Liverpool Pals: 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th Service Battalions, The King's Liverpool Regiment 1914-1919

by Graham Maddocks

Overview

Liverpool Pals, is a record of duty, courage and endeavour of a group of men who, before war broke out in 1914, were the backbone of Liverpool's commerce. Fired with patriotism, over 4,000 of these businessmen volunteered in 1914 and were formed into the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th (Service) Battalions of the King's (Liverpool Regiment); they were the first of all the Pals battalions to be raised, and they were the last to be stood down. It is commonly held that the North of England's Pals battalions were wiped out on the 1st July, 1916, certainly this befell a number of units, but the Liverpool Pals took all their objectives on that day. From then on they fought all through the Somme Battle, The Battle of Arras and the muddy hell of Passchendaele in 1917, and the desperate defence against the German offensive of March 1918.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473816015
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	01/31/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	60 MB
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About the Author

Graham Maddocks was born in Merseyside in 1947. His first book, on The Imperial Greman Army, was published in 1975

Editorial Reviews

Many of the young men who joined up at the beginning of World War One did so in groups, according to their trade - my Granddad was a bricklayer who joined up with his bricklaying mates in 1916. This terrific book traces the story of the "Liverpool Pals" who were formed into the King's Liverpool Regiment

Books Monthly UK

Many of the young men who joined up at the beginning of World War One did so in groups, according to their trade - my Granddad was a bricklayer who joined up with his bricklaying mates in 1916. This terrific book traces the story of the "Liverpool Pals" who were formed into the King's Liverpool Regiment

Books Monthly