5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment

1625: 493: 1225: 1613: 474: 1637: 69: 1303: 85: 45: 977:. Apart from heavy gas shelling this position was not attacked. However, by 4 December the decision had been made to withdraw from the dangerous Bourlon Salient, and 59th Division withdrew to the Flesquières Ridge, the 2/5th Bn retiring by platoons without the enemy noticing. On 7 December the British were back on the line that they would hold for the coming winter. 907:, which the enemy were reported to be leaving. The attack was made at 04.30, but the report was false and the positions were strongly held. The battalion was forced back with very heavy casualties (260 killed, wounded and missing). A and C Companies, which had led the attack and suffered worst, had to be temporarily formed into a single composite company. 1361: 692:, quickly captured the German front line trenches, crossed the canal, and consolidated on the first objective (the 'Red Line') under the protection of a standing barrage. The other two brigades then crossed the canal, and when the barrage began to roll forward again at 11.20, the 5th Lincolns followed with support from four tanks of 655:

raiding, and several men were decorated for their actions in the confused fighting. 1/5th Lincolns took further turns in the line, with active patrolling and raiding, and full battalion attacks on 19 June (costing 74 casualties) and 30 June (51 casualties in taking Cité de Moulin). The division handed over to the

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particularly from Mad Point out to the left. The attack melted away, although isolated parties maintained themselves in shell holes, including Sergeant Harry Drewery with the only surviving machine gun team, who set up in a German communication trench and stayed in action until evening. (Drewery was awarded the

386:. Later the Foreign Service and Reserve battalions were numbered 1/5th and 2/5th respectively. Both were brought up to full strength by recruits, and the 2/5th joined a new 2nd North Midland Division in January 1915. A new Reserve or 3/5th Bn was raised in April 1915 to train drafts for the 1st and 2nd Lines. 1176:

It was found that recruiting was excellent at Gainsborough and poor at Grimsby and Brigg, so Barton was assigned to A Company until the machine-gun platoon was established, and the platoon at Brigg (which had no drill hall) was abolished. The band, signallers, pioneers and transport section were also

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for their annual camp, being joined on 2 August by the Leicestershire battalions to make a full brigade camp. However, with the international situation deteriorating, the units returned to their homes on 3 August and on the evening of 4 August the orders for mobilisation were issued. By the afternoon

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was suffering from such shortages of pilots, aircraft and fuel that serious aerial attacks on the UK could be discounted and the WO began disbanding surplus AA units and reorganising others into infantry battalions for duties in the rear areas. On 30 September 1944 384 Bty became independent, and on

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with the help of a platoon from B Company, whereupon some 50 Germans surrendered to them. The battalion then consolidated a line of strongpoints, and deepened and connected a line of shell holes in rear of the strongpoints. German shellfire caused only a few casualties and the battalion was relieved

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to relieve 139th Bde. The situation was chaotic and Sergeant Hamp, acting commander of a platoon, refused to advance without clear orders (he was not punished, and was subsequently promoted). The advance into No man's land in the dark found the German wire uncut and none of 137th or 139th Bde in the

489:, and the division was moved down from Ypres on 1 October for the purpose. The Germans had recaptured the Hohenzollern Redoubt on 1 October after severe fighting, and had driven off a hastily-organised British attack. 46th (North Midland) Division was ordered to make a prepared attack on 13 October. 1018:

and rifle fire. At 16.30 the 4th Lincolns on the left was forced back, but it formed a defensive flank and maintained contact with the 2/5th Bn. At 17.25 the enemy broke through the 4th Bn and got behind the left flank of the 2/5th Bn while a frontal attack was made simultaneously. D Company on the

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The battalion was made up to four companies with drafts, but most of these were not Midlanders, and there was no time to integrate them. The 59th Division now went to the Ypres sector. On 15 April the battalion was called forward to hold positions on the Ravetsberg Ridge. Each company had a platoon

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sector of the line with 177th Bde in reserve. The brigade was ordered to advance across country in artillery formation to take up its allotted positions in the support line. At noon the 2/5th Lincolns was ordered to occupy the second line trenches, but found that the enemy had overrun the Sherwood

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on 29 September 1918: it had to cross the canal itself, where it constituted part of the Hindenburg Line. The crossing was to be made by 137th (Staffordshire) Bde, with 138th (Lincoln & Leicester) Bde following up and then attacking towards the second objective. Zero hour was at 05.50, when the

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The 2nd Line battalion was formed on 16 February 1915 at Grimsby from men who had not volunteered for overseas service, together with the many new recruits under training. Mirroring its 1st Line parent, the battalion formed part of 2nd Lincoln & Leicester Brigade in 2nd North Midland Division;

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near Amiens by 3 March. On the night of 13 March the 2/5th Lincolns had taken their place in the line, occupying a group of dug-outs in Triangle Wood, but the Germans began a planned retreat to the Hindenburg Line on 17 March, and the poorly-trained 59th had to follow up, patrolling and repairing

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river on the night of 6/7 November, 5th Lincolns found the bridges washed away, and A Company improvised a crossing by throwing carts, planks and ladders across the stream, while civilians from the other bank did the same. The other companies had to fell trees and took longer to get over, but the

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The 5th Lincolns was considerably below its establishment strength in the summer of 1914, recruitment among agricultural workers being especially difficult. At Belper the men were invited to volunteer for active service overseas. At first the response was half-hearted, but by the end of August at

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was suffering a severe manpower shortage, particularly among the infantry. In January 1945, the WO accelerated the conversion of surplus artillery into infantry units, primarily for line of communication and occupation duties, thereby releasing trained infantry for frontline service. 46 Garrison

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and gaining their first objective without much opposition. The two Lincolnshire battalions then passed through to take the second objective, 2/5th Lincolns attacking with B company on the right, D on the left, C in support and A in reserve providing carrying parties. D Company met practically no

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rifles until September 1915. When the 59th Division began training for overseas service, the Home Service details of 2/5th Lincolns and other battalions of the 2nd Lincoln & Leicester Brigade went to the 28th Provisional Battalion, later the 13th Bn Lincolnshire Regiment, a home defence unit

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Bdes was a failure. At 08.30, the 1/5th Lincolns moved up cross-country in 'Artillery Formation' and took up positions in Midland Trench, the attacking brigades' original assembly position. It remained there for 12 hours under artillery fire, losing 10 men killed and one wounded. At 20.30 it was

