The 20th (East Devonshire) Regiment
The 20th (East Devonshire) Regiment was raised in 1688 in East Devon as Colonel Sir Robert Peyton's Regiment of Foot.
In 1751, the regiment became the 20th Foot to which East Devonshire was added in 1782.
In May 1838, the 20th was permitted to add on its Colours the words Vimiera and Corunna in commemoration of the battles in which it was engaged at Vimiera on 21 August 1808 and at Corunna on 16 January 1809.
On 1 July 1881, The East Devonshire became The 1st Battalion The Lancashire Fusiliers. As a Fusilier Regiment it wore the grenade as a badge, the distinguishing feature on the ball being the Sphinx with the word Egypt below, all within a laurel wreath. The Sphinx with Egypt was granted to the 20th Foot by Horse Guards Letter No 170 of 6 July 1802, for service in the Egyptian campaign of 1801. The laurel wreath was received in honour of the Battle of Minden of 1st August 1759. As one of the six Minden Regiments all ranks wear roses in their head dress on the anniversary of that battle (Minden Day).
In April 1968 the Lancashire Fusiliers merged with the 5th (The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers), the 6th (The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers), and 7th (The Royal Fusiliers – City of London), to form The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
General Orders issued by Maj Gen Villettes at Malta dated La Valetta 22 November 1802.
In consequence of the great addition which will be made to the strength of some of the regiments in this island, by the consolidations of their second battalions, and also in consideration of the extensive duty of this garrison, Major General Villettes finds it necessary to direct that a certain number of officers liable to be reduced to half pay, be retained as supernumeraries upon the strength of their respective regiments until further orders. The 27th Regiment to retain 1 Captain and 3 Subalterns.
All the regiments will retain their full establishment of three sergeants per company, considering those in England as supernumeraries, but from the above consideration, the Major General finds it expedient to order that the 20th, 27th and 35th Regiments can in like manner retain one sergeant per company as supernumeraries over and above the establishment of three sergeants per company until further orders.
The 1st/The 20th (East Devonshire) Regiment
1801 1st/20th (East Devonshire)
The 20th Regiment was quartered in Minorca when it volunteered its services for the Egyptian Campaign. It reached Egypt after 20 March 1801. From Egypt the 1st/20th embarked for Malta, where it remained until Nov 1805. It then sailed for Naples.
Sep 1801 The men were severely affected with fever and ophthalmia.
6 Dec 600 men of the 1st/20th arrived from Egypt under the command of Lt Col Robert Ross. The regiment formed part of the Malta Garrison and was quartered at Vittoriosa.
1802 1st/20th (East Devonshire) (Leigh's Regiment)
1 Jan 1802 Regimental Strength:
| Present (Offs & WOs) |
Absent (Offs & WOs) |
NCOs | Fit for Duty (R&F) |
Sick (R&F) |
Total (Offs and Men) |
Establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 16 | 75 | 554 | 91 | 751 | 1123 |
| Returns of His Majesty's Forces Malta: 1st January 1802. 1st/20th (Leigh's) | ||||||
1 Mar Strength: 25 Commissioned and Warrant Officers, 75 NCOs, 553 rank and file fit for duty, 99 rank and file sick, 775 total officers and men, 1128 establishment.
1 May Strength: 23 Commissioned and Warrant Officers, 56 NCOs, 488 rank and file fit for duty, 80 rank and file sick, 647 total officers and men, 842 establishment.
(Milorda Gardens Floriana)
4 May Col Bayliss 2nd/35th Foot, the commandant of the Cottonera District, shot and mortally wounded Capt Newman 20th Foot in a duel near Salvatore Gate. Newman was buried on 14 May at the burial ground near the Zabbar Gate (Rock Gate Cemetery).
21 July 176 men, 15 women and 6 children embarked on the men-of-war Haarlem and were withdrawn from Malta in compliance with the provision of the Treaty of Amiens.
1 Aug Strength: 15 Commissioned and Warrant Officers, 56 NCOs, 582 rank and file fit for duty, 102 rank and file sick, 755 total officers and men, 842 establishment.
