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First World War

6th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

9 August 1914 Raised in Lancaster
13 June 1915 Embarked for Egypt

6 July 1915

Arrived in Gallipoli

5 August 1915 Joined 38th Infantry Brigade of the 13th Division

August 1915

Attack on Saribair

9 August 1915 Repulsed attack near Aghyl Dere
20 December 1915 Evacuated Gallipoli
23 January 1916 Disembarked Port Said

27 February 1916

Arrived in Mesopotamia, Basrah

April 1916

Actions at Hannah, Sanniyat, Abu Roman on Tigris

28 September 1916

Battle of Kut-el-a-mara

March 1917

Crossing of Diyalah River

7 March 1917 Passage of Diyalah River

March 1917

Capture of Baghdad

18 April 1917 Capture of Turkish position on Narhwan Canal
24 April 1917 Attack near Barurah
30 April 1917 Attack at Adhaim

Autumn 1917

Pursuit of Turks

29 April 1918 Capture of Tuz

Spring 1918

Occupation of Kirkuk

1919 Moved to Rawalpindi, India
August 1919 Returned to England

Support our acquisition of the First World War albums of Lieutenant Forbes-Taylor of the 6th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.

Photographs: 6th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

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A digital version of the Battalion War Diary is available on cd-rom from the Museum Shop.

 

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