1253:. In June a partial mobilisation of TA units was begun in a process known as 'couverture', whereby each AA unit did a month's tour of duty in rotation to man selected AA and searchlight positions. On 24 August, ahead of the declaration of war, AA Command was fully mobilised at its war stations. 654:

area and became involved in 10 weeks' bloody fighting round Hill 70. On 23 April, patrols of the battalion had the unaccustomed experience of street fighting while supporting an attack by 139th Bde on Hill 65. Until the battalion was relieved on 6 May, casualties were suffered from shelling and

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and followed the barrage towards the objective. Direction keeping in the morning mist was difficult, and German machine gunners resisted fiercely, but 138th Bde overran the enemy's wire and trenches and 5th Bn was on its intermediate line by 08.00. However, it was slightly to the right of the

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in front of the redoubt was well cut and the leading waves of the battalion swept over its east and west faces with little difficulty until they reached the dead ground between the redoubt and Fosse Trench, which was open and swept by rifle and machine gun fire from the front and both flanks,

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was discharged from the British trenches at 13.45, and the troops went over the top at 14.00. 1/5th Lincolns formed the left half of 138th Bde's attack, advancing in four waves, the first two platoons of each company jumping off from the front line, the other two from the support line. The

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were integrated into the unit). The Regimental HQ was at the TA Centre in Coldyhill Lane, Scunthorpe, with a detached battery at Barton on Humber. It formed part of 57 AA Bde (the former 31 (North Midland) AA Bde, now headquartered at Immingham), but this was disbanded by September 1948.

1249:, with units manning their emergency positions within 24 hours, even though many did not yet have their full complement of men or equipment. The emergency lasted three weeks, and they were stood down on 13 October. In February 1939 the existing AA defences came under the control of a new 274:

The Grimsby recruits were chiefly drawn from men employed in the fishing industry and docks; the Frodingham and Scunthorpe men came from the iron ore and smelting industries; Louth, Spilsby, Alford and Brigg were agricultural areas, while most of the Gainsborough men were drawn from the

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The battalion had been badly hit by sickness and was at less than half its establishment strength, and so was primarily used for fatigue duties. In April it received a strong draft from home, enabling it to take its place in the line, and Lt-Col Sandall returned to resume command.

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in an advanced post on the forward slope while the remaining platoons dug in on the reverse slope. At 06.00 on 15 April enemy patrols approached the positions, and at noon a heavy bombardment began. At 14.45 the enemy advanced behind an intense barrage but were held off with

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swept away the Home/Foreign Service distinction, whereupon all TF soldiers became liable for overseas service, if medically fit. The role of the Provisional Battalions changed to physical conditioning to render men fit for drafting overseas. 8th Provisional Brigade became

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at 20.00. On 23 March the brigade had to withdraw over 5-600 yards of open ground under intense machine-gun fire, losing more men, before digging in, when they were relieved by 40th Division. During the battle the 2/5th Bn's casualties had amounted to about 510 all ranks.

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on 13 January. However, the movement was immediately cancelled, and the troops disembarked next day and went into camp. However, the division's move to Egypt was countermanded on 21 January and the units that had arrived were re-embarked. The 1/5th Lincolns boarded HMT

530:) were consolidating for defence. The Germans put down a heavy bombardment on the east face, obliterating the defences, and the survivors had to retreat to the west face, which they held throughout the night until relieved next morning. (Corporal C. Leadbeater won a 636:

Early 1917 saw the 46th Division still holding the line in the same area. However, at the beginning of March, patrols found that the Germans were beginning to retreat from the Gommecourt defences. The division followed up as the enemy retreated as far as their new

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defences well beyond the Somme battlefields. 46th Division was withdrawn from the pursuit on 17 March. It spent some time clearing the battlefield of 1 July 1916 and burying the dead who had been lying in No man's land for almost 10 months.

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The weak 2/5th Bn was formed into a composite battalion with 4th Lincolns under the command of Maj R.N. Holmes of the 4th. 'Holmes's Battalion' formed part of 'James's Force', about 2000 men drawn from the 59th Division, which served with

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The division remained in garrison in Ireland until the end of the year. With its units spread out in small garrisons, collective training was hindered. 59th Division returned to England in January 1917 and began final battle training at

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training area. However, it never trained as a division, and when it was inspected before embarkation for active service, it was reported as being only partially trained. Nevertheless, it began moving to France in February.

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who might be holding out in the German frontline trenches, and then at 21.00 it was ordered to make an attack to seize those trenches at midnight. The battalion struggled up through choked communication trenches through

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through the night, and then acting as a stretcher bearer when the battalion withdrew; several other MMs were slo awarded.) The battalion had lost 22 out of 23 officers in action, and 461 other ranks, killed and wounded.

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In November 1933 the battalion re-established a drill station at Brigg, and recruitment there was now so successful that within two years the hired accommodation was inadequate and the Lincolnshire TA Association and

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In the Spring of 1916 the 59th Division was the designated 'mobile division' in Home Forces, intended to repel German invasion of the East Coast, but on Easter Monday, 24 April, it was sent at a few hours' notice to

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objective, so that Andigny les Fermes on the left remained untaken. However, pressure from elsewhere led the Germans to evacuate the village by 15.30, and a line of platoon strongpoints and outposts was established.

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was destroyed by shellfire. The 2/5th Bn was unaffected by the fierce German counter-attack on 30 November, and continued to dig in. But on 2 December it moved into the forward trenches in the south east corner of

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46th (North Midland) Division was not used offensively again until September 1918, spending its time in tours of duty holding the front line in quiet sectors. When 2/5th Lincolns was disbanded on 31 July 1918

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This battalion was formed on 17 April 1915 at Grimsby. It became the 5th Reserve Bn on 8 April 1916 and on 1 September 1916 it was absorbed by the 4th Reserve Bn in the North Midlands Reserve Brigade at

318:, joined by E and F Companies (formerly 19th (Gainsborough) Lincolnshire RVC, raised 10 July 1860) from the 1st Volunteer Bn, which became the new H Company, based at the Drill Hall in Spital Terrace in 1624: 1205:

to control the increasing number of anti-aircraft (AA) units being created north of London. At the same time, several of its infantry battalions were converted into searchlight (S/L) battalions of the

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The battalion spent the following days clearing up the front line, with several men winning gallantry medals for their work in bringing in casualties from No man's land. It was relieved on 11 July.

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that night. Although the attack had been a complete success, the battalion still suffered 16 killed, 210 wounded and 74 missing; of 584 officers and men who went into action, only 285 marched out.

