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Author : Julian Quixano Henriques
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The War History of the 1st Battalion Queen's Westminster Rifles written by Julian Quixano Henriques and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Julian Quixano Henriques
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ISBN 13 : 9781847276575
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (765 download)
Download or read book The War History of the 1st Battalion Queen's Westminster Rifles, 1914-1918 written by Julian Quixano Henriques and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. Q. Henriques
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ISBN 13 : 9781843426103
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (261 download)
Download or read book War History of the First Battalion Queen OS Westminster Rifles. 1914-1918 written by J. Q. Henriques and published by . This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the formation of the Territorials in 1908 the Westminsters became 16th (County of London) Battalion, London Regt (Queen s Westminster Rifles). It was in the 2nd London Division at the outbreak of war, but left the division and landed in France on 3 Nov 1914; shortly after it was posted to 18th Brigade, 6th Division (regular) till Feb 1916 when it joined 169th Brigade of the 56th (1st London) Division which was then re-forming in France, and with which it remained to the end of the war. For the first six months the battalion was in the Armentieres sector before moving up to the Salient at the end of May 1915. The next eight months were spent in the Ypres Salient during which time they occupied practically every portion of the northern half from the Ypres-Roulers railway to about a mile NW of Wieltje, as clearly shown on an excellent, accompanying map. Then it was down to the Somme front where, with 48th, their division took part in the disastrous attack on Gommecourt on 1 July which, according to the battalion history, cost them 600 casualties out of the 750 who went into action. Subsequently they were in action in other Somme battles, in the Arras offensive of 1917, in Third Ypres, at Cambrai, Canal du Nord and the advance to Victory. In fact they had a very full war. The battalion was awarded 24 battle honours and the roll of honour lists 1,219 dead of all ranks. As a single-battalion history this contains plenty of detail and the supporting maps are excellent in their clarity and the amount of tactical detail. Most useful is the appendix containing an itinerary showing battalion locations and periods spent in the line. There is a list of honours and awards and a list of all the officers who served with the battalion overseas. The author was the battalion 2IC, who embarked with it in November 1914 as a company commander.
Author : Jill Knight
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1844152537
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (441 download)
Download or read book Civil Service Rifles in the Great War written by Jill Knight and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civil servants are not generally known for their soldierly qualities. Yet in the Great War a volunteer regiment of 'civil servants and their friends' served with distinction in the front line, fighting in many of the major battles. This new study, the first since the 1920s, draws on previously unpublished material personal memoirs, diaries and interviews to tell their extraordinary story, and is supported by a wealth of marvellous photographs."
Author : William Willoughby Cole Verner
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book History & Campaigns of the Rifle Brigade written by William Willoughby Cole Verner and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : General Sir Edward Thomas Henry Hutton
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1908902841
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (89 download)
Download or read book A Brief History Of The Kings Royal Rifle Corps, 1755 To 1915 written by General Sir Edward Thomas Henry Hutton and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-18 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kings Royal Rifle Corps, or the 2nd Battalion the Royal Green Jackets as they are now known, had a long and proud fighting tradition that they would exchange with no other regiment in the British Army. Originally raised from American colonists in 1756, their skill in fighting the French and their native American allies in the woods in the north of the nascent America was legendary; the regiment was honoured for its distinguished service with the motto “Swift and Bold” by no less a figure as General Wolfe in the Quebec campaign. During the Napoleonic Wars, companies of the 5th Battalion were attached to the divisions of Wellington’s army to provide them with tough, resilient experienced skirmishers. After many significant deployments to overseas theatres during the 1800’s, the regiment was hugely expanded for service in the First World War during which the men of the KRRC added much lustre to their reputation and no fewer than seven V.C.s. Lt.-General Sir Edward Hutton was a distinguished officer of the British army, aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria and pioneered the use of mounted infantry in the British Army. He was also the first commander of the Australian Army. He wrote this short history of his old regiment in retirement during the early stages of the First World War. Author — Lt.-General Sir Edward Thomas Henry Hutton 1848-1923 Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in 1917, Winchester, by Warren and Son Original Page Count – 84 pages. Illustrations — 4 maps and plans.
