1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, British Army
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| 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, British Army | |
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| Years active: | unknown – unknown |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Service: | British Army |
| Branch: | Regular Army |
| Type: | Infantry |
| Specific type: | Infantry battalion |
| Full size: | 1,000 |
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| Created: | unknown. |
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| Name1: | 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers[1] |
| Name1 Start: | unknown |
| Name1 End: | unknown |
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| Disbanded: | unknown. |
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| For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war. | |
| Command structure | |
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| Relationship type: | Administrative |
| Parent unit: | Lancashire Fusiliers, UK |
| Parent level: | |
| Start date: | unknown |
| End date: | unknown |
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| Command structure | |
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| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Parent unit: | 86th Infantry Brigade, UK |
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| Start date: | 1/3/1915 |
| End date: | 28/02/1919 |
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| Theatre of war | |
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| Theatre name: | Gallipoli |
| Date entered: | 01/03/1915 |
| Date left: | 31/03/1916 |
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| Theatre of war | |
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| Theatre name: | France, Belgium and Germany |
| Date entered: | 01/03/1916 |
| Date left: | 28/02/1919 |
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Personal narratives
George Ashurst, 4202
Template:RefLives came from Wigan. He joined the Special Reserve before the First World War and was drafted into the Regular Army in August 1914, serving on the Western Front, including the Christmas truce and the first day of the Somme, at Gallipoli and in Egypt. He rose to the rank of sergeant and then became an officer cadet. He wrote detailed memoirs and gave a long interview to the Imperial War Museum:
- George Ashurst (edited Richard Holmes), My Bit: A Lancashire Fusilier at War 1914-18, (Marlborough, Crowood Press, 1987, reprinted 2007). ISBN 1852230126. According to th e introduction, this was mostly written in the 1920s.
- Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, catalogue number 9875: interview with George Ashurst recorded 1987. Can be played free of charge, and reused for non-commercial purposes.
The Imperial War Museum catalogue states that George served with and spoke about his experiences with these units:
- 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, UK (December 1915-August 1916)
- 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, UK (December 1914-May 1915)
- 3rd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, UK (December 1912-November 1914, August-October 1915)
- 16th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, UK (November 1916-August 1918), attached as guard to headquarters of 32nd Division, UK (April-June 1917)
His interview also gives details of several hospitals and camps, officer training at Ripon, and some time attached to the Military Police, UK.
