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officers and 80 other ranks of 1/7th Manchesters raided 'Fusilier Trench'; as they withdrew, Sergeant A.S. Fleetwood carried out a wounded comrade, reaching safety 20 minutes after the rest of the raiders. On the night of 19/20 July Lieutenant N. Edge led a party of 38 men of the battalion to capture and consolidate an enemy post 500 yards (460 m) in front of the British line. The following night three officers and 125 other ranks of the battalion captured the enemy trench system known as 'The Triangle', and then drove off a German counterattack the following morning. During the second half of July, 127 Bde advanced more than 2,000 yards (1,800 m) by these means. That month the division was struck by the
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Battalion now came up, and D Company deployed to form a defensive flank. Even though the company was reduced to 35 men, it repelled counter-attacks for eight hours. When the advance was resumed on 23 October 127 Bde was in support. During the subsequent pursuit (3–11 November), it remained in support, marching through the
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to reach their assigned positions. HQ Company and one rifle company were established just north of Brosse Woods. About 13.00 they were spotted by a German aircraft and the bombardment was renewed, followed by an attack. Communication with brigade and divisional HQs was cut off, and the companies ran
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line; 127 Bde slipped away unnoticed. The German advance was held in front of Bucquoy, despite heavy shellfire and the weariness of the troops. The first stage of the German offensive had been checked, although shellfire and raiding continued along the line until the division was relieved on 8 April.
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On 31 August 1914, the formation of Reserve or 2nd Line units for each existing TF unit was authorised. Initially these were formed from men who had not volunteered for overseas service, and the recruits who were flooding in. Later they were mobilised for overseas service in their own right. From now
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from high ground that a flanking formation had failed to capture, and lost two-thirds of the 450 men who attacked. It dealt with two determined counter-attacks, but B Company threw out a defensive flank and held the ground. By 14.30 a weak company was on the fourth objective, but the battalion was
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When the division returned to the line front, the Third Army line was relatively quiet, the Germans having switched their offensive to the north. The policy was now to advance the line by means of small raids and aggressive patrolling (so-called 'peaceful penetration'). On 16 June a party of four
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to negotiate. The division began its 2.5 miles (4.0 km) approach march at 19.00 the evening before, and was expected to be resting at its jumping-off line by midnight. But the mud was so bad that the troops arrived 20 minutes after the attack was launched, and simply fixed bayonets and kept
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for rest. It returned to Cape Helles on 22 June and 1/7th Bn went up to the firing line in the Krithia Nullah sector on 24 June. They held the Turkish trench they had captured while the formations on either flank attempted to improve their positions. The 1/7th Manchesters then spent the next six
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On the outbreak of war, the division was at its annual camp when the order to mobilise was received at 05.30 on 4 August. The units returned to their drill halls to mobilise, the men being billeted close by. On 20 August, having volunteered for overseas service, the division moved into camps for
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until the end of 1915. Training was also interrupted by the need to supply reinforcement drafts to the 1st Line overseas. It was not until August 1915 that the division (now numbered as the 66th (2nd East Lancashire), with the 2/1st Manchester Bde as 199 (Manchester)) was able to concentrate in
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to dig a new trench 300 yards (270 m) closer to the enemy line, which was completed and occupied the following night. The battalions also carried out regular night patrols and raids. At the end of June, 1/7th Manchesters was ordered to raid 'Wigan Copse'. After special training and with a
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on the nights of 17–19 October and the attack went in at 02.00 on 20 October. 127 Brigade set off at 07.00 and passed through towards the second objective with 7th Bn in support. Although the leading battalions were badly knocked about, they captured the village of Marou and consolidated. 7th
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Many of the original volunteers were warehousemen and clerks; however, some mill owners refused to let their employees join, and by 1862 the unit's composition was 77 gentlemen and professionals, 129 tradesmen, 62 clerks, 347 artisans from foundries and 21 labourers. Together with the
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On 31 July 1939, as part of the doubling in size of the TA before the outbreak of the Second World War, new 6th and 7th Battalions of the Manchester Regiment were created as duplicates of the 5th and 8th (Ardwick) Battalions respectively; these served as infantry during the war.