Author : C. A Cuthbert Keeson
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ISBN 13 : 9781843422174
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (221 download)
Download or read book The History & Records of Queen Victoria's Rifles, 1792-1922 written by C. A Cuthbert Keeson and published by . This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unusually, this history of the QVRs (as they became known), covers the period from the earliest days up to the Great War in an appendix (185 pages) at the end of the book. According to tradition they were the descendants of The Duke of Cumberland s Corps of Sharpshooters which was inaugurated in September 1803. In 1859 it became the 1st Middlesex Rifle Volunteers and in 1892 and after a couple of mergers with other Middlesex Rifle Corps it became in 1908, when the TF was created, the 9th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Queen Victoria s Rifles), allocated to the 3rd London Brigade, 1st London Division. Shortly after the outbreak of war in August 1914 a second line battalion was formed and in April 1915 a third line, thus we had 1/9th, 2/9th and 3/9th Battalions. The 1st London Division was broken up to provide reinforcements for the BEF and on 5th November 1914 the 1/4th landed at Havre and joined 13th Brigade, 5th Division. The battalion fought with 5th Division throughout 1915, at Hill 60, Second Ypres and St Julien. It was at Hill 60 that it gained the distinction of the first VC awarded to a Territorial - 2Lt G.H Woolley. There is today a memorial to the battalion on Hill 60. In Feb 1916 the 1st London Division was reformed in France as the 56th Division and the QVRs rejoined it in 169th Brigade. It fought with this division on the Somme, Arras, Third Ypres and Cambrai till transferring to the 58th Division in February 1918 where it joined with the 2/9th to become the 9th Battalion. The 2/9th came to France with 58th Division in Feb 1917 and fought at Bullecourt and Third Ypres before amalgamating with the 1/4th. The 9th Battalion remained with 58th Division and took part in the 1918 battles till the armistice. The 3/9th Battalion did not leave the UK but provided drafts for the other two battalions. This is a good history with plenty of detail and with many names, which is a very good thing for such histories. It covers each battalion in turn - 1/9th, 2/9th, the amalgamated 9th and finally 3/9th. There is the Roll of Honour and a list of Honours and Awards, including Mentions in Despatches
Author : Great Britain. Army. 21st London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A War Record of the 21st London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), 1914-1919 written by Great Britain. Army. 21st London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul Kendall
Publisher : Frontline Books
ISBN 13 : 1848329067
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (483 download)
Download or read book Somme 1916 written by Paul Kendall and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much controversy has surrounded the Somme offensive relating to its justification and its impact upon the course of the war. General Sir Douglas Haig's policies have been the subject of considerable debate about whether the heavy losses sustained were worth the small gains that were achieved which appeared to have little strategic value. rnrnThat was certainly the case on many sectors on 1 July 1916, where British soldiers were unable to cross No Man's Land and failed to reach, or penetrate into, the German trenches. In other sectors, however, breaches were made in the German lines culminating in the capture that day of Leipzig Redoubt, Mametz and Montauban. rnrnThis book aims to highlight the failures and successes on that day and for the first time evaluate those factors that caused some divisions to succeed in capturing their objectives whilst others failed. An important new study, this book is certain to answer these questions as well as challenging the many myths and misconceptions surrounding the battle that have been propagated for the last 100 years.
Author : William H. Cope
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ISBN 13 : 9781843424024
Total Pages : 563 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (24 download)
Download or read book History of the Rifle Brigade written by William H. Cope and published by . This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Cope was comissioned into The Rifle Brigade in 1830 and retired in 1839.This really excellent volume covers the history of The Rifle Brigade from formation to 1874 (1st Ashanti War). Indispensable with a first rate index.
Author : Naval & Military Press
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ISBN 13 : 9781843426196
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (261 download)
Download or read book War Record of the 21st London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) 1914-1919 written by Naval & Military Press and published by . This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 21st Battalion, London Regiment, was a pre-war Territorial battalion in the 6th London Brigade, 2nd London Division, based on Camberwell. In 1915 the brigade was numbered 142nd and the division 47th. As with other TF battalions a second line battalion (2/21st) was raised soon after the outbreak of war and allocated to the newly formed 2/6th London Brigade, 2/2nd London Division - subsequently numbered 181st Brigade, 60th Division. 1/21st went to France in May 1915 and fought on the Western Front in the same brigade and division till February 1918 when, following the reorganisation of the BEF from four to three-battalion brigades, it was transferred to 140th Brigade, still in 47th Division, and soldiered on to the armistice. 2/21st went to France in June 1916 and in November that year its division (60th) was sent to Salonika and fought in that theatre till June 1917 when it was transferred to Palestine. In June 1918 the battalion was disbanded and personnel were posted to other battalions of the division. In all 26 Battle Honours were awarded, reflecting service in three theatres of war, and the total dead numbered 58 officers and 988 other ranks. The book is divided in two parts, one for each battalion and at the end there is a consolidated list of honours and awards, including MiD and foreign awards, and a combined Roll of Honour with officers and other ranks shown separately, the latter extracted from Soldiers Died, and there is an index. This is a good, business-like history, based on the contributions of several members of the battalions. There is plenty of detail and the narrative is anecdotal rather than formal and is easy to read and take in. The downside is there are no maps nor contemporary photos normally found in a unit history. In the case of the much longer Part I the story progresses chronologically with a chapter devoted to specific and stated time periods, and at the end is a useful table showing for every month periods spent in the line, and in brigade, divisional, corps or army reserve. Part two consists of three chapters, one to each theatre of war in which the 2nd Battalion served.
