The Hampshire Regiment was composed of 34 Battalions at the commencement of the 1st World War in 1914, comprising :- 3 battalions of Regular Army, 19 of the Territorial Force, 7 of the "New Armies", and 5 battalions of Other Troops. A total of 28600 men are included on the database of the WW1 Hampshire Regt. records, 7580 men were listed as dead or missing. Private John William Bentham of the 2nd/5th (Territorial ) Battalion was killed in Palestine in March 1918, either at the Battle of Tell' Asur or the Battle of Berukin.In Winchester Cathedral, below the West window, there are 2 brass plaques commemorating the Regiment . In the right hand side of the Nave looking towards the choir/altar, there are 3 Books of Remembrance in computerised form, in which you can find the name of any person who served.
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The Hampshire Regiment was composed of 34 Battalions at the commencement of the 1st World War in 1914, comprising :- 3 battalions of Regular Army, 19 of the Territorial Force, 7 of the "New Armies", and 5 battalions of Other Troops. A total of 28600 men are included on the database of the WW1 Hampshire Regt. records, 7580 men were listed as dead or missing. Private John William Bentham of the 2nd/5th (Territorial ) Battalion was killed in Palestine in March 1918, either at the Battle of Tell' Asur or the Battle of Berukin.In Winchester Cathedral, below the West window, there are 2 brass plaques commemorating the Regiment . In the right hand side of the Nave looking towards the choir/altar, there are 3 Books of Remembrance in computerised form, in which you can find the name of any person who served.
By marko-12 on Friday 17th March '17 at 8:46am
Rutland and The Battle of the Somme
More than 90 Rutland soldiers died in the Battle of the Somme which lasted from 1 July 1916 until the middle of November. Today they lie in cemeteries across the old battlefield in northern France or are remembered among the 72,000 names on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme. By using our interactive map, you can find out what happened to them.
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