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654:(Capt D.W. Howarth) were both wounded, the battalion attacked towards its final objective, the Yellow Line, 1000 yards (900 m) beyond the Brown Line. There was little enemy resistance and the battalion had taken all its objectives by noon. The rest of the brigade subsequently passed through to take the next two objectives.
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that caused significant casualties (No 4 Platoon losing 22 men out of 26). B Company led, with the role of mopping up after the advancing
Staffords, during which they took many prisoners. The rest of the battalion passed through, crossed the canal, and reached the Brown Line. Although the battalion's
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on 29 September 1918: it had to cross the canal itself, where it constituted part of the
Hindenburg Line. 4th Leicesters had the task of making a preliminary attack on Pike Wood and Peg Copse on the night of 27 September, supported by the guns of an Australian field artillery brigade. Unlike the rest
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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. The reorganisation of the BEF in January 1918 led to the disbandment of the 2/5th Leicesters, a draft of whom were sent to reinforce the 1/4th
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formed by the strongpoint. The battalion went forward in four waves, each of which was caught by machine gun and artillery fire; few of the men got into the German line, and they were unable to maintain their position. The battalion's casualties were 20 officers and 453 other ranks; only 188 NCOs and
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fighter-bombers against the bridgeheads. With the attackers coming in at heights up to 3000 feet it was mainly an LAA battle: four attackers were shot down. Despite the deterrent effect of the LAA batteries around the bridges, the
Luftwaffe did succeed in putting one Class 40 bridge out of action on
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While at Belper the battalion was invited to volunteer for foreign service. This was accepted by the majority of the men. During
September a 2nd-Line TF battalion designated the 2/4th was formed at Leicester from the Home Service men and new recruits, the original battalion becoming the 1/4th. Later
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and the attack took them by surprise, A Company reaching their objective without a shot being fired, and only one platoon met resistance, while B Company reached their objective with just thee casualties. Pike Wood was put in a state of defence and was intermittently attacked during the night, with
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for all-round defence By 4 December the decision had been made to withdraw from the
Bourlon Salient to the Flesquières Line, and 59th Division with 177th Bde in front held covering positions while this was carried out. At 14.30 on 6 December a hostile barrage came down on 59th Division's positions
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September 1914 at Leicester 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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that followed, the units of 32nd AA Bde defended the industrial towns and airfields of the East
Midlands. In 1941 the searchlight layout over the Midlands was reorganised, so that any hostile raid approaching the Gun Defended Areas (GDA) around the towns had to cross multiple cross multiple
1027:. In June a partial mobilisation of TA units was begun in a process known as 'couverture', whereby each AA unit in rotation did a month's tour of duty at selected AA and searchlight positions. On 24 August, ahead of the declaration of war, AA Command was fully mobilised at its war stations.
1023:, 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
353:, the double-battalion 1st Volunteer Bn formed both the 4th and 5th Battalions of the Leicestershire Regiment. The 5th Battalion had the companies from the country towns, while the 4th Battalion was recruited entirely from Leicester itself, with the exception of detachments at
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After conversion to the RE and then the RA, 44th S/L Rgt continued to wear
Leicester Regiment buttons and cap badge bearing the 'Royal Hindoostan Tiger'. After World War II, 579 LAA Rgt wore an embroidered arm badge consisting of the tiger in green on a black rectangle.
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In early 1943 the regiment became unbrigaded again, then in May it left AA Command and rejoined 39 AA Bde, which had just been converted into 103 AA Bde to become part of the field force, although loaned to AA Command. The brigade now had responsibility for
1541:, Bt was Commanding Officer of the 1st Administrative Brigade 1862-8 and 1870–91. He shot for England and was captain of the British shooting team that went to America in 1877 and 1882. He was also a member of several War Office small arms committees.
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took over 59th
Division's front, but 177th Bde remained in the line under its command. Over the next few days the composite force was slowly pushed from one fallback position to another, making local counter-attacks, until it was relieved in turn by
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and was covered by morning mist, and quickly overran the defences of the division's Forward Zone. 2/4th Leicesters had only just come out of the line after 24 hours of continuous trench duty. It was sent straight back up to assist in the defence of
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and an hour later German infantry advanced, the defenders in Flesquières inflicting heavy casualties on them before withdrawing as planned at 17.30. By 7 December the British were back on the line that they would hold for the coming winter.
1256:), timed for 29 April, for which it had 100 AA Bde (including two batteries of 121 LAA Regt from the Corps) providing AA cover. This coincided with the last peak of Luftwaffe activity, with 100 AA Bde reporting about 60 attacks by
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The Territorial regiment also incorporated 115 (Leicestershire) Corps Field Park Squadron, RE The regiment was reduced to a cadre in 1969 and reconstituted in 1971 as B (Royal Leicestershire) Company, 7th (Volunteer) Battalion,
880:. The men extended along the line but were completely exposed in the open. An officer stood in the Écoust road, stopping stragglers and directing them to join the Leicesters. Under the inspiring leadership of their CO, Lt-Col
1557:, later 9th Duke of Rutland, was commissioned into the battalion as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1910. He resigned in July 1914 but withdrew his resignation on the outbreak of war and was promoted to Lieutenant. He was seconded as an
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On the outbreak of war in August 1914, the battalion mobilised at the Magazine (enlisting many old soldiers from the National Reserve) and on 12 August entrained for the war station of the Lincoln & Leicester Brigade at
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road, were met by heavy machine-gun fire from the fringes of Riqueval Wood, and all attempts to enter it were repulsed. the battalion suffering considerable casualties. The wood held the division up for nearly a week.