564:, the leading troops of 1/7th Manchesters could only get forward about 50 yards. By 19.15 that evening the Manchesters were back in their old positions. 127th Brigade was temporarily unfit for service and its total strength was only that of a single battalion, though it relieved 1055:
66th Division had suffered some of the heaviest casualties during the battle, and in April its battered battalions were reduced to training cadres. 2/7th Manchesters was disbanded on 31 July, the remaining personnel being transferred to the 1/7th Bn in 42nd Division.
822:, but were relieved by the rest of 7th Bn that night. The following morning the battalion sent forward patrols, who found that the enemy had retired. The division then exploited this success, and a period of open warfare ensued, with cavalry going into action. 813:, and as opposition diminished a company passed through the town at 10.00 before halting to allow flanking units to catch up. The division continued to advance slowly against rearguards until the end of the month. On 2 September 127 Bde put in an attack on 524:
On 28 May, 1/7th Bn in conjunction with 1/8th Bn took part in a small operation that moved the line forward, and B and D Companies dug in during the night. The lines were now within assaulting distance of the nearest Turkish trenches, and a new attack (the
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In September the battalion was engaged in fatigues and trench digging. These new trenches were given names such as 'Burlington Street' and 'Greenheys Lane' reminiscent of the battalion's HQ. The battalion continued to take casualties from enemy fire and
482:. At first the division's role was simply to relieve Regular troops from the garrisons for service on the Western Front, but on 5 November Britain declared war on Turkey and Egypt became a war zone. In January the Manchester Brigade was concentrated at 601:(EEF) and the Suez Canal defences. From February to 1916 it was stationed at Shallufa, base for the Southern Sector of the defences, broken by spells of training in the desert. In June the division was moved to the Central Sector, between 817:
with a company of 7th Bn attached to 5th Manchesters. With support from tanks, aircraft, mortars and a creeping barrage, the Manchesters fought their way through the village and were consolidating before noon. They were now in an exposed
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in the firing line near Krithia Nullah on 8/9 August. After a short rest and receiving a few drafts and returning casualties, the division was put back into the line on 19 August, still badly under strength and suffering from sickness.
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onto its first objective, then the barrage switched to precede 127 Brigade advancing with 7th Manchesters on the left. Assisted by morning mist, the Manchesters took their first objective, and then cleared the ravine in which the
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as the first commanding officer (CO) of the 3rd Manchesters. In December 1859 men connected with newspapers and publishing formed a Manchester Press Company, which enlisted 200 men, and another company was formed at
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road ran, the men getting to close quarter fighting with the defenders. However, it took two attempts for the brigades to take their third objective, the Manchesters finally advancing along the ridge up to
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rifle was issued in place of the obsolescent long model with which the battalions had gone to war. The division was employed on working parties in the area abandoned by the Germans when they retired to the
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Officially, 42nd (East Lancashire) Division began reforming at home in April 1920 but 7th Manchesters had already reformed at Burlington Street on 7 February. However, when the TF was reconstituted as the
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walking. As well as the mud, which seriously hindered movement, clogged weapons and deadened artillery fire, they were faced by unanticipated barbed wire and the artillery had made no impression on German
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warehouse (up a flight of 100 steps) for drill. It moved its drill hall to 134 Deansgate in September 1881, but this was still unsatisfactory so the Earl of Ellesmere bought land in Burlington Street,
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The Home Service men of the 7th Manchesters, together with those of other TF battalions of the Manchesters and Lancashire Fusiliers, were combined into 45th Provisional Battalion, which became
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During the Autumn the railway and water pipeline were pushed forward, and 42nd Division participated in the EEF's Advance to Wadi el Arish, which began in late November 1916 and completed the
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History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2b: The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th), with the Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions,
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shortly after 17.00. Cut off, the two companies surrendered having suffered over 70 per cent casualties. The other companies are believed to have been similarly overwhelmed in the fog.
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records that 'The Manchester Territorials, fighting like veterans, were all in high fettle'. There was almost nothing between them and Krithia, and beyond that the ultimate target of
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on 31 December 1921. The combined battalion remained in 127 (Manchester) Brigade of 42nd Division until 1936 when it was converted into a heavy anti-aircraft regiment of the
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on 28 May. The Manchesters consolidated their position on 5 June and held off a Turkish counter-attack on 6 June before being relieved next day and going into reserve.
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now too weak to attempt the final objective, which was taken later that night by the rest of the division, which continued to advance the following morning.
