The Cheshire Bantams: 15th, 16th and 17th Battalions of the Cheshire Regiment - Softcover

Stephen McGreal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844155242 ISBN 13: 9781844155248

Publisher: Pen & Sword Military, 2007

Synopsis

Raised in Birkenhead in 1914 the Bantams were unique as the average height of the volunteers was a mere five foot! Previously denied the opportunity to serve, these men seized this chance to join up. As a result the battalions comprised working class men from all over Britain ' Welsh miners, sturdy London dockers, Lancashire mill workers and Merseyside labourers. As part of 35th (Bantam) Division, the Bantams fought on the Somme. The Bantams' casualties were so severe that by early 1917 the Division effectively ceased to exist. Thereafter reinforcements came from the General Pool. They suffered heavily again at Houlthust Forest. The 35th Division played a key part in stopping the German 1918 offensive. Some 900 members of these Battalions lost their lives in The Great War.

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About the Author:

Stephen McGreal is an author and historian.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1844155242
• ISBN 13: 9781844155248
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224