Sep The battalion was at Vittoriosa where the men suffered greatly from fever. Villettes reported:
In the 48th the fever is I hope nearly subdued, but has increased in the 20th regiment. Tho every pain has been taken to check it, and their loss during the last month (August) has been considerable, I trust however, that as the weather grows cooler, we shall get the better of it. Though the season is generally very unhealthy, the other regiments have not materially suffered.1
1 Nov 1802 Strength: 19 Commissioned and Warrant Officers, 56 NCOs, 612 rank and file fit for duty, 109 rank and file sick, 796 total officers and men, 843 establishment.
1803 1st/20th (East Devonshire) (Leigh's Regiment)
1803 Strength: 846 men with detachments in Gozo.
1804 1st/20th (East Devonshire) (Leigh's Regiment)
1 Jan 1804 The 20th (East Devonshire) Regiment of Foot was stationed at Malta under the command by Lt Col Ross. It had a total strength of 855 men. The average strength for the year was 841 men. On 1 November 1804, its strength dropped to 827 men.
1 Sep 1804 Regimental Strength:
| Present (Offs & WOs) |
Absent (Offs & WOs) |
NCOs | Fit for Duty (R&F) |
Sick (R&F) |
Total (Offs and Men) |
Establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 6 | 76 | 768 | 64 | 949 | 1113 |
| Returns of His Majesty's Forces Malta: 1st September 1804. 1st/20th (Leigh's) | ||||||
1805 1st/20th (East Devonshire) (Leigh's Regiment)
1 July 1805 Strength: 34 Commissioned and Warrant Officers, 76 NCOs, 740 rank and file fit for duty, 62 rank and file sick, 912 total officers and men, 1127 establishment.
1 Aug 1805 Strength: 39 Commissioned and Warrant Officers, 76 NCOs, 771 rank and file fit for duty, 36 rank and file sick, 922 total officers and men, 1113 establishment.
The 1st/20th was inspected by Sir James Craig who reported it to be composed of a wonderfully fine bodies of men
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| Date | Strength | Sick | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July | 929 | 62 | 740 |
| 1 August | 930 | 36 | 771 |
| 14 August | 697 | 67 | — |
| 1 November | 929 | 62 | 740 |
| Table I: Strength of 1st/20th Regiments Malta 1805 (Leigh's). | |||
3 Nov 1805 The 1st/20th Regiment embarked on Sir James Craig's expedition to Naples.
1st/20th (East Devonshire)
1855 1st/20th (East Devonshire)
Burials in 1855:
- 15 Jan Pte John Allen.
- 6 Feb Pte John Dennis aged 22 years.
- 3 May Pte Denis Minigan.
- 24 Aug Pte Samuel Rutherford aged 19 years.
- 31 Oct Pte Jonathan Liles aged 16 years.
- 2 Nov Pte Henry Clarke aged 25 years.
- 17 Dec Pte William Gould aged 18 years.
- 24 Dec Pte William Maxwell aged 33 years.
The 1st/The 20th (East Devonshire) Regiment
1879 1st/20th (East Devonshire)
Dec 1879 A detachment of 1st/20th arrived from Cyprus. In 1878, the Ottoman Empire ceded Cyprus (1878–1960) to the British for the purpose of defence and administration, but the Sultan retained ownership of the island.
The 1st/20th Regiment had an average strength of 173 men. It had 163 admissions (942.2/1000 mean strength) into hospital with no deaths. 4 invalids were returned to England. Its average daily sick was 8.27 (47.80/1000 mean strength). The average sick time to each soldier was 17.45 days. The average duration of cases of sickness was 18.52 days.
1880 1st/20th (East Devonshire)
11 Oct 1880 The second wing of the 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers embarked in Cyprus on 6 October 1880. It arrived in Malta on 11 October. Cyprus was occupied by British troops from 1878 to 1960.
The 1st/20th Foot had an average strength of 403 men. It had 382 admissions (947.9/1000 mean strength) into hospital with 3 deaths (7.44 deaths/1000 mean strength). 6 invalids returned to England. Its average constantly sick was 17.57 (43.59/1000 mean strength). The average sick time to each soldier was 15.95 days. The average duration of cases of sickness was 16.83 days.
