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From: Iain Kerr <>
Subject: Re: [WW1] South Lancs Regiment
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2000 15:37:01 +0100
In-Reply-To: <046c01c030fe$c1d0ffe0$31208490@v000903-w98ws.vic.bigpond.net.au>


At 09:07 08/10/00, John Arkins wrote:
>Greetings from Australia!
>
>I am seeking any information about the South Lancs Regiment. I have a
>gentleman called Herbert F. Smith, who was a member of this regiment in
>WW1. He actually lived in Cheshire at the time.
>
>Is there some sort of records list that I could get hold of? I guess from
>it, I could get his age at the time of enlisting as there is very little I
>know about this gentleman and anything would be appreciated.

Gail,

In World War I, The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire
Regiment) formed a total of 21 battalions from its pre-war establishment of
two regular, one reserve and two territorial battalions. The regiment
gained 59 battle honours and its men were awarded 4 Victoria Crosses during
the Great War. The regiment lost a total of 5,450 casualties.

You need to establish which battalion or battalions he served with. That
can be done by researching the War Office archives at the Public record
Office, Kew. There are no on-line lists that you can use.

Yours aye,

Iain Kerr
In Windsor, Berkshire
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