Author : Various Contributors
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ISBN 13 : 9781843421511
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (215 download)
Download or read book History of the London Rifle Brigade 1859-1919 written by Various Contributors and published by . This book was released on 2001-11-01 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The London Rifle Brigade (LRB) began life in 1859 as a Volunteer Rifle Corps with the title London Rifle Volunteer Brigade and the motto Primus in Urbe. It was a sore point that when the London Regiment was formed in 1908 as part of the new Territorial Force, the four Royal Fusilier Volunteer battalions (also London battalions) were given precedence relegating the LRB to fifth place, despite its motto; it became the 5th (City of London) Bn The London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade). The first 60 or so pages deal with the pre-war history; they sent five officers and 145 NCOs and men to S Africa and the names are given in an appendix. The rest of book is devoted to the Great War in which three battalions served, the 1st and 2nd Battalions on the Western Front, the 3rd was a training battalion. Each battalion is covered separately concluding, in the case of the active service battalions, with a detailed itinerary. On the outbreak of war the LRB was in the 2nd Brigade of the 1st London Division, which was effectively broken up in the early months to provide replacements for regular battalions coming home from abroad and reinforcements for the BEF. In September 1914 a second line battalion was formed and in November a third line giving 1/5th, 2/5th and 3/5th Battalions of the LRB. The 1st Battalion was soon in France where it arrived on 5 November 1914. During 1914/15 it was with 4th and 3rd Divisions and at GHQ; in February 1916 the 1st London Division was reformed in France and numbered 56th; the 1/5th LRB rejoined the division in 169th Brigade where it remained for the rest of the war. In all it suffered just under 4,200 casualties of whom 755 were dead. The 2nd Battalion arrived in France in January 1917 as part of 174th Brigade, 58th (2nd/1st London) Division. A year later, In the reorganisation of the BEF in which divisions were reduced from twelve to nine battalions the 2/5th LRB was broken up and the personnel distributed among other battalions. This is a very good history with many informative appendices including casualty lists by battalions, nominal roll of all officers who served between 1859 and 1919 with service, and in a number of cases biographical details (genealogists), honours and awards including mentions (medallists). The divisional report on the attack on Gommecourt on 1st July 1916, with casualty details is included as is the translation of the War Diary of the 55th Reserve Infantry Regiment which opposed them.
Author : British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1304 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955 written by British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 1304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sir William Henry Cope
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The History of the Rifle Brigade (the Prince Consort's Own) Formerly the 95th written by Sir William Henry Cope and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : G.W.L. Nicholson
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773597905
Total Pages : 709 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)
Download or read book Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919 written by G.W.L. Nicholson and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 709 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colonel G.W.L. Nicholson's Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919 was first published by the Department of National Defence in 1962 as the official history of the Canadian Army’s involvement in the First World War. Immediately after the war ended Colonel A. Fortescue Duguid made a first attempt to write an official history of the war, but the ill-fated project produced only the first of an anticipated eight volumes. Decades later, G.W.L. Nicholson - already the author of an official history of the Second World War - was commissioned to write a new official history of the First. Illustrated with numerous photographs and full-colour maps, Nicholson’s text offers an authoritative account of the war effort, while also discussing politics on the home front, including debates around conscription in 1917. With a new critical introduction by Mark Osborne Humphries that traces the development of Nicholson’s text and analyzes its legacy, Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919 is an essential resource for both professional historians and military history enthusiasts.
Author : F. Clive Grimwade
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781019191828
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (918 download)
Download or read book The War History of the 4th Battalion, the London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 1914-1919 written by F. Clive Grimwade and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book The Cambridge Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 1-26 include a supplement: The University pulpit, vols. [1]-26, no. 1-661, which has separate pagination but is indexed in the main vol.
