The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment was formed on 1 July 1881 from the amalgamation of The 47th (Lancashire) Regiment with The 81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment.
The 47th became The First Battalion The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
The 81st became The Second Battalion The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
In 1920, the regimental name changed to The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire).
On 25 March 1970, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) merged with the Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) to form The Queen's Lancashire Regiment (Loyals and Lancashire).
The 1st/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (47th/81st)
57724 Cpl J Wastell died 26 July 1920 aged 21 yrs (Mtarfa Military Cemetery)
1919 1st/Loyal North Lancashire
21 Aug 1919 The 1st/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment embarked in England for Malta.
1 Dec Strength: 20 officers, 820 rank and file.
1920 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire)
1 Jan 1920 Strength: 20 officers, 805 rank and file. The regiment was on garrison duty with The 2nd/Essex Regiment.
1921 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire)
1 Jan 1921 Strength: 27 officers, 948 rank and file.
Apr The 1st/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment embarked for Plymouth.
1922 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire)
Baptisms in the Barracca Garrison Church Valletta in 1922:
- 21 Jan Frederick James Beer born on 25 December 1921, son of Hannah Elizabeth and Sgt James Henry Beer of Mtarfa Barracks.
- 21 Jan Gladys Edith Clegg born on 6 January 1922, daughter of Daisy Lily and L/Cpl Henry John Clegg of Mtarfa Barracks.
- 4 Oct Laura Joan Slaxon born on 10 September 1922, daughter of Amy Daisy and Cpl William Henry Slaxon of St Nicholas Barracks, Cottonera.
The 1st/The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
1923 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire)
Oct 1923 The 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire) Regiment arrived at Malta en route to Tientsin, China. It had 29 officers and 873 rank and file.
1924 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire)
1 Jan 1924 Strength: 14 rank and file.
The 1st/The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
1966 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire)
Jan 1966 The 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire) Regiment arrived from England. It was quartered at St Andrew's Barracks Pembroke.
July 1966–Jan 1967 One company deployed to Aden.
1967 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire)
1967 The battalion was at St Andrew's Barracks Pembroke.
1968 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire)
Dec 1968 The 1st/Loyal (North Lancashire) Regiment embarked for Dover England.
The 2nd/The Loyal (North Lancashire) Regiment
1899 2nd/Loyal North Lancashire
1 July 1881 The 81st Regiment became the 2nd Battalion The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
20 Sep 1899 The 2nd/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment embarked at Southampton from Dover on the transport Jelunga. It disembarked at Malta on 29 September and was quartered at Pembroke Camp.
Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1899:
- 2 Oct Child Ernest Smith, aged 1 year 8 months, son of Pte Thomas Smith.
- 5 Oct Pte Edward James Field, aged 22 year 8 months.
1900 2nd/Loyal North Lancashire
1 July 1900 Strength: 849 men. The regiment was at Pembroke Camp.
Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1900:
- 28 Mar Pte Joshua Butterworth, aged 30 years 10 months.
- 25 June James Robert Kirkwood, aged 6 months, son of Cpl Kirkwood.
- 3 Aug Lionel Hudson Gamble, aged 18 days, son of QMSgt Gamble.
1901 2nd/Loyal North Lancashire
22 Feb 1901 The 2nd/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment embarked for Crete, where it disembarked on 27 February.
It left Crete for Gibraltar on 7 May 1902.
The 3rd/The Royal Lancashire Regiment
1900 3rd/Loyal North Lancashire
Jan 1900 The 3rd/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment arrived from England.
The battalion had 917 men at Fort Manoel.
Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1900:
- 15 Aug Mrs Amelia Wakefield, aged 41 years, wife of SSgt Wakefield.
- 25 Aug Pte James Solomon, aged 19 years, 10 months.
- 2 Sep Child William Magrath, aged 1 year 2 months, son of CSgt Magrath.
1901 3rd/Loyal North Lancashire
1 Jan 1901 Strength: 1027 men.
Apr The 3rd/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment left for South Africa.
Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1901:
- 14 Feb Sgt Charles Edward Brooks, aged 22 years 8 months.
The 6th/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
1915 – 6th/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1915:
- 19 Aug Pte Hudson W, aged 25 years.
- 25 Aug L/Cpl Airey Henry, aged 27 years.
- 5 Sep Pte Pearson Edwin, aged 30 years.
The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales Volunteers)
1968 Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales Volunteers)
1969 Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales Volunteers)
1970 Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales Volunteers)
Bibliography
- Farmer J. S., 1984. The regimental records of the British Army Reprint Edition, Trowbridge, Wiltshire: Crecy Books.
- Edwards T. J., 1980. Regimental Badges First Edition, Tonbridge, Kent: Ernest Benn Ltd.
- TNA:WO 379/11. Stations of Regiments 1859–1900.
- TNA:WO 379/15. Stations of Regiments 1901–1920.