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The Gallipoli Campaign was shut down at the beginning of January, but 42nd Division remained on Mudros until the middle of the month before returning to the
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following an invasion scare in 1859 saw the creation of many Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs) composed of part-time soldiers eager to supplement the Regular
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on the night of 1 September. On 6 September the Manchesters supported an attack by 125 (Lancashire Fusiliers) Bde, which failed with heavy casualties.
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This battalion was formed at Burlington Street in March 1915, with the role of training drafts for the 1/7th and 2/7th Bns. Early in 1916 it moved to
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A memorial stone was laid by Harold Greenwood, formerly of the 7th Manchesters, on behalf of former comrades, when the Nightingale Centre at
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Ridge to the first objective, after which 6th and 7th Bns passed through to the second and third objectives. 7th Battalion was exposed to
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weeks alternating in the line with 1/5th and 1/8th Bns. On 5 July, 1/7th Bn helped to repulse a fierce Turkish attack on the neighbouring
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on, the original battalion was designated the 1/7th Manchesters, and the 2nd Line the 2/7th; later a 3rd line battalion was formed.
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began. As the men went home the division's units were reduced to cadres by 16 March 1919, and 7th Bn was disembodied on 10 April.
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where 1/6th Manchesters were preparing defences. The newly arrived battalions passed through 1/6th Manchesters to support the
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on 25 September and the Manchester Bde went into garrison in that city. However, three companies of the 7th Bn were sent via
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opened on 21 March 1918, 42nd Division was in reserve, and on 23 March it was sent south in motor buses to reinforce
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After a period of rest, the division returned to the line for the set-piece assault on the Hindenburg Line (the
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Sector on the Belgian coast, where it remained under constant shellfire until November. It then moved to the
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and initially the East Lancashire Division was assigned to guard to Suez Canal before being selected for the
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In 1880, following disbandments and amalgamations of less successful units, the corps was renumbered as the
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Men of 2/7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, coming out of the line on the Menin Road, 27 December 1918.
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The 2/7th Bn was formed at Burlington Street in August 1914. and shortly afterwards was included in the
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On 12 June the Manchester Brigade was withdrawn from the Gallipoli Peninsula and went to the island of
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By 26 March the enemy was working round the division's flanks, and it was ordered to pull back to the
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coast in the summer, then moved to the Ypres salient in October to join the Third Ypres Offensive.
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The 2/7th Manchesters had to make a five-hour cross-country march under shellfire and wearing
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When the German Spring Offensive opened, 66th Division had recently been moved from Ypres to
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Yard in April, when Major Henry announced that its motto would be 'Defence not Defiance'.
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66th Division began embarking for France at the end of February, and was concentrated at
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sector where it spent the winter building concrete defences to replace the existing poor
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On 3 May the 1/7th Manchesters under the command of Lt-Col H.E. Gresham embarked on the
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road and set up an outpost line. The following day the division was ordered to relieve
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Men of 2/7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, on the Menin Road, 27 December 1918.
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The Kaiser's Battle, 21 March 1918: The First Day of the German Spring Offensive
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Rupert Bonner, 'The Development of the Rifle Volunteer Movement in Manchester',
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From 9 July to 22 August the division was in reserve, with 127 Bde stationed at
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into Brigade No 16 (Lancashire). The 63rd and 96th Foot were amalgamated as the
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London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
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John Lee, 'The British Divisions at Third Ypres' in Liddle (ed), pp. 221, 224.
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as a memorial to the men of 7th Manchesters who died in the First World War.
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The following officers served as CO of the 1/7th Manchesters during the war:
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and 2nd Manchester Rifles and the Ardwick Artizan Rifles (numbered as the
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After 18 days in the Salient, the division was relieved and moved to the
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918
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in 1888, the Volunteer Battalions of the regiment constituted the
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Riflemen Form: A study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
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On 25 May, the East Lancashire Division was formally designated
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by 16 March. It served in the desultory operations along the
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and was holding a line among the undulating valleys of the
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Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1695–1914
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Retreat and Rearguard Somme 1918: The Fifth Army Retreat
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Passchendaele in Perspective: The Third Battle of Ypres
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Army Council Instructions Issued During January 1916
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The division's first attack was on 9 October at the
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undergoing intensive training. It then moved to the
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of the new unit on 16 May 1860. He later became its
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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
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The divisional Royal Engineers bridged the 787:) on 21 August. 125 Brigade advance behind a 767:of the 2/7th Manchesters from 66th Division ( 8: 1979: 1977: 1868: 1866: 1528: 1526: 1524: 1522: 1520: 1518: 1516: 1514: 1512: 1510: 779:The Allied counter-offensive began with the 428:. The Manchester Brigade formed part of the 391:4th Volunteer Battalion, Manchester Regiment 2360:Military units and formations in Lancashire 2355:Military units and formations in Manchester 2173:The 42nd East Lancashire Division 1914–1918 1965: 1963: 1629: 1627: 1625: 1623: 1621: 1562: 1560: 1558: 1459: 2315:Imperial war Museum War Memorials Register 2220:, London: Allen Lane, 1978/Penguin, 1983, 2122:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 1938:Training Battalions at Regimental Warpath. 1854: 1852: 1850: 1602: 1600: 1598: 1596: 1594: 1592: 1487: 1485: 1483: 1481: 1479: 1477: 1475: 1473: 1471: 1469: 1457: 1455: 1453: 1451: 1449: 1447: 1445: 1443: 1441: 1439: 1328: 1326: 1324: 1310: 1308: 1306: 731:. 127 Brigade debussed at midnight on the 2350:Rifle Volunteer Corps of the British Army 616:4 August artillery fire was heard as the 1409: 1407: 1229: 1227: 1225: 1223: 1221: 1219: 1808:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 43–4. 1381: 1379: 1377: 1375: 1373: 1352: 1350: 1348: 1346: 1344: 1342: 1340: 1206: 841:42nd Division next participated in the 252:in time of need. One such unit was the 2026:IWM War Memorials Register, Ref 53160. 2015:IWM War Memorials Register, Ref 10713. 1153:Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere 1114:6th/7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment 339:became lieutenant-colonel commandant. 337:Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere 194:Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere 17: 2295:, London: Longmans, 1959/Corgi, 1966. 2293:In Flanders Fields: The 1917 Campaign 2054:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1916. 1551:Manchester Rgt at Regimental Warpath. 1121:, in which role it served during the 643:42nd Division was now ordered to the 593:The Battle of Romani 3–4 August 1916. 