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of their guns before being overrun. The battalion could get no further forward than the rear of the Battle Zone. Here the 'line' was no more than a yet-to-be-dug trench marked out with the turf removed and no
1166:, which caused numerous casualties to civilians and AA personnel. The regiment's batteries claimed some 'kills' during these attacks. The brigade remained part of Home Forces until March 1944 when it joined
1294:(as R Battery) without change of title. Anti-Aircraft Command was disbanded on 10 March 1955 and there were considerable reductions in the TA's AA units, as a result of which 579 LAA Regiment merged with
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on the Messines Ridge, the complete battalion took over its own sector of the line for the first time. Thereafter it participated in the round of reliefs, rotating trench-holding with fatigues, in the
813:. 177th Brigade was in support for this successful assault. This was a carefully prepared assault with massive artillery preparation, and most of the objectives were taken easily. The next phase, the
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The 59th Division took part in following the German Retreat to Hindenburg Line in March and April, but it was not until September that it was engaged in its first full-scale action, the phase of the
225:. Mansfield Turner was appointed captain of the new unit; his commission dated 31 August 1859 was considered to be the founding date of the company, which was designated the 1st Leicestershire RVC.
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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 battalions of the
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and a variety of other detachments. The battalion took up position along the railway embarkment from Ramicourt to Montbrehain and held it through the night under attack by German aircraft using
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parties trying to work their way back up trenches into the position. 4th Leicesters suffered serious casualties before they handed the position over next morning to the battalions of the
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In 1978, 4th Coy 5th Bn and B Coy 7th Bn were amalgamated to form HQ (The Royal Leicestershire) Company of 7th Bn Royal Anglians (except the Hinckley detachment which became part of 3 (
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bound for Egypt. However, the movement was immediately cancelled, and the troops disembarked next day. Most of the division that had already departed had to be brought back from Egypt.
939:, where the 16th Division was reforming as an English division. It returned to France on 30 July and 14th Leicesters served with the 16th Division during the final advance of the war.
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761:. When the 59th Division began training for overseas service, the Home Service details of 2/4th Leicesters and other battalions of the 2nd Lincoln & Leicester Brigade went to the
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871:, but the leading company found that the village had already fallen, and was unable to do more than cover the retreat of the gunners of a field battery which had removed the
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For the main attack on 29 September, 138th (Lincoln & Leicester) Brigade was in the second phase. Before Zero Hour the battalion moved up through the morning fog, under
1198:. After the heavy fighting in Normandy, VIII Corps was 'grounded' during the breakout and pursuit, and then had to rush forwards 300 miles to play a supporting role during
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884:, and Regimental Sergeant-Major 'African Joe' Withers, the battalion held off the Germans for the rest of the day, with modest casualties of 12 killed and 18 wounded.
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138th Brigade was once again in support during the Battle of Ramicourt (3 October), taking up the attack during the afternoon, with 4th Leicesters passing through
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area and became involved in 10 weeks' bloody fighting round Hill 70, during which the battalion suffered many casualties. The division handed over the line to the
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What remained of 59th Division was sent north to recuperate, but there the survivors were caught up in the second phase of the Spring Offensive, the Battles of
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of the carefully planned battle, this attack was hastily arranged. At sunset, A and B Companies supported by C and D advanced over 700 yards (650 m) of
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In 1880 the Administrative Battalion was consolidated as the 1st Leicestershire RVC, of two battalions, and on 1 July the following year, as part of 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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in France on 3 March 1915. By 8 March the North Midland Division had completed its concentration – the first complete TF formation to arrive on the
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As part of the Battle of Andigny, 4th Leicesters attacked again at dawn on 17 October, round the flank of Riqueval Wood, uphill towards the Bohain–
1411:, which was redesignated 3rd Bn Royal Anglian regiment in 2006. Under the 2020 plans for the Army Reserve, C Company at Leicester will absorb B (
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In 1961 there were further reorganisations, and 438 Rgt was broken up again. P Battery became 438th (Derbyshire Artillery) Field Squadron in
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959:. It was redesignated the 4th Reserve Bn on 8 April 1916 and on 1 September it absorbed the 5th Reserve (formerly 3/5th) Bn and joined the
785:– the troops of the 59th Division were the first TF units to serve in Ireland. After the suppression of the trouble, the division moved to
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Turner was promoted to lieutenant-colonel to command the battalion on 10 July 1860, and he was succeeded in command of the 1st Corps by
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987:(TA) the following year). Once again it formed part of 138th (Lincolnshire & Leicestershire) Bde in 46th (North Midland) Division.
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bringing together all of the pre-1908 volunteer units of the regiment and reverting to infantry for the first time since 1936.
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The 1/4th Leicesters was designated as the reserve battalion of the reserve brigade, and did not go into the attack, where the
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lost very heavily. The battalion finally captured Gommecourt in February 1917 when the Germans began their withdrawal to the
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sector and then went into reserve before moving into the line opposite Gommecourt in late May to prepare for the forthcoming
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On 10 July 1860 all 10 RVCs that had been raised in Leicestershire were consolidated into a single administrative battalion:
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on 28 November. Fierce German counter-attacks began on 30 November, and 177th Brigade was ordered to prepare the village of
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Beginning on 26 March, a company at a time of the battalion went into the trenches under the instruction of the 1st Bn
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returned to England in June, the 4th Leicesters was disembodied on 2 July, and the division began reforming in 1920.
