Gardenerbill Posted 10 July , 2013 Share Posted 10 July , 2013 I have completed an index of the pages of my 9th East Lancs war diary photographs. I will post the names of the men mentioned and the units mentioned. If anyone wants copies of pages for a particular man or unit they can direct message me their email adddress and I will send them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 10 July , 2013 Author Share Posted 10 July , 2013 Units Mentioned in the war diary between October 1915 and December 1917 1st 56th French 1st Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2/14 London (Scottish) 2/19 London 2/23 London 2nd Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 2nd Royal Army Medical Corps 3rd 54th French 7th Oxford and Buckinghamshire. 7th Royal Berkshire 7th South Wales Borderers 8th Kings Shropshire Light Infantry 8th Royal Scots Fusiliers 9th Kings Own Royal Lancaster 9th South Lancs 10th Devonshire 10th South Staffordshire 11th Royal Welsh Fusiliers 11th Worcester 12th Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders 12th Cheshires 12th Hampshire 12th Lancashire Fusiliers 13th Manchester 14th Kings Liverpool 28th Divisional Cavalry 54th Colonial French 65th Trench Mortar Battery 66th Field Ambulance 99th Field Artillery Brigade 101st Brigade Royal Field Artillery 109th Company Army Service Corps 113th French Brigade 115th Brigadede Royal Field Artillery 240th French Men to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 14 July , 2013 Author Share Posted 14 July , 2013 Senior Officers Gen. Foucard (French) Gen. Gordon Gen. Milne Maj. Gen. F. Gordon Lt. Gen. Sir H. Wilson GOC XII Corps Brig. Gen. Bailey Brig. Gen. J. Duncan Col. C.P. Foley Col. Hoysted C.R.E. 22nd Divn Lt. Col. A.C. Gabbett Lt. Col. Beasley Lt. Col. C.E. Davies Lt. Col. L.H. Trist Lt. Col. P.J. Gout Lt. Col. S.A. Pearse Lt. Col. T. St.C. Davidson OC Bde Lt. Col. Tweedie Major Seyd (2nd in C Londons) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 16 July , 2013 Author Share Posted 16 July , 2013 Captains Capt. (T) L.W. Croft Capt. A Peltzer Capt. A.D. Rollo Capt. F.S. Pearson Capt. G.C. de Mattos Capt. G.H.T. Chowne Capt. H.T. Kingden Capt. H.V. Leonard Capt. J. Gordon, Bde Major, 65th Inf Bde Capt. J. Gurdon Capt. L.W. Evans Capt. R.F. Lee Capt. R.S. Boothby Capt. Vemattos Capt. W.A. Heurtley I suspect Vemattos is really de Mattos mistyped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 18 July , 2013 Author Share Posted 18 July , 2013 Lieutenants Lieut. (T) F.C.A.C. Neal Lieut. (T) J.S. Robinson Lieut. A.H. Nelson Lieut. B.O. Kinney Lieut. C.J. Sharp Lieut. E.L. Jones Lieut. G. Buckley Lieut. G.F. Frost Lieut. G.R. Waller Lieut. G.W. MacFarlane Lieut. H. McDonnell Lieut. H.C. Coaks Lieut. H.L. Gibson Lieut. H.M. Conway Lieut. J. Kitching Lieut. L.A. Lenny Lieut. MacKeown Lieut. P. Kendall 12th Lan Fus Lieut. R. Gailey Lieut. R.A. Brodie-James Lieut. R.E. Young Lieut. Settle,12th Lan Fus Lieut. V.C. Witham Lieut. W. Young Lieut. W.D.L. Purves Lieut. W.M. Bayley Lieut. Whitehead 9th Kings Own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 21 July , 2013 Author Share Posted 21 July , 2013 Second Lieutenants 2 Lt. (T) A.E. Burrows 2 Lt. (T) H. Barnes 2 Lt. (T) H.C. Farrimond 2 Lt. (T) R.N. Morse 2 Lt. (T) S.M. Cartmell 2 Lt. (T) W. Burgess 2 Lt. (T) W. Jackson 2 Lt. A.N. Wight 2 Lt. B.H. Aylwyn 2 Lt. B.O. Collis 2 Lt. C.S. Guest 2 Lt. Coates 2 Lt. E. Bancroft 2 Lt. E.G. Chappel 2 Lt. E.H. Angier 2 Lt. E.M. Lawford 2 Lt. F.C.A.C. Neal. 2 Lt. G.P. Walker 2 Lt. G.R. Walker 2 Lt. G.R. Walters 2 Lt. H. H. House 2 Lt. H. Yarde-Martin 2 Lt. H.D. Reynolds 2 Lt. H.L.V. Robins 2 Lt. H.M. Wingfield 2 Lt. H.V. Robinson 2 Lt. H.V.L. Robins 2 Lt. Hilpitch 14th Kings L'pool 2 Lt. J. Scott-Robinson 2 Lt. J. Shepherd 2 Lt. J.A.G. Innes 2 Lt. J.S. Oldham 2 Lt. K.G. Paterson 2 Lt. K.G. Wilson 2 Lt. Parrot 2 Lt. R. Addison 2 Lt. R.B. Mackeown 2 Lt. R.L. Corlett 2 Lt. R.R. Stephens 2 Lt. T. Sparshott 2 Lt. W. Burgess 2 Lt. W.E.J. Brown G.P. and G.R. Walker and Walters may be the same man (again possible typos) see also Lieut. G.R. Waller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 23 July , 2013 Author Share Posted 23 July , 2013 Other Ranks C.S.M. Saunders Sgt. A. McMillan No 9/1479 Sgt. J. Downing No. 9/19650 Sgt. Morgan Cpl. (A. Sgt) D. Burke No. 9/14478 Cpl. Bennet No. 13579 Cpl. E. Lancaster No. 9/14263 Cpl. J Hodgson No. 9/14843 Cpl. Johnson L. Cpl. N. Ainsworth. No. 3/20923 L. Cpl. T. Whittaker Pte. (A/Sgt) J.W. Neville 9/16796 Pte. C. Griffin No. 14653 Pte. E. Williams Pte. H. Beaver No. 9/13982 Pte. P. Curwen No. 13413 Pte. Pilkington No. 9/13572 Pte. S. Heywood 9/14319 Pte. T. Towler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mwevans Posted 28 December , 2014 Share Posted 28 December , 2014 Captains Capt. (T) L.W. Croft Capt. A Peltzer Capt. A.D. Rollo Capt. F.S. Pearson Capt. G.C. de Mattos Capt. G.H.T. Chowne Capt. H.T. Kingden Capt. H.V. Leonard Capt. J. Gordon, Bde Major, 65th Inf Bde Capt. J. Gurdon Capt. L.W. Evans Capt. R.F. Lee Capt. R.S. Boothby Capt. Vemattos Capt. W.A. Heurtley I suspect Vemattos is really de Mattos mistyped. Hi Gardenerbill, My Grandfather Leslie Evans was in the RAMC attached to 9th East Lancashire and is the Capt. LW Evans you've listed in your post. He didn't speak about his experiences in the war although according to family legend he served in Gallipoli and the Balkans. He was mentioned in dispatches in 1917 and awarded an MC in 1918 but we don't know any more than this. I would be very grateful if you could send me any documents or photos you have that include him or direct me towards any useful sources. I've just started researching my family tree and I'm quickly coming to realise how complex it is to work your way through the mass of incomplete, typed or handwritten documentation - so I greatly appreciate the work you and others are doing to research this area. Would PM you but I don't seem to have access to that functionality. Many thanks Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 28 December , 2014 Author Share Posted 28 December , 2014 Martin, Welcome to the forum. I have quite a lot of information about the 9th East Lancs, however my Grandfather was only with them for 5 months so it is at present an incomplete picture. I intend to try and complete the story in the new year. The Lancashire Regiments museum at Fulwood barracks Preston have a typed copy of the 9th East Lancs war diary and a copy of the East Lancs Regimental History, well worth a visit if you can get there. I only have one reference to your Grandfather in my records: “B” Coy. Capt. Leonard and remaining 25 men will pass through the wire at 4.30 a.m. and remain at suitable distance from the REDOUBT & Trench Mortar during the assault. Capt. Evans M.O. will accompany him. It is from an Appendix in the war diary at the end of October 1916 detailing the 9th East Lancs objectives in the 65th Brigades planned assault on the Village of Akindzali West. The assault was eventually carried out in two stages the first to take the Hodza Redoubt took place on the 27th of December, then the assault on the village was successfully carried out on the 6th of January 1917. I will email the page from the diary to you shorty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mwevans Posted 28 December , 2014 Share Posted 28 December , 2014 Gardenerbill, Thank you very much for the reference and the copy of the page. Thank you also for pointing me towards the East Lancashire regiment sources. I will try to visit the national archive or Preston regimental museum in the near future to see if there is any more information on my Grandfather. I