Kevin Stillyards Posted 12 March , 2005 Share Posted 12 March , 2005 Hello all, The 7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment spent time at Wool in Dorsetshire training prior to moving to France in 1915. Is anyone able to supply details of the Lincolns time in Wool or more general details about the training camp in wool, were their entire brigade/ division trained at wool? Thanks Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lewis Posted 12 March , 2005 Share Posted 12 March , 2005 Kev The History of the Lincolnshire Regiment makes one reference to Wool as follows " The 7th Lincolnshire were raised at Lincoln,joined the 17th Division,and were posted to the 51st Infantry Brigade. Lieut-Colonel J.Forrest said " I reported to Wool, Dorsetshire,about 20th September, 1914 and took over about eight hundred n.c.o.'s and men from Gardner,who arrived that same morning from Lincoln. I was in charge of the 7th battalion until Colonel Reid, late Highland Light Infantry,arrived some weeks later to take command. I was later duly appointed second-in-command,and in March 1915 was given command and took the battalion to Fance on the 14th July 1915" " Regards Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Stillyards Posted 12 March , 2005 Author Share Posted 12 March , 2005 Thanks Doug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Stillyards Posted 12 March , 2005 Author Share Posted 12 March , 2005 P.S. Doug, www.Wolverhamptonswarmemorials.com is VERY impressive, great work. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lewis Posted 13 March , 2005 Share Posted 13 March , 2005 Kev Thank you for your kind comment. Regards Doug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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