Manchester Regiment

[BIGhurst]

Dear All

I wonder if anyone has any info regarding 3/5th Manchester Regiment who fought in WW1.

Regards

CAROLE

[manchester regt]

what are you looking for carole,mack

[BIGhurst]

Dear Mack

I am looking for info relating to my Grandad.  I did have a quick look last night on the Manchester Regiment website so there may be some info on that.  I would like to find out more about where they fought etc and the history of the Manchester Reg particularily the 3/5th Manchester in which my grandad was a soldier in 1914-1918.  His name was William Latham and he came from Leigh, Lancashire.

Regards
CAROLE

[harribobs]

hi carole

the 5th battalion was a territorial unit based in Wigan, formed from local men, they were created to provide defense for the UK homeland

on the outbreak of war in 1914, the territorial battalions were asked to give up their uk duties and fight abroad with the regular army. generally speaking most accepted. these battalions (5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th edit 'and 10th') became part of the 42nd (East Lancs) division and went off to gallipoli via egypt.

the men who stayed behind formed the basis of a new battalion which was designated 2nd/5th ( the original battalion was now known as the 1st/5th.) their main purpose of the 2nd/5th was to train and supply replacements to 1st.

later on in the war, after conscription, the 2nd/5th went to war in it's own right and a third battalion was raised, this being the 3rd/5th. this was then the reserve battalion to the other two and as such did not leave the UK

i hope this makes sense 

[themonsstar]

Hi Mr Harribobs
So what division was the 1/10th(Oldham) Battalion Manchester Regt in, Cheers for any help with this, and i hope this is not to hard for you to answer, Mr Harriguybob

[harribobs]

Hi Mr Harribobs
So what division was the 1/10th(Oldham) Battalion Manchester Regt in, Cheers for any help with this, and i hope this is not to hard for you to answer, Mr Harriguybob

    as Mr monstar quite rightly points out... I omitted the 10th battalion (Oldham) who also formed part of the 42nd division

[BIGhurst]

Haribobs, hang on, hang on, this has come as a shock to me.  I was raised on tales of daring do by my grandad about when he fought in the war and now you are telling me that he didn't leave Blighty

Regards
CAROLE

[harribobs]

well if he went abroad i would have thought it would have been with another (poss manchester) battalion, after all the 3/5th was a training battalion

did he have a middle name?

Description     
Medal card of Latham, William E
Corps   Regiment No   Rank
Manchester Regiment    2194    Private
Manchester Regiment    300325 (incomplete)    Private
Date    1914-1920

[BIGhurst]

Oh thank goodness for that.  No, grandad did not have a middle name, just William, or Billy as he was known.  The only reason I said 3/5th was because I have a post card with that written on and on the back he has written to his mother saying he was inspected by Hague.  Unforutnately there is no date on it.

Regards
CAROLE