Birmingham Pals.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carter, Terry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Army. Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Battalion (Service), 14th.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Army. Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Battalion (Service), 15th.

Great Britain. Army. Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Battalion (Service), 16th.

Birmingham (England)--History, Military.

World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front.

World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--Great Britain.

Birmingham (England).

Local Subjects:

Birmingham (England)--History, Military.

Great Britain. Army. Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Battalion (Service), 14th.

Great Britain. Army. Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Battalion (Service), 15th.

Great Britain. Army. Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Battalion (Service), 16th.

World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front.

World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (819 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2012.

Summary:

In the summer of 1914, our finest young men flocked to the colors in Northern towns and cities to answer Lord Kitchener's 'Call to Arms' in a spontaneous burst of enthusiasm and patriotism. The Call appealed to their sense of adventure and offered an escape from the humdrum life of office, factory and mill.The new recruits volunteered with brothers, cousins, friends and work mates. The newly formed units became the focus of local civic pride and soon became known as the Pals. The City of Birmingham formed three such battalions with over 3,000 local volunteers. This book tells their story.Birmi

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Prelude - THE LAST DAYS OF PEACE""; ""Chapter One - Birmingham""; ""Birmingham�s links to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment""; ""Birmingham�s Royal Warwickshire Territorials""; ""Chapter Two - Birmingham: August 1914""; ""August Bank Holiday""; ""Birmingham�s Territorials off to camp""; ""Birmingham at War""; ""Birmingham�s Territorials""; ""�Your King and Country Need You�: Kitchener�s Call to Arms""; ""Formation of Kitchener�s New Army""

""Expansion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment During August 1914""""Birmingham: August 1914""; ""HMS Birmingham""; ""Southern General Hospital""; ""Birmingham�s Munitions Achievement""; ""Birmingham Small Arms Company""; ""Chapter Three - Birmingham Pals: The Turn of the Middle Class""; ""Pals Battalion""; ""Birth of the Birmingham Pals""; ""Saturday 29 August, 1914""; ""War Office Acceptance""; ""Remarkable Response""; ""Second Birmingham Battalion Suggested""; ""Register Closes""; ""Companies of Chums""; ""Equipment Fund""; ""Enlistment and Attestation""; ""3rd Birmingham Battalion""

""Equipment Fund Committee""""�The Pets of the City�""; ""Second Battalion Command""; ""Sunday 4 October, 1914. 1st 1st Birmingham Battalion Church Parade""; ""WILLIAM HEREWARD EHRHARDT""; ""Who were these Birmingham Birmingham Pals?""; ""Chapter Four - Training Commences � �Berlin via Sutton�""; ""Sutton Coldfield""; ""Basic Military Training""; ""Lord Mayor�s Inspection""; ""First Week Over With""; ""2nd Birmingham Battalion Begin Training""; ""First Casualty""; ""3rd Birmingham Battalion Mobilised""; ""November 1914: Training Difficulties""

""Commissions, Transfers and Reserve Companies""""14th, 15th and 16th (Service) Battalions""; ""Uniforms""; ""Christmas 1914""; ""Training: January to June, 1915""; ""Lord Kitchener Visits Lichfield""; ""The City Battalions� New Home""; ""3rd Birmingham Battalion Move to Malvern""; ""Wensleydale""; ""The Second Train""; ""Hornsea""; ""Codford Camp: Salisbury Plain""; ""Preparations for France""; ""Chapter Five - 14th, 15th and 16th Royal Warwicks: Birmingham Pals to France""; ""The 5th Division""; ""5th Division at the Bray Front""; ""Birmingham Battalions at the Bray Front""

""Birmingham Pals First Casualties""""15th Royal Warwicks at Maricourt""; ""16th Royal Warwicks""; ""Christmas 1915""; ""The �Whizz-Bangs�""; ""Christmas Day Misery for 3rd Birmingham Battalion""; ""Divisional Reorganisation""; ""January 1916""; ""Leaving the Bray Front""; ""1st Birmingham Battalion in Isolation""; ""Increase in German Artillery""; ""More Misery for 3rd Birmingham Pals""; ""Chapter Six - The Arras Front""; ""Arras""; ""5th Division at Arras""; ""14th Royal Warwicks (1st Birmingham)""; ""15th Royal Warwicks (2nd Birmingham Battalion)""; ""Trench Raid""; ""The Right Party""

""The Left Party""

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781783403721

1783403721

9781783461004

1783461004

OCLC:

854974832