3046: 1005:. 2/5th Lincolns consisted of just 5 officers and about 80 other ranks. It held positions north west of Vraucourt until forced to retire to the Army Line at 16.00 on 22 March, and then again to 708:

on the left. The 1/5th Leicesters passed through to take the final objective at 13.50. The 5th Lincolns had taken large numbers of prisoners at small cost to itself (5 killed and 56 wounded).

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Luton the numbers reached 650 and the battalion was accepted for foreign service, as was the whole division. The men who had not volunteered became the nucleus of a reserve battalion nearby at

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4049: 784:. The cadre left France on 24 June and paraded in Grimsby on 29 June when it deposited the battalion's colours in the parish church. The battalion was formally disembodied on 2 July 1919 601:

Forest during May, and in the weeks before the attack the battalion was engaged in fatigue duties, trench-digging, and taking turns in the front line, suffering a trickle of casualties.

1462:(the planned Allied invasion of Normandy) and most S/L regiments lost one of their four batteries. On 25 February 1944 385 S/L Bty began disbanding, completing the process by 24 March. 1612: 4039: 219:. Prior to their consolidation into the 1st Volunteer Battalion in 1880, these companies had been separate Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs) raised during the first enthusiasm for the 1268:

area to make that a lighted Gun Zone. In February 1940, 306 and 383 AA Cos took over eight S/L sites on the East Coast that were positioned to pick up low-flying aircraft laying

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on 1 March 1915 and by 8 March the North Midland Division had completed its concentration – the first complete TF formation to arrive on the Western Front. It was numbered the

720:, where it penetrated the German Beaurevoir Line. C and D Companies of the battalion were sent up from reserve to repel a German counter-attack, but the furthest positions at 322:. (The remainder of the 1st and the 2nd Volunteer Bns together formed the 4th Bn Lincolns). The first commanding officer (CO) of the 5th Bn was Lt-Col George Beaumont Walker. 1276: 1598:

The actions of the 46th (North) Midland Division at the Hohenzollern Redoubt on 13 October 1915 and the St Quentin Canal on 29 October 1918 are marked by three memorials (

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and the summit of 'Mannequin Hill' could not be held. There were several casualties from shellfire and the brigade spent the night under attack by German aircraft using

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The battalion's first duties were to guard Grimsby docks and harbour, the electric power station and wireless station, and to dig trenches by the mouth of the Humber at

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and were never seen again: 49 men were killed and all the rest were captured. The remaining company withdrew and took up positions in the partially-dug third line.

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By now the 59th Division had suffered such heavy losses that it was temporarily disbanded in May and its battalions reduced to cadres sent to train new drafts at

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enemy lines. The battalion was eventually ordered to retire, bringing back wounded from No man's land. The abortive movement had cost a further 48 casualties.

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resistance and dug a strongpoint north of 'Dochy Farm'. B Company attacked the farm, meeting machine gun and rifle fire, but worked round the flanks of the

393:. The company was offered to the 5th Lincolns, but by then the battalion was full. The volunteer company then became the nucleus of a complete battalion of 1416: 1377: 1284: 1257: 1202: 832: 211:, had been formed in June 1900 by detaching six companies from the regiment's 1st Volunteer Battalion. These companies were based in the north and east of 877:), where they landed on 28 April. The only serious fighting in Dublin fell to 178th (Sherwood Foresters) Brigade and in May 177th Bde was sent to Fermoy. 3053: 1354: 1214: 1019:

left was overrun after desperate fighting. The remainder of the battalion formed a flank but was forced back to join the rest of 177th Bde north-east of

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After the disaster, the 46th Division undertook trench-holding duties and absorbed drafts of reinforcements until 23 December, when it was ordered to

1481:, Devon. However, on 1 November the disbandment order was cancelled and 384 Bty rejoined. On 4 November 1944 RHQ with 382-4 Btys was converted into 519: 492: 2637: 1579: 1124:(TA) in 1921) on 16 February 1920, once more forming part of 138th (Lincolnshire and Leicestershire) Brigade in 46th (North Midland) Division. 741: 701: 439: 994:

Foresters in the morning mist and was already in the second line. Before the battalion could extend its line, three companies were cut off at

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attacking from the south, aimed at cutting off the salient, but was in fact a diversion for the main attack a few miles south that opened the

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on 30–31 July 1915), but was under heavy shellfire during this period, and was mined again on 26 September, suffering numerous casualties.

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A & B Companies, formerly 6th (Grimsby Rifles) Lincolnshire RVC (20 March 1860), based at the Infantry Drill Hall, Doughty Road, Grimsby

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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 2 December 1941, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/80.

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46th (North Midland) Division attacking the Hohenzollern Redoubt, 13 October 1915; a cloud of smoke and gas appears in the centre and left

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1213:, with HQ and 382, 384 and 385 AA Companies at Grimsby, while 383 AA Company drew its personnel from Barton and Brigg. It formed part of 3919: 1537: 585:

In May the division moved south to take part in the forthcoming offensive on the Somme. It was ordered to assault the north side of the

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at Alexandria on 2 February to return to France on 5 February. The battalion landed on 9 February and the division had reassembled near

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The battalion took over its place in the line on the night of 12/13 October. The preliminary bombardment began at noon on 13 October, a

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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 14 May 1942, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/81.

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sector, where 1/5th Bn was involved in a sharp fight when the Germans blew a mine under the parapet of their trench on 12 March.

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a temporary Defence Force was formed, with one unit being raised at the 5th Lincolns' HQ and then concentrated at the former

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On 1 September 1914, 52 former pupils of Wintringham School, Grimsby, formed a company based at the armoury of the school's

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There followed some weeks of trench duty in front of the Hindenburg Line, followed by intense training through the summer.

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Through the summer of 1916 and the subsequent winter the battalion took its turn in holding trenches at Foncquevillers and

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of 6 August the whole battalion was concentrated at the Infantry Drill Hall, Grimsby, and billeted in schools in the town.

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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 1 October 1942, TNA file WO 212/82.

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where it provided the basis for a new 540 S/L Bty formed on 12 December 1940. This battery later joined a newly-forming

1076: 168: 1224: 1837: 1261: 1032: 873:– the first TF units to serve in Ireland. 177th (Lincoln and Leicester) Brigade went with Divisional HQ to Kingstown ( 811: 804: 749: 511: 188: 3243:

Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 12 May 1941, TNA file WO 212/79.

