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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.
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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
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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 CitΓ© 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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 (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.
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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
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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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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
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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.
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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
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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 β 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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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 30β31 July 1915), but was under heavy shellfire during this period, and was mined again on 26 September, suffering numerous casualties.
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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
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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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938:(26 September). This was equally successful, with the Leicester battalions of 177th Bde advancing behind the smoke and dust of a
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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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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
518:.) The CO, Lt-Col T.E. Sandall, was among the wounded. At dusk the battalion's survivors under the only unwounded officer,
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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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where it provided the basis for a new 540 S/L Bty formed on 12 December 1940. This battery later joined a newly-forming
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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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1221:(RA) renamed its gun 'brigades' as 'regiments', the group was redesignated 31st AA Brigade in November 1938.
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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
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633:. On 18 October, A Company launched a successful trench raid, supported by artillery, into the enemy lines.
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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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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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R.E. Madge, withdrew to the redoubt, which the support battalion (1/4th Lincolns) and the
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as well as all four of its own companies. In November, 306 AA Company moved into the
1246:
919:
870:
753:
748:
After a few days' rest, the division joined the pursuit of the retreating enemy (the
604:
When the attack went in on 1 July, 138th Bde was in reserve; however, the assault by
431:
398:
3665:
History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: Victory in the West
3660:
974:
535:
534:
to his previous DCM for consolidating a point in the north face, defending it with
462:
255:
212:
196:
4002:
Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth (Regiments.org) β archive site
3648:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1948/Imperial War Museum and Battery Press, 1992,
3306:
Order of Battle of AA Command, 1 August 1943, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/84.
1618:
Memorial at Vermelles, starting point for the division's attack on 13 October 1915
3880:
3535:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
3089:
2482:
3804:
The Kaiser's Battle, 21 March 1918: The First Day of the German Spring Offensive
1643:
1556:. When it was reformed in 1971 the Lincolnshire Regiment link was discontinued.
1501:
in February. It went to North West Europe the following month and did duty with
1432:
1385:
1050:. The battalion was disbanded on 31 July and the remnants sent to the 1/5th Bn (
848:
721:
560:
427:
359:
351:
192:
103:
3550:
London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
675:), the 1/5th Bn absorbed the remnants, reverting to the title of 5th Lincolns.
461:
The battalion was not involved in the 46th Division's first action (the German
3595:, London: Fisher Unwin, 1919/Raleigh, NC:Poacher Books/Lulu Publishing, 2011,
1512:
606 Regiment was placed in suspended animation on 4 February 1946 in Belgium.
1296:
1190:
1039:
990:
555:
547:
263:
3819:
Footprints of the 1/4th Leicestershire Regiment, August 1914 to November 1918
1520:
When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947 the regiment was reformed as
821:
Lt-Col H.G. Wilson, DSO, (former 2nd-in-command) 30 June 1918 β 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 1914β55
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 1908β1988 (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 β 13 October 1915 (wounded); 6 April 1916 β 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 1859β1908
1630:
Memorial at CitΓ© 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
18:
46th (Lincolnshire Regiment) Garrison Regiment, Royal Artillery
3997:
David Porter's work on Provisional Brigades at Great War Forum
3912:
The Corps of Royal Engineers: Organization and Units 1889β2018
3297:
103 AA Bde War Diary MayβDecember 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 β1915: 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 1914β1918
3151:39 AA Bde War Diary 1939β41, 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
4040:Military units and formations in Lincolnshire
3749:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939β1945
3718:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660β1978
3703:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660β1978
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)
3469:414β443 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on.
3414:564β591 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on.
3409:
3407:
3405:
3199:
3197:
3195:
3193:
3147:
3145:
2520:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 300β3.
2493:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 160β3.
1912:
1910:
1908:
1906:
1904:
1902:
1900:
1898:
1896:
1894:
1576:(CO 1908β1912), 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.
3425:30β66 AA Bdes at British Army 1945 on.
2252:MacDonald, pp. 88β92, 140β7, 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 β 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, 262β7.
2680:Bradbridge, pp. 6β7, 12β3, 47β8.
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 β 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 39β45.
3234:Routledge Table LXV, p. 397.
3139:Routledge, Table LX, p. 378.
2814:, p. 254β6 & Appendix 8.
2671:Bradbridge, pp. 9β10, 39β41.
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 1915β1918
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 39β45.
3167:Farndale, Annex M, p. 339.