1881 1st/20th (East Devonshire)
17 Jan 1881 The 1st/20th (East Devonshire) consisting of HQ coy and 8 companies, 17 officers, 2 officer's wives and 2 children, 1 officer's male servant, 2 officer's female servants, 38 sgts, 14 buglers, 551 rank and file, 34 soldier's wives and 54 children embarked on HMS Himalaya. The Coy disembarked at Queenstown on 28 January 1881.
1899 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers
17 Aug 1899 The 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers embarked at Southampton from Aldershot on the transport Jelunga. It disembarked in Malta on 27 Aug 1899.
29 Sep The 1st Battalion embarked on the Jelunga for Crete, arriving there on 2 October 1899.
1900 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers
The 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers were in Crete with a detachment of 101 men in Gozo.
1901 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers
27 Feb 1901 The 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers arrived at Crete on 2 October 1899.
On 27 February 1901, it embarked at Crete for Malta on the SS Formosa, disembarking there on 1 March 1901. The men were quartered in Fort Chambray, Gozo.
Baptisms in 1901:
- 27 Jan Alex Henry Adair born on 15 January 1901, son of Louisa Mary and CSgt Joseph Adair, resident at Fort Chambray Gozo.
Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1901:
- 12 Mar Pte William Clarkson, aged 21 years.
- 9 June Pte John Skelhorn, aged 22 years.
- 18 Dec Pte Josiah Cooper, aged 21 years of Floriana.
1902 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers
1902 The battalion was at Lower St Elmo Barracks.
17 Oct 1902 The 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers embarked on the Sardinia for Gibraltar, where it disembarked on 21 October.
Baptisms in the Garrison Church 1902:
- 11 Apr Charles Edward Ramkin born on 18 March 1902, son of Mary and Sgt Charles Edward Ramkin, resident at Floriana.
Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1902:
- 11 Jan Infant William Walter Tickle, aged 10 hours, son of Sgt Tickle.
- 6 May Pte Henry Lowe, aged 20 years.
The 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers
1905 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers
26 Feb 1905 About 700 men of the 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers arrived from Gibraltar on the Dilwara.
In March the 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers were reinforced by 100 men. On their arrival the troops were quartered in Polverista Barracks Cottonera. On 20 March the men marched to Pembroke Camp, and on 30 April 1905 to Mellieha Camp.
5 Apr The battalion reported its first case of Mediterranean Fever 37 days after its landing at Malta. It had its second admission on 17 April. Another 18 admissions occurred following their move to St Elmo Barracks. During the same period the Essex Regt had had 50 admissions.
8 May The men of the 1st Battalion returned to their barracks at Polverista from Mellieha training Camp. They remained at Polverista until their removal to Lower St Elmo Barracks. Six companies occupied Lower St Elmo Barracks and replaced the 2nd/Essex Regt which marched to Mtarfa Barracks on 8th July. B Coy and D Coy 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers moved into Fort Manoel Hutments.
9 Aug 1905 From 9 Aug to the end of Sept, 19 cases of Mediterranean fever occurred in the six companies stationed at Lower St Elmo Barracks, and 3 cases in the two companies occupying Manoel Island Hutments. H Coy had 7 cases between 11 July and the end of Sept following their occupation of Lower St Elmo Barracks.
Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1905:
- 8 Mar L/Cpl Jasper Gordon aged 25 years 10 months, died at Polverista Barracks and was buried in Rinella Military Cemetery.
- 8 May William Puliford aged 26 years.
- 12 Aug Pte James Counsell aged 24 years 10 months.
- 4 Sep Sgt James H Ashforth, aged 33 years 6 months.
- 15 Sep Pte Henry Ledgerton, aged 20 years 6 months of St Elmo.
- 19 Oct Still born child of L/Cpl B Brunell.
- 6 Dec Pte Thomas Bowsher, aged 35 years.
1906 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers
30 Apr 1906 The 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers was suddenly ordered to proceed to Egypt with the 4th/Worcestershire Regiment. It embarked on the SS City of Athens and arrived in Alexandria on 3 May 1906.
14 Dec 1906 The battalion left Alexandria for Malta on the Braemar Castle. It disembarked at Malta on 18 December 1906.
Baptisms in 1906:
- 7 Sep James Charles Housley born on 8 July 1906, son of Jane and Sgt James Housley, resident at the Camerata Valletta.