23:4th Volunteer Bn, Manchester Regiment 7: 1333:Lancashire Record Office Handlist 72 1098:6/7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment 566:125th (Lancashire Fusiliers) Brigade 517:, and the Manchester Brigade became 363:16th (3rd Manchester) Lancashire RVC 282:40th (3rd Manchester) Lancashire RVC 21:40th (3rd Manchester) Lancashire RVC 2235:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2014, 1238:, 2008, Vol 86, No 347, pp. 216–35. 33:29 February 1860 – 31 December 1921 2110:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982, 1533:Manchester Rgt at Long, Long Trail 426:7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment 210:7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment 14: 2325:Museum of the Manchester Regiment 2280:, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010, 1357:7th Manchesters at Regiments.org. 1137:The following officers served as 862:came into effect on 11 November. 2137:& Lt-Col R. Maxwell-Hyslop, 1080:on 1 January 1917. It served in 284:, and the whole unit paraded at 59: 42: 1984:Manchester Rgt at Regiments.org 1503:Division at Regimental Warpath. 1187:A stone pillar was erected in 553:, inflicting heavy casualties. 515:42nd (East Lancashire) Division 2265:, Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 1996, 2263:British Regiments at Gallipoli 2248:The Army and Society 1815–1914 941:.256-in Japanese Ariska rifles 1: 1883:Wolff, pp. 223–7, 230–2, 248. 1873:66 Div at Regimental Warpath. 1664:Aspinall-Oglander, pp. 41–54. 1492:Division at Long, Long Trail. 910:Lt-Col A.E. Cronshaw, DSO, TD 2278:Tracing the Rifle Volunteers 2205:, London: Leo Cooper, 1997, 2190:, London: Leo Cooper, 1970, 937:2nd East Lancashire Division 599:Egyptian Expeditionary Force 556:A new attack at Helles (the 356:Burlington Street drill hall 1367:Beckett, pp. 67, 73–4, 101. 1084:and was disbanded in 1918. 827:Battle of the Canal du Nord 160:Battle of the Canal du Nord 25:7th Bn, Manchester Regiment 2376: 2307:Lancashire Record Office, 2250:, London: Longmans, 1980, 2063:May 1915 to the Evacuation 1910:Middlebrook, pp. 112, 201. 1859:66 Div at Long, Long Trail 1691:Aspinall-Oglander, p. 173. 1171:The battalion was awarded 865:42nd Division remained at 657:Short Magazine Lee-Enfield 558:Battle of Krithia Vineyard 519:127th (Manchester) Brigade 335:, and in 1875 his nephew, 134:Battle of Krithia Vineyard 95:199th (Manchester) Brigade 91:127th (Manchester) Brigade 1995:Titles & Designations 1646:Gibbon, pp. 17–8, 21, 27. 2131:, London: Methuen, 1938. 2124:100th Edn, London, 1953. 2057:C.F. Aspinall-Oglander, 1957:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 111–6. 1606:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 67–74. 1463:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 35–41. 933:2/1st Manchester Brigade 919:Bt Lt-Col W.T. Bromfield 430:East Lancashire Division 212:was a unit of Britain's 725:German spring offensive 655:, and re-equipped; the 611:52nd (Lowland) Division 527:Third Battle of Krithia 385:in 1881 as part of the 244:The enthusiasm for the 129:Third Battle of Krithia 114:'Defence, not defiance' 2201:Peter H. Liddle (ed), 1173:South Africa 1900–1902 1155:(1847–1914), former CO 1021: 993:Battle of Poelcappelle 988: 860:Armistice with Germany 775:Hundred Days Offensive 692:, passing through the 626:Anzac Mounted Division 594: 327:, was commissioned as 308: 2171:Frederick E. Gibbon, 1270:Beckett, Appendix VII 1019: 986: 922:Bt Lt-Col E.W. Manger 916:Lt-Col H.A. Carr, DSO 889:Lt-Col H.E. Gresham, 690:Third Ypres Offensive 673:supporting artillery 592: 315:, younger son of the 306: 254:3rd Manchester Rifles 206:3rd Manchester Rifles 144:Battle of Poelcapelle 105:Greenheys, Manchester 2320:The Long, Long Trail 2216:Martin Middlebrook, 1919:Murland, pp. 74, 84. 488:Gallipoli Expedition 358:was opened in 1885. 321:Member of Parliament 2037:Nightingale Centre. 1835:Gibbon, pp. 180–97. 1799:Gibbon, pp. 153–66. 1790:Gibbon, pp. 142–52. 1781:Gibbon, pp. 135–40. 1772:Gibbon, pp. 128–35. 1754:Gibbon, pp. 102–22. 1745:Gibbon, pp. 96–102. 1586:Becke, Pt 2b, p. 6. 1433:Spiers, Chapter 10. 1424:Dunlop, Chapter 14. 881:Commanding officers 843:Battle of the Selle 508:Gallipoli Peninsula 402:Stanhope Memorandum 383:Manchester Regiment 165:Battle of the Selle 2246:Edward M. Spiers, 2156:J.B.M. Frederick, 2106:Ian F.W. Beckett, 1928:Murland, pp. 84–5. 