2854:Bradbridge, pp. 26, 170β1.
2698:Bradbridge, pp. 14, 49β52.
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 1908β10 March 1955
4014:The Territorial Army 1947
4007:Royal Artillery 1939β1945
3733:British Regiments 1914β18
3119:Routledge, pp. 65β6, 371.
2930:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 107β10.
2649:Becke, Pt2 b, pp. 107β10.
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 39β45.
3022:Frederick, pp. 859, 867.
2921:Bradbridge, pp. 29, 171.
2234:, Vol I, pp. 252β9, 308.
2012:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 17β23.
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. 126β44.
3435:Litchfield, Appendix 5.
3204:46 S/L Rgt at RA 39β45.
2951:Titles and Designations
2111:Cherry, pp. 292β3, 296.
1888:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 61β7.
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. 879β80.
3187:Litchfield, pp. 143β4.
2756:Bradbridge, pp. 19β20.
2589:Sandall, pp. 116, 166.
2529:Priestley, pp. 147β53.
2483:Priestley, pp. 96β120.
2332:MacDonald, pp. 479β80.
2292:MacDonald, pp. 463β70.
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. 420β1.
2872:Bradbridge, pp. 27β8.
2836:Bradbridge, pp. 24β6.
2774:Bradbridge, pp. 21β2.
2716:Bradbridge, pp. 15β8.
2446:Yockelson, pp. 180β1.
2409:Priestley, pp. 61β80.
2359:MacDonald, pp. 559β6.
2159:MacDonald, pp. 49β50.
1751:MacDonald, pp. 14β17.
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. 62β3.
3059:on 23 September 2015
2912:Becke, Pt 2b, p. 72.
2863:Simpson, pp. 319β22.
2845:Simpson, pp. 301β10.
2765:Simpson, pp. 276β79.
2738:, Vol II, pp. 288β9.
2614:Simpson, Appendix I.
2580:Sandall, pp. 54, 63.
2464:Simpson, pp. 369β70.
2386:Simpson, pp. 239β46.
2377:Sandall, pp. 110β35.
2341:Sandall, pp. 83β104.
2208:MacDonald pp. 57β65.
2129:MacDonald, pp. 41β4.
2102:Simpson, pp. 125-30.
1711:Frederick, pp. 226β7
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. 200β2.
2881:Simpson, pp. 324β5.
2792:Simpson, pp. 298β9.
2725:Simpson, pp. 264β6.
2707:Simpson, pp. 215β6.
2538:Simpson, pp. 383β6.
2511:Simpson, pp. 378β9.
2502:Sandall, pp. 184β7.
2437:Simpson, pp. 367β9.
2428:Sandall, pp. 175β8.
2350:Sandall, pp. 105β9.
2314:Sandall, pp. 79β82.
2270:Simpson, pp. 170β1.
2243:Sandall, pp. 66β73.
2150:Simpson, pp. 130-1.
2138:Sandall, pp. 58β61.
2093:Sandall, pp. 46β52.
2048:Rawson, pp. 109β16.
1984:Simpson, pp. 48β50.
1849:Quarterly Army List
1666:Westlake pp. 156β9.
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. 144β49.
2368:Campbell-Johnston.
2261:Sandall, pp. 74β8.
2190:Sandall, pp. 63β5.
2120:Rawson, pp. 125β8.
2057:Cherry, pp. 253β8.
2030:Simpson pp. 103β5.
2021:Simpson, pp. 53β4.
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:(1936β44, 1947β67)
101:(1908β36, 1944β45)
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. 141β2.
2399:, Vol II, p. 114.
2181:Milne, pp. 58β63.
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:
2670:
2666:
2657:
2653:
2648:
2644:
2635:
2631:
2622:
2618:
2613:
2602:
2597:
2593:
2588:
2584:
2579:
2575:
2570:
2563:
2558:
2554:
2549:
2542:
2537:
2533:
2528:
2524:
2519:
2515:
2510:
2506:
2501:
2497:
2492:
2488:
2481:
2477:
2472:
2468:
2463:
2459:
2454:
2450:
2445:
2441:
2436:
2432:
2427:
2423:
2418:
2414:
2407:
2403:
2394:
2390:
2385:
2381:
2376:
2372:
2367:
2363:
2358:
2354:
2349:
2345:
2340:
2336:
2331:
2327:
2322:
2318:
2313:
2309:
2300:
2296:
2291:
2287:
2278:
2274:
2269:
2265:
2260:
2256:
2251:
2247:
2242:
2238:
2229:
2225:
2216:
2212:
2207:
2203:
2198:
2194:
2189:
2185:
2180:
2176:
2167:
2163:
2158:
2154:
2149:
2142:
2137:
2133:
2128:
2124:
2119:
2115:
2110:
2106:
2101:
2097:
2092:
2088:
2083:
2079:
2075:Cherry, p. 266.