Burials in 1906:
- 13 Nov Mrs Florence Fenton aged 26 years, wife of Sgt Fenton of Valletta was buried in Pietà Military Cemetery.
1907 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers
27 Nov 1907 The 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers embarked on board the Dongola for Karachi, where it arrived on 11 December 1907.
Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1907:
- 29 June Infant Phyllis Annie Dakin aged 5 months, daughter of Cpl Dakin.
- 26 Sep Pte Walter Bishop, aged 19 years 4 months.
- 19 Nov Pte Harry Hollerton, aged 23 years 3 months.
1915 – 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers
The 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers formed part of 86th Brigade 29th Division. On 25 April 1915, it landed at W Beach on the Gallipoli Peninsula. They met heavy resistance from the Turkish 3rd/26th Regiment. The Fusiliers lost 6 officers, 183 men killed, 4 officers and 279 men wounded and 61 men missing, a total of 533 casualties.
Burials at Pietà Military Cemetery in 1915:
- 10 June Pte Bickel J 1st/Lancashire Fusiliers.
- 15 June Pte Marsden James aged 32 years.
- 22 June Pte Jones Edmund aged 21 years.
- 20 July Pte Gregory J aged 35 years.
- 19 Sep Pte Oliver Charles Edwin aged 38 years.
- 28 Sep Pte Waddington J aged 22 years.
The 2nd/The 20th (East Devonshire) Regiment
1801 2nd/20th (East Devonshire)
Dec 1801 The 2nd Battalion arrived for Egypt. It had 550 men located at Isola Gate Barracks (Senglea).
31 Dec Israel Unsworth was the first soldier to be buried by the Rev. Cosserat in Vittoriosa. Cosserat recorded that the man literally died of hard drinking.
1802 2nd/20th (East Devonshire) (Fitzroy's Regiment)
1 Jan 1802 Regimental Strength:
| Present (Offs & WOs) |
Absent (Offs & WOs) |
NCOs | Fit for Duty (R&F) |
Sick (R&F) |
Total (Offs and Men) |
Establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 11 | 75 | 440 | 110 | 659 | 1123 |
| Returns of His Majesty's Forces Malta: 1st January 1802. 2nd/20th (Fitzroy's) | ||||||
1 Mar Strength: 31 Commissioned and Warrant Officers, 75 NCOs, 445 rank and file fit for duty, 107 rank and file sick, 675 total officers and men, 1123 establishment.
1 May Strength: 31 Commissioned and Warrant Officers, 56 NCOs, 456 rank and file fit for duty, 74 rank and file sick, 617 total officers and men, 842 establishment.
17 July 176 men, 15 women and 6 children were withdrawn from the Malta garrison in preparation for the evacuation of the island, pursuant to the Treaty of Amiens.
1 Aug Strength: 23 Commissioned and Warrant Officers, 56 NCOs, 577 rank and file fit for duty, 33 rank and file sick, 689 total officers and men, 842 establishment.
Sep 1802 The 2nd Battalion was disbanded as part of the peace dividend following the Treaty of Amiens.
The 2nd/Lancashire Fusiliers
1898 2nd/Lancashire
| Average Strength | Admissions Hospital | Deaths | Admissions/1000 | Deaths/1000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187 | 479 | 9 | 2561 | 48 |
| Admissions into hospital and deaths during the year with ratio of admissions and deaths per 1000 of strength. The average strength of the troops, exclusive of the Royal Malta Artillery, was 7,390 men. | ||||
8 Dec 1898 The 2nd/Lancashire Fusiliers, 720 strong, arrived at Crete from Egypt on 11 Oct 1898 following the Nile Campaign. It had served in Crete for 2 1/2 months. It embarked for Malta on 4 Dec, arriving in the island four days later.
Its average constantly sick was 16.77 (89.68/1000 mean strength). The average sick time to each soldier was 32.73 days. The average duration of cases of sickness was 12.78 days.
Burials in Rinella Military Cemetery in 1898:
- 10 Dec Pte William Henry Whitehead aged 24 years, died at Cottonera.
1899 2nd/Lancashire
1 Jan 1899 Strength: 908 men at Fort Chambray Gozo.
1 July Strength: 768 men at Pembroke Camp.
6 Sep 1899 The 2nd/Lancashire Fusiliers, consisting of 8 coys, HQ Coy, 12 officers, 4 officers' children, 2 WOs, 33 Sgts, 16 Buglers, 570 Rank and File, 8 wives and 11 children, embarked on the transport Jelunga.
