In 1881 the childers reforms restructured the british army into a network of multibattalion regiments, the 48th and the 58th regiments of foot were merged to form the northamptonshire regiment. The excerpts from the war diary of the 7th battalion northamptonshire regiment, wo 952218 the national archives pro, and the 73rd field ambulance, wo 952202 the national archives pro are reproduced here by kind permission of the national archives, public record office, kew, london, uk. First world war diaries go online to mark centenary gov. Sergeant william holmes 6th battalion northamptonshire regt. The national archives has today made thousands of digitised first world war unit war diaries from. He was the second son of samuel and phoebe stokes, of 10 alfred street, luton, to perish on the battlefield in three months lcpl robert stokes was killed in action on august 9th. The secretary of state for war, lord kitchener only just survived, because political attention was perhaps conveniently diverted to another, larger failure, at gallipoli. The war diary of 10th royal berkshire records the difficult conditions under which the attacking.
My great grandad was in the second world war and he lived in rushden, northamptonshire. Additional information from the lives of the first world war website. The battle was planned for this time as the harsh winter was coming to an end and it was the perfect time to launch an attack. All i know is that he was shot in the elbow somewhere in the somme area, and was in the 4th london general hospital from 30th april 1918 to 1st august 1918. You can then scroll through the pdf files to locate the battalion and dates that you. Many of the war diaries were scribbled hastily in pencil and use obscure abbreviations, whilst some are the second carbon copy of the original, so they may be. War diaries of the first world war library and archives canada. The album includes group photographs and a dinner menu from a celebration to kettering men of the 6th northamptonshire regiment. The history of the northamptonshire regiment, 1948 1960 by lt. Horace maycock, late northamptonshire regiment, exprisoner of war, and his comrades. Different parts of the collection cover units serving in. Sergeant william holmes 6th battalion northamptonshire. At enslin, 25th november, their losses were trifling.
During and after the revolutionary war, three principal types of pensions were provided. You can view the images online or download them to your computer as a pdf file. He belonged to the northamptonshire regiment 2nd bn service no. Uk, wwi war diaries gallipoli and dardanelles, 19141916. Unknown or na responsibility northampton borough council. I note the war diary steve has supplied states in billets and grenade training from the 1821 jan. Northamptonshire regiment in the great war the wartime. Early in 1901 the battalion was taken to the central transvaal, and along with the wiltshire regiment occupied posts on the line between warm baths and pietersburg. It was the responsibility of the commander of every military unit from the level of a battalion to a division to ensure that the war diary was kept up to date.
Eric fazan and from his book the cinque ports battalion. Northamptonshire regiment in the second world war 1939. Geoff grainger is a member of the international western front association and has an ma in first world war studies from the university of birmingham. John gervase wood, 2nd lieutenant northamptonshire regiment, killed in action near eaucourt labbaye, oct 3rd 1916 in his 20th year. Pte samuel stokes, 43241, 6th battalion northamptonshire regiment, was killed in action on the somme on october 25th, 1916. Bbc ww2 peoples war the darkest hour 5th northamptons. Uk, wwi war diaries france, belgium and germany, 19141920. Started work at sir john turneys leatherworks at trent bridge and in early 1914 was enrolled as an apprentice to the worshipful company of leather sellers.
Find your heroes and veterans from the great war in this collection of medal and award rolls. The northamptonshire regiment of 1914 was an amalgamation of the 48th and 58th regiments of foot following the cardwell reforms of 1881. According to cwgc, frederick is remembered at croisilles british cemetery, grave reference iii. The 2nd was part of 5th div and was one of the most travelled during ww2. Squadron northants yeomanry in 4 division july to december 1916 and the. This collection contains the digitized war diaries of cef infantry. It is a book that contains many photographs, sketches and church services from the various camps, in which c. The northamptonshire regiment was a line infantry regiment of the british army in existence from 1881 until 1960. British army war diaries 19141922 the national archives. Northamptonshire regiment archives ww1 roll of honour. Lance corporal amos sydney lenton regimental number. The war diaries only state over 200 casualties in a fourday period. Tuesday november 11th 1919, royal hotel, kettering format.
Additional name information from the lives of the first world war website. In 1960, it was amalgamated with the royal lincolnshire regiment to form the 2nd east anglian regiment duchess of gloucesters own royal lincolnshire and northamptonshire, which was amalgamated with the 1st east anglian regiment royal norfolk and suffolk, the 3rd east anglian. My elderly grandmother tells me there is a story of him being shot in the barracks by accident, as opposed to being killed in action. Although one of the many county regiments, the northamptonshire regiment had three battalions serving during world war two. There are over 35,000 northamptonshire regiment pension and service records for this regiment and its antecedents in various war office series held at the national archives.
