Distinguished conduct medal for his actions during the battle of the hohenzollern redoubt in 1915. Barton man sidney jack robinson right in the mg corps, founded in 1917 and trained at grantham machine gun corps school, recently featured on the programme time teammany lincolns were drafted into the mgca proper suicide club. There, while researching my great grandad richard alfred dean 18801946, i have discovered that during ww1, he was in the 4th battalion of the lincolnshire regiment. Harry volunteered in october 1914 at fifteen years old. He has just published a book, gainsboroughs war story, the early years 1914mid 1915. Jan 15, 2004 army list 1915, 5 th battalion territorial lincolnshire regiment second lieutenant j s nichols, commissioned 19 september 1914 and shown as on active service supplement to the london gazette, 27 june 1917, page 6370 lieutenant j s nichols to be captain in lincolnshire regiment, with precedence as from 1 june 1916. Royal lincolnshire regiment during ww1 since 1815 the balance of power in europe had been maintained by a series of treaties. The german liquid fire attack at hooge, the attack at the hohenzollern redoubt. Adjutant oxford basil blackwell broad street md cccc xxii view page image. Roads, edward thomas 22 january 1916 1 the name appeared in the casualty list of the army and navy gazette of the 21 april 1917. It is the history of those battalions in the first world war.
B troop lincolnshire yeomanry and 1st lincolnshire. Remembering the 15th battalion lincolnshire regiment at the attack upon the hohenzollern redoubt. The british 9th division captured the redoubt and then lost it to a german counterattack. Army list 1915, 5 th battalion territorial lincolnshire regiment second lieutenant j s nichols, commissioned 19 september 1914 and shown as on active service supplement to the london gazette, 27 june 1917, page 6370 lieutenant j s nichols to be captain in lincolnshire regiment, with precedence as from 1 june 1916. The attack of the 46th north midland division at gommecourt on the first day of the battle of the somme is one of the most controversial incidents of the great war. Lincolnshire regiment, ismalia, north camp, egypt in 1952. Lincolnshire regiment ajax modal box a1090 william wallis, of scunthorpe,5th battalion, lincolnshire regiment, killed in action, hohenzollern redoubt,th october, 1915, aged 18. A history of the 5th battalion the lincolnshire regiment by colonel t.
Menin road south military cemetery, westvlaanderen, belgium. Killed in action th october 1915 at the hohenzollern redoubt. The objective of the 46th divisions attack was capture of the the dump, an old mine slag heap which was strategically important in the hohenzollern redoubt s defenses the assault began with an artillery bombardment at 1200 hours on wednesday october 1915. The final british assault on october failed and resulted in 3,643 casualties, mostly in the first few minutes. The 15th battalion of the lincolnshire regiment were a territorial force unit based in the north of the county raised as a result of the haldane reforms in 1908. The staffordshire regiment were involved in the attack, and suffered many casualties. There are other memorials to the division at the site of the hohenzollern redoubt near auchylesmines.
But in britain, battle of loos and hohenzollern redoubt have been almost totally blotted out. Lincolnshire regiment 19141918 unit histories great war. Actions of the hohenzollern redoubt military wiki fandom. The royal lincolnshire regiment was a line infantry regiment of the british army raised on 20 june 1685 as the earl of baths regiment for its first colonel, john granville, 1st earl of bath. When the lincolnshire regiment attacked the stronghold of hohenzollern redoubt in france, hundreds of brothers, fathers, sons, and friends. Oct 15, 2015 posted on october 15, 2015 october 15, 2015 author pauline loven tags hohenzollern redoubt, lincolnshire regiment, the battle of loos, vad nurse, ww1 hospital blues leave a comment on the battle of loos memorial. As soon as the attack was definitely checked and the enemy realised that the hohenzollern redoubt was occupied and being consolidated by us with the assistance of the 14th lincolnshire regiment, who had advanced with us and the 1st monmouthshire regiment, the divisional pioneer battalion who came up for the purpose, a very heavy bombardment. As a result i ended up with a couple of books of first world war postcards similar. For leicester the events of the th october were devastating. Jim knight was my grandfather and he fought at hohenzollern redoubt, i was told as a young lad he should have been decorated for his bravery but due to the loss of all but one of the officers he was never awarded anything.
The royal anglian and royal lincolnshire regimental association. This book was published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the battalions arrival in france on march 1st 1915 as part of the 8th brigade, 46th division. The lincolnshire lads who saw action at the hohenzollern redoubt were part of 46th north midland division which suffered total casualties. Help us make sure that countys war heroes are not forgotten. This was a heavily fortified position in the german lines, and one of the keys to the loos battlefield. The 37th brigade commander, brigadiergeneral cator, reported that the interiors of craters were mantraps. Jack was a boer war veteran, who had returned to the colours. Harry taylor 16th battalion the south staffordshire regiment. Topics lincolnshire regiment, great war, regimental history, lincolnshire, lincs regt, lincolns. The attack at the hohenzollern redoubt october 1915. They consisted of the elite marksmen of many regiments.