2074:
2070:
2066:Rawson, p. 120.
2065:
2061:
2056:
2052:
2047:
2043:
2038:
2034:
2029:
2025:
2020:
2016:
2011:
1988:
1983:
1968:
1963:Sandall, Ch. 1.
1961:
1952:
1945:
1920:
1915:
1892:
1887:
1874:
1866:
1855:
1847:
1843:
1836:
1832:
1825:
1821:
1814:
1810:
1803:
1799:
1792:
1788:
1781:
1777:
1770:
1766:
1759:
1755:
1750:
1739:
1732:
1715:
1710:
1679:
1674:
1670:
1665:
1658:
1654:
1647:
1640:
1631:
1628:
1619:
1616:
1596:
1562:
1518:
1490:21st Army Group
1468:
1340:Newcastle Blitz
1332:57 Light AA Bde
1317:Royal Artillery
1313:
1306:RA collar badge
1270:Parachute mines
1243:
1238:
1219:Royal Artillery
1207:Royal Engineers
1199:
1118:
1081:Southend-on-Sea
1073:
1060:
1058:3/5th Battalion
983:
962:Guards Division
954:
916:
896:
894:Hindenburg Line
887:Salisbury Plain
862:
828:
826:2/5th Battalion
790:
774:Prisoner of war
734:
714:
681:
648:
639:Hindenburg Line
583:
471:
456:Royal Engineers
412:
407:
405:1/5th Battalion
364:Special Reserve
348:
343:
341:First World War
312:Haldane Reforms
310:(TF) under the
304:
205:
193:First World War
177:
167:
165:Newcastle Blitz
163:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
125:
102:
66:
50:
37:
35:
33:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
4063:
4061:
4053:
4052:
4047:
4042:
4037:
4027:
4026:
4023:
4022:
4017:
4009:
4004:
3999:
3994:
3989:
3984:
3979:
3974:
3969:
3962:
3959:
3957:
3956:
3938:
3925:Ray Westlake,
3923:
3908:
3902:
3887:
3878:
3863:
3848:
3830:
3815:
3800:
3793:
3778:
3763:
3757:
3744:
3729:
3714:
3699:
3680:
3657:
3638:
3619:
3606:Niall Cherry,
3604:
3589:
3574:
3559:
3544:
3529:
3514:
3498:
3496:
3493:
3491:
3490:
3481:
3472:
3461:
3452:
3437:
3428:
3417:
3401:
3389:
3380:
3369:
3360:
3351:
3342:
3331:
3317:
3308:
3299:
3290:
3281:
3272:
3263:
3254:
3245:
3236:
3227:
3218:
3207:
3189:
3169:
3153:
3141:
3132:
3121:
3112:
3103:
3070:
3038:
3024:
3002:
2993:
2984:
2973:
2964:
2955:
2943:
2932:
2923:
2914:
2905:
2894:
2883:
2874:
2865:
2856:
2847:
2838:
2829:
2816:
2803:
2794:
2785:
2776:
2767:
2758:
2749:
2747:Wolff, p. 199.
