The Lincolnshire Regiment

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  1. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    This is for a good Friend, Forum Member Deacs. Last but one in the List of men who died serving in The Lincolnshire Regiment.

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    Name: LAUNDER, LESLIE
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 3597992
    Date of Death: 28/06/1947
    Age: 27
    Regiment/Service: Royal Lincolnshire Regiment
    Grave Reference: Sec. 5. Grave 274.
    Cemetery: COCKERMOUTH CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Richard and Eleanor Launder, of Cockermouth; husband of Beatrice Launder.

    Enlisted in The Border Regiment. Transferred to The Lincolns, date not known.

    Cause of death: Died of Tuberculosis. (Source – Michael Deacon - Nephew).

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  2. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    1253

    Name: PATTERSON, RICHARD FREDRICK
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 14076595
    Date of Death: 29/12/1947
    Age: 21
    Regiment/Service: Royal Lincolnshire Regiment
    Unit: 2nd Bn.
    Grave Reference: 11. C. 1.
    Cemetery: RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Richard and Olive Patterson, of Lincoln.

    Cause of death: Killed in Palestine.

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  3. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    My Great Uncle Leslie on his wedding day 1944.
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    Leslie is buried in Cockermouth Cemetry next to his mam Eleanor. Leslie died of TB which he contracted in Burma in 1943 . He had a son also called Leslie who was 14 months old when he died .

    Leslie was attested to the 2nd Bn Lincolnshire regiment in 11,10, 1938 from the 5th Border TA.

    He went to France in 1939 with the 2nd Bn Lincolnshire's from the 4,10,1939 - 2,6,1940.

    He was then transferred to the 1st Bn Lincolnshire's.
    1st Bn Burma/India - embarked 7,8,42 - I believe he was then at rest camp no.62 - 18,1,43 with TB.
    Embarked Bombay 25,10,43 then Embarked South Africa 9.11.43.
    Being Medically discharged 16,6,44 with Pulmonary TB which he died with in June 1947.

    Link to Leslie's service record in my albums, Leslie Launder | WW2Talk
     
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  4. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    I'm going to publicly thank Rob on this extremely excellent thread the work he as put in is outstanding and is a credit to him in remembering all the lads that served in the Lincolnshire regiment.

    Well done Rob you have done a fantastic job mate.

    Regards Mike.
     
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  5. jemm

    jemm Junior Member

    Harold a married man and father of a four-year-old daughter ran the Off Licence at 365 Rochdale Road, Britannia Bacup with his wife Florence. Joining the Civil Defence in 1938 he became the senior A.R.P warden for the Britannia sector until he was called up in 1942.
    At the time of his death, one of his officers wrote a letter to Florence in which he wrote: at the time we were being strongly counter-attacked by the Germans and your husband was in position in his slit trench quite close to me when a mortar bomb dropped within a few yards of his trench and splinter hit him in the head. I can assure you he suffered no pain as he was killed instantaneously. He is buried on the Belgian-Dutch frontier.
     
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  6. AB64

    AB64 Senior Member

    Herbert Fenwick's certificate of service from the East Yorks on his
    commission

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  7. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    PRIVATE REGINALD THOMAS STEPPINGS
    Service Number: 4809205
    Regiment & Unit/Ship
    Lincolnshire Regiment

    Date of Death
    Died 24 January 1944

    Age 21 years old

    Buried or commemorated at
    TOTTENHAM CEMETERY

    Grave 76.

    United Kingdom


    • Country of Service United Kingdom
    • Additional Info Son of Thomas and Elizabeth A. Steppings, of Wood Green.
    • Personal Inscription SWEET THE SLEEP YOU SO MUCH NEEDED FREE FROM SORROW CARE AND PAIN
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  8. Skoyen89

    Skoyen89 Senior Member

    Re 478 George Piff
    Further detail and a newspaper photo on this thread about the sinking of the El Madina. It seems he was the only one lost from the Lincolns
    Help with missing officer of the RAOC
     
  9. Steve49

    Steve49 Boycott P&O...

    Pte Lonergan is listed by the Maritime Regiment (in WO166/3387) as being killed by enemy action was serving as a DEMS. I've yet to confirm which ship he was onboard when killed.

