1278:
994:
743:
1148:
1406:
1824:
2216:
95:
767:. The King's, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Llewelyn Mellor, became assigned to the north-eastern defensive sector under Colonel Knox, a disciplinarian who instituted a programme of fortification development in his area. Construction of the defences occurred mostly at night, although rain, oppressive heat, and cold limited the opportunity to rest. On 6 January, the King's mounted infantry helped repulse a Boer attempt to penetrate the southern perimeter. By late January, the scarcity of supplies had become particularly acute. Disease pervaded while the town resorted to consuming the garrison's horses and mules.
1355:
1336:
1889:
627:
453:
2124:
2369:
920:
2293:, attempted to maintain organisation, and directed vehicles and troops inland. The two battalions operated with the beach groups for a further six weeks. While the depleted Liverpool Irish disbanded in August, much of its strength having been transferred to other units as reinforcements, the 5th King's survived as a reduced cadre. Disbandment had only been avoided through the determination of Lieutenant Colonel G.D. Wreford-Brown, who argued that the 5th Battalion was nearly the most senior unit active in the Territorial Army.
2432:
1137:
1626:
1582:
108:
1451:
126:
1441:...Those who took part in it will never erase from their minds its many ghastly features, among which the mud and the multitude of dead will stand out pre-eminent. Of the former it must be said that the sodden condition of the ground, though it stopped our advance, certainly prevented many casualties from shell-fire, but at the same time many a wounded man was sucked down into the horrible quagmire and stretcher-bearers found their task in many cases beyond their powers.
1187:, fatally impeding the 1st King's. The withering hail-of-fire inflicted heavy casualties on the King's, one of whom was the wounded Lieutenant-Colonel Carter. A platoon under Lieutenant Miller managed to reach German lines and blockade itself in a communications trench for over an hour, under fire from Allied artillery, until withdrawing to British lines. The battalion's casualties amounted to 61 killed, 115 wounded, and 62 missing.
2035:
its bridgehead and minefields and a determined German defence inflicted casualties on the 2nd King's and mortally wounded their commanding officer, Lieutenant
Colonel Garmons-Williams. Depleted and disorganised, the remnants withdrew from an untenable bridgehead on the 14th. The 2nd King's by then had 72 men killed or missing and many wounded. After five months and four battles, Monte Cassino was captured on 18 May by the
82:
1402:, capturing almost 500 men and completing its objectives. To the south, barbed wire obstructed the Pals with varied results. The 18th consolidated in front of the wire until relieved on the 10th, while the 19th and 20th were eventually withdrawn, having suffered heavy losses within about 100 yards (91 m) of the wire. Casualties for the King's during the initial phase of the Arras Offensive exceeded 700.
791:
2479:) announced the government's intention to reduce the army's overseas responsibilities and abolish national service. Regiments and other units were rationalised through amalgamation or disbandment. The decision to merge the King's and Manchesters dismayed many serving and retired personnel. The regiments did, however, share an historical connection through the
1328:
contained by counter-attacks, the 1/8th and three companies of the 1st were surrounded and mostly captured. The 1/8th had been annihilated, with losses amounting to 15 killed, 55 wounded, and 502 missing, while the 1st lost its commanding officer, Colonel Goff, and sustained 239 casualties. The 1st later received a draft of 20 officers and 750 men from the
1500:. The battalion advanced in darkness after 0115, uncertain of German positions, but retook the original frontline trenches unopposed. They later came under sustained attack, holding out without support until Lieutenant-Colonel Peck ordered a withdrawal at about 1600. The Germans overwhelmed the survivors, capturing the wounded Peck and many others.
1168:
the 1st King's held on and virtually destroyed the 3rd
Prussian Foot Guards with concentrated rapid-fire and artillery support. By battle's end, the 1st King's casualties numbered 33 officers and 814 other ranks from an original strength of 27 officers and 991 other ranks. Among the battalion's dead was Lieutenant-Colonel Bannatyne, killed by a
868:
battalions. The Boer War also provided the first opportunity for the regiment's volunteer battalions to serve overseas with regular forces, supplying individual detachments and service companies. The militia battalions, numbered the 5th and 6th during the war, contrastingly deployed to South Africa intact late in the conflict.
1531:. The bombardment against Allied positions began at 0410 and the subsequent infantry attack displaced Portuguese forces by 0800, exposing the left flank of the 165th. The King's repulsed the frontal assaults with heavy casualties but continued to be attacked from the flanks. Counter-attacks by the 1/7th King's and 2/5th
2348:'s establishment for two weeks before its return to Cyprus. When the army reduced its strength, the 2nd King's chose to be absorbed by the 1st rather than have its lineage terminated. On 6 September 1948, the two battalions amalgamated in a ceremonial parade attended by honorary Colonel of the Regiment, Major-General
1351:, attached to the Liverpool Scottish, gained the first of two VCs for attending to and rescuing wounded in no man's land. The village would not be captured until the final struggle began on 3 September, by which time the 12th was the King's only contribution, and the regiment had more than 3,000 casualties.
2455:, and machine-gun fire that effectively destroyed the battalion-sized formation. Fighting continued until the British cleared the remaining troops from the Hook at approximately 0330. British casualties numbered 149, including 28 killed, while Chinese losses were estimated to be 250 killed and 800 wounded.
1030:
for the King's
Regiment, to be recruited from men of the same workplace. His proposal proved successful. Within a week, thousands of Liverpudlians had volunteered for service, to eventually be formed into the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th Battalions. Collectively, the battalions became known as the City
855:
railway, Helvetia was garrisoned primarily by a contingent of the King's equipped with a 4.7-in gun nicknamed "Lady
Roberts". The nocturnal attack, conducted in fog, yielded considerable success for the Boers with scores of prisoners taken and the gun captured. Only King's Kopje withstood the attack.
1167:
to
Polygon. Some German units breached the front in places but quickly lost momentum and were gradually pushed back by a desperate defence. The Prussian Guard had advanced in dense formations, each guardsman effectively side by side and led by sword-wielding officers. In the defence of Polygon Wood,
2443:
The King's moved to the right sector of the Hook on 27 May, excepting "D" Company's 10 Platoon and "B" Company (as reserve), which became attached to the Dukes. At 1953 hours, on 28 May, the battle began when a heavy artillery barrage targeted the Dukes' positions. Within minutes, the first of four
1604:
While on parade on the morning of the 11th
November it was announced to the men that the Armistice had been signed. The news of the cessation of hostilities was received by the soldiers without any manifestation of the joy or excitement that marked the occasion at home. The parade continued and the
759:
cavalry and that Long Hill was unoccupied. Grimwood and French's men became pinned down by heavy rifle and artillery fire. Amidst rumours of an attack against the town being imminent and failure evident, White ordered the column to retreat at noon. The artillery provided cover during the chaos that
2034:
initial assault. Behind schedule by 35 minutes and thus lacking artillery support, the battalion attempted to traverse the Gari under sustained mortar and artillery fire. Many boats capsized because of the strong current with resultant losses. The 4th
Division collectively struggled to consolidate
1557:
and by 19 April had at least 489 casualties. Despite relentless battles, the Allies stabilised their front and
Georgette was discontinued on 29 April after the Battle of the Scherpenberg. The Liverpool Pals fought in that climax, with the 17th having to withdraw with the loss of "A" Company, while
1433:
nocturnal advance through
Sanctuary Wood. The Pals battalions had to consolidate in front of the 30th Division's initial objective. The King's losses accumulated, surpassing 1,800 by the 3rd, with the supporting 1/8th's casualties the heaviest at 18 officers and 304 other ranks. The 10th's medical
1260:
was used on the first day of the battle, discharged via thousands of cylinders. Strong winds blew the gas backwards, hindering the advance of the 1st King's and other units having to also contend with partially uncut barbed wire. The advance of the 1/9th King's also stalled, though they took about
867:
With the continuation of the war in South Africa, a number of regiments containing large centres of population formed additional regular battalions. The King's (Liverpool
Regiment) formed 3rd and 4th regular Battalions in February 1900, when the militia battalions were relabeled as the 5th and 6th
1470:
emboldened the Allies, Germany prepared for a final attempt to achieve a decisive victory before the US contingent on the Western Front surged further. On 21 March, a five-hour artillery and gas shell barrage across a 50-mile (80 km) front signified the beginning of the Battle of St. Quentin
1327:
attacked in conditions that rendered visibility poor. The 1st and 1/8th reached the German front-line trenches and entered the village. Their situation deteriorated, however, and the 1/8th's support battalion was driven back by Germans who continued to occupy the first-line trenches. Isolated and
1021:
and 3/5th battalions, respectively. Second-line battalions had been raised for home service and recruit training, but were ultimately dispatched to the Western Front and replaced by the third-line. Driven by a conviction that the war would not be resolved quickly and seeking an alternative to the
1343:
Wanting to alleviate the pressure on the French to the south and believing there might still be some holding out, high command ordered the 2nd and 55th divisions to resume the battle on the 9th. The attack failed and proved to be ill-prepared and disorganised, with an identical starting time and
751:
intended to advance on and secure Long Hill, believed to constitute the Boer's left flank. Unbeknownst to Grimwood, almost half of the brigade separated from the column during the night march while following a rightward deviation by the artillery batteries, including the oblivious 1st King's and
1462:
in November 1917 and assisted in defensive actions as the new year neared. Acute manpower shortages in the BEF on the Western Front left many divisions understrength and so it was decided to adopt a nine-battalion system through amalgamations and disbandments. The 5th, 8th, 9th, and 10th King's
750:
On 30 October, General White ordered an attack on northern Boer positions. White's plans were described as vague, ambitious, and complicated, and the battle proved a disaster that became known to the British as "Mournful Monday". The 1st King's were allocated to Colonel Grimwood's column, which
823:
held their positions and evacuated wounded mounted Kingsmen under heavy fire, for which they received the Victoria Cross. Two days later, Boer forces attacked the 1st Battalion while it was at the forefront of an advance south of Dalmanutha. The protracted engagement ended when the King's were
3222:
Lord Jesus, Wisdom of God, by whom kings reign and princes decree justice, look mercifully on thy servants of the King's Regiment, and so strengthen us that in hardships and dangers we may fear no evil, for thou art with us, who with the father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest for ever.
671:
campaign against the British followed the completion of Upper Burma's annexation on 1 January 1886, lasting for at least five years. For more than a year, the King's operated in small groups pursuing guerrillas in the Burmese jungle. Casualties numbered 12 officers and 256 men by the time the
480:
regiments to form regiments of multiple battalions. The King's, which already had two regular battalions, did not amalgamate, but did adopt a new title on the numbering system's abolition. Thus, on 1 July 1881, the two battalions of the 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot became the 1st and 2nd
2174:
S.A. Cooke, was formed from the 13th King's and divided into five independent columns, two of which (Nos 7 and 8) were commanded by majors from the battalion. No Japanese opposition was encountered initially, allowing the Chindits to cross the Chindwin River and advance into Burma unimpeded.
2151:
entrance into the war. Intended for internal security and garrison duties, the 13th's strength contained many men categorised as old or of a medically downgraded condition with the result that few men were well trained. After Japan occupied Burma in 1942, the Allies formed a unit intended to
2285:
exposed the landing infantry to heavy machine gun fire. The company's officer commanding, Major O'Brien, and the second-in-command were among those wounded. At Sword, as the 3rd Division moved inland, the 5th King's attempted to neutralise hostile positions and snipers. Casualties included
1523:, which was soon repulsed by the Allies. Having lost its momentum and suffered about 250,000 casualties, comparable to Allied losses, Germany abandoned the operation on 5 April. The German Army did not relent and launched Operation Georgette in Flanders on 9 April. The first-day of the
1312:. Meeting limited opposition, the Pals completed their objectives with comparatively minimal casualties. Grievous losses were, however, incurred by the 18th from heavy machine-gun fire during its advance towards the Glatz Redoubt. The battalion's commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel
51:
1425:) became notorious for conditions that transformed the terrain of shell holes and trenches into a quagmire of mud. Ten of the regiment's battalions were active in the first stage, the Battle of Pilkem Ridge (31 July – 2 August). Six belonged to the 55th Division, situated in the
1561:
The German Army halted its offensives in July. The King's 11th Battalion disbanded in April, followed in May by the temporary consolidation of the Liverpool Pals as the 17th (Composite) Battalion. Their brief unity ended in May when they reduced to form training cadres for the
2281:. Under intense machine gun and mortar fire, the landing of Major Max Morrison's "A" Company proceeded well, allowing some to establish a command-post upon reaching the sand dunes. In contrast, in "B" Company's sector, the late arrival of the reconnaissance party and
2424:. Two days later, a company from the King's conducted a nighttime diversionary raid on Chinese positions known as "Pheasant". During the raid, Second-Lieutenant Caws' 5 Platoon, intended to execute the actual attack, inadvertently stumbled upon an uncharted
2315:
and taking 7,000 sailors prisoner. The battalion continued to conduct intelligence operations until disbandment in July 1946 during the demobilisation process. Reconstitution into the Territorial Army followed in 1947 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel
774:. The relief of the three besieged garrisons became the general's priority. He divided his corps and assumed personal command of the Ladysmith expedition. The relief effort was hindered by three successive defeats in December, termed by the British as "
1732:. The county was a ferment of Republican activity where British forces frequently subjected the movement's supporters to oppressive measures in an attempt to curtail escalating violence. Compared to other regiments operating in the county, such as the
2509:
in 1967. The lineage of 5th King's later became perpetuated by "A" Company on its formation in 1992. The company became an integral component of the 4th Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment in 2006 and contained the Liverpool Scottish Platoon.
1495:
and the battalion's casualties for the day exceeded 160. The Liverpool Pals, in reserve on the 21st, hurried to the front on the 22nd to undertake localised counter-attacks, with the first and largest conducted by the 19th against the village of
2106:
on 12 December, the 2nd King's had to engage partisans in a brief action, seizing occupied barracks at a cost of 14 casualties. During a seven-week internal security employment, there were many instances of house-to-house and street fighting in
2444:
successive Chinese waves attacked. Two King's platoons had to be moved forward to reinforce the Point 121 position, which soon after came under attack by two infantry companies. After the attack was repulsed with the assistance of
2458:
The 1st King's left Korea for Hong Kong in October, by which time the battalion had suffered 28 dead and 200 wounded. Of some 1,500 men that served with the King's in Korea, 350 were regular soldiers, the rest being conscripts on
1370:
After the Somme Offensive ended in November, the Allies began to prepare for a series of combined Allied offensives in April 1917. These plans would not be significantly disrupted by the German Army's strategic withdrawal to the
993:
1261:
300 Germans prisoner. The battalion later assisted in the repulse of a German counter-attack on 8 October. More battalions arrived before the year ended, including the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th Liverpool Pals, which formed the
1296:, the worst single day for casualties in British military history. The 89th Brigade, under the Earl of Derby's brother Brigadier F.C. Stanley, still comprised the 17th, 19th, and 20th Pals, but had the 18th reassigned to the
2415:
While much of the battalion's time at the front proved uneventful, its night patrols often clashed with Chinese troops. In 1953, the battalion withdrew to reserve for three months. A tactically important feature known as
1570:, in the Somme area. Meticulous preparation gave them the element of surprise when it began on the 8th. More than 16,000 prisoners were taken within two hours and the German frontline mostly collapsed. In the following
2420:, a crescent shaped ridge, was the scene of intense fighting between Commonwealth forces and the Chinese in May. On the night of 20 May, Chinese forces commenced a sustained bombardment of the Hook, defended by the
2111:. By mid-January 1945, the city had been cleared of insurgents and a ceasefire agreed upon, followed by the Varkiza Agreement in February. The King's remained for a year to support a tense peace until they left for
2178:
The 1st Battalion also took part in a similar operation in 1944 and formed 81 and 82 Columns. As in the first expedition in 1943 the Chindits again suffered heavy casualties and fought behind the Japanese lines at
1434:
officer, Captain Chavasse, received a posthumous, second Victoria Cross for attending to, and recovering, wounded in spite of his own wounds and fatigue during the battle. He succumbed to his wounds on 4 August.
2066:
against counter-attack, earning the regiment a unique battle honour in the British Army. In about nine months of service, in difficult, mountainous terrain, with heavy casualties, the battalion was awarded four
658:
and imposing imperial rule, Britain issued an ultimatum consisting of demands that were rejected as anticipated. The invasion began in November 1885 in the form of the Burma Field Force, which progressed up the
1375:" in northern France. The phased withdrawal, conducted from February to April, reduced the German front by 25 miles (40 km). The regiment's six second-line battalions arrived on the Western Front with the
1736:, the King's acquired a favourable reputation among its adversaries for their professionalism and humane treatment of prisoners—which reputedly saved the lives of some Kingsmen. Their conduct was described by
6970:
539:
530:
778:", and further reverses in January and early February. The siege of Ladysmith ended on 28 February. The King's then gained a volunteer company and had its mounted infantry absorbed by an MI battalion.
979:. Some 13,795 Kingsmen died during the course of the war, the battalions suffering an average of 615 deaths. Thousands more would be wounded, sick, or taken prisoner. Of specific formations, the four
1511:, came under attack on the 24th but held out until their deteriorating flanks compelled a retreat that was covered by about 30 men from its headquarters. The battalion commander, Lieutenant-Colonel
485:. The 8th Foot had been associated with Liverpool since 1873, when it became allocated to the town's 13th Brigade Depot. Regular regiments gained auxiliary battalions through the integration of the
1463:
integrated with their second-line, while hundreds of their men were distributed to other King's battalions. The 20th disbanded in February, with its strength dispersed to the other Liverpool Pals.
1277:
308:, she ordered the title to be altered to The Queen's Regiment. In 1751, when all British Army infantry regiments were numbered, the title became; 8th or The King's Regiment after the then monarch
1017:
facilitated the rapid expansion of the British Army. Territorial units formed duplicate battalions from August 1914 to May 1915. To differentiate them, they were, for instance, designated the 2/
2102:) sought to establish themselves as the new political authority and confronted the British-supported government-in-exile when ordered to disband and disarm. Within 24 hours of being flown to
1916:
1159:
Located to the south of Polygon Wood, the 1st King's was one of only a few units available to defend British lines. A force of "12 and a half" divisions, including a composite of the élite
1553:, 1st King's, volunteered as a messenger, having witnessed five preceding runners killed. He was awarded the regiment's last Victoria Cross. The 4th King's experienced heavy fighting near
2451:, the Chinese directed their attention to the King's on Point 146. As their troops assembled at Pheasant at around 2305, 1st King's Lieutenant-Colonel A.J. Snodgrass called in artillery,
534:
2428:, suffering 10 wounded from a strength of 16. The attack had to be abandoned, forcing the company to withdraw with its wounded back to British lines under the protection of artillery.
1429:
sector, north of the Liverpool Pals. The territorial battalions overcame their first and second objectives, but progress was difficult. Confusion prevailed during the 18th King's and
340:
595:. The barracks sustained only minor structural damage from the explosion, which killed a child and badly wounded its mother. Soon afterwards, rioting during mineworkers' strikes in
2087:. Among the recipients were Sergeant Welsby, who single-handedly secured a fortified farmhouse, and Major J. A. de V. Reynolds, for his leadership and conduct around Casa Arlotti.
1680:
and the regiment's battalions were also reformed. However, inter-war reductions and reorganisations reduced the regiment's territorial battalions from six to just one by 1937. The
6369:
6995:
2286:
Lieutenant-Colonel D. H. V. Board, killed by a sniper, and the OC of 9 Platoon, Lieutenant Scarfe, mortally wounded in an attack on a German position that captured 16 soldiers.
6985:
3291:
1669:, where it was based intact for a short period. The battalion's companies served separately for the duration of their stay in Russia, until the 17th left in September 1919.
952:
1609:
On 11 December 1918, the remnants of the 1st King's marched across the German frontier "at ease", bayonets fixed and their colours uncased. The battalion would be based at
1039:
This should be a battalion of Pals, a battalion in which friends from the same office will fight shoulder to shoulder for the honour of Britain and the credit of Liverpool.
2300:(SHAEF) began to form dedicated units to secure important objectives—equipment, installations, intelligence, and personnel. The 5th King's provided the nucleus for No. 2
5168:
Mileham (2000), p. 155. Majors Ken Gilkes and Walter 'Scotty' Scott commanded Nos 7 and 8 Columns respectively. Scott would subsequently command the 1st King's in 1944.
955:. The last surviving volunteer battalion in the British Army, the 7th Isle of Man, also mobilised two service companies for Salonika. In total the regiment received 58
6950:
6844:
1006:
1763:
After a brief deployment to Turkey as part of the army of occupation, the battalion returned to England in 1924 and resumed overseas service in 1926 with postings to
5834:
1339:
Tommies of the 13th Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment, 3rd Division, with some German machine guns which they captured in Tilloy-les-Mofflaines, 10 April 1917.
6761:
3311:
1908:
1308:, south of where Britain suffered the majority of its nearly 60,000 casualties on the 1st. At 07:30, the 30th Division began its advance on the left of the French
150:
31:
1133:. As the battle progressed, the German command sought a decisive victory against the outnumbered BEF and launched First Ypres' last major assault on 11 November.
5976:
3287:
2187:. After Orde Wingate was killed in a crash in March 1944, it was decided to break up the remaining Chindit formations and some of them were to be converted into
1684:
disbanded in the early 1920s, the 9th was absorbed by the Royal Engineers, and a restructuring of the Territorial Army's infantry in the mid-1930s converted the
990:, composed entirely of battalions from the King's, incurred 1,672 dead, 6,056 wounded, and 953 missing during the period of 3 January 1916 and 11 November 1918.
831:
The nominal annexation of the Orange Free State and Transvaal Republic in May and September did not resolve the war. Instead, the Boer commandos transitioned to
723:
held authority over 13,000 British personnel dispersed throughout Natal. Heavy losses were incurred by the British in the first major engagements of the war, at
1938:
By late 1941, the regiment had three battalions (1st, 2nd, and 13th) stationed abroad with the remainder poised to defend the United Kingdom against a possible
6975:
4039:
1987:
6980:
2258:-Liverpool line before the war. Having been delayed, the invasion fleet proceeded to Normandy on 5 June. Both King's battalions landed on D-Day, the 5th at
6965:
6362:
1617:, joined by other battalions such as the 13th. Some, including the 25th (Reserve), served in Egypt and Belgium before the majority disbanded by late 1919.
1507:, which itself had to be evacuated. The Third and Fifth Armies went into retreat. The 1st King's, occupying positions near Vélu Wood during the Battle of
6960:
3179:
1932:
1865:, its residence lasted for two years, uneventful but with the distinction of being the last British battalion to serve there until the Second World War.
5780:
3821:
17:
6990:
3270:
1574:, begun on the 21st, the 13th King's suffered 274 casualties, but captured 150 soldiers and many machine-guns, while the 1st assisted in the taking of
583:
Under the new system, it was envisaged that one regular battalion would be based in the United Kingdom and one overseas. The 1st Battalion had been in
323:, one of only four regiments affiliated to a city in the British Army. After 273 years of continuous existence, the regiment was amalgamated with the
3203:
1309:
5992:
1923:, but continued to wear their King's Regiment cap badge on the black beret of the RAC, as did all infantry units converted in this way, while the
1083:, a river east of Paris. Having acted as a rearguard to the 2nd Division, the 1st King's and its brigade prevented a German force cutting off the
6355:
4868:
2297:
1316:, killed by a shell on 8 July, intentionally underestimated the battalion's casualties of about 500 to avoid the deployment of brigade reserves.
5269:
6641:
1924:
5791:
5968:
5827:
5291:
3307:
3083:
2495:
1605:
rest of the day was spent quite as usual. The news for which the men had waited so long seemed when it came to be almost too good to be true.
1018:
379:
3492:
2340:. After reconverting to standard infantry, the battalion departed for Liverpool in late 1947. In April 1948, the 2nd King's deployed to the
5481:
3038:
869:
570:
5191:
856:
The circumstances were controversial and a general court-martial later sentenced Major Stapleton Cotton, who ordered the surrender, to be
760:
followed and prevented greater loss of life. At Nicholson's Nek, to the north-west of Long Hill, the Boers took more than 1,000 prisoner.
6776:
5960:
5143:
4934:
3902:
864:
publicly questioned the decision and contended that the wounds Major Cotton sustained merited "some revision" of the officer's sentence.
1175:
By the end of March 1915, the King's had eight battalions on the Western Front. The 1st and 1/5th participated in a "holding" attack at
2239:, which would have the objectives of maintaining beach organisation, securing positions, and providing defence against counter-attack.
2498:
formally came into being on 1 September 1958. On 1 July 2006, the successor regiment amalgamated, joining with two others to form the
1284:
of the King's (Liverpool) Regiment carrying barbed wire picket posts along a communication trench near Blairville Wood, 16 April 1916.
1237:. Losses for the Liverpool Scottish neared 400 killed, wounded and missing, with just two of 24 officers present surviving unscathed.
1109:
halted the German advance in the First Battle of the Marne; the ensuing retreat, which prompted an Allied counter-offensive, ended at
3266:
2140:
1319:
More battalions entered the fray throughout the offensive. Some 14 battalions contributed to five attempts to capture the village of
1068:
3937:
6451:
5880:
5820:
2463:. The King's moved to Britain in 1955, were posted to West Germany the following year, and made its final return home in May 1958.
2170:
Organised into two groups, the Chindits' first operation (codenamed Longcloth) began on 8 February 1943. No. 2 Group, commanded by
1975:
1967:
1705:
1345:
984:
564:
6945:
6671:
6511:
6441:
5283:
6676:
5952:
3029:
2949:
2031:
2011:
2007:
1563:
1064:
371:
6917:
5655:
5509:
3371:
1060:
1010:
998:
924:
436:. Duties varied: riots were suppressed in Belfast, England, and the Middle East; bases were garrisoned in places such as the
5041:
2505:
The surviving territorial battalion of the King's (Liverpool), the 5th, retained its identity until reduced to "B" Company,
742:
6886:
6591:
6521:
5936:
2480:
2329:
2242:
As invasion neared in mid-1944, the two battalions moved from their camps to ports in southern England and embarked aboard
2192:
552:
2483:, constituted as the 8th Foot's second battalion in 1756 and redesignated the 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment in 1881.
2152:
penetrate deep behind Japanese lines from India. The 13th King's provided the majority of the British contingent for the "
1394:
area on 9 April, which involved the regiment's 11th, 13th, and Liverpool Pals battalions. The 13th moved forward with the
6681:
6331:
6011:
5920:
2196:
2171:
1437:
An account by Captain Wurtzburg, 2/6th Liverpool Rifles, described the conditions endured by soldiers in the Ypres area:
1376:
1202:, the 4th King's sustained more than 400 casualties over a four-day period, the majority, some 374, while supporting the
720:
332:
6736:
5984:
5912:
5749:
5730:
5627:
2317:
1709:
1014:
1592:
on 15 October 1922. The town, which lost over 1,000 people during the war, was part of the 7th King's recruiting area.
1229:
became the regiment's first Victoria Cross recipient of the war for assisting wounded soldiers during the battle. The
6756:
6656:
5888:
5767:
5715:
5701:
5687:
5670:
5641:
5613:
5599:
5585:
3502:
2491:
2090:
In December, the 4th Infantry Division was deployed to Greece to reinforce British forces embroiled in the country's
1876:. The battalion was based in various parts of the country for nearly a decade until 1938, when it became part of the
1215:
607:
required the battalion's intervention to prevent further disorder. In 1882, the battalion moved to Ireland, based in
587:
since the late 1870s and had been bombed while based at Salford Barracks in 1881. The attack had been the first in a
502:
4036:
3341:
6596:
6556:
6446:
6305:
2421:
2139:
The 13th Battalion, King's Regiment, was raised in October 1940 for coastal defence in England and assigned to the
1963:
6955:
5723:
Memorializing the Anglo-Boer War of 1899–1902: Militarization of the Landscape, Monuments and Memorials in Britain
4020:
3494:
James Connolly, A Full Life: A Biography of Ireland's Renowned Trade Unionist and Leader of the 1916 Easter Rising
1846:, some 8,000 feet (2,400 m) high, but the war was concluded before the battalion could engage Afghan forces.
6809:
6326:
5843:
3215:
3017:
2499:
2436:
2015:
1951:
1022:
Territorial Army, Secretary of State for War Lord Kitchener appealed for an initial 100,000 volunteers to form a
877:
399:
3218:, the Regimental Prayer (also called the Regimental Collect) of the King's Regiment (Liverpool) was as follows:
1079:, Belgium, after which it went into a retreat that was sustained until 5 September, when the Allies resolved to
6456:
6035:
3025:
3005:
2271:
1868:
Immediately after returning to England, the 2nd King's became the first battalion of the regiment to undertake
1266:
1096:
968:
928:
756:
417:
were awarded to men of the regiment, the first in 1900 and the last in 1918. An additional two were awarded to
367:
336:
160:
6922:
6561:
6516:
5525:
3294:(both Special Reserve), with the 5th Battalion at St Anne's Street in Liverpool (since demolished), the 6th (
2401:
2309:
2263:
2204:
2200:
1959:
1677:
1597:
1467:
1395:
1297:
1262:
739:, Boers converged upon Ladysmith and positioned artillery pieces on surrounding hills overlooking the town.
6824:
6794:
6706:
6616:
6566:
6270:
6265:
4451:
3298:) Battalion at Prince's Park Barracks in Liverpool (since demolished), the 7th Battalion at Park Street in
3055:
2157:
1812:
1795:
with Greece. The battalion reinforced the British garrison with two companies; C Company arrived via eight
1147:
476:
from the 1860s to the 1880s substantially reorganised the British Army, principally by amalgamating single-
437:
301:
2408:, the 1st King's took up defensive positions on moving to the frontline, about 45 miles (72 km) from
6711:
6691:
6481:
6461:
6415:
3013:
3001:
2914:
2810:
2076:
2068:
1799:
air transports, followed by the sea-transported "D". India was the 1st King's next posting, initially in
1775:. While much of the battalion's time in Egypt was peaceful and comfortable, they occasionally dealt with
1546:
1405:
1301:
1072:
964:
835:
and resisted the British until 1902. The King's concentrated in the Eastern Transvaal, where Boers under
688:
592:
363:
6834:
6829:
3067:
2985:
2772:
2215:
2161:
731:. Retreat to Ladysmith, where the British concentrated its largest contingent, ensued. Having besieged
616:
309:
5694:
Difficulties Be Damned: The King's Regiment—A History of the City Regiment of Manchester and Liverpool
5112:
4872:
1323:
between July and September. In the early hours of 8 August, in the third attempt, the 1st, 1/5th, and
1043:
Mobilisation began at the onset of the war, in August 1914, at which time the 1st King's was based at
6661:
6626:
5904:
5195:
2969:
2738:
2405:
1971:
1721:
1614:
1252:
regions. The King's were represented in the offensive by eight battalions, from standard infantry to
1110:
1080:
987:
672:
battalion had returned to India. In early 1900 the 2nd Battalion Liverpool Regiment was stationed at
6347:
5573:
Baker, Chris, The King's (Liverpool Regiment) in 1914–1918, 1914–1918.net. Retrieved 8 November 2005
5147:
824:
ordered to withdraw, having almost expended their ammunition. Casualties exceeded 70, while Private
667:. After the capital's seizure, the battalion provided an escort that oversaw the exile of Thibaw. A
6666:
6611:
6581:
6571:
5872:
3108:
2961:
2945:
2900:
2822:
2472:
2417:
2059:
1823:
1566:. In August, after four months of being on the defensive, the Allies launched an offensive against
1543:
1524:
1459:
1180:
1099:
883:
Following the end of the war in South Africa, the 2nd battalion was in September 1902 stationed in
755:. In the morning light, the brigade discovered that its right flank was exposed by the distance of
732:
708:
620:
490:
418:
100:
6804:
6771:
6721:
6576:
6506:
6501:
6496:
6220:
6210:
6195:
3059:
2938:
2897:
2861:
2818:
2803:
2754:
2445:
2084:
2027:
2023:
1571:
1476:
1422:
1095:. The brigade extricated the guns, earning it praise from the 2nd Division's commanding officer,
5485:
699:
began two years later. Prior to the outbreak of the war, as the discord between the British and
691:
was returned from Britain. The battalion subsequently became stationed in the West Indies, then
6839:
6819:
6814:
6799:
6766:
6476:
6135:
6070:
3140:
2934:
2930:
2911:
2907:
2826:
2800:
2750:
2630:
2506:
2397:
2047:
1983:
1838:
The 2nd Battalion continued to serve in India following the Armistice and mobilised during the
1387:
1289:
752:
728:
59:
4938:
4544:
Command or Control?: Command, Training and Tactics in the British and German Armies, 1888–1918
898:
In 1908, the Volunteers and Militia were reorganised nationally, with the former becoming the
6896:
6746:
6716:
6606:
6551:
6546:
6536:
6300:
6125:
6120:
5944:
2889:
2881:
2838:
2807:
2598:
2579:
2278:
2003:
1979:
1741:
1410:
1399:
1348:
1305:
1234:
1226:
1126:
1106:
1092:
876:
to commemorate the regiment's service in Afghanistan, Burma, and South Africa was erected in
873:
825:
724:
576:
432:
In peacetime, the regiment's battalions were based in the United Kingdom and colonies in the
422:
229:
5547:
5461:
3406:
2953:
1915:. Two of the battalions converted to armour and anti-air roles in 1941: the 11th became the
1335:
6891:
6726:
6586:
6531:
6105:
4911:
George Forty (1998), "British Army Handbook 1939–1945", Stoud: Sutton Publishing, pp. 50–1.
