Winning Immortal Glory

As printed in the Preston Herald, 9th June 1915

That the 4th Loyal North Lancashire Territorials are showing the same magnificent qualities which have already made the Territorials the wonder and admiration of the world is evident from all the accounts that have been received from France.

Evidence of this is given in […]

This letter was published in the Daily Post and is one man’s account of events that happened during the 7th Battalion`s involvement on the Somme in July 1916.

STORY OF THEIR SHARE IN THE BIG PUSH

“One of the members of the original Preston Pals Company, who was a member of the Daily […]

As printed in the Manchester Evening News on 8th September 1915;

An interesting in incident marked the morning parade of the 4/5th L.N.L Regiment at Fletcher Street Barracks, Bolton this morning. The Officer Commanding, Lieutenant-Colonel Lang Simms, called out one of the men, Private F. H. Hurst, and congratulated him on saving the life from […]

As printed in the Liverpool Echo on Tuesday 26th November 1918;

The Colours of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, were today handed back by the Mayor of Preston to representatives of the 1st Battalion. The colour party consisted of Lieutenants Heath and Hutting and three sergeants who have been with the Regiment right through from […]

As printed in the Manchester Evening News on Saturday 22nd September 1917.

A mysterious shooting affair came under the notice of the Manchester police last night, when a soldier of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment was taken to the Royal Infirmary suffering from gunshot wounds ln the right arm.

It was ascertained that the man’s name […]

As printed in the Manchester Evening News on 19th January 1915.

LOST TRENCHES RECAPTURED

Pastor Wise’s church in Liverpool has supplied 380 men for the front, including five brothers named Virtue.

Serjeant Lyners, Loyal North Lancashires, one of Pastor Wises’s members, writes to his wife on December 21st;

We were ordered to retake some trenches […]

A small piece reported in the Luton Times and Advertiser on 21st August 1914 mentions Private Samuel Cooper, a sentry of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment being killed by an express train whilst sat, guarding the railway line at Bristol.

No further details are known about this man or his service number. His death is […]

PRESCOT SOLDIER’S GRAPHIC NARRATIVE

“THOUGHT THE WAR WAS OVER”

After being at the front for nearly 15 months and taking part in almost every battle since the great retirement from Mons in the initial stages of the war, Pte. Frank Warren, of the 1st Loyal North Lancs. Regiment, who lives at 2, East Street, Prescot, arrived home on […]

Here is a remarkable story of how a Corporal in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment died in the recent fighting on the Vimy Ridge (July 1916).

Written by a comrade of the dead man;

“One of our chaps, was so upset by the cries of a wounded German that he crawled out on his hands […]

20 April 1915

Private Samuel Butterworth, of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, who was returned to his home at Staleybridge, in England, says;

One of the most remarkable instances of bravery and contempt for danger which I saw was when Major Powell sprained his ankle. He could not run, and could scarcely walk. While we were […]

06 November 1915

From the letter of a Private in the Loyal North Lancashires.

We have been told off to capture a small stone bridge, another soldier told me, and, as it was the only one for some distance it was important.

On the other side, a strong battery kept shelling us, so we advanced on our […]

March 1915,

A desperate bid for freedom after capture by Germans was made by five men of the 1st Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Private John Hollows, who in January was at Longridge recovering from wounds, stated that he and four others who were taken prisoners resolved at nightfall to escape. It was decided by lot that […]

25th November 1914.

With his life a young soldier atoned for an error committed whilst he was on sentry duty. The story was told by one of the East Yorkshires, who said:

One of the hardest night attacks we bad to face was made possible by the momentary carelessness of a lad of the Loyal […]