6th (Service) Battalion Border Regiment: Difference between revisions

The '''6th (Service) Battalion The Border Regiment''' was formed at Carlisle in August 1914 as part of [[Glossarygw:Kitchener's Army|Kitchener's]] [[Glossary:K1{{gw|K1]]}} and attached to 33rd Brigade subordinate to the [[11th (Northern) Division]]. The battalion moved from Cumbria to Belton Park (Grantham) and then to Frensham in April 1915 (training). It sailed with other 11th Division units from Liverpool on 1 July 1915 for Gallipoli, landing at Helles 20 July and was complete at Suvla Bay by August 1915. They were operational at Suvla Bay from August 1915 till December 1915 - moved from Gallipoli and spent Christmas at Mudros on Lemnos. The battalion was then withdrawn to Egypt January 1916 (Suez Canal protection duties).

The 6th Battalion World War One casualty list has been compiled using the publication ''[[Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19, Volume 39, The Border Regiment]]'' and cross-referenced with the [[{{gw|Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]}} database. The number of casualties compiled to date does not necessarily reflect the total number of casualties for this battalion due to the possibility of missed names and the (current) exclusion of officers and other ranks that were attached to the Border Regiment. This listing is a work-in-progress.