4078:
A Storm in Flanders: The Ypres Salient, 1914–1918: Tragedy and Triumph on the Western Front
3150:
2873:
2834:
2768:
2726:
2232:
1920:
1532:
1354:
1313:
1245:
1140:
1084:
3256:. Usage of "L'POOL R" and "the Liverpools" was most prevalent from the 1880s to the 1920s.
1088:
951:. Of those battalions, 26 served abroad, including (unusually for Special Reservists) the
8:
6901:
6741:
6701:
6486:
6420:
6260:
6150:
6130:
6090:
6080:
6027:
5896:
5675:
5295:
4837:
3941:
3274:
3199:
3009:
2854:
2830:
2814:
2730:
2722:
2718:
2684:
2614:
2519:
2341:
1737:
1701:
1649:
Hostilities did not end for the 17th King's on 11 November; the battalion had sailed for
1550:
1329:
1293:
1219:
1176:
1023:
798:
794:
639:
542:, former 2nd Battalion, 2nd Royal Lancashire Militia (The Duke of Lancaster's Own Rifles)
324:
219:
5812:
1218:. After the regiment's involvement in 'Second Ypres' receded, four battalions fought at
1151:
Battle of Hooge, 16 June 1915. In the background, the artillery marker planted atop the
6876:
6731:
6696:
6686:
6651:
6336:
6321:
6290:
6255:
6250:
6115:
6019:
5807:
5466:
3411:
3315:
3189:
3159:
2973:
2965:
2957:
2865:
2714:
2665:
2563:
2349:
1939:
1689:
1484:
1480:
1430:
1417:
While the battle raged in Arras, the Allies prepared for an offensive in the north, in
1253:
1230:
861:
820:
812:
801:, South Africa, to members of the King's Liverpool Regiment that died on 23 August 1900
764:
584:
426:
387:
328:
224:
87:
2997:
2368:
2123:
1888:
1653:, Russia, in October as part of an Allied intervention force assembled to support the
626:
6854:
6786:
6751:
6541:
6395:
6285:
6200:
6190:
6160:
5802:
5763:
5745:
5726:
5711:
5697:
5683:
5666:
5663:
Liverpool Pals: 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Battalions, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
5651:
5637:
5623:
5609:
5595:
5581:
3498:
3318:) Battalion at Fraser Street in Liverpool (since demolished) (all Territorial Force).
3099:
3079:
2981:
2922:
2785:
2758:
2490:, the colours of the two regiments were paraded for the last time in the presence of
2247:
2188:
1892:
1873:
1832:
1828:
1673:
1658:
1472:
1383:
1211:
1203:
976:
948:
899:
832:
808:
736:
647:
643:
452:
242:
165:
2344:
for two weeks. The battalion carried out internal security duties in the prelude to
1047:. Under command of Lieutenant-Colonel W.S. Bannatyne, the 1st King's boarded the SS
847:. One such detachment was overwhelmed at Helvetia on 29 December. Situated near the
573:(also including the Isle of Man RVC), became 5th (Irish) Volunteer Battalion in 1888
6866:
6491:
6390:
6240:
6230:
6165:
6155:
6140:
5680:
Your Country Needs You!: Expansion of the British Army Infantry Divisions 1914–1918
3678:
3295:
3051:
3042:
2977:
2918:
2885:
2877:
2842:
2746:
2646:
2487:
2460:
2184:
2180:
1839:
1796:
1749:
1745:
1697:
1685:
1638:
1359:
1288:
The Liverpool Pals' first battle came during "The Big Push" on 1 July 1916, on the
1207:
1195:
704:
558:
473:
469:
375:
5506:
2227:
In 1943, the 5th and 8th King's (Liverpool Irish) received specialist training at
1129:, the battalion captured the small village of Molenaarelstoek, just north-east of
919:
6871:
6621:
6601:
6466:
6235:
6215:
6205:
6185:
6180:
6170:
6075:
6065:
5864:
5808:
1st Battalion, the King's (Liverpool Regiment) War diary 1 January to 3 June 1916
5513:
5045:
5038:
4102:
4043:
4024:
3474:
3345:
3303:
3165:
3087:
2993:
2989:
2148:
2091:
2050:
captured Rome in June and the 2nd King's fought in the subsequent advance to the
2036:
1955:
1928:
1912:
1693:
1681:
1642:
1372:
1324:
1136:
1118:
944:
936:
903:
892:
715:. War was declared on 11 October and Natal invaded by a Boer force under General
696:
684:
660:
457:
403:
383:
359:
347:
246:
2431:
2289:
Under fire, the beach groups collected the wounded and dead, located and marked
1744:
leader, as "exemplary in all the circumstances". After the establishment of the
1413:, taking a meal beside the trench they are making, near Ypres, 23 December 1917.
1198:
King's first major battle. In the second subsidiary action of the offensive, at
880:, Liverpool and unveiled by Field Marshal Sir George White on 9 September 1905.
501:
transferred to the King's and ultimately became part of the Special Reserve and
312:, and was from then onward referred to as 8th Foot, 8th Regiment or 8th King's.
6646:
6631:
6295:
6225:
6095:
6052:
3683:
Thank God We Kept the Flag Flying: The Siege and Relief of Ladysmith, 1899–1900
3133:
3063:
2850:
2846:
2781:
2452:
2385:
2098:
partisans followed the vacuum created by the German withdrawal. The partisans (
2080:
2072:
2051:
1962:. The 9th Battalion, formed as a duplicate of the 5th in 1939, served with the
1943:
1849:
Those personnel who remained after the majority demobilised in 1920 joined the
1733:
1654:
1241:
1223:
1160:
1076:
1032:
1027:
980:
960:
844:
771:
700:
631:
433:
414:
395:
113:
2014:
in Egypt. The battalion landed in Italy with the 4th when the division joined
1625:
1539:
1491:
when the attack began. Two of its companies engaged troops at Lambay Wood and
6939:
6526:
6275:
6110:
6085:
4073:
3095:
2869:
2547:
2476:
1869:
1784:
1549:, issued his "backs to the walls" order of the day. Five days later, Private
956:
940:
816:
663:
via transports, enabling the rapid capture of frontier forts and the capital
650:
punctuated the battalion's overseas service in the 1880s. Intent on deposing
561:
acting as a double battalion, became 2nd and 3rd Volunteer Battalions in 1888
407:
290:
263:
139:
5606:
A Personal History of the 8th Irish Battalion, The King's Liverpool Regiment
2018:
in March 1944. On 11 May, the division conducted an opposed crossing of the
1974:
in April 1943. Of the battalions that had switched to other roles, only the
1600:. The 9th Battalion's history illustrated the initial reaction of soldiers:
1581:
1450:
559:
5th Lancashire (The Liverpool Rifle Volunteer Brigade) Rifle Volunteer Corps
6881:
6410:
6405:
6400:
6280:
6245:
6100:
6060:
2942:
2353:
2164:
1843:
1589:
1516:
1366:, aged 32, on 31 July 1917. He is buried at the Zantvoorde British Cemetery
1281:
1257:
1199:
1191:
1130:
716:
712:
608:
441:
297:
129:
125:
315:
Unlike most British Army infantry regiments, which were associated with a
6636:
6436:
6145:
5798:
5650:, London: Samson Books, 1978/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001,
4792:
4756:
3338:
3075:
3021:
2858:
2677:
2357:
2277:
Two companies of the Liverpool Irish landed in the assault wave with the
2259:
2236:
2220:
2144:
2040:
1808:
1804:
1729:
1666:
1512:
1184:
1052:
972:
852:
836:
770:
Reinforcements began to arrive in South Africa in November under General
692:
680:
655:
651:
611:. During the otherwise uneventful posting, the 1st responded to riots in
498:
461:
406:. The King's later fought in the Korean War, earning the regiment's last
1903:
For the regiment, expansion was on a more modest scale than that of the
6175:
5785:
4922:
Lineage book of the British Army; Mounted Corps and Infantry, 1660–1968
4017:
3112:
2926:
2904:
2893:
2797:
2793:
2789:
2742:
2734:
2657:
2381:
2267:
2019:
1800:
1527:
involved the three King's battalions of the 165th Brigade, situated at
1454:
Map detailing Germany's Spring Offensive between 21 March-18 July 1918.
1320:
1183:. An ineffectual preliminary bombardment failed to destroy much of the
1155:
was intended to signal to the artillery that the line had been secured.
1122:
840:
775:
683:, beginning in 1893. In January 1895, the battalion provided a 100-man
604:
494:
444:; and reviews and parades conducted throughout the regiment's history.
355:
305:
300:, having been formed in 1685 when a single battalion was raised as The
1554:
6971:
Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the Korean War
6377:
2448:
2425:
2337:
2290:
2243:
2095:
1999:
1904:
1877:
1854:
1780:
1662:
1575:
1488:
1163:, attacked at 0900 along a 9 miles (14 km) front extending from
1044:
857:
848:
679:
Overseas service for the 1st King's included a two-year residence in
673:
668:
477:
351:
320:
55:
5405:
Fortune Favours the Brave — the Battle of the Hook, Korea, 1953
3091:
2388:
prevailing. At Liverpool, the King's embarked aboard the troopship
2296:
Before the Allies advanced into Nazi Germany in February 1945, the
2228:
2153:
2055:
1947:
1650:
1528:
1418:
1113:. After both battles had been fought, the battalion moved north to
1056:
906:; the regiment now had two Reserve and six Territorial battalions.
884:
664:
596:
588:
391:
293:
50:
3071:
1853:
garrison, where the battalion reformed. Postings to Hong Kong and
1610:
1409:
Men of the 11th (Pioneer) Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment,
3907:
2301:
2282:
2255:
2128:
2103:
1911:) were formed between 1939 and 1940, including the reconstituted
1862:
1508:
1426:
1152:
888:
612:
535:
2nd Royal Lancashire Militia (The Duke of Lancaster's Own Rifles)
486:
3306:) Battalion at Shaw Street in Liverpool (since demolished), the
2235:. They had been selected to form the nucleus of the 5th and 7th
807:
Britain eventually extended its prosecution of the war into the
615:. The sectarian disorder coincided with the introduction of the
4363:"Faces of the First World War | First World War Centenary"
3299:
3185:
1940–1947: Maj-Gen. Clifton Edward Rawdon Grant Alban, CBE, DSO
2475:(known as the "Sandys Review" after Secretary of State for War
2373:
2345:
2333:
2112:
2108:
1896:
1842:
in 1919. Leading a "Special Column", the battalion reached the
1792:
1788:
1725:
1586:
1567:
1249:
1169:
891:
from late November the same year, with a company posted to the
316:
2380:
The battalion was ordered to Korea in June 1952. By then, the
2006:, the 2nd Battalion King's departed in December 1943 with the
1503:
The situation became dire, forcing troops to withdraw towards
304:'s Regiment of Foot. In 1702 when she succeeded the throne as
6882:
Leeds Rifles, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
6727:
Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)
5548:"The Regimental Handbook of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment"
5366:
Hot War, Cold War: The British Army's Way in Warfare, 1945–95
5265:
5263:
2590:
2409:
2393:
2392:
for Hong Kong, where it underwent training before landing at
2132:
2063:
1850:
1772:
1768:
1764:
1757:
1753:
1634:
1520:
1519:
later in the day. On 28 March, the offensive was extended to
1497:
1492:
1391:
1363:
1164:
1114:
600:
27:
One of the oldest line infantry regiments of the British Army
6652:
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
4362:
4107:
The Old Contemptibles: The British Expeditionary Force, 1914
2332:, remained in India with responsibility for the area around
1629:
C Company of the 6th (Rifle) Battalion at Kinmel Park, near
341:
Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border)
2305:
2099:
1858:
1776:
1630:
1240:
The British instigated a new offensive on 25 September, at
1233:
fought its first battle on 16 June, in a "local" action at
630:
An officer, sergeant and private in full dress uniform, by
5792:
Korean War Roll of Honour: The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
5260:
3479:
Historical Record of the King's Liverpool Regiment of Foot
2518:
The King's Regiment Museum collection is displayed in the
1720:
As Britain's control of Ireland eroded in 1920 during the
5842:
3872:"Naval & Military intelligence – The Army in India".
1613:
and Berg Neukirchen for about five months as part of the
1504:
1026:. The 17th Earl of Derby proposed forming a battalion of
6667:
Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
6627:
Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
5001:
Mediterranean Theater of Operations: Cassino to the Alps
3452:
Ray Westlake, Tracing the Rifle Volunteers, (Many pages)
1222:, collectively incurring in excess of 1,200 casualties.
763:
The Boers enclosed Ladysmith on 2 November, beginning a
577:
19th (Liverpool Press Guard) Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
6527:
Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
3861:. No. 36882. London. 25 September 1902. p. 8.
3837:. No. 36069. London. 19 February 1900. p. 12.
2191:
battalions. The 1st King's was converted to become the
2062:(part of 28th Brigade), and later secured and defended
1190:
One month later, on 24 April, a German offensive began
839:
and Viljoen operated. Detachments occupied networks of
623:. The battalion returned to England three years later.
362:, the regiment contributed dozens of battalions to the
6996:
Military units and formations in Burma in World War II
5760:
The History of the King's Regiment (Liverpool) 1914–19
5070:
Greece at the Crossroads: the Civil War and its Legacy
3891:. No. 36925. London. 14 November 1902. p. 9.
3876:. No. 36896. London. 11 October 1902. p. 12.
1779:, and on one occasion a company had to be deployed to
1515:, had just 60 men at his command when they arrived at
6762:
Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians)
6757:
Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
5634:
Bloody Victory: Canadians and the D-Day Campaign 1944
4937:. Liverpool And Merseyside Remembered. Archived from
4235:
Chemical and Biological Warfare: A Reference Handbook
3538:. No. 36039. London. 15 January 1900. p. 7.
1909:
List of battalions of the King's Regiment (Liverpool)
1857:
followed in 1922, then to India in 1924, and finally
1596:
The war's end in Europe came with the signing of the
32:
List of battalions of the King's Regiment (Liverpool)
6986:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1958
5977:
82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
5288:
The U.S. Army in the Occupation of Germany 1944–1946
3195:
1957-1958: Brig. Richard Nicholson Murray Jones, CBE
2323:
2010:(previously 1st Gibraltar Brigade) to reinforce the
456:"D" Company of the 1st King's, Wellington Barracks,
5027:
The Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies
2094:. Conflict in Greece between government forces and
1698:
38th (King's) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Engineers
1487:, the 11th King's occupied frontline trenches near
276:
Brigadier Richard Nicholas Murray Jones (1957–1958)
176:
The Leather Hats, The King's Hanoverian White Horse
6897:Hallamshire Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
4452:Battle of Passchendaele: 31 July – 6 November 1917
3715:
3713:
3271:Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment)
3172:
3146:1891–1899: Gen. George William Powlett Bingham, CB
2250:. Much of the Liverpool Irish embarked aboard the
1978:(7th King's) experienced active service. With the
1827:King's Regiment's 2nd Battalion HQ in 1941 was in
983:battalions had nearly 2,800 casualties, while the
58:of the King's Regiment (Liverpool), featuring the
6951:Military units and formations established in 1881
6378:British infantry regiments of the First World War
4960:
4958:
4956:
4189:
4187:
4185:
3887:"The Army in South Africa – Movement of Troops".
3126:
2026:. The 2nd King's constituted, along with the 2nd
1143:advancing against the 4th King's on 12 June 1915.
6937:
6707:Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment)
5993:81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers)
5290:. American Historical Series. Washington, D.C.:
4046:, mersey-gateway.org. Accessed 28 December 2008.
