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From Somme to Soissons

7 May 202114 Jun 2021
The Capture of La Boisselle1st – 4th July 1916 For a brief overview of the preparation and aims of the Battle of the Somme see here https://lastposts.blog/2018/12/07/somme-myth-conceptions-part-i/ The Cheshire Regiment’s…
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Chester and the First World War

20 Sep 202121 Sep 2021
At the outbreak of the First World War in the summer of 1914, Herbert Kitchener, Britain’s Secretary of State for War, predicted that the coming conflict with Germany and her…
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“Where are our Boys To-Night?”

10 Sep 202011 Sep 2020
by Clare Dorning (Authoress of "Annals of a Lancashire Village, etc.) “Where are our boys to-night?” My friend the photographer asked me the question, as he showed me a picture…
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Gunner E. Earl: Cheshires on the Somme

27 Apr 202026 Mar 2021
Disclaimer: Since I published this blog post I have come into the possession of new information derived from primary source materials kindly sent to me by a user on the…
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Willaston Man Falls in Action

24 Apr 202027 Apr 2020
    The above soldier enlisted at the age of 17 1/2 years, was trained at Colchester, and was drafted to France in March, 1917. He was wounded on Sept.…
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Driver J. H. Archer

24 Apr 2020
Driver J.H. Archer, eldest son of James Archer, of Sunnylake, Neston, joined the Cheshire Field Co., R.E., in 1914, and is now somewhere in France. He was educated at Willaston…
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Driver H. Mort

24 Apr 202024 Apr 2020
Driver H. Mort, of Hargrave Cottage, Willaston, is attached to the 3-1 Cheshire Field Co., R.E.     Although records are sparse, I believe Harry Mort was born around 1890…
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G. Astbury

24 Apr 2020
  Private G. Astbury belongs to the 18th Service Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment, now somewhere in France. He formerly worked at Lever's.     George E. Astbury was born in…
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Biletted Officer Receives Military Cross

21 Apr 202021 Apr 2020
  Amongst the names of those receiving awards for bravery at the front appears that of Temp. Second-Lieut. Samuel Spedding John, of the 9th Cheshires Regt. Lieut. John was with…
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West Kirby Lad Killed in Action

8 Apr 20208 Apr 2020
The death is announced of Pte. Horrocks William Leech, of the Cheshire Regiment. He was the eldest son of Mr. William Leech, of Caldy-road, being born in Caldy twenty years…

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Liam Markey. Postgraduate researcher at the University of Liverpool and the British Library. Interested in the First World War, 20th Century Britain, Militarism, and Museums.

Currently digitising my great-grandfather’s First World War diary. Follow this link for an interactive map showing locations relating to his time serving in the Cheshire Regiment:

https://maphub.net/Liam1994/lastpostsmap

 

If you’d like to get in touch, my email is:

liam.markey@liverpool.ac.uk

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