    Regards,

    Steve
     
  10. Robert Kett

    Robert Kett Member

     

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  11. Cpl Hadaway

    Cpl Hadaway Active Member



    Just came across his German Record Card while looking for something else. He was captured in Italy in 1944, not with the BEF in 1940:



    Name: Frederick [Henry] Alldis . Date of Birth: 7 October 1919 . Place of Birth:... | The National Archives

    GRC: Name: Frederick [Henry] Alldis. Date of Birth: 7 October 1919. Place of Birth: Dulwich. Service: British Army.
    Rank: Corporal. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Lincolnshire Regiment. Service Number: 5950968. Date of Capture: 08 February 1944. Theatre of Capture: Italy. Camp Name/Number: Stalag XIA Altengrabow. PoW number: 142804. Date of Death: 26 April 1944. Number of Photographs: 0. Number of Fingerprints: 2. Number of X-rays: 0. Number of Cards: 4.

    His Army number suggests enlistment in the Beds and Herts, circa January 1940. Many men in this recruitment draft were posted direct from Kempston Barracks to Edinburgh to form and train the 16th DLI in July 1940, so there's a good chance he served in that unit prior to service with the 6th Lincs, which was another 46th Division unit.

     
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  12. Brian Bonney

    Brian Bonney New Member

    Can you tell me who is Sarah Adriana Mcallister? Shown under the photo of Duddington war memorial which commemorates the death of uncle Sgt. George Thoday ? Lincolnshire rest.
     
  13. 4jonboy

    4jonboy Daughter of a 56 Recce

    Brian-
    Sarah is Rob's (Buteman's) niece who passed away a few years ago. It's just in his signature on his profile. It has nothing to do with any of his posts on the forum.

    Lesley
     
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  14. Brian Bonney

    Brian Bonney New Member

    Hi Lesley thanks for that it has solved a mystery or eliminated a possibility. Up until recently we have noticed somebody was putting a commemoration on George’s name at the war memorial in Duddington. It stopped suddenly a few years ago and we have never known who it was. So you can see the reason why I asked who she was. RIP Sarah.
    Brian
     
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  15. KathrynV

    KathrynV New Member

    hi, thanks so much for posting all this information I am researching Thomas on behalf of his family and would be interested in learning more about his story … how did he come to be buried alone at La Torquesne? Do you have access to his service record and/or the war diaries of the battalion?




     
  16. KathrynV

    KathrynV New Member


    Thank you Buteman! I have been busy in the past couple of months, visiting the National Archives at Kew and finding the war diaries, and also a citation from Thomas’ CO (uploaded for reference).

    I have also been in touch with the mayor of the village where Thomas is buried to understand more about the local knowledge regarding how he came to be the only soldier buried there, but I am at an impasse …

    service record has been requested, but the FOI request may take 6 months to process. Does anyone have any ideas on how I could find out more?
     

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  17. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    I attach a copy of the war diary page. There were 6 killed and 24 wounded that day. As he was wounded in Bonnebosque, he would have been treated and sadly died in another place. Hence he was buried in La Tornesque in a church cemetery to the east. Casualties did not always end up in dedicated war cemeteries.

    I remember my visit (along with my 2 siblings and my Brother's wife) and took photos of the church and his grave. He was remembered on that day and is honored on this forum and the Lincolns Roll of Honor I created.

    You ordered his service records from the MOD and you have to be patient (They only have a small number of staff). The records will probably tell you what you already know, that died of wounds.

    There is a book called "Saturday Night Soldiers" written by John Benson in 2014. You can get a copy for around £21 online.

    You can also request his MM be added to the grave stone by contacting CWGS. Other Forum members have done this.

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  18. KathrynV

    KathrynV New Member

    Thank you very much for the help and information. Coincidentally I have just this afternoon happened upon the John Benson book and have ordered it! Kind regards
     
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  19. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    I found my copy of that book. Thomas's name is in the ROH at the back of the book (died of wounds), but no mention of a MM in the awards section. Not listed in the London Gazette either.
     
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  20. KathrynV

    KathrynV New Member

    From my research, many of Lt Col Barclay’s citations did not always result in an MM unfortunately. Still, a very nice find for the family to be proud of.
     
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