The Fifth Leicestershire : a record of the 1/5th battalion, the Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., during the War, 1914-1919 / by Captain J. D. Hills ; with an introduction by C. H. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hills, J. D., author.

Contributor:

Jones, C. H., writer of introduction.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Army. Royal Leicestershire Regiment.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 p.)

Place of Publication:

Loughborough : Echo Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This battalion history, based essentially on the War Diary supplemented by contributions from various battalion members; it is a far more detailed one than that of the 1/4th. The battalion, which had its HQ in Loughborough, was also in the Lincoln and Leicester Brigade of the 46th (N Midland) Division. It arrived in France on 28 February 1915 and the first few months were spent in the Armentieres sector and the Salient before moving south to the Loos battlefield. During the attack on the Ho...

Contents:

Cover; Front Matter; Contents; Frontispiece; Title Page; Title Page Verso; Dedication; Preface; Author's Note; Illustrations; Maps; Body Matter; 1: England; 2: Early Experiences; 3: The Salient; 4: Hohenzollern; 5: Flanders Mud to the Mediterranean; 6: The Vimy Ridge; 7: Gommecourt; 8: Monchy au Bois; 9: Gommecourt Again; 10: Lens; 11: Hill 65; 12: St. Elie Left; 13: Cambrin Right; 14: Gorre and Essars at Peace; 15: Gorre and Essars at War; 16: Pontruet; 17: Crossing the Canal; 18: Fresnoy and Riquerval Woods; 19: The Last Fight; 20: Home Again; Back Matter; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-69318-6

1-78150-619-1

OCLC:

772845617