German Soldiers’ Confessions

... Franzosen in die brennenden Hauser geworfen. . . .] l)iu'l'y of an unnamed soldier : ¢ .t * Langeviller, Angust 22.- The 11th Battalion of Pioneers destroyed the village. The first dead p wple T have ever seen were three women who had been hanged on the trees ...

Published: Saturday 13 February 1915
Newspaper: The Queen
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 336 | Page: 25 | Tags: none

LOCAL RECRUITING

... Division.—Temporary Second-Lieut. R. N. Chubb, 7th Battalion K. 0.5.8., seconded for service with Divisional Cyclist Companies. 20th Division.—Temporary Captain C. H. M. Johns, 11th Battalion (Pioneers) Durham L.1., seconded for service with Divisional ...

Published: Monday 15 March 1915
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 915 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Women Hanged

... Women Hanged. This is the drat page of an unsigned tots book: ldingeviller. A ug. 22,—V etroyed by 11th Battalion of the Pioneers. Three women hanged us tree*: the lint dead I have In this way (rays the URN diary) w• destroyed eight bowies with their ...

Published: Friday 09 April 1915
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 286 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

XXVIII,

... the other, and killed them all with the same bullet.” Diary of an unnamed soldier : Langeviller, August 22.—The 11th Battalion of Pioneers destroyed the village. The first dead people I have ever seen were three women who had been hanged on the trees ...

Published: Thursday 06 May 1915
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 992 | Page: 42 | Tags: none

Leicestershire and the War. THE ROLL us- HONOUR. Casualties Among the `• I erriers. The following easualties in ..

... Heavy hatter), RALA-; bead of the 10th Battalion Lesiowiterebire Regiment: contingent of the Laiessieraltirr :from Digrot; mhos units OS lan; els holds* 111111 d; the eel bugles Pioneer Battalion; A and i K tits Battalion Leicester. the Leicester Imperial ...

Published: Wednesday 22 December 1915
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Post
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 650 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CURRENT TOPICS

... example, have in one note-book tn lowing verv tragic reference j Langcvillier, 22 August: Village dest^ )r c® by the 11th Battalion of the Pioneers’ women hanged on trees; the first dead seen. nine' And we are told that these three 'V® were left hanging, not ...

Published: Friday 02 April 1915
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1196 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

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... Teceporary Secoad-Lieutenant. The formation of a Pali section being em. couramid in connection with the 11th Battalion Hampshire Regiment (Pioneers). ♦ Memorial Bernice for Lieutenant Sydney Clsyton Weedroffe, one of the three Bourne. mouth V.C.4 who kied ...

Published: Saturday 25 September 1915
Newspaper: Hampshire Independent
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 5046 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

CORRESPONDENCE. SOUTH LANCASHIRE PIONEER BATTALION

... CORRESPONDENCE. SOUTH LANCASHIRE PIONEER BATTALION. {To THE EDITOR OF 'THE DAIL! POST.) SIR, -I wonder if I can make an appeal through the columns of your paper on behalf of the men in the 11th South Lancashire Pioneer Battalion. Several ...

Published: Wednesday 01 December 1915
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 360 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

11th SERVICE BATTALION SOUTH LANCS

... 11th SERVICE BATTALION SOUTH LANCS About the training which the Pioneers have been put through this week there has been much and what the men are now anxiously forward is ibe time when they will carrying out their geuerul musketry course. This they have ...

Published: Saturday 21 August 1915
Newspaper: Grantham Journal
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 414 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

16th BATTALION R.I.R. (PIONEERS)

... 16th BATTALION R.I.R. (PIONEERS). On the ult. and Ist mat. the entire battalion carried out its first scheme night field operations on the farm of Lieut. J. B. Parke, Ke’nian. five or six miles from Lurgan. Equipped with blankets, groat eoats. and full ...

Published: Saturday 03 April 1915
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 404 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

RECRUITINU MATTERS. Ihe Mayor and the Pioneers' Battalion. The Pink Forms

... tire battalion the provision of officers. lite &blot said the Pioneers' Battalion would be raised si multaneously will the Beery Artillery Battery decided upon at tha meeting. r e cou.d not have agreed to become the Wheal rinser ef the battalion unless ...

Published: Saturday 25 September 1915
Newspaper: Leicester Chronicle
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 294 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

THE PIONEERS

... THE PIONEERS. 11th SERVICE BATTALION SOUTH LANCS Last Friday night's operation*, which extended into the early morning Saturday, proved inoat »uccewful. The Battalion out a complete unit in the vicinity of Belvoir, where the troops carried out an interesting ...

Published: Saturday 28 August 1915
Newspaper: Grantham Journal
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 165 | Page: 3 | Tags: none