1817:Gibbon, pp. 173–7. 1763:Gibbon, pp. 122–7. 1736:Gibbon, pp. 83–95. 1727:Gibbon, pp. 79–82. 1718:Gibbon, pp. 63–78. 1709:Gibbon, pp. 49–59. 1300:Frederick, p. 132. 1248:Spiers, pp. 163–8. 1022: 989: 904:Lt-Col A Canning, 595: 406:Manchester Brigade 329:Lieutenant-Colonel 319:, and at the time 309: 273:John Snowdon Henry 260:, Knott Mill, the 246:Volunteer movement 185:John Snowdon Henry 2286:978-1-84884-211-3 2241:978-1-78159-267-0 1700:Gibbon, pp. 43–9. 1682:Gibbon, pp. 41–2. 1673:Gibbon, pp. 35–9. 1615:Gibbon, pp. 7–11. 1133:Honorary Colonels 1096:See main article 1012:Operation Michael 898:Maj P.H. Creagh, 635:in January 1917. 418:Territorial Force 412:Territorial Force 371:Militia regiments 317:Earl of Ellesmere 286:Chetham's College 218:Territorial Force 199: 198: 65:Territorial Force 2367: 2135:James E. Edmonds 2127:John K. 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Staveacre 852:Forest of Mormal 789:creeping barrage 785:Battle of Albert 781:Battle of Amiens 719:Spring Offensive 666:Havrincourt Wood 618:Battle of Romani 581:on 29 December. 531:Official History 387:Childers Reforms 373:and the Regular 367:Cardwell Reforms 333:Honorary Colonel 325:South Lancashire 313:Algernon Egerton 190:Algernon Egerton 155:Battle of Albert 139:Battle of Romani 63: 48: 46: 45: 18: 2375: 2374: 2370: 2369: 2368: 2366: 2365: 2364: 2330: 2329: 2303: 2298: 2231:Jerry Murland, 2091:Maj A.F. 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It served at 202: 192: 187: 179: 123:First World War 93: 43: 41: 24: 22: 12: 11: 5: 2373: 2371: 2363: 2362: 2357: 2352: 2347: 2342: 2332: 2331: 2328: 2327: 2322: 2317: 2312: 2302: 2301:Online sources 2299: 2297: 2296: 2289: 2276:Ray Westlake, 2274: 2261:Ray Westlake, 2259: 2244: 2229: 2214: 2199: 2184: 2169: 2154: 2132: 2125: 2119: 2104: 2089: 2074: 2055: 2048: 2046: 2043: 2041: 2040: 2029: 2018: 2007: 1998: 1987: 1973: 1959: 1950: 1941: 1930: 1921: 1912: 1903: 1894: 1885: 1876: 1862: 1846: 1837: 1828: 1819: 1810: 1801: 1792: 1783: 1774: 1765: 1756: 1747: 1738: 1729: 1720: 1711: 1702: 1693: 1684: 1675: 1666: 1657: 1655:Gibbon, p. 33. 1648: 1639: 1617: 1608: 1588: 1579: 1570: 1554: 1536: 1506: 1495: 1465: 1435: 1426: 1417: 1403: 1398:London Gazette 1389: 1369: 1360: 1336: 1320: 1302: 1272: 1263: 1250: 1241: 1215: 1205: 1203: 1200: 1189:Whitworth Park 1184: 1181: 1168: 1167:Battle Honours 1165: 1164: 1163: 1156: 1150: 1134: 1131: 1104: 1103: 1102: 1101: 1089: 1086: 1073: 1072:28th Battalion 1070: 1061: 1058: 1013: 1010: 980: 977: 928: 925: 924: 923: 920: 917: 911: 908: 902: 896: 893: 882: 879: 875:demobilisation 776: 773: 720: 717: 640: 637: 633:Sinai Campaign 586: 583: 562:trench mortars 495: 492: 463: 460: 450:to embark for 442: 439: 437: 434: 413: 410: 241: 238: 200: 197: 196: 181: 175: 174: 170: 169: 168: 167: 162: 157: 152: 146: 141: 136: 131: 120: 116: 115: 112: 108: 107: 102: 98: 97: 88: 84: 83: 82:1-3 Battalions 80: 76: 75: 72: 68: 67: 57: 53: 52: 50:United Kingdom 39: 35: 34: 31: 27: 26: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2372: 2361: 2358: 2356: 2353: 2351: 2348: 2346: 2343: 2341: 2338: 2337: 2335: 2326: 2323: 2321: 2318: 2316: 2313: 2311: 2310: 2305: 2304: 2300: 2294: 2290: 2287: 2283: 2279: 2275: 2272: 2271:0-85052-511-X 2268: 2264: 2260: 2257: 2256:0-582-48565-7 2253: 2249: 2245: 2242: 2238: 2234: 2230: 2227: 2226:0-14-017135-5 2223: 2219: 2215: 2212: 2211:0-85052-552-7 2208: 2204: 2200: 2197: 2196:0-85052-004-5 2193: 2189: 2186:N.B. 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Index

United Kingdom

Territorial Force
127th (Manchester) Brigade
199th (Manchester) Brigade
Greenheys, Manchester
First World War
Third Battle of Krithia
Battle of Krithia Vineyard
Battle of Romani
Battle of Poelcapelle
Bucquoy
Battle of Albert
Battle of the Canal du Nord
Battle of the Selle
John Snowdon Henry
Algernon Egerton
Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere
Volunteers
Territorial Force
Manchester
Gallipoli
Western Front
First World War
Volunteer movement
British Army
Cheetham Hill
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Newton Heath
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