Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion

At the outbreak of WW1, the 2nd Loyal North Lancs were based in India. They had been there for several years -- in 1911 they were at Ghorpuri Barracks in Poona. They sailed from Mumbai on 16 October 1914 as part of Indian Expeditionary Force "B", destined for East Africa. On 3 November 1914, they landed on the coast near the port of Tanga as part of what turned out to be an overly ambitious plan to take control of German East Africa. Later described as "the action of a lunatic", the Battle of Tanga on 4 November 1914 resulted in major losses of men (817 dead, wounded or missing) and equipment (including 8 machine-guns, 455 rifles and 500,000 rounds of ammunition). It is believed that 115 soldiers of the 2nd Loyal North Lancs were lost but only 51 are buried in the two CWGC cemeteries at Tanga. The British official history of the campaign described the Battle of Tanga as "one of the most notable failures in British military history". There is a full account of the Battle in Chapter 3 of Edward Paice's book "Tip & Run: The Untold Tragedy of the Great War in Africa" (2007) ISBN 9 780297 847090

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    Born 1883

    Died 1914

    British Army 5517 Serjeant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

    British Army 5517 Drummer Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

    British Army 5517 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

  • Born 1888

    Died 1955

    British Army 8400 Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

    British Army 8400 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

  • Born 1882

    Died 1914

    British Army 8465 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

    British Army 8465 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

  • Born 1891

    Died 1914

    British Army 10263 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

  • Born 1882

    Died 1914

    British Army 8917 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

    British Army 8917 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

  • Born 1888

    British Army 8423 Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

    British Army 93833 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

    British Army S/12122 Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps

  • Born 1887

    Died 1944

    British Army 8355 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

    British Army 8385 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

  • Born 1892

    Died 1914

    British Army 8842 Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

  • Born 1888

    Died 1914

    British Army 9640 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

    British Army 9640 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

  • Born 1887

    Died 1914

    British Army 8242 Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

    British Army 8242 Lance Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

    British Army 8242 Lance Serjeant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

  • Born 1887

    British Army 8386 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

    British Army 8386 Drummer Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

  • Died 1914

    British Army 10527 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

  • Born 1889

    Died 1914

    British Army 9152 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

  • Born 1886

    Died 1914

    British Army 9610 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

  • Born 1888

    British Army 8483 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

  • Died 1914

    British Army 9438 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

  • Born 1889

    Died 1963

    British Army 8469 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

  • Died 1914

    British Army 9130 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

    British Army 9130 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

  • Born 1882

    Died 1954

    British Army 8464 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

  • Born 1890

    Died 1914

    British Army 9679 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

    British Army 9679 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

    British Army 9679 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion