30th Jan 1918 Working Parties 31st Jan 1918 Working Parties 1st Feb 1918 Working Party & Training 2nd Feb 1918 Working Parties 3rd Feb 1918 Football Match 4th Feb 1918 Working Parties and Training 5th Feb 1918 Working Parties and Training 6th Feb 1918 Working Parties and Training 7th Feb 1918 Visit 8th Feb 1918 Concert 9th Feb 1918 Training & Football 10th Feb 1918 Church Parade 11th Feb 1918 Working Parties 12th Feb 1918 On the March 13th Feb 1918 Cleaning up 14th Feb 1918 Training   15th Feb 1918 Training 16th Feb 1918 Training 17th Feb 1918 Church Parade 18th Feb 1918 Training 19th Feb 1918 Bands Play   20th Feb 1918 Inspection   21st Feb 1918 Training   22nd Feb 1918 Training 23rd Feb 1918 Recce 24th Feb 1918 Demonstration 25th Feb 1918 Recce 26th Feb 1918 Concert 27th Feb 1918 Lecture 28th Feb 1918 Lecture 1st Mar 1918 Heavy Gunfire 2nd Mar 1918 Alert   3rd Mar 1918 Quiet Day 4th Mar 1918 On the March 5th Mar 1918 Training   6th Mar 1918 Training   7th Mar 1918 Training   8th Mar 1918 Training   9th Mar 1918 Training & Football   10th Mar 1918 Football   11th Mar 1918 Platoon Competition   12th Mar 1918 Entertainment   13th Mar 1918 Training   14th Mar 1918 Alarm   15th Mar 1918 Competition   16th Mar 1918 Training & Football   17th Mar 1918 On the Range   19th Mar 1918 Football   20th Mar 1918 Football & Boxing Finals 21st Mar 1918 Concert 22nd Mar 1918 Orders Received 23rd Mar 1918 On the Move 24th Mar 1918 On the Move   25th Mar 1918 Shelling   25th Mar 1918 Withdrawal   27th Mar 1918 Under Fire   28th Mar 1918 Shelling   29th Mar 1918 Reliefs   30th Mar 1918 In Reserve 31st Mar 1918 In Reserve 1st Apr 1918 Reliefs Completed   2nd Apr 1918 Trench Work   3rd Apr 1918 Wet Day 4th Apr 1918 Reliefs   5th Apr 1918 Gas Shells   6th Apr 1918 Reliefs   7th Apr 1918 Reliefs 8th Apr 1918 Into Billets 9th Apr 1918 Bathing 10th Apr 1918 Reinforcements 11th Apr 1918 Inspection 12th Apr 1918 Training 13th Apr 1918 Training 15th Apr 1918 Reliefs Completed 16th Apr 1918 In the Trenches 17th Apr 1918 Trench Work 18th Apr 1918 Reorganisation 19th Apr 1918 Orders Received 20th Apr 1918 Reliefs 21st Apr 1918 Working Parties 22nd Apr 1918 Trench Work 23rd Apr 1918 Trench Recce 24th Apr 1918 Reliefs 25th Apr 1918 Reliefs Completed 26th Apr 1918 Patrols 27th Apr 1918 Patrols   28th Apr 1918 Artillery Active   29th Apr 1918 Patrols   30th Apr 1918 Patrols   1st May 1918 Artillery Quiet   2nd May 1918 Reliefs   3rd May 1918 Reliefs Completed   4th May 1918 Bravery Recognised   5th May 1918 On the Range   6th May 1918 Relief   7th May 1918 Recce   8th May 1918 Musketry   9th May 1918 At the Ready   10th May 1918 Training   11th May 1918 Training   12th May 1918 Church Parades 13th May 1918 On the Range   14th May 1918 Training 15th May 1918 Working Parties & Training   16th May 1918 Training   17th May 1918 Training 18th May 1918 Working Parties and Training 19th May 1918 Boxing Match 20th May 1918 On the Range 21st May 1918 Training 22nd May 1918 Concert   23rd May 1918 Training   24th May 1918 Wet Day 25th May 1918 Working Parties and Training   26th May 1918 Change of Command   27th May 1918 Working Parties and Training   28th May 1918 Training   29th May 1918 Training   30th May 1918 Training & Sports   31st May 1918 Training   1st Jun 1918 Training & Sports   2nd Jun 1918 Church Parade & Sports 3rd Jun 1918 Working Parties and Training   4th Jun 1918 Working Parties 5th Jun 1918 Guest Night 6th Jun 1918 Training   7th Jun 1918 Reliefs   8th Jun 1918 Shelling   9th Jun 1918 Reorganisation   10th Jun 1918 On the March 11th Jun 1918 Reliefs Completed 12th Jun 1918 Patrols   13th Jun 1918 Artillery Active   14th Jun 1918 