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The Lion and The Rose: The 1/5th Battalion The King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1914-1919

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Reviewed by Bob Wyatt. The 1st/5th Battalion The King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1914-1919, is impressive. The majority of those who joined the 1/5th Territorial Battalion came from Lancaster, Morecombe, Blackpool and Fleetwood. They were very much ‘family’, many closely related with no less than seven father and son pairs. The author’s narr...


Honouring Lance Corporal John Street: A Long-Awaited Burial in France

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On 10th April 2025, after over a century, Lance Corporal John Street of the 1st Battalion, The King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, will finally be laid to rest with full military honours at Point-Du-Jour Military Cemetery near Athies, France. The ceremony will commemorate his sacrifice and the bravery of the many soldiers who fought alongside h...