Pte. Service records from the Brigade of Guards (The Grenadier, Coldstream, Irish and Welsh Guards) have now transferred to the Army Personnel Centre, including First World War records (see above). (d.27th April 1917), Woodhouse John William. In 1939, the size of the Territorial Army was doubled, with duplicate 2/6th and 7th battalions being formed. Original microfilm digitised as part of the NLA AJCP Online Delivery Project, 2017-2020. Richard was killed in the assault aged just 18. [29] The 1st Battalion moved to its final posting, in Germany, in September 1957. George Dean 7th Btn. L/Cpl 2nd Btn. Baker retired in 1845 and was succeeded by Bunbury as commanding officer. [13], Following the granting of independence of India in 1947, all infantry regiments in the British Army were reduced to a single regular battalion. On line, those who knew the answers wanted to be paid for their services. Anderson Valentine James. [9] The 9th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers) landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as pioneer battalion for the 23rd Division in August 1915 also for service on the Western Front before transferring to Italy in November 1917. Catalogue description North Staffordshire Regiment This record is held by Staffordshire Regiment Museum See contact details Have you found an error with this catalogue description? See details. 7th Btn. 2nd Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment (d.3rd July 1916), L/Sgt. 'Nominal and Descriptive Roll of the 80th Regiment' with entries for name, date of enlistment, age at enlisting, height, trade or occupation, place of birth and remarks such as transferred, discharged, or death. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. [15] It was evacuated from Gallipoli in December 1915 and moved to Egypt before landing in France in July 1916 for service on the Western Front. Later that year, they were stationed with the British Army of the Rhine in West Germany. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. South Staffordshire Regiment (d.26th Nov 1915), Pte. [9], Both the 3rd and 4th Battalions remained in the UK training reinforcement drafts for the regular battalions. National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4HTRegistered Charity Number: 237902, 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot, 80th Regiment of Foot(Staffordshire Volunteers), The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's), The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's), 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers), The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Waless), The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Waless), 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot, 98th (The Prince of Waless) Regiment of Foot. The knotis the county symbol of Staffordshire and probably originated fromthe Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia. Thoroughly enjoyed it. It was originally made from the bronze cannon captured during the Crimean War (1854-1856). If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261046 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible.