This book provides a photographic history of one of England's
oldest un-amalgamated Country Regiments. Formed in 1689 the
Regiment served widely at home and around the world in India, the
Far East, the Mediterranean, North America, the Caribbean and
Antarctica. Beginning in 1858, it highlights Victorian and
Edwardian service in Malta, New Brunswick, Burma and India. During
the First World War, the Regiment, greatly expanded to thirty-eight
Battalions, serving throughout the war on the Western Front and at
various times in the Mediterranean, Gallipoli, Egypt, Mesopotamia,
Salonika and Macedonia. In the inter-war years the Regiment served
at home and overseas in India, Palestine and Malta. During the
Second World War the Cheshire's served in France during 1940, in
Malta, North Africa, the Middle East in PAI Force and in North West
Europe from June 1944 until the end of the war. Post-war service
included Palestine, Egypt, Malaysia, Cyprus with the UN, Germany,
Ireland, Belize and Hong Kong. The 200 photographs contained in
this book are drawn from the regimental archives and highlight the
diverse activities and places associated with the Cheshire Regiment
over the past 150 years during times of peace and war. Dr Ronald
Barr is a senior lecturer in history at Chester College and is
Director of the College's Military Studies programme which is
taught at the Cheshire Military Museum. He has a long-standing
interest in military history and his previous works include: The
Progressive Army: US Army Command and Administration.
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