2304:. Elements of the 5th reached the naval port of
1538:German forces made significant gains, capturing
508:The battalions after the 1881 reforms included:
6877:Liverpool Scottish, King's (Liverpool Regiment)
6502:Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
5632:Granatstein, J.L. and Morton, Desmond (1994).
5068:Iatrides, John O. & Wrigley, Linda (2004),
5039:The History of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
4643:Kaiserschlacht 1918: the Final German Offensive
3710:
3551:, Daily Mail and Empire, 23 November 1895, p.12
2706:The regiment's battle honours were as follows:
2298:Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
1637:. Dated July 1931. The battalion (known as the
1344:objectives. For his actions during the battle,
1035:". Lord Derby addressed recruits on 28 August:
6642:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
4953:
4462:
4460:
4330:
4328:
4182:
3477:& Robertson, Alexander Cunningham (1883),
3204:The King's Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool)
1692:to new roles. The 6th were transferred to the
1300:in December. The 30th Division formed part of
935:The regiment fielded 49 battalions during the
703:escalated, the 1st King's formed a company of
6976:Regiments of the British Army in World War II
6887:Cinque Ports Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
6867:Liverpool Rifles, King's (Liverpool Regiment)
6363:
5969:40th (the 2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot
5857:
5828:
5292:United States Army Center of Military History
4637:
4635:
4382:
4380:
4309:
4307:
4305:
4303:
4301:
3833:"The War – Infantry and Militia battalions".
3796:History of the War in South Africa, 1899–1902
3662:
3660:
3658:
3563:, The Toronto Daily Mail, 2 January 1895, p.1
2219:A group of British infantry waiting to leave
346:The King's notably saw active service in the
6981:Regiments of the British Army in World War I
6872:Liverpool Irish, King's (Liverpool Regiment)
6687:Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
5781:City Soldiers – The Museum of Liverpool Life
5620:Complete Despatches of Lord French 1914–1916
5592:Story of the 55th (West Lancashire) Division
5418:Thirty-Eighth Parallel: The British in Korea
4616:
4614:
3932:
3930:
3928:
3926:
2525:
1558:the 18th and 19th repelled their attackers.
1244:, to coincide with French offensives in the
1179:designed to support the Allied offensive at
815:. On 21 August, at Van Wyk's Vlei, Sergeant
591:campaign instigated by the Irish Republican
571:18th (Liverpool Irish) Rifle Volunteer Corps
447:
6966:Military units and formations in Lancashire
6747:Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers)
6597:Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
5961:59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot
5376:
5374:
5294:. p. 313. CMH Pub 30-6. Archived from
4833:
4831:
4662:
4660:
4457:
4325:
3118:
2207:where it remained for the rest of the war.
1542:. On 11 April, British Commander-in-Chief,
374:. More than 13,000 men were killed. In the
6961:Military units and formations in Liverpool
6370:
6356:
5835:
5821:
5786:Liverpool Scottish Regimental Museum Trust
5179:The Second World War: Asia and the Pacific
5080:
5078:
4632:
4377:
4298:
3822:limpopomed.co.za. Retrieved 25 March 2007.
3655:
3463:Irish Political Offenders: Theatres of War
2496:King's Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool)
2254:, a passenger ship that had served on the
329:King's Regiment (Liverpool and Manchester)
6991:1881 establishments in the United Kingdom
6497:Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)
6467:Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
5720:
5507:A Brief History of The Liverpool Scottish
5390:
5388:
5386:
5055:
5053:
4854:
4852:
4850:
4821:
4819:
4611:
3923:
3903:"Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907"
3644:
3642:
3640:
3638:
3267:Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
3214:According to its successor Regiment, the
2439:machine gun in a trench, 2 December 1952.
2141:208th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
2058:in a fierce battle that had involved the
1708:, and the 10th became a battalion of the
687:when the body of Canadian Prime Minister
6777:Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
6697:Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)
5739:
5460:
5371:
5217:
5215:
5213:
4979:Tug of War: The Battle for Italy 1943–45
4828:
4657:
4416:
4414:
3571:
3569:
3516:
3514:
3405:
3357:
3355:
3353:
2430:
2384:had entered a period of stalemate, with
2367:
2214:
2156:", which was formally designated as the
2122:
1887:
1822:
1676:was disbanded and later reformed as the
1624:
1620:
1580:
1449:
1404:
1353:
1334:
1276:
1146:
1135:
1067:, one of the original components of the
1009:involving pre-war personalities such as
992:
923:The inspection of the Liverpool Pals by
918:
741:
625:
579:, became 6th Volunteer Battalion in 1888
567:, became 4th Volunteer Battalion in 1888
555:, became 1st Volunteer Battalion in 1888
451:
5272:, army.mod.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
5107:
5105:
5103:
5075:
4769:
4767:
4511:McGilchrist, Archibald M. (1930/2005),
4117:
4115:
3392:
3390:
3388:
3386:
3384:
3382:
3380:
3155:1902–1906: Lt-Gen. George Edward Baynes
2376:while on the front line, December 1952.
2210:
1942:. The 1st and 13th battalions serve in
331:, which was later amalgamated with the
14:
6938:
6672:Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
5953:30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot
5636:. Toronto: Lester Publishing Limited.
5578:The Oxford History of the British Army
5383:
5281:
5050:
4920:Frederick, John Bassett Moore (1969),
4871:. National Army Museum. Archived from
4847:
4816:
3635:
1783:. In an uprising during October 1931,
939:, from a pre-war establishment of two
6918:Royal Militia of the Island of Jersey
6677:King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
6452:King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
6351:
5881:King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
5816:
5799:The Story of the 9th King's in France
5431:Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O
5210:
4793:The Story of the 9th King's in France
4758:The Story of the 9th King's in France
4411:
3956:
3857:"Naval & Military intelligence".
3566:
3534:"Naval & Military intelligence".
3511:
3490:
3350:
2396:, Korea, in September. Replacing the
1815:continued into the Second World War.
1748:in the south, the battalion moved to
1706:40th (The King's) Royal Tank Regiment
887:. The 1st battalion was stationed in
565:15th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps
319:, the King's represented the city of
6442:Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
5937:63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot
5797:Enos Herbert Glynne Roberts (1922),
5100:
4764:
4454:, bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2007
4112:
3965:
3377:
3265:The other "city" regiments were the
3209:
2513:
2481:63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot
1986:, where they acquired the nickname "
860:and dismissed from the army. Author
707:and underwent intensive training at
553:1st Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps
18:The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
6332:Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers
5921:55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot
5801:, The Northern Publishing Co. Ltd,
5710:, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1979,
3123:The colonels of the regiment were:
1993:
1895:of the 9th King's moving through a
1883:
1811:, in 1937. Service in the volatile
1377:57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division
24:
6682:King's (Shropshire Light Infantry)
5985:47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot
5913:34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot
5470:. 1 July 1881. pp. 3300–3301.
5012:Playfair, Ian Stanley Ord (1987),
4629:Maddocks, Graham (1990), pp. 184–5
4440:The Great War: An Imperial History
3437:
3374:for details of the 1881 structure.
2372:Men of "A" Company constructing a
2147:in December 1941, coinciding with
1933:101st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
909:
746:A map of Ladysmith, November 1899.
398:, and the 2nd Battalion served in
25:
7007:
6845:Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion
6592:Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
5889:Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
5774:
5194:. Order of Battle. Archived from
5146:. Order of Battle. Archived from
5014:The Mediterranean and Middle East
4018:The New Armies: "Kitchener's Men"
3522:The Victorian's at War, 1815–1914
2701:
2492:Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
2330:15th (King's) Parachute Battalion
2324:Post-Second World War (1945–1958)
2193:15th (King's) Parachute Battalion
1071:(BEF). The BEF first engaged the
985:55th (West Lancashire) Division's
642:since 1877 and had fought in the
6306:Willward Alexander Sandys-Clarke
6012:King's Own Royal Border Regiment
5540:
5518:
5500:
5474:
5454:
5445:
5436:
5423:
5410:
5397:
5358:
5346:
5337:
5328:
5319:
5310:
5275:
5251:
5242:
5233:
5224:
5184:
5171:
5162:
5136:
5127:
5087:
5062:
5032:
5019:
5006:
4993:
4984:
4971:
4927:
4914:
4905:
4896:
4887:
4861:
4807:
4798:
4785:
4776:
4749:
4740:
4727:
4718:
4709:
4700:
4691:
4682:
4673:
4648:
4623:
4602:
4593:
4580:
4567:
4558:
4549:
4536:
2356:shortly afterwards and moved to
1724:, the 1st Battalion deployed to
789:
333:King's Own Royal Border Regiment
124:
106:
93:
80:
49:
6737:Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
6657:Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
6637:Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
6106:William Robert Fontaine Addison
5353:The Korean War: An Encyclopedia
5270:5 King's/No 2 T Force (Archive)
4999:Fisher, Jr., Ernest F. (1993),
4755:Herbert Glynne Roberts (1922),
4527:
4518:
4505:
4496:
4487:
4478:
4469:
4445:
4432:
4423:
4402:
4393:
4355:
4346:
4337:
4316:
4289:
4280:
4271:
4258:
4249:
4240:
4227:
4214:
4205:
4196:
4173:
4164:
4155:
4146:
4137:
4124:
4121:Neillands, Robin (2005), p.324.
4096:
4083:
4067:
4058:
4049:
4029:
4010:
4001:
3992:
3983:
3974:
3908:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
3895:
3880:
3865:
3850:
3841:
3826:
3814:
3801:
3788:
3779:
3766:
3757:
3748:
3735:
3722:
3697:
3688:
3672:
3626:
3613:
3604:
3591:
3578:
3554:
3542:
3527:
3484:
3468:
3455:
3446:
3280:
3198:1958: Regiment merged with the
3173:The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
2466:
2328:The 1st King's, still roled as
1990:Foxhounds", Italy, and Greece.
1913:8th (Liverpool Irish) Battalion
1710:Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
997:A recruitment poster featuring
638:The 2nd King's had been on the
483:The King's (Liverpool) Regiment
6437:Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
5482:"Duke of Lancaster's Regiment"
5284:"Chapter XVII Zone and Sector"
3650:The Tragedy of Sir John French
3428:
3419:
3399:
3372:list of British Army regiments
3364:
3332:
3259:
3234:
3127:The Kings (Liverpool) Regiment
2352:. The battalion was posted to
2272:3rd Canadian Infantry Division
2024:Fourth Battle of Monte Cassino
1861:the next year. Stationed near
1458:The King's contributed to the
71:1 July 1881 – 1 September 1958
30:For a list of battalions, see
13:
1:
6562:Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
6557:King's Own Scottish Borderers
5758:Wyrall, Everard (1935/2002),
5566:
5113:"King's Regiment (Liverpool)"
4869:"King's Regiment (Liverpool)"
4132:Wipers: First Battle of Ypres
3938:"King's Regiment (Liverpool)"
3302:(since demolished), the 8th (
3292:4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion
2574:Van Wyk's Vlei, South Africa
2558:Van Wyk's Vlei, South Africa
2422:Duke of Wellington's Regiment
2363:
2264:3rd British Infantry Division
2231:in preparation for a planned
2205:44th Indian Airborne Division
2201:77th Indian Parachute Brigade
1982:, the 40th RTR fought in the
1960:Western Front of World War II
1818:
1803:. The battalion relocated to
1715:
1665:. The battalion was moved to
1598:Armistice of 11 November 1918
1468:American Expeditionary Forces
953:4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion
843:and provided complements for
390:, the 1st and 13th fought as
6795:Honourable Artillery Company
6617:South Staffordshire Regiment
6567:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
6327:King's and Cheshire Regiment
6271:Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson
6266:Richard Basil Brandram Jones
5844:Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
5622:, Naval and Military Press,
5343:Mileham (2000), pp. 182–183.
5221:Mileham (2000), pp. 165–166.
5115:. British Army units 1945 on
5084:Mileham (2000), pp. 179–180.
4893:Wyrall, (1935/2000), p. 697.
4735:Encyclopaedia of World War I
4513:Liverpool Scottish 1900–1919
3794:Maurice & Grant (1910),
3415:. 1 July 1881. p. 3300.
3361:Chandler (2003), pp. 188–189
3240:Abbreviations have included
3227:
3216:Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
2500:Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
2342:British Mandate of Palestine
2158:77th Indian Infantry Brigade
1813:North-West Frontier Province
1272:
1031:of Liverpool battalions or "
914:
438:North-West Frontier Province
7:
6946:King's Regiment (Liverpool)
6712:York and Lancaster Regiment
6472:King's (Liverpool Regiment)
6462:Royal Warwickshire Regiment
6416:Guards Machine Gun Regiment
6036:Queen's Lancashire Regiment
5929:King's Regiment (Liverpool)
5762:, Naval and Military Press
5721:Parkhouse, Valerie (2015).
5594:, Naval and Military Press
5095:A Concise History of Greece
4966:Cassino: The Hollow Victory
4420:Wyrall (2002), pp. 393–402.
4313:Wyrall (2002), pp. 303–306.
4233:Mauroni, Albert J. (2003),
4222:Encyclopedia of World War I
4193:Wyrall (2002), pp. 113–114.
3998:Middlebrook (2000), p. 115.
3730:The Rifle Brigade Chronicle
3314:in Liverpool and the 10th (
3018:France and Flanders 1914–18
2266:and the Liverpool Irish at
2143:. The battalion sailed for
2131:column crossing a river in
1998:Having spent five years in
1194:, which became the 4th and
1087:, forming the rearguard at
1069:British Expeditionary Force
929:St George's Hall, Liverpool
828:earned the Victoria Cross.
337:Queen's Lancashire Regiment
287:King's Regiment (Liverpool)
44:King's Regiment (Liverpool)
42:King's (Liverpool Regiment)
10:
7012:
6835:Highland Cyclist Battalion
6830:Northern Cyclist Battalion
6447:Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
5788:, liverpoolscottish.org.uk
5682:, Pen and Sword Books Ltd
5665:, Pen and Sword Books Ltd
5394:Mileham (2000), pp. 191–2.
5282:Ziemke, Early F. (1990) .
5248:Fitzsimmons (2004), p. 49.
5230:Fitzsimmons (2004), p. 44.
4825:Mileham (2000), pp. 131–2.
4773:Wyrall, (2000), pp. 702–3.
4246:Mileham (2000), pp. 97–98.
4007:Middlebrook (2000), p. 40.
3980:Middlebrook (2000), p.163.
3971:Mileham (2000), pp.240–41.
3719:Mileham (2000), pp. 69–70.
3667:A Handbook of the Boer War
3648:Cassar, George H. (1985),
2695:Boisieux St. Marc, France
2398:1st Royal Norfolk Regiment
2308:in May 1945, securing the
1535:took up to 500 prisoners.
1055:. The battalion landed at
425:, who was attached to the
29:
6910:
6853:
6785:
6662:Northamptonshire Regiment
6429:
6383:
6314:
6051:
6004:
5905:South Lancashire Regiment
5850:
5794:, britains-smaillwars.com
5692:Mileham, Patrick (2000),
5661:Maddocks, Graham (1991),
5648:British Regiments 1914–18
5380:Mileham (2000), pp.189–90
5192:"77 Brigade Subordanates"
5044:20 September 2006 at the
4706:Maddock (1990), pp. 190–1
4679:Wyrall, (2002), pp. 641–3
4408:Wyrall (2002), pp.389–92.
4334:Giblin (2000), pp. 38–40.
3962:James, pp. 51–3, Table B.
3461:McConville, Seán (2002),
3396:Mileham (2000), pp. 57–9.
3344:19 September 2006 at the
2526:Victoria Cross recipients
2406:1st Commonwealth Division
1958:, and the 5th and 8th in
1722:Irish War of Independence
1641:) was transferred to the
1615:British Army of the Rhine
1382:To support the ill-fated
1358:Captain J. H. Joseph was
1304:, which attacked towards
988:165th (Liverpool) Brigade
788:
783:
448:Colonial wars (1881–1914)
427:10th (Scottish) Battalion
386:battalions landed during
270:
259:
254:
236:
215:
199:
191:
180:
172:
156:
145:
135:
120:
75:
67:
48:
41:
6692:King's Royal Rifle Corps
6582:East Lancashire Regiment
6572:Gloucestershire Regiment
6457:Northumberland Fusiliers
5873:East Lancashire Regiment
5604:Fitzsimons, Jim (2004),
5590:Coop, J.O. (1919/2001),
5576:Chandler, David (2003),
5442:Chandler (2003), p. 338.