The northamptonshire regiment in ww1 posts facebook. L b smith, linden house, ampthill, bedfordshire was born in ampthill. Gun crew from regimental headquarters company, 23rd infantry, firing 37 mm gun during an advance on german entrenched positions. He specialises in family research about the great war. At belmont, 23rd november 1899, the northamptonshire regiment were in the first line, but were fortunate enough to escape without heavy loss. This may be divided into several pdf files, which you can save to your computer. The newly formed regiment went on to serve north west frontier operations 189798, second boer war 1899 1902 and two world wars. He enlisted at luton and served with 6th battalion northamptonshire regiment he died of his wounds on 3rd april 1918 and is buried in nampsauval british cemetery, somme, france. Photograph album owned by captain v p mobbs of 6th battalion northamptonshire regiment in france 191418. They became respectively the 1st and 2nd battalions and this should be borne in mind, because in the narrative these battalions are sometimes referred to as 1st and 2nd and at other times simply as the 48th and the 58th. The northamptonshire regiment military history forum.
You can then scroll through the pdf files to locate the battalion and dates that. Roll of honour northamptonshire kettering world war. Northamptonshire regiment archives page 2 of 2 ww1. For the northamptonshire regiment however, it was massively significant, as. During december the battalion was involved in activities such as training, drill, educational classes etc. Good last updated on 28022019 help update these details if the condition is wrong.
Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person. A selection of the wardiaries from the battalions of our regiment during both world wars. Message 1 who was in the northamptonshire regiment. Their casualties were 3 officers and 15 men wounded. In october, november, and december the northamptonshire regiment were part of a column under major general douglas which operated in the southwest of the transvaal.
They later became the 4th volunteer battalion of the northamptonshire regiment and saw action in the gallipoli and palestine campaigns during world war i. These records are the unit war diaries of the british army in the first world war. These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the second world war. Northamptonshire regiment in the second world war 19391945. Northamptonshire regiment a list of the 8 fallen soldiers of the nnwfhs area who are known to have served in the northhamptonshire regiment during ww1. British army war diaries were handwritten or typed documents providing a daily account of the activities of a british, dominion, indian and colonial army unit on active service. These records are the unit war diaries of the british army in the first world war and are held by the national archives in record series wo 95. This was a british army field service regulation dating from 1907. Sergeant william holmes 6th battalion northamptonshire regt, no. Get a daytoday look at what your ancestors unit was up to during the first world war with these war diaries. Private charles henry mcgoldrick was buried on 22nd september, 1916 in towcester road cemetery, northampton, northamptonshire, england plot number 448.
The northamptonshire regiment in ww1 may 9, 2017 almost 100 men from northampton were kia on aubers ridge, from the 1st and 2nd bns of the regt and also other units. Arthur james pack below is recorded as died of wounds on. Operation war diary, launched in 2014, is a crowdsourcing project in. National archives has examined the approximately 70 journals, diaries, and. Fiftyeight battle honours were awarded and the book is dedicated to the six thousand and forty soldiers of all ranks who gave their lives. Northamptonshire regiment in the second world war, the wartime memories project.
Northamptonshire regiment archives page 2 of 2 ww1 roll. Want to know more about the northamptonshire regiment. Recorded here are various war memorials within a variety of counties including main sections for bedfordshire, buckinghamshire, cambridgeshire, huntingdonshire, lincolnshire, northamptonshire and norfolk. The diary is mostly taken up with political discussions but occasionally gives an eyewitness account of air strikes. During the war, legendary author george orwell was among the 8. War diaries are held at the national archives and are in the process of being. Understandably stanley osman never talked about his experiences.
Troops of the 7th service battalion, northamptonshire regiment drawing rations from the quartermasters stores in a camp near dickebusch, 9 august 1917. F428 jonathan spencer, 5th battalion, northamptonshire regiment and family, taken in february 1915, speights studio, kettering. It has been suggested to me one of the ways to find out is inves. Sherebiah butts company colonel douglas regiment, militia, and col. Clicking on the link will take you to the results on findmypast but you will need a subscription or payperview credits to actually view the records. There are also other counties such as hertfordshire, essex, northamptonshire, oxfordshire, suffolk. January 1918 please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person. Company quartermaster serjeant 200050, 14th battalion, northamptonshire regiment. F243 unnamed soldier, northamptonshire regiment, and family. Also contained in this batch is the unit war diary for the welsh guards regiment. Roll of honour northamptonshire wellingborough world. Imperial war museum image q5849 8th reserve battalion.
Towcester road cemetery, northampton, northamptonshire. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Converted into a searchlight unit between the wars, they served in the defence. Family grave, nottingham southern cemetery, wilford hill. They are not personal diaries try the imperial war museum or local record offices for those. Aside from his literary work, he kept an indepth diary of his experiences during the war. During the course of my investigations here and in france i discovered that his unit, the 16th bavarian reserve infantry regiment, had been opposite the 2nd battalion of the northamptonshire regiment in fact only some 350 yards directly across no mans land. Information should include name, regiment, rank, number, date of death, where. Northamptonshire regiment war diaries unit war diaries. Killed in action killed in action 4 may 1917, arras, age 21. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. The commonwealth war graves commission has 124 recorded ww1 deaths for the 3rd reserve battalion, northamptonshire regiment.
On 17th february 1917, the 6th northamptonshire regiment was in the boom ravine battle, in which alfred bass was killed. The slaughter of the county regiment, the steelbacks the fateful 9th may 1915. Some of these records can also be viewed online on ancestry. Daily accounts of the royal sussex regiment battalions 191419.
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