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Based on many unpublished sources, this book narrates the
individual parts played by over 1,500 of those who served with the
1/5th King's Own in the Great War. First seeing action in Flanders
in March 1915, they fought in almost all of the major campaigns on
the Western Front. Initially recruited from Lancaster, Morecambe,
Blackpool and Fleetwood, this battalion was very much a 'family'
unit with many of the men closely related and no less than seven
father-son relationships within the battalion. Though these
relationships helped strengthen the men in times of need, when
casualties were suffered they brought extra heartache to the
battlefield. Often, these tragic outcomes are related in the men's
own words. Using a combination of mainly unpublished sources, this
volume details the deeds of this gallant battalion. Wherever
possible, accurate coordinates have been given for the places men
served, fought and in many cases, were wounded or died. A series of
sketch maps detail the trench locations in which the battalion
fought. An appendix listing nearly 3,500 officers and men who
served with the 1/5th is included and is the most complete
battalion roll ever published.
The final part of the Lion and the Rose trilogy detailing the TF
battalions of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment in the Great
War. Established in August 1914, the 2/5th spent the next thirty
months in England perfecting their ability to `form fours'; engaged
in almost every sort of training other than that which they would
need at the Front. When they deployed to France in February 1917,
they were pitted against an aggressive and experienced foe. This
book tells the story of their struggle to learn the skills
necessary to survive in the pitiless arena of modern warfare and
their progress to become the fighting equals of any by the end of
the war. With no history written for either 57 Division or the
2/5th, this book-based on dozens of contemporary and unpublished
sources, tells their story for the first time. The book contains
sketch maps of the sectors the battalion fought in and accurate
coordinates for all positions; previously unpublished photographs
of men from the battalion; the most complete battalion roll yet
compiled and narrates the individual parts played by 1,000 of the
officers and men during the war.
The story of how one small boy's near impossible dream became a
reality. Growing up in poverty in the austere 1950s Fife coalfield,
Tommy Hutchison had an unshakable belief that one day he would wear
the dark blue shirt of Scotland. To an outsider it seemed an
improbable ambition. Too weak to cross a ball from the byline to
the goal area, the teenage Hutchison was overlooked by his teachers
and never made the school football team. Through sheer
determination, an indomitable spirit and hour upon hour of lonely
practice, the adolescent Tommy was finally noticed by his local
team, and his journey to Hampden and World Cup glory began. Tommy's
football genius ultimately took him all over the world to play with
and against some of the greatest footballers of the 1970s and 80s
in a career spanning four amazing decades. Hutch, Hard Work and
Belief is the funny yet inspiring story of how the seemingly
unattainable can be achieved by unwavering, resolute self-belief.
The Lion and the Rose tells the story of an infantry battalion in
the Great War. Based on many unpublished sources, the book narrates
the individual parts played by nearly 2,000 of those who served
with the 4th King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment from the day
that war was declared in 1914 until the armistice in 1918 and in a
few cases, the stories of men whose war continued long afterwards.
The battalion first saw action in Festubert in May 1915 and went on
to fight on the Somme, the Ypres Salient and Gillemont Farm, though
the battalion's epic stand at Givenchy on 9 April 1918 must rate as
one of the greatest defensive actions of the war. Using
contemporary combat reports, many of the major actions are
described down to individual platoon level. The Lion and the Rose
does not just concentrate on the major battles, but also examines
everyday life in the trenches. Appendices give the most complete
battalion roll to date and list those awarded medals for their
bravery and also those nominated unsuccessfully for recognition.
During its seventy-one years of existence, the 17th/21st Lancers
became one of the best known British cavalry regiments of all time.
Beloved by the Press as the 'Death or Glory Boys', their renowned
skull and crossbones 'Motto', was one of the most recognised cap
badges of the British Army. This volume, written by a former member
of the Regiment, tells their complete story for the first time;
much of which is in the words of those who served. The Regiment's
role during the Second World War---on the Home Front, in North
Africa and Italy; Austria; Greece, and Palestine in the aftermath
of the war; its four years of service in Northern Ireland at the
height of the 'Troubles'; and the Gulf War, where one of its crews
achieved the longest ever direct-fire tank kill, are all covered in
considerable detail. Personal accounts add colour to descriptions
of routine life for a cavalry regiment in Egypt and India; and an
armoured regiment during the Cold War, serving in Germany, Hong
Kong, Libya, Yemen and Belize. Eleven sketch maps and 128
photographs illustrate the text. Appendices include, a definitive
Roll of Honour; all Commanding Officers, Colonels of the Regiment
and RSMs.
Using a wealth of contemporary sources, this book narrates the
story of the Liverpool Rifles in the Great War from their
mobilisation in August 1914 to their return to Liverpool in 1919,
each day of their active service in France and Belgium detailed.
The role played by 3,000 individuals, including every single
casualty---wounded or killed---is covered in the narrative and in
many cases, the exact position where this happened. The battalion
served a tough apprenticeship in the Second Battle of Ypres, losing
over 40 per cent casualties in their first five months overseas. By
the time the battalion left the Somme in September 1916, their
casualties figures exceeded the number who sailed to France in
1915. The ferocious struggle in the Third Battle of Ypres and their
epic defensive actions at Little Priel Farm and Givenchy are
described down to individual platoon level; twenty-one detailed
sketch maps allowing the reader to follow the action. Uniquely, the
battalion roll in the appendices includes every officer and man who
served with the battalion overseas, many of whom do not feature in
the Medal Rolls.
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