8th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Want to find out more about your relative's service? 8th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. In his will he left all his belongings, pay and gratuities to his sister Ellen. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 23rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). From 1939 to 1955 a further 52 Battalions had the distinction of wearing the badge. 3rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). The Royal Welch, together with the 1st and 2nd Battalions The Royal Fusiliers, were in the Fusilier Brigade, which formed part of Cole’s 4th Division. 2nd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 6th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 1914 - 1/1st Bn, 2/1st Bn, 3/1st Bn and 4/1st … Information provided by: William Mullan Part of: The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Regimental Museum First Published: 20 May 2004 Overview. 5th Battalion, The Kings, (Livrpool Regiment). 20th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Returned to … The regiment went to Hollandin February 168… In … 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 21st (Labour) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. We are unable to provide individual research free of charge, but do offer a paid service at competitive rates, the small profit from these services will be put towards the costs of keeping this website running. Billy died on 29th October 1969 in Braishfield, Nr. 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. (The dates indicate that he was probably in 8th Battalion after he returned from India) which is backed up by his record card which shows a discharge date of 5th Dec 1918 as a Sgt and his unit is showing as 8/R. A-G. 10h Battalion, Lincolnshire Regient. 22nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 2nd Battalion,King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Returned to England in December 1914. 1st Battalion, Oxford & buckingham Light Infantry. 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. 10th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. 1st Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 7th (Pioneer) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. 19th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. These included several county cricketers, golfers, athletes, travellers and adventurers. She took possession of his belongings and medals in London in 1915. 11th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). C-D. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. May 1937 converted to MG battalion. 11th Battalion The Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment . A-E. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 16th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, Cameronians, (Scottish Rifles). During the First World War, 235,476 men wore the Royal Fusilier badge, and 21,941were killed. L-Z. 5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment). 1937 Jhansi 5 Ind Infantry Brigade, 4 Ind Div. He got married to my Grandmother in Colchester on 1 Dec 1914, so it looks like he returned to England earlier than the rest of the 2nd Battalion, His medal card shows that his first theatre of war was France and he arrived there 1st June 1915. They returned to England and proceeded to France on the 10th of September 1914, landing at St Nazaire. North Wales is the traditional home of the Royal Welch Fusiliers but recruits have come from all over the United Kingdom and Ireland, particularly during the two World Wars. 24th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 5th Battalion,King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 148th Infantry Brigade(1939-Apr 1940) ... At Truppenübungplatz, near Paderborn, the 11th. 3ed (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. please Add a Name to this List 1st Btn. 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS) Former Royal Highland Fusiliers cap badge and Mackenzie tartan, now worn only by the drum major. The regimental strength was 649 men. 7th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 3rd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Frederick Thomas Gearey 1st Btn. His souvenirs from the war include an Iron Cross (removed from a dead German officer) and his RF cap badge. The 1st Royal Scots Fusiliers were attached to 9th Infantry Brigade 3rd Division and was part of the British Expeditionary Force (John French, serving as the first Commander-in-Chief of the BEF) The First Battle of the Marne fought between 5 and 12 September 1914 marked the end of the German sweep into France and the beginning of the trench warfare that was to characterise World War One. 10th (Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 4th Battalions, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 12th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Ernest. 1st Battalion, Black Watch, (royal Highlanders). 9th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 4th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 10th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 3rd Oct. 1939 Egypt 5 Ind Infantry Brigade, 4 Ind Div. 4th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 13th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade: 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regt. 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Members who served with Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. 2nd Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was largely unaffected by the infantry reforms that were announced in December 2004, but under the Army 2020red… 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. The 1stBattalion Royal Fusiliers formed part of 28thCommonwealth Brigade in the 1st.Commonwealth Division. I-M. 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. The Royal Fusiliers was an infantry regiment dating back to 1685. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com, Pte. Royal Fusiliers (d.16th Nov 1918), Arthur Victor Jeffery MID 1st Battalion Royal Fusiliers, Cpl. ), 7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 8th (Reserve) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. ), 5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Pte. 21st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. S-V. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. A-K. 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). L-Z. 2nd Garrison Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Leonard Gilbert White 1st Batn. H-P. 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Q-Z. 25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Soldiers In The Royal Fusiliers A Soldier In The Royal Fusiliers A Soldier In The Royal Fusiliers Two Soldiers In The Royal Fusiliers ROYAL FUSILIERS: HOW TO ORDER ITEMS ... 1st Battalion Jennings W S Cpl 8908 : Short Record Of Service 2nd Battalion Adams W Pte 228656 : … 12th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was made up from the Northumberland Fusiliers, the Warwickshire Fusiliers, the Royal Fusiliers (City of London) and the Lancashire Fusiliers . 4th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. It was the first British Army regiment to be designated as fusiliers. 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers: 9th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment: 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment 12th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers: 8th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regt. A-K. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Arthur Victor Jeffery MID 1st Battalion Royal Fusiliers, Pte. 4th (Labour) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Royal Fusiliers Association 1st Bn Branch. 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 18th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. F-K. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 3rd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Regular Army Battalion. The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 1st battalion Regimental colours flags FLAG 3ft x 3ft 9. 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 2nd/1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Yeomanry. 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Returned to England, landing September 1914, and came under orders of 21st Brigade, 7th Division. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 1st Battalion,Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). The Royal Dublin Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 3rd Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Charles Farrington 1st Btn. 6th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 6th/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. This was because their task was to be an escort for the artillery, for which matchlocks would have carried the risk of igniting the open-topped barrels of gunpowder. It appears in the London Gazette dated 19th March 1918 (published on 15th March 1918). 