The Leicestershire Regiment

In the first world war

- 28 June 1914
  
  The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
- July 1914
  
  International Relations on the Eve of War
- 23 July 1914
  
  Austria-Hungary Ultimatum given to the Serbian Government
- 28 July 1914
  
  Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia
- 1 August 1914
  
  Germany Declares War on Russia
- 4 August 1914
  
  Britain Declares War on Germany
PRE WAR EVENTS
- 11 August 1914
  
  Kitchener Appeals for 100,000 Volunteers
AUGUST 1914
- September 1914
  
  Belgian Refugees Arrive in Great Britain
- September - October 1914
  
  Race To The Sea
- 6 - 9 September 1914
  
  The First Battle of the Marne
- 11 September 1914
  
  Recruitment Rally at De Montfort Hall, Leicester
- 17 September 1914
  
  The Leicester Yeomanry Volunteer
- 23 September 1914
  
  The Leicestershire Regiment at the Start of the War
SEPTEMBER 1914
- October 1914
  
  Indian Troops Sent to France
- October 1914
  
  2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment Returns From India
- 9 October 1914
  
  Antwerp Falls
- 19 October 1914
  
  First battle of Ypres
- 26 October 1914
  
  The 1st Battalion of the Leicestershire Regiment in Action
OCTOBER 1914
- 5 November 1914
  
  Britain Formally Declares War on Turkey
- 9 November 1914
  
  Alderman Jonathan North becomes Lord Mayor of Leicester
- 24 November 1914
  
  Retaking Trenches
NOVEMBER 1914
- December 1914
  
  The Start Of Trench Warfare
- 1 December 1914
  
  King George V Visits The Troops In France
- 24 - 25 December 1914
  
  The Christmas Truce 1914
DECEMBER 1914
- 19 January 1915
  
  First Zeppelin Raid on Britain
- 26 January 1915
  
  Raid on the Suez Canal
JANUARY 1915
- 28 February 1915
  
  The Leicestershire Regiment Territorials Enter France
FEBRUARY 1915
- 1 March 1915
  
  Ramsay MacDonald addresses the Local Labour party
- 10 - 13 March 1915
  
  The Battle Of Neuve Chapelle
- 12 March 1915
  
  VC Awarded to Private William Buckingham
- 18 March 1915
  
  Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign
MARCH 1915
- 22 April 1915
  
  The Second Battle Of Ypres
APRIL 1915
- 7 May 1915
  
  The Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
- 9 May 1915
  
  Battle Of Aubers Ridge
- 15 May 1915
  
  Battle of Festubert
- 26 May 1915
  
  Asquith’s Government Is Forced Into A Coalition
MAY 1915
- June 1915
  
  Daily Mail Bird's-eye Map of the Front
JUNE 1915
- 22 July 1915
  
  The 110th Leicestershire Brigade (Kitchener Volunteers) Land In France
JULY 1915
- 5 August 1915
  
  Warsaw Captured by German Forces
- 24 August 1915
  
  German Forces Attack the Ugandan Railway
AUGUST 1915
- 5 September 1915
  
  The Tsar Takes Command of The Russian Army
- 25 September 1915
  
  The Battle Of Loos
- 25 September 1915
  
  VC Awarded to Rifleman Kulbir Thapa
SEPTEMBER 1915
- 3 October 1915
  
  Allied Forces Land at Salonika, Greece
- 13 October 1915
  
  The Battle Of The Hohenzollern Redoubt
- 18 October 1915
  
  Captain J D Hills Writes About the Battle Of Hohenzollern Redoubt
OCTOBER 1915
- 17 November 1915
  
  The Sinking of the Hospital Ship Anglia
- November 1915
  
  British Gains at Loos
NOVEMBER 1915
- 15 December 1915
  
  Lord Derby’s Recruiting Scheme
- 20 December 1915
  
  The Evacuation Of Gallipoli
DECEMBER 1915
- 6 January 1916
  
  The Leicestershire Regiment Fight in the Battle Of Sheikh Sa’ad
- 13 January 1916
  
  The Leicestershire Regiment Attack near the River Wadi
JANUARY 1916
- 21 February 1916
  
  The Battle Of Verdun Begins
FEBRUARY 1916
- 2 March 1916
  
  Conscription Introduced in the United Kingdom
- March 1916
  
  Mesopotamian Campaign
MARCH 1916
- 24 April 1916
  
  The Easter Rising in Ireland
- 25 April 2016
  
  2/5th Battalion Of The Leicestershire Regiment Sent to Ireland
APRIL 1916
- 31 May 1916
  
  The Battle of Jutland
MAY 1916
- June 1916
  
  Verdun Battlefield
JUNE 1916
- 1 July 1916
  
  The Battle of the Somme Begins
- 14 July 1916
  
  The Leicestershire Regiment in the Battle of the Somme
- 15 July 1916
  
  Diary of Lt Colonel Charles Aubrey Babington Elliott – OBE JP
- 18 July 1916
  
  Map of Bazentin Le Petit
JULY 1916
- 16 August 1916
  
  Recreation at the Front – Captain Hills
AUGUST 1916
- 18 September 1916
  
  The Leicestershire Regiment in the Battle of the Somme
SEPTEMBER 1916
- 4 October 1916
  
  Weather Report – Captain Hills
OCTOBER 1916
- 4 November 1916
  
  Day to Day Life in France – Captain Hills
NOVEMBER 1916
- 8 December 1916
  
  Taking a German Prisoner – Captain Hills
DECEMBER 1916
- 6 April 1917
  
  America Enters the War
APRIL 1917
- May 1917
  
  Passchendaele Ridges
MAY 1917
- 13 June 1917
  
  Daylight Air Raid on London
JUNE 1917
- 31 July 1917
  
  Battle of Passchendaele Begins
JULY 1917
- 1 October 1917
  
  VC Awarded Posthumously to 2nd Lieutenant Philip Eric Bent
- 26 October 1917
  
  The Second Battle Of Passchendaele Begins
OCTOBER 1917
- 6 November 1917
  
  The Capture of Passchendaele
- November 1917
  
  Jerusalem and Surrounding Area
NOVEMBER 1917
- 9 December 1917
  
  Jerusalem Captured By Allied Forces
- 15 December 1917
  
  Germany and Russia Sign an Armistice
- December 1917
  
  2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment Move to Palestine
DECEMBER 1917
- 21 March 1918
  
  The Leicestershire Regiment Fight Against the German Spring Offensive
MARCH 1918
- 24 September 1918
  
  VC Awarded To Lieutenant John Cridland Barrett
- 29 September 1918
  
  Leicestershire Regiment Involved in the Breaking of the Hindenburg Line
SEPTEMBER 1918
- 1 October 1918
  
  The Leicestershire Regiment are the First To Enter Damascus After its Capture
- 28 October 1918
  
  Austria-Hungary Sues for Peace
OCTOBER 1918
- 11 November 1918
  
  The End of the First World War
NOVEMBER 1918
- 12 November 1918
  
  The Leicestershire Regiment Battle Honours the Great War 1914-1918
- 10 June 1919
  
  Royal Visit to Leicester
- 28 June 1919
  
  The Treaty of Versailles Signed
- 11 November 1921
  
  Laying of Leicestershire Regiment’s Great War Colours
- 4 July 1925
  
  Leicester’s War Memorial Unveiled
- 4 - 11 May 1926
  
  A General Strike is Called in Great Britain
- 10 March 1927
  
  Opening of ‘Homes for Disabled Veterans’ in Oadby
POST WAR EVENTS