wish you luck with your own research into your grandfather and thank you for your help. Best Wishes, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 24 March , 2015 Author Share Posted 24 March , 2015 Since posting this thread I have returned to the Lancashire Regiments Museum at Preston and photographed the rest of the 9th East Lancs war diary, and I now have it in it's entirety. I have read through the diary and made a full list of the men named in it, so here are the new ones not listed above: Senior Officers Lieutenant Colonel E. Campbell Lieutenant Colonel I.M. Campbell Lieutenant Colonel J.A. Campbell Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell Scott C.G.S.O. Major C. McG. Compton Major V.L. De Cordova Major P. Gottwaltz Major Nickols (14th K Lp) Major M.C. Peak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 25 March , 2015 Author Share Posted 25 March , 2015 Captains and Lieutenants Captain C.E. Boyce Captain G. Macfarlane Captain W. Driffield White Lieutenant J.L. Baxter Lieutenant A. Brown Lieutenant W.E.G. Brown Lieutenant H. Davies Lieutenant C.F. French Lieutenant H. Gomersall Lieutenant I.B. Jones Lieutenant F.J. Kiddy Lieutenant J.C.B. Knowles Lieutenant S.G. Lane Lieutenant H.A. Langdale Lieutenant Macdonell Lieutenant J.W. Miller Lieutenant Palmer Lieutenant C.T. Sharp Lieutenant E.A. Smith Lieutenant Tew Lieutenant A. Trewheler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 26 March , 2015 Author Share Posted 26 March , 2015 2nd Lieutenants 2nd Lieutenant A.R. Alvin 2nd Lieutenant E.H. Cooper 2nd Lieutenant H. Cosens 2nd Lieutenant A.E.E. Dean 2nd Lieutenant J.H. Evett 2nd Lieutenant T.W. Hastings 2nd Lieutenant W. Hill 2nd Lieutenant R.J. Holloway 2nd Lieutenant W.M.C. Hustler 2nd Lieutenant C.C. Jones 2nd Lieutenant J.S.C. Knowles 2nd Lieutenant A. Lochart 2nd Lieutenant G. Newall 2nd Lieutenant H. Proctor 2nd Lieutenant R.G. Pullen 2nd Lieutenant L.T. Rinder 2nd Lieutenant F.D. Smith 2nd Lieutenant A. Thom 2nd Lieutenant F.S. Tribe 2nd Lieutenant G.V. Windsor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 28 March , 2015 Author Share Posted 28 March , 2015 Other Ranks Sergeant P. Brown 14123 Sergeant E. Grayson 5727 C.S.M. T. Hibbert 17378 Sergeant Yeoman 9/14532 Corporal, H. Wild 14146 Lance Corporal C. Donohue 18183 Lance Corporal Marshall 23039 Lance Corporal Thompson 9/14035 Private C. Casey 9/18137 Private J. Casson 9/14430 Private J. Duffy 19645 Private W. Fletcher 9/14423 Private R.B. Hughes Private W. Hughes 9/14379 Private Hunt 201455 Private G. Treeby Private G.W. Woods 3/26926 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepoy Posted 28 March , 2015 Share Posted 28 March , 2015 Here is a photograph of Lt F J Kiddy, Notts and Derbyshire Regiment, who you mention above (post 12). He was later involved in the 22nd Divisional Theatre Group.Sepoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 29 March , 2015 Author Share Posted 29 March , 2015 Sepoy thank you for posting the picture. Lieutenant Kiddy is first mentioned in the 9EL war diary when he joins the battalion on the 1st of April 1918, presumably transferred from the Notts and Derby. The only other mention is on the 19th of September 1918 when he is one of the wounded in the advance on 'The Warren' 2nd battle of Doiran (see image in my second post in the 22nd Division Theatre Group topic). In your photograph he has a medal ribbon above his left breast pocket, was he awarded the MC I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepoy Posted 29 March , 2015 Share Posted 29 March , 2015 The ribbon is for the Queen's South Africa Medal. He served as 30520 Quartermaster Sergeant Frank John Kiddy, 104th Company (Derbyshire) 4th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry during the Anglo-Boer War. He was posted "Missing - Rejoined" on 