Flinn

 Drummer Thomas Flinn 64th Regiment
For conspicuous gallantry, in the charge on the Enemy's guns on the 28th November, 1857, when, being himself wounded, he engaged in a hand to hand encounter two of the Rebel Artillerymen
Date of Act of Bravery, 28th November, 1857 (LG 12/4/1859)
Henderson (9th R. Warwick R.)
Maj. (actg. Lt.-Col.) Edward Elers Delavel Henderson, late N. Staffs. R. For most conspicuous bravery, leadership and personal example when in command of his battalion. Lt.-Col. Henderson brought his battalion up to our two front-line trenches, which were under intense fire, and his battalion had suffered heavy casualties when the enemy made a heavy counter-attack, and succeeded in penetrating our line in several places, the situation becoming critical. Although shot through the arm, Lt.-Col. Henderson jumped on to the parapet and advanced alone some distance in front of his battalion, cheering them on under the most intense fire over 500 yards of open ground. Again wounded, he nevertheless continued to lead his men on in the most gallant, manner, finally capturing the position by a bayonet charge. He was again twice wounded, and died when he was eventually brought in.(25 January 1917: West bank of the River Hai, near Kut, Mesopotamia) (LG 8/6/1917)
Henderson (9th R. Warwick. R.)
Maj. (actg. Lt.-Col.) Edward Elers Delavel Henderson, late N. Staffs. R. For most conspicuous bravery, leadership and personal example when in command of his battalion. Lt.-Col. Henderson brought his battalion up to our two front-line trenches, which were under intense fire, and his battalion had suffered heavy casualties when the enemy made a heavy counter-attack, and succeeded in penetrating our line in several places, the situation becoming critical. Although shot through the arm, Lt.-Col. Henderson jumped on to the parapet and advanced alone some distance in front of his battalion, cheering them on under the most intense fire over 500 yards of open ground. Again wounded, he nevertheless continued to lead his men on in the most gallant, manner, finally capturing the position by a bayonet charge. He was again twice wounded, and died when he was eventually brought in. (25 January 1917: West bank of the River Hai, near Kut, Mesopotamia) (LG 8/6/1917)
Carmichael (9th Btn.)
No. 34795 Sjt. John Carmichael, N. Staff. R. (Glasgow). For most conspicuous bravery. When excavating a trench, Sjt. Carmichael saw that a grenade had been unearthed and had started to burn. He immediately rushed to the spot and, shouting to his men to get clear, placed his steel helmet over the grenade and stood on the helmet. The grenade exploded and blew him out of the trench. Sjt. Carmichael could have thrown the bomb out of his trench, but he realised that by so doing he would have endangered the lives of the men working on top. By this splendid act of resource and self-sacrifice Sjt. Carmichael undoubtedly saved many men from injury, but it resulted in serious injury to himself. (8 September 1917 near Hill 60, Zwarteleen, Belgium) (LG 17/10/1917)
Thomas (2/5th Btn.)
No. 50842 Pte. (L./Cpl.) John Thomas, N. Staffs. B. ((E) Manchester). For most conspicuous bravery and initiative in action. He saw the enemy making preparations for a counter-attack, and with a comrade, on his own initiative, decided to make a close reconnaissance. These two went out in broad daylight in full view of the enemy and under heavy machine- gun fire. Has comrade was hit within a few yards of the trench, but, undeterred, L/Cpl.. Thomas went on alone. Working round a small copse he shot three snipers and then pushed on to a building used by the enemy as a night post. From here he saw whence the enemy were bringing up their troops and where they were congregating. He stayed in this position for an hour, sniping the enemy the whole time and doing great execution. He returned to our lines, after being away three hours, with information of the utmost value, which enabled definite plans to be made and artillery fire to be brought on the enemy's concentration, so that when the attack took place it was broken up. (30 November 1917, Fontaine, France) (LG 13/2/1918)
Coltman
No. 241028 Pte. (L./Cpl.) William Harold Coltman, D.C.M., M.M., 1/6th Bn., N. Staffs. R (T.F.) (Winshill, Burton-on-Trent). For most conspicuous bravery, initiative and devotion to duty. During the operations at Mannequin Hill, N.E., of Sequehart, on the 3rd and 4th October, 1918, L./Cpl. Coltman, a stretcher-bearer, hearing that wounded had been left behind during a retirement, on his own initiative, went forward alone in the face of fierce enfilade fire, found the wounded, dressed them, and on three successive occasions carried comrades on his back to safety, thus saving their lives. This very gallant N.C.O. tended the wounded unceasingly for forty-eight hours. (LG 3/1/1919)
 

Medals of the Regiments:
The North Staffordshire Regiment

 

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North Staffrodshire Regiment Cap Badge.