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 6th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 20th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars. 18th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Sgt. He died on 16th June 1917, having been gravely wounded. 2nd Battalion in 32nd Division: Objective was Thiepval in Battle of the Somme, France: 5th Battalion in 10th (Irish) Division: Objective was Holding the Line in Battle of the Struma, Salonika: 6th Battalion in 10th (Irish) Division 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. A-B.. 7th Battalion, Linconshire Regiment. The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). However, in 1914 we believe he was stationed in Kinsale, Ireland with the 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Machine Gun Battalion, Royal Naval Division. H-L. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 4th Battalion, The Quuen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS; 1st Battalion in 29th Division: Objective was Y Ravine in Battle of the Somme, France. 8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 2nd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Hawke Battalion, Royal naval Division. 10th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Joseph Henry Joel MM. Royal Fusiliers Regiment. 8th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. M-P. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). 6th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). First Fusiliers are based in Tidworth, equipped with the WARRIOR Armoured Infantry fighting vehicle. 4th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters,(N&D Reg). 3rd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. E-G. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. William Arthur Weedon DCM/ 1st Btn. 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). 10th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 1st Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 1st Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). These pages recount some of the Regiment’s part in the war, and draw upon the archive material, including the official War Diaries of various battalions and also personal and other papers held in the Charles was never married and to my knowledge had no offspring. Hayden Military Medal. 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. Records of 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers from other sources. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 6th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. He died, aged 19, on 22nd of March 1915 and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial. 7th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Royal London Fusiliers (d.21st March 1918). 19th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 10th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. For more information please see our page on. Landed at Marseilles March 1916. 9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 12th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. L-S. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.T-Z. 4th Battalion, North Staffordhire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 23rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (W.R.R.). William Charles Green 1st Btn. 1st (City of London) Battalion London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) Veterans of the 1st Londons c.1920s. Officers Of The 21st Royal Fusiliers (4th Public School) Battalion In Ashtead Surrey The 40th Royal Fusiliers Battalion At Saltash Camp 19th Battalion Royal Fusiliers Woodcote Park Camp Signallers Of The 21st Royal Fusiliers At Ashtead Park Gates Drums Of The 19th Royal Fusiliers … A-K. 6th Battalion,Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. My Grandfather was awarded the MM. 2nd Battalion August 1914 : in Gibraltar. East Kent Regiment. 13th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Charles William Muckell 1st (London) Btn. Made from 100d polyester. 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 12th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. N-R. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. A very brief entry on page 3465. A/Sgt. 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Whilst we have found the entry in the London Gazette where the MM was awarded, we haven't yet found the citation. 17th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 2nd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Royal Fusiliers (d.16th June 1917). Claude Patrick Julian "Pat" Hayes 1st Btn. Numbers were generally, but not always, prefixed with SP or SPTS for "sports". 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. A-K. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment L-Z. 9th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 284 likes. 11th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 17th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 12th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 13th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. L-Z. He is commemorated on a memorial monument at La-Ferte-Sous-Jouarre, France. William Sanders Grace 2/4th Btn. 3rd Battalion, Oxford & Buckinham Light Infantry. Frederick Henry. 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. The 1st Battalion was attached to the 29th Independent Infantry Brigade, which had been sent to Korea to reinforce the Allied effort there. 5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. A-K. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Sjt. In 1968, following 283 years of continuous service, it was amalgamated into The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. distinctions of The Royal Fusiliers, The 7th.Regt.of Foot ,and later The City of London Regiment. 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. The Fusilier Brigade at the Battle of Albuhera In November 1810 the 1st Battalion left Nova Scotia to join Wellington’s army in Portugal, where the Peninsular War was hanging in the balance. 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 9th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Battalion relieved the 2nd Battalion and the 4/5th Battalion which were jointly guarding a civilian internment camp. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. With him being the only child of grieving parents, I want him to be remembered for his ultimate sacrifice. Pte. 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Cont. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 254107 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit without contacting us first. W-Z. 4th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Alfred Charles Page 1st (City of London) Btn. 12th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 10th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. The only story of the war that was passed on was how he lost he signet ring in the trenches before an advance. 5th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 5th Battalion, cameronians (Scottish Rifles. 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. The 1st Battalion was called into service almost immediately, and was in France by September 1914. 8th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). A-K. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. I remember a photo of him at my grandmother's before WW2, when at the age of 5yrs. Throughout its long history, it served in many campaigns. 3rd Battalion, King's On Scottish Borderers. 10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Royal Fusiliers (d.15th September 1916). At the outbreak of WW1 Percy enlisted, as a Rifleman, into 1st Battalion Royal Fusiliers. 21st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. 6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). L-Z. 9th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). If you are researching a soldier of the London Regiment then I suggest you visit my WW1 Research Page. 3rd Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West surrey Regiment). Our The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 858 recorded WW1 deaths for the 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. The lowest number on my database is SP/15 which was issued on 14th October 1914. He is remembered on both The War Memorial and The Alamada, St. Andrews Church, Ampthill. Part of 9th Brigade, 3rd Division. 2nd Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. Key facts about 1st Sportsman's Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 1914-1918 The 1st Sportsman’s Battalion was formed at the Hotel Cecil on The Strand in September 1914 and included some well-known sporting personalities of its day among its number. 14th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. North Staffordshire Regiment. Landed at St Nazaire in September 1914. I-M. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. George William Jennings 1st Btn. Evacuated to Egypt January 1916. Flag printed on one side but image came be clearly seen on reverse side. Charteris . 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 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