5025:Cook, Hugh C.B. (1987),
4842:Guerilla Days in Ireland
4733:Tucker, Spencer (2005),
4654:Wyrall (2002), pp. 630–1
4620:Wyrall (2002), pp. 620–1
4555:Wyrall (2002), pp. 607–8
4542:Samuels, Martin (1995),
4264:Sheffield, Gary (2004),
4220:Tucker, Spencer (2005),
3989:Coop (1919/2001), p.183.
3520:Raugh, Harold E. (2004),
3497:. Gill & Macmillan.
3325:
3119:Colonels of the Regiment
2473:1957 Defence White Paper
2435:A Kingsman cleaning his
2118:
1386:, Britain initiated the
1117:, during the so-called "
593:Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa
533:, former 1st Battalion,
419:Royal Army Medical Corps
302:Princess Anne of Denmark
187:(Difficulties be Damned)
101:Kingdom of Great Britain
6911:Channel Islands Militia
6855:Territorial Battalions
6805:Cambridgeshire Regiment
6772:Royal Munster Fusiliers
6722:Highland Light Infantry
6577:Worcestershire Regiment
6517:Leicestershire Regiment
6507:East Yorkshire Regiment
6221:George Stuart Henderson
6211:Alfred Robert Wilkinson
6196:Charles Harry Coverdale
5740:Shepperd, Alan (1973).
5512:3 December 2010 at the
5364:McInnes, Colin (1996),
5334:Mileham (2000), p. 183.
5325:Mileham (2000), p. 181.
5316:Mileham (2000), p. 172.
5257:Mileham (2000), p. 167.
5133:Mileham (2000), p. 145.
5093:Clogg, Richard (2002),
5059:Mileham (2000), p. 179.
4990:Mileham (2000), p. 176.
4858:Mileham (2000), p. 133.
4804:Mileham (2000), p. 138.
4782:Wyrall (2002), pp.693–4
4573:Robbins, Keith (2002),
4493:Maddocks (1993), p.166.
4484:Maddocks (1993), p.163.
4429:Maddocks (1993), p.149.
4343:Mileham (2000), p. 107.
4295:Mileham (2000), p. 106.
4277:Maddocks (1991), p.208.
4042:5 February 2012 at the
4035:Maddocks (1991), p. 24
3741:Fremont-Barnes (2003),
3619:Fremont-Barnes (2003),
3597:Fremont-Barnes (2003),
3584:Fremont-Barnes (2003),
3288:3rd (Reserve) Battalion
3030:NW Frontier, India 1915
2085:mentioned in despatches
2032:28th Infantry Brigade's
1477:German spring offensive
1445:
540:4th (Militia) Battalion
531:3rd (Militia) Battalion
206:: Here's to the Maiden
151:full list of battalions
6840:Kent Cyclist Battalion
6825:Herefordshire Regiment
6820:Hertfordshire Regiment
6815:Inns of Court Regiment
6800:Monmouthshire Regiment
6767:Royal Dublin Fusiliers
6136:Arthur Herbert Procter
5618:French, Lord, (2001),
5451:Mileham (2000), p.193.
5416:Gaston, Peter (1976),
4813:Mileham (2000), p.128.
4688:Mileham (2000), p. 236
4599:Mileham (2000), p. 125
4533:Mileham (2000), p. 124
4399:Mileham (2000), p.119.
4352:Wyrall (2004), p. 321.
4286:Maddocks (1991), p.88.
4255:Wyrall (2002), p. 215.
4211:Wyrall (2002), p. 159.
4202:Wyrall (2002), p. 123.
4179:Mileham (2000), p. 91.
4170:Wyrall (2002), p. 110.
4152:Mileham (2000), p. 87.
4064:Mileham (2000), p. 84.
4055:Wyrall (2002), pp.2–5.
3785:Mileham (2000), p. 75.
3763:Mileham (2000), p. 74.
3754:Mileham (2000), p. 73.
3743:The Boer War 1899–1902
3632:Mileham (2000), p. 68.
3621:The Boer War 1899–1902
3599:The Boer War 1899–1902
3586:The Boer War 1899–1902
3434:Mileham (2000), p. 231
3225:
3141:Lord Alexander Russell
3056:North-West Europe 1944
2773:South Africa 1899–1902
2631:Arthur Herbert Procter
2507:Lancastrian Volunteers
2440:
2377:
2224:
2136:
2054:. The King's captured
2030:, the main element of
1984:North African campaign
1954:and Greece during the
1907:. Ten battalions (see
1900:
1835:
1646:
1607:
1593:
1455:
1443:
1414:
1367:
1340:
1285:
1156:
1144:
1059:on 13 August with the
1041:
1002:
932:
753:Royal Dublin Fusiliers
747:
635:
465:
429:during the Great War.
289:was one of the oldest
60:White Horse of Hanover
6717:Durham Light Infantry
6607:Royal Sussex Regiment
6552:South Wales Borderers
6547:Royal Welsh Fusiliers
6537:Royal Scots Fusiliers
6512:Bedfordshire Regiment
6482:Lincolnshire Regiment
6301:Marcus Ervine-Andrews
6126:Joseph Harcourt Tombs
6121:William Edward Heaton
5945:96th Regiment of Foot
5744:. Osprey Publishing.
5550:. Ministry of Defence
5528:. Museum of Liverpool
5429:Jaques, Tony (2007),
4666:Keegan, John (1990),
4641:Gray, Randal (1991),
4608:Wyrall (2002), p. 618
4586:Keegan, John (1998),
4564:Wyrall (2002), p. 614
4524:Wyrall (2002), p.538.
4502:Wyrall (2002), p.508.
4475:Wyrall (2002), p.494.
4466:Mileham (2000), p.123
4322:Wyrall (2002), p.347.
3694:Mileham (2000), p.69.
3491:Nevin, Donal (2006).
3443:Frederick, pp. 126–8.
3273:(from 1923), and the
3220:
2599:Joseph Harcourt Tombs
2580:William Edward Heaton
2434:
2402:29th Infantry Brigade
2371:
2279:Royal Winnipeg Rifles
2218:
2126:
2012:4th Infantry Division
2008:28th Infantry Brigade
2004:1st Gibraltar Brigade
1980:23rd Armoured Brigade
1899:village, 3 July 1941.
1891:
1826:
1700:. The 7th joined the
1628:
1621:Inter-war (1918–1939)
1602:
1584:
1453:
1439:
1411:14th (Light) Division
1408:
1400:Tilloy-les-Mofflaines
1357:
1338:
1280:
1150:
1139:
1127:First Battle of Ypres
1093:Royal Field Artillery
1037:
996:
922:
874:William Goscombe John
745:
629:
493:, of which nine from
455:
423:Noel Godfrey Chavasse
6622:Dorsetshire Regiment
6587:East Surrey Regiment
6532:Lancashire Fusiliers
6522:Royal Irish Regiment
5580:, Oxford Paperbacks
5029:, 1662–1982, p. 400.
4964:Ellis, John (2003),
4023:30 June 2007 at the
3575:Mileham (2000), p.65
3549:Two Famous Regiments
3425:Mileham (2000), p.53
3188:1947-1957: Gen. Sir
3178:1923–1940: Gen. Sir
3164:1916–1923: Gen. Sir
3151:Robert Stuart Baynes
3048:The Second World War
2769:Defence of Ladysmith
2711:Early battle honours
2609:Rue du Bois, France
2211:Normandy and Germany
1921:Royal Armoured Corps
1533:Lancashire Fusiliers
1483:. Although roled as
1421:. "Third Ypres" (or
1388:Battle of the Scarpe
1091:, and 70th Battery,
1085:4th (Guards) Brigade
339:to form the present
327:in 1958 to form the
6956:The King's Regiment
6902:Glasgow Highlanders
6702:Manchester Regiment
6487:Devonshire Regiment
6421:Household Battalion
6261:Alfred Victor Smith
6151:Jack Thomas Counter
6131:Edward Felix Baxter
6091:Joseph Henry Collin
6081:Tom Fletcher Mayson
6028:Lancashire Regiment
5897:Manchester Regiment
5676:Middlebrook, Martin
5488:on 21 November 2008
4668:The First World War
4588:The First World War
4575:The First World War
4388:The First World War
4130:Carew, Tim (1974),
3944:on 28 December 2007
3610:Pakenham, p.106-107
3275:Manchester Regiment
3200:Manchester Regiment
3149:1899–1902: Lt-Gen.
3035:The Inter-war years
2755:Afghanistan 1878–80
2685:Jack Thomas Counter
2625:Blairville, France
2615:Edward Felix Baxter
2520:Museum of Liverpool
1927:transferred to the
1752:to be stationed in
1702:Royal Tank Regiment
1564:U.S. 137th Regiment
1330:Manchester Regiment
1294:Battle of the Somme
1256:. Some 150 tons of
1204:1/4th Gurkha Rifles
1121:". In an action at
1007:recruiting campaign
963:for service on the
902:and the latter the
640:Indian subcontinent
617:1886 Home Rule Bill
372:North West Frontier
325:Manchester Regiment
6859:Infantry Regiments
6742:Royal Irish Rifles
6732:Gordon Highlanders
6612:Hampshire Regiment
6337:Lancashire Militia
6291:John Thomas Davies
6251:Henry Edward Kenny
6116:Henry James Knight
5706:Pakenham, Thomas;
5467:The London Gazette
5239:Granatstein, p. 56
4875:on 29 October 2014
3809:The Great Boer War
3774:The Great Boer War
3412:The London Gazette
3339:Regimental Marches
3316:Liverpool Scottish
3160:Edward Henry Clive
2666:Oswald Austin Reid
2564:Henry James Knight
2441:
2378:
2360:in February 1951.
2248:landing ship tanks
2233:invasion of France
2225:
2197:Parachute Regiment
2172:Lieutenant Colonel
2137:
1970:, transferring to
1901:
1893:Universal Carriers
1836:
1647:
1594:
1456:
1415:
1379:in February 1917.
1368:
1341:
1286:
1214:in the defence of
1157:
1145:
1081:stand at the Marne
1003:
933:
862:Arthur Conan Doyle
813:Transvaal Republic
748:
636:
621:British Parliament
585:North West England
466:
388:Operation Overlord
185:Nec Aspera Terrent
88:Kingdom of England
6931:
6930:
6892:Robin Hood Rifles
6787:Territorial Force
6752:Connaught Rangers
6542:Cheshire Regiment
6396:Coldstream Guards
6345:
6344:
6286:William Ratcliffe
6047:
6046:
6040:
6032:
6024:
6016:
5997:
5989:
5981:
5973:
5965:
5957:
5949:
5941:
5933:
5925:
5917:
5909:
5901:
5893:
5885:
5877:
5869:
5803:Project Gutenberg
5656:978-1-84342-197-9
5646:Brig E.A. James,
5198:on 4 January 2013
4941:on 7 January 2015
4935:"Local regiments"
4746:Wyrall, pp. 672–3
4724:Wyrall, pp. 664–8
4697:Wyrall, pp. 646–7
4091:First Ypres, 1914
3847:Parkhouse, p. 297
3703:Chisholm (1979),
3679:Griffith, Kenneth
3210:Regimental Prayer
3180:Charles Harington
3039:Archangel 1918–19
3026:Macedonia 1915–18
2882:Flers–Courcelette
2786:Retreat from Mons
2699:
2698:
2654:3 September 1916
2622:17/18 April 1916
2542:Location of deed
2514:Regimental museum
2189:airborne infantry
2160:and commanded by
2022:during the final
1874:Buckingham Palace
1833:Rock of Gibraltar
1829:Star Chamber Cave
1674:Territorial Force
1645:five years later.
1585:Unveiling of the
1525:Battle of the Lys
1473:Operation Michael
1460:Battle of Cambrai
1384:Nivelle Offensive
1206:on the 27th. The
1089:Villers-Cotteréts
900:Territorial Force
878:St John's Gardens
833:guerrilla warfare
809:Orange Free State
805:
804:
648:Third Burmese War
644:Second Afghan War
503:Territorial Force
280:
279:
273:the Regiment
243:Russian Civil War
211:The English Rose,
16:(Redirected from
7003:
6492:Suffolk Regiment
6477:Norfolk Regiment
6391:Grenadier Guards
6372:
6365:
6358:
6349:
6348:
6241:Euston Sartorius
6038:
6030:
6022:
6014:
5995:
5987:
5979:
5971:
5963:
5955:
5947:
5939:
5931:
5923:
5915:
5907:
5899:
5891:
5883:
5875:
5867:
5855:
5854:
5837:
5830:
5823:
5814:
5813:
5755:
5736:
5560:
5559:
5557:
5555:
5544:
5538:
5537:
5535:
5533:
5522:
5516:
5504:
5498:
5497:
5495:
5493:
5484:. Archived from
5478:
5472:
5471:
5458:
5452:
5449:
5443:
5440:
5434:
5427:
5421:
5414:
5408:
5401:
5395:
5392:
5381:
5378:
5369:
5362:
5356:
5350:
5344:
5341:
5335:
5332:
5326:
5323:
5317:
5314:
5308:
5307:
5305:
5303:
5279:
5273:
5267:
5258:
5255:
5249:
5246:
5240:
5237:
5231:
5228:
5222:
5219:
5208:
5207:
5205:
5203:
5188:
5182:
5175:
5169:
5166:
5160:
5159:
5157:
5155:
5140:
5134:
5131:
5125:
5124:
5122:
5120:
5109:
5098:
5091:
5085:
5082:
5073:
5066:
5060:
5057:
5048:
5036:
5030:
5023:
5017:
5010:
5004:
4997:
4991:
4988:
4982:
4975:
4969:
4962:
4951:
4950:
4948:
4946:
4931:
4925:
4918:
4912:
4909:
4903:
4900:
4894:
4891:
4885:
4884:
4882:
4880:
4865:
4859:
4856:
4845:
4835:
4826:
4823:
4814:
4811:
4805:
4802:
4796:
4791:Roberts (1922),
4789:
4783:
4780:
4774:
4771:
4762:
4753:
4747:
4744:
4738:
4731:
4725:
4722:
4716:
4713:
4707:
4704:
4698:
4695:
4689:
4686:
4680:
4677:
4671:
4664:
4655:
4652:
4646:
4639:
4630:
4627:
4621:
4618:
4609:
4606:
4600:
4597:
4591:
4584:
4578:
4571:
4565:
4562:
4556:
4553:
4547:
4540:
4534:
4531:
4525:
4522:
4516:
4509:
4503:
4500:
4494:
4491:
4485:
4482:
4476:
4473:
4467:
4464:
4455:
4449:
4443:
4436:
4430:
4427:
4421:
4418:
4409:
4406:
4400:
4397:
4391:
4386:Simkins (2002),
4384:
4375:
4374:
4372:
4370:
4359:
4353:
4350:
4344:
4341:
4335:
4332:
4323:
4320:
4314:
4311:
4296:
4293:
4287:
4284:
4278:
4275:
4269:
4262:
4256:
4253:
4247:
4244:
4238:
4231:
4225:
4218:
4212:
4209:
4203:
4200:
4194:
4191:
4180:
4177:
4171:
4168:
4162:
4159:
4153:
4150:
4144:
4143:Wyrall (2002), p
4141:
4135:
4128:
4122:
4119:
4110:
4103:Neillands, Robin
4100:
4094:
4087:
4081:
4071:
4065:
4062:
4056:
4053:
4047:
4033:
4027:
4014:
4008:
4005:
3999:
3996:
3990:
3987:
3981:
3978:
3972:
3969:
3963:
3960:
3954:
3953:
3951:
3949:
3940:. Archived from
3934:
3921:
3920:
3918:
3916:
3899:
3893:
3892:
3884:
3878:
3877:
3869:
3863:
3862:
3854:
3848:
3845:
3839:
3838:
3830:
3824:
3818:
3812:
3805:
3799:
3792:
3786:
3783:
3777:
3770:
3764:
3761:
3755:
3752:
3746:
3739:
3733:
3726:
3720:
3717:
3708:
3701:
3695:
3692:
3686:
3676:
3670:
3664:
3653:
3646:
3633:
3630:
3624:
3617:
3611:
3608:
3602:
3595:
3589:
3582:
3576:
3573:
3564:
3558:
3552:
3546:
3540:
3539:
3531:
3525:
3518:
3509:
3508:
3488:
3482:
3472:
3466:
3459:
3453:
3450:
3444:
3441:
3435:
3432:
3426:
3423:
3417:
3416:
3403:
3397:
3394:
3375:
3368:
3362:
3359:
3348:
3336:
3319:
3296:Liverpool Rifles
3284:
3278:
3263:
3257:
3238:
3158:1906–1916: Gen.
