The Leeds Pals
Author: Stephen Wood
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2014-01-15
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 1445619636
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The Leeds Pals
Author: Leeds Pals Volunteer Researchers
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2018-11-19
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 0750990171
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Many men and boys from Leeds enlisted as volunteer soldiers at the outset of the First World War as part of the national phenomenon of 'Pals' that sprang up across the Britain. The Leeds Pals, who made up the 15th Battalion (Prince of Wales's Own) West Yorkshire Regiment (the City Battalion), trained in rugged Colsterdale and at Ripon, guarded the Suez Canal and were changed irrevocably by their experiences during the Battle of the Somme in 1916 when, on the first day, the battalion was devastated. Who were these men? How did their experiences resonate in Leeds? What impact did they have on the city itself? Using unpublished archive sources and original research, this book adds to our knowledge of the Leeds Pals through case studies and historical overview, revealing how the city treated this one battalion at the expense of others.
Leeds Pals
Author: Laurie Milner
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 1990-12-31
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 0850523354
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The Leeds Pals
Author: Steve Wood
Publisher: Amberley Pub Plc
Published: 2014-01-19
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781445619453
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A History of Modern Leeds
Author: Derek Fraser
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9780719007811
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Leeds's Military Legacy
Author: Paul Chrystal
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2017-09-30
Total Pages: 195
ISBN-13: 1526707683
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Leedss Military Legacy is the first fully illustrated book to give a comprehensive description of the military history of Leeds from Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Norman times to the present as home to various garrisons and military museums, not least the renowned Leeds Armouries Museum. Along the way it describes Royalist Leeds and the Civil War, the formation of various regiments in the city between the seventeenth and twenty-first centuries, the impact of two World Wars and how the city rose to the challenges of recruitment, defense and industrial war effort. The battle honors of each of the Leeds regiments are detailed as are the VCs. The book also covers the work of the Leeds military hospitals, the Barnbow Munitions disaster, RAF Yeadon (LeedsBradford Airport), the blitz of 1941, 609 Squadron, Yeadon Lancaster factory, Leeds as a garrison city and current military research in Leeds.
Leeds Rifles
Author: Andrew J. Kirk
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2017-10-30
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 1526711524
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The first detailed chronicle, with photos included, of the four battalions of riflemen who left Leeds for the Western Front. The full wartime story of the “Leeds Pals” has never been told. This volume describes their volunteer origins and how they came to be woven into the social fabric of Leeds from where they drew their enduring esprit de corps, discipline, and resolve. It takes the reader on a journey across the Western Front of the Great War, contrasting the first line battalion’s lot, to stand in the mud of Ypres and endure all without breaking, with the second line battalion’s blooding at Bullecourt and transformation as part of an elite assault division that went on to occupy Germany. It is told, in part, by those who were there and experienced the fear, elation, and sadness of loss, and who took strength from their volunteer ethos and their common origins in Leeds. All the Leeds Rifles’ main battles are described in detail as are the helter-skelter actions of the last one hundred days of mobile warfare and escalating casualties, when the defeated but still defiant German army found itself in full and final retreat. Follow the fortunes of these enfants de Yorkshire, these Leeds Lads, as they speak out from the pages of history with a very familiar accent.
Great War Britain Leeds: Remembering 1914-18
Author: Lucy Moore
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2015-11-02
Total Pages: 145
ISBN-13: 075096667X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. Great War Britain Leeds offers an intimate portrayal of the city and its people living in the shadow of the 'war to end all wars'. It describes the local reaction to the outbreak of war, the experience of individuals who enlisted, the changing face of industry and related unrest, the work of the many hospitals in the area, the effect of the conflict on children, the women who defied convention to play a vital role on the home front, and how the city and its people coped with the transition to life in peacetime once more. The Great War story of Leeds is told through the voices of those who were there and is vividly illustrated with images from the archives of Leeds Museums & Galleries
Durham Pals
Author: John Sheen
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2007-03-29
Total Pages: 567
ISBN-13: 1783460091
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A history of four battalions of the Durham Light Infantry raised in the Country during the First World War. The 18th (Pals) were the first troops of Kitcheners new army to come under fire, when the Germans bombarded Hartlepool in December 1914. The 19th were raised as Bantams and the 20th (Wearside) were raised by the Sunderland Recruiting Committee. The 22nd, the last raised became a pioneer Battalion but fought as infantry through much of 1918. The book covers raising, training and active service of the Battalions. The 18th were in action on 1 July 1916 when they supported the Leeds and Bradford Pals. After fighting at Messines in June 1917 the 20th went to the Italian front. After losing its Bantams in 1917, the 19th Battalion fought on and distinguished itself in the advance in Flanders in the latter months of 1918. The 22nd Battalion had such a hard time in March and April 1918 that it was rebuilt and again practically wiped out before being disbanded in June 1918.
The West Yorkshire Regiment in the War, 1914-1918