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The regiment's role in the Overlord plan was to act as a corps LAA regiment under the Corps Commander RA (CCRA) of
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training area, before beginning to embark for France on 17 February. 2/4th Leicesters landed on 24 February.
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In December 1936 the 46th (North Midland) Division was disbanded and its headquarters was reconstituted as
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1241:(23–30 March)), when the corps was in Second Army Reserve and 100 AA Bde was protecting the bridgehead.
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1551:, was commissioned as Captain Commandant of the 8th (Ashby-de-la-Zouch) Leicester RVC on 17 March 1863.
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ended the war in Europe. 121 LAA Regiment was placed in suspended animation on 1 February 1946.
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and resumed training. It returned to England in January 1917 and began final battle training at
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a 3/4th or Reserve Battalion was formed to provide drafts to the battalions serving overseas.
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The battalion provided detachments of volunteers to serve alongside the Regulars during the
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Col Geoffrey Wilkes, OBE, TD, appointed 29 September 1981 (Deputy Hon Col, Royal Anglians).
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When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947, the regiment was reformed at Leicester as
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A Lack of Offensive Spirit? The 46th (North Midland) Division at Gommecourt, 1st July 1916
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History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 3a: New Army Divisions (9–26)
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light anti-aircraft (LAA) guns and organised into four batteries (396–399). It was now in
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but subsequently lost. The attack went in at 14.00 on 13 October behind a bombardment and
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searchlight belts, and then within the GDAs the concentration of lights was increased.
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Col Claude Danolds Oliver, OBE, TD, appointed 1 April 1967 (Royal Leicestershire (T)).
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The 4th Leicesters reformed at Leicester on 7 February 1920 in the TF (renamed the
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1407:) Companies merged to form C (Leicestershire and Northamptonshire) Company of the
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in 2nd AA Division (the group was redesignated 32nd AA Brigade in November 1938).
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The Lincoln & Leicester Bde only stayed a few days at Belper before moving to
3667:, Aldershot; Gale & Polden, 1926/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2004,
3198:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1938/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
3168:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
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Lt-Col J.C.D. Heggs, appointed 1 February 1996 (Deputy Hon Col, Royal Anglians).
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721:. The battalion left again on 1 November, and marched in the pursuit until the
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1002:, with HQ and 374–377 Anti-Aircraft Companies at Leicester. It formed part of
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3553:, Leicester: Edgar Backus, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2002,
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in time of need. One such unit was the Leicester Town Rifles, formed in the
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men returned to the jumping-off trench and answered rollcall that evening.
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1403:) Company of 5th Bn). A further reduction in the TA in 1999 saw HQ and C (
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1233:. 121 LAA Regiment reverted to the direct control of the CCRA during the
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121st (The Leicestershire Regiment) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (TA)
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in early July, having secured the jumping-off positions from which the
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1202:. VIII Corps had the lead in Operation Constellation, the capture of
1186:. VIII Corps was a follow-up formation and first went into action in
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On 1 August 1940 the AA battalions of the RE were transferred to the
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itself and then advancing over open ground to reach a sunken road at
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in March 1916 and reached the rank of Captain by the end of the war.
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in the summer of 1940, and more especially during the night-bombing
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The Corps of Royal Engineers: Organization and Units 1889–2018
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Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds & Lt-Col R. Maxwell-Hyslop,
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British Army of the Rhine Battlefield Tour: Operation Bluecoat
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On 26 January 1942, the regiment changed role again, becoming
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in May, when the Lincoln & Leicester Brigade was numbered
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in 1882, and in 1900 four more were added at Leicester (two),
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raised in 1859. It went on to become the parent unit of the
1072:
44th (The Leicestershire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, RA
3226:
Monty's Men: The British Army and the Liberation of Europe
1498:, appointed 1 April 1972 (Deputy Hon Col, Royal Anglians).
829:. The division entered the recently captured line between
757:
respectively. Training was carried out at Luton and later
431:, where the Division was concentrating. It later moved to
403:. The battalion was seen off by its Honorary Colonel, the
3472:
Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1695–1914
1359:
4th (Leicestershire) Company, 5th (Volunteer) Battalion,
1265:
1 May; it was repaired the same day. Four days later the
1194:
on 30 July, 121st LAA (less one battery) was attached to
510:
In October 1915 1/4th Leicesters left Ypres and moved to
3728:
1511:
Lr-Col W.G. Dawson, TD (Deputy Hon Col, Royal Anglians).
923:
On 8 May 1918, the cadre of 2/4th Bn was transferred to
526:, with the 1/4th Leicesters aiming for the point of the
3601:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994,
1355:(TAVR) in 1967, 4/5th Battalion provided two elements:
2956:
5th and 4/5th Bns Leicester Regiment at Regiments.org.
616:
The division was given the most difficult task in the
553:
In March and April 1916 1/4th Bn held trenches in the
377:. The 4th and 5th Battalions both formed part of the
369:
in Oxford Street, Leicester, which it shared with the
323:, after which it operated as a double-battalion unit.
3584:
Battleground Europe: Loos −1915: Hohenzollern Redoubt
3332:
26th September–11th November, The Advance to Victory
1535:, was Commanding Officer of 2/4th Battalion in 1918.
