Desmond7 Posted 27 November , 2006 Share Posted 27 November , 2006 Scan 1 Scan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter__m Posted 28 November , 2006 Share Posted 28 November , 2006 Very interesting, hadn't heard of her before... Anything else from our part of the world. I'm a Portiedown man meself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ypres1418 Posted 28 November , 2006 Share Posted 28 November , 2006 Des, any more on her and what became of her? Mandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 28 November , 2006 Author Share Posted 28 November , 2006 Pre war - UVF nurses arrive at Ballymena Castle Demesne for review of North Antrim Regiment. Reckon Connie would have been there. Adairs Presentation of colours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 28 November , 2006 Author Share Posted 28 November , 2006 Cullybackey contingent arrive. Led by Tommy Haughton. Lt. 12th R Irish Rifles KIA 1st July 1916 (of the firm Frazer and Haughton) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 28 November , 2006 Author Share Posted 28 November , 2006 Brother 2nd Lt. H. M. Lancashire, Royal Irish Rifles, wounded on June 7, 1917 is the only son of Mr. Huston Lancashire,JP, chairman of the Ballymena Urban District Council. The information was conveyed to his father by field card from a comrade at the front on Sunday last, that Lt.Lancashire had been slightly wounded. On Monday, Mr. Lancashire, who was naturally greatly distressed about his son, received a communication from the army chaplain informing him that he has been wounded on the left arm and was then lying in a hospital in Calais. It was when with his btn. in the ever memorable charge of June 7th (Messines Ridge), leading his men to victory after having passed over the enemy’s second line of trenches that he received his knock-out by a German sniper, who fired two rounds at him at a distance of about thirty yards, the second one, unfortunately, finding its billet in the lieutenant’s left arm. Lt. Lancashire, who was educated at Ballymena Academy, took an active part in the recruiting movement from the outbreak of war. He afterwards joined the cadet corps at Lurgan. After receiving his commission he was appointed to the 18th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles, under the command of Col. Sherman Crawford D.L. He was transferred to the Special Reserve on 7th August 1915 being drafted to the 4th Royal Irish Rifles and from thence he was at the front from July 1916. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 28 November , 2006 Author Share Posted 28 November , 2006 So if he was Royal Irish Rifles why can I only come up with this which remotely fits!!? Medal card of Lancashire, Huston Maxwell Corps Regiment No Rank Royal Engineers Lieutenant Aaaargh By the way, I think Connie's 'given' name was Dorothy C Lancashire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ypres1418 Posted 28 November , 2006 Share Posted 28 November , 2006 He transferred? sometime before july or was just attached? Mandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 28 November , 2006 Author Share Posted 28 November , 2006 Dunno .. most medals cards I 'do' are to other ranks?! Do officers not have previous units listed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ypres1418 Posted 28 November , 2006 Share Posted 28 November , 2006 Don't know Des, sorry, you will need the experise of others for that, pm one of the big guys, or Paul Reed might know too. mandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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