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GALLIPOLI.. SOLAR TOPEE/ PITH HELMET


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fascinating solar topee (pith helmet )
that belonged to one ,
PTE 14021 Royal Lancashire Regiment
GEORGE PICKUP,
George was born in withnell Lancashire in 1895...
pic of withnell today
son of MRS LOUISA RILEY
OF 16 Queens terrace Blackburn lancs
picture as it is today
George enlisted in Blackpool in 1914
into the ROYAL LANCASHIRE REGIMENT,
IN JULY 1915 he landed at " suvla bay " Gallipoli,
at some point he transferred to the Kings own Borderers Regiment
his number changed to corporal 27386 G. PICKUP,
H e was awarded the D.C.M ,
and was killed on the 10/04/1918
in Belgium aged just 23
its very touching to find a named pith helmet,
that not only you knew who wore it,
but where he fought,
in this case "GALLIPOLI ,"
He is mentioned on the PLOEGSTRERT MEMORIAL,
and now here ,
he wont be forgotten .
P.S we REMEMBER the ANZACS contribution at Gallipoli,
but let us also not forget "the British troops , that fought there
AND THIS PITH HELMET ,
STANDS AS A MEMORIAL to the men that fought and died there ,
this " pith helmet" once belonged to one such man who fought there ,
a tangible link to GALLIPOLI,
and our brave men ...................

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post-3823-0-24589400-1444408901_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-19268900-1444408916_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-75605000-1444408934_thumb.jpg Very nice Peter, allways liked these helmets.

 

Did some research on this Regiment a short while ago looking for details of a relatives service records, here's some additional info.

 

He would have served in the 6th ( Service ) Battalion of the Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment raised at Lancaster in August

1914, as part of Kitchener's 1st New Army and joined 38th Brigade of 13th ( Western ) Division and trained on Salisbury Plain.

Near the end of February the Division was concentrated at Blackdown in Hampshire, they moved to the Mediterranean around

the 13th June 1915 landing at Alexandria then moving to Mudros to prepair for a landing at Gallipoli, between the 6th and 16th

July.The infantry landed on Cape Helles to relieve 29th Division who had suffered badly. and later with the full Divison landed at

Suvla Bay.

 

In all 17 Battalions were Raised for The Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, of these 10 served overseas, 9 in France and

Flanders, 7 at home, and only the 6th Service Battalion served in Gallipoli and later Egypt, Palestine, and Mesopotamia.

 

 

Pic 1 King's Own badge with lugs.

 

Pic 2 WW1 Strengthend version.

 

Pic 3 King's Own 5th Battalion Poster.

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attachicon.gifKing's Own (1).jpgattachicon.gifcb3_591.jpgattachicon.gifKing's Own Regt Poster.jpg Very nice Peter, allways liked these helmets.

 

Did some research on this Regiment a short while ago looking for details of a relatives service records, here's some additional info.

 

He would have served in the 6th ( Service ) Battalion of the Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment raised at Lancaster in August

1914, as part of Kitchener's 1st New Army and joined 38th Brigade of 13th ( Western ) Division and trained on Salisbury Plain.

Near the end of February the Division was concentrated at Blackdown in Hampshire, they moved to the Mediterranean around

the 13th June 1915 landing at Alexandria then moving to Mudros to prepair for a landing at Gallipoli, between the 6th and 16th

July.The infantry landed on Cape Helles to relieve 29th Division who had suffered badly. and later with the full Divison landed at

Suvla Bay.

 

In all 17 Battalions were Raised for The Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, of these 10 served overseas, 9 in France and

Flanders, 7 at home, and only the 6th Service Battalion served in Gallipoli and later Egypt, Palestine, and Mesopotamia.

 

 

Pic 1 King's Own badge with lugs.

 

Pic 2 WW1 Strengthend version.

 

Pic 3 King's Own 5th Battalion Poster.

thanks leon 21,

for the extra information and photos,

much appreciated ,

its an honour to have the helmet , and to be able to share it with others,

and bring a forgotten name from the past ,

to the attention of another generation,

the thing is!

and I say this respectfully ,

that it wasn't just the aussies that were there,

people often forget that it was a commonwealth operation,

and our British soldiers fought and died there to,

I believe its our duty to remember them ,

this helmet is important ,

as a lot of faces seen in old photos remain nameless,

but? here we have an artefact that's named ,

so George will be remembered for generations to come

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