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The King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1881-1968 - Images of England (Paperback) Loot Price: R402
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The King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1881-1968 - Images of England (Paperback): Peter Duckers

The King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1881-1968 - Images of England (Paperback)

Peter Duckers

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This book presents a photographic record of the service of a distinguished county regiment whose origins go back to the Seven Years' War, in the middle of the eighteenth century. Formed in 1881, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the KSLI, formerly the 53rd and 85th Regiments, did tours of duty around the world in the days of the Empire - serving in India, the Far East, the West Indies, and the Mediterranean. This book also shows the KSLI on active service which took them to Egypt in 1882, the Sudan in 1885, and South Africa during the Boer War. Much expanded, the KSLI rendered outstanding service during the First World War. The eight battalions that went overseas served on the Western Front (notably in the Ypres Salient, on the Somme, and in the great offensives of 1918), in Palestine and in Salonika. During the Second World War, the KSLI played a major part in engagements in France in 1940, in Tunisia, in Italy and in North West Europe. Post-war campaigning took them back to Palestine, to Korea, and to Kenya, with peaceful interludes in Germany and Malaysia. The regiment ceased to exist as a distinct unit in 1968, when it was absorbed into the new Light Infantry as the 3rd Battalion. This fascinating book presents a vivid picture of the life of the regiment in times of peace and war through photographs from the regimental archives, the majority of which have never before been published.

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Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2009
First published: September 1998
Authors: Peter Duckers
Dimensions: 240 x 172 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 978-0-7524-1193-4
Categories: Books > Sport & Leisure > General
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > Regiments
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LSN: 0-7524-1193-4
Barcode: 9780752411934

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