The 15th battalion lincolnshire regiment in the great war. Lincolnshire regiment 19141918 unit histories great. The 6th battalion lincolnshire regiment was raised in august 1914 and sailed for gallipoli in july 1915. In 1782 all british regiments without royal titles were awarded county titles in order to aid recruitment from that area and the 10th became the 10th north lincolnshire regiment of foot. They fought from norway and iceland, to india and burma. It is overshadowed by the 57,470 casualties the fourth army suffered on the first day on the somme, costliest day in britains history. Staffordshires territorials and the assault on the hohenzollern redoubt th october 1915 over the bridge of death 7th brigades attack. C coy were based at the drill hall, main ridge, boston. It covers the battalions whole service in france, starting in february 1917 until its amalgamation with the 25th in december of that year. The hohenzollern redoubt 2 to 18 march 1916 wikipedia. Ww2 battalions of the lincolnshire regiment there were four lincolnshire battalions during this war from 19391945.
When war broke out, he rejoined the army as captain of the 10 th service battalion, duke of wellingtons west riding regiment and was attached to the 2 nd battalion. The germans would routinely summarily execute the men of this corps if they fell into their hands. Gainsboroughs war story lincolnshire county council. Hohenzollern redoubt and the surrounding area have largely returned to agricultural use, however, an archeological excavation in 2005 by no mans land identified the remains of at least five bodies lying close to the north face of the redoubt.
Report hohenzollern redoubt, auchylesmines archaological excavations. The regiment went on to fight against the french in egypt and portugal during the french revolutionary war 17921802 and the peninsular war 18021814. The history of the lincolnshire regiment 19141918 by c. Oct 05, 2016 there, while researching my great grandad richard alfred dean 18801946, i have discovered that during ww1, he was in the 4th battalion of the lincolnshire regiment. In 1751, it was numbered like most other army regiments and named the 10th north lincoln regiment of foot. The actions of the hohenzollern redoubt took place from 19 october 1915, at the hohenzollern redoubt hohenzollernwerk near auchylesmines in france, on the western front in world war i. The righthand battalion advanced through the screen, into german. Hohenzollern redoubt battlefields visiting and protecting. Posted on october 15, 2015 october 15, 2015 author pauline loven tags hohenzollern redoubt, lincolnshire regiment, the battle of loos, vad nurse, ww1 hospital blues leave a comment on the battle of loos memorial. As can be seen for those who are familiar, most of the men are most likely with 8 brigade as their cap badges show with a few exceptions. In the aftermath of the battle of loos 25 september 8 october 1915, the 9th scottish division captured the strongpoint and then lost it to a. They were part of the lincoln and leicester infantry brigade, north midland division.
This book is available to read on line at full text of the fifth leicestershire the tigers 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th service battalions of the leicestershire regiment, by matthew richardson. Lincolnshire remembers the battle of loos lincoln business. Peter is a retired school teacher who does much to record and preserve the events and memories of the first world war and in particular gainsboroughs involvement. The hohenzollern redoubt 14 october 195 killed and about twice as many wounded. Following the british attacks of 218 march, the german units at the hohenzollern redoubt were considerably reinforced. The british captured the redoubt and then lost it to a german counterattack. The first world war memorials of lincolnshire by michael credland. Battle of the hohenzollern redoubt, 1915 the western front association eyewitness to history the somme 1916. Following the release of gas at 1400 hours, the 46th north midland division advanced over nomans land towards its objective. He was thirty, and at the time of his death was attached for operations to the 5th battalion lincolnshire regiment. To mark this event, his old workmates at rustons engineering works in lincoln, presented him with a citation, together with a purse of gold and a book with all signatures of contributors.
The 1901 census lists the couple and their six children albert 12yrs, charles 10yrs, olive 8yrs, irvine 6yrs. Edward thomas, 1878 1917 now all roads lead to france and heavy is the tread of the living. A book of photographs by keith collman great war portraits. Hohenzollern redoubt westminster school and the first world war. Action of the hohenzollern redoubt military wiki fandom.
Aug 10, 2009 the total casualties suffered by the 46th north midlands division in the attack on the hohenzollern redoubt at loos on the 12 october 1915 amounted to 3294, the four battalions of the staffordshire regiment 7 brigade who carried out the initial assault suffered 1546 casualties. Irvine ross was born in scotton, lincolnshire, the son of arthur ross, an agricultural labourer, and his wife mary. He served as private 14406 with the 2nd battalion lincolnshire regiment and was killed in action on november 10, 1916, aged just 19. Dec 16, 2017 the lincolnshire lads who saw action at the hohenzollern redoubt were part of 46th north midland division which suffered total casualties of 3,763 including 1,308 deaths on october, 1915. The british artillery fired at the enemy positions and released poison gas but then there was a delay and by the time the charge took place, the germans. Regimental association royal lincolnshire regiment. He enlisted in the army in 1915 in sheffield aged 18.