Bombardment   15th Jun 1918 Artillery Active   16th Jun 1918 Reliefs 17th Jun 1918 Patrol   18th Jun 1918 Signals 19th Jun 1918 Reliefs Completed 20th Jun 1918 Working Parties 21st Jun 1918 Working Parties 22nd Jun 1918 Working Parties 23rd Jun 1918 Working Parties 24th Jun 1918 Training 25th Jun 1918 Training 26th Jun 1918 Working Parties 27th Jun 1918 Baths 28th Jun 1918 Training 29th Jun 1918 Training   30th Jun 1918 Training 1st Jul 1918 Trench Raid 2nd Jul 1918 Reliefs   3rd Jul 1918 Shelling   4th Jul 1918 Artillery Active   5th Jul 1918 Patrols   6th Jul 1918 Patrols   7th Jul 1918 Patrols 8th Jul 1918 Artillery Active   9th Jul 1918 Patrols 10th Jul 1918 Reliefs 14th Jul 1918 Working Parties 15th Jul 1918 HQ Moves 16th Jul 1918 Working Parties 17th Jul 1918 Recce 18th Jul 1918 Reliefs   19th Jul 1918 Cleaning up 20th Jul 1918 In Reserve 23rd Jul 1918 Working Parties 24th Jul 1918 Shelling 25th Jul 1918 Orders 26th Jul 1918 Reliefs   27th Jul 1918 Aircraft Active   28th Jul 1918 Operations 29th Jul 1918 Patrols   30th Jul 1918 Artillery Active 31st Jul 1918 Trench Work 1st Aug 1918 Artillery Active 2nd Aug 1918 Artillery Active 3rd Aug 1918 Artillery Active   4th Aug 1918 Gas 5th Aug 1918 Working Parties and Training 6th Aug 1918 Artillery Active 7th Aug 1918 Patrols   8th Aug 1918 Reliefs 9th Aug 1918 Demolitions 10th Aug 1918 Enemy Active 11th Aug 1918 Aircraft Active 12th Aug 1918 Reliefs 13th Aug 1918 In Reserve 14th Aug 1918 Inspection 15th Aug 1918 Training & Sports 16th Aug 1918 Training   17th Aug 1918 Training & Sports 18th Aug 1918 Recce 19th Aug 1918 On the Move 20th Aug 1918 Orders 21st Aug 1918 On the Move   22nd Aug 1918 Alert   23rd Aug 1918 Reliefs 24th Aug 1918 Forward 25th Aug 1918 Orders Received   26th Aug 1918 Reorganisation   27th Aug 1918 Recces 28th Aug 1918 Reliefs Completed 29th Aug 1918 Advance   30th Aug 1918 Under Shellfire   31st Aug 1918 Reliefs   1st Sep 1918 Ready   2nd Sep 1918 Orders Received   3rd Sep 1918 On the March   4th Sep 1918 Defensive Positions   5th Sep 1918 Recce   6th Sep 1918 On the March   7th Sep 1918 In Billets 8th Sep 1918 Heavy Rain 9th Sep 1918 Training 10th Sep 1918 Training 11th Sep 1918 Training 14th Sep 1918 Orders Received 15th Sep 1918 Church Parade & Sports 16th Sep 1918 Training 18th Sep 1918 Stand To 19th Sep 1918 Orders Received 20th Sep 1918 On the March   21st Sep 1918 Reliefs Completed 22nd Sep 1918 Gas Shells 23rd Sep 1918 Quieter 24th Sep 1918 Recce 25th Sep 1918 Preparations 26th Sep 1918 Forming Up 27th Sep 1918 Attack Made 27th Sep 1918 In Action   29th Sep 1918 On the March   30th Sep 1918 Cleaning up   1st Oct 1918 Cleaning up   2nd Oct 1918 Bravery Recognised 3rd Oct 1918 Training 4th Oct 1918 Training 5th Oct 1918 Training & Sports 6th Oct 1918 Church Parade & Sports 7th Oct 1918 Practice Scheme 8th Oct 1918 On the March   9th Oct 1918 On the March   10th Oct 1918 Football   11th Oct 1918 On the March 12th Oct 1918 On the March 13th Oct 1918 Preparations 15th Oct 1918 Training 16th Oct 1918 Training 18th Oct 1918 Reliefs 19th Oct 1918 Preparations   20th Oct 1918 Attack Made   21st Oct 1918 Heavy Shelling   22nd Oct 1918 In Billets 23rd Oct 1918 In Billets 24th Oct 1918 On the March 25th Oct 1918 Cleaning up 26th Oct 1918 Drill and Games 27th Oct 1918 Church Parade 28th Oct 1918 Training 29th Oct 1918 Training 30th Oct 1918 Training 31st Oct 1918 Brigade Parade 1st Nov 1918 Training & Sports 2nd Nov 1918 Training & Sports 3rd Nov 1918 On the March 4th Nov 1918 On the March 5th Nov 1918 In the Line   6th Nov 1918 Attack Made   6th Nov 1918 Heavy Fighting 7th Nov 1918 Advance   8th Nov 1918 Advance 9th Nov 1918 Into Billets 10th Nov 