1525: 390: 1602:). A cross and candlesticks bearing the divisional badge of the 59th (2nd North Midland) Division were presented to 590: 319: 2890: 3214: 1088: 1962: 903:

roads. On 11 April the 2/5th Bn was ordered to make an immediate attack on 'The Quarry' and 'Cologne Farm' near

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D Company, formerly 2nd (Louth Rifles) Lincolnshire RVC (21 November 1859), based at the Drill Hall, Northgate,

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F Company, formerly 11th (Alford) Lincolnshire RVC (23 February 1860), based at the Drill Hall, Corn Exchange,

158: 142: 17: 3981: 1221:(RA) renamed its gun 'brigades' as 'regiments', the group was redesignated 31st AA Brigade in November 1938. 454:

under 1/5th Bn's trenches, killing 11 men (and four missing, believed killed) and wounding 22. On 6 June the

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in 2 AA Division covering the Humber and Scunthorpe. By October the regiment was controlling 306 AA Co from

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began on 1 February, and parties departed for home daily from then on. In April parties were transferred to

693: 633:. On 18 October, A Company launched a successful trench raid, supported by artillery, into the enemy lines. 326: 276: 154: 146: 138: 1411:

covering mainland Scotland. Then in July, 382 S/L Bty under Major P.J.T. Haxby moved to the far end of the

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In December 1936 the 46th (North Midland) Division was disbanded and its headquarters was reconstituted as

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E Company, formerly 12th (Barton) Lincolnshire RVC (12 January 1860), based at the Drill Hall, Butts Road,

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C Company, formerly 7th (Spilsby) Lincolnshire RVC (17 March 1860), based at the Drill Hall, Hatton Road,

1035:. The composite battalion suffered further casualties while digging positions near Locre on 17–19 April. 3940: 1250: 656: 605: 287: 208: 2980: 1532:

In 1955, AA Command was disbanded and there were wholescale mergers among its units. 581st HAA joined

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for instruction in trench duties. They went into the line for the first time on 9 April opposite

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of the Volunteer Force, but with so many of its companies situated along the south shore of the

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and the high ground beyond at 12.30. It made contact with 139th Bde on the right and with the

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battalion's objective was Fosse Trench, about 400 yards behind the Hohenzollern Redoubt. The

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battalion was across and formed up for its advance by 08.00, meeting little opposition. The

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detected and destroyed another mine beneath the battalion before the Germans could blow it.

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on 28 November and the 2/5th Bn entered the recently captured Hindenburg Support Line near

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A Lack of Offensive Spirit? The 46th (North Midland) Division at Gommecourt, 1st July 1916

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R.E. Madge, withdrew to the redoubt, which the support battalion (1/4th Lincolns) and the

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Despite its losses, 177th Bde remained in action on 22 and 23 March under the command of

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581 (5th Battalion Royal Lincolnshire Regiment) (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA

1185:. This event spurred recruitment to the TA unit after the Defence Force was stood down. 1440: 1269: 1020: 965: 769: 697: 660: 630: 619: 515: 486: 451: 443: 291: 280: 73: 68: 3580:, Chesterfield, William Edmunds Ltd, 1928/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2004, 843:. There was a shortage of weapons and equipment. Eventually, the men were issued with 4028: 1436: 1275:

In March and April 1940, the battalion (less 384 AA Co) handed its S/L sites over to

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as well as all four of its own companies. In November, 306 AA Company moved into the

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After a few days' rest, the division joined the pursuit of the retreating enemy (the

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When the attack went in on 1 July, 138th Bde was in reserve; however, the assault by

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to his previous DCM for consolidating a point in the north face, defending it with

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Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth (Regiments.org) – archive site

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Order of Battle of AA Command, 1 August 1943, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/84.

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Memorial at Vermelles, starting point for the division's attack on 13 October 1915

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The Kaiser's Battle, 21 March 1918: The First Day of the German Spring Offensive

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in February. It went to North West Europe the following month and did duty with

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London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,

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The battalion was not involved in the 46th Division's first action (the German

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606 Regiment was placed in suspended animation on 4 February 1946 in Belgium.

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Footprints of the 1/4th Leicestershire Regiment, August 1914 to November 1918

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When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947 the regiment was reformed as

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Lt-Col H.G. Wilson, DSO, (former 2nd-in-command) 30 June 1918 – 29 June 1919.

3893:, London: Medici Society, 1931//Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2002, 3835:

Breaking the Hindenburg Line: The Story of the 46th (North Midland) Division

3821:, Leicester: Edgar Backus, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2002, 1552:

in 1967, 440 (Humber) Rgt became an infantry unit and was then reduced to a

1478: 1472: 1381: 1335: 1064: 1015: 840: 717: 531: 383: 362:. However, by 11 August the 5th Lincolns was able to hand these over to the 3867:

History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55

3671:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1968/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004, 3971: 3837:, London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1919/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2002 3832: 1075:

The Home Service men of the TF battalions of the Lincolns, Leicesters and

1420: 1397: 1369: 1350: 1256:

Upon mobilisation, 46th AA Bn (with 383, 384 and 385 AA Cos) was part of

415: 286:

The volunteer battalions of the Lincolnshire Regiment formed part of the

98: 3966: 3767:

The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)

422:

in May, when the Lincolnshire & Leicestershire Brigade was numbered

3905:

Titles and Designations of Formations and Units of the Territorial Army

3627:

History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1916

1565: 1360: 1265: 1109: 1105: 995: 765: 659:

in early July, having secured the jumping-off positions from which the

613:

ordered to send forward patrols to try to get in touch with any of the

598: 363: 231: 216: 134: 114: 3976: 3690:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988/London: Brasseys, 1996, 3642:

History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1917

1506: 1428: 1393: 882: 866: 566: 371: 800:, 11 May 1912 – 13 October 1915 (wounded); 6 April 1916 – 2 May 1917 3503:'The Robin Hoods': 1/7th, 2/7th and 3/7th Battns Sherwood Foresters 792:

The following officers commanded 5th and 1/5th Bns during the war:

434:, the two Lincolnshire battalions were attached to the Regulars of 223:(dates of formation are those of the first officers' commissions): 1477:

8 October the remainder of the regiment was ordered to disband at

1424: 1359: 1301: 1223: 781: 543: 491: 472: 375: 325:

The two TF battalions of the Lincolns, together with those of the

267: 3986: 3505:, J & H Bell, 1921/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 2009, 3315:

Order of Battle of AA Command, 27 April 1944, TNA file WO 212/85.

