2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers

During the Second World War, 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers were based in and around Newry, Co. Down as part of 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division.

2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers

59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division

Training near Keady, Co. Armagh

On 24th February 1942, soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers underwent rigorous training near Keady, Co. Armagh including cross-country exercises.

Company Quartermaster Sergeant F. Collins of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers paints lettering on his store door while training near Keady, Co. Armagh. — ©IWM H 17324 Info

Members of the 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers' Sergeants Mess while training near Keady, Co. Armagh. — ©IWM H 17325 Info

Soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers undergoing weapon training near Keady, Co. Armagh. — ©IWM H 17326 Info

Soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers undergoing weapon training near Keady, Co. Armagh. — ©IWM H 17327 Info

Soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers working in the cookhouse while training near Keady, Co. Armagh. — ©IWM H 17328 Info

Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant W. Bruce (the original founding member in 1913) of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers while training near Keady, Co. Armagh. — ©IWM H 17329 Info

Soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers in a battalion team of cross country runners while training near Keady, Co. Armagh. — ©IWM H 17330 Info

Soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers partake in cross-country exercises in full kit while training near Keady, Co. Armagh. — ©IWM H 17331 Info

Soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers partake in cross-country exercises in full kit while training near Keady, Co. Armagh. — ©IWM H 17332 Info

Soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers scale a wall while training near Keady, Co. Armagh. — ©IWM H 17333 Info

A soldier of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers climbs across a rope during training near Keady, Co. Armagh. — ©IWM H 17334 Info

Toughening Up around Newry, Co. Down

On 18th February 1943, 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers underwent 'toughening up' around Newry, Co. Down as part of 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division.

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27366 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27367 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27368 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27369 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27370 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27371 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27372 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27373 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27374 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27375 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27376 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27377 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27378 Info