M-P. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. [12] In particular, based on war time experience, the Army decided to dispense with cyclists units and the existing battalions were either disbanded or converted to artillery or signals units. Once established, men of the two Huntingdonshire companies of the 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment were allowed to transfer and almost all did so. 1st Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 10th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. The album includes group photographs and a dinner menu from a celebration to Kettering Men of the 6th Northamptonshire Regiment. Pretty sure my Albert Brice of the Northamptonshire Regiment was wit... h the 5th Battalion. 8th (Reserve) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. The outbreak of war found them at their annual camp on Woodbury Common, Exeter. 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 14th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 27: THE CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE AND FLANDERS . 21 September 1915. 19th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Original regiment Unit Becomes Labour Company number Men are renumbered from to; Royal Scots: 19th (Labour) Battalion: 1: 1: 600: ditto: ditto: 2: 601: 1200: Scottish Rifles Northamptonshire Regiment (d.3rd April 1918) Michael Smith, son of Mr. L B Smith, Linden House, Ampthill, Bedfordshire was born in Ampthill. 5th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). A-K. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. A-K. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment L-Z. 6th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 3/4th and 3/5th Battalion Territorial Force 01.06.1915 & 17.04.1915 Formed at Lincoln and Grimsby. 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. The History of the Northamptonshire Regiment, 1934-1948. 4th Battalion, The Quuen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). In March 1915, the 1st/5th Battalion moved from Bury to Norwich and then to St. Albans in May, where specialist training was stepped up and their formation was re-designated as the 162nd (East Midland) Brigade in the 54th (East Anglian) Division. 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. An attempt to assassinate the French Emperor, Napoleon III, by Italian nationalists – the Orsini affair – had been linked to Britain as the bombs used in the attempt had been made and tested in England, coupled with the British Government's refusal to restrict the right of asylum. 10th Battalion, Royal Warickshire Regiment. Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment). L-Z. 17th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 358 recorded WW1 deaths for the 5th (Service) Battalion, (Pioneers), Northamptonshire Regiment. W-Z. Michael Basil Smith 6th Btn. 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 12th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. [8], The 2nd Line battalion was formed in October 1914. The battalion saw extensive service in the Second World War, fighting in France in 1940, Tunisia from 1942â43 and later Sicily and Italyfrom 1943â45 before ⦠5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 5th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers) Formed at Northampton in August 1914 as part of K1 and attached as Army Troops to 12th (Eastern) Division. 20th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Machine Gun Battalion, Royal Naval Division. Moved to Shorncliffe but during Sep⦠5th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). 4th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). [15], The increasing need to defend against attack from the air led to a number of Territorial Army units being converted to the anti-aircraft role in the 1930s and a major reorganization in 1938 saw the TA divisions reduced from twelve to nine battalions. Regimental History Committee, 1953 - Great Britain - 448 pages. 10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Sunday 12-09-1915. [40] On 12 February, the battalion moved with the brigade to North West Europe where it remained until the end of the war[20] serving variously under the direct command of VIII, XII and I Corps. The 5th (Territorial) battalion - the 'Yellow Devils'. E-G. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. August 1901 - Posted to "Details" of the Northamptonshire Regiment at Verne Citadel, Portland after training; May 1904 - 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment return from South Africa. Formed in the Territorial Force in February 1914, it remained in the United Kingdom throughout the First World War. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 24th Brigade / 8th Division and 23rd Division. 2nd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 16th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 18th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. [10] The battalion was disembodied on 14 April 1919. 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He was a sergeant when war broke out, ⦠The 4th Battalion was not given the "Huntingdonshire" subtitle. [8], In accordance with the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw. History of the raising of the 7th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, 48th & 58th Foot, and its records from the formation until it proceeded on active service, 14th Sept., 1914-31st August, 1915 7th (S.) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment, 1914-1919 Mobbs' Own, The: The 7th Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment, 1914-18 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. The Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion was a bicycle infantry battalion of the British Army. 5th Battalion, The Kings, (Livrpool Regiment). 'S AND MEN OF THE 7TH (SERVICE) BATTALION NORTHAMPTONSHIRE REGT. It remained in England throughout the war. Rank: Private Regiment: Northamptonshire Regiment Parents: Mr & Mrs Field Address: 162 Bohemian Road, St Leonards Other Info: At the Front.Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Courtesy of Steve Bramley. 31.07.1918 Absorbed by the 1/5th Battalion. A-G. 10h Battalion, Lincolnshire Regient. 6th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. F428 Jonathan Spencer, 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment and family, taken in February 1915, Speightâs Studio, Kettering. From being the closest of allies in the Crimean War (October 1853 – February 1856), Anglo-French relations had deteriorated to such an extent that by 1859 an invasion of Britain seemed a real possibility. Killed in action killed in action 4 May 1917, Arras, age 21. [j] It remained with the brigade in the United Kingdom for most of the war, including a considerable stint in Northern Ireland from June 1940 to February 1943. North Staffordshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Military Service: 2nd Lieutenant 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. "Suspended animation" means that the unit continues to exist but without any personnel or equipment assigned. [27] The 11th Brigade remained with the Battleaxe Division for the rest of the war. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Feb 12915 Moved to Aldershot. 10th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 8th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. January 1915 : converted into Pioneer Battalion for same Division. Jump to. 7th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 17th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. A-K. 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 14th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 3rd Battalion, King's On Scottish Borderers. L-Z. 5th Battalion, cameronians (Scottish Rifles. No. I have found the WW1 medals record cards for my great grandfather, but no other information, his service number was 16762 badge number B/256882. 3ed (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. R-S. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. W-Z. 2nd (Entrenching Battalion) Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. During December the Battalion was involved in activities such as training, drill, educational classes etc. 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. It left Sicily on 22 September for the Italian mainland and, other than a short period of rest in Egypt, served for the rest of the war on the Italian Front. Son of Thomas & Louisa Allibone of Blackstock Road, Finsbury Park, London, UK. 5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. He enlisted at Luton and served with 6th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment He died of his wounds on 3rd April 1918 and is buried in Namps-au-Val British Cemetery, Somme, France. 3rd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Formed at Northampton in August 1914. 7th (Pioneer) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. As part of the BEF's official policy to integrate Regular Army units into Territorial Army formations, on 29 January it transferred to 11th Infantry Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division, swapping places with the 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 5th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. [44], 5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Charles L Field. 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles. 13th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. C-D. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. [2][11], In late July 1916, the battalion provided a draft of over six hundred men for the 1/8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment on the Western Front. 7th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Back in V Corps, it took part in the final offensive in Italy (codenamed Operation Grapeshot) with the crossing of The Senio (9 – 12 April 1945) followed immediately by the Battle of the Argenta Gap (13 – 21 April). 20th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. [19], Formed on 1 June 1939 at Wellingborough,[11] the new 4th Battalion was assigned on 6 November 1939 to the 183rd Infantry Brigade, serving alongside the 7th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and the 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. 4th Reserve Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. I-M. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). In April 1901, it was redesignated as the 4th (Huntingdonshire) Volunteer Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 5th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 22nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. A-C. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.D-H. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, North Staffordhire Regiment. The Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion was a bicycle infantry battalion of the British Army. [2] It joined the 4th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment in the 162nd (East Midland) Infantry Brigade, which also included the 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment and the 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. 21st (Labour) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. ), 6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. After the war, in 1920, it was converted to infantry and became the 5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment in the Territorial Army. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 1st Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. It continued to serve after the Second World War until May 1961 when it was amalgamated with the 4th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment to form the 4th/5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. It took part in the crossing of The Sangro (19 November – 3 December 1943) under the command of V Corps. 20th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 3rd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. [16] The combination of these factors led to the battalion being transferred, in 1938, to the 143rd (Warwickshire) Infantry Brigade, 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division after the second of four battalions of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment had been converted to the anti-aircraft role. This was achieved by either converting certain battalions to other roles, usually artillery or engineers, or by amalgamating pairs of battalions within a regiment. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Germans invaded France and the Low Countries, 1st Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, 50th (The Northamptonshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, R (The Northamptonshire Regiment) Battery, 438th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, 45th (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, 69th (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Royal Artillery, "The Huntingdonshire Battalion 1860-1961 at regiments.org by T.F.Mills", "The Hertfordshire Regiment T.A. 10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. B625 David Peers of Grimsby, 5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, POW wounded 13 October 1915 found after 4 days on the Loos battlefield. 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. As a result, the battalion was amalgamated with 3rd Volunteer Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment to form 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 18th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 6th Battalion. 2nd Brigade / 1st Division. 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. The original 14 divisions were reformed with the pre-war standard of three brigades of four battalions each, for a total of 168 battalions. By June 1880, it had been reduced to J Company, 1st Cambridgeshire Rifle Volunteer Corps at St. Neots. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 3rd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West surrey Regiment). Hawke Battalion, Royal naval Division. L-S. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.T-Z. 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 7th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 12th Division. 4th Battalions, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 4th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters,(N&D Reg). [9], The battalion was mobilized on 4 August 1914 at the outbreak of the First World War and moved to its war station at Grimsby. I-M. 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. Two days later, Britain and France declared war and the Second World War had begun. 16th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 7th Battalion. 11th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). Son of Henry & Ruth Jones of 238, Mill Street, Kettering. The division transferred to XIII Corps and took part in the First Battle of Monte Cassino (20 January – 20 March 1944), the Second Battle of Monte Cassino (11 – 18 May 1944), the advance up the Liri Valley (18 – 30 May) and the Battle for the Trasimene Line (20 – 30 June). Buried at sea. 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. ), 7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. [13] However, the Huntingdonshire Battalion was converted to infantry and on 7 February 1920 was reconstituted as 5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment[d] with headquarters at Peterborough. 10th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 2nd/1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Yeomanry. Search thousands of identified photos, obituaries and service records of First World War officers, soldiers, sailors, nurses, airmen and civilian workers. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, Cameronians, (Scottish Rifles). He enlisted at Luton and served with 6th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment He died of his wounds on 3rd April 1918 and is buried in Namps-au-Val British Cemetery, Somme, France. 1st Battalion. [19][f], The 5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion mobilized on 1 September 1939[11] with the 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division along with the rest of the Territorial Army when the German Army invaded Poland. Tuesday November 11th 1919, Royal Hotel, Kettering Format: mixed monochrome and sepia toned photographs Rights info: no known restrictions ⦠12th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Aged 25. 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. H-P. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Q-Z. It took part in the Battle for Adrano (29 July – 3 August 1943). 19th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 9th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. In 1908, when the Volunteers became part of the newly formed Territorial Army, two longstanding Devon volunteer units merged to form the 5th (Territorial Force) Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment. 11th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. 2nd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars. 5th Battalion. 9th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). [8] It was disbanded in March 1916 and the men were posted to 1/1st and 2/1st Battalions and to the Machine Gun Corps. 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. N-R. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. The Northamptonshire Regiment was formed as part of the reorganisation of the infantry by the Childers Reforms when the 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1741) and the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1755) were redesignated as the 1st and 2nd battalions of the Northamptonshire Regiment, with the regimental depot at Northampton. 1859-present at regiments.org by T.F.Mills", "2nd Hertfordshire Rifle Volunteers 1860-1908 at regiments.org by T.F.Mills", "Bedfordshire Rifle Volunteers 1860-present at regiments.org by T.F.Mills", "The Formation of the Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalions", "Army Cyclist Corps at regiments.org by T.F.Mills", "54th (East Anglia) Infantry Division (1930-38)", "48th (South Midland) Infantry Division (1930-38)", "48th (South Midland) Infantry Division (1939)", "United Kingdom: The Territorial Army 1947 by Graham Watson (March 10, 2002)", "Northamptonshire Volunteers 1859-1961 at regiments.org by T.F.Mills", "4th/5th Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment 1961-present at regiments.org by T.F.Mills", "The Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalions 1914 - 1919", Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry), Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment), Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment), Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment), Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment), Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's), Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers), Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians), Liverpool Rifles, King's (Liverpool Regiment), Liverpool Irish, King's (Liverpool Regiment), Liverpool Scottish, King's (Liverpool Regiment), Leeds Rifles, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), Cinque Ports Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, Hallamshire Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=5th_(Huntingdonshire)_Battalion,_Northamptonshire_Regiment&oldid=992670180, Military units and formations established in 1920, Military units and formations disestablished in 1961, Military units and formations in Huntingdonshire, Military units and formations in Northamptonshire, Pages using Template:Post-nominals with missing parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, G Company – Fletton with detachments at Stanground and Peterborough, 8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 2/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 9th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 5th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, This page was last edited on 6 December 2020, at 14:07. 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. It was later reduced to six companies. N-R. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. A Mixed Division had one tank brigade with. 4th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS, N.C.O. 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. 8th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 12th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 6th (Service) Battalion 3rd Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 3rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). [17][e], By 1939 it became clear that a new European war was likely to break out and, as a direct result of the German invasion of Czechoslovakia on 15 March,[16] the doubling of the Territorial Army was authorised, with each unit and formation forming a duplicate. France and Flanders: WO 95/1-3154, WO 95/3911-4193 and WO 95/5500 2. 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 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