The men disembarked at Southampton on 14 September 1899. The Fusiliers had served abroad for the past 18 years.
2 Dec 1899 The battalion left Chatham on the SS Norman for Natal.
Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1899:
- 28 Aug Pte Frederick Venables, 2nd Lanc Fus aged 22 years 10 months.
- 12 Sep L/Cpl Herbert Ousey, 2nd Lanc Fus aged 24 years 11 months.
The 3rd/Lancashire Fusiliers
1898 3rd/Lancashire Fusiliers
| Average Strength | Admissions Hospital | Deaths | Admissions/1000 | Deaths/1000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281 | 221 | 2 | 786.5 | 7 |
| Admissions into hospital and deaths during the year with ratio of admissions and deaths per 1000 of strength. The average strength of the troops, exclusive of the Royal Malta Artillery, was 7,390 men. | ||||
4 Sep 1898 The 3rd/Lancashire Fusiliers was formed at Preston on 1 Apr 1898 and disbanded on 15 May 1907. It embarked at Southampton on 26 Aug 1898 and arrived in Malta on 4 September 1898.
Its average constantly sick was 11.58 (41.21/1000 mean strength). The average sick time to each soldier was 15.04 days. The average duration of cases of sickness was 19.13 days.
The men were quartered at Mtarfa Barracks for 4 months.
Baptisms in the Garrison Church in 1898:
- 1 Nov Percy Dunne born on 7 October 1898, son of QM Frederick Dunne and Louisa, resident at Mtarfa.
Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1898:
- 23 Sep Infant Eileen Mary Oakshott aged 8 months, daughter of Lt Oakshott.
- 6 Nov Pte Joseph Haynes aged 28 years 7 months.
- 28 Dec Pte Herbert Gatehouse aged 22 years, died at Cottonera and was buried in Rinella Military Cemetery.
1899 3rd/Lancashire Fusiliers
2 Oct 1899 Detachment of the 3rd Battalion was at Crete.
1 Dec The battalion was at Mtarfa Barracks with detachments at Fort Chambray Gozo. The regimental strength was 989 men.
Baptisms in 1899:
- 4 Feb Sarah Valentine born on 11 January 1899, daughter of Pte George Proctor Valentine and Eliza Jane, resident at Cottonera.
- 12 Oct Lilian Ada Wood born on 25 August 1899, daughter of Sgt Drm Harry Wood and Ada, resident at Mtarfa.
Burials in Rinella Military Cemetery in 1899:
- 23 Aug Pte John Walkden aged 21 years, died at Cottonera.
- 15 Sep Pte Robert Todd aged 21 years 4 months, died at Cottonera.
The first five burials at Mtarfa Military Cemetery were from the 3rd/Lancashire Fusiliers. The first burial took place on 1 June 1899.
Burials at Mtarfa Military Cemetery in 1899:
- 1 June 1899 Ada Wood aged 3 mths, died on 31 May, daughter of Sgt Wood.
- 3 Aug Pte William Cross E Coy, aged 19 yrs 10 mths, died on 2 August 1899.
- 27 Aug Band Boy Robert Fenton aged 16 yrs 6 months died at Citta Vecchia.
- 15 Sep Beatrice Ellen Parkinson aged 9 mths, daughter of Sgt Parkinson Mtarfa Barracks.
- 26 Oct Maggie McMaster, aged 15 mths, died on 25 October 1899, daughter of Sgt McMaster.
Burials at Pietà Military Cemetery in 1899:
- 29 Sep 1899 Pte Joseph Heathcote 3rd Lanc Fus, aged 24 years 4 months.
1900 3rd/Lancashire
1 Jan 1900 The battalion was located at Mtarfa Barracks. It had 828 men.
2 Jan Mtarfa (Imtarfa) Cemetery was consecrated by the Rt Rev the Bishop of Gibraltar on Tuesday 2 Jan 1900. HE the Governor General Sir Francis Grenfell and Major General Lord Congleton commanding the Infantry Brigade were present.