1245:

The TA's AA units were mobilised on 23 September 1938 during the

1211:

46th (The Lincolnshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, RE (TA)

569:

by 14 February. The 46th Division went back into the line in the

3735:, Samson Books 1978/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001, 3518:

Riflemen Form: A study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908

1630:

Memorial at Cité de Madagascar, site of the Hohenzollern Redoubt

885:, where there was a large purpose-built camp on the edge of the 570: 350:

On 25 July 1914 the two Lincolnshire TF battalions assembled at

3997:

David Porter's work on Provisional Brigades at Great War Forum

3912:

The Corps of Royal Engineers: Organization and Units 1889–2018

3297:

103 AA Bde War Diary May–December 1943, TNA file WO 166/11252.

1100:. On 1 January 1917 the 28th Provisional Battalion became the 1349:

of experienced officers and men to 234th S/L Training Rgt at

1446:

The regiment left OSDEF in October 1943 and transferred to

485:

in October 1915. This was an attempt to restart the failed

279:

agricultural engineering works and the Barton men from the

1388:. In August 1942 it moved further north still, and joined 839:

respectively. Training was carried out at Luton and later

716:

The 46th Division went into action again on 3 October at

4006: 3945:

Borrowed Soldiers: Americans under British Command, 1918

3883:

A History of the 5th Battalion The Lincolnshire Regiment

3000:

WO to HM Treasury, 18 November 1935, TNA file T 161/634.

3869:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994, 3629:, Vol I, London: Macmillan,1932/Woking: Shearer, 1986, 1403:

During May 1943, 382 and 385 S/L Btys were attached to

589:

on 1 July 1916. The operation, in conjunction with the

481:

The 1/5th Bn was in the forefront of the attack on the

378:, where the North Midland Division went into training. 1120:

The 5th Lincolns was reconstituted in the TF (renamed

683:

The division was given the most difficult task in the

401:, later the 10th (Service) Bn, Lincolnshire Regiment. 258:) Lincolnshire RVC (16 July 1860, previously based at 3852:

Battleground Europe: Loos –1915: Hohenzollern Redoubt

1321:

46th (Lincolnshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, RA

314:

in 1908, the 3rd Volunteer Bn was converted into the

207:

The unit's predecessor, the 3rd Volunteer Battalion,

1315:

When the RE's AA battalions were transferred to the

776:

