The 6th Battalion the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War
Hartley, John, 1950-2017
Books, Manuscripts
The majority of the 6th Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment, were pre-war part-time soldiers who worked in the area's cotton mills and hat making factories. One of the first Territorial battalions to see action in the Great War, it went overseas in November 1914, taking part in the famous Christmas truce a few weeks later. In 1916, it saw major action during the Battle of the Somme. The following year, it suffered heavy casualties during the action around the Belgian town of Ypres, which is often known as the Battle of Passchendaele. In 1918 the Battalion fought to hold off German advances in the spring but, along with the rest of the BEF, was forced to retreat many miles. By the summer of that year the tide had turned and the Cheshire's took part in the final advances that ended the war in November. Their story is told from the Battalion's formation in 1908 to its disbandment in the 1920s and beyond.
Main title:
The 6th Battalion the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War / John Hartley.
Author:
Hartley, John, 1950-, author
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2017.
Collation:
1 volume ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781473897588 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.41241
Local class:
C/L22L335.1C/L 22
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2502396