3139:1889–1891: Gen.
3132:1881–1889: Gen.
3072:Capture of Forli
3052:Normandy Landing
3043:Afghanistan 1919
3006:St Quentin Canal
2673:8/10 March 1917
2641:Ficheux, France
2530:
2529:
2461:national service
2437:.30 cal Browning
2336:, north-east of
2302:T (Target) Force
2203:attached to the
2060:2/4th Hampshires
1994:Italy and Greece
1884:Second World War
1840:Third Afghan War
1797:Vickers Victoria
1750:Northern Ireland
1746:Irish Free State
1678:Territorial Army
1639:Liverpool Rifles
1572:Battle of Albert
1360:killed in action
1231:1/10th Battalion
961:Victoria Crosses
931:, 20 March 1915.
793:
792:
781:
780:
705:mounted infantry
547:Rifle Volunteers
474:Childers reforms
415:Victoria Crosses
376:Second World War
260:Colonel-in-Chief
250:Second World War
157:Regimental Depot
128:
112:
110:
109:
99:
97:
96:
86:
84:
83:
53:
39:
38:
21:
7011:
7010:
7006:
7005:
7004:
7002:
7001:
7000:
6936:
6935:
6932:
6927:
6906:
6858:
6856:
6849:
6810:London Regiment
6781:
6602:Border Regiment
6425:
6379:
6376:
6346:
6341:
6322:King's Division
6310:
6206:Wilfrith Elstob
6186:George Stringer
6181:William Forshaw
6066:Harry Christian
6043:
6020:King's Regiment
6000:
5865:Border Regiment
5846:
5841:
5777:
5772:
5752:
5742:King's Regiment
5733:
5696:, Fleur de Lys
5569:
5564:
5563:
5553:
5551:
5546:
5545:
5541:
5531:
5529:
5526:"City Soldiers"
5524:
5523:
5519:
5514:Wayback Machine
5505:
5501:
5491:
5489:
5480:
5479:
5475:
5459:
5455:
5450:
5446:
5441:
5437:
5428:
5424:
5415:
5411:
5403:Barker (1974),
5402:
5398:
5393:
5384:
5379:
5372:
5363:
5359:
5351:
5347:
5342:
5338:
5333:
5329:
5324:
5320:
5315:
5311:
5301:
5299:
5298:on 3 April 2019
5280:
5276:
5268:
5261:
5256:
5252:
5247:
5243:
5238:
5234:
5229:
5225:
5220:
5211:
5201:
5199:
5190:
5189:
5185:
5176:
5172:
5167:
5163:
5153:
5151:
5142:
5141:
5137:
5132:
5128:
5118:
5116:
5111:
5110:
5101:
5092:
5088:
5083:
5076:
5067:
5063:
5058:
5051:
5046:Wayback Machine
5037:
5033:
5024:
5020:
5011:
5007:
4998:
4994:
4989:
4985:
4977:Graham (2004),
4976:
4972:
4963:
4954:
4944:
4942:
4933:
4932:
4928:
4919:
4915:
4910:
4906:
4902:Shepperd, p. 27
4901:
4897:
4892:
4888:
4878:
4876:
4867:
4866:
4862:
4857:
4848:
4836:
4829:
4824:
4817:
4812:
4808:
4803:
4799:
4790:
4786:
4781:
4777:
4772:
4765:
4754:
4750:
4745:
4741:
4732:
4728:
4723:
4719:
4714:
4710:
4705:
4701:
4696:
4692:
4687:
4683:
4678:
4674:
4665:
4658:
4653:
4649:
4640:
4633:
4628:
4624:
4619:
4612:
4607:
4603:
4598:
4594:
4585:
4581:
4572:
4568:
4563:
4559:
4554:
4550:
4541:
4537:
4532:
4528:
4523:
4519:
4510:
4506:
4501:
4497:
4492:
4488:
4483:
4479:
4474:
4470:
4465:
4458:
4450:
4446:
4438:Morrow (2005),
4437:
4433:
4428:
4424:
4419:
4412:
4407:
4403:
4398:
4394:
4385:
4378:
4368:
4366:
4361:
4360:
4356:
4351:
4347:
4342:
4338:
4333:
4326:
4321:
4317:
4312:
4299:
4294:
4290:
4285:
4281:
4276:
4272:
4263:
4259:
4254:
4250:
4245:
4241:
4232:
4228:
4219:
4215:
4210:
4206:
4201:
4197:
4192:
4183:
4178:
4174:
4169:
4165:
4160:
4156:
4151:
4147:
4142:
4138:
4129:
4125:
4120:
4113:
4101:
4097:
4088:
4084:
4072:
4068:
4063:
4059:
4054:
4050:
4044:Wayback Machine
4034:
4030:
4025:Wayback Machine
4015:
4011:
4006:
4002:
3997:
3993:
3988:
3984:
3979:
3975:
3970:
3966:
3961:
3957:
3947:
3945:
3936:
3935:
3924:
3914:
3912:
3911:. 31 March 1908
3901:
3900:
3896:
3886:
3885:
3881:
3871:
3870:
3866:
3856:
3855:
3851:
3846:
3842:
3832:
3831:
3827:
3819:
3815:
3806:
3802:
3793:
3789:
3784:
3780:
3771:
3767:
3762:
3758:
3753:
3749:
3740:
3736:
3727:
3723:
3718:
3711:
3702:
3698:
3693:
3689:
3677:
3673:
3665:
3656:
3647:
3636:
3631:
3627:
3618:
3614:
3609:
3605:
3596:
3592:
3583:
3579:
3574:
3567:
3559:
3555:
3547:
3543:
3533:
3532:
3528:
3519:
3512:
3505:
3489:
3485:
3475:Cannon, Richard
3473:
3469:
3460:
3456:
3451:
3447:
3442:
3438:
3433:
3429:
3424:
3420:
3404:
3400:
3395:
3378:
3369:
3365:
3360:
3351:
3346:Wayback Machine
3337:
3333:
3328:
3323:
3322:
3304:Liverpool Irish
3286:These were the
3285:
3281:
3264:
3260:
3239:
3235:
3230:
3212:
3192:, GCB, KBE, DSO
3182:, GCB, GBE, DSO
3175:
3166:Henry Mackinnon
3129:
3121:
2994:Hindenburg Line
2990:Drocourt-Queant
2808:Langemarck 1914
2735:Martinique 1809
2704:
2651:12th (Service)
2593:, South Africa
2587:23 August 1900
2571:21 August 1900
2555:21 August 1900
2528:
2516:
2469:
2366:
2326:
2213:
2199:and joined the
2121:
2037:Polish II Corps
1996:
1956:Greek Civil War
1940:German invasion
1929:Royal Artillery
1886:
1821:
1718:
1704:and became the
1694:Royal Engineers
1643:Royal Engineers
1623:
1448:
1373:Hindenburg Line
1275:
1172:on 24 October.
1119:Race to the Sea
945:special reserve
937:First World War
917:
912:
910:First World War
904:Special Reserve
893:Andaman Islands
845:armoured trains
790:
697:Second Boer War
685:guard of honour
661:Irrawaddy River
450:
360:First World War
348:Second Boer War
283:
272:
271:Colonel of
249:
247:Anglo-Irish War
245:
241:
240:First World War
228:
223:
207:
164:
107:
105:
104:
94:
92:
91:
81:
79:
63:
43:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
7009:
6999:
6998:
6993:
6988:
6983:
6978:
6973:
6968:
6963:
6958:
6953:
6948:
6929:
6928:
6926:
6925:
6923:Royal Guernsey
6920:
6914:
6912:
6908:
6907:
6905:
6904:
6899:
6894:
6889:
6884:
6879:
6874:
6869:
6863:
6861:
6851:
6850:
6848:
6847:
6842:
6837:
6832:
6827:
6822:
6817:
6812:
6807:
6802:
6797:
6791:
6789:
6783:
6782:
6780:
6779:
6774:
6769:
6764:
6759:
6754:
6749:
6744:
6739:
6734:
6729:
6724:
6719:
6714:
6709:
6704:
6699:
6694:
6689:
6684:
6679:
6674:
6669:
6664:
6659:
6654:
6649:
6647:Essex Regiment
6644:
6639:
6634:
6632:Welsh Regiment
6629:
6624:
6619:
6614:
6609:
6604:
6599:
6594:
6589:
6584:
6579:
6574:
6569:
6564:
6559:
6554:
6549:
6544:
6539:
6534:
6529:
6524:
6519:
6514:
6509:
6504:
6499:
6494:
6489:
6484:
6479:
6474:
6469:
6464:
6459:
6454:
6449:
6444:
6439:
6433:
6431:
6430:Line regiments
6427:
6426:
6424:
6423:
6418:
6413:
6408:
6403:
6398:
6393:
6387:
6385:
6381:
6380:
6375:
6374:
6367:
6360:
6352:
6343:
6342:
6340:
6339:
6334:
6329:
6324:
6318:
6316:
6312:
6311:
6309:
6308:
6303:
6298:
6296:Basil Horsfall
6293:
6288:
6283:
6278:
6273:
6268:
6263:
6258:
6253:
6248:
6243:
6238:
6233:
6228:
6226:John McDermond
6223:
6218:
6213:
6208:
6203:
6198:
6193:
6188:
6183:
6178:
6173:
6168:
6163:
6158:
6153:
6148:
6143:
6138:
6133:
6128:
6123:
6118:
6113:
6108:
6103:
6098:
6096:James Hewitson
6093:
6088:
6083:
6078:
6073:
6068:
6063:
6057:
6055:
6053:Victoria Cross
6049:
6048:
6045:
6044:
6042:
6041:
6033:
6025:
6017:
6008:
6006:
6005:2nd generation
6002:
6001:
5999:
5998:
5990:
5982:
5974:
5966:
5958:
5950:
5942:
5934:
5926:
5918:
5910:
5902:
5894:
5886:
5878:
5870:
5861:
5859:
5858:1st generation
5852:
5848:
5847:
5840:
5839:
5832:
5825:
5817:
5811:
5810:
5805:
5795:
5789:
5783:
5776:
5775:External links
5773:
5771:
5770:
5756:
5751:978-0850451207
5750:
5737:
5732:978-1780884011
5731:
5718:
5704:
5690:
5673:
5659:
5644:
5630:
5628:978-1843420989
5616:
5602:
5588:
5574:
5570:
5568:
5565:
5562:
5561:
5539:
5517:
5499:
5473:
5453:
5444:
5435:
5422:
5409:
5396:
5382:
5370:
5357:
5345:
5336:
5327:
5318:
5309:
5274:
5259:
5250:
5241:
5232:
5223:
5209:
5183:
5170:
5161:
5150:on 6 July 2007
5135:
5126:
5099:
5086:
5074:
5061:
5049:
5031:
5018:
5005:
4992:
4983:
4970:
4968:, pp. 299–300.
4952:
4926:
4913:
4904:
4895:
4886:
4860:
4846:
4827:
4815:
4806:
4797:
4784:
4775:
4763:
4748:
4739:
4726:
4717:
4715:Wyrall, p. 651
4708:
4699:
4690:
4681:
4672:
4656:
4647:
4631:
4622:
4610:
4601:
4592:
4579:
4566:
4557:
4548:
4535:
4526:
4517:
4504:
4495:
4486:
4477:
4468:
4456:
4444:
4431:
4422:
4410:
4401:
4392:
4376:
4354:
4345:
4336:
4324:
4315:
4297:
4288:
4279:
4270:
4257:
4248:
4239:
4226:
4213:
4204:
4195:
4181:
4172:
4163:
4161:French, p. 162
4154:
4145:
4136:
4123:
4111:
4095:
4082:
4074:Groom, Winston
4066:
4057:
4048:
4028:
4009:
4000:
3991:
3982:
3973:
3964:
3955:
3922:
3894:
3879:
3864:
3849:
3840:
3825:
3813:
3807:Doyle (2004),
3800:
3787:
3778:
3772:Doyle (1900),
3765:
3756:
3747:
3734:
3721:
3709:
3696:
3687:
3671:
3654:
3634:
3625:
3612:
3603:
3590:
3577:
3565:
3553:
3541:
3526:
3510:
3503:
3483:
3467:
3454:
3445:
3436:
3427:
3418:
3398:
3376:
3363:
3349:
3330:
3329:
3327:
3324:
3321:
3320:
3279:
3258:
3246:the Liverpools
3232:
3231:
3229:
3226:
3211:
3208:
3207:
3206:
3196:
3193:
3186:
3183:
3174:
3171:
3170:
3169:
3162:
3156:
3153:
3147:
3144:
3137:
3134:John Longfield
3128:
3125:
3120:
3117:
3116:
3115:
3105:The Korean War
3102:
3088:Greece 1944–45
3064:Trasimene Line
3045:
3032:
2855:Somme 1916 '18
2847:Festubert 1915
2823:Neuve Chapelle
2775:
2762:
2703:
2702:Battle honours
2700:
2697:
2696:
2693:
2692:16 April 1918
2690:
2687:
2681:
2680:
2676:Dialah River,
2674:
2671:
2668:
2662:
2661:
2655:
2652:
2649:
2643:
2642:
2639:
2636:
2633:
2627:
2626:
2623:
2620:
2619:1/8th (Irish)
2617:
2611:
2610:
2607:
2604:
2601:
2595:
2594:
2588:
2585:
2582:
2576:
2575:
2572:
2569:
2566:
2560:
2559:
2556:
2553:
2550:
2544:
2543:
2540:
2537:
2534:
2527:
2524:
2515:
2512:
2468:
2465:
2453:Centurion tank
2386:trench warfare
2365:
2362:
2325:
2322:
2318:Edward Stanley
2312:Admiral Hipper
2252:Ulster Monarch
2223:, 6 June 1944.
2212:
2209:
2120:
2117:
2052:Trasimene Line
1995:
1992:
1917:152nd Regiment
1885:
1882:
1820:
1817:
1785:Greek Cypriots
1740:, a prominent
1734:Essex Regiment
1717:
1714:
1655:"White" forces
1622:
1619:
1447:
1444:
1431:2nd Wiltshires
1398:at 0530, near
1274:
1271:
1224:Lance Corporal
1210:supported 1st
1181:Neuve Chapelle
1161:Prussian Guard
1033:Liverpool Pals
1011:Lord Kitchener
999:Lord Kitchener
981:Liverpool Pals
957:battle honours
925:Lord Kitchener
916:
913:
911:
908:
803:
802:
786:
785:
784:External image
772:Redvers Buller
701:Boer republics
634:. (Dated 1891)
632:Richard Simkin
581:
580:
574:
568:
562:
556:
544:
543:
537:
522:
521:
518:
464:, early 1890s.