Hohenzollern redoubt derbyshire territorials in the great war. The british 9th division captured this strongpoint of german forces and then lost it to a german counterattack. Apr 27, 2016 following the initial attacks by the british, the germans made several attempts to recapture the hohenzollern redoubt, which was accomplished on 3 october. The memorial to the 46th north midland division at vermelles. The 4th battalion of the lincolnshire regiment during ww1. Starting during the battle of loos 25 september 15 october 1915, british units carried out a concentrated attack on the hohenzollern redoubt which lasted from 19 october 1915. Hohenzollern redoubt, western front association the royal lincolnshire.
The first army including the 46 th territorial division 8 th brigade begins a massive twohour artillery barrage at hohenzollern redoubt with 540 howitzers and other guns at 12. The regiment was award the title the royal lincolnshire regiment in 1946. The ncos of the 15th barton company of the lincolnshire regiment, outside. The royal anglian and royal lincolnshire regimental. War poem recalls a sad day for lincolnshire lincolnshire. Buy history of the lincolnshire regiment 19141918 new edition by simpson, c. After the attack on the hohenzollern redoubt he was hospitalised with three other lincolns as can be seen in the photograph. The battle of the hohenzollern redoubt, hohenzollern werk took place during the battle of loos 25 september 15 october 1915 near auchylesmines in france on the western front in world war i. Named after the house of hohenzollern, the redoubt was fought for by german and british forces.
The new german garrison of the hohenzollern redoubt was doubled for several days and a high level of alert maintained until the end of the month, when the possibility of another british attack was considered to have ended. One of the most horrific slaughters of infantry battle of. This book was published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the battalions arrival in france on march 1st. Centenary stitches ww1 commemorative knitting project. The hohenzollern redoubt sandall, 5th lincolnshire regiment. He was shot whilst kneeling to attend to a wounded comrade, according to the parish magazine, from a letter sent by pte.
The new german garrison of the redoubt remained doubled for several days and a high level of alert maintained until the end of the month, when the possibility of another british attack was considered to have ended. As part of the ongoing offensive in the loos sector the 46th division, which included the 14th and 15th battalions of the lincolnshire regiment, was ordered to capture the hohenzollern redoubt and the fosse trench that lay behind it. Private sidney richards machine gun section, 15th battalion, the south staffordshire regiment entry in his pocket diary for th october 1915. The redoubt was situated on slightly rising ground, which gave the german defenders an excellent field of fire. He was killed in action, aged 34, while attempting to capture the hohenzollern redoubt, near loos. To mark this event, his old workmates at rustons engineering works in lincoln, presented him with a citation, together with a purse of gold and a book with. Near the redoubt, quarry cemetery contains graves of commonwealth soldiers. A history of e later c barton company, 5th battalion the lincolnshire regiment from barton to the hohenzollern redoubt. Dec 12, 2004 the hohenzollern redoubt was a german position in the first world war, near the french village of auchyles mines. He served in the 8th battalion, lincolnshire regiment. The action of the hohenzollern redoubt took place 19 october 1915, towards the end and immediately after the battle of loos 25 september 15 october 1915, at the hohenzollern redoubt hohenzollernwerk near auchylesmines in france on the western front in world war i.
The lincolnshire regiment in the first world war, the lincolnshire regiment had 10 battalions on active service. Battle of the hohenzollern redoubt paul stainthorp. Modern view looking down the site of the line of mine crater. Ive just finished transcribing the war diary for the 24th bn lincolnshire regiment. The collect of the lincolnshire regiment cpl frederick stow farrier pte harold lee the battle of the somme 1916 captain john thorpe lewis at gallipoli. I met peter bradshaw one november remembrance day at the coxhill cemetery gainsborough. In the aftermath of the battle of loos 25 september 8 october 1915, the 9th scottish division captured the strongpoint and then lost it to a german counterattack. Arthur black was killed on october 1915 in the battle of the hohenzollern redoubt, when 357 soldiers of the 14th and 15th lincolnshire regiment died in less than half an hour along with a thousand other men. War poem recalls a sad day for lincolnshire lincolnshire life. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hohenzollern redoubt project gutenberg selfpublishing. On 8 october, the germans attempted to recapture much of the lost ground, by attacking with five regiments around loos and part of the 7th division on the left flank. The charge at loos which gave the poem its title took place on the last afternoon of the battle and involved an old pitheap known as the hump and an area called the hohenzollern redoubt. The hohenzollern redoubt the royal anglian and royal.
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