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6th Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War

Author : John Hartley
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473897602
Total Pages : 517 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book 6th Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War written by John Hartley and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 6th Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment, was a prewar Territorial battalion that recruited in the North Cheshire towns of Stockport, Hyde and Stalybridge, together with the Derbyshire town of Glossop. The majority of its part-time soldiers worked in the areas cotton mills and hat making factories. One of the first Territorial battalions to see action in the Great War, it went overseas in November 1914, taking part in the famous Christmas truce a few weeks later.In 1916, it saw major action during the Battle of the Somme. The following year, it suffered heavy casualties during the action around the Belgian town of Ypres, which is often known as the Battle of Passchendaele. In 1918 the Battalion fought to hold off German advances in the spring but, along with the rest of the BEF, was forced to retreat many miles. By the summer of that year the tide had turned and the Cheshire's took part in the final advances that ended the war in November.The story is told from the Battalions formation in 1908 to its disbandment in the 1920s and beyond with details of the Old Comrades Association. Official accounts are supplemented by the mens own words, taken from diaries, letters and newspaper reports.

6th Battalion the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War

Author : John Hartley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781473897595
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (975 download)

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Download or read book 6th Battalion the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War written by John Hartley and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The History of the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War

Author : Colonel Arthur Crookenden
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1781515336
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (815 download)

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Book Synopsis The History of the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War by : Colonel Arthur Crookenden

Download or read book The History of the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War written by Colonel Arthur Crookenden and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cheshire's (22nd Foot) mustered thirty-eight battalions during the course of the war, of which fifteen saw action. Between them they served in every theatre of war: Western Front, Gallipoli, Italy, Macedonia, Palestine and Mesopotamia. Total dead amounted to 8,420, seventy-five battle honours were awarded and two VCs. The construction of this history is unusual: each theatre of war is taken separately and within that theatre the narrative unfolds chronologically, but instead of chapter or section headings there are, in the main, Battle Honour headings with dates and descriptions, some brief, some extensive, of the action which won the Honour and the identity of the battalion or battalions involved. There are a few headings that relate to less significant events, these are shown in lower case while the Battle Honour headings are in upper case. So with this history, when you look at the list of contents you are looking at the roll of Battle Honours awarded to the Regiment. Usually such lists are shown either on the title page or in a separate appendix. It is a history full of action with many personal contributions, with maps and sketches to support the narrative which often summarises the casualties at the end of an action. There are some useful appendices. The Roll of Honour is introduced with a summary showing the totals of dead, officers 378, other rank totals by battalions followed by the nominal rolls, officers grouped alphabetically, other ranks in their battalions. The 56-page list of Honours and Awards, including Mentions, is arranged alphabetically, the rank of the recipient is not given but citations are given for VC, DSO, MC and DCM awards; and the final appendix, entitled 'Mobilization', gives briefly the story of each battalion before it went overseas.

6th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment in the Great War

Author : John Hartley
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783460962
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book 6th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment in the Great War written by John Hartley and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 6th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, was a prewar Territorial unit. Many of its members held white collar positions employed by the Citys legal, financial and stockbroking practices or worked for the major commercial organizations trading and manufacturing cotton goods. It went overseas in September 1914, taking with it many new recruits who would undertake their basic training whilst the Battalion formed part of the British garrison in Egypt.It saw action at Gallipoli from May 1915 until the evacuation at the end of the year and fascinating campaign is dealt with in considerable detail. The Battalion returned to Egypt until the spring of 1917 when it moved to France.The Manchesters saw regular action for most of 1918, coming under attack in the German offensive in March. Throughout the summer and autumn, the Battalion took part in the Advance to Victory and was still advancing when the Armistice was signed in November.The book also recounts the history of the second line battalion, the 2/6th Manchesters, from its inception in 1914 until it was all but destroyed in March 1918.The author draws on official records and personal accounts to tell the story of these fine battalions.

The History of the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War

Author : Arthur Crookenden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The History of the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War written by Arthur Crookenden and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry (WWI Centenary Series)

Author : R. B. Ainsworth
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473368448
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (733 download)

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Download or read book The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry (WWI Centenary Series) written by R. B. Ainsworth and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "During one of the short periods of training in 1917, it was suggested that lectures should be delivered to the troops on the history of their battalions in France. Accordingly Capt. G. Kirkhouse, then Assistant Adjutant, set to work to collect material for this purpose. Owing to there being no officers, and very few men, who had served continuously with the Battalion since April, 1915, the task was not easy, and it was found impossible to complete the information in time for a lecture before the Battalion returned to the line. The material was carefully preserved, however, and was the only portion of the records which survived the disaster of the 27th May, 1918. As soon as time permitted, the task was continued, but owing to there being very few survivors of earlier days, many details have probably escaped notice. Imperfect and incomplete as the story is, however, it is hoped that the details related will serve to recall other incidents, both pleasant and unpleasant, to those members of the Battalion who have been fortunate enough to survive." This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.

