250507 Sgt. Edward Uttley British Army 11th Battalion Manchester Regiment from:Salford, Lancs. My Grandfather Ted Uttley was a sergeant in the 11th Battalion, Manchester Regiment in WW1.
He landed at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli on the 6th of August 1915, in lighters towed by destroyers. The 11th he came under fire immediately, followed later by clearing trenches by bayonet. They had little food and no water and only their rifles for the first few days. He was wounded by rifle fire, and evacuated to Egypt, and then back to the UK. On recovery, he became a training Sergeant, at Ladysmith Barracks, Ashton-under-Lyne.
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