Also in attendance were: the Senior Chaplain the Rev Alfred Malim, The Rev D. Nickerson, The Rev W. C. Parr (in charge of Mtarfa), The Rev M. W. Churchward, and The Rev M Jones. The first recorded burial was that of Ada Wood, aged 3 mths, daughter of Sgt Wood 3rd/Lancashire Fusiliers. The service was conducted by the Rt Rev W C Parr on 1 June 1899.
1 July The battalion was located at Lower St Elmo Barracks. It had 717 men.
Baptisms in the Garrison Church in 1900:
- 31 Oct Cecilia Maud Williams born on 5 October 1900, daughter of Mary Jane and Pte Robert Price Williams, resident at Valletta.
Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1900:
- 17 Jan Pte William Cort, aged 20 years 6 months.
- 5 Feb Thomas Henry Evans, aged 25 days, son of L/Sgt Evans.
- 23 June Pte Robert Hammond, aged 20 years 6 months.
- 20 July Pte Charles Austin Bradbury, aged 24 years 2 months.
- 16 Aug Band Boy William West, aged 15 years 3 months.
- 16 Aug Robert Edward Richardson, aged 16 days, son of Sgt Richardson.
- 16 Oct Pte Robert Wilson, aged 20 years 2 months.
- 26 Oct Pte Alfred Butler, aged 30 years.
- 17 Nov Sgt Thomas William Jones, aged 28 years 11 months.
- 19 Jan 1900 Pte John Henry Burns aged 20 years, died at Cottonera and was buried in Rinella Military Cemetery.
1901 3rd/Lancashire
1 Jan 1901 The battalion was located at Lower St Elmo Barracks. It had 767 men.
29 Nov 1901 The 3rd Battalion embarked for Barbados and Jamaica on the SS Sicilia.
"B" Coy, "D" Coy, and "G" Coy disembarked at Jamaica on 20 Dec 1901, the rest of the battalion arrived at Barbados on 26 December 1901.
Baptisms in the Garrison Church in 1901:
- 30 Aug Benjamin Bedford Bell born on 29 July 1901, son of Florence and Pte Hubert Edgar Bell, resident at the Camerata Valletta.
Burials in Pietà Military Cemetery in 1901:
- 6 Feb Fus William Heath, aged 29 years 4 months.
- 27 Apr L/Cpl William Scally, aged 21 years.
- 19 Feb Fus Thomas Barton, aged 22 years.
- 21 July Fus Robert Graham, aged 23 years.
Burials in Mtarfa Military Cemetery in 1901:
- 25 Sep Pte Richard Windle aged 21 yrs.
The 1st/6th Lancashire Fusiliers
The 1st/6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers was a reinforcement battalion which landed in Gallipoli in May 1915.
Burials in 1915:
- 11 June Pte Parry W 6th/Lancashire Fusiliers aged 25 years.
The 1st/8th Lancashire Fusiliers
1915 – 1st/8th Lancashire
The 1st/8th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers was part of the East Lancashire Division in Gallipoli.
Burials in 1915:
- 24 May Sgt Bowden Frank aged 31 yrs, 8th/Lancashire Fusiliers (TF), was buried at Pembroke Military Cemetery.
- 14 June Pte Allwood Alfred 8th/Lancashire Fusiliers aged 25 years.
The 9th Lancashire Fusiliers
1915 – 9th Lancashire
The 9th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers landed at Suvla Bay Gallipoli on 6 August 1915.
Burials in 1915:
- 31 Aug Pte Riddle A H aged 20 years.
- 31 Aug Pte Hazell W aged 34 years.
The 11th/Lancashire Fusiliers
1941 11th/Lancashire
25 July 1941 The 11th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers arrived from Gibraltar. It had 38 officers and 833 men. The 11th Bn defended Valletta and the coastline from Sliema to St Julians. They also worked on the extension of the airstrip at Hal Safi.
20 Nov 160722 2nd Lt Owen Norman Makinson died in hospital following a bomb explosion during training on the ranges. One other rank was also accidentally injured.
10 Dec 1941 Captain G. Heap RAMC attached to 15th Fld Amb from 11th/Lancashire Fusiliers.
1942 11th/Lancashire
1943 11th/Lancashire
1944 11th/Lancashire
21 May 1944 The 11th Battalion left for Naples.
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