Category: Manchester Regiment

Categories: British Army | Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

This category groups profiles of members of the Manchester Regiment

The Manchester Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created after the Childer's Reforms of 1881.

The regiment was created by the amalgamation of the 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot and the 96th Regiment of Foot into the 1st and 2nd battalions respectively; the Militia became the 3rd (Reserve) and 4th (Extra Reserve) battalions and the Volunteer battalions became the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th battalions of the Manchester Regiment.

In 1958 the Regiment was amalgamated with the King's Regiment (Liverpool), to form the King's Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool) which was, in 2006, amalgamated with the King's Own Royal Border Regiment and the Queen's Lancashire Regiment to form the present Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border).

After distinguished service in both World War I and World War II, the Manchester Regiment was amalgamated with the King's Regiment (Liverpool) in 1958, to form the King's Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool), which was, in 2006, amalgamated with the King's Own Royal Border Regiment and the Queen's Lancashire Regiment to form the present Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border).

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96th Regiment of Foot (1, 22, 2)
Manchester Regiment, British Army, World War I (11, 15, 0)

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96th Regiment of Foot - Profile Tree Privacy Level: Open (White)
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Person Profiles (27)

A

22 Jan 1875 Farnham, Surrey, England - 06 Sep 1949 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo

B

Oct 1890 Chatham, Kent, England, United Kingdom - abt 06 Jun 1918
1894 Liverpool, Lancashire, England - 1930
1888 Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 03 Aug 1918
1888 Penistone, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 02 Sep 1916

C

31 Dec 1896 Moss Side in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 23 Dec 1966 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
Jun 1872 Thornhill, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - Jun 1929
16 Sep 1906 Surrey, England, United Kingdom - 08 Mar 1996 photo

D

27 May 1893 Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand - 25 Feb 1939 photo
Mar 1887 Pilkington, Lancashire, England - 26 Jul 1937 photo

E

abt 1849 Headingley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 29 Dec 1930

F

21 Mar 1889 Richmond, Surrey, England - 04 Jul 1963 photo

G

11 Apr 1887 Hadleigh, Suffolk, England - 20 Aug 1965

H

1877 Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 1951

L

05 Dec 1880 Castle Caereinion, Montgomeryshire, Wales, United Kingdom - 09 Sep 1918
21 May 1899 Filey, Yorkshire, England - 04 Nov 1918

M

07 May 1865 Dulwich, Surrey, England, United Kingdom - 22 Nov 1948 photo

N

abt 11 Oct 1896 Rowland, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom - 26 Dec 1916
bef 23 Jul 1871 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom - 23 May 1918 photo

O

18 Mar 1893 Oswestry, Shropshire, England - 04 Nov 1918 photo

P

09 Sep 1861 Warminster, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom - 15 Aug 1940 photo

R

1892 Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 04 Jun 1915

T

27 Jul 1890 Manchester, Lancashire, England - 04 Jun 1915
07 Oct 1865 Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom - 03 Jun 1937
27 Sep 1889 Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom - 28 Feb 1983

W

1894 Seacombe, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom - 29 Aug 1916
04 Jul 1886 Alderley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom - 26 Jul 1963




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