Jon Palmer Posted 7 September , 2020 Share Posted 7 September , 2020 My Grandfather was in the Kings Liverpool Regiment. Main service was in 2/6; 7 and 8 battalions. There is a family story that he served in Ireland sometime during WW1 around the Easter Rising. I have checked his war record in detail and can find no reference to being posted to Ireland. In 1918 he was in a training battalion in Bristol and moved to different battalions over that year. Can anyone shed any light on what may have happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 7 September , 2020 Share Posted 7 September , 2020 2 hours ago, Jon Palmer said: My Grandfather was in the Kings Liverpool Regiment. Main service was in 2/6; 7 and 8 battalions. There is a family story that he served in Ireland sometime during WW1 around the Easter Rising. I have checked his war record in detail and can find no reference to being posted to Ireland. In 1918 he was in a training battalion in Bristol and moved to different battalions over that year. Can anyone shed any light on what may have happened? Who is he ? Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Pegum Posted 7 September , 2020 Share Posted 7 September , 2020 If the KLR were in Ireland during Easter Week, they suffered no casualties. The regiment does not appear in the list of killed and wounded in the Sinn Féin Rebellion Handbook published by the Weekly Irish Times that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 7 September , 2020 Share Posted 7 September , 2020 All I could find is: 3rd (Reserve) Battalion KLR to Cork in 1917 and 217th Graduated Battalion KLR (previously the 60th Training Reserve Battalion) in Fermoy 1917. Like Craig I await a name ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Palmer Posted 7 September , 2020 Author Share Posted 7 September , 2020 Thanks for this information. The full details are below: Eric Westrup Service Record dob 7.5.1894 regimental number 3286 191410.9.1914 2/6th (Rifle) Battalion was formed in Liverpool on as a Second Line battalion. November 1914: moved to North Shire, Blackpool.1915February 1915 the 2/6 Battalion moved to Upstreet Camp, Canterbury to replace the 1/6th Battalion. 8 February 1915 : came under orders of 171st Brigade, 57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division. 1.3.15 KLR Signed enlistment and had a medical Princes Park Barracks Liverpool. “6/6 vision. Good physical development. Passed as fit. Attested 4 years. Address 15 Dudley Road, New Brighton.” Home service. 2.3.15 2/6 KLR Territorials “A” company reserve rifle battalion. Canterbury and then billets at Cliftonville and became part of the Margate defences. 7.5.15 Margate inoculation 13.5.15 Margate vaccination 17.5.15 Margate inoculation 1916 3.3.16 Medical at Canterbury. Passed. 21.3.16 “A” company 2/6th KLR 23.4.16 Signed agreement to service outside UK. 23.4.16 8th Irish Reserves Commissioned. Transferred to Oswestry. 2nd Lieutenant. Civilian occupation recorded as apprentice, produce merchant. 6.5.1916 Medical Diii 22.5.1916 Copy of Birth certificate on file. 7/5/1894. 2 Osbourne Avenue, Liscard. 17.7.1916 Attached to No 3 Officer Cadet Bn in Bristol 27.7.1916 Medical Aiii 19.9.1916 Part II O Aldershot. 25.10.16 Left Bristol Officer Training Records “5ft 8.75 ins. 36 in chest. Fresh complexion. Blue eyes. Light brown hair. Trade apprentice. 25.10.16 2nd Lieutenant 8th KLR Embodied Territorial Force 5.11.16 Discharged from 2/6 and Commissioned 7th Bn 2.12.1916 Statement of service. 6th Bn KLR. Posted and embodied as Rifleman in Preston. 1917 2.1.17 11th Bn KLR 14.2.1917 Landed at Boulogne, France. Joined 11th Battalion as acting 2nd Lieutenant 26.7.1917 Memo recommending clerical role or similar 7.8.1917 Memo from Major asking what role suitable for EW. 18.8.17 Memo advises retain EW suggested roles sub area commandant; clerical; communications. 20.8.1917 Memo from Lieutenant General stating Eric should be kept in regiment. 22.8.17 2nd Lieutenant 11th KLR Lieutenant General memo recommends Draft Conducting Officer. 11.9.17 Seconded to role of Draft Conducting Officer. 9.1917 Left France, from medal roll 1918 10.6.1918 Bedford No 2 Officer Training School 15.6.1918 Transferred 11th Bn to OTC 24.6.18 Started Officer Training Course at Bedford 10.8.18 Completed Officer Training Course returned to 8th Bn KLR. Very positive report saying Eric had made good progress on Training Course. 11.10.1918 7th Reserves 20.10.1918 Memo querying whether Eric should be recommended for promotion. 1919 20.3.19 Restored to Establishment (Regiment) 8th Battalion 20.3.19 Disembodied from KLR 8th Battalion. Leaves army with rank of 2nd Lieutenant substantive. 1920 1921 1922 30.9.22 Relinquished commission to join ranks. Maintained title of 2nd Lieutenant 1939 30.3.1939 Royal Signals Territorials 4 years. Army number 2578211 1955 Records weeded Battalions February 1915 to April 1916 2/6th April 1916 to August 1917 8th August 1917 to June 1918 11th June 1918 to March 1919 8th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Promenade Posted 7 September , 2020 Share Posted 7 September , 2020 He enlisted in 6 KLR on the same day as his brother Alan Iron Westrup (no 3285) who was later commissioned into the S Staffs Regt. WESTRUP Alan Iron of 106 Rowson Street New Brighton Wallasey Cheshire died 2 November 1962 at Victoria Central Hospital Wallasey Probate London 7 December to John Leonard Meadows and Rex Taylor solicitors. Effects £7927 12s. 10d. (National Probate Calendar - Index of Wills and Administrations) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyH Posted 7 September , 2020 Share Posted 7 September , 2020 Another brother George Bernard Westrup served in the Australian Infantry, he was wounded at the end of the war but survived. All three were actually born on the Wirral, two at Rock Ferry and one at Liscard. BillyH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Palmer Posted 24 September , 2020 Author Share Posted 24 September , 2020 Thanks for your replies and information. Eric was in the 8th Irish territorial force reserve batallion of the klr from May 1916 to August 1916. There is not much on his file at this time. I wonder where he served during this time. It says he was based at Oswestry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidbohl Posted 24 September , 2020 Share Posted 24 September , 2020 (edited) This first clip is not pleasant to read but it does mention Park Hall Camp The 2nd mentions "instruction in tactics" Dave from the BNA Edited 24 September , 2020 by davidbohl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Palmer Posted 25 September , 2020 Author Share Posted 25 September , 2020 Thanks, very interesting. All helps me to build up a picture of my grandfather's experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyle3 Posted 7 October , 2020 Share Posted 7 October , 2020 Don't believe that there were any KLR units in Dublin at the time of the Easter Rising The only former KLR man involved in the Easter Rising was James Connolly as far as I'm aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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