escort companies and the battalion was reduced to a

3751:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press. 120: 110: 94: 79: 62: 54: 31: 3947:, Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2008, 3891:The History of the Lincolnshire Regiment 1914–1918 3151:39 AA Bde War Diary 1939–41, TNA file WO 166/2272. 1483:46th (Lincolnshire Regiment) Garrison Regiment, RA 1209:(RE). The 5th Lincolns was one of these, becoming 956:59th Division was next moved south to join in the 847:with which to train. These were not replaced with 183:(5th Lincolns), was a volunteer unit of Britain's 4050:Military units and formations established in 1908 3608:Most Unfavourable Ground: The Battle of Loos 1915 3593:The 46th (North Midland) Division at Lens in 1917 3395: 3393: 3086:"Humber Regiment at Yorkshire Volunteers website" 989:opened on 21 March while the division was in the 922:to take part in its first full-scale action, the 736:The Battle of Andigny on 17 October (part of the 187:from 1900 until 1967, serving as infantry on the 3325: 3323: 3321: 3018: 3016: 3014: 3012: 3010: 3008: 3006: 934:, and then took the lead in the next phase, the 262:); in 1900 based at the Drill Hall, Home Street 215:, and battalion headquarters was established at 195:and as an air defence unit during and after the 3720:, Vol II, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984, 1707: 1705: 1703: 1701: 1334:in 7 AA Division and served with it during the 1079:were formed into 28th Provisional Battalion at 3705:, Vol I, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984, 3183: 3181: 3179: 3177: 3175: 3173: 1942: 1729: 1727: 1725: 1723: 1721: 1719: 1717: 1699: 1697: 1695: 1693: 1691: 1689: 1687: 1685: 1683: 1681: 1542:R (5th Bn Royal Lincolnshire Regiment) Battery 768:until February 1919, engaged in salvage work. 597:. Training for the assault was carried out in 397:formed by the Borough of Grimsby known as the 18:28th Provisional Battalion (Territorial Force) 4040:Military units and formations in Lincolnshire 3749:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945 3718:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978 3703:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978 3565:, London: Frederick Muller, 1968/Star, 1981, 3129:AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files. 3080: 3078: 3076: 3074: 3047:"2nd AA Division at British Military History" 2567: 2565: 2546: 2544: 2146: 2144: 1940: 1938: 1936: 1934: 1932: 1930: 1928: 1926: 1924: 1922: 1368:In December 1941 the regiment moved north to 898:59th Division was fully concentrated around 8: 1980: 1978: 1976: 1974: 1972: 1970: 1228:90 cm Projector Anti-Aircraft, displayed at 370:and proceed to the brigade's war station at 3910:Graham E. Watson & Richard A. Rinaldi, 3032: 3030: 3028: 2610: 2608: 2606: 2604: 1958: 1956: 1954: 1127:The sub-units were distributed as follows: 833:177th (2/1st Lincoln and Leicester) Brigade 306:When the Volunteers were subsumed into the 294:, the 3rd Volunteer Bn was attached to the 3806:, London: Allen Lane, 1978/Penguin, 1983, 2008: 2006: 2004: 2002: 2000: 1998: 1996: 1994: 1992: 1990: 1884: 1882: 1880: 1878: 1876: 1662: 1660: 1497:Regiment was redesignated again, becoming 1319:(RA) in August 1940, the battalion became 514:and his gunner, Private Percy Coulson the 43: 3163: 3161: 3159: 3157: 1524:('mixed') indicating that members of the 1197:46th (Lincolnshire Regiment) AA Battalion 1042:. 2/5th Lincolns was briefly attached to 331:Lincolnshire & Leicestershire Brigade 4045:Military units and formations in Grimsby 3799:, London: Allen Lane 1971/Fontana, 1975. 3646:Messines and Third Ypres (Passchendaele) 3469:414–443 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on. 3414:564–591 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on. 3409: 3407: 3405: 3199: 3197: 3195: 3193: 3147: 3145: 2520:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 300–3. 2493:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 160–3. 1912: 1910: 1908: 1906: 1904: 1902: 1900: 1898: 1896: 1894: 1576:(CO 1908–1912), appointed 30 August 1912 1338:, including the raids on Newcastle (the 1330:was on; the regiment had transferred to 1262:27th (London Electrical Engineers) AA Bn 1215:31st (North Midland) Anti-Aircraft Group 650:In April 1917 the division moved to the 3797:The First Day on the Somme, 1 July 1916 1863: 1861: 1859: 1857: 1656: 1608: 1156:9, 10 & 11 Platoons at Gainsborough 1112:. It was disbanded on 31 October 1917. 1096:, with 28th Provisional Bn assigned to 918:In September the division moved to the 3907:, London: War Office, 7 November 1927. 3425:30–66 AA Bdes at British Army 1945 on. 2252:MacDonald, pp. 88–92, 140–7, 165, 210. 1580:Charles Pelham, 4th Earl of Yarborough 1289:37th (Tyne Electrical Engineers) AA Bn 1167:13, 14 & 15 Platoons at Scunthorpe 28: 2419:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, p. 104. 1761:Lincolnshire at Great War Drill Halls 1747: 1745: 1743: 1741: 1102:13th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment 968:, losing a number of officers when a 424:138th (Lincoln and Leicester) Brigade 374:. It then entrained in 15 August for 7: 3769:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992, 1183:Royal Naval Air Station Killingholme 254:G & H Companies, formerly 20th ( 181:5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment 32:5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment 3036:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 110, 114. 2636:8th Provisional Brigade War Diary, 1177:raised at Gainsborough. During the 1134:1, 2, 3 & 4 Platoons at Grimsby 1048:66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division 930:after its successful attack at the 546:. The 1/5th Lincolns entrained for 450:. On 20 May the Germans exploded a 316:5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 3784:, West Wickham: Iona Books, 2008, 3520:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982, 2981:Gainsborough at Drill Hall Project 1548:. After the TA was reduced to the 807:), 7 November 1915 – 30 April 1916 688:Staffordshires moved out behind a 550:and embarked on the troopship HMT 25: 3992:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files 3929:, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010, 837:59th (2nd North Midland) Division 3982:Great War Centenary Drill Halls. 2902:66 Division at Long, Long Trail. 2891:30 Division at Long, Long Trail. 2783:Miles, pp. 167, 213, 226, 262–7. 2680:Bradbridge, pp. 6–7, 12–3, 47–8. 1827:Scunthorpe at Drill Hall Project 1635: 1623: 1611: 1587:Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd 1287:, where it took over sites from 1193:(WO) built a new detachment HQ. 1159:12 Platoon at Barton-upon-Humber 761:came into force on 11 November. 83: 67: 3967:British Army units from 1945 on 3640:Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds, 1470:By the end of 1944, the German 928:55th (West Lancashire) Division 764:The battalion was stationed at 685:Battle of the St. Quentin Canal 49:Lincolnshire Regiment Cap Badge 3854:, Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 2003, 3576:Lt-Col E.U. Bradbridge (ed.), 1364:3 AA Divisional formation sign 1083:in June 1915, forming part of 932:Battle of the Menin Road Ridge 845:.256-in Japanese Ariska rifles 477:The Hohenzollern Redoubt, 1915 1: 4020:Yorkshire Volunteers website. 2199:MacDonald, p. 75; Appendix 3. 1947:Lincolns at Long, Long Trail. 1783:Spilsby at Drill Hall Project 1772:Grimsby at Drill Hall Project 1582:, appointed 30 September 1922 1419:(a field force formation) in 818:), 8 May 1917 – 30 June 1918. 420:46th (North Midland) Division 414:The 1/5th Lincolns landed at 34:46th Searchlight Regiment, RA 3927:Tracing the Rifle Volunteers 3591:Lt P.S.C. Campbell-Johnson, 3339:46 Garrison Rgt at RA 39–45. 3234:Routledge Table LXV, p. 397. 3139:Routledge, Table LX, p. 378. 2814:, p. 254–6 & Appendix 8. 2671:Bradbridge, pp. 9–10, 39–41. 1816:Alford at Drill Hall Project 1805:Barton at Drill Hall Project 1572:Col George Beaumont Walker, 1272:in the mouth of the Humber. 1217:in 2 AA Division. After the 1077:South Staffordshire Regiment 960:. The division relieved the 554:on 8 January 1916, reaching 463:flamethrower attack at Hooge 4035:Royal Lincolnshire Regiment 3889:Maj-Gen C.R. Simpson (ed), 3885:, Oxford: Blackwell, 1922. 3578:The 59th Division 1915–1918 1838:Brigg at Drill Hall Project 1794:Louth at Drill Hall Project 1546:440th (Humber) Light AA Rgt 1311:Battle of Britain and Blitz 1142:5 & 6 Platoons at Louth 1033:49th (West Riding) Division 805:Royal Warwickshire Regiment 696:, gaining its objective of 4066: 3914:, Tiger Lily Books, 2018, 3610:, Solihull: Helion, 2005, 3215:7 AA Division at RA 39–45. 3167:Farndale, Annex M, p. 339. 2854:Bradbridge, pp. 26, 170–1. 2698:Bradbridge, pp. 14, 49–52. 2638:The National Archives, Kew 1108:. In May 1917 it moved to 831:these were later numbered 610:139th (Sherwood Foresters) 591:56th (1st London) Division 58:1 April 1908–10 March 1955 4014:The Territorial Army 1947 4007:Royal Artillery 1939–1945 3733:British Regiments 1914–18 3119:Routledge, pp. 65–6, 371. 2930:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 107–10. 2649:Becke, Pt2 b, pp. 107–10. 2559:Sandall, pp. 52, 64, 114. 1589:, appointed 17 March 1937 1499:606 Infantry Regiment, RA 1179:coal strike of April 1921 1089:Military Service Act 1916 1087:for coastal defence. The 803:Lt-Col P.T. Westmorland ( 426:. However, on arrival at 42: 38:581 Heavy AA Regiment, RA 36:606 Infantry Regiment, RA 3972:British Military History 3765:Norman E.H. Litchfield, 3377:606 Inf Rgt at RA 39–45. 3022:Frederick, pp. 859, 867. 2921:Bradbridge, pp. 29, 171. 2234:, Vol I, pp. 252–9, 308. 2012:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 17–23. 1564:The following served as 1526:Women's Royal Army Corps 1407:in OSDEF and 384 Bty to 1345:The regiment supplied a 1203:2 Anti-Aircraft Division 926:. The 59th relieved the 816:Royal West Kent Regiment 663:launched the successful 277:Marshall, Sons & Co. 3747:Joslen, H. F. (2003) . 3488:Bradbridge, pp. 126–44. 3435:Litchfield, Appendix 5. 3204:46 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45. 2951:Titles and Designations 2111:Cherry, pp. 292–3, 296. 1888:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 61–7. 1372:when it transferred to 1085:8th Provisional Brigade 987:German spring offensive 981:German Spring Offensive 706:5th Australian Division 327:Leicestershire Regiment 266:with a half company at 155:German spring offensive 147:German spring offensive 3977:The Drill Hall Project 3329:Frederick, pp. 879–80. 3187:Litchfield, pp. 143–4. 2756:Bradbridge, pp. 19–20. 2589:Sandall, pp. 116, 166. 2529:Priestley, pp. 147–53. 2483:Priestley, pp. 96–120. 2332:MacDonald, pp. 479–80. 2292:MacDonald, pp. 463–70. 2283:, Vol I, pp. 465, 474. 2039:Simpson, pp. 106, 124. 1734:Sandall, Introduction. 1675:Beckett, Appendix VII. 1365: 1307: 1232: 1230:Fort Nelson, Hampshire 936:Battle of Polygon Wood 528:Monmouthshire Regiment 497: 478: 391:Officer Training Corps 335:North Midland Division 3941:Mitchell A. Yockelson 3865:Brig N.W. Routledge, 3669:The Defeat of Germany 3367:Routledge, pp. 420–1. 2872:Bradbridge, pp. 27–8. 2836:Bradbridge, pp. 24–6. 2774:Bradbridge, pp. 21–2. 2716:Bradbridge, pp. 15–8. 2446:Yockelson, pp. 180–1. 2409:Priestley, pp. 61–80. 2359:MacDonald, pp. 559–6. 2159:MacDonald, pp. 49–50. 1751:MacDonald, pp. 14–17. 1363: 1305: 1251:Anti-Aircraft Command 1227: 796:Lt-Col T.E. Sandall, 657:2nd Canadian Division 606:137th (Staffordshire) 495: 476: 288:North Midland Brigade 209:Lincolnshire Regiment 3987:The Long, Long Trail 3833:Maj R.E. Priestley, 3802:Martin Middlebrook, 3795:Martin Middlebrook, 3358:Ellis, pp. 369, 380. 3110:Routledge, pp. 62–3. 3059:on 23 September 2015 2912:Becke, Pt 2b, p. 72. 2863:Simpson, pp. 319–22. 2845:Simpson, pp. 301–10. 2765:Simpson, pp. 276–79. 2738:, Vol II, pp. 288–9. 2614:Simpson, Appendix I. 2580:Sandall, pp. 54, 63. 2464:Simpson, pp. 369–70. 2386:Simpson, pp. 239–46. 2377:Sandall, pp. 110–35. 2341:Sandall, pp. 83–104. 2208:MacDonald pp. 57–65. 2129:MacDonald, pp. 41–4. 2102:Simpson, pp. 125-30. 1711:Frederick, pp. 226–7 1415:and was attached to 1374:36 (Scottish) AA Bde 1148:8 Platoon at Spilsby 810:Lt-Col H.A. Waring, 750:Battle of the Sambre 483:Hohenzollern Redoubt 469:Hohenzollern Redoubt 127:Hohenzollern Redoubt 3479:Litchfield, p. 250. 3459:Frederick, p. 1014. 3399:Frederick, p. 1024. 