Kensington Battalion:'never Lost a Yard of Trench' by G I S Inglis

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Kensington Battalion:'never Lost a Yard of Trench' by G I S Inglis

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Kensington Battalion:'never Lost a Yard of Trench' by G I S Inglis

Raised by the Mayor of Kensington, the 22nd Royal Fusiliers (the Kensington Battalion) were a strange mixture of social classes (bankers and stevedores, writers and labourers) with a strong sprinkling of irreverent colonials thrown in.Such a disparate group needed a strong leader and, luckily, in Randle Barratt Barker, they found one, first as their trainer and then as the Commanding Officer.As this superb book reveals The Kensington Battalion had a unique spirit and given their ordeals they needed this. They suffered severely in the battles of 1917 and, starved of reinforcements, were disbanded in 1918. Yet thanks to a strong Old Comrades Association, a special magazine Mufti, welfare work and reunions the Battalion s close spirit lived on.The author has successfully drawn on a wealth of first hand material (diaries, letters and official documents) as well as interviews from the 1980s to produce a fitting and atmospheric record of service and sacrifice.

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ISBN 13 9781848842472
ISBN 10 1848842473
Title Kensington Battalion:'never Lost a Yard of Trench'
Author G I S Inglis
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published 2010-12-20
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.