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The bi-metal cap badge of the regiment; the Price of Wales's plumes and coronet over the Staffordshire knot.  
Kipling and King 678 
 
 
 

(The Prince of Wales's)  North Staffordshire Regiment

1756 - 1959
 
 
Titles
pre 1881 post 1881
64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment)
 98th (The Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Foot 2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment)
 
Earliest recognised formation: 64th: 1756 when initially raised as the 2nd battalion of the 11th Regiment of Foot, redesignated the 64th in 1758.
98th: 1824 when raised at Chichester.
 
Motto: ???
 
Regimental Journal:  The China Dragon
 
WWI: Battle Honours;  52 Victoria Crosses; 4 Died; 5,430
WWII:    Battle Honours;  22 Victoria Crosses; 0 Died;  ???
 
Amalgamated: 1959, with the South Staffordshire Regiment to become  "The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's)".
 
 
 
 

1st Anglo-Chinese War (1st Opium War) 1840-42 98th Regiment.

China Medal 1840-42

number: ?
 

Battle Honour:  A dragon superscribed 'China' was permitted to be borne on the colours

 
 
 

The Second Sikh War 1848 -1849.  98th Regiment.

The Punjab Medal 1848-49

clasp: ....none...
number: 503
 

Battle Honours:  Punjaub

 
 
 

Anglo-Persian War 1856 - 1857 64th Regiment

India General Service Medal 1854

clasp:

Persia

number: 1027
 

Battle Honours: Reshire; Bushire; Koosh-ab; Persia

 
 

Punitive expedition against the Afridis, Kohat Pass 1850 and operations in Panjtar and Lower Sittana, 1858.  98th Regiment

India General Service Medal 1854 - 95

clasp:
North West Frontier
number : 335
 
 
 

Indian Mutiny 1857-59   64th Regiment

India Mutiny Medal. 1857 -59

clasp: ...none...

Defence of Lucknow

Relief of Lucknow

 total
number:600 136*182 
 

* Havelock's 1st Relief Force

 

VCs: 1;  Flinn

 

Battle Honour: Lucknow

 
1881: The Regiments now become the 1st and 2nd Battalions,  (The Prince of Wales's) North Staffordshire Regiment
 

Reconquest of the Sudan 1896 - 98.   1st Battalion

Queen's Sudan Medal 1896 - 98

number: ?

Khedive's Sudan Medal 1896 - 1908

clasp :...none...

Firket

Hafir

number:? 18*588
 

* Machine Gun Section

Battle Honour: Hafir

 
 
 

Anglo-Boer War 1899 - 1902   2nd Battalion. Feb 1900 - end of the war. ( both the 1st and 2nd Volunteer Battalions provided men, with a considerable contribution from the 1st )

Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902, with or without the King's South Africa Medal 1901 - 1902

Common clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; and:

 
clasp:

Relief of Kimberley

Johannesburg

        
number: ? ?        
 

 

 

 

Casualties:

Officers NCOs and Men
KIA & DOW/ DOD Wounded Missing / POW KIA & DOW Death from disease Wounded Missing / POW
2nd Battalion, February 1900 - end of war
1 / 3 1 - 9 46 1 1
 
 

Battle Honour: South Africa 1900-02

 
 
 

The Great War 1914 - 1918  (19 battalions; 12 served overseas:- )

Generally awarded the British War Medal & Victory Medal, men overseas prior to 1/1/1916 also a 1914 or 1914-15 Star.

Battalion → 1  2* 4 1/5 1/6 2/5 2/6 7 8 9 12 1***
Pioneers ** Garrison
date of first overseas service.
 (first theatre red x )		 12/9
1914		 4/8
1914		 7/10
1917		 4/3
1915		 4/3
1915		 25/2
1917		 25/2
1917		 ?/7
1915		 18/7
1915		 29/7
1915		 11/6
1918		 ?/4
1916
France & Flanders x   x x x x x   x x x x
Gallipoli               x        
Egypt & Palestine       x x     x        
Mesopotamia              x        
North Persia & South Russia               x        
India   x                    
Star
possible ? 		1914 or 1914-15 x                      
or 1914-15 only   x   x x     x x x    
VCs at a glance:                  
died
Extracted from : "Soldiers / Officers Died in the Great War" (consider approximate - in addition the regiment as a whole lost an additional  99 officers who are recorded with 'battalion not shown'  or with battalions not shown here, or who we have  not yet allocated a battalion.)		 883 63 271 691 688 211 405 920 895 284 ? ?
 

* The second battalion was in India  at the start and remained there for the duration. The battalion served on the North West Frontier 1915 qualifying for the 1914-15 Star. - "5F" [Tochi Valley] MIC code common. - A number of individuals who served through to the 1919 Afghan War would receive a 1914-15 star trio and 1908 IGS clasp Afghanistan NWF 1919 [see next campaign] with all four medals effectively for service on the North West Frontier.
** Formed in France from the 11th Garrison Guard Battalion, retaining the "Garrison" title until 13/7/18 when it was replaced by "Service"
***31/7/18 title changed from 1st Garrison Btn. to 13th Garrison Btn.
 

