Barnsley Pals

Nonfiction, History, Military, World War I
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Author: Jon Cooksey ISBN: 9781783460618
Publisher: Pen and Sword Publication: July 15, 2008
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military Language: English
Author: Jon Cooksey
ISBN: 9781783460618
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication: July 15, 2008
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military
Language: English

The ‘Pals” battalions were a phenomenon of the Great War, never repeated since. Under Lord Derby’s scheme, and in response to Kitchener’s famous call for a million volunteers, local communities raised (and initially often paid for) entire battalions for service on the Western Front.

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The ‘Pals” battalions were a phenomenon of the Great War, never repeated since. Under Lord Derby’s scheme, and in response to Kitchener’s famous call for a million volunteers, local communities raised (and initially often paid for) entire battalions for service on the Western Front.

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