2nd February, 1902 near Fraserburg, Northern Cape. Sepoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 1 April , 2015 Author Share Posted 1 April , 2015 And some more Units: 100th Field Company RE 11th Italian Regt 11th Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 143rd Fortress Company RE 156th French Division 1st York and Lancaster 250th French Regiment 28th Casualty Clearing Station 31st Casualty Clearing Station 41st Remount Squadron 65th Machine Gun Company 67th Punjabis 68th Field Ambulance Company 7th Mounted Brigade 8th South Wales Borderers 95th Russell's Infantry 98th Field Artillery Brigade 9th Border Regiment Check 154th Division (French) 17th Colonial Regiment (French) 1st York and Lancaster If anyone requires information on the context of these references either post a request here or send me a PM and will provide the info I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berniehudson Posted 10 September , 2015 Share Posted 10 September , 2015 Hello Could you tell me what is said about 98th Brigade (presumably Royal?) Field Artillery please? I'm trying to follow "A" Battery 98th Brigade during the first Battle of Doiran 24/25 April 1917. From the RFA War Diary it seems they were detached from their Unit, designated Bourchiers Group (named after their Lt Col. R W H Bourchier), and allocated to Wards Group – presumably 'Ward' being another Lt Colonel ish OC. Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 10 September , 2015 Author Share Posted 10 September , 2015 Bernie, Sorry to disappoint you, the reference dates back to 1915 when the 22nd Division were on the western front (see attached) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berniehudson Posted 10 September , 2015 Share Posted 10 September , 2015 Oh well, I'll just keep digging Thanks anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 10 September , 2015 Author Share Posted 10 September , 2015 Bernie, There is a forum member called Keith avatar 'Rockdoc' who is very knowledgable on matters artillery in Salonika, might be worth a PM to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berniehudson Posted 11 September , 2015 Share Posted 11 September , 2015 Thanks – I'll write and see if he knows owt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KateJ Posted 6 October , 2015 Share Posted 6 October , 2015 Hi Gardenerbill Could you tell me what you have "2nd Lieutenant R.G. Pullen"? I have the postcards he sent home to his family in Preston and so am researching him. So far I've managed to track him to the Battle of Albert in July 1916. But then I loose him after that. If my 2nd Lieutenant R G Pullen is the same as yours (I think he probably is - same rank, same name, in a Lancashire Regiment), then he's moved a bit from the Somme! Where is your R.G Pullen at the time you've tracked him? He was awarded the MC in 1917 "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at a critical moment. He gathered a few men together and rushed them to the exposed flank, where he held up an enemy bombing party single-handed until reinforced by another company and two tanks. He was severely wounded whilst performing this gallant action." Thanks for any help you can give! Kate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 7 October , 2015 Author Share Posted 7 October , 2015 Hi Kate, I will check my records when I get home but it may not be the same man. The MC citation you quoted mentions 2 tanks, this would place him on the western front in 1917, as far as I am aware tanks were not used in any of the other theatres and definitely not on the Salonika front. There is a Gazette entry here for R.G.: Gazette And three for Reginald George: Reginald And a medal card here: Medal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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