2740:
2727:
2718:
2709:
2700:
2691:
2682:
2673:
2664:
2651:
2642:
2629:
2616:
2600:
2591:
2582:
2573:
2561:
2552:
2540:
2531:
2522:
2513:
2504:
2495:
2486:
2475:
2466:
2457:
2448:
2439:
2430:
2421:
2412:
2401:
2388:
2379:
2370:
2361:
2352:
2343:
2334:
2325:
2316:
2307:
2294:
2285:
2272:
2263:
2254:
2245:
2236:
2223:
2210:
2201:
2192:
2183:
2174:
2161:
2152:
2140:
2131:
2122:
2113:
2104:
2095:
2086:
2077:
2068:
2059:
2050:
2041:
2032:
2023:
2014:
1986:
1966:
1950:
1918:
1890:
1872:
1853:
1851:, October 1907
1841:
1830:
1819:
1808:
1797:
1786:
1775:
1764:
1753:
1737:
1713:
1677:
1668:
1655:
1653:
1650:
1649:
1648:
1642:Memorial near
1641:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1622:
1620:
1617:
1610:
1595:
1592:
1591:
1590:
1583:
1577:
1561:
1558:
1517:
1514:
1467:
1464:
1441:RAF Predannack
1413:United Kingdom
1312:
1309:
1291:at Newcastle,
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1198:
1195:
1174:
1173:
1172:
1171:
1168:
1162:
1161:
1160:
1157:
1151:
1150:
1149:
1146:
1143:
1137:
1136:
1135:
1117:
1114:
1072:
1071:13th Battalion
1069:
1059:
1056:
982:
979:
953:
950:
915:
912:
895:
892:
861:
858:
827:
824:
823:
822:
819:
808:
801:
789:
786:
770:demobilisation
733:
730:
713:
710:
698:Magny-la-Fosse
680:
677:
661:Canadian Corps
647:
644:
631:Berles-au-Bois
620:Foncquevillers
582:
579:
487:Battle of Loos
470:
467:
444:Spanbroekmolen
411:
408:
406:
403:
347:
344:
342:
339:
303:
300:
298:for training.
296:Humber Brigade
292:Humber Estuary
281:Elswick Hopper
272:
271:
252:
246:
240:
234:
228:
204:
201:
175:
172:
171:
122:
118:
117:
112:
108:
107:
96:
92:
91:
81:
77:
76:
74:United Kingdom
64:
60:
59:
56:
52:
51:
48:
40:
39:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4062:
4051:
4048:
4046:
4043:
4041:
4038:
4036:
4033:
4032:
4030:
4021:
4018:
4016:
4015:
4010:
4008:
4005:
4003:
4000:
3998:
3995:
3993:
3990:
3988:
3985:
3983:
3980:
3978:
3975:
3973:
3970:
3968:
3965:
3964:
3960:
3954:
3950:
3946:
3942:
3939:
3936:
3932:
3928:
3924:
3921:
3917:
3913:
3909:
3906:
3903:
3900:
3896:
3892:
3888:
3886:
3884:
3879:
3876:
3875:1-85753-099-3
3872:
3868:
3864:
3861:
3860:0-85052-903-4
3857:
3853:
3849:
3846:
3842:
3838:
3836:
3831:
3828:
3824:
3820:
3816:
3813:
3812:0-14-017135-5
3809:
3805:
3801:
3798:
3794:
3791:
3787:
3783:
3779:
3776:
3775:0-9508205-2-0
3772:
3768:
3764:
3760:
3754:
3750:
3745:
3742:
3738:
3734:
3730:
3727:
3726:1-85117-009-X
3723:
3719:
3715:
3712:
3711:1-85117-007-3
3708:
3704:
3700:
3697:
3696:1-85753-080-2
3693:
3689:
3685:
3681:
3678:
3677:1-845740-59-9
3674:
3670:
3666:
3662:
3658:
3655:
3651:
3647:
3643:
3639:
3636:
3635:0-946998-02-7
3632:
3628:
3624:
3621:Brig-Gen Sir
3620:
3617:
3616:1-874622-03-5
3613:
3609:
3605:
3602:
3598:
3594:
3590:
3587:
3583:
3579:
3575:
3572:
3571:0-352-30833-8
3568:
3564:
3560:
3557:
3556:1-847347-39-8
3553:
3549:
3545:
3542:
3541:1-847347-39-8
3538:
3534:
3530:
3527:
3526:0 85936 271 X
3523:
3519:
3515:
3512:
3511:1-847349-92-7
3508:
3504:
3500:
3499:
3494:
3485:
3482:
3476:
3473:
3470:
3465:
3462:
3456:
3453:
3450:
3448:
3441:
3438:
3432:
3429:
3426:
3421:
3418:
3415:
3410:
3408:
3406:
3402:
3396:
3394:
3390:
3384:
3381:
3378:
3373:
3370:
3364:
3361:
3355:
3352:
3346:
3343:
3340:
3335:
3332:
3326:
3324:
3322:
3318:
3312:
3309:
3303:
3300:
3294:
3291:
3285:
3282:
3276:
3273:
3267:
3264:
3258:
3255:
