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... in raising two companies at Hey-wood for the Bury Volunteer Battalion and gazetted captain August that year In 1874 he became major and in May 1879 succeeded to the command of the Bury Battalion a position he held until August 1885 became the honorary colonel ...
... Accchocolate and .light refreshments. Mrs. Lunt ringtonians turned out in thousands to give Wfigg'qt geIL ey Areikacs the 11th Service Battalion, East Lancashire ot the cirr_““‘;m iCi the followins. Mze. Yates Regiment—that is the full title—a good s}end(Senr ...
... Oswaldtwistle enlisted as a junior soldier He has served with the battalion in Great Britain Northern Ireland and West Germany He is particularly looking forward to next year when the battalion returns to Britain as it will give him the opportunity to see ...
... young went through and I am sure we can make the course a success” The course will describe how local men enlisted to the 11th Battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment with enthusiasm in 1914 before 585 of them tragically lost their lives in just 20 minutes ...
... Ft PRIVATE WHEWELL KILLED Private AYln-well Whewell Ptc Whewell Lieut R H street gallant Driver Ethelbert joined the Pals Battalion soon after : Artillery was officially reported to April 17th was driving action 27th the beginning German blow was within ...
... of Bootle Y A N —O the 11th inst St Church the Rev J BA J Whalley-road ’lay ton-le-Moors to E Mrs Kalin-kin' Bark-lane Oswaldtwistle Deaths SMITH— On September 6 19)8 William Smith of 239 Parade interred at Altham Church 11th in his 46th year On 8th ...
... as warehouse L Whittaker’s Springvale Mill believed of war TWO MILITARY Pioneer Gilbert Wright Engineers only son of Mr Mrs B Wright 30 Park-road Accrington to learn that has Pioneer Gilbert Wright MM the Military for con- devotion to duty on field on 21st ...
... France All of the joined the army together PAL” BURIED AT BURNLEY doubt many people locally will know Pioneer (15067) Henry Pollitt member of the Pals Battalion whose funeral place at Burnley Cemetery Monday Pte Pollitt died on Wednesday week Lincoln Hospital ...
... Tea— Ad aliove effect Thirty-four Corporal was formerly in the Fluted Roller Messrs Howard Bullough’s He joined “ of the battalion and taken many battles last France PRIVATE JOHN MOORE KILLED Mr Mrs Moore who 54 Ceilar-street have news son Ptc Moore of ...
... you commented favourably at the time The formed the nucleus this battalion the first of its kind to parade in completely equipped at expense It the descendants of who formed the battalion in question— of which had the honour to be one of the founders and ...
... recommendation Conn following the of the balance which commenced with balance in £119 with £1 Burnley of committee of the 2nd Battalion of which Haslingden forms part felt time cohesion for to drills military time when Volunteer throughout country have work ...
... £47 compared with £25 1915 the receipts have doubled Capt Harwood has received a letter from a member of Accrington Pals Battalion Private John Jas Wiggan is a prisoner in hospital in Germany asking that parcel of food should be sent to him Wiggan was ...