2nd Manchesters transport to Le Havre

[silkman3811]

I'm trying to research the movements of the 2nd Manchesters following mobilisation in August 1914.

 

Could anyone help me with the name of the ship that transported the battalion from Belfast to Le Havre?

 

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

Edited 10 December , 2019 by silkman3811

[Bordercollie]

According to their war diary they embarked at Dublin on SS Lanfranc (Booth line) on 13th August 1914 and arrived at Le Havre on 15th August.

[silkman3811]

Thank you so much. 

 

For some reason I couldn't find a War Diary prior to 1915... I'll need to have another look!

 

Thanks again

[Bordercollie]

Yes I think there is a problem with Ancestry's indexing for this one but (for the usual fee) you can download it from the National archives here

 

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7352265

[charlie2]

Its hidden away under various infantry brigades, 5th Division

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60779/43112_1564_0-00059?pid=440512&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DvWE1%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D60779%26cp%3D0%26gskw%3D1564%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26uidh%3D6kf%26redir%3Dfalse%26msT%3D1%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D0%26h%3D440512%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=vWE1&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.235737985.1234648897.1575992400-195277670.1575476192#?imageId=43112_1564_0-00339