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[micheal]

micheal, on 16 October 2011 - 11:44 PM, said:

i have just been looking at the regiment photo outside barracks in cairo eygpt and this photo of ashworth,bridge,colonel isherwood,wood and cremen bottom left is not LT bridge but is LT clarence yapp who was k,i.action 7th august 1915 it looks like whoever wrote on the back made a mistake the photos are the same man LT clarence yapp,I will keep trying to put names to these faces on these photos.micheal

[The Plummed Goose]

ref #43

Steve,

my best guess would be that the "stony trenches" are the trenches on observation hill or possibly west of krithia road.

what do you think ?

eric


trenches on observation hill

[Krithia]

Hi Eric,

Could be, Observation Ridge is one that sticks to the mind as there are numerous trench lines cut in, or revetted by stones. The photo in Post 43 does appear to be a ruined building, what do you think?

Steve

[RammyLad1]

Hi Michael, not seen you for a bit but thanks to a photo of Bridge from Mark Hone, the image of each look similar to my eyes. On close inspection the glasses are a give away. I think that the picture that you gave me is one of Lieut Bridge, later promoted to Captain , not Yapp. I remain to stand corrected but the ears also confirm it for me. I'll send you the photo if you want, just email or tell the misses next time your in her shop

duncan

[RammyLad1]

# 28, second picture is Capt. Edmund ashworth. Stood up.

[micheal]

RammyLad1, on 08 April 2012 - 10:50 PM, said:

# 28, second picture is Capt. Edmund ashworth. Stood up.

[micheal]

thanks go to to rammy lad for research on LT bridge pictured with the colonel it is bridge and not LT yapp they are very similar both with glasses so whoever it was that wrote the captions on the back of the photos was right and was probably there fighting on galipoli with the lancashire fusiers regiment,thanks again go to rammy lad.

[micheal]

hi forum members i have just been reading the bury times to find that this goverment is to disband the fusiliers regiment an insult to all these men in the photos and all fusiliers to date.regards micheal

[Mark Hone]

They're not actually planning to disband the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers entirely but one of its two regular battalions (2nd) is earmarked for the chop. This came as a real shock as RRF is currently one of the best recruiters in the army and their inclusion in the cutbacks wasn't foreseen by any of the people I have spoken to. See the letter by the CO RRF: http://www.telegraph...ence-Staff.html
In relation to the original subject of this thread, the Lancashire Fusiler role in Gallipoli is going to form a large part of the local commemoration of the centenary of the Great War. We could do with pooling our knowledge and resources in advance of this.

[micheal]

hi mark, thanks for the full facts on the fusiliers so its  2nd battalion that is for the chop and not the whole regiment, well thats some sort of relief so it will be cut by half its still an insult to to all these men who served and died in galipoli and all the men since,to get back to the thread these photos of the fusiliers you said you had seen some of these photos before 3 i think you said could you tell me how many you have not seen before, it would be very helpfull to me if i knew and yes we could do with pooling our knowledge for the centenary commemoration best regards micheal.

[micheal]

I have just come across 2 church magazines of St Marks Church Bury which belonged to my wifes auntie dated september 1914 and thought it may be of interest to forum members the article is about bury and the territorials of lancashire and reads,the Mayor of Bury has issued the following appeal to the inhabitants of Bury:- "The presence of several thousand Territorials in camp at Chesham bury imposes a great responsibility on the inhabitants of Bury of all classes and both sexes.  The men are entitled to the fullest courtesy and consideration, but it must be borne in mind that they are here in on most serious business at their country's call, and it is the duty of all civilians to abstain from any conduct which may unsettle the men and render them less fit for their work.  Lord Kitchener, in his letter to the troops on foreign service, lays great stress on the importance of their looking after their health and keeping out of mischief.  This is equally important for the troops at home, and I appeal to the inhabitants of Bury to do all in thier power to enable the territorials, who are our guests to become thoroughly fit and efficient for duty anywhere.   And I would especially ask all parents to see that their girls do not loiter about in the streets and in the neighbourhood of the camp, particularly late in the evening.Let us unite in showing the men of Ashton, Blackburn, Burnley, and Oldham that there is no better conducted town in Lancashire than Bury.a very interesting article about the territorials at camp in chesham.regards michael.