War Record of the 1/5th (Earl of Chester's) Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment, August, 1914-June, 1919

Author : D.S.O. Lieut.-Col. W.A.V. Churton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781847349712
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (497 download)

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Download or read book War Record of the 1/5th (Earl of Chester's) Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment, August, 1914-June, 1919 written by D.S.O. Lieut.-Col. W.A.V. Churton and published by . This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Battalion history of the 1/5th Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment's fighting record in France and Flanders in the Great War, this is a model story of a typical infantry battalion on the Western Front.Written by one of the Battalion's senior officers with the aid of the Battalion's official War Diary, this also includes original orders and messages; a Roll of Honour and casualty list. The 5th (Reserve) Battalion was formed in September 1914 to accommodate the rush of recruits who answered the call to arms in the first weeks of the war. They were trained at Chester and then funnelled in drafts to the 5th (Territorial) Battalion, which was already in action in France and Flanders. In January 1915 the unit's title was changed to the 1/5th Battalion, and a month later the newly designated unit embarked for France. Once 'over there' the battalion fought at Kemmel, Ypres, the Somme, Arras, Cambrai and on the Canal du Nord at Mons in the final weeks of the war.

The Liverpool Rifles

Author : Kevin Shannon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781781557013
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book The Liverpool Rifles written by Kevin Shannon and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a wealth of contemporary sources, this book narrates the story of the Liverpool Rifles in the Great War from their mobilisation in August 1914 to their return to Liverpool in 1919, each day of their active service in France and Belgium detailed. The role played by 3,000 individuals, including every single casualty--wounded or killed--is covered in the narrative and in many cases, the exact position where this happened. ¶ The battalion served a tough apprenticeship in the Second Battle of Ypres, losing over 40 per cent casualties in their first five months overseas. By the time the battalion left the Somme in September 1916, their casualties figures exceeded the number who sailed to France in 1915. The ferocious struggle in the Third Battle of Ypres and their epic defensive actions at Little Priel Farm and Givenchy are described down to individual platoon level; twenty-one detailed sketch maps allowing the reader to follow the action. Uniquely, the battalion roll in the appendices includes every officer and man who served with the battalion overseas, many of whom do not feature in the Medal Rolls.

Grandad's Army

Author : Mike Osborne
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grandad's Army written by Mike Osborne and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2021-03-13 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In August 1914, on the outbreak of the First World War, there was enormous pressure on men to enlist in Kitchener's New Armies, supplementing the tiny regular army and Territorial Force. This pressure was intense, and posters, the entreaties of local worthies, and an apparently indiscriminate scattering of white feathers, all exacerbated masculine sensitivity. We are all familiar, if only through BBC TV's 'Dad's Army', with the Home Guard of the Second World War. Far less is known of their First World War equivalent: the Volunteer Training Corps (VTC). Like their counter-parts in WW2, the VTC comprised those who were too old, too young, too unfit or too indispensable to serve in the regular forces. They fought for the right to be armed, uniformed and trained; to be employed on meaningful duties; and at first, to exist at all. This book explores the origins, development and structure of the VTC, along with those who belonged to the many supporting medical, transport, police and youth organisations who kept the home fires burning or, in some cases, tried to put them out. The VTC arose from the need of those men who were forced to stay at home to be seen to be doing their bit. They saw the removal of the bulk of both the regular army and the Territorial Force to the Western Front as their opportunity to prepare to resist the expected German invasion of Britain, and as a way of countering accusations of shirking, or even cowardice.

Infantry in Battle

Author : Infantry School (U.S.)
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428916911
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book Infantry in Battle written by Infantry School (U.S.) and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1934 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Death or Glory

Author : Kevin Shannon
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death or Glory written by Kevin Shannon and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During its seventy-one years of existence, the 17th/21st Lancers became one of the best known British cavalry regiments of all time. Beloved by the Press as the 'Death or Glory Boys', their renowned skull and crossbones 'Motto', was one of the most recognised cap badges of the British Army. This volume, written by a former member of the Regiment, tells their complete story for the first time; much of which is in the words of those who served. The Regiment's role during the Second World War---on the Home Front, in North Africa and Italy; Austria; Greece, and Palestine in the aftermath of the war; its four years of service in Northern Ireland at the height of the 'Troubles'; and the Gulf War, where one of its crews achieved the longest ever direct-fire tank kill, are all covered in considerable detail. Personal accounts add colour to descriptions of routine life for a cavalry regiment in Egypt and India; and an armoured regiment during the Cold War, serving in Germany, Hong Kong, Libya, Yemen and Belize. Eleven sketch maps and 128 photographs illustrate the text. Appendices include, a definitive Roll of Honour; all Commanding Officers, Colonels of the Regiment and RSMs.

Primus in Armis

Author : Stephen Keoghane
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Primus in Armis written by Stephen Keoghane and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2020-05-29 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Primus in armis, 'first in arms', is the motto of the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, Britain's senior Regiment of volunteer cavalry raised in 1794 against the threat of French invasion. The Wiltshire Yeomanry has served for over 200 years and fought in South Africa, the First and Second World Wars and more recently as individuals in the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan. Many of the places where the Regiment fought in the Second War will be familiar to modern readers including Aleppo, Palmyra, Baghdad, and more bizarrely, meeting the Russian army on friendly terms in Tehran. The battle of El Alamein in the western desert was possibly their finest hour. The author has accessed the extensive Regimental archives and interviewed many families of veterans to obtain a glimpse into the personalities of these soldiers. A wealth of unseen material from around the world has surfaced including stories concerning the aristocracy of the inter-war years and the previously forgotten service of the Regiment's most famous officer. This first, illustrated history of 'The Royal Wilts' will appeal to anyone with an interest in the British Army. **Includes 368 black-and white and 70 colour photographs.**

The Norfolk Regiment on the Western Front: 1914-1918

Author : Steve Smith
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Norfolk Regiment on the Western Front: 1914-1918 written by Steve Smith and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve Smith tells the story of the five Battalions of the Norfolk Regiment who served on the Western Front using previously unseen photographs, diaries, accounts, and letters. He has also had full access to the Norfolk Regiment Museum archives. It is the men who served in the Norfolks who will tell this story. This book will interest readers nationally & locally as it not only studies the Regiment’s participation in well-known battles such as Ypres and the Somme, but also takes a fresh look at the lesser-known battles fought, battles such as Elouges in 1914 and Kaiserschlacht in 1918. Steve has considered the German perspective too, looking at the men who faced them at places such as Falfemont Farm in 1916. Using new evidence from the Regiment’s participation in the Christmas Truce, he separates the truth from myth surrounding the stories of football played at this time, a controversy that still rages. Steve has walked the ground over which they fought and fresh maps complement this research so the book serves as a history book for those at home and a guidebook for those who wish to get out and explore, down to trench level, the ground covered in its pages.

The Wiltshire Regiment in the First World War

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781908076120
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (761 download)

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Download or read book The Wiltshire Regiment in the First World War written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Cheshire Bantams

Author : Stephen McGreal
Publisher : Pen & Sword Books
ISBN 13 : 9781844153879
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (538 download)

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Download or read book The Cheshire Bantams written by Stephen McGreal and published by Pen & Sword Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen McGreal concentrates on a little known but unique Great War organisation - his book is the first major study of 'The Bantams'. Drawn from across the British Isles, these battalions comprised men too short to qualify for other regiments.

The Territorial Force at War, 1914-16

Author : W. Mitchinson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137451610
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book The Territorial Force at War, 1914-16 written by W. Mitchinson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-10-02 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Mitchinson analyses the role and performance of the Territorial Force during the first two years of World War I. The study looks at the way the force was staffed and commanded, its relationship with the Regular Army and the War Office, and how most of its 1st Line divisions managed to retain and promote their local identities.

Wolverhampton Warriors

Author : Roy C. Evans
Publisher : Bright Pen
ISBN 13 : 9780755212842
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Wolverhampton Warriors written by Roy C. Evans and published by Bright Pen. This book was released on 2010 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WOLVERHAMPTON WARRIORS The Town's Battalions in the Great War The original history if the 1/6th and 2/6th Battalions of the South Staffordshire Regiment was published in 1924. Copies of that book are now scarce and correspondingly expensive. This history has been produced to bring to a wider audience an idea of how the men lived in the trenches, their trials and tribulations, their victories and their defeats. The 1/6th Battalion was the first complete pre-war Territorial unit to serve in France and a second Battalion (the 2/6th) was raised to act initially as a feeder battalion to supply further drafts of men to the 1/6th. After seeing service in Ireland at the start of the Irish Easter Rising in 1916 the 2/6th Battalion was sent to France in its own right in February 1917. Although originally based in Wolverhampton the 1/6th and 2/6th Battalions also contained men from the surrounding towns and villages and eventually from much further afield.