1229:
was assigned to protect VIII Corps, which had taken
998:(RE). The 4th Leicesters was one of these, becoming
3456:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
1030:2nd AA Division's defence responsibilities covered
156:
151:
109:
99:
85:
70:
53:
45:
34:
3614:The History of the Lincolnshire Regiment 1914–1918
825:59th Division was next moved south to join in the
608:) the 1/4th was simply referred to as the 4th Bn.
257:5th (3rd Leicester Town Rifles) Leicestershire RVC
254:4th (2nd Leicester Town Rifles) Leicestershire RVC
237:1st (1st Leicester Town Rifles) Leicestershire RVC
3757:Military units and formations established in 1859
3262:Most Unfavourable Ground: The Battle of Loos 1915
3247:The 46th (North Midland) Division at Lens in 1917
2875:
2873:
2404:Routledge, Table LVIII, p. 376; Table LX, p. 378.
769:, a home defence unit disbanded in October 1917.
3313:The German March Offensive and its Preliminaries
2506:"2 AA Division 1940 at British Military History"
2415:"2 AA Division 1939 at British Military History"
1371:The Royal Leicestershire Regiment (Territorials)
915:, the surplus men being drafted to other units.
309:1st Volunteer Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
3762:Military units and formations in Leicestershire
3425:, Vol II, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984,
2591:
2589:
2587:
2585:
2329:
2327:
2325:
2323:
1641:
1639:
1637:
1635:
1633:
1631:
1629:
1545:Henry Rawdon-Hastings, 4th Marquess of Hastings
345:When the Volunteer Force was subsumed into the
232:1st Administrative Battalion Leicestershire RVC
27:A volunteer force in the British Army 1859–1967
3410:, Vol I, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984,
1627:
1625:
1623:
1621:
1619:
1617:
1615:
1613:
1611:
1609:
1456:, appointed 23 March 1878 (1st Leicester RVC).
1346:4/5th Battalion, Royal Leicestershire Regiment
777:In April 1916 the 2/4th battalion was sent to
604:Bn. After the 2/4th Bn was disbanded in June (
3454:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
3423:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
3408:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
2474:
2472:
2470:
2468:
2466:
2446:AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files.
2356:"2nd AA Division at British Military History"
1170:in preparation for the invasion of Normandy (
858:), 59th Division was holding the line of the
8:
1342:140 Corps Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
1322:Q (Royal Leicestershire Regiment) Battery –
625:towards the German positions, following the
3633:Graham E. Watson & Richard A. Rinaldi,
975:, where it was disbanded on 17 April 1919.
751:177th (2/1st Lincoln and Leicester) Brigade
311:. An additional company had been formed at
303:, it became the Volunteer Battalion of the
3767:Military units and formations in Leicester
3519:, London: Allen Lane, 1978/Penguin, 1983,
3240:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,
2951:
2949:
2947:
2945:
2943:
2640:
2638:
2636:
2341:
2339:
2013:
2011:
2009:
2007:
2005:
2003:
2001:
1933:
1931:
1766:
1764:
1762:
1760:
1758:
1756:
1657:
1655:
1653:
1651:
1485:, TD, appointed 14 November 1925 (4th Bn).
435:to train for deployment overseas with the
3752:Rifle Volunteer Corps of the British Army
2998:
2996:
2143:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 519–20.
1796:
1599:
1597:
907:(17–18 April) forming part of the larger
781:to help quell disturbances following the
307:, changing its title in February 1883 to
3294:Messines and Third Ypres (Passchendaele)
2967:100–225 Sqns RE at British Army 1945 on.
2887:
2885:
2603:
2601:
2500:
2498:
2488:
2486:
2484:
2116:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 301–2.
1865:
1863:
1861:
1859:
1857:
1855:
1794:
1792:
1790:
1788:
1786:
1784:
1782:
1780:
1778:
1776:
1687:
1328:R (Northamptonshire Regiment) Battery –
629:. The barrage kept the Germans in their
584:In April 1917 the division moved to the
271:) Leicestershire RVC (disbanded in 1873)
3228:, London: Yale University Press, 2013,
2936:414–443 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on
2892:564–591 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on
1723:
1721:
1719:
1685:
1683:
1681:
1679:
1677:
1675:
1673:
1671:
1669:
1667:
1570:
1296:262nd (North Midland) Heavy AA Regiment
281:9th (Leicester Town) Leicestershire RVC
3630:, London: War Office, 7 November 1927.
2691:Routledge, p. 314, Table XLIX, p. 319.
1707:
1705:
1703:
1701:
1699:
1692:4th Bn Leicester Regt at Regiments.org
1401:Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry
1353:Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1304:438th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
862:Salient. The German attack followed a
538:, where on 21 January 1916 it boarded
31:
3682:, London: Longmans, 1959/Corgi, 1966.
3680:In Flanders Fields: The 1917 Campaign
3280:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1957.
2345:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 110, 113–4.
1830:National Reserve at Long, Long Trail.
1050:, which covered the area between the
518:, briefly captured during the recent
457:138th (Lincoln and Leicester) Brigade
37:4th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment
7:
3489:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992,
1810:Leicester at The Drill Hall Project.
375:Leicestershire Royal Horse Artillery
2978:East Anglian Regt at Regiments.org.
