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First World War

7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

September 1914	Raised at Lancaster
17 July 1915	Arrived in France at Boulogne
August 1915	Joined Lahore Division
September 1915	Joined 56th Infantry Brigade of the 19th Division
25 September 1915	Battle of Loos
July to October 1916	Battle of Somme Special Order of the Day 30th June 1916
4 July 1916	The Somme: Attack at Boiselle
6 July1916	The Somme: The Battle of La Boisselle
7 July 1916	The Somme: Further advance
23 Jul 1916	The Somme: Bazentin le Petit
30 July 1916	The Somme: Attack near Pozieres Private James Miller was awarded a Victoria Cross for his part in this action.
September 1916	Battle of Arras
November 1916	The Battle of Grandcourt
13 November 1916	Attack on Zollern Trench
June 1917	The Battle of Messines
5 June 1917	Raid at Bois Quarante
7 June 1917	Attack on Messines Ridge
11 June 1917	Advance near Oosterverne
31 July - 29 September 1917	3rd Battle of Ypres
31 July 1917	Attack on Warneton Line
22 September 1917	Attack on Comines Canal
2 November 1917	Raid near Basseville Beek
Winter 1917-18	Fighting in Cambrai Salient
6 February 1918	Disbanded

Action taken by Captain Charles William Wingrove to try and prevent the battalion's disbandment.

The Memorial of the 7th Battalion, Lancaster Priory Church.

Photographs: 7th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

A digital version of the Battalion War Diary is available on cd-rom from the Museum Shop.