1918 In Billets 11th Nov 1918 Football 12th Nov 1918 Drill and Games 17th Nov 1918 Church Parade Cancelled 18th Nov 1918 Route March 19th Nov 1918 Route March 23rd Nov 1918 Route March 24th Nov 1918 Salvage   If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 8th (Ardwick) Battalion, Manchester Regiment? There are:5779 items tagged 8th (Ardwick) Battalion, Manchester 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 8th (Ardwick) Battalion, Manchester Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. Ashcroft George. Pte. (d.7th Aug 1915) Barton John Thomas. Sjt. Campbell Alfred. Pte. (d.8th Aug 1915) Dickinson George. Pte. (d.30th Aug 1918) Hargreaves Thomas. 2nd Lt. McLean Joseph. Pte. Miller John. Cpl. Ramsbottom Ernest. Pte. (d.7th Aug 1915) Roberts John Thomas. Pte. Roberts John T.. Pte. Waters Ernest. Pte. (d.30th August 1918) Westbrook Edward Worsley. Lt. (d.8th Nov 1915) 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 8th (Ardwick) Battalion, Manchester 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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Manchester Regiment Thomas Hargreaves enlisted with his brother Harold Hargreaves in the 1/9th (Ashton Pals) Battalion, Manchester Regiment and sailed to Egypt in September 1914 as part of the 42nd Division. On 10th of May 1915, the battalion landed at Seddul Bahr during the Dardanelles campaign. Thomas was a sergeant in H Company of the battalion and on 24th of June 1915 was wounded by shrapnel from Turkish shelling whilst digging a communications trench. Several of Thomas's friends were killed or wounded, and he received wounds to the left hand. Thomas saw action at the Helles Bridgehead and the battle of Krithia Vineyard in Gallipoli in 1915. He was evacuated with the rest of the 42nd Division in December 1915 and, due to casualties reducing the division to a third of its strength, was tasked with defending the Suez Canal. In March 1917, the 1/9th Battalion landed at Marseilles and proceeded to the Western Front. Thomas saw action at the battles of Passchendaele, Nieuport, and Cambrai. In January 1918, Thomas was transferred to the 8th Battalion, Manchester Regiment and commissioned to the rank of second lieutenant as part of the 126th (East Lancashire) Brigade. He was demobilised in March 1919. He was awarded the Victory Medal, the British War Medal, and the 1915 Star. Dave Dimelow Add to this record.   Pte. George Ashcroft 1st/8th Btn. B Coy. Manchester Regiment (d.7th Aug 1915) George Ashcroft is a total stranger to me. His death plaque came to me quite by accident many years ago. It had been thrown out. Well, here's to you George, remembered, if not known, and always remembered every year. Rick Add to this record.   Cpl. John Miller 8th (Ardwick) Btn. Manchester Regiment Jack Miller served with the 8th (Ardwick) Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Richard Stubbs Add to this record.   Pte. Joseph McLean 8th (Ardwick) Btn. Manchester Regiment Joseph McLean enlisted on 4th March 1912. At the outbreak of WWI he volunteered for overseas service and on 9th September 1914 they marched to camp in Littleborough, transferring to Southampton the following day, where they boarded a ship for Alexandria, Egypt. After months of training they were transferred to Gallipoli on 6th May 1915. He was reported injured twice, once in May and once in June, his name and number appear in both the Times newspaper and the Manchester Guardian. It was his second injury that forced him out of the war. He was transferred to Imtarfa Hospital on Malta to receive medical attention and to recover before being transferred back home. He was officially discharged on 13th March 1916. He died in 1925, aged 37. Paul Taylor Add to this record.   