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Roll of Honour of Officers of the Cheshire Regiment Who Died in the Great War |
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Those Officers of the Cheshire Regiment Who Died in the Great War Whilst Serving With 2/7th Battalion Cheshire Regiment TF |
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No |
Date Died |
Surname |
Forenames |
Rank |
Decs |
Age |
Cause |
Country |
Location/Sector |
Cemetery/Memorial |
Notes |
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Died in 1915 |
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1 |
29th July |
COOKE |
John Kemp |
Major |
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36 |
DOI |
UK |
Winsford, Cheshire |
Over (St Chad) Churchyard (South East) |
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Notes:
1. COOKE died of ? at ? |
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Battalion History |
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The 7th Battalion TF (formerly the 5th Battalion Rifle Volunteer Corps) was formed on 1st April 1908 as a result of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907, and was based at The Drill Hall, Macclesfield, part of the Cheshire Brigade, Welsh Division TF. The Cheshire Regiment units of the Cheshire Brigade (which became 159th Brigade in May 1915) were: 4th Battalion TF, 5th Battalion TF (departed for the BEF for 14th Brigade, 5th Division in February 1915), 6th Battalion TF (departed for the BEF for 15th Brigade, 5th Division) and 7th Battalion TF (departed as 1/7th Battalion in June 1918 for 160th Brigade).
On 3rd August 1914 the Infantry Brigades of the Welsh Division TF were at their annual camps when all training was cancelled and the Battalions were ordered back to their HQs; war was declared next day. On 5th August they mobilised, and began to concentrate at their war stations at Shrewsbury and Church Stretton. Soon after arrival, all personnel of the Territorial Force (TF) were invited to volunteer for Overseas Service and on 15th August the War Office issued instructions to separate those men who had signed up for Home Service only, and form these into Reserve (2nd Line) units. On 31st August, the formation of a Reserve or 2nd Line unit was authorised for each 1st Line TF units where 60 per cent or more of the men had volunteered for Overseas Service. The titles of these 2nd Line units would be the same as the original, but distinguished by a '2/' prefix. In this way duplicate Battalions, Brigades and Divisions were created, mirroring those 1st Line TF formations being sent overseas. (Later in the war, 3rd Line units were formed to train and supply drafts for the 1st and 2nd Line Battalions). The Battalion was formed at Macclesfield on 10th October 1914 when the 7th Battalion TF was split into the 1/7th Battalion and the 2/7th Battalion. The 2/7th were deployed to Northampton in March 1915 under command of 204th Brigade, 68th Division. The Battalion was moved to the Bedford area in in August 1915 and all personnel of the 2/4th Battalion Cheshire Regiment were posted to the 2/7th Battalion on 8th December 1915, with the 2/4th Battalion being disbanded. The Battalion was moved to the Lowestoft area in September 1916 before moving again, to Wrentham, in May 1917. The Battalion was disbanded at Southwold on 31st March 1918. |
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Regimental History |
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The Cheshire Regiment was formed on 1st July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, which saw the 2 separate Battalions of the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment of Foot re-titled to become the regular 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Regiment, with the Regimental Depot based at Chester Castle. The 1881 reforms also added the Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVC) and Militia units within the Regimental District of the County of Cheshire to the Regimental Establishment as numbered Battalions of the Regiment. The Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVC) units were the 1st Cheshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, the 2nd (Earl of Chester's) Cheshire RVC, the 3rd Cheshire RVC, the 4th Cheshire (Cheshire and Derbyshire) RVC and the 5th Cheshire RVC. The Militia units of the Regiment were the 1st Royal Cheshire Light Infantry Militia and the 2nd Royal Cheshire Militia. In 1908, as part of the Haldane Reforms, the Militia Battalions were reorganised and restructured forming the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion and the RVC Battalions were retitled as Battalions of the Regimental Territorial Force. The 1st Cheshire RVC became the 4th Battalion TF, the 2nd (Earl of Chester's) Cheshire RVC and the 3rd Cheshire RVC amalgamated and became the 5th (Earl of Chester's) Battalion TF, the 4th Cheshire RVC became the 6th Battalion TF and the 5th Cheshire RVC became the 7th Battalion TF. After the Declaration of War on 4th August 1914 and up to 1st June 1918, the Cheshire Regiment had formed, disbanded or reconstituted 35 Territorial Force, Service, Garrison, Labour, Reserve, Graduated and Young Soldier Battalions. |
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