2991:Sandall, pp. 200–2. 2881:Simpson, pp. 324–5. 2792:Simpson, pp. 298–9. 2725:Simpson, pp. 264–6. 2707:Simpson, pp. 215–6. 2538:Simpson, pp. 383–6. 2511:Simpson, pp. 378–9. 2502:Sandall, pp. 184–7. 2437:Simpson, pp. 367–9. 2428:Sandall, pp. 175–8. 2350:Sandall, pp. 105–9. 2314:Sandall, pp. 79–82. 2270:Simpson, pp. 170–1. 2243:Sandall, pp. 66–73. 2150:Simpson, pp. 130-1. 2138:Sandall, pp. 58–61. 2093:Sandall, pp. 46–52. 2048:Rawson, pp. 109–16. 1984:Simpson, pp. 48–50. 1849:Quarterly Army List 1666:Westlake pp. 156–9. 1281:Newcastle upon Tyne 1277:30th (Surrey) AA Bn 1170:16 Platoon at Brigg 1145:7 Platoon at Alford 924:3rd Ypres Offensive 788:Commanding officers 738:Battle of the Selle 595:Battle of the Somme 524:divisional pioneers 368:Manchester Regiment 3881:Col T.E. Sandall, 3716:J.B.M. Frederick, 3701:J.B.M. Frederick, 3561:Gregory Blaxland, 3516:Ian F.W. Beckett, 3252:Frederick, p. 861. 3225:Farndale, Annex D. 3092:on 12 January 2016 2689:Simpson, pp. 212-5 2473:Milne, pp. 144–49. 2368:Campbell-Johnston. 2261:Sandall, pp. 74–8. 2190:Sandall, pp. 63–5. 2120:Rawson, pp. 125–8. 2057:Cherry, pp. 253–8. 2030:Simpson pp. 103–5. 2021:Simpson, pp. 53–4. 1646:(St Quentin Canal) 1585:Field Marshal Sir 1568:of the battalion: 1460:Operation Overlord 1456:South West England 1400:Defences (OSDEF). 1366: 1308: 1233: 1025:Battle of Bailleul 869:to help quell the 615:Sherwood Foresters 587:Gommecourt Salient 498: 479: 366:battalions of the 244:Barton-upon-Humber 221:Volunteer movement 106:(1936–44, 1947–67) 101:(1908–36, 1944–45) 3953:978-0-8061-5349-0 3935:978 1 84884 211 3 3899:978-1-84342-355-3 3845:978-1-843422-66-2 3827:978-1-84342-203-7 3817:Capt John Milne, 3790:978-0-9558119-0-6 3758:978-1-84342-474-1 3741:978-1-84342-197-9 3731:Brig E.A. James, 3601:978-1-4457-9613-0 3586:978-1-84342-994-4 3349:Ellis, pp. 141–2. 2399:, Vol II, p. 114. 2181:Milne, pp. 58–63. 1868:Monthly Army List 1604:Lincoln Cathedral 1494:North West Europe 1466:North West Europe 1423:, with Bty HQ at 1328:Battle of Britain 1279:and moved to the 958:Battle of Cambrai 694:9th Bn Tank Corps 665:Battle of Hill 70 308:Territorial Force 302:Territorial Force 203:Volunteer Origins 174: 173: 169:North West Europe 16:(Redirected from 4057: 3961:External sources 3780:Alan MacDonald, 3762: 3623:James E. Edmonds 3489: 3486: 3480: 3477: 3471: 3466: 3460: 3457: 3451: 3442: 3436: 3433: 3427: 3422: 3416: 3411: 3400: 3397: 3388: 3385: 3379: 3374: 3368: 3365: 3359: 3356: 3350: 3347: 3341: 3336: 3330: 3327: 3316: 3313: 3307: 3304: 3298: 3295: 3289: 3286: 3280: 3277: 3271: 3268: 3262: 3259: 3253: 3250: 3244: 3241: 3235: 3232: 3226: 3223: 3217: 3212: 3206: 3201: 3188: 3185: 3168: 3165: 3152: 3149: 3140: 3137: 3131: 3126: 3120: 3117: 3111: 3108: 3102: 3101: 3099: 3097: 3088:. Archived from 3082: 3069: 3068: 3066: 3064: 3058: 3052:. Archived from 3051: 3043: 3037: 3034: 3023: 3020: 3001: 2998: 2992: 2989: 2983: 2978: 2972: 2971:Sandall, p. 199. 2969: 2963: 2962:Sandall, p. 198. 2960: 2954: 2948: 2942: 2937: 2931: 2928: 2922: 2919: 2913: 2910: 2904: 2899: 2893: 2888: 2882: 2879: 2873: 2870: 2864: 2861: 2855: 2852: 2846: 2843: 2837: 2834: 2828: 2821: 2815: 2808: 2802: 2801:Blaxland, p. 48. 2799: 2793: 2790: 2784: 2781: 2775: 2772: 2766: 2763: 2757: 2754: 2748: 2745: 2739: 2732: 2726: 2723: 2717: 2714: 2708: 2705: 2699: 2696: 2690: 2687: 2681: 2678: 2672: 2669: 2663: 2656: 2650: 2647: 2641: 2640:file WO 95/5458. 2634: 2628: 2621: 2615: 2612: 2599: 2598:Sandall, p. 166. 2596: 2590: 2587: 2581: 2578: 2572: 2571:Simpson, p. 239. 2569: 2560: 2557: 2551: 2550:Sandall, p. 194. 2548: 2539: 2536: 2530: 2527: 2521: 2518: 2512: 2509: 2503: 2500: 2494: 2491: 2485: 2480: 2474: 2471: 2465: 2462: 2456: 2455:Sandall, p. 179. 2453: 2447: 2444: 2438: 2435: 2429: 2426: 2420: 2417: 2411: 2406: 2400: 2393: 2387: 2384: 2378: 2375: 2369: 2366: 2360: 2357: 2351: 2348: 2342: 2339: 2333: 2330: 2324: 2323:Simpson, p. 172. 2321: 2315: 2312: 2306: 2299: 2293: 2290: 2284: 2277: 2271: 2268: 2262: 2259: 2253: 2250: 2244: 2241: 2235: 2228: 2222: 2215: 2209: 2206: 2200: 2197: 2191: 2188: 2182: 2179: 2173: 2166: 2160: 2157: 2151: 2148: 2139: 2136: 2130: 2127: 2121: 2118: 2112: 2109: 2103: 2100: 2094: 2091: 2085: 2084:Simpson, p. 125. 2082: 2076: 2073: 2067: 2064: 2058: 2055: 2049: 2046: 2040: 2037: 2031: 2028: 2022: 2019: 2013: 2010: 1985: 1982: 1965: 1960: 1949: 1944: 1917: 1914: 1889: 1886: 1871: 1870:, various dates. 1865: 1852: 1846: 1840: 1835: 1829: 1824: 1818: 1813: 1807: 1802: 1796: 1791: 1785: 1780: 1774: 1769: 1763: 1758: 1752: 1749: 1736: 1731: 1712: 1709: 1676: 1673: 1667: 1664: 1639: 1627: 1615: 1566:Honorary Colonel 1560:Honorary Colonel 1236:Second World War 1122:Territorial Army 1067:, Lincolnshire. 1046:and then to the 940:creeping barrage 726:parachute flares 702:30th US Division 690:creeping barrage 679:St Quentin Canal 646:Lens and Hill 70 395:Kitchener's Army 197:Second World War 185:Territorial Army 151:St Quentin Canal 89:Territorial Army 87: 72: 71: 47: 29: 21: 4065: 4064: 4060: 4059: 4058: 4056: 4055: 4054: 4025: 4024: 4012:Graham Watson, 3963: 3958: 3920:978-171790180-4 3850:Andrew Rawson, 3759: 3746: 3684:Martin Farndale 3546:Maj A.F. Becke, 3531:Maj A.F. Becke, 3497: 3492: 3487: 3483: 3478: 3474: 3467: 3463: 3458: 3454: 3443: 3439: 3434: 3430: 3423: 3419: 3412: 3403: 3398: 3391: 3387:Joslen, p. 463. 3386: 3382: 3375: 3371: 3366: 3362: 3357: 3353: 3348: 3344: 3337: 3333: 3328: 3319: 3314: 3310: 3305: 3301: 3296: 3292: 3287: 3283: 3278: 3274: 3269: 3265: 3260: 3256: 3251: 3247: 3242: 3238: 3233: 3229: 3224: 3220: 3213: 3209: 3202: 3191: 3186: 3171: 3166: 3155: 3150: 3143: 3138: 3134: 3127: 3123: 3118: 3114: 3109: 3105: 3095: 3093: 3084: 3083: 3072: 3062: 3060: 3056: 3049: 3045: 3044: 3040: 3035: 3026: 3021: 3004: 2999: 2995: 2990: 2986: 2979: 2975: 2970: 2966: 2961: 2957: 2949: 2945: 2938: 2934: 2929: 2925: 2920: 2916: 2911: 2907: 2900: 2896: 2889: 2885: 2880: 2876: 2871: 2867: 2862: 2858: 2853: 2849: 2844: 2840: 2835: 2831: 2822: 2818: 2812:Kaiser's Battle 2809: 2805: 2800: 2796: 2791: 2787: 2782: 2778: 2773: 2769: 2764: 2760: 2755: 2751: 2746: 2742: 2733: 2729: 2724: 2720: 2715: 2711: 2706: 2702: 2697: 2693: 2688: 2684: 2679: 2675: 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