3249:
3246:
3240:
3237:
3231:
3228:
3222:
3219:
3216:
3211:
3208:
3205:
3200:
3198:
3196:
3194:
3190:
3184:
3182:
3180:
3178:
3176:
3174:
3170:
3164:
3162:
3160:
3158:
3154:
3148:
3146:
3142:
3136:
3133:
3130:
3125:
3122:
3116:
3113:
3107:
3104:
3091:
3087:
3081:
3079:
3077:
3075:
3071:
3055:
3048:
3042:
3039:
3033:
3031:
3029:
3025:
3019:
3017:
3015:
3013:
3011:
3009:
3007:
3003:
2997:
2994:
2988:
2985:
2982:
2977:
2974:
2968:
2965:
2959:
2956:
2952:
2947:
2944:
2941:
2936:
2933:
2927:
2924:
2918:
2915:
2909:
2906:
2903:
2898:
2895:
2892:
2887:
2884:
2878:
2875:
2869:
2866:
2860:
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256:Market Rasen
213:Lincolnshire
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2825:Robin Hoods
2660:Robin Hoods
2625:Robin Hoods
2170:Robin Hoods
1644:Bellenglise
1600:see gallery
1540:and formed
1503:Second Army
1488:Meanwhile,
1435:, C Trp at
1433:RAF St Eval
1431:, B Trp at
1429:Rosemullion
1427:, A Trp at
1326:By now the
1283:area under
1258:39th AA Bde
966:Flesquières
849:Lee-Enfield
754:Petit Helpe
722:Montbrehain
667:in August.
507:barbed wire
428:Ploegsteert
360:Cleethorpes
352:Bridlington
329:formed the
191:during the
121:Engagements
111:Garrison/HQ
104:Air Defence
4029:Categories
3667:, Vol II:
3661:L.F. Ellis
3644:, Vol II,
3495:References
1452:3 AA Group
1417:103 AA Bde
1409:4 AA Group
1297:Sunderland
1191:War Office
1164:D Company
1153:C Company
1139:B Company
1131:A Company
991:Bullecourt
905:Hargicourt
752:). At the
581:Gommecourt
556:Alexandria
548:Marseilles
264:Scunthorpe
260:Frodingham
131:Gommecourt
3096:9 October
3063:9 October
2734:Edmonds,
2395:Edmonds,
2279:Edmonds,
2230:Edmonds,
1594:Memorials
1544:in a new
1479:Yealmpton
1473:Luftwaffe
1454:covering
1448:60 AA Bde
1405:59 AA Bde
1390:58 AA Bde
1382:Edinburgh
1380:covering
1065:Saltfleet
1052:see above
1016:Lewis gun
945:pillboxes
900:MΓ©ricourt
854:see below
841:St Albans
759:Armistice
718:Ramicourt
712:Ramicourt
673:see below
502:gas cloud
384:Dunstable
139:3rd Ypres
3682:Gen Sir
3445:Watson,
2221:, p. 73.
1421:Cornwall
1398:Shetland
1384:and the
1370:Scotland
1351:Carlisle
1116:Interwar
1021:Bailleul
562:Megantic
552:Anchises
526:(1st Bn
416:Le Havre
159:Bailleul
99:Infantry
3447:TA 1947
1538:529 HAA
1516:Postwar
1392:in the
1293:Morpeth
1266:Grimsby
1110:Ipswich
1106:Bedford
1040:St Omer
996:Noreuil
860:Ireland
766:Bousies
732:Andigny
599:Lucheux
520:Captain
448:Hill 60
430:in the
333:of the
232:Spilsby
217:Grimsby
135:Hill 70
115:Grimsby
63:Country
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2940:Porter
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2658:Anon,
2623:Anon,
2168:Anon,
1507:VE Day
1505:until
1394:Orkney
970:dugout
883:Fovant
867:Dublin
567:Amiens
372:Belper
250:Alford
80:Branch
55:Active
3057:(PDF)
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2303:Somme
2219:Somme
1652:Notes
1554:cadre
1425:Truro
1386:Forth
1347:cadre
1336:Blitz
782:Inchy
778:cadre
544:Egypt
376:Luton
268:Brigg
238:Louth
162:WWII:
3949:ISBN
3931:ISBN
3916:ISBN
3895:ISBN
3871:ISBN
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3098:2017
3065:2017
2736:1917
2397:1917
2281:1916
2232:1916
1550:TAVR
1536:and
1396:and
1295:and
1007:Mory
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452:mine
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