Regular Extra Reserve Territorial Force New Armies Garrison.
 

Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19
55 officers & men of the North Staffordshire Regiment also qualified for this medal.

 


VCs: 4;  Coltman;  Thomas; Carmichael;  Henderson; (Henderson commanding 9th Royal Warwickshire Regiment)

 

Battle Honours: Armentières 1914; Somme 1916, 1918; Arras 1917; Messines 1917, 1918; Ypres 1917, 1918; St Quentin Canal; Selle; Sari Bair; Kut al Amara 1917; NW Frontier India 1915. Aisne 1914, 1918; Loos; Albert 1916, 1918; Bazentin; Delville Wood; Pozières; Guillemont; Ancre Heights; Ancre 1916; Scarpe 1917; Arleux; Pilckem; Langemarck 1917; Menin Road; Polygon Wood; Broodseinde; Poelcapelle; Passchendaele; Cambrai 1917, 1918; St Quentin; Bapaume 1918; Rosières; Avre; Lys; Bailleul; Kemmel; Hindenburg Line; Havrincourt; Canal du Nord; Beau-revoir; Courtrai; Valenciennes; Sambre; France and Flanders 1914-18; Suvla; Gallipoli 1915-16; Egypt 1916; Tigris 1916; Baghdad; Mesopotamia 1916-18; Baku; Persia 1918.

 
 
 

Third Afghan War 1919. 2nd Battalion

India General Service Medal 1908

clasp:
Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919
number:?
 

Battle Honour: Afghanistan 1919

 
1921 title changed to: The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's)
 

Jewish / Arab Unrest, Palestine 1936 - 39 2nd Battalion

General Service Medal 1918 -62

clasp:

Palestine

number:?
 
 
 

WW2 1939 - 1945  three battalions served overseas

Battalion → 1st 2nd 6th
campaign ↓      
France and
Belgium 1940.
(Dunkirk )		   x  
North Africa & Middle East   x  
Burma x    
Sicily / Italy   x  
N.W. Europe     x
 

Notes.
  In India at the start. Moved to the Arakan /4/43 under 36 Ind Inf Bde Gp. Back to India  11/9/43 2nd Infantry Brigade for the duration. Arrived North Africa from the UK 9/3/43. Italy 7/12/43-2/2/45 then on to Palestine and Syria. 176th Inf Bde  for N.W. Europe 29/6/44 - 12/8/44.
 
 
 

WW2 Stars common to the Battalion. (excluding 39-45 star )
 Key: A = Africa, P = Pacific, B =  Burma, I = Italy,  F&G = France and Germany
  B A, I F&G
       
 

Most also entitled to the 1939-45 War Medal and many the Defence Medal

 

Battle Honours: Dyle; Ypres-Comines Canal; Caen; Brieux Bridgehead; Medjez Plain; North Africa 1943; Anzio; Rome; Marradi; Burma 1943. Defence of Escaut; Orne; Noyers; Mont Pinçon; North-West Europe 1940, 1944; Djebel Kess Kiss; Gueriat al Atach Ridge; Gab Gab Gap; Carroceto; Advance to Tiber; Gothic Line; Italy 1944-5.

 
 
 

Jewish / Arab Unrest, Palestine 1945 - 48 2nd Battalion (1945?)

General Service Medal 1918 -62

clasp:

Palestine 1945-48

numbers:?
 
 
1948: regulars reduced to single battalion (the 1st)
 
1st Battalion served Korea, Nov 1953 -: outside the qualifying period for the Queen's Korea Medal but would qualify for the UN Korea Medal.
 
 
 
 
 

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Selected Links

The Regimental Museum. (Located in )  

 
 
 

Selected Bibliography;

 
Author Title Publisher
 Major H. G. Purdon. An Historical Sketch of the 64th (Second Staffordshire) Regiment, and of the Campaigns through which they passed.  242pp Preston: The Guardian Works, 1915
H. G. Purdon. Memoirs of the Services of the 64th Regiment (Second Staffordshire), 1758 to 1881.  112 pp. London: W. H. Allen &Co. 1883
? History of The 1st & 2nd Battalions The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's), 1914-1923.  120 pp. Longton, Staffs.: Hughes & Harber Ltd. 1933.
L. R. Missen (late Capt. and Adjt.). The History of the 7th (Ser.) Bn. Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment), 1914-1919.  140pp. Cambridge: W. Heifer & Sons Ltd., 1920
? History of the 8th North Staffords.  111 pp. Longton, Staffs.: Hughes & Harber Ltd., 1921
     

 

Additional Bibliography for this Page.

 
Author/Compiler Title Publisher
Officers of the Regiment. Unpublished rolls in the care of the National Archives; WO 100/ etc. -
  Additional bibliography same as Northumberland Fusiliers page  
     
     
 

 

 

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