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The 6th Battalion the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War: A Territorial Battalion on the Western Front 1914 - 1918
John Hartley
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Description for The 6th Battalion the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War: A Territorial Battalion on the Western Front 1914 - 1918
Hardback. The story is told from the Battalion s formation in 1908 to its disbandment in the 1920s Num Pages: 150 images. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
The 6th Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment, was a pre-war 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 area s 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 ... Read more
The 6th Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment, was a pre-war 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 area s 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473897588
SKU
V9781473897588
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-16
About John Hartley
John Hartley was born in North Cheshire, on the fringes of Manchester. He worked for Manchester City Council for a number of years before joining the Probation Service as an administrator. Now retired, he and his wife continue to live in the area. He is the author of 6th Battalion the Manchester Regiment in the Great War (Pen & Sword, ... Read more
Reviews for The 6th Battalion the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War: A Territorial Battalion on the Western Front 1914 - 1918
The author, who has done a superb job, uses a wealth of personal accounts alongside official ones to bring to life the full story of this county battalion.
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