Guest fbdownes Posted 23 February , 2005 Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Hi there is lots of info on Festubert and Givenchy in May-June 1915 but not much for the Nov-Dec 1914 period. I would be glad of any pointers on books or any info on the Batts that were present. If I have it right the Batts present were the 1st Queens - 17th Royal Fusiliers -24th Royal Fusiliers - 7th Kings - 2cd Royal Inniskilings - 2cd Worcs - 2cd Ox and Bucks - 9th HLI - 2cd Connought Rangers- 2cd HLI. Have tried all the the search engines with out any success hope you can help. fbdownes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 23 February , 2005 Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Hi 17 and 24th Royal Fusiliers were not there in 1914 - they did not land in France until 1915. See: http://battlefields1418.50megs.com/regiment013.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fbdownes Posted 25 February , 2005 Share Posted 25 February , 2005 Cheers, thanks for that, back to basics again. fbdownes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carninyj Posted 25 February , 2005 Share Posted 25 February , 2005 Two Ballymena men were killed at Festubert, but none in your timeframe: 1 Seaforth Highlanders - 16 Aug 1915 2 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers - 16 May 1915 Regards Carninyj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Holmes Posted 26 February , 2005 Share Posted 26 February , 2005 Hi, I believe the 5th Division was holding from south of the La Bassee Canal at Ponte Fixe with the 1st Dorsets and the 1st Bedfordshire Regiment had relieved French troops in Givenchy on the 11th or 12th October. The division held this sector until the end of the month when the Indian Meerut Division relieved it. Hope this helps you out. Regards. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 26 February , 2005 Share Posted 26 February , 2005 7th Kings 7th King's didn't arrive in France until March 1915. 2nd and 9th HLI arrived in the area you mention at end of Dec. (relieving and being relieved by 2/OBLI). Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fbdownes Posted 27 February , 2005 Share Posted 27 February , 2005 Cheers again, that puts paid to another idea. Back to basics and start again. Ho Ho fbdownes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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