(Liddle p. 176), The New Zealand Division later joined II ANZAC Corps together with the 3rd and 5th Australian Divisions, National Archives: Naval Division (1914–1919), Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 38th King George's Own Central India Horse, 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, "Order Of Battle For The Somme July–November 1916", "The German Army: Order of Battle 1 July 1916", Order of Battle of British Infantry Units, 1 July 1916, Imperial War Museum, Armistice between Russia and the Central Powers, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Order_of_battle_for_the_Battle_of_the_Somme&oldid=995646265, Battles of the Western Front (World War I), Battles of World War I involving Australia, Battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom, Battles of World War I involving New Zealand, Battles of World War I involving South Africa, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, New Army divisions recruited under Kitchener Recruitment Plan, The Reserve Army took over the VIII and X Corps, 1st Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment, 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, 1/6th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1/1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company, 2nd South African Battalion (Natal & OFS), 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, 3rd South African Battalion (Transvaal & Rhodesia), 10th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, 6th Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), 5th Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Regt, 5th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. It is hoped that for an individual trying to research an individual soldier, this website should help to inform what has survived for him, and his colleagues, in terms of source documents. James. The regiment was back on the Indian subcontinent in 1846 where it took part in the Second Sikh War. Husband of Fanny Fletcher of 11, Clifton Terrace, London Road, … 4th-7th July : Leipzig Salient. The 2nd Battalion of the Worcestershire Regiment is often remembered for its gallant “lone” advance to recapture Gheluvelt at the height of a crisis on 31 October 1914. Dewi was born in Llandyssul, the Son of Daniel and Elizabeth Jones. Rest in peace in Blaenau Gwent Baptist Chapelyard, Died of wounds on the 6th August 1916 - Age 40, Killed in action on the 10th July 1916 - Age 20, Killed in action on the 11th July 1916 - Age 38, Rest in peace in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Rest in peace in Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Killed in action on the 10th July 1916 - Age 27, Rest in peace in Morlancourt British Cemetery n°1, Killed in action on the 10th July 1916 - Age 31, Died of wounds on the 12th July 1916 - Age 40, Killed in action on the 10th July 1916 - Age 32, Killed in action on the 10th July 1916 - Age 28, Rest in peace in Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Killed in action on the 10th July 1916 - Age 31, Killed in action on the 10th July 1916 - Age 18, Killed in action on the 26th July 1916 - Age 23, Killed in action on the 10th July 1916 - Age 36, Rest in peace in Carnoy Military Cemetery, Killed in action on the 19th July 1916 - Age 20, Killed in action on the 9th July 1916 - Age 29, Rest in peace in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Died of wounds on the 12th July 1916 - Age 21, Rest in peace in Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, MEN OF THE BATTALION SERVING IN OTHER UNITS. Corps); British War and Victory Medals (2503 Pte. 21372) but on 5th March 1915 he was discharged due to defective eyesight. 134: Worcestershire Regiment. Memorial Chapel; Private Thomas Dowding, aged 23 of the South Wales Borderers, died in France, remembered at Thiepval Memorial; Private Richard Evans, aged 20 of the South Wales … An Exceptionally Rare & Historically Important Casualty Trio. 128: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. During the Battle of Verdun, General Pétain had rotated the French Divisions through the battle – resulting in a large number of divisions entering the battle with experience. He enlisted at Bath into the Army Service Corps, but later transferred into the 10th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who were attached to 115 Brigade, 38th (Welsh) Division. At the base of the pillar surmounting the memorial is the crest/insignia of the regiment, with underneath it '1914-1918'. 7th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Lt.Inf. 6th Battalion, King's Stropshire Lt. Inf. [1], Regular Army Divisions were numbered 1st to 8th. 9628. Home. 10th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Lt.Inf. Richard Henry. 6th Battalion. 7th, 10th and 11th July : Attacks of Mametz Wood. ... Isaac and Benjamin took part in … Chief of the German General Staff: General der Infanterie Erich Falkenhayn (until 28 August 1916), Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg. 19th Sep 1914 1st South Wales Borderers in the Line. 7th (Service) Battalion 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Lt.Inf. This was supposed to … Posted on: Friday 1 July 2016 ... Trevethin - 2nd Mons. Fought at GALLIPOLI. 1/8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 1/4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, 1/5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, 1/4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, 1/4th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 1/5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, 1/5th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, 1/7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, 3rd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (replaced by 19th Bn. Pte F.McFarren. 1/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. £1750. ... Fricourt, Somme, France. Lancashire Fusiliers 6 August 1916), 1/4th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/5th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/6th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/8th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 1/7th Bn, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 1/4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment. 19673 Private. Corps Commander: General, This page was last edited on 22 December 2020, at 03:49. French Sixth Army, which contained British or Dominion forces: Refer following section titled "Divisions" for brigades, regiments and battalions associated with each division participating in the listed battles. 10th (1st Gwent) Battalion, South Wales Borderers was raised at Brecon in October 1914 by the Welsh National Executive Committee. In typical British county regiments, the 1st and 2nd Battalions were regular army, the 3rd was the special reserve battalion which did not normally serve overseas but remained at home as the regimental depot and training unit from which replacements were sent to the regular battalions. 1/7th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/9th Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment, 1/4th Battalion, Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment), 1/12th (London Rangers) Battalion, London Regiment, 1/5th (London Rifle Brigade) Battalion, London Regiment, 1/13th (Kensington) Battalion, London Regiment, 1/9th (Queen's Victoria Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment, 1/14th (London Scottish) Battalion, London Regiment, 1/16th (Queen's Westminster Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment, (attached to 2nd Indian Cavalry Division), Canadian Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, 87th (Canadian Grenadier Guards) Battalion, 12th (Tasmania, S and W Australia) Battalion, 50th (South Australia & Tasmania) Battalion, 52nd (West & South Australia, Tasmania) Battalion, British Expeditionary Force: Commander: General, Northern Army Group (Groupe d'armées du Nord): Commander: General, VI Corps. The 27th to 29th Divisions were Regular Army divisions made up from units recalled from Imperial Garrison Duties. 6th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Lt.Inf. Corps Commander: General Ernest Blondlat, I Cavalry Corps. Territorial battalions raised second line battalions which would be numbered 2/4th, 2/5th and 2/6th, initially from men who did not volunteer for overseas service. The actions at the Somme Crossings, The Battle of Rosieres, The Battle of Kemmel Ridge, The Second Battle of Kemmel Ridge, The Battle of the Scherpenberg, The capture of Neuve Eglise, The capture of Wulverghem, The Battle of Ypres, The Battle of Courtrai. The 2nd Battalion of the Worcestershire Regiment is often remembered for its gallant “lone” advance to recapture Gheluvelt at the height of a crisis on 31 October 1914. 11.11.1918 Ended the war at Amougies west of Renaix, Belgium. 7/8th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, 10/11th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, 11th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 12/11th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, 7th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, 7th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment, 5th Battalion, South Wales Border Regiment, 6th Battalion, Oxford & Buckinghamshire Lt. Regt. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 1,291 recorded WW1 deaths for the 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers. 31st Oct 1914 Germans attack Geluveld On the 31st October the Germans made an attack from the east along the Menin Road and captured the area around Geluveld Chateau. SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. Part of 3rd Brigade in 1st Division. Corps Commander: Generals Georges Prosper Anne Claret de la Touche and Émile Alexis Mazillier, XXX Corps. Pioneers of the 25th Division . "New Army" divisions of Kitchener's Army raised after the outbreak of war were numbered 9th to 26th. Both the brothers were sent to 6th Battalion South Wales Borderers and found themselves on a boat to France, they landed at Le Havre on 24th September 1918. South Wales Borderers. After inital training close to home they moved by end to Colwyn Bay and joined 130th Brigade, 43rd Division, which was renamed 115th Brigade, 38th (Welsh) Division on the 29th of April 1915. Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France. German divisions were being converted from square to triangular, hence some had four infantry regiments, others had three. It is also hoped that by putting this information in the public domain, it will … Torfaen remembers the Battle of the Somme. BARNETT. ... South Wales Borderers. Corps Commander: General Alphonse Nudant, XXXV Corps. The 10th South Wales Borderers and 17th Royal Welch Fusiliers were to be held in reserve. Died of wounds on the 21st August 1916. 12th Bn, Prince of Wales' Own West Yorkshires, 10th Bn, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regt, 8th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 8th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington Regiment, 9th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, 9th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, 12th Battalion, Sherwood Foreseter Regiment, 8th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles Regiment, 6th Battalion, South Wales Border Regiment, 18th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, 17th Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment, 16th Battalion (1st City) Manchester Regiment, 19th Battalion (4th City) Manchester Regiment, 19th Battalion, King's (Liverpool)Regiment, 17th Battalion (2nd City) Manchester Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Princess of Wales' Own Yorkshire Regt, 20th Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment, 18th Battalion (3rd City) Manchester Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's Wiltshire Regiment, 11th Battalion (St.Helens Pioneers) Prince of Wales's Volunteers, 12th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment, 13th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment, 14th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment, 12th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Regiment. 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Lt.Inf. An Exceptionally Rare 2nd South Wales Borderers 1914-15 Trio. 23209 Drummer. This attack, the Battle of the Somme, began on 1 July 1916. Corps Commander: General Paul Chrétien, XXXIII Corps. 10th-21st July : Ovillers and La Boisselle area. BATTLE OF THE SOMME. Corps Commander: General Horace Fernand Achille Pentel, XX Corps. The South Wales Borderers as a regiment no longer exists but the role it played in the early months of World War One is never forgotten by veterans. 44 names. 14th-29th July : Colincamps / Courcelles-au-Bois area. They fought through some of the hardest and most famous battles … The Queen's colours were lost (although the Sikhs never claimed to have captured them… 14th-29th July : Colincamps / Courcelles-au-Bois area. 1/5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regt. P. Redford. BATTLE OF THE SOMME. He joined the South Wales Borderers as Private (Service No. There is a lot of detail on my motivations for creating this website in the FAQ. 1st JULY 1916. The Battalion moved from Loos with the Division to the Somme in July 1916, in readiness to take part in the Battle of the Somme, and arrived at Franvillers on 8 July 1916. British Battalions on the Somme: Battles & Engagements of the 616 Infantry Battalions Involved in the Battle of the Somme. 1/1st Battalionn, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Lt. Inf. the Dorsetshire Regiment raised eleven battalions, whilst the London Regiment managed to raise eighty-eight battalions). 2nd SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. 125: Cameronians Scottish Rifles. He was issued with an armband on 31st January 1916 which signified he was a volunteer yet to be mobilised. Commander: General der Infanterie Fritz von Below On 19 July, split into the 1st Army (opposite the British) and the 2nd Army, Commander: General der Artillerie Max von Gallwitz (opposite the French) with authority over the 1st Army as Armeegruppe Gallwitz-Somme, this was not an army group, the term for which was Heeresgruppe The South Wales Borderers fielded seven battalions (about 3,500-4,500 men) during the opening stages of the Somme offensive on the Western Front in July 1917. 1/4th (City of Bristol) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regt. 1st JULY 1916, To: 9628. … P. Redford A. Cyc. An Exceptionally Rare 2nd South Wales Borderers 1914-15 Trio. At the Battle of Chillianwala, due to mismanagement by senior officers, the regiment suffered over 50 per cent casualties. The 30th to 41st were again made up from New Army units while the 42nd to 74th were Territorial. On the 16th and 17th July, the 1st Battalion - part of the 3rd Brigade - was at Bazentin Le Petit Wood, near Mametz Wood. 10th Battalion. 08-09-1916. 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Inf. Lot 948, 27 Feb 19. 1/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 1/6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. The 4th, 5th and 6th Battalions were normally Territorial Force battalions. The battalion has … Battle nomenclature and participating units information taken from source British Army Council Command Notice 1138 unless stated.[17]. ROLL OF HONOUR. 1/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Lt. Inf. Rest in peace in Blaenau Gwent Baptist … The 6th South Wales Borderers were a Pioneer Battalion, that meant that their main job was to dig and mend trenches and dig and mend roads. [24], (Note: A majority of the corps and divisions were transferred from other armies during the battle. 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