Derek Beattie a Pictorial History so far


Earlier Days	Stories and images of the Ardsmen who fought and many of whom died for our liberty in the Great War	Stories and images of those whom we know more recently including "Hammy" Cowan and Blair "Paddy" Mayne.	The exploits of those left at home.
	2011 and the Irish Guards are welcomed to Newtownards HERE	War Graves Records HERE

Newtownards and the Lancashire Fusiliers
Included to clarify statements in the Family Records Section where it is mentioned that a Newtownards Man has joined
the Fusiliers eg. William Jamison b.1828 and later joined up.

n 1688 William of Orange commissioned Sir Robert Peyton to raise a new regiment of foot in East Devon. Peyton died the following year, and Hamilton’s Regiment as it was then called, was deployed to Ireland where it fought at the Boyne (1690) and Aughrim (1691), before serving at Gibraltar in 1702.
In 1751 the unit became the 20th Regiment of Foot. During the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48) it fought at Dettingen (1743) and Fontenoy (1745). At the former engagement, James Wolfe served as acting adjutant of the regiment. He later fought with the 20th at Culloden in 1746.
Early in the Seven Years War (1756-63) the regiment was used for raids on the French ports of Rochefort and St Malo and served at Minden (1759), where it stood up to and broke a French cavalry charge
During the American War of Independence (1775-83) the regiment served at Quebec in 1776 and at Saratoga the following year, where it surrendered with General Sir John Burgoyne. It was then interned in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania until April 1783, when it sailed for England.
The first 12 years of the French Revolutionary Wars were eventful for the regiment, taking it to the West Indies, Ireland, the Quiberon Bay landings, Minorca, Egypt, Italy and Sicily. During the Peninsular War, the regiment fought in several battles but earned particular distinction at Corunna (1809) and Vittoria (1813).
During the remainder of 19th century its overseas service included the Crimea (1854-56), where it fought at the Alma and Inkerman, and the First Sudan War of 1884-85. Prior to that deployment the regiment was designated the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1881. During the Boer War the regiment fought at Spion Kop and took part in the Relief of Ladysmith in 1900.
During the First World War The Lancashire Fusiliers raised 30 battalions that served on all the major fronts, including France and Belgium and the Dardanelles. The author JRR Tolkien served on the Western Front with the 13th Battalion in 1915-16. The Gallipoli landings of April 1915 witnessed the 1st Battalion famously win ‘six Victoria Crosses before breakfast’ during its heroic performance at Helles.


Tommy Milby (awaiting more info.)		Tommy Milby and colleagues (awaiting more info.)

John McClenaghan a soldier in the Royal Ulster Rifles stationed at Rawalpindi on the North West Frontier of India

Waugh, J.B. - 29th. September 1920 aged 34 - Private 648945 - 4th. Canadian Mounted Rifles - Born at Mountstewart

Waugh, Samuel - 8th. July 1923 aged 20 years - (1903-1923) - Interred in Alexandria, Egypt H

White, Sydney John - 1920 - {Father Captain F.J.White} - Of "Regent House" Regent Street
Army, July, 1920. 1st XI, 1920. 1st XV, 1919-20. R.M.C. Sandhurst, 1920. Indian Army, Captain, 1931. 1st Bn. 16 Punjab Regiment. 2nd World War: Lieut.-Col., I.A.