The Ellesmere Port branch of the Cheshire Regiment Association held its annual service of commemoration at the Cheshire Regiment Copse in Whitby Park, Ellesmere Port. The tragic events of Hill 60 were overshadowed by what was happening on a larger geographical scale elsewhere in the north and east of the Ypres salient and in the Dardanelles. At about 10.20 the Battalion got to Larch Wood - the south eastern edge of which is about 0.5 km to the north west of Hill 60 - which they had to attack and clear of Germans before they could occupy trenches in the wood and those closer to Hill 60. Cheshires alone is not recorded in the Battalion War Diary as far as I can see. The result:'Â, …. 2. … The exact circumstances of his death are unknown and will probably remain so for ever (see footnote iii). The exact circumstances of his death are unknown and will probably remain so for ever (see footnote iii). It gets its name from the fact that it is 60 metres above sea level. Failing that, they had been instructed to hold wetted handkerchiefs to their mouths. The Association is dedicated to upholding the historic achievements and memories of the Regiment. The total casualty figure for 1st Cheshires alone is not recorded in the Battalion War Diary as far as I can see. We can reunite you with your friends who served at Cheshire Regiment and we have a wealth of information on different units, bases and ships in the site. We are proud of the regiment and those that lost their lives serving in it and think that deserves a memorial alongside other regiments at the NMA. Validate Bank Details The Cheshire Regiment was one of the oldest infantry line regiments, founded in 1689 before it's amalgamation in 2007. Peter Mahon’s remains may rest in the Larch Wood Cemetery in front of a gravestone with the inscription 'A soldier of the Great War Known unto God' carved on it; they may rest in the ruins of the Larch Wood trenches. Favreuil British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 'Having been gassed, shelled, bombed and shot at continuously since 5 May the Battalion almost certainly now contained only a fraction of its full number of (1000 +) men and there had been very little chance of success. 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Please select your address from the list below; No results found, please manually enter your address. By creating an account you agree to us emailing you with newsletters and discounts, which you can switch off in your account at any time. German casualties are unknown but were probably of a similar magnitude to those of the British. Officially, the action on and in front of Hill 60 in 1915 was not counted as a “battle” and therefore it does not appear on the colours of any of the regiments that were involved. Members who served with Cheshire Regiment Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from Cheshire Regiment. The three tunnels were splayed out into six as they approached the Hill. The Battalion’s commanding officer Colonel Scott had been killed as soon as the Battalion reached Larch Wood while three other officers were wounded. cheshire regiment, berlin stadium parade in 1955. written by kenneth guntrip. A huge quantity of earth exploded 400 feet into the air. Mention is made of ',  and the wounding of Second Lieutenant Greg.Â, Battalion Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, to recapture four trenches'. Below are just some of our members who have served at Cheshire Regiment. association@hotmail. His name is correctly spelled. Probably about one third of these men were killed. Private, 53760. The action on 7 May, almost certainly, was 'Journey’s End' for Private Peter Mahon. He was unmarried and aged 28 years. The Association is dedicated to upholding the historic achievements and memories of the Regiment. 9th (Service) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. We will check that your account details are correct and that your bank account will allow direct debits. My enquiries did not start well because I was mistakenly informed that Private Mahon served with the 7th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. And there, I thought, I found him. 04-08-1917. at 2,30 am.to recapture four trenches'. After he had recovered from the wounds he suffered at Hill 60 he joined the Royal Flying Corps. On 4 May 1915 Ist Battalion was 'in Brigade Reserve' - ie not in the front line but ready to go into action to support the other Battalions in the (15th) Brigade if necessary - and billeted in the Ypres casemates (chambers inside the thick stone walls of the city). Cheshire Regiment Association. The entry reads: To complete Private Mahon’s story as best I could I referred once more to the, - ie not in the front line but ready to go into action to support the other Battalions in the (15. ) On 17 April the mines were fired over a ten second period. Pen and Sword 1998, and includes some excellent archive photographs showing the chaotic state of the ground. A soldier of the Cheshire Regiment - thrice missing: Private Peter Mahon. 590 likes. Since there is no Private 'Mahore' recorded on the Middlewich War Memorial I thought it was reasonable to assume that Private 'Mahore' and Private Mahon were one and the same person. The Western Front Association is a registered charity in the United Kingdom, no 298365. Continue. He was 42 years old at the time he was killed – which was quite old for a soldier in the First World War. At 8.00 am on 5 May the Battalion was ordered to move to Hill 60 and, three trenches occupied by the Germans. From the top of Hill 60 Ypres could be seen quite clearly and was an excellent site for artillery observation. At about 3 am on 7 May, the account states, ''A’ Company after desperate fighting, retook 70 yards of the trenches. Cheshire Regiment Association. Deaths and casualties among NCO’s and the ranks were probably high but are not numbered in the War Diary or Regimental History. He was killed in 1917. This would make him 41 years old when he reenlisted (although his Service Record indicates that he stated his age as 38 and his home address as now on the Holmes Chapel Road.). In accordance with the Rules of The Cheshire Regiment Association, paragraph 20, notice is given that the 2019 AGM will be held in Regimental Headquarters, Chester on … At 8.00 am on 5 May the Battalion was ordered to move to Hill 60 and support three trenches occupied by the Germans. The 22nd Regiment of Foot was raised by the Duke of Norfolk in 1689 and was able to boast an independent existence of over 300 years. The action of 1915 is often overlooked - as indeed it was by most of the newspapers