Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

[forester]

etc,

The service record for J W Clark, 4436 is on Ancestry, for FREE, at the moment. 

http://www.rootschat.com/links/04p1/

Phil


Whoops; just seen the date of the post 

[maryjay]

My granddad Peter Hughes 2806,406426 was in th 1st Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - I believe he was in the Boer War - have tried to find a record of this, but no luck - I have found his medal record for WW1, but can't find a service record.  Any information or help anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated

[helenabel]

Hi there,
I'm writing because I have a letter dated 14th August 1918 that I bought at an antique fair in the early nineties when I was about 12 or 13. I have recently refound it whilst looking through some old belongings and having had the war on my mind recently (my grandma, who was a nurse during the war, recently died and I have been given lots of family wartime letters etc) I decided that I would like to send this letter to someone who may have a connection to the writer.
His name was Edmond and he was transferred to the Loyal North Lancashires, 2nd Batt?.  no. 30902, 15 Platoon 2? company BE7 France in 1918.
I have (?) anything that I am not sure of from the writing!
The letter is to his father and it asks after 'Lizzie' and 'Auntie Gracie' and he also requests some soldier's friend! He also asks after Harry Elden.

Please get in touch if this rings a bell and I will send you the letter - I know how special it is to have letters that have been sent by grandfathers or great-grandfathers,

Helen

[helenabel]

Hi there,
I'm writing because I have a letter dated 14th August 1918 that I bought at an antique fair in the early nineties when I was about 12 or 13. I have recently refound it whilst looking through some old belongings and having had the war on my mind recently (my grandma, who was a nurse during the war, recently died and I have been given lots of family wartime letters etc) I decided that I would like to send this letter to someone who may have a connection to the writer.
His name was Edmond and he was transferred to the Loyal North Lancashires, 2nd Batt(?).  no. 30902, 15 Platoon 2(?) company BE7 France in 1918.
I have (?) anything that I am not sure of from the writing!
The letter is to his father and it asks after 'Lizzie' and 'Auntie Gracie' and he also requests some soldier's friend! He also asks after Harry Elden.

Please get in touch if this rings a bell and I will send you the letter - I know how special it is to have letters that have been sent by grandfathers or great-grandfathers,

Helen

[forester]

Hello Helen and welcome to Rootschat 

He was Edmond Whitehead, Private 30902, 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, (formerly 94379, Liverpool Regiment) and he was killed in action 28th September 1918.

Here is a link to the CWGC page: http://www.rootschat.com/links/055v/

Phil

[helenabel]

Thanks for the info on Edmond Phil. Very much appreciated,
Helen

[briant]

1901 Cencus, Parents as listed on the CWGC,



Grace             age 9
Effie               age 7
Elizabeth        age 5 (Lizzie?)
Edna Louisa  age 3

Edmond Knowles Whitehead, age 0 born Q1 1900 at Hanley,Staffordshire

116 Brailsford Rd
   Rusholme
South Manchester,

[briant]

According to the 1901 cencus, Edmond Knowles Whitehead was born, 1900,Q1, in Hanley,Staffordshire,and had 4 sisters,

Grace        aged 9
Effie               "  7
Elizabeth       "  5  (Lizzie?)
Edna Lousia  "   3


Brian

[helenabel]

Thanks Brian,
I checked the census too and found him but I didn't know the details of the sisters.
It might be worth me checking to see if I can find any descendants of the sisters.
Thank you again
Helen