2161:8th Provisional Brigade War Diary,
1547:, simultaneously an officer in the
1351:When the TA was converted into the
896:, brought up in buses on 25 March.
3714:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files.
3504:, West Wickham: Iona Books, 2008,
3213:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982,
2252:Middlebrook, pp. 91, 192–3, 232–4.
1494:Lt-Col Gerald Laycock Aspell, TD,
1460:Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland
1267:German surrender at Lüneburg Heath
1099:121st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1004:32nd (Midland) Anti-Aircraft Group
642:who were to make the main attack.
439:(BEF). The 1/4th Bn embarked from
25:
3652:, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010,
2560:2 AA Division 1940 at RA 1939–45.
1422:Leicestershire Regiment cap badge
1306:with the following organisation:
1042:, together with the airfields of
887:During the night of 21/22 March,
755:59th (2nd North Midland) Division
177:was an early unit of the British
3694:British Army units from 1945 on.
2458:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
1555:John Manners, Marquess of Granby
1107:Bofors gun and crew, summer 1944
1070:(RA), the 44th being designated
74:
58:
3307:Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds,
2287:, Vol I, pp. 303, 387–8, 442–4.
1870:Leicesters at Long, Long Trail.
1525:Sir Iain Colquhoun, 7th Baronet
894:42nd (East Lancashire) Division
882:Sir Iain Colquhoun, 7th Baronet
618:Battle of the St. Quentin Canal
379:Lincoln & Leicester Brigade
3586:, Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 2003,
3245:Lt P. S. C. Campbell-Johnson,
2315:Titles & Designations 1927
1415:) Company by the end of 2016.
1302:) LAA/SL Regiment, into a new
1196:8th Army Group Royal Artillery
811:Battle of the Menin Road Ridge
1:
2570:Routledge, Table LXV, p. 396.
2492:Farndale, Annex M, pp. 338–9.
2456:39 AA Bde War Diary 1939–41,
2193:Lincolns at Long, Long Trail.
1300:The Northamptonshire Regiment
961:North Midland Reserve Brigade
854:opened on 21 March 1918 (the
767:13th Bn Lincolnshire Regiment
723:Armistice of 11 November 1918
453:46th (North Midland) Division
294:Sir Henry St John Halford, Bt
163:Sir Henry St John Halford, Bt
39:44th Searchlight Regiment, RA
3665:History of the 40th Division
3650:Tracing the Rifle Volunteers
3612:Maj-Gen C. R. Simpson (ed),
3474:, London: Leo Cooper, 1970,
2609:"121 LAA Regt at RA 1939–45"
1316:P (North Midland) Battery –
650:CO (Lt-Col F.W. Foster) and
3729:The Royal Artillery 1939–45
3014:Beckett, pp. 114, 201, 276.
2538:"44 S/L Regt at RA 1939–45"
1529:Distinguished Service Order
1217:During the fighting in the
728:46th Division moved to the
437:British Expeditionary Force
251:Company) Leicestershire RVC
41:121st Light AA Regiment, RA
3783:
3637:, Tiger Lily Books, 2018,
3264:, Solihull: Helion, 2005,
2550:Farndale, Annex D, p. 259.
2163:The National Archives, Kew
992:2nd Anti-Aircraft Division
763:28th Provisional Battalion
749:these were later numbered
407:, whose son and heir, the
244:Rifles) Leicestershire RVC
3736:The Territorial Army 1947
3699:British Military History.
3485:Norman E. H. Litchfield,
3438:British Regiments 1914–18
2395:Routledge, pp. 65–6, 371.
2174:Becke, Pt2 b, pp. 107–10.
1539:Sir Henry St John Halford
1405:Northamptonshire Regiment
1382:B Company at Loughborough
1363:in TAVR II (units with a
1062:44th Searchlight Regiment
470:, and on 4 April, facing
3663:Lt.-Col. F. E. Whitton,
2595:Frederick, pp. 806, 839.
2333:Frederick, pp. 859, 867.
2080:Priestley, pp. 113, 120.
2017:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 17–23.
1409:East of England Regiment
596:launched the successful
3704:The Drill Hall Project.
3565:Maj Raymond Priestley,
3452:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
2681:Collier Appendix XXXIX.
2478:Litchfield, pp. 139–40.
2305:Becke, Pt 3a, pp. 61–9.
2261:Middlebrook, pp. 251–2.
2062:Priestley, pp. 6, 72–3.
1770:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 61–7.
1549:Leicestershire Yeomanry
1376:HQ Company at Leicester
1298:from Derby, and 585th (
1200:Operation Market Garden
1074:. By now its HQ was at
852:German spring offensive
371:Leicestershire Yeomanry
349:in 1908 as part of the
305:Leicestershire Regiment
240:2nd (Duke of Rutland's
209:The enthusiasm for the
187:Leicestershire Regiment
132:German spring offensive
3597:Brig N. W. Routledge,
3355:The Battle of Normandy
2704:, Appendix IV, p. 372.
2152:Priestley, pp. 158–71.
2125:Priestley, pp. 139–52.
1603:Beckett, Appendix VII.
1501:Lt-Col Michael Moore,
1423:
1394:Royal Anglian Regiment
1379:A Company at Leicester
1361:Royal Anglian Regiment
1108:
815:Battle of Polygon Wood
732:in January 1919 where
686:
507:
499:
451:. It was numbered the
383:North Midland Division
335:South Africa 1900–1902
189:, which served on the
3536:The Battle of Cambrai
3374:The Defeat of Germany
2858:Routledge, pp. 362–3.
2765:, pp. 13, 29, 36, 43.
2089:Priestley, pp. 132–8.
1727:MacDonald, pp. 11–12.
1421:
1385:C Company at Hinckley
1106:
1025:Anti-Aircraft Command
963:. It later served at
864:hurricane bombardment
684:
640:Staffordshire Brigade
590:2nd Canadian Division
566:Staffordshire Brigade
505:
497:
221:town (later city) of
175:Leicester Town Rifles
35:Leicester Town Rifles
3709:The Long, Long Trail
3530:Capt Wilfred Miles,
3515:Martin Middlebrook,
2518:on 23 September 2015
2386:Routledge, pp. 62–3.
2368:on 23 September 2015
2296:Whitton, pp. 173–96.
2274:, Vol I, pp. 228–34.
2234:Miles, pp. 167, 213.
2216:, Vol II, pp. 288–9.
1661:Westlake, pp. 154–6.
1590:, 20 September 1859.
1258:Messerschmitt Bf 109
1254:Operation Enterprise
856:Battle of St Quentin
516:Hohenzollern Redoubt
490:Hohenzollern Redoubt
288:) Leicestershire RVC
278:) Leicestershire RVC
264:) Leicestershire RVC
116:Hohenzollern Redoubt
3368:Major L. F. Ellis,
3209:Ian F. W. Beckett,
2926:Frederick, p. 1009.
2917:Frederick, p. 1013.
2879:Frederick, p. 1024.
2796:Buckley, pp. 235–8.
2460:, file WO 166/2272.
1973:Milnes, pp. 98–106.
1916:Cherry, pp. 278–93.
1310:RHQ at Leicester –
1292:527 LAA/SL Regiment
1223:Operation Veritable
807:3rd Ypres Offensive
3421:J.B.M. Frederick,
3406:J.B.M. Frederick,
2814:Routledge, p. 365.
2805:Routledge, p. 350.
2653:Frederick, p. 842.
2579:Routledge, p. 399.
2427:on 17 January 2016
2134:Milne, pp. 155–56.
2071:Milne, pp. 144–49.
2053:Milne, pp. 137–43.
2035:Milne, pp. 131–36.
1982:Campbell-Johnston.
1925:Rawson, pp. 125–8.
1645:Frederick, p. 236.
1531:and Bar, from the
1424:
1286:, forming part of
1192:Operation Bluecoat
1172:Operation Overlord
1109:
909:Battles of the Lys
903:(14–15 April) and
725:came into effect.
687:
672:Sherwood Foresters
570:Sherwood Foresters
508:
500:
433:Bishop's Stortford
415:in the battalion.
409:Marquess of Granby
211:Volunteer movement
185:battalions of the
3673:978-1-84342-870-1
3658:978-1-84884-211-3
3622:978-1-84342-355-3
3577:978-1-843422-66-2
3559:978-1-84342-203-7
3549:Capt John Milne,
3544:978-1-84574-724-4
3510:978-0-9558119-0-6
3463:978-1-84342-474-1
3446:978-1-84342-197-9
3436:Brig E.A. James,
3255:978-1-4457-9613-0
3242:various editions.
3234:978-0-300-13449-0
3109:, 22 August 1914.
3095:, 14 August 1914.
2847:Defeat of Germany
2834:Defeat of Germany
2785:Defeat of Germany
2763:Defeat of Germany
2741:Defeat of Germany
2702:Defeat of Germany
2243:Miles, pp. 262–7.
2203:Wolff, pp. 191–5.
2107:Milne, pp. 151–4.
2098:Milne, pp. 150–1.
2044:Priestley, p. 33.
1995:, Vol II, p. 114.
1937:Milne, pp. 62–65.
1898:Milne, pp. 25–50.
1889:Milne, pp. 18–24.
1519:Prominent members
1473:Col J.E. Sarson,
1436:Honorary Colonels
1262:Focke-Wulf Fw 190
1239:Operation Plunder
1225:) in early 1945,
1219:Klever Reichswald
1178:North West Europe
1161:Focke-Wulf Fw 190
1088:Battle of Britain
1078:in Lincolnshire.
827:Battle of Cambrai
598:Battle of Hill 70
347:Territorial Force
341:Territorial Force
313:Market Harborough
276:Ashby-de-la-Zouch
168:
167:
146:North West Europe
16:(Redirected from
3774:
3688:External sources
3500:Alan MacDonald,
3467:
3286:James E. Edmonds
3194:Maj A. F. Becke,
3179:Maj A. F. Becke,
3164:Maj A. F. Becke,
3161:, various dates.
3139:
3131:
3125:
3123:, 24 March 1916.
3117:
3111:
3103:
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3089:
3083:
3075:
3069:
3067:16 February 1869
3061:
3055:
3053:25 December 1868
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2867:Buckley, p. 293.
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2823:Buckley, p. 281.
2821:
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2774:Buckley, p. 235.
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2752:Buckley, p. 184.
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2165:file WO 95/5458.
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1996:
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1983:
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1971:
1965:
1964:Milne, pp. 92–3.
1962:
1956:
1953:
1947:
1946:Milne, pp. 70–8.
1944:
1938:
1935:
1926:
1923:
1917:
1914:
1908:
1907:Milne, pp. 51–6.