449:
446:
434:British Empire
396:Burma campaign
310:King George II
281:
278:
277:
274:
268:
267:
266:(c. 1925–1936)
261:
257:
256:
252:
251:
238:
234:
233:
232:(14 September)
217:
213:
212:
201:
197:
196:
193:
189:
188:
182:
178:
177:
174:
170:
169:
158:
154:
153:
147:
143:
142:
137:
133:
132:
122:
118:
117:
114:United Kingdom
77:
73:
72:
69:
65:
64:
54:
46:
45:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
7008:
6997:
6994:
6992:
6989:
6987:
6984:
6982:
6979:
6977:
6974:
6972:
6969:
6967:
6964:
6962:
6959:
6957:
6954:
6952:
6949:
6947:
6944:
6943:
6941:
6934:
6924:
6921:
6919:
6916:
6915:
6913:
6909:
6903:
6900:
6898:
6895:
6893:
6890:
6888:
6885:
6883:
6880:
6878:
6875:
6873:
6870:
6868:
6865:
6864:
6862:
6860:
6852:
6846:
6843:
6841:
6838:
6836:
6833:
6831:
6828:
6826:
6823:
6821:
6818:
6816:
6813:
6811:
6808:
6806:
6803:
6801:
6798:
6796:
6793:
6792:
6790:
6788:
6784:
6778:
6775:
6773:
6770:
6768:
6765:
6763:
6760:
6758:
6755:
6753:
6750:
6748:
6745:
6743:
6740:
6738:
6735:
6733:
6730:
6728:
6725:
6723:
6720:
6718:
6715:
6713:
6710:
6708:
6705:
6703:
6700:
6698:
6695:
6693:
6690:
6688:
6685:
6683:
6680:
6678:
6675:
6673:
6670:
6668:
6665:
6663:
6660:
6658:
6655:
6653:
6650:
6648:
6645:
6643:
6640:
6638:
6635:
6633:
6630:
6628:
6625:
6623:
6620:
6618:
6615:
6613:
6610:
6608:
6605:
6603:
6600:
6598:
6595:
6593:
6590:
6588:
6585:
6583:
6580:
6578:
6575:
6573:
6570:
6568:
6565:
6563:
6560:
6558:
6555:
6553:
6550:
6548:
6545:
6543:
6540:
6538:
6535:
6533:
6530:
6528:
6525:
6523:
6520:
6518:
6515:
6513:
6510:
6508:
6505:
6503:
6500:
6498:
6495:
6493:
6490:
6488:
6485:
6483:
6480:
6478:
6475:
6473:
6470:
6468:
6465:
6463:
6460:
6458:
6455:
6453:
6450:
6448:
6445:
6443:
6440:
6438:
6435:
6434:
6432:
6428:
6422:
6419:
6417:
6414:
6412:
6409:
6407:
6404:
6402:
6399:
6397:
6394:
6392:
6389:
6388:
6386:
6382:
6373:
6368:
6366:
6361:
6359:
6354:
6353:
6350:
6338:
6335:
6333:
6330:
6328:
6325:
6323:
6320:
6319:
6317:
6313:
6307:
6304:
6302:
6299:
6297:
6294:
6292:
6289:
6287:
6284:
6282:
6279:
6277:
6276:Gabriel Coury
6274:
6272:
6269:
6267:
6264:
6262:
6259:
6257:
6256:William Young
6254:
6252:
6249:
6247:
6244:
6242:
6239:
6237:
6234:
6232:
6229:
6227:
6224:
6222:
6219:
6217:
6214:
6212:
6209:
6207:
6204:
6202:
6199:
6197:
6194:
6192:
6189:
6187:
6184:
6182:
6179:
6177:
6174:
6172:
6169:
6167:
6164:
6162:
6159:
6157:
6154:
6152:
6149:
6147:
6144:
6142:
6139:
6137:
6134:
6132:
6129:
6127:
6124:
6122:
6119:
6117:
6114:
6112:
6111:Harry Hampton
6109:
6107:
6104:
6102:
6099:
6097:
6094:
6092:
6089:
6087:
6086:Albert Halton
6084:
6082:
6079:
6077:
6074:
6072:
6069:
6067:
6064:
6062:
6059:
6058:
6056:
6054:
6050:
6037:
6034:
6029:
6026:
6021:
6018:
6013:
6010:
6009:
6007:
6003:
5994:
5991:
5986:
5983:
5978:
5975:
5970:
5967:
5962:
5959:
5954:
5951:
5946:
5943:
5938:
5935:
5930:
5927:
5922:
5919:
5914:
5911:
5906:
5903:
5898:
5895:
5890:
5887:
5882:
5879:
5874:
5871:
5866:
5863:
5862:
5860:
5856:
5853:
5849:
5845:
5838:
5833:
5831:
5826:
5824:
5819:
5818:
5815:
5809:
5806:
5804:
5800:
5796:
5793:
5790:
5787:
5784:
5782:
5779:
5778:
5769:
5768:1-84342-360-X
5765:
5761:
5757:
5753:
5747:
5743:
5738:
5734:
5728:
5724:
5719:
5717:
5716:0-7474-0976-5
5713:
5709:
5705:
5703:
5702:1-873907-10-9
5699:
5695:
5691:
5689:
5688:0-85052-711-2
5685:
5681:
5677:
5674:
5672:
5671:0-85052-340-0
5668:
5664:
5660:
5657:
5653:
5649:
5645:
5643:
5642:1-895555-56-6
5639:
5635:
5631:
5629:
5625:
5621:
5617:
5615:
5614:0-9541111-1-7
5611:
5607:
5603:
5601:
5600:1-84342-230-1
5597:
5593:
5589:
5587:
5586:0-19-280311-5
5583:
5579:
5575:
5572:
5571:
5549:
5543:
5527:
5521:
5515:
5511:
5508:
5503:
5487:
5483:
5477:
5469:
5468:
5463:
5457:
5448:
5439:
5432:
5426:
5419:
5413:
5406:
5400:
5391:
5389:
5387:
5377:
5375:
5367:
5361:
5354:
5349:
5340:
5331:
5322:
5313:
5297:
5293:
5289:
5285:
5278:
5271:
5266:
5264:
5254:
5245:
5236:
5227:
5218:
5216:
5214:
5197:
5193:
5187:
5180:
5174:
5165:
5149:
5145:
5139:
5130:
5114:
5108:
5106:
5104:
5096:
5090:
5081:
5079:
5071:
5065:
5056:
5054:
5047:
5043:
5040:
5035:
5028:
5022:
5015:
5009:
5002:
4996:
4987:
4980:
4974:
4967:
4961:
4959:
4957:
4940:
4936:
4930:
4923:
4917:
4908:
4899:
4890:
4874:
4870:
4864:
4855:
4853:
4851:
4843:
4839:
4834:
4832:
4822:
4820:
4810:
4801:
4794:
4788:
4779:
4770:
4768:
4760:
4759:
4752:
4743:
4736:
4730:
4721:
4712:
4703:
4694:
4685:
4676:
4669:
4663:
4661:
4651:
4644:
4638:
4636:
4626:
4617:
4615:
4605:
4596:
4589:
4583:
4576:
4570:
4561:
4552:
4545:
4539:
4530:
4521:
4514:
4508:
4499:
4490:
4481:
4472:
4463:
4461:
4453:
4448:
4441:
4435:
4426:
4417:
4415:
4405:
4396:
4389:
4383:
4381:
4364:
4358:
4349:
4340:
4331:
4329:
4319:
4310:
4308:
4306:
4304:
4302:
4292:
4283:
4274:
4267:
4261:
4252:
4243:
4236:
4230:
4223:
4217:
4208:
4199:
4190:
4188:
4186:
4176:
4167:
4158:
4149:
4140:
4133:
4127:
4118:
4116:
4108:
4104:
4099:
4092:
4086:
4079:
4075:
4070:
4061:
4052:
4045:
4041:
4038:
4032:
4026:
4022:
4019:
4013:
4004:
3995:
3986:
3977:
3968:
3959:
3943:
3939:
3933:
3931:
3929:
3927:
3910:
3909:
3904:
3898:
3890:
3883:
3875:
3868:
3860:
3853:
3844:
3836:
3829:
3823:
3817:
3810:
3804:
3797:
3791:
3782:
3775:
3769:
3760:
3751:
3744:
3738:
3731:
3725:
3716:
3714:
3706:
3700:
3691:
3684:
3680:
3675:
3668:
3663:
3661:
3659:
3651:
3645:
3643:
3641:
3639:
3629:
3622:
3616:
3607:
3600:
3594:
3587:
3581:
3572:
3570:
3562:
3557:
3550:
3545:
3537:
3530:
3523:
3517:
3515:
3506:
3504:9780717162772
3500:
3496:
3495:
3487:
3480:
3476:
3471:
3464:
3458:
3449:
3440:
3431:
3422:
3414:
3413:
3408:
3402:
3393:
3391:
3389:
3387:
3385:
3383:
3381:
3373:
3367:
3358:
3356:
3354:
3347:
3343:
3340:
3335:
3331:
3317:
3313:
3309:
3308:9th Battalion
3305:
3301:
3297:
3293:
3289:
3283:
3276:
3272:
3268:
3262:
3255:
3251:
3247:
3243:
3237:
3233:
3224:
3219:
3217:
3205:
3201:
3197:
3194:
3191:
3187:
3184:
3181:
3177:
3176:
3167:
3163:
3161:
3157:
3154:
3152:
3148:
3145:
3142:
3138:
3135:
3131:
3130:
3124:
3114:
3113:Korea 1952–53
3110:
3109:The Hook 1953
3106:
3103:
3101:
3100:Burma 1943–44
3097:
3096:Chindits 1944
3093:
3092:Chindits 1943
3089:
3085:
3081:
3080:Italy 1944–45
3077:
3073:
3069:
3065:
3061:
3057:
3053:
3049:
3046:
3044:
3040:
3036:
3033:
3031:
3027:
3023:
3019:
3015:
3011:
3007:
3003:
3002:Canal du Nord
2999:
2995:
2991:
2987:
2983:
2979:
2975:
2971:
2970:Messines 1918
2967:
2963:
2959:
2955:
2951:
2947:
2944:
2940:
2939:Passchendaele
2936:
2932:
2928:
2924:
2920:
2916:
2913:
2909:
2906:
2902:
2899:
2895:
2891:
2887:
2883:
2879:
2875:
2871:
2867:
2863:
2860:
2856:
2852:
2848:
2844:
2840:
2836:
2832:
2828:
2824:
2820:
2819:Nonne Boschen
2816:
2812:
2809:
2805:
2802:
2799:
2795:
2791:
2787:
2783:
2779:
2778:The Great War
2776:
2774:
2770:
2766:
2763:
2760:
2759:Burma 1885–87
2756:
2752:
2748:
2744:
2740:
2736:
2732:
2728:
2724:
2720:
2716:
2712:
2709:
2708:
2707:
2694:
2691:
2688:
2686:
2683:
2682:
2679:
2675:
2672:
2669:
2667:
2664:
2663:
2659:
2656:
2653:
2650:
2648:
2645:
2644:
2640:
2637:
2634:
2632:
2629:
2628:
2624:
2621:
2618:
2616:
2613:
2612:
2608:
2605:
2602:
2600:
2597:
2596:
2592:
2589:
2586:
2583:
2581:
2578:
2577:
2573:
2570:
2567:
2565:
2562:
2561:
2557:
2554:
2551:
2549:
2548:Harry Hampton
2546:
2545:
2541:
2538:
2535:
2532:
2531:
2523:
2521:
2511:
2508:
2503:
2501:
2497:
2493:
2489:
2484:
2482:
2478:
2477:Duncan Sandys
2474:
2464:
2462:
2456:
2454:
2450:
2447:
2438:
2433:
2429:
2427:
2423:
2419:
2413:
2411:
2407:
2403:
2399:
2395:
2391:
2387:
2383:
2375:
2370:
2361:
2359:
2355:
2351:
2347:
2343:
2339:
2335:
2331:
2321:
2319:
2314:
2313:
2307:
2303:
2299:
2294:
2292:
2287:
2284:
2280:
2275:
2273:
2269:
2265:
2261:
2257:
2253:
2249:
2245:
2240:
2238:
2234:
2230:
2222:
2217:
2208:
2206:
2202:
2198:
2194:
2190:
2186:
2182:
2176:
2173:
2168:
2166:
2163:
2159:
2155:
2150:
2146:
2142:
2134:
2130:
2125:
2116:
2114:
2110:
2105:
2101:
2097:
2093:
2088:
2086:
2082:
2078:
2074:
2070:
2065:
2061:
2057:
2053:
2049:
2044:
2042:
2038:
2033:
2029:
2025:
2021:
2017:
2013:
2009:
2005:
2001:
1991:
1989:
1985:
1981:
1977:
1973:
1972:165th Brigade
1969:
1968:55th Division
1965:
1964:164th Brigade
1961:
1957:
1953:
1950:, the 2nd in
1949:
1945:
1941:
1936:
1934:
1930:
1926:
1922:
1918:
1914:
1910:
1906:
1898:
1894:
1890:
1881:
1879:
1875:
1871:
1870:public duties
1866:
1864:
1860:
1856:
1852:
1847:
1845:
1841:
1834:
1830:
1825:
1816:
1814:
1810:
1806:
1802:
1798:
1794:
1790:
1786:
1782:
1778:
1774:
1770:
1766:
1761:
1759:
1755:
1751:
1747:
1743:
1739:
1735:
1731:
1727:
1723:
1713:
1711:
1707:
1703:
1699:
1695:
1691:
1687:
1683:
1679:
1675:
1670:
1668:
1664:
1660:
1656:
1652:
1644:
1640:
1636:
1632:
1627:
1618:
1616:
1612:
1606:
1601:
1599:
1591:
1588:
1583:
1579:
1577:
1573:
1569:
1565:
1559:
1556:
1552:
1548:
1545:
1541:
1536:
1534:
1530:
1526:
1522:
1518:
1514:
1510:
1506:
1501:
1499:
1494:
1490:
1486:
1482:
1478:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1461:
1452:
1442:
1438:
1435:
1432:
1428:
1424:
1423:Passchendaele
1420:
1412:
1407:
1403:
1401:
1397:
1393:
1389:
1385:
1380:
1378:
1374:
1365:
1361:
1356:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1337:
1333:
1331:
1326:
1322:
1317:
1315:
1311:
1307:
1303:
1299:
1295:
1291:
1283:
1279:
1270:
1268:
1267:30th Division
1264:
1259:
1255:
1251:
1247:
1243:
1238:
1236:
1232:
1228:
1225:
1221:
1217:
1213:
1209:
1205:
1201:
1197:
1193:
1188:
1186:
1182:
1178:
1173:
1171:
1166:
1162:
1154:
1149:
1142:
1141:German forces
1138:
1134:
1132:
1128:
1124:
1120:
1116:
1112:
1108:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1097:Major-General
1094:
1090:
1086:
1082:
1078:
1074:
1070:
1066:
1062:
1058:
1054:
1050:
1046:
1040:
1036:
1034:
1029:
1025:
1020:
1016:
1012:
1008:
1000:
995:
991:
989:
986:
982:
978:
974:
970:
966:
965:Western Front
962:
958:
954:
950:
946:
942:
938:
930:
926:
921:
907:
905:
901:
896:
894:
890:
886:
881:
879:
875:
871:
865:
863:
859:
854:
850:
846:
842:
838:
834:
829:
827:
822:
819:and Corporal
818:
814:
810:
800:
796:
787:
782:
779:
777:
773:
768:
766:
765:118-day siege
761:
758:
757:John French's
754:
744:
740:
738:
734:
730:
726:
722:
718:
714:
710:
706:
702:
698:
695:in 1897. The
694:
690:
689:John Thompson
686:
682:
677:
675:
670:
666:
662:
657:
653:
649:
645:
641:
633:
628:
624:
622:
618:
614:
610:
606:
602:
598:
594:
590:
586:
578:
575:
572:
569:
566:
563:
560:
557:
554:
551:
550:
549:
548:
541:
538:
536:
532:
529:
528:
527:
526:
520:2nd Battalion
519:
517:1st Battalion
516:
515:
514:
513:
509:
506:
504:
500:
496:
492:
488:
484:
479:
475:
471:
463:
459:
454:
445:
443:
439:
435:
430:
428:
424:
420:
416:
411:
409:
408:battle honour
405:
401:
397:
393:
389:
385:
381:
377:
373:
369:
365:
364:Western Front
361:
357:
353:
349:
344:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
313:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
292:
291:line infantry
288:
282:Military unit
275:
269:
265:
264:King George V
262:
258:
253:
248:
244:
239:
235:
231:
226:
221:
218:
216:Anniversaries
214:
210:
205:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
183:
179:
175:
171:
167:
162:
159:
155:
152:
148:
144:
141:
140:Line infantry
138:
134:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
102:
89:
78:
74:
70:
66:
61:
57:
52:
47:
40:
37:
33:
19:
6933:
6471:
6411:Welsh Guards
6406:Irish Guards
6401:Scots Guards
6281:John Readitt
6246:Spencer Bent
6201:Walter Mills
6191:George Evans
6161:Robert Scott
6101:Thomas Neely
6071:James Miller
6061:Thomas Grady
5928:
5851:Predecessors
5759:
5741:
5722:
5708:The Boer War
5707:
5693:
5679:
5662:
5647:
5633:
5619:
5605:
5591:
5577:
5552:. Retrieved
5542:
5530:. Retrieved
5520:
5502:
5490:. Retrieved
5486:the original
5476:
5465:
5456:
5447:
5438:
5430:
5425:
5417:
5412:
5404:
5399:
5365:
5360:
5352:
5348:
5339:
5330:
5321:
5312:
5300:. Retrieved
5296:the original
5287:
5277:
5253:
5244:
5235:
5226:
5200:. Retrieved
5196:the original
5186:
5178:
5173:
5164:
5152:. Retrieved
5148:the original
5144:"77 Brigade"
5138:
5129:
5117:. Retrieved
5094:
5089:
5069:
5064:
5034:
5026:
5021:
5013:
5008:
5000:
4995:
4986:
4978:
4973:
4965:
4943:. Retrieved
4939:the original
4929:
4921:
4916:
4907:
4898:
4889:
4877:. Retrieved
4873:the original
4863:
4841:
4809:
4800:
4787:
4778:
4757:
4751:
4742:
4734:
4729:
4720:
4711:
4702:
4693:
4684:
4675:
4667:
4650:
4642:
4625:
4604:
4595:
4587:
4582:
4574:
4569:
4560:
4551:
4543:
4538:
4529:
4520:
4512:
4507:
4498:
4489:
4480:
4471:
4447:
4439:
4434:
4425:
4404:
4395:
4387:
4367:. Retrieved
4357:
4348:
4339:
4318:
4291:
4282:
4273:
4265:
4260:
4251:
4242:
4234:
4229:
4221:
4216:
4207:
4198:
4175:
4166:
4157:
4148:
4139:
4131:
4126:
4106:
4098:
4090:
4085:
4077:
4069:
4060:
4051:
4031:
4012:
4003:
3994:
3985:
3976:
3967:
3958:
3946:. Retrieved
3942:the original
3913:. Retrieved
3906:
3897:
3888:
3882:
3873:
3867:
3858:
3852:
3843:
3834:
3828:
3816:
3808:
3803:
3795:
3790:
3781:
3773:
3768:
3759:
3750:
3742:
3737:
3729:
3724:
3704:
3699:
3690:
3682:
3674:
3666:
3649:
3628:
3620:
3615:
3606:
3598:
3593:
3585:
3580:
3561:A Sad Return
3560:
3556:
3548:
3544:
3535:
3529:
3524:, pp. 70–71.
