1st Bn Kings (Liverpool) Regiment - 1920-1930

[alan o]

Seaforth Barracks was the depot ie home base where recruits went to and soldiers leaving were discharged from.  It's location remained fixed.  very often the 3rd Reserve Battalion was based there.

The 1st and 2nd Battalions were the deployed units who moved every few years to new postings..

[vapcq45]

Thank you Alan!

[ALAMO2008]

Just been reading the 1st King's War Diaries 2nd Division from January 1919 - they were in Germany for several Months appears to be Cologne  - pages around Number 820 of 879 mention  a Lt Russell or Lt Col and mention Coy Cooks by Name and Number- the Diaries are hard going. .Gave Up
I have asked on our King's Liverpool Forum if any Members know more about tnem being in Jersey

[vapcq45]

Wow, thank you. Horace Leonard Adams. Hopefully there’s a record. He didn’t enlist until 1919/20, after both his parents died of the flu. He had 8 younger siblings who were then scattered, but in later life he brought them together again.

I think I mentioned he married his wife in Jersey in 1924 and family say she was housemaid on Lord Russell’s staff, which I’m guessing is how they met.

[ALAMO2008]

Not sure if it is the same Russell

[ALAMO2008]

One of my Co Administrators of Our King's Liverpool Regt Forum knew this about Jersey and Ireland in that Period

[vapcq45]

Ah that's interesting.  That some of the 1st remained in Jersey.....good to have the comminding officer's name too, more research!

Not sure that's the same Russell in doc above.  He was definitely a Captain around 1924 and I think was a Lt during his time in France.  Just thinking, maybe Col Jones went to Ireland and Russell's men were left in Jersey, hence my chap being a cook (or Chef as the family say).  Otherwise surely would be odd for a Captain to have his own cook, even if he was a Lord.

I'm hoping his papers say more when we get them later this year.

But thanks so much for all the information you've found, it's brilliant and helps me write up his story.

[ALAMO2008]

Have been sent more on the 1st King's by our Forum Member

[ALAMO2008]