1905:
1899:
1896:
1890:
1887:
1881:
1880:Milne, pp. 4–13.
1878:
1872:
1867:
1850:
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1646:
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1584:
1578:
1575:
1190:on 26 June. For
1125:10th AA Division
1115:, equipped with
1044:No. 12 Group RAF
985:Territorial Army
846:German Offensive
736:began. The last
719:Fresnoy-le-Grand
676:parachute flares
670:occupied by the
627:creeping barrage
612:St Quentin Canal
580:Lens and Hill 70
301:Childers reforms
183:Territorial Army
136:St Quentin Canal
80:Territorial Army
78:
63:
62:
32:
21:
3782:
3781:
3777:
3776:
3775:
3773:
3772:
3771:
3742:
3741:
3734:Graham Watson,
3690:
3685:
3643:978-171790180-4
3582:Andrew Rawson,
3464:
3451:
3389:Martin Farndale
3276:Basil Collier,
3147:
3142:
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3086:
3081:, 14 July 1914.
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2574:
2569:
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2496:
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2482:
2477:
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2394:
2390:
2385:
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2321:
2313:
2309:
2304:
2300:
2295:
2291:
2282:
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2269:
2265:
2260:
2256:
2251:
2247:
2242:
2238:
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2220:
2211:
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2142:
2138:
2133:
2129:
2124:
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2111:
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2102:
2097:
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2075:
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2066:
2061:
2057:
2052:
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2039:
2034:
2030:
2025:
2021:
2016:
1999:
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1986:
1981:
1977:
1972:
1968:
1963:
1959:
1954:
1950:
1945:
1941:
1936:
1929:
1924:
1920:
1915:
1911:
1906:
1902:
1897:
1893:
1888:
1884:
1879:
1875:
1868:
1853:
1849:Simpson, p. 49.
1848:
1844:
1840:Milne, pp. 1–3.
1839:
1835:
1828:
1824:
1819:
1815:
1808:
1804:
1799:
1774:
1769:
1754:
1749:
1745:
1740:, 24 July 1860.
1735:
1731:
1726:
1717:
1710:
1697:
1690:
1665:
1660:
1649:
1644:
1607:
1602:
1595:
1585:
1581:
1576:
1572:
1568:
1521:
1438:
1429:
1338:
1280:
1275:
1188:Operation Epsom
1180:
1164:fighter-bombers
1101:
1084:
1068:Royal Artillery
1064:
1017:
1012:
996:Royal Engineers
981:
945:
943:3/4th Battalion
921:
913:training cadres
848:
823:
803:
795:Salisbury Plain
775:
746:
744:2/4th Battalion
660:
614:
582:
574:Hindenburg Line
559:Somme Offensive
551:
492:
482:sectors in the
425:
423:1/4th Battalion
405:Duke of Rutland
396:
391:
351:Haldane Reforms
343:
328:Second Boer War
207:
179:Volunteer Force
171:
158:
144:
140:
138:
134:
130:
126:
122:
118:
114:
92:
57:
40:
38:
36:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
3780:
3778:
3770:
3769:
3764:
3759:
3754:
3744:
3743:
3740:
3739:
3731:
3726:
3721:
3716:
3711:
3706:
3701:
3696:
3689:
3686:
3684:
3683:
3676:
3661:
3648:Ray Westlake,
3646:
3631:
3625:
3610:
3595:
3580:
3562:
3547:
3528:
3513:
3498:
3483:
3468:
3462:
3449:
3434:
3419:
3404:
3385:
3366:
3343:
3324:
3305:
3282:
3273:
3260:Niall Cherry,
3258:
3243:
3237:
3224:John Buckley,
3222:
3207:
3192:
3177:
3162:
3156:
3148:
3146:
3143:
3141:
3140:
3137:, 23 May 1919.
3135:London Gazette
3126:
3121:London Gazette
3112:
3107:London Gazette
3098:
3093:London Gazette
3084:
3079:London Gazette
3070:
3065:London Gazette
3056:
3051:London Gazette
3042:
3037:London Gazette
3028:
3016:
3007:
2992:
2981:
2970:
2959:
2939:
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2919:
2910:
2895:
2881:
2869:
2860:
2851:
2838:
2825:
2816:
2807:
2798:
2789:
2776:
2767:
2754:
2745:
2732:
2719:
2706:
2693:
2684:
2673:
2664:
2655:
2646:
2632:
2623:
2614:
2597:
2581:
2572:
2563:
2552:
2543:
2529:
2494:
2480:
2462:
2449:
2438:
2406:
2397:
2388:
2379:
2347:
2335:
2319:
2307:
2298:
2289:
2276:
2263:
2254:
2245:
2236:
2227:
2225:Wolff, p. 199.
2218:
2205:
2196:
2185:
2176:
2167:
2154:
2145:
2136:
2127:
2118:
2109:
2100:
2091:
2082:
2073:
2064:
2055:
2046:
2037:
2028:
2026:Milne, p. 117.
2019:
1997:
1984:
1975:
1966:
1957:
1948:
1939:
1927:
1918:
1909:
1900:
1891:
1882:
1873:
1851:
1842:
1833:
1822:
1813:
1802:
1772:
1752:
1743:
1738:London Gazette
1729:
1715:
1695:
1663:
1647:
1605:
1593:
1588:London Gazette
1579:
1569:
1567:
1564:
1563:
1562:
1552:
1542:
1536:
1520:
1517:
1516:
1515:
1512:
1509:
1506:
1499:
1492:
1489:
1486:
1471:
1457:
1444:Major-General
1437:
1434:
1428:
1425:
1389:
1388:
1387:
1386:
1383:
1380:
1377:
1368:
1337:
1334:
1333:
1332:
1326:
1320:
1314:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1179:
1176:
1153:Great Yarmouth
1100:
1097:
1083:
1080:
1063:
1060:
1052:Humber Estuary
1040:North Midlands
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
980:
977:
944:
941:
920:
919:14th Battalion
917:
847:
844:
822:
819:
802:
799:
774:
771:
745:
742:
734:demobilisation
659:
656:
613:
610:
594:Canadian Corps
581:
578:
550:
547:
520:Battle of Loos
491:
488:
476:Sanctuary Wood
472:Spanbroekmolen
468:Essex Regiment
443:and landed at
424:
421:
395:
392:
390:
387:
342:
339:
330:, earning the
290:
289:
282:
279:
272:
265:
258:
255:
252:
245:
238:
206:
203:
169:
166:
165:
160:
154:
153:
149:
148:
111:
107:
106:
101:
97:
96:
87:
83:
82:
72:
68:
67:
65:United Kingdom
55:
51:
50:
49:31 August 1859
47:
43:
42:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
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2:
3779:
3768:
3765:
3763:
3760:
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3750:
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3732:
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3705:
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3592:0-85052-903-4
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3492:
3488:
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3480:0-85052-004-5
3477:
3473:
3470:N.B. Leslie,
3469:
3465:
3459:
3455:
3450:
3447:
3443:
3439:
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3432:
3431:1-85117-009-X
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3409:
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3401:1-85753-080-2
3398:
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3390:
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3318:
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3310:
3306:
3303:
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3299:
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3291:
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3284:Brig-Gen Sir
3283:
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3270:1-874622-03-5
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3186:
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2228:
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2215:
2209:
2206:
2200:
2197:
2194:
2189:
2186:
2183:James, p. 54.
2180:
2177:
2171:
2168:
2164:
2158:
2155:
2149:
2146:
2140:
2137:
2131:
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2014:
2012:
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2008:
2006:
2004:
2002:
1998:
1994:
1988:
1985:
1979:
1976:
1970:
1967:
1961:
1958:
1955:Milne, p. 81.
1952:
1949:
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1895:
1892:
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1858:
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1843:
1837:
1834:
1831:
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1823:
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1814:
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1800:James, p. 60.
1797:
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1487:
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1476:
1472:
1469:
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1461:
1458:
1455:
1454:Baggrave Hall
1451:
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1446:Edwyn Burnaby
1443:
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1426:
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1162:
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1142:
1138:
1137:142nd LAA Rgt
1134:
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1096:
1093:
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1059:
1057:
1053:
1049:
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1041:
1037:
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1026:
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1021:Munich Crisis
1014:
1009:
1007:
1005:
1001:
997:
993:
988:
986:
978:
976:
974:
970:
966:
962:
958:
955:and later to
954:
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942:
940:
938:
934:
930:
929:16th Division
926:
918:
916:
914:
910:
906:
902:
897:
895:
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889:40th Division
885:
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857:
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840:
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828:
820:
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808:
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792:
788:
784:
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780:
772:
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764:
760:
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731:
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711:friendly fire
708:
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623:No man's land
619:
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579:
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496:
489:
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481:
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458:
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449:Western Front
446:
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438:
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388:
386:
384:
380:
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368:
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338:
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329:
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216:
212:
204:
202:
200:
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188:
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164:
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1168:Second Army
1141:Newton Kyme
1086:During the
949:Belton Park
878:barbed wire
839:Flesquières
668:Montbrehain
658:The pursuit
600:in August.
466:and 2nd Bn
441:Southampton
389:World War I
385:of the TF.
321:Mountsorrel
269:Lutterworth
195:World War I
110:Engagements
100:Garrison/HQ
94:Air Defence
3746:Categories
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3145:References
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1318:ex 262 Rgt
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1133:Humberside
1127:defending
1036:Humberside
957:Nottingham
860:Bullecourt
695:Aisonville
555:Vimy Ridge
549:Gommecourt
536:Marseilles
464:King's Own
159:commanders
152:Commanders
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3330:, Vol V,
3311:, Vol I,
3159:Army List
2836:, p. 285.
2730:, p. 452.
2283:Edmonds,
2270:Edmonds,
2212:Edmonds,
1991:Edmonds,
1712:Army List
1288:76 AA Bde
1278:Artillery
1157:Lowestoft
1145:Tadcaster
1129:Yorkshire
1121:62 AA Bde
1056:Sheffield
1048:39 AA Bde
1032:Yorkshire
965:Catterick
937:Aldershot
933:Aldeburgh
850:When the
801:3rd Ypres
759:St Albans
730:Le Cateau
705:road and
664:Ramicourt
606:see below
524:gas cloud
413:subaltern
363:Charnwood
223:Leicester
124:3rd Ypres
104:Leicester
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2728:Normandy
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1577:Beckett.
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1336:Infantry
1038:and the
979:Interwar
953:Grantham
925:47th Bde
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652:adjutant
445:Le Havre
373:and the
367:Magazine
286:Hinckley
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