West Riding Territorials In The Great War
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West Riding Territorials In The Great War
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Author : L. Magnus
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-03
West Riding Territorials In The Great War written by L. Magnus and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03 with History categories.
This book is concerned with the two West Riding divisions during the Great War - the 49th (1st West Riding) and the second-line 62nd (2nd West Riding), formed after the outbreak of war. The 49th has no separate divisional history of its own but the 62nd has a two volume history, recently reprinted by N&M Press. The record is set out in three parts or books. Book I deals with pre-war history, describing the formation of the West Riding (Territorial) Association in 1908 and what it did in the years before the war (and there is an appendix listing all the Association members and permanent officials from 1908 to1920). This is followed by an account of the all the West Riding units, their formation, training and peacetime stations with a list of their COs at the outbreak of war; and finally there is an account of the process of mobilization when war came. Book II is entitled War and takes the story from the arrival in France of the 49th Division in April 1915 through the arrival of the 62nd Division in January 1917 to the end of that year. The Cambrai offensive had ended in December and in the opening attack on 20th November the 62nd had, in the words of Haig in his foreword, carried out an operation of outstanding brilliance. By the end of 1917 casualties amounted to 44,049 all ranks of whom 406 officers and 5,242 other ranks were dead. Book III is War s End and covers the last year of the war through to the armistice. Subsequently the 62nd marched into Germany with the British Army of Occupation, the only Territorial division selected to be part of that Force. In 1919 it was renamed the Highland Division. One of the appendices provides a complete roll, extending to nearly one hundred pages, of all the Honours and Awards obtained by both divisions (listed separately). The statistics are interesting: the 49th total of awards came to 2,640 while the 62nd s total was 2,655 despite arriving in France twenty months after the 49th. Both divisions won five VCs A further list shows all West Riding Territorial troops who won their awards while not serving with either division. Finally there is a table showing the return of casualties by units up to the end of 1918, amounting to 2,927 officers and 65,886 other ranks. To this is added a footnote saying the figures are provisional, and though so deplorably heavy, cannot be regarded as complete. This book is highly recommended.
The West Riding Territorials In The Great War
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Author : Laurie Magnus
language : en
Publisher: London : K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
Release Date : 1920
The West Riding Territorials In The Great War written by Laurie Magnus and has been published by London : K. Paul, Trench, Trubner this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1920 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
The West Riding Territorials In The Great War
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
The West Riding Territorials In The Great War written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
The West Riding Territorials In The Great War By Laurie Magnus Fully Illustrated
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Author : Great Britain. Army. Division, 49th
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1920
The West Riding Territorials In The Great War By Laurie Magnus Fully Illustrated written by Great Britain. Army. Division, 49th and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1920 with Regimental histories categories.
West Riding Territorials In The Great War
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Author : Magnus L
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006-06
West Riding Territorials In The Great War written by Magnus L and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06 with History categories.
The West Riding Territorials In The Great War By Laurie Magnus
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Author : Laurie Magnus
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1920
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Harrogate Terriers
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Author : John Sheehan
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2017-01-31
Harrogate Terriers written by John Sheehan and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-31 with History categories.
Using original personal and military diaries, with hundreds of carefully selected newspaper extracts, letters and photographs, this book traces individual stories of tragedy and heroism, involving tradesmen, apprentices, lawyers, musicians, sportsmen, brothers, husbands and fathers from Harrogate and the West Riding. As such, it characterises the experience of the British Infantryman in the Great War.The Territorials of the 1/5th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment were the unsung heroes of the Great War. These Saturday Night Soldiers from York and the northern West Riding of Yorkshire went out to face the might of the German Army in April 1915. Through the hot summer and dark winter that followed, they stopped bullets at the Battle of Aubers Ridge and choked on Phosgene gas at Ypres. Caught in the carnage of the notorious first day on the Somme, the West Yorkshire Territorials were held up by General Haig as convenient scapegoats for his tactical failure, only for the 1/5th Battalion to prove him wrong and redeem itself as an attacking force at the Battle of Thiepval Ridge, and then again at Passchendaele in 1917. In the last year of the war, the battalion helped fight a rear-guard action on the Menin Road, and was effectively wiped out at the Second Battle of Kemmel Ridge, only to be re-constituted in time to take part in the bloody advances at Cambrai and Valenciennes, which helped bring the conflict to an end.
The Territorials 1908 1914
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Author : Ray Westlake
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2012-02-02
The Territorials 1908 1914 written by Ray Westlake and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-02 with History categories.
The Territorials 1908–1914 is a unique, comprehensive record of the part-time soldiers who made up the Territorial Force that supported the regular army in the years immediately before the outbreak of the First World War. Previously information on the history and organization of these dedicated amateur soldiers has been incomplete and scattered across many sources but now, in this invaluable work of reference, Ray Westlake provides an accessible introduction to the Territorial Force and a directory of the units raised in each county and each town. The origin, aims and organization of the Territorial Force are described as well as the terms of service, recruitment, equipment and training. But the bulk of the book consists of details of over 600 Territorial units plus a comprehensive account of every city, town or village associated with them. Essential information on the all the infantry formations is supplied, but also covered are the yeomanry, the artillery, the engineers, the Royal Army Medical Corps and the Army Service Corps. Ray Westlakes historical guide of the Territorial Force the forerunner of the present-day Territorial Army - will be of enduring value to military and family historians.
The History Of The 1 4th Battalion Duke Of Wellington S West Riding Regiment 1914 1919
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Author : Capt P.G Bales
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2011-12-14
The History Of The 1 4th Battalion Duke Of Wellington S West Riding Regiment 1914 1919 written by Capt P.G Bales and has been published by Andrews UK Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-14 with History categories.
This is a very good and informative history of a Territorial battalion during the Great War, written by an officer who served in it as Intelligence Officer, Assistant Adjutant and Adjutant and who for more than two years was responsible for keeping the War Diary. He has made good use of this responsibility and in a series of appendices has produced the sort of detail not often seen in a battalion or regimental history. There is the battalion itinerary which charts every movement and location with dates from 4th August 1914 to 19th June 1919 with explanatory notes and comments, such as: “28.2.16. [Move to] Right section, Authuille Trenches. Relieved 1/4th Bn KOYLI.” Another lists every officer who served in the battalion noting when they joined (the originals are identified) and what befell them, with dates; e.g. killed, wounded, sick, transferred etc and then there is a similar list for all the Warrant Officers and Company Quarter Master Sergeants, I do not remember seeing such a list in any other history. There is a summary of casualties which shows the various periods of time over which they were incurred and the relevant sector of the front - a total of 98 officers 2,733 other ranks. There is also a list of Honours and Awards, which includes one VC, and it is made clear that only those conferred on personnel for services rendered while actually serving with the Battalion are included. There is no complete battalion Roll of Honour nor, unfortunately, is there an index. 4th DW was one of the regiment's three Territorial battalions (the other two were 5th and 6th), based in Halifax, Yorks, part of the 2nd West Riding Brigade (later 147th), West Riding Division (later 49th). For the first three months of the war it was on coast defence near Hull and Grimsby before moving to Doncaster, where it remained till embarking for France on 14th April 1915. It fought on the Western Front for the rest of the war, staying in the same brigade and division. The story of the battalion, written primarily for the men who served with it, is well told, based on official documents, supplemented by personal recollections of many officers and other ranks; the sketch maps are clear and most of them concentrate on the battalion's front as opposed to the general area-type maps. Well recommended.
The Territorial Force At War 1914 16
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Author : W. Mitchinson
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-10-02
The Territorial Force At War 1914 16 written by W. Mitchinson and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-02 with History categories.
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.