3521:
3493:
3486:
3481:, pp. 204–5.
3478:
3470:
3462:
3457:
3448:
3439:
3430:
3421:
3410:
3401:
3366:
3334:
3312:Everton Road
3282:
3261:
3253:
3249:
3245:
3241:
3236:
3221:
3213:
3122:
3104:
3047:
3034:
2986:Scherpenberg
2943:Cambrai 1917
2935:Poelcappelle
2931:Polygon Wood
2898:Bapaume 1917
2870:Deville Wood
2827:Gravenstafel
2777:
2765:The Boer War
2764:
2751:Peiwar Kotal
2710:
2705:
2638:4 June 1916
2606:16 May 1915
2517:
2504:
2486:In June, at
2485:
2470:
2467:Amalgamation
2457:
2446:Commonwealth
2442:
2414:
2389:
2379:
2354:West Germany
2327:
2311:
2295:
2288:
2276:
2251:
2241:
2237:Beach Groups
2226:
2177:
2169:
2165:Orde Wingate
2138:
2089:
2045:
2016:the campaign
1997:
1937:
1902:
1867:
1848:
1844:Toba Plateau
1837:
1762:
1719:
1671:
1661:against the
1648:
1608:
1603:
1595:
1590:War Memorial
1560:
1537:
1517:Beaulencourt
1502:
1465:
1457:
1440:
1436:
1416:
1396:3rd Division
1381:
1369:
1342:
1318:
1314:E.H. Trotter
1310:Corps de Fer
1298:21st Brigade
1287:
1263:89th Brigade
1258:Chlorine gas
1239:
1200:Saint-Julien
1192:Second Ypres
1189:
1174:
1158:
1131:Polygon Wood
1104:
1065:2nd Division
1048:
1042:
1038:
1004:
934:
927:in front of
897:
882:
872:sculpted by
866:
830:
806:
769:
762:
749:
729:Elandslaagte
721:George White
717:Piet Joubert
713:Natal Colony
678:
637:
582:
546:
545:
524:
523:
511:
510:
507:
482:
481:Battalions,
467:
442:West Germany
431:
412:
345:
314:
298:British Army
286:
284:
227:(13 August)
208:
203:
184:
149:Varied; see
130:British Army
36:
6384:Foot Guards
6231:Mark Walker
6166:James Leach
6156:James Pitts
6146:Oswald Reid
6141:David Jones
6039:(1970–2006)
6031:(1958–1970)
6023:(1958–2006)
6015:(1959–2006)
5996:(1793–1881)
5988:(1741–1881)
5980:(1793–1881)
5972:(1717–1881)
5964:(1755–1881)
5956:(1702–1881)
5948:(1798–1881)
5940:(1744–1881)
5932:(1685–1958)
5924:(1755–1881)
5916:(1702–1881)
5908:(1881–1958)
5900:(1881–1958)
5892:(1881–1970)
5884:(1680–1959)
5876:(1881–1958)
5868:(1881–1959)
5725:. Matador.
5462:"No. 24992"
4670:, pp. 433–4
4037:Full speech
3669:, pp.53–54.
3407:"No. 24992"
3190:Dudley Ward
3168:, GCB, KCVO
3076:Rimini Line
3022:Doiran 1917
2950:St. Quentin
2912:Scarpe 1917
2890:Le Transloy
2859:Albert 1916
2839:Bellewaarde
2678:Mesopotamia
2647:David Jones
2358:West Berlin
2350:Dudley Ward
2221:Sword Beach
2041:Gustav Line
1831:within the
1809:Khyber Pass
1805:Landi Kotal
1730:County Cork
1696:and became
1688:, 7th, and
1540:Armentières
1513:Murray-Lyon
1235:Bellewaarde
1185:barbed wire
1125:during the
1073:German Army
1061:6th Brigade
1053:Southampton
1005:A vigorous
949:territorial
853:Machadodorp
841:blockhouses
725:Talana Hill
693:Cape Colony
681:Nova Scotia
656:King Thibaw
652:Upper Burma
609:the Curragh
499:Isle of Man
462:Nova Scotia
384:8th (Irish)
237:Engagements
204:Quick March
173:Nickname(s)
168:(1910–1958)
163:(1881–1910)
116:(1801–1958)
103:(1707–1800)
90:(1685–1707)
6940:Categories
6857:of Regular
6236:John Lucas
6216:James Kirk
6176:Issy Smith
6171:John Hogan
6076:Jack White
5567:References
5202:19 October
5154:19 October
4365:. 1914.org
4109:, pp.318–9
3254:the King's
3060:Cassino II
2927:Menin Road
2905:Arras 1917
2894:Ancre 1916
2874:Guillemont
2835:Frezenberg
2798:Ypres 1914
2794:Aisne 1914
2790:Marne 1914
2743:Delhi 1857
2727:Malplaquet
2658:Guillemont
2536:Battalion
2418:"The Hook"
2390:Devonshire
2382:Korean War
2364:Korean War
2291:minefields
2244:troopships
2083:, and six
2020:Gari River
1880:garrison.
1819:2nd King's
1801:Jubbulpore
1716:1st King's
1663:Bolsheviks
1475:) and the
1321:Guillemont
1302:XIII Corps
1123:Langemarck
1024:"New Army"
1015:Lord Derby
947:, and six
870:A memorial
776:Black Week
719:. General
605:Warrington
495:Lancashire
491:volunteers
370:, and the
356:Korean War
354:, and the
352:world wars
350:, the two
306:Queen Anne
255:Commanders
209:Slow March
161:Warrington
5407:, p. 105.
5181:, p. 216.
5119:2 January
5097:, p. 134.
4981:, p. 179.
4945:2 January
4879:2 January
4795:, p. 127.
4266:The Somme
4134:, p. 184.
3948:2 January
3889:The Times
3874:The Times
3859:The Times
3835:The Times
3811:, p. 351.
3776:, p. 492.
3732:, p. 107.
3705:Ladysmith
3536:The Times
3465:, p. 342.
3228:Footnotes
2831:St Julien
2815:Gheluvelt
2731:Dettingen
2723:Oudenarde
2719:Ramillies
2660:, France
2488:Brentwood
2449:artillery
2426:minefield
2338:New Delhi
2270:with the
2262:with the
2162:Brigadier
2096:Communist
2092:civil war
2028:Somersets
2002:with the
2000:Gibraltar
1905:Great War
1878:Gibraltar
1791:demanded
1781:Jerusalem
1738:Tom Barry
1667:Archangel
1659:civil war
1657:in their
1576:Ervillers
1489:Urvillers
1390:, in the
1306:Montauban
1290:first day
1273:1916–1917
1246:Champagne
1220:Festubert
1212:Cheshires
1111:the Aisne
1049:Irrawaddy
1045:Aldershot
915:1914–1915
858:cashiered
849:Lydenburg
733:Kimberley
709:Ladysmith
674:Gibraltar
669:guerrilla
478:battalion
358:. In the
321:Liverpool
294:regiments
222:(1 July)
56:Cap badge
6315:See also
5678:(2000),
5510:Archived
5492:26 April
5302:4 August
5177:(2002),
5042:Archived
4924:, p. 111
4844:, p. 99.
4840:(1993),
4761:, p.124.
4590:, p. 427
4515:, p.128.
4442:, p.192.
4369:12 April
4224:, p.1247
4105:(2005),
4093:, p. 84.
4080:, p. 63.
4076:(2003),
4040:Archived
4021:Archived
3820:Copley,
3798:, p. 26.
3745:, p. 40.
3728:(1902),
3707:, p. 95.
3681:(1974),
3652:, p. 40.
3623:, p. 73.
3588:, p. 35.
3370:See the
3342:Archived
3290:and the
3242:L'POOL R
3202:to form
2974:Bailleul
2966:Estaires
2954:Rosières
2866:Bazentin
2715:Blenheim
2310:cruiser
2283:DD tanks
2229:Ayrshire
2154:Chindits
2075:, three
2056:Gioiella
2043:broken.
2039:and the
1976:40th RTR
1948:Chindits
1651:Murmansk
1529:Estaires
1485:pioneers
1419:Flanders
1349:Chavasse
1254:pioneers
1177:Givenchy
1165:Messines
1057:Le Havre
959:and six
885:Limerick
795:Memorial
737:Mafikeng
665:Mandalay
597:Chowbent
589:dynamite
512:Regulars
497:and the
470:Cardwell
421:officer
392:Chindits
368:Salonika
335:and the
225:Blenheim
181:Motto(s)
166:Seaforth
5433:, p.455
5368:, p.191
5072:, p. 9.
5016:, p. 44
5003:, p.78.
4737:, p. 92
4645:, p. 91
4577:, p. 73
4390:, p.17.
4089:Lomas,
4016:Baker,
3915:20 June
3685:, p.77.
3601:, p.36.
2982:Bethune
2923:Pilckem
2747:Lucknow
2739:Niagara
2400:in the
2256:Belfast
2195:of the
2149:Japan's
2129:Chindit
2104:Piraeus
2079:, four
2071:, nine
1988:Monty's
1919:in the
1863:Baghdad
1777:rioting
1555:Méteren
1551:Counter
1544:General
1509:Bapaume
1479:in the
1466:As the
1427:Wieltje
1362:, near
1346:Captain
1292:of the
1282:Tommies
1216:Hill 60
1153:parapet
969:Balkans
941:regular
889:Rangoon
817:Hampton
799:Belfast
619:in the
613:Belfast
525:Militia
487:militia
458:Halifax
394:in the
296:of the
192:Colours
76:Country
5766:
5748:
5729:
5714:
5700:
5686:
5669:
5654:
5640:
5626:
5612:
5598:
5584:
5554:5 July
5532:3 June
5420:, p.65
4546:p. 221
4268:, p.64
4237:, p.6.
3501:
3300:Bootle
3269:, the
3252:, and
3084:Athens
3014:Sambre
2978:Kemmel
2919:Arleux
2886:Morval
2878:Ginchy
2843:Aubers
2635:1/5th
2494:. The
2374:bunker
2346:Israel
2334:Meerut
2185:Imphal
2181:Kohima
2113:Cyprus
2109:Athens
2048:Allies
1897:Sussex
1855:Canton
1789:Cyprus
1771:, and
1726:Bantry
1587:Bootle
1568:Amiens
1250:Artois
1170:sniper
1107:Allies
1028:"Pals"
977:Russia
975:, and
967:, the
943:, two
826:Heaton
821:Knight
646:. The
603:, and
404:Greece
378:, the
317:county
121:Branch
111:
98:
85:
68:Active
5355:, p.7
4838:Barry
3326:Notes
3143:, GCB
3068:Tuori
3010:Selle
2998:Épehy
2591:Geluk
2539:Date
2533:Name
2410:Seoul
2394:Pusan
2260:Sword
2145:India
2133:Burma
2119:Burma
2064:Tuori
1952:Italy
1944:Burma
1851:Sudan
1793:union
1773:Egypt
1769:Sudan
1765:Malta
1758:Omagh
1754:Derry
1635:Wales
1611:Düren
1521:Arras
1498:Roupy
1493:Benay
1481:Somme
1392:Arras
1364:Ypres
1325:1/8th
1227:Tombs
1208:1/6th
1196:1/6th
1115:Ypres
1100:Monro
973:India
837:Botha
797:near
601:Wigan
413:Nine
400:Italy
230:Delhi
220:Somme
200:March
5764:ISBN
5746:ISBN
5727:ISBN
5712:ISBN
5698:ISBN
5684:ISBN
5667:ISBN
5652:ISBN
5638:ISBN
5624:ISBN
5610:ISBN
5596:ISBN
5582:ISBN
5556:2023
5534:2018
5494:2014
5304:2010
5204:2009
5156:2009
5121:2016
4947:2015
4881:2015
4371:2014
3950:2015
3917:2017
3499:ISBN
3223:Amen
3136:, CB
2958:Avre
2851:Loos
2782:Mons
2689:1st
2670:2nd
2603:1st
2584:1st
2568:1st
2552:2nd
2471:The
2306:Kiel
2268:Juno
2246:and
2183:and
2100:ELAS
2077:DCMs
2069:DSOs
2046:The
1925:12th
1859:Iraq
1756:and
1690:10th
1672:The
1631:Rhyl
1547:Haig
1446:1918
1248:and
1242:Loos
1105:The
1077:Mons
1013:and
811:and
735:and
727:and
489:and
468:The
440:and
402:and
382:and
285:The
195:Blue
146:Size
136:Type
3310:at
3250:KLR
2962:Lys
2946:'18
2915:'18
2908:'18
2901:'18
2862:'18
2811:'17
2804:'17
2801:'15
2081:MMs
2073:MCs
1946:as
1931:as
1872:at
1787:in
1742:IRA
1686:6th
1682:8th
1505:Ham
1075:at
1051:at
1019:5th
654:'s
380:5th
6942::
5608:,
5464:.
5385:^
5373:^
5286:.
5262:^
5212:^
5102:^
5077:^
5052:^
4955:^
4849:^
4830:^
4818:^
4766:^
4659:^
4634:^
4613:^
4459:^
4413:^
4379:^
4327:^
4300:^
4184:^
4114:^
3925:^
3905:.
3712:^
3657:^
3637:^
3568:^
3513:^
3409:.
3379:^
3352:^
3248:,
3244:,
3111:,
3107::
3098:,
3094:,
3090:,
3086:,
3082:,
3078:,
3074:,
3070:,
3066:,
3062:,
3058:,
3054:.
3050::
3041:,
3037::
3028:,
3024:,
3020:,
3016:,
3012:,
3008:,
3004:,
3000:,
2996:,
2992:,
2988:,
2984:,
2980:,
2976:,
2972:,
2968:,
2964:,
2960:,
2956:,
2952:,
2948:,
2941:,
2937:,
2933:,
2929:,
2925:,
2921:,
2917:,
2910:,
2903:,
2896:,
2892:,
2888:,
2884:,
2880:,
2876:,
2872:,
2868:,
2864:,
2857:,
2853:,
2849:,
2845:,
2841:,
2837:,
2833:,
2829:,
2825:,
2821:,
2817:,
2813:,
2806:,
2796:,
2792:,
2788:,
2784:,
2780::
2771:,
2767::
2757:,
2753:,
2749:,
2745:,
2741:,
2737:,
2733:,
2729:,
2725:,
2721:,
2717:,
2713::
2522:.
2502:.
2412:.
2404:,
2320:.
2274:.
2167:.
2127:A
2115:.
1966:,
1935:.
1807:,
1767:,
1760:.
1728:,
1712:.
1633:,
1578:.
1332:.
1269:.
1265:,
1102:.
1063:,
971:,
895:.
711:,
676:.
599:,
505:.
460:,
410:.
366:,
343:.
6371:e
6364:t
6357:v
5836:e
5829:t
5822:v
5754:.
5735:.
5658:.
5558:.
5536:.
5496:.
5306:.
5206:.
5158:.
5123:.
4949:.
4883:.
4373:.
3952:.
3919:.
3507:.
3277:.
2761:,
2135:.
1471:(
1371:"
1001:.
851:–
472:–
62:.
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.