Regiment: Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion

2nd Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at Curragh, Ireland at the outbreak of war, as part of the 14th Brigade of the 5th Division.
17.08.1914 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre, this Division part of the original British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and was involved in action on the Western Front including;
During 1914
The Battle of Mons and subsequent retreat, The Battle of Le Cateau and the Affair of Crepy-en-Valois, The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne, The Battles of La Bassee and Messines 1914, The First Battle of Ypres.
Dec 1914 This Battalion took part in the Christmas Truce of 1914.
During 1915
The Second Battle of Ypres and the Capture of Hill 60.
30.12.1915 the 14th Brigade transferred to the 32nd Division in order to strengthen the inexperienced units, involved in action on the Western Front including;
During 1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin, The Battle of the Ancre.
During 1917
Operations on the Ancre, The pursuit of the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line.
During 1918
The First Battle of Arras, The Battle of Amiens, The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of the St Quentin Canal, The Battle of Beaurevoir, The Battle of the Sambre, including the passage of the Oise-Sambre Canal.
06.02.1918 Transferred to the 96th Brigade of the 32nd Division.
11.11.1918 Ended the war in France, Sambreton south of Landrecies.