at the time. We also aim to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of all those who served their countries on all sides, across all theatres and fronts, on land, at sea and in the air and at home, during the Great War. Private 'Mahore' was born and enlisted in Middlewich and was killed in action somewhere in France or Belgian Flanders on 7th May 1915. The surviving pages of his Service Record indicate that he re-enlisted on 7 December 1914 and his age is recorded as 38 - which apparently contradicts the Census Record (see footnote iv). The error quite possibly arose from the transcription of someone’s poor handwriting. Transcription errors are not unknown. ), There was considerable confusion in the shattered trenches in front of Hill 60. The result:' …. The entry reads: 'Mahore, Peter, b. Middlewich, Cheshire e. Middlewich, Cheshire, 18769, Pte., k. in a., F. & F., 7.5.15'. Subalterns of the Foot: Three World War I Diaries of Officers of the Cheshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-20: Citations: Cheshire Regiment Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19: The Cheshire Regt. The attack, according to the Battalion War Diary was '…. His name appeared (but not until well over a month later) as the last on a list of missing released from the Headquarters of the Cheshire Regiment at Chester Castle and published in the Chester Chronicle on 26 June 1915. i was a lcpl drummer corps drums and was on the queens birthday parade in 1955. it was a momentous and big parade.argyle and sutherland highlanders trooped their colours on this occasion. Some of his experiences at Hill 60 can be accessed via quarrybankmill.wordpress.com   The History of the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War quotes Greg extensively. for names which looked something like or, when pronounced, would sound something like Private Mahon’s surname. Philip Andrews also discovered that the War Medal Roll indicates that his name is recorded as 'Mabon' on the Index Card rather than 'Mahon'. No proper 'respirators' were available. Mahon indicates Irish ancestry and Irish surnames are often mispronounced and often mis-spelled. Includes commissioned officers of the Cheshire Regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1689 and merged into the Mercian Regiment in 2007. Coincidentally the Cheshire Regiment was also involved in this latter disastrous campaign and sustained more heavy casualties.Â. Nigel Cave also quotes Greg in. ii) The absence of entries in 1st Battalion War Diary for 6 and 7 May is something of a mystery – there are none in the handwritten original Diary in the National Archives. Evidently, on 6 May the Battalion managed to hang on in the positions it occupied the previous day and even took over three trenches from Kings Own Scottish Borderers. British positions near Hill 60 were not to change greatly until the explosion of the mine under the Hill in June 1917. regt. Membership of the Cheshire Regiment Association is open to those who served in The 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment in any rank including those men and women who served in the Cheshire Regiment Companies of The Mercian Volunteers and The King’s and Cheshire Regiment. More on the 22nd Cheshire Regiment can be found here. View Basket, Private Mahon’s name appears on the War Memorial in Middlewich, Cheshire, but it does not appear in the semi-official list of, published in the 1920s or in the Roll of Honour in the, I decided to comb the names of soldiers of the Cheshire Regiment in. ‘A’ Company in this action lost very heavily. Nigel Cave also quotes Greg in “Hill 60” in the 'Battleground Europe' series, Pub. There were no similarities of the kind I was looking for in the list of the 7th Battalion - or more correctly the 1/7th Battalion. Private, 50232. Eventually I looked at the list of the 1st Battalion. They had no record of any Private 'Mahore'. About four tons of gunpowder in 100 pound bags were packed into the six mineheads. MERCIAN REGIMENT, CHESHIRE , MEMORIAL Cheshire Regiment Association Memorial Garden, Sandbach Cemetery Op Herric 12 Afghanistan 2010 Corporal 25189142, Harvey Alex HOLMES, Ist Mercian Regiment, attached to 40 Commando, Royal Marines Battle Group, killed in explosion near to Patrol Base, Waterloo, in Sangin, Helmand province whilst providing protection for … Originally published in Cheshire Regiment Association Newsletter, September 2002. Peter Mahon’s remains may rest in the Larch Wood Cemetery in front of a gravestone with the inscription 'A soldier of the Great War Known unto God' carved on it; they may rest in the ruins of the Larch Wood trenches. Synchronized Communications Ltd. 2016, mentions that the local newspaper reported that “A member (unnamed) of the same battalion home on leave sometime afterwards (no precise date) stated that Mahon was killed by accident during a bayonet charge at Hill 60.” The same newspaper mistakenly reported the date of his death as 12 May – when 1st Battalion was no longer at Hill 60. iv) The 1901 Census for Middlewich reveals that Peter Mahon was an 'ordinary agricultural labourer' living at 1 Billington Court off Lewin Street. It does not take too much of an effort to make an imaginative reconstruction of the appalling experiences of the men of 1. Private Mahon’s name appears on the War Memorial in Middlewich, Cheshire, but it does not appear in the semi-official list of Soldiers Died in the Great War published in the 1920s or in the Roll of Honour in the History of the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War - A. Crookenden, Evans, Chester 1939. One officer was killed and two were wounded in addition to other casualties. The Cheshire Military Museum has a small team who can carry out historical research for you in our archives on topics relating to the Cheshire Regiment and The Cheshire Yeomanry. Sometimes the mis-spelling has become accepted over the years by families – 'Maher', for example, has become 'Marr'; 'Malone' has become 'Mullowney' and so on. (For comparison - the Queen Victoria Rifles Battalion brought to Larch Wood to support the attack was down to 320 men. He was unmarried and aged 28 years. The Germans wanted to regain control of the Hill and launched a series of desperate counter-attacks all of which were repulsed until on 4 May they recaptured it by using poison gas. Star silver, acorn and leaves gold. Happily, the Cheshire Military Museum has a transcript of the missing entries. He was killed in 1917. It occurred to me that there could have been a problem with Private Mahon’s name. 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