Pte. John T. Roberts 1/8th (Ardwick) Btn. Manchester Regiment Jack Roberts was my Grandfather Larry Ward Add to this record.   Pte. Alfred Campbell 8th Btn. A Coy Manchester Regiment (d.8th Aug 1915) Before Alfred Campbell joined the Army, he served with the Royal Navy as a boy. When he died at Gallipoli he was 15 years old. He was born in 1900. Alan Bowden Add to this record.   Pte. John Thomas Roberts 1/8th (Ardwick) Btn. Manchester Regiment My Grandfather John Roberts joined up in August 1914. He served in Egypt, Gallipoli, Suez and at Ypres. He was demobbed on the 6th of March 1919 at Heaton Park. Larry Ward Add to this record.   Sjt. John Thomas Barton 1/8th Btn. Manchester Regiment These are transcripts of three letters written to my grandmother by my grandfather, John Barton while he was serving with 1/8th Manchesters at Cape Helles, Gallipoli. Although undated my research has led me to be fairly certain that the first letter was written soon after the famous "Charge of the Manchesters" at Krithia on 4th June 1915 and explains his rapid promotion to Sgt, "on the field," (the loss of men was enormous). The second letter speaks for itself as he recovered from a shrapnel wound to the knee. The "Big Battle" mentioned in the third letter was the dreadful struggle to capture Krithia Vinyard which began on 7th August 1915. Dear Lizzie. I bet you will be surprised to hear that I have been made a sergeant on the field. We made a magnificent bayonet charge and came off victorious. We didn't half make the Turks fly. I was sorry to hear of my poor pal Sam Brookshaw's death, it came as a shock to me, but never mind, he died for his country, like a brave soldier, and that is something to remember. Do please remember me to all my pals, only I suppose they have all 'listed. We shall want them all in this great struggle. I am in the best of health but get very weary with no time to stretch my legs having been in the trenches for many weeks now. We have not had a farthing of our pay, but there are no shops so we can't buy anything. I am getting quite used to living like a rabbit; it is a case of burrowing for your life. Dear Lizzzie. I am in hospital. I got a crack on my knee and it has produced cynivitus. It is much better in here than in the trenches and quite a rest after the peninsula; no shrapnel in here. Don't upset yourself, it is nothing very serious and I expect to be back in the trenches soon. It is about time we got a furlough; twelve months have passed since we left dear Old England and it seems like twelve years. Still, we must not grouse. We shall get over it alright. Dear Lizzie I went for a swim in the Dardanelles the other day. The Turks threw a few Jack Johnsons at us but they are poor gunners. When they drop a shell on land it makes a tidy dugout where you can take cover quite safely as they never drop two in the same place. It is very nice country around here only we have not had a chance to explore it. We hope to see a little more of it shortly. I am writing this to you in the midst of a big battle, but we are not down hearted yet, not by a long chalk. Love to you and our boy. Tommy. Tommy left Cape Helles with the rearguard in January 1916, one of the last to leave the Gallipoli peninsula. He survived his later war in France, joined the Coldstream Guards in 1920 as a substantive Sgt and stood, arms reversed, at one corner of the coffin